About this preparation
Хочу зробити діагностичний тест з EnglishLanguage для учня 6 класу на 55 хвилин, середньої складності. Потрібні завдання на year 6 spag questions.
Reid Rachel
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Diagnostic tasks
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1
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
After school we played football.
After school, we played football.
After school we played football,
After school; we played football.
Explanation: A comma is needed after the opening phrase 'After school' to separate it from the main clause.
2
Which word is a conjunction in the sentence: 'I wanted to go outside, but it started raining.'?
wanted
outside
but
raining
Explanation: 'But' joins two clauses and is a conjunction.
3
Choose the sentence that uses the apostrophe correctly.
The dog wagged it's tail.
The dog wagged its tail.
The dog wagged its' tail.
The dog wagged it’s tail,
Explanation: 'Its' shows possession. 'It's' means 'it is' or 'it has'.
4
Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'The children ran quickly across the field.'?
children
ran
quickly
field
Explanation: 'Quickly' describes how the children ran, so it is an adverb.
5
Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
She has finish her homework.
She have finished her homework.
She has finished her homework.
She finished has her homework.
Explanation: The present perfect is formed with 'has/have' + past participle: 'has finished'.
6
Which sentence contains a fronted adverbial?
The cat slept on the sofa.
On the sofa, the cat slept.
The cat on the sofa slept.
The cat slept, on the sofa.
Explanation: A fronted adverbial is placed at the start of a sentence to show when, where, or how something happens.
7
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
I packed my bag; and I went to school.
I packed my bag; I went to school.
I packed my bag, I went to school;
I packed; my bag I went to school.
Explanation: A semicolon can join two closely related main clauses.
8
Which word is the correct spelling?
definately
definitely
definatly
definetly
Explanation: 'Definitely' is the correct spelling.
9
Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
The teacher marked the books.
The books were marked by the teacher.
The teacher is marking the books.
The books mark the teacher.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the object receives the action: 'The books were marked by the teacher.'
10
Which sentence uses commas correctly in a list?
We bought apples oranges and bananas.
We bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
We bought apples, oranges and bananas
We bought apples oranges, and bananas.
Explanation: Commas are used to separate items in a list.
