QTS Literacy Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
- The pupils, who had completed their homework were allowed out to play.
- The pupils who had completed their homework, were allowed out to play.
- The pupils who had completed their homework were allowed out to play. (Correct answer)
- The pupils, who had completed, their homework were allowed out to play.
Correct answer: The pupils who had completed their homework were allowed out to play.
This is a defining relative clause (it specifies which pupils), so no commas are needed. Only the pupils who had completed their homework — not all pupils — were allowed out.
Question 2: What is the grammatical term for the underlined words in: 'She walked SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY across the icy playground'?
- Adjectives
- Adverbs (Correct answer)
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
Correct answer: Adverbs
'Slowly' and 'carefully' are adverbs modifying the verb 'walked', describing how she walked. Adverbs typically modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of the passive voice?
- The teacher marked the tests.
- The tests were marked by the teacher. (Correct answer)
- The teacher was marking the tests.
- The teacher had marked the tests.
Correct answer: The tests were marked by the teacher.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action. 'The tests were marked by the teacher' makes 'the tests' the subject receiving the action of marking.
Question 4: Which word is a conjunction in the following sentence: 'The teacher prepared the lesson plan, but she had to revise it later'?
- prepared
- later
- but (Correct answer)
- she
Correct answer: but
'But' is a coordinating conjunction that joins two independent clauses, showing contrast between the two ideas.
Question 5: What type of sentence is: 'Close the door, sit down, and open your textbooks'?
- Declarative
- Interrogative
- Imperative (Correct answer)
- Exclamatory
Correct answer: Imperative
This is an imperative sentence as it gives commands or instructions. Imperative sentences direct someone to do something.
Question 6: In the context of English grammar teaching in UK primary schools, what is a 'determiner'?
- A word that describes a noun
- A word placed before a noun to clarify what the noun refers to (Correct answer)
- A word that replaces a noun
- A word that connects clauses
Correct answer: A word placed before a noun to clarify what the noun refers to
A determiner is placed before a noun to clarify what the noun refers to. Examples include articles (a, an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your), and quantifiers (some, many).
QTS Literacy Skills 2
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?