Test 8

(H)

1 Punctuate the sentence below in two ways to make two different meanings:

The animals were hurt Lucy cried The animals were hurt Lucy cried 1 P

2 marks

2 Read this text:

After the forest fire there was … nothing. All life had been destroyed by the
fire. The boys looked around them in horror. They’d seen the forest fire on TV
but it hadn’t prepared them for this!

(a) Rewrite this sentence in the active voice: All life had been destroyed by the fire. 2(a) G

1 mark

(b) Underline the subject noun phrase in the sentence below:

2(b) G
They’d seen the forest fire on TV but it hadn’t prepared them for this! 1 mark

(c) Write an adjectival phrase to describe the boys. The description should match
2(c) G
the atmosphere:
1 mark

3 Underline the main clause in this the sentence:

The boys, who were on holiday with their parents, were stunned by the 3 G

destruction. 1 mark

4 Rewrite the following text in Standard English:

“That skirt don’t mean nothing to me,” said the girl. “Anyway, it’s like, 4 G

you know, it’s ruined.” 2 marks

5 Tick the best definition of the underlined word in the sentence:

The stormy seas have eroded the coastline. 5 V

1 mark
Eroded means ‘improved’. Eroded means ‘swapped’.
Eroded means ‘worn away.’ Eroded means ‘converted’.

6 Circle the two words with a meaning similar to potential in this sentence:

She has the potential to do well in her tests. 6 V

1 mark

ability skill effort willingness politeness

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