National curriculum tests Key stage 2

1 english grammar, punctuation and spellingPaper 1: questions National curriculum testsKey stage 2 First nameMiddle nameLast nameDate of birthDay MonthYearSchool nameSAMPLE BOOKLET Published July 2015 This sample test indicates how the National curriculum will be assessed from 2016. Further information is available on at w w /sta. PUPIL ID NUMBERS00040A0128 Page 02 of 28 [BLANK PAGE]Please do not write on this 03 of 28 Questions and answersYou have 45 minutes to complete this test. There are different types of question for you to answer in different ways. The space for your answer shows you what type of answer is needed. Write your answer in the space provided. Do not write over any barcodes. Multiple-choice answers For some questions, you do not need to do any writing. Read the instructions carefully so that you know how to answer each answers Some questions are followed by a line or a box.

2 This shows that you need to write a word, a few words or a number under each line at the side of the page tells you the maximum number of marks for each should work through the booklet until you are asked to stop. Work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you finish before the end, go back and check your have 45 minutes to answer the questions in this 04 of 28 xTick the sentence that must end with a question mark. Tick I wanted had already sold outAsk Ryan what he thinks about itWhat time will the film startI didn t know what to say1 markKS2 item template version 13 May 2015 10:29 AM Version 41 Which pair of verbs correctly completes the sentence below? Pluto _____ now called a dwarf planet, but once it _____ classified as a planet. Tick iswas wasis isis wasXX1 markKS2 item template version 18 June 2015 3:32 PM Version 22S00040A0428 Page 05 of 28 xDraw a line to match each prefix to the correct word so that it makes a new markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 11:43 AM Version 43 Which sentence has been punctuated correctly?

3 Tick after, dinner we did the washing after dinner we did, the washing after dinner, we did the washing , after dinner we did the washing markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 11:45 AM Version 34S00040A0528 Page 06 of 28 Which sentence below is written in the past tense? Tick is the oldest house in our original part of the house dates from 1760. The roof was replaced in owners plan to open the house to the markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 11:48 AM Version 25 XCircle one verb in each underlined pair to complete the sentences using Standard english . We was / were planning to hold a cake sale at school. I was / were chosen to design the posters. 18 May 2015 10:44 AM Version 31 mark6S00040A0628 Page 07 of 28 Write the contracted form of the underlined words in the box.

4 That decision does not seem markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 11:56 AM Version 37 Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark. Tick week, I ll ask about joining the libraryPlease ask the librarian if you need any helpI asked for a joke book, but there were none This is the book you asked for, isn t itx1 markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 11:59 AM Version 38S00040A0728 Page 08 of 28 18 March 2015 12:02 PM Version 3 Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly? Tick children s clothes were hanging childrens clothes were hanging childrens clothe s were hanging childrens clothes were hanging markKS2 item template version does the word Others refer to in the passage below? Some plants, such as sunflowers, die in winter.

5 Others, such as daffodils, survive as bulbs underground. Tick markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 12:05 PM Version 310S00040A0828 Page 09 of 28 Circle all the pronouns in the sentence below. They bought new jumpers for themselves and a warm scarf for 18 March 2015 1:10 PM Version 21 markKS2 item template version the sentence with an adjective formed from the verb create. The artist was very _____ and produced many original markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 1:15 PM Version 312S00040A0928 Page 10 of 28 xTick one box to show which part of the sentence is a relative clause. The tablewhich is made of oak is now black with age. 1 markKS2 item template version 9 June 2015 1:36 PM Version 413 Tick the option that shows how the underlined words are used in the sentence.

6 My baby brother was born in the hospital where my father works. Tick a preposition phraseas a relative clauseas a main clauseas a noun 19 June 2015 1:50 PM Version 31 mark14S00040A1028 Page 11 of 28 xTick one box in each row to show how the modal verb affects the meaning of the verb indicates certaintyModal verb indicates possibilityIt will be very cold might have missed the can speak six could finish your work by the end of the lesson. 1 markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 1:44 PM Version 315 What is the name of the punctuation mark used between the two main clauses below? My sister loves team sports; my brother, on the other hand, prefers individual sports such as athletics. x1 markKS2 item template version 9 June 2015 1:38 PM Version 316S00040A1128 Page 12 of 28 xCircle all the conjunctions in the sentences below.

7 Once Harry had checked the weather forecast, he set off on his walk. Whilst climbing up the mountain, he was unaware of the dangers ahead. He needed to turn back immediately since a storm was coming. 1 markKS2 item template version 9 June 2015 1:40 PM Version 218xTick one box in each row to show if the underlined clause is a main clause or a subordinate clauseSubordinate clauseBillie, who was nine years old, loved to play s mum bought her a tennis racket so that she could play more could not play tennis with her friend Lana because Lana did not have a markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 1:56 PM Version 317S00040A1228 Page 13 of 28 xCircle the two words in the sentence below that are synonyms of each other.

8 He was lucky to win first prize he knew it was fortunate that his closest rival had decided not to take markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 2:04 PM Version 319xTick all the sentences that contain a preposition. Ali locked the door before he shops are beyond the main brother is behind me in the is below Andrew in the markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 2:12 PM Version 320S00040A1328 Page 14 of 28 xWrite a sentence using the word cover as a noun. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly. Write a sentence using the word cover as a verb. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly. 1 mark1 markKS2 item template version 18 May 2015 10:50 AM Version 321xWhat does the root struct mean in the word family below?

9 Destruction structure reconstructTick markKS2 item template version Q22 20 March 2015 1:46 PM Version 322S00040A1428 Page 15 of 28 xDraw a line to match each word to its correct sympatheticunfeelingevadeunbelievablepla usiblestraight1 markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 3:23 PM Version 523xRewrite the sentence below, adding a subordinate clause. Remember to punctuate your answer correctly. The children played on the markKS2 item template version 13 May 2015 10:32 AM Version 324S00040A1528 Page 16 of 28 xLabel the boxes with V (verb), S (subject) and O (object) to show the parts of the sentence. Nadia ate markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 3:44 PM Version 325xCircle all the words in the sentences below that should start with a capital letter.

10 Henry tudor married his first wife, catherine, in june 1509. they married in markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 3:50 PM Version 326S00040A1628 Page 17 of 28 Which sentence is written in the active voice? Tick book was returned to the library assembly was held in the bad weather led to the floods were caused by the heavy markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 3:54 PM Version 227 Which sentence is punctuated correctly? Tick wind was blowing howling, actually, so we headed for wind was blowing howling, actually so we headed for wind was blowing, howling actually so we headed for home. The wind was blowing howling actually so we headed for home. XX1 markKS2 item template version 18 March 2015 3:59 PM Version 328S00040A1728 Page 18 of 28 x1 markTick one box to show where a dash should go in the sentence below.