Answers for Friday’s 15 th May 2020 10-minute Workout 29 1. 1 mark for each correct answer.

sentence past progressive present progressiveShe was hopping. xHe is going. xThey were talking. x

2. After I finish reading, I’m going to draw a picture. 1 mark 3. Today, the postman delivered fifty parcels.

This book is my favourite. Have you read it? 2 marks for all 4 correct, otherwise 1 mark for any 2 correct.

4. E.g. the tall brown-haired girl with large glasses2 marks for any sensible answer.

5. Don’t walk over the bridge. It looks dangerous.I’m feeling quite nervous about performing.The woman was a glamorous actress.1 mark for each correct answer.

6. Any sensible answer.Award 1 – 2 marks for answers that have only made minor changes to the original passage, e.g. adjectives changed or adverbs added.Award 3 – 4 marks for answers that have changed the passage more significantly, e.g. extra sentences added, more developed descriptions or have attempted to vary the sentence lengths.

Remember – You don’t need to print out the sheets every day. Just complete in work in your exercise book.

Monday 18 th May 2020 10-minute Workout 30 1. Finish the sentences with conjunctions which make sense.

------------ we let you come with us, you have to promise ---------- you’ll behave. -------------- you came last time, you didn’t. 3 marks

2. Turn these verbs into nouns. Use ‘admit’ as an example and change the other verbs in a similar way.admit admissionobsess -----------explode -----------concede ------------ 3 marks

3. Rewrite the following words with ‘ing’.enter --------------upset -------------- 2 marks

4. Underline the word that needs an apostrophe.Write the word out with an apostrophe on the line below.She kicked the two dogs food bowls over by accident.------------------- 2 marks

5. Circle the prepositions in the following sentences.The little man with the big beard removed the compass from his bag. He started walking towards the sea. 3 marks

6. Read the passage and answer the questions.Every August, tens of thousands of people flock to a small town in eastern Spain, armed with tons of over-ripe tomatoes. La Tomatina is a festival that has been dubbed ‘the world’s biggest food fight’. Participants from around the world gather to pelt each other with the squashed fruit. When a cannon is fired to signal the end of the fight, local firefighters come to clean up the mess with their hoses.Write a word that means the same as ‘dubbed’.How do participants know when to stop fighting? 2 marks

Answers for Friday’s 15 th May 2020 Reading Comprehension

Woden Allfather

Reading Comprehension Monday 18 th May 2020

When answering questions, remember to:

read the text read the question underline the key words in the question skim and scan the text underline the evidence answer the question

Monday 18 th May 2020 Laura’s Diary Entry to Edit (proofreading activity)

Answers for Friday’s reading comprehension

1. Birds enjoying a peaceful city – India

Soup at Springtime – ParaguayHigh-tech help for ill people – JapanAsteroid flies past – Space

2. South America3. How to say the word Paraguay4. a) air pollution dropped

b) more peaceful, not as many people about.5. 1 mile, 19,000, 4 million, 16 times, 3 years6. robots, Pepper greets patients and Whiz cleans up.7. To keep hospital beds free for more seriously ill people.8. Flamingo Takeover – Animals

Speedy Space Race – ScienceRobot Greeters – TechnologySupersized Soup – Food or other sensible answer.