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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM PAPER

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Duration – 1 hour and 30 minutes

Each correct answer is worth 1 mark out of a total of 100, unless stated otherwise.

SECTION 1 – SPELLING (20 Marks)

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SPELLING BANK

For the exam you need to spell four words from Groups 1 and 5, eight words from Groups 2 and 3, and sixteen words from Group 4.

Group 1 – Phonetics

ball tall pull hand band brand until talk walk yell will fill mill tell sell act fact tact exact exam

Group 2 – Blends

lamp stamp stick stuff glad think salt felt flat blend spot spill switch want bring string smell task cold plant frog drat crack pram trip trim scratch mask task shot shelf squat clot grill

Group 3 – Basic Phonograms

spoon shoot queen feel treat feast flown know toe goes cloak hoax north horse straw hawk four court roar board floor door war
quarter better person thirst shirt burn church tie quiet high sigh

Group 4 – Phonograms

flight tonight light write kite site twice price spice advice eye goodbye apply reply nation creation construction action handle puddle bottle little marble table bicycle tentacle tackle tickle ripple apple queue true blue flute fruit suit alone Rome explode explore shore thought brought August taught water pause search learn jewel grew piece friend quiet whale which whose photo phase machine tangerine between teenager future rehearsal universe disperse reverse force enforce course sauce source made ride while said Hampshire require entire time slime wise tame same mule fuel tube emotional suddenly basically funnily properly electricity temperature civilisation complicated excited wanted painted funky rainy

Group 5 – Irregular Spellings

beautiful magically physics Europe guitar subtle crystal anyone square government frightened photosynthesis laughed chemistry
chemical chlorophyll phoenix stratosphere certified experience audacious ludicrously xenon Tuesday science language necessary
encyclopedia February therefore

SECTION 2 – PUNCTUATION (20 marks)

41. Name two reasons for using a comma in a sentence. (2 marks)

 

 

 

 

42. We place an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence when…(Place a cross by the correct answers – it is more than 1) (2 marks)
a. A character in a sentence is talking very quietly.
b. A character in a sentence is shouting.
c. We want to strongly emphasise a sentence.
d. We do not because exclamation marks go at the beginning of sentences.

43. Name 3 reasons for using capital letters. (2 marks)

 

 

 

 

 

44. One of the reasons we use an apostrophe is when we want to put two words together. Give 4 different examples of this use of the apostrophe. (2 marks)

 

 

 

 

45. Add the correct punctuation to the following paragraphs. There is a total of 47 corrections to be made. (12 marks)

we re off someone was shouting we re off at last

james woke up with a jump and looked about him the creatures were all out of their hammocks and moving about excitedly around the room suddenly the floor gave a great heave as though an earthquake were taking place

here we go shouted the old green grasshopper hopping up and down with excitement hold on tight

what s happening cried james leaping out of his hammock what s going on

the ladybird who was obviously a kind gentle creature came over and stood beside him

SECTION 3 – GRAMMAR (40 marks)

46. What is a noun?……………………………………………………………………

47. What is an adjective?………………………………………………………………

48. Briefly describe the difference between a verb and an adverb. (2 marks)

 

 

 

 

49. Place each of the following words in 1 of the boxes below. (14 marks)

pencil gentle flying happily me however them slowly gathering but of fluffy strange girl wonderfully our beautiful bird therefore house laughing crazily thinking you then warm us wickedly tractor banana black sliding sooner him funnily kicking sitting the her sadly sharp guitar

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PRONOUNS

 

 

 

 

CONNECTIVES

 

 

 

 

50. Write a sentence that includes at least 1 noun, 1 adjective, 1 verb, 1 adverb, 1 pronoun and 1 connective. (2 marks)………………………………………………….................................................................................
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51. Change the following singular words into plurals. (5 marks)

SINGULAR PLURAL
word …………………
fox …………………
bread …………………
ox …………………
die …………………
fly …………………
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child …………………
orange …………………
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52. Prefixes can change the meaning of a word. They always appear at the beginning of a word. Add a prefix to each of the following words. (5 marks)

……….agree
……….credible
……….significant
……….perfection
……….allow
……….approve
……….settled
……….star
……….ordinary
……….sure

53. Suffixes change the grammar of a word, e.g. from noun to verb, noun to adjective or present to past tense. Suffixes appear at the end of a word. Add a suffix to the end of the following words. (5 marks)

hope……….…
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employ……….
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clever………...
wonder……….
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wicked……….

54. Verbs can be in the past, present or future tense. Using the boxes below fill in the missing gaps so that each verb is written in all 3 tenses. (5 marks)

 

PAST TENSE......PRESENT TENSE.......FUTURE TENSE

……………………........I am sailing……………………....
You lost……………………….........……………………....
……………………............................................We will try
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I have spoken.....................................……………………...
……………………..................................They will be mad
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She has painted..................................……………………...
……………………......................................You will laugh
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SECTION 4 – HANDWRITING (6 marks)

55. In your finest and clearest handwriting, please rewrite the two paragraphs below in the box provided. Remember to keep your letters properly placed on the line – also not too big and not too small. Ensure that you always leave a space between each word. You may write in either print or cursive (joined up). You will be deducted marks for any spelling or punctuation mistakes. (6 marks)

Alice was considering, in her own mind, whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" However, when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

SECTION 5 – READING (14 Marks)

56. You will need to read a page from a book of your choice and a page from a book from school. The book you choose should not be too easy or too hard but appropriate to your reading skills. You will be reading the book from school for the first time.

You will be tested on 3 areas of reading –
1. Reading of words (2 x 3 marks)
2. Correct pronunciation and emphasis of words (2 x 2 marks)
3. Understanding of the text (2 x 2 marks)

For area 3 you will be asked a couple of questions about the text to see if you fully understand what you are reading.

You will be asked to read the two texts to the teacher at individual times during the English exam, outside of the classroom.

a. Chosen text – reading of words (3 marks)

b. Chosen text – pronunciation and emphasis (2 marks)

c. Chosen text – understanding of text (2 marks)

d. School text – reading of words (3 marks)

e. School text – pronunciation and emphasis (2 marks)

f. School text – understanding of text (2 marks)

 

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