Test 5

(H)

1 Rewrite this text as direct speech:

I told Mum that we had a concert in the evening and she said that she was 1 P
sorry but she didn’t think they could come because Dad was working, but 2 marks
then Dad interrupted and said that he’d swap shifts so they could come.

2 Draw lines to match each sentence beginning to its correct ending:

Although only partial remains so Bruhathkayosaurus has
2 G
have been discovered, interested scientists.
2 marks
Because its shin bone was Bruhathkayosaurus is claimed to
discovered in Argentina, be the largest of all dinosaurs.
Just as T-Rex has captured the recently discovered dinosaur
the imagination of children, was called Argentinosaurus.

3 Rewrite this text in a formal manner, including at least one passive:

Dinosaur guys say that they can work out how ginormous some of those 3 G

biggies were just from one bone! How incredible is that? 2 marks

4 Write verb phrases to complete these sentences:

(a) Microraptor had feathered wings and believed 4(a) G
capable of flight. 1 mark

(b) Diplodocus once believed to be the longest dinosaur but this

4(b) G
now disproved. 1 mark

5 Circle the best word to fit the gap in this sentence:

The fossil record indicates that this was a attack on the smaller raptor. 5 V

1 mark

finish fragrant frenzied friction friendly

6 Draw three lines to match antonyms:

6 V
inhale injure influence 1 mark

recover ignore breath out /10

Total for this test

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