2019 national curriculum tests

Key stage 1
English grammar,
punctuation and spelling
Paper 2: questions
First name

Middle name

Last name

Total marks
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PRACTICE QUESTION
Practice questions

a Write one word to complete the sentence below.

I want to be a pilot I grow up.

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b What is needed in the sentence below?

the boys raced to the park.

Tick one.

a capital letter

a question mark

a comma

an apostrophe

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1 Draw lines to join two words that can become one word.

One has been done for you.

Word 1 Word 2
white ship

rain board

tooth coat

space paste
1 mark

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2 The sentences below have their punctuation marks covered.

Which sentence is a question?

Tick one.

I have finished my puzzle

Find me a new puzzle

Where is my puzzle

What a tricky puzzle this is

1 mark

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3 Tick the correct word to complete the sentence below.

We will go cycling we arrive home in time.

Tick one.

that

or

but

if
1 mark

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4 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Tick one.

There are some foxes living in the woods

there are some foxes living in the woods

There are some foxes living in the woods.

there are some foxes living in the woods.

1 mark

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5 Which word can have the letters un in front of it to make

another word?

Tick one.

tie

big

hot

sit
1 mark

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6 Circle one word in the sentence below that can be replaced

with the word but.

Paul and Anil went to music club and Joe went home.
1 mark

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7 Add one exclamation mark in the correct place below.

Our school play was amazing I loved the costumes.

1 mark

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8 Rewrite the verb in the box to complete the sentence in the

correct tense.

Emily to school and met Li at the gate.

1 mark

run

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9 Tick the sentence with the correct punctuation.

Tick one.

We saw sheep cows, and birds on our walk.

We saw sheep, cows and birds on our walk.

We saw sheep cows and birds, on our walk.

We saw, sheep cows and birds on our walk.

1 mark

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10 Circle the two adjectives in the sentence below.

The new supermarket is the biggest in town.

1 mark

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11 Which sentence needs one more capital letter?

Tick one.

They moved house last March.

They live in a city called Chester.

Their friend is called ben Edwards.

Their school play is on Tuesday.

1 mark

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12 Circle the noun in the sentence below.

The talented dancer moved gracefully.

1 mark

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13 What type of word is flew in the sentence below?

The green parrot flew to the top of the tree.

Tick one.

an adjective

a noun

an adverb

a verb
1 mark

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14 Add one question mark and one full stop in the correct
places below.

Can you swim yet Tom can swim without a float

1 mark

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15 Add a suffix to the word light in the sentence below to make

an adverb.

It was raining light at playtime today.

1 mark

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16 Use only the words in the box below to write a statement.

flower the grow will

Remember to use correct punctuation.

2 marks

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17 Circle the correct option in each box to complete the sentences.

Were
going on a treasure hunt.
We’re

clues
Shall we start looking for ?
clue’s

Robs
team found the treasure first.
Rob’s 1 mark

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18 Write one verb to complete the sentence below.

Fred is to the teacher.

1 mark

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19 Tick to show whether each sentence is in the past tense or the

present tense.

Sentence Past tense Present tense

Samir enjoys cooking.

Eva laughed at the joke.

Poppy caught the ball.

1 mark

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2019 key stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling
Paper 2: questions
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