Literacy Holiday Quiz Week 1 Year 9

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.'

• so

• or

• but

• and

Convert the following active sentence to passive: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

• A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice? A) 'The dog chased the cat.' B) 'The cat was chased by the dog.'

• B) 'The cat was chased by the dog.'

• The dog was chasing the cat.

• The cat chased the dog.

• The cat is being chased by the dog.

Use a conjunction to connect these ideas: 'She loves reading. She also enjoys writing.'

• She loves reading or she also enjoys writing.

• She loves reading; she also enjoys writing.

• She loves reading and she also enjoys writing.

• She loves reading but she also enjoys writing.

Create a question tag for the statement: 'You are coming to the party.'

• isn't it?

• you are?

• are you not?

• aren't you?

Identify the conjunction in this sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a hike.'

• And

• But

• Although

• Because

Convert this active sentence to passive: 'The teacher praised the students.'

• The teacher praised by the students.

• The students were praised by the teacher.

• The students are praised by the teacher.

• The teacher was praised by the students.

Which sentence is an example of passive voice? A) 'The flowers bloom in spring.' B) 'The book was read by the entire class.'

• B) 'The book was read by the entire class.'

• C) 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• D) 'The cake was baked by my mother.'

• A) 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

Use a conjunction to connect: 'He studied hard. He passed the exam.'

• He studied hard and he passed the exam.

• He studied hard but he failed the exam.

• He studied hard or he passed the exam.

• He studied hard so he didn't pass the exam.

Create a question tag for the statement: 'They have finished their homework.'

• haven't they?

• won't they?

• did they?

• aren't they?