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KS2, Year 5

Year 5

English

Autumn term
Spelling

1 Two sentences will be read out to you. Write

them on the lines below.

Grammar

2 Write a few sentences about a hero defeating

a terrifying beast. Your writing needs to
contain three adjectives, one powerful verb,
one simile and an adverb.

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Punctuation

3 Add the correct punctuation into this dialogue.

I will go to find the Gorgon, Medusa exclaimed

Perseus bravely.
But you will be killed screamed his mother, full
of fear.
Now write another line of speech for Perseus,
using the correct punctuation:

Text-level analysis

4 Put brackets into the following sentences

where you think they belong:

The three children Mary, Sue and Bob were hiding.

My Dad’s car which he bought second -hand is always

breaking down.

My trainers old and dirty really need to be thrown away.

The books piled up the far corner need to be tidied away.

My digital camera costing nearly £500 was stolen

yesterday.

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 Answers and
Year 5 English, Autumn term
Mark scheme

Spelling
Read these sentences to your child. They need to concentrate on
spelling the underlined words correctly.

I was suspicious of the vicious people.

It is essential you do not give your children artificial colourings.

1 mark for each word spelt correctly. Total of 4 marks.

Grammar
Write a few sentences about a hero defeating a terrifying beast.

1 mark for each adjective, 1 mark for powerful verb, 1 mark for
simile and 1 mark for adverb. (All of these need to be appropriate
and make sense in the context of the writing). Total of 6 marks.

A verb is a ‘doing’ or ‘being’ word. Verbs refer to an action or a

state.

Powerful verbs are interesting, exciting words like exclaimed,

stuttered, groaned. Said is not a powerful verb!

An adjective describes a noun, usually giving the reader more detail

to add interest.

An adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Adverbs often tell you more about how a verb is done.

A simile is a comparison – it finds similar characteristics in two

objects and compares them. It always uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to
make the comparison.

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Punctuation
“I will go to find the Gorgon, Medusa,” exclaimed Perseus
bravely.

or

“I will go to find the Gorgon, Medusa!” exclaimed Perseus

bravely.

“But you will be killed!” screamed his mother, full of fear.

1 mark for speech marks placed correctly. 1 mark for

punctuation at the end of speech placed correctly (! /,) Total
of 2 marks.

Now write another line of speech, using the correct

punctuation:

1 mark for speech marks placed correctly. 1 mark for

punctuation at end of speech correct. 1 mark for appropriate
reporting clause, for example: said Perseus, replied Perseus.

Total of 3 marks.

Text-level analysis
The three children (Mary, Sue and Bob) were hiding.

My Dad’s car (which he bought second -hand) is always breaking

down.

My trainers (old and dirty) really need to be thrown away.

The books (piled up the far corner) need to be tidied away.

My digital camera (costing nearly £500) was stolen yesterday.

1 mark for each question identified correctly. Total of 5 marks.

Revise any English topics your

Y5 child finds tricky with our
Learning Journey worksheets:
www.theschoolrun.com/learning-journey

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KS2, Year 5

Year 5

English

Spring term
Spelling

1 Four sentences will be read out to you. Write

them on the lines below.

Grammar

2 Write a few sentences about a clever child’s

encounter with a witch. Your writing needs to
contain three adjectives, one powerful verb,
one simile and an adverb.

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Punctuation
3 Add the correct punctuation into this dialogue:

You will never be able to go back home screeched

Baba Yaga, viciously.
But my father will wonder where I am replied
Natasha, terrified.
Now write another line of dialogue for Baba Yaga,
using the correct punctuation.

Text-level analysis

4 Name two features of an instruction text.

1.

2.

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 Answers and
Year 5 English, Spring term
Mark scheme

Spelling
Read these sentences to your child. They need to concentrate on
spelling the underlined words correctly.

The children were boastful about their colourful drawings.

The adorable kittens played on the comfortable sofa.

He thought he had fought enough.

The knight visited the island and picked a thistle.

1 mark for each word spelt correctly. Total of 8 marks.

Grammar
Write a few sentences about a clever child’s encounter with a witch.

1 mark for each adjective, 1 mark for powerful verb, 1 mark for
simile and 1 mark for adverb. Total of 6 marks.

A verb is a ‘doing’ or ‘being’ word. Verbs refer to an action or a

state.

Powerful verbs are interesting, exciting words like exclaimed,

stuttered, groaned. Said is not a powerful verb!

An adjective describes a noun, usually giving the reader more detail

to add interest.

An adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Adverbs often tell you more about how a verb is done.

A simile is a comparison – it finds similar characteristics in two

objects and compares them. It always uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to
make the comparison.

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Punctuation

“You will never be able to go back home!” screeched Baba Yaga, viciously.

“But my father will wonder where I am,” replied Natasha, terrified.

OR

“But my father will wonder where I am!” replied Natasha, terrified.

1 mark for speech marks placed correctly. 1 mark for punctuation at

the end of speech correct (! /,). Total of 2 marks.

Now write another line of speech, using the correct punctuation:

1 mark for speech marks placed correctly. 1 mark for punctuation at

the end of speech correct. 1 mark for appropriate reporting clause, for
example: cackled Baba Yaga, said Baba Yaga. Total of 3 marks.

Text-level analysis

Features of an instruction text.

Any two of the following for 1 mark: title, ‘You will need’ list,
numbered points, imperative verbs, time connectives, diagrams /
pictures. Total of 1 mark.

Revise any English topics your

Y5 child finds tricky with our
Learning Journey worksheets:
www.theschoolrun.com/learning-journey

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KS2, Year 5

Year 5

English

Summer term
Spelling

1 Four sentences will be read out to you. Write

them on the lines below.

Text-level analysis

2 Imagine that you are writing an advert to sell

chocolate. Write a few sentences to persuade
someone to buy your chocolate:

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3 Now write a free verse poem about fire (you
can make some notes first in the box below).
Include at least one simile and at least one
metaphor in your poem.

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 Answers and
Year 5 English, Summer term
Mark scheme

Spelling
Read these sentences to your child. They need to concentrate on
spelling the underlined words correctly.

He received a present from the woman who he perceived had deceived

him when painting his ceiling.

After his observance in court, he had total confidence in the woman’s

innocence.

It was possibly the most terribly boring lecture he had ever sat through.

He heard the herd of cows coming towards him.

He hoped no-one would steal the steel forks.

1 mark for each word spelt correctly. Total of 13 marks.

Revise any English topics your

Y5 child finds tricky with our
Learning Journey worksheets:
Text-level analysis www.theschoolrun.com/learning-journey
Writing an advert:

1 mark for use of appropriate adjectives, 1 mark if writing is persuasive,

1 mark if full stops and capital letters are used, 1 mark if question marks
or exclamation marks are used. Total of 4 marks.

Writing a free verse poem about fire (a free verse poem is one that does
not follow any rhyme scheme or have a particular structure):

1 mark for use of appropriate adjectives, 1 mark if appropriate simile is

used and 1 mark if metaphor correctly used. Total of 3 marks.

A simile finds similar characteristics in two objects and compares them.

It always uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison.

A metaphor is a comparison which is not literally true. It suggests

what something is like by comparing it to something else with similar
characteristics (for example, “My brother is a pig”).

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Guidance on administering the English tests

Each term’s English test is marked out of 20.

There is no time limit for answering the questions.

The tests will cover any of the following: spelling, grammar,

punctuation, handwriting and text-level work.

If the test starts with a spelling section, read the spellings (or
sentences containing spellings) out to your child for them to write.
Then give them the rest of the test to do in their own time.
The mark scheme offers suggestions about how to review the tests
once your child has completed them and how many marks children can
score for each particular question. You will need to use your judgement
as often there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer!

The tests are designed to follow TheSchoolRun Learning Journey for

each specific school term. They will not necessarily follow what your
child’s teacher is doing at school that week / month, as teachers tend
to choose to cover National Curriculum objectives in an order that they
feel suits their class. Therefore, please don’t worry if your child cannot
complete certain questions. The point of this test is to help you see
where they might need extra practice.

The learning objectives for each primary school year group are covered
in TheSchoolRun’s Learning Journey worksheets. Revise relevant English
topics with your child at www.theschoolrun.com/learning-journey

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