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11+ REVISION & PRACTICE

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Parts of speech

Partsofspeech

Train 1 Rewrite these sentences, adding some adjectives and adverbs. (a) Thedog ran across thepark and started todigunder the tree. (b) The ship glidedover thewaterwith thewind in its sails. (c) The cardrove through the town andparkedoutside thehouse. 2 Rewrite these sentences, adding appropriate prepositions and conjunctions in the gaps. (a) Dadwent the supermarket wehad runoutofmilk. (b) I foundmy slippers the sofa itwas the lastplace I looked. (c) Iheard the car coming me Iwaitedbefore I crossed the road. 3 Make these sentences less repetitivebyusing pronouns . (a) Lisa took Lisa’sdog for awalk in theparkbecause Lisa’sdoghadbeen indoors allday. (b) Markwalked into the classroom,Mark found an empty seat andhe satdownon the seat. (c) Sian’smother told Sian to go to the shops tobuymilkbecause Sian’smotherhad runout ofmilk. 4 Identifywhichpartof speech thewords inboldbelong to in the following sentences. (a) I set the tablewithournew set of cutlery. (b) Can somebody sitting close to thedoorplease close it? (c) Itwouldonlybe fair if everybody rode themerry-go-round at the fair . (d) My goodmoodwill last until the endof theday as long as Idon’t come last in the race. Test Itwas thefirstdayof schooland Iwasexcited. I skippedmerrilyalong thepavement, through theparkand into theplayground. “Wow!” I thought tomyselfas I saw thecrowdsofboysand girlschattingand laughing loudly. Ithadbeena longholidaybutnow Iwas ready togetback to lessons, footballpracticeand seeingmy friends. I spotted Jim sprinting towardsme.He jumped overabench,clippedhisheeland tumbledhelplesslyonto thegravel. “Ouch!”heexclaimedbut thenadeep laugherupted fromhismouthandweboth started togiggle. Jimwasmybest friend. Wehadknowneachother foreverbecauseourmumsarebest friends too.We lookedout for eachotherat schoolalthoughhehad spent thewhole summer inSpain so Ihadn’t seenhim for months. “Hey!” I saidas Ihelpedhimup from theground. 5 Find and list three verbs from thepassage above. (3) 6 Find and list three adverbs from thepassage above. (3) 7 Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘myself’belong to? (1) 8 Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘he’belong to? (1) 9 Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘Spain’belong to? (1) 10 Find and list threeprepositions from thepassage above. (3) Test time: 10:00 l How to use this book

Skilldefinition: Recognising the terminology fordifferent typesofwords and identifying each element in a sentence. It is important to know the vocabulary associatedwith the partsof speech .Youmaybe asked to identify aparticular typeofword in an examor to commenton theuseof verbsor adjectives in a text.Use the informationbelow to revise thepartsof speech.

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Definition

Example

Nouns

Thingsor items

table,pencil, idea, cloud

Nouns that arenamesofpeople,places, nationalities,months, etc. (They are always capitalised.)

Sarah,Germany, Spanish,Thursday, Cadbury determination, courage,hindsight to run, to think, to jump, to agree

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Propernouns

Abstractnouns

Nouns that can’tbe touchedor seen

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Verbs

Actionwords

Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions

Describingwords

long,difficult, smooth, clever

Words thatmodifyordescribeanactionword carefully,quickly, immediately, suddenly

Replacements fornouns to avoid repetition her,him,we, it,me

Words showingdirectionorposition

to, from,under, towards

Conjunctions (sometimes called connectives)

Joiningwordsused in compound sentences and,but, although

Interjections

Wordsused to express emotionor apause erm, yikes, gosh,hooray,wow

Somewords fall intomore thanone category. For example, ‘back’ canbe a verb, an adjective and anoun.

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37 commonly confused words........................ 22 l Basic punctuation.......................................... 24 l Commas and apostrophes .......................... 26 l Parentheses ..................................................... 29 l Punctuating speech....................................... 30 l Colons, semicolons and ellipses................ 32 l Types of sentence and clauses.................. 34 l Parts of speech ............................................... 36 l Test 1: Spelling, punctuation and grammar........................................................... 38 l Introducti .................................................... 12 l Prefixes.............................................................. 14 l Suffixes ............................................................. 16 l Plurals and silent letters.............................. 20 l Ho ophones, homo yms and other 1 Spelling, punctuation and grammar l Introduction .................................................... 41 l Identifying text types................................... 43 l Using strategies for tackling comprehension questions........................... 54 l Understanding the purpose, audience and structure of texts................................... 56 l Summarising key ideas ................................ 58 l Using clues to find definitions................... 60 2 Reading 10/06/16 5:50PM

Hehad to back the caroutof the carpark. We all sat in the back row. Gemmahurther back .

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It is important to recognisewhich categoryofword isbeingused tohelp youunderstand a text.

Here are someotherwords that fall intomore thanonepartof speech.

Verb

Adjective/adverb

Noun

well

His eyeswelledupwith tears.

Iplayed thepiano verywell.

Shedropped thebucketdown the well. Imade thefinal roundof the competition.

round

Thedog roundedup the sheep.

The foodwason a roundplate.

right

We righted theboatwhen it capsized. We always light candlesduring a power cut.

The answerwas right.

We allhave rights and responsibilities. I switchedon the light.

light

Let’spaint thewalls lightblue.

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49 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Shewas awakenedby a shock, so sudden and severe that ifDorothyhadnotbeen lyingon the softbed shemighthavebeenhurt.As itwas, the jarmadeher catch herbreath andwonderwhathadhappened; andTotoputhis cold littlenose into her face andwhineddismally.Dorothy satup andnoticed that thehousewasnot moving;norwas itdark, for thebright sunshine came in at thewindow,flooding the little room.She sprang fromherbed andwithToto atherheels ran andopened thedoor. The little girl gave a cryof amazement and looked abouther,her eyes growing bigger andbigger at thewonderful sights she saw. The cyclonehad set thehousedown very gently– for a cyclone– in themidstof a countryofmarvelousbeauty.Therewere lovelypatchesof greensward all about, with stately treesbearing rich and luscious fruits.Banksof gorgeousflowerswereon everyhand,andbirdswith rare andbrilliantplumage sang andfluttered in the trees andbushes.A littlewayoffwas a smallbrook, rushing and sparkling alongbetween greenbanks,andmurmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girlwhohad lived so longon thedry,grayprairies. While she stood looking eagerly at the strange andbeautiful sights, shenoticed coming towardher a groupof thequeerestpeople shehad ever seen.Theywere not asbig as the grown folk shehad alwaysbeenused to;butneitherwere they very small. In fact, they seemed about as tall asDorothy,whowas awell-grown child for her age,although theywere, so far as looks go,many yearsolder. Threeweremen andone awoman,and allwereoddlydressed.Theywore round hats that rose to a smallpoint a foot above theirheads,with littlebells around the brims that tinkled sweetly as theymoved.Thehatsof themenwereblue; the little woman’shatwaswhite,and shewore awhite gown thathung inpleats fromher shoulders.Over itwere sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun likediamonds. Themenweredressed inblue,of the same shade as theirhats,andworewell- polishedbootswith adeep rollof blue at the tops.Themen,Dorothy thought,were about asold asUncleHenry, for twoof themhadbeards.But the littlewomanwas doubtlessmucholder.Her facewas coveredwithwrinkles,herhairwasnearlywhite, and shewalked rather stiffly. 5 10 15 20 25 30 _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (5) 1 (a) How longdoes thenarrator’s journeywithMarty and the tribalpeople last? _________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (b) What isBigBlack Jack likely tobe? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9781471849220.indb 3 2 Explain themeaningof the followingwords as they areused in thepassage: (a) hostility _________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (b) speculated _________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (c) reserved _________________________________________________________________________________ (1) (d) ambushed _________________________________________________________________________________ (1) 3 Summarise inyourownwords thebehaviourof the tribal adults towards theboys they are taking with them. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Paper 2 There are twoparts to thispaper: 1 Comprehension:30minutes 2 Writing:35minutes Part 1:Comprehension Read the textbelow carefullybefore answering thequestions that follow.Fiveminutes’ reading timehasbeen allowedwithin the test time.Useyourownwords,wherepossible, to answer thequestions. Paper time:65:00 _______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ (2) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ This extract comes from TheWizardofOz ,a story about a girlwhofindsherself in amagical andunusual land after a ferocious cyclone. In thispart shehas just landed and isbeginning todiscovermore abouthernew environment. _______________________________________________________________________________________ TheWizardofOz byL.FrankBaum

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And the longerwewerewith them themore surewebecame that thesepeople wereabsolutelyno threat tous. eymightnot talk tous. eymightkeep their distance. eymight still stareatusmore thanwe liked,but therewasnever the slightesthintofhostility towardsus.On thecontrary they seemedveryprotective ofus,andas fascinatedbyusaswewereby them.And thechildren foundus endlessly funny,particularlywhenwe smiled, sowe smileda lot.But thenwe felt like smiling. ey shared their foodwithus:berries, roots, fruitandbakedwallaby once.Wehadall thewaterweneeded. Martydid tryonceor twice toaskwhereweweregoing,butwas simplygiven more fruitorberriesasananswer.Sohegaveup.ButuponBigBlack Jack,aswerode through thenight,or resting in the shade, the twoofus speculatedat length.Maybe weweren’tbeing takenanywhere. Imean, theynever lookedas if theyweregoing anywhere inparticular. ey just lookedas if theywerequitehappy simplygoing, simplybeing.Ormaybe theywereadoptingus into their tribeandwe’dwander the bushwith them for the restofour lives.Maybe theywere stillmakingup theirminds what todowithus.Perhapswe’d justwakeuponedayand nd themgone.We really didn’tmind.Allwecouldbe sureofwas thatwewerea long, longway fromCooper’s Stationnow,and furthereveryday.Whereweweregoingwasn’t important.Sometimes atnightwe’d see lights in thedistance,more settlementsprobably,butwenever thoughtof runningo .Wewere safewith them.Wehadno reason to leave them. Ican’t sayexactlyhowmanydaysandnightsour journey lasted– itcouldhave been veor sixdaysperhaps. Idoknow that it lasted longenough forMartyand I tobegin tobelieve itmightbepermanent, thatwehad indeedbeenadopted in some way. Icertainlywasbeginning to feelcomfortableamong them,notbecause they becameany less reserved– theydidn’t.Distance seemed tobe important to them. echildren thoughwereadi erent story.Wevery soongotbeyond just smiling and laughing.We splashedeachother in thepools.We skimmed stones, threw sticks, ambushedoneanother.One took to ridingpiggybackonMarty’sback,and the smallestof themwouldo en rideupwithusonBigBlack Jack lovingeverymoment of it.Wewere ndingourplaceamong them,beginning to feelaccepted. at’swhy, whenour journey nallyended,we feltall themoreabandoned,even rejected. From AloneonaWideWideSea byMichaelMorpurgo (2006)

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thesepeopledrewnear thehousewhereDorothywas standing in the doorway, theypaused andwhispered among themselves,as if afraid to come farther.But the littleoldwomanwalkedup toDorothy,made a lowbow and said, in a sweet voice: ‘You arewelcome,mostnoble Sorceress, to the landof theMunchkins.We are so grateful to you forhavingkilled theWickedWitchof theEast,and for settingour people free frombondage.’ Dorothy listened to this speechwithwonder.What could the littlewomanpossibly meanby callingher a sorceress,and saying shehadkilled theWickedWitchof theEast?Dorothywas an innocent,harmless little girl,whohadbeen carriedby a cyclonemanymiles fromhome; and shehadneverkilled anything in allher life. When

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1 a) WhywasDorothynothurtwhen shewokeup?

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b) Who orwhat isToto? Support your answerwith a piece of evidence from the text.

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2 a) Howdoyou thinkDorothy feltwhen sheopened thedoorof thehouse?Give evidence from the text to support your answer. (2)

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b) Whydo you think she felt thisway?

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3 The authorwrites about ‘a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks,andmurmuring in a voice very grateful’ (lines14–15).Why do you think the author chose theword ‘murmuring’? (2)

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4 Apart from their clothing,whatwasunusual about thepeopleDorothy saw coming towardsher? Support your answerwith evidence from the text. (3)

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