Year 6 SPaG Assessment Term 3 2020

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• “What a silly thing,” to say to me giggled Tara.

• “What a silly thing to say.” to me giggled Tara.

• “What a silly thing to say to me.” giggled Tara.

• “What a silly thing to say to me,” giggled Tara.

Which sentence uses the comma correctly?

• After dinner, you need to wash your hands and face brush your teeth and go to bed

• After dinner you need to wash your hands and face, brush your teeth and go to bed

• After dinner you need to wash your hands, and face brush your teeth, and go to bed

• After dinner you need to, wash your hands and face brush your teeth and go to bed

Which is the correct spelling used in this sentence:

After eating onions your breth may smell bad.

• breth

• breath

• breeth

Which word in this sentence is spelt incorrectly:

There conducting experiments in the science laboratory.

There is a spelling mistake in this sentence, which one is it?

I truely believe that swimming should be compulsory in school.

Find the incorrect spelling in this sentence:

Major towns and citys often have traffic problems

There is a word in this sentence that is not incorrect, which one is it?

Two members of our band play guitr.

In which sentence is the semicolon used correctly?

• Not today;my head was already spinning.

• Not today my head;was already spinning.

Which sentence use the colon (:) correctly?

• The class carried on chatting about normal things vloggers: new puppies and robots shaped as pencil sharpeners.

• The class carried on chatting about normal things: vloggers, new puppies and robots shaped as pencil sharpeners.

• The class carried on chatting about normal things vloggers, new puppies:and robots shaped as pencil sharpeners.

Is this direct or indirect speech?

"It's my turn next," Shiya shouted.

• Direct

• Indirect