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Grammar Police Entrance Exam
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Which year group are you in?
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I'm a member of staff.
I'm a parent/carer.
None of the above.
1. Which of the sentences below contains the correct homophone?
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1 point
Their were five members in Girls Aloud.
I found your tennis ball over they're.
Their class is taught in the room next to mine.
2. What is the correct contracted form of 'might have'?
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might of
mightv'e
might've
mightve
3. Which word could complete this sentence accurately? 'You need to ________ regularly to improve.'
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practise
practice
4. Which word should go in the space? 'Do you fancy seeing a film with Mark and ___?'
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me
I
myself
5. How many apostrophes are missing from the following sentence? 'I didnt hear my teachers instructions as I wasnt listening properly.'
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0
1
2
3
6. Which of the sentences below is correctly punctuated?
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Even though I like Girls Aloud, I don't listen to them regularly.
Even though I like Girls Aloud. I don't listen to them regularly.
Even though I like Girls Aloud? I don't listen to them regularly.
Even though I like Girls Aloud; I don't listen to them regularly.
7. Which of the following sentences is accurately spelt?
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The eruption didn't affect people on the neighbouring island.
The eruption didn't effect people on the neighbouring island.
8. Where should the apostrophe go in the following sentence? 'The childrens playground was closed.'
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Between the 'n' and the 's' in 'childrens'
After the 's' in 'childrens'
There shouldn't be an apostrophe
9. Which punctuation mark could take the place of the space in the following sentence? 'I have spent a lot of time travelling over the past year ___ my favourite place to visit was Yosemite in California.'
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hyphen
semicolon
bracket
comma
10. Which of the following sentences contains no errors?
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When I was at university, I stayed in student accomodation.
I wasn't phased by the poor behaviour of the class.
I am a skilful writer.
I'll have a sneak peak at my presents before my birthday.
I will definately see you tomorrow.
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