SPaG revision - first 18 Qs of 2017

Which sentence must end with a question mark?

• Why he went there was a mystery

• What he thinks about the problem is anyone's guess

• When are your cousins expected to arrive

• How they would get tot he match was unclear

Where should the semi-colon go in this sentence?

Come and see me tomorrow i will not have time to see you today.

• After 'see'

• After 'me'

• After 'tomorrow'

• After 'have'

Which sentence uses capitalletters correctly?

• We went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal's party.

• we went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal's party.

• We went to manchester for Kajal and Jamal's party.

• We went to Manchester for Kajal and Jamal's Party.

The prefix mis- can eb added to the word read to make the word misread.

What does misread mean?

• To read quickly

• To read incorrectly

• To read again

• To read before

Which verb form completes the sentence?

After Disha ________ her medal, she gave a television interview.

• is collecting

• was collecting

• has collected

• had collected

Which verb form in the underlined pair completes the sentence?

The last place I saw Jack and Gwen was/were in the playground

• was

• were

Which verb form in the underlined pair completes the sentence?

At the museum, there was/were many interesting exhibits.

• was

• were

Which verb form in the underlined pair completes the sentence?

The bikes was/were lined up for the start of the race.

• was

• were

Which option correctly completes the sentence below?

__________ an official Olympic sport at the Winter Olympics in Japan

• In 1998 snowboarding became,

• In 1998 snowboarding, became

• In, 1998 snowboarding became

• In 1998, snowboarding became

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Joe went upstairs, turned on his computer, took out his homework and started.

• Joe went upstairs turned on his computer, took out his homework, and started.

• Joe went, upstairs turned on his computer, took out his homework, and started.

• Joe went upstairs, turned on his computer took out his homework and started.