Conventions of Language Paper 8
Conventions of Language · 35 minutes
Questions
Choose the correctly spelt word.
Answer and explanation
Answer: probably
This is the standard spelling of the word.
Choose the correct word: Turn ___ at the office.
Answer and explanation
Answer: right
Right can mean a direction.
Choose the correct word: Please ___ your name.
Answer and explanation
Answer: write
Write means form words.
Change to future tense: Jade walks to the art room.
Answer and explanation
Answer: Jade will walk to the art room.
Will walk shows future tense.
Which verb is in past tense?
Answer and explanation
Answer: collected
Collected tells about an action that already happened.
In the sentence 'Jade read brightly', what is 'brightly'?
Answer and explanation
Answer: an adverb
It tells how the action happened.
In the sentence 'The bag was above the table', what does the phrase tell?
Answer and explanation
Answer: where
The prepositional phrase tells location.
Which is a complex sentence?
Answer and explanation
Answer: Although it rained, we kept reading.
It has a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Which word is a subordinating conjunction?
Answer and explanation
Answer: because
Because can begin a dependent clause explaining a reason.
Which sentence punctuates direct speech correctly?
Answer and explanation
Answer: "I found it," said Jade.
The comma is inside the quotation marks and the speech begins with a capital letter.
Which sentence uses reported speech?
Answer and explanation
Answer: Jade said that the gate was open.
Reported speech retells what was said without quotation marks.
Choose a synonym for 'small'.
Answer and explanation
Answer: tiny
Tiny has a similar meaning to small.
Choose an antonym for 'brave'.
Answer and explanation
Answer: nervous
Nervous is closest to the opposite meaning.
What does the prefix un- do in 'unfold'?
Answer and explanation
Answer: shows not or opposite
The prefix un- often means not or opposite.
What is the suffix in 'useful'?
Answer and explanation
Answer: ful
A suffix is added to the end of a base word.
Choose the correct plural.
Answer and explanation
Answer: families
For many words ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add es.
Choose the correct word.
Answer and explanation
Answer: running
The final consonant doubles after a short vowel sound before -ing.
Which edit makes the sentence clearer? 'The dog ran fast fast fast.'
Answer and explanation
Answer: The dog sprinted.
Sprinted removes repetition and gives a precise verb.
Choose the best connective: ___ the bell rang, the class lined up.
Answer and explanation
Answer: When
When shows the time relationship.
Choose the connective that shows a condition.
Answer and explanation
Answer: if
If introduces a condition.
Which sentence is most suitable for a formal email to a teacher?
Answer and explanation
Answer: Could you please send the worksheet?
It uses polite and respectful language.
Which sentence is an opinion?
Answer and explanation
Answer: The library is the best room in the school.
Best shows a personal judgement.
Which sentence is a fact?
Answer and explanation
Answer: The meeting starts at 2 pm.
This can be checked.
Which punctuation mark shows the exact words spoken?
Answer and explanation
Answer: quotation marks
Quotation marks enclose direct speech.
Choose the sentence with consistent past tense.
Answer and explanation
Answer: Jade opened the door and walked inside.
Opened and walked are both past tense.
Which word belongs to the same word family as 'cycle'?
Answer and explanation
Answer: recycle
Recycle includes the base word cycle and is connected in meaning.
Which part is dependent and cannot stand alone?
Answer and explanation
Answer: because the lights went out
It begins with because and needs an independent clause.
Which sentence has the clearest word order?
Answer and explanation
Answer: After lunch, Jade returned the library book.
The time phrase and action are arranged clearly.
Which word is the most precise choice? 'The soup was very, very hot.'
Answer and explanation
Answer: scalding
Scalding means extremely hot.
Choose the word with the correct suffix spelling.
Answer and explanation
Answer: carefully
Careful + ly becomes carefully.
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