Term pack

Year 11 English

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Skills in this pack

The passive in every tense
Noun, adjective and adverb clauses
Editing and proofreading
Changing a word's part of speech
Tenses across a passage
Agreement with harder subjects
Small words in a gap-fill
Reporting a whole conversation
Simple, compound and complex — in both directions
The errors that come round again and again
Reading a passage closely
Writing a summary
Writing an analytical paragraph
Writing a formal letter

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Year 11 English · 1 of 14

The passive in every tense

Form the passive in any tense, and with a modal verb or an imperative.

1.Complete the passive using "can", with three words: This problem ____ in two ways. (verb: solve)
2.Which sentence is the passive of the command "Close the gate"?
- a) The gate is closing.
- b) Let the gate be closed.
- c) The gate closed.
- d) The gate closes.
3.Change to the passive: "Someone was following us."
- a) We were followed.
- b) We are being followed.
- c) We had been followed.
- d) We were being followed.
4.Complete the passive using "must", with three words: The report ____ before Friday. (verb: submit)
5.Sort each sentence by its voice.
Groups: Passive · Active
- The gates are locked at nine.
- A girl from Pune won the prize.
- The guard locks the gates at nine.
- A new library is being built.
- The council is building a new library.
- The prize was won by a girl from Pune.
6.Complete the passive with the two missing words: The letters ____ yesterday. (verb: send)
7.Change to the passive: "They have finished the work."
- a) The work is finished by them.
- b) The work had been finished.
- c) The work has been finished.
- d) The work has finished.
8.Sort each passive verb phrase by whether it carries a modal verb.
Groups: Passive with a modal · Passive without a modal
- should be washed
- has been signed
- is repaired
- must be signed
- can be repaired
- was washed

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Noun, adjective and adverb clauses

Name a subordinate clause by the job it does in its sentence.

1.Which sentence contains an adverb clause?
- a) This is the book I wanted.
- b) I know that you tried.
- c) The man who called was polite.
- d) She sings whenever she is happy.
2.Which group of words is a noun clause?
- a) before the film began
- b) the tall boy in blue
- c) in the tall grass
- d) what the letter said
3.Write the one word that begins the adjective clause in "The girl who sang first won the prize."
4.Put the steps of naming a subordinate clause in the right order.
- First, find the main clause — the part that could stand alone.
- Finally, name it a noun, adjective or adverb clause from the job it does.
- Then ask what job that clause does in the sentence.
- Next, find the word that begins the other clause, such as who, when or that.
5.In "Although the sum was hard, she solved it", which part is the main clause?
- a) she solved it
- b) the sum was hard
- c) Although
- d) Although the sum was hard
6.In "We cheered when the train arrived", is "when the train arrived" a noun, adjective or adverb clause? Write one word.
7.Sort each clause by what it tells you.
Groups: Tells you when or why — adverb clause · Tells you which one — adjective clause
- since it was getting dark
- who teaches us science
- whose bag was missing
- as soon as the gate opened
- that we saw last week
- although he was tired
8.Write the subordinate clause in "He stayed at home because he was unwell."

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Editing and proofreading

Find and correct the single error in a line — grammar, spelling or punctuation.

1.Which line is punctuated correctly?
- a) Where's my pen?
- b) wheres my pen
- c) Where's my pen
- d) wheres my pen?
2.One word must be removed: "He is the most tallest boy in the class." Write the word to remove.
3.Which word is the error? "The boys was playing in the field."
- a) was
- b) boys
- c) playing
- d) field
4.Correct the spelling: "I recieved your letter." Write the word correctly.
5.Which word is the error? "The book which I bought it yesterday is torn."
- a) bought
- b) which
- c) it
- d) torn
6.Put the steps of proofreading a line in the right order.
- First, read the line once for its meaning.
- Then check the tense against the time words in the line.
- Finally, read it aloud to catch a missing or wrong punctuation mark.
- Next, check that the verb agrees with its subject.
7.Correct the error: "Each of the girls have a badge." Write the corrected word.
8.Correct the error: "He has went to the market." Write the corrected word.

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Changing a word's part of speech

Turn a word into a noun, adjective, verb or adverb by changing its ending.

1.Sort each ending by the part of speech it makes.
Groups: Makes a noun · Makes an adjective
- -ness
- -less
- -ity
- -ment
- -ive
- -ful
2."The ____ of the bridge took two years." Which form of "construct" fits?
- a) constructive
- b) constructed
- c) construction
- d) construct
3.Make a noun from "decide".
4.Which word is the noun form of "able"?
- a) unable
- b) enable
- c) ably
- d) ability
5.Sort each word by its part of speech.
Groups: Noun · Adjective · Verb
- freedom
- careful
- kindness
- widen
- beautiful
- simplify
6.Which of these is a compound word — two whole words joined into one?
- a) flowery
- b) sunflower
- c) flowers
- d) flowering
7.Match each ending to what it makes.
- -tion
- -ous
- -ify
- -ly
- -ment
- -en
- a noun, as in movement
- a verb, as in simplify
- an adverb, as in quickly
- a noun, as in attention
- an adjective, as in famous
- a verb, as in widen
8.Make an adverb from "happy".

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Tenses across a passage

Choose the tense each gap in a passage needs, using the time signals around it.

1.Complete with the simple past of "begin", in one word: The rain ____ at four o'clock and stopped at six.
2.The shop ____ at eight every morning, but today it ____ late.
- a) opens / opened
- b) is opening / opens
- c) opened / opens
- d) opens / is opening
3.By the time the bell rang, the class ____ the whole chapter.
- a) finished
- b) had finished
- c) finishes
- d) has finished
4.Ravi ____ the letter when the postman knocked, so he put down his pen and opened the door.
- a) has written
- b) was writing
- c) wrote
- d) writes
5.Complete with the present perfect of "live", in two words: My grandmother ____ in this house since 1971.
6.Complete with the past perfect of "leave", in two words: The train ____ before we reached the platform.
7.Sort each sentence by whether its two verbs belong to the same time.
Groups: Tenses agree · Tenses clash
- We were walking home when it starts to rain.
- The bell rang and everyone stands up.
- She switches on the lamp and reads for an hour.
- We were walking home when it started to rain.
- The bell rang and everyone stood up.
- She switched on the lamp and reads for an hour.
8.Complete with the past continuous of "wait", in two words: The passengers ____ on the platform when the announcement came.

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Agreement with harder subjects

Make the verb agree when the subject is a quantity, a fraction, an inverted phrase or a subject buried in an added phrase.

1.The principal, along with the teachers, ____ visiting the site tomorrow.
- a) are
- b) have
- c) were
- d) is
2.Write "is" or "are": Two-thirds of the students ____ present.
3.Sort each sentence by whether the verb agrees with its subject.
Groups: Agrees · Does not agree
- A number of letters has arrived.
- More than one shop were shut.
- More than one shop was shut.
- The number of letters has grown.
- The number of letters have grown.
- A number of letters have arrived.
4.At the end of the lane ____ two old wells.
- a) is
- b) was
- c) are
- d) has been
5.Sort each subject by the verb form it takes.
Groups: Takes is, has, was · Takes are, have, were
- The number of names
- The list of names
- Two-thirds of the page
- The names on the list
- A number of names
- Two-thirds of the pages
6.Write "was" or "were": Among the papers on the desk ____ a torn map.
7.Write "has" or "have": More than one house ____ been damaged by the storm.
8.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Half of the mangoes has ripe.
- b) Half of the mangoes is ripe.
- c) Half of the mangoes was ripe.
- d) Half of the mangoes were ripe.

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Small words in a gap-fill

Fill the articles, determiners and prepositions an exam-style gap-fill leaves out.

1.Put the steps of filling a gap in the order you should do them.
- First, read the whole passage once without filling anything in.
- Then decide what kind of word the gap needs — an article, a determiner or a preposition.
- Finally, write your word in and read the sentence again to hear whether it fits.
- Next, look at the word just before the gap and the word just after it.
2.Sort each determiner by the kind of noun it goes with.
Groups: Countable plural nouns · Uncountable nouns
- little
- much
- several
- many
- a great deal of
- few
3.Write the one missing word: She is the tallest girl ____ the class.
4.Match each sentence to the preposition its gap needs.
- Everything depends ____ the weather.
- The keys are ____ the top drawer.
- We waited ____ the gate for an hour.
- She walked ____ the bridge to the other side.
- This ring is made ____ solid gold.
- He has been ill ____ Monday.
- since
- on
- across
- of
- in
- at
5.Write the one missing word: My uncle has been living here ____ 2019.
6.Write one missing word: That film was ____ best I have seen this year.
7.Which sentence uses its article correctly?
- a) He is the European by birth.
- b) He is European by a birth.
- c) He is an European by birth.
- d) He is a European by birth.
8.Sort each preposition by what it usually marks.
Groups: Time · Place
- behind
- until
- among
- beside
- during
- since

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Reporting a whole conversation

Report several turns of a conversation, keeping the tense shift, the pronouns and the reporting verbs consistent throughout.

1.When the words being reported state a general truth, what may happen to the tense?
- a) It may stay in the present.
- b) The sentence cannot be reported at all.
- c) It must always shift back one step.
- d) It must move into the future.
2.Put this reported conversation back into the order it must have happened.
- Anil replied that it was blue and had his name on it.
- The conductor asked him what the bag looked like.
- The conductor told him to come back to the office the next morning.
- Anil said that he had lost his bag on the bus.
3.Which is the correct reported form? The original was: "Please shut the window."
- a) He requested me to shut the window.
- b) He told that I shut the window.
- c) He said that shut the window.
- d) He said me to shut the window.
4.Complete the reported sentence with two words: She said that she ____ the next day. (Her words were: "I will come tomorrow.")
5.A teacher says to one student, "You have done well." When that student reports it later, which pronoun does "you" become?
- a) he
- b) I
- c) they
- d) you
6.Sort each reporting verb by what it usually introduces.
Groups: A statement · A command or request
- replied
- begged
- ordered
- remarked
- instructed
- explained
7.Complete with one word: She said, "I am tired." → She said that she ____ tired.
8.Match each word of direct speech to what it becomes when the speech is reported.
- today
- tomorrow
- yesterday
- here
- now
- this
- that
- the next day
- the day before
- that day
- there
- then

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Simple, compound and complex — in both directions

Rewrite a sentence as simple, compound or complex without changing what it means.

1.Join into one complex sentence beginning with "When", and write the whole sentence: The bell rang. The children ran out.
2.Change to a simple sentence: "Because he was tired, he went to bed early."
- a) He was tired and he went to bed early.
- b) When he was tired, he went to bed early.
- c) He was tired, so he went to bed early.
- d) Being tired, he went to bed early.
3.Sort each sentence by its kind.
Groups: Simple · Compound · Complex
- The bell rang and the class stood up.
- The bell rang loudly.
- She ran fast, so she won the race.
- When the bell rang, the class stood up.
- Because she ran fast, she won the race.
- She won the race easily.
4.Join into one complex sentence beginning with "Although", and write the whole sentence: He was poor. He was honest.
5.Match each simple sentence to the complex sentence that means the same thing.
- Being ill, he stayed at home.
- On reaching the station, we bought our tickets.
- He is too weak to walk.
- In spite of his age, he works hard.
- I know his address.
- The man in the blue shirt is my uncle.
- The man who is wearing the blue shirt is my uncle.
- Because he was ill, he stayed at home.
- He is so weak that he cannot walk.
- When we reached the station, we bought our tickets.
- Although he is old, he works hard.
- I know where he lives.
6.Complete the compound sentence with one word: The sky was clear, ____ the wind was bitterly cold.
7.Change to a complex sentence: "He was tired, so he went to bed early."
- a) He was tired and went to bed early.
- b) Being tired, he went to bed early.
- c) He was tired; he went to bed early.
- d) Because he was tired, he went to bed early.
8.Rewrite as one simple sentence beginning with "After", and write the whole sentence: He finished his homework. Then he went out.

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The errors that come round again and again

Name the kind of mistake a faulty line contains — agreement, tense, article, preposition or word form — and then correct it.

1.Sort each line by whether it is correct English.
Groups: Correct · Wrong
- We will discuss about the matter later.
- We will discuss the matter later.
- She married with a doctor.
- He returned back from the city on Sunday.
- She married a doctor.
- He returned from the city on Sunday.
2.What kind of error is in "She said me that she was busy"?
- a) The pronoun at the end is the wrong one
- b) The article before the noun is missing
- c) The tense of the reported verb is wrong
- d) This reporting verb cannot be followed straight away by the listener
3.What kind of error is in "He is senior than me"?
- a) The wrong tense on the verb
- b) The wrong number on the verb
- c) The wrong article before the noun
- d) The wrong preposition after the adjective
4.Correct the error: "I have seen him yesterday." Write the corrected word.
5.Which line is free of error?
- a) Each of the boys have a bat.
- b) Each of the boy has a bat.
- c) Each of the boys has a bat.
- d) Each of the boys have bats.
6.Sort each faulty line by the kind of error it contains.
Groups: Agreement · Tense · Article
- He goes to school yesterday.
- She have finished her work.
- The boys was late again.
- He is best boy in the class.
- I am knowing the answer.
- She is an university student.
7.What kind of error is in "The scenery of the hills are beautiful"?
- a) The tense of the verb is wrong
- b) The article before the noun is wrong
- c) A plural verb has been given to a noun that cannot be counted
- d) The adjective at the end is the wrong form
8.Correct the error: "He is senior than me." Write the corrected word.

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Reading a passage closely

Answer questions on an extract — what it states, what it implies, and what its words mean there.

1.Read: "He had rehearsed the speech forty times, yet his hands would not keep still." What does "yet" do here?
- a) It gives the result of the first half.
- b) It sets the second half against the first.
- c) It offers an example of the first half.
- d) It gives the reason for the first half.
2.Passage: "Arun put down his bag, switched off the fan and locked the door behind him. The corridor lights were already off." Sort each statement by whether the passage states it or only implies it.
Groups: Stated in the passage · Only implied
- The fan had been on before Arun reached it.
- Arun locked the door.
- The corridor lights were off.
- Other people had already gone.
- Arun was leaving for the day.
- Arun switched off the fan.
3.Read: "The old bridge was rickety, and the villagers crossed it one at a time." What does "rickety" mean here?
- a) Newly built
- b) Very wide
- c) Unsteady
- d) Crowded
4.Read: "By the time the inspector arrived, the register had been signed by everyone." Which happened first?
- a) The register was signed.
- b) The inspector arrived.
- c) Both happened at the same moment.
- d) The extract does not say.
5.Sort each sentence by whether it reports a fact or gives an opinion.
Groups: Fact · Opinion
- The library opens at nine.
- The book is far too long.
- The book has 240 pages.
- Three trains run every hour.
- The trains are hopelessly slow.
- The library is the finest building in town.
6.Match each sentence to what the word in brackets means in it.
- The keen wind cut through his shirt. (keen)
- She has a keen interest in birds. (keen)
- The train drew into the station. (drew)
- She drew a map on the board. (drew)
- He could not bear the noise. (bear)
- The path bears to the left. (bears)
- sharp
- moved
- tolerate
- sketched
- turns
- eager
7.Read: "Meera checked the sky twice before she left, and pushed the umbrella deep into her bag." What does this suggest?
- a) She was expecting rain.
- b) She was going to the market.
- c) She disliked walking.
- d) She had lost her umbrella.
8.Read: "The scheme was launched with great fanfare, but within a year it had folded quietly." Write the one word from the extract that tells you the ending was not announced loudly.

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Writing a summary

Cut a passage to its essential points and write them out as your own connected sentences.

1.Reduce this phrase to a single word: "at regular intervals".
2.In which person should a summary be written?
- a) The second person
- b) Whichever the writer prefers
- c) The first person
- d) The third person
3.Sort each feature by whether it belongs in a summary.
Groups: Belongs · Does not belong
- Linking words between the points
- The main idea of each paragraph
- A long quotation from the passage
- The points in the order the passage gives them
- Your own opinion of the passage
- The passage's own examples
4.A passage of 240 words is to be summarised in about a third of its length. Roughly how long should the summary be?
- a) 200 words
- b) 80 words
- c) 120 words
- d) 40 words
5.Which is the best opening sentence for a summary of a passage about water shortage?
- a) In this passage the writer says a great many things.
- b) I think the passage is about water shortage.
- c) Let me tell you all about water shortage.
- d) Water shortage in the district has three main causes.
6.Which of these belongs in a summary?
- a) One example from each paragraph
- b) A direct quotation from the passage
- c) Your own opinion of the passage
- d) The main point of each paragraph
7.Why should a summary avoid copying the passage's own sentences word for word?
- a) Because the passage's sentences are always badly written.
- b) Because copying does not show that the passage has been understood.
- c) Because a summary may not use complete sentences.
- d) Because a summary has to be longer than the passage.
8.Reduce this phrase to a single word: "people who live in a village".

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Writing an analytical paragraph

Turn a chart or a table into one paragraph that reports what it shows, without listing every figure on it.

1.Complete with one word: The number of readers rose ____ 2019 and 2021.
2.Which of these has no place in an analytical paragraph?
- a) A word that names the shape of the change
- b) Every single figure from the chart, one after another
- c) A sentence naming the highest and the lowest points
- d) A closing sentence about the overall pattern
3.How should an analytical paragraph on a bar chart begin?
- a) With a sentence saying what the chart shows
- b) With a list of every figure on it
- c) With the highest bar
- d) With your own opinion of the figures
4.Match each kind of change to the word that describes it.
- a large rise
- a small rise
- a large fall
- a small fall
- no change at all
- an up-and-down movement
- soared
- plunged
- held steady
- slipped
- fluctuated
- edged up
5.Which sentence reports a trend rather than a single figure?
- a) The chart has five bars on it.
- b) In 2021 the figure was ninety-five.
- c) The number rose steadily until 2021 and then fell.
- d) There were sixty readers in 2022.
6.Put the sentences of this analytical paragraph in the order they should come.
- Overall, the library was busier at the end of the period than at the start.
- It then dropped in 2022 before recovering a little in the following year.
- The bar chart shows the number of readers at the village library over five years.
- Use rose sharply from 2019 to 2021, when it reached its highest point.
7.Sort each sentence by where it belongs in an analytical paragraph.
Groups: Opening · Body · Close
- The chart below gives the number of readers over five years.
- Taken together, these figures show a library in better health than five years ago.
- Numbers rose sharply between 2019 and 2021.
- Overall, use of the library grew across the period.
- The bar chart shows how many readers used the library each year from 2019 to 2023.
- After a dip in 2022, they recovered a little in 2023.
8.Which verb form fits the sentence that introduces a chart: "The graph ____ the rainfall over five years"?
- a) showed
- b) has been showing
- c) shows
- d) will show

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Writing a formal letter

Write a letter to an official that names its business at once and keeps its language businesslike to the end.

Before you start

A formal letter with each of its blocks marked. Notice how far down the page the greeting comes, and how short the subject line is beside the body.

1. Your own address
2. The date
3. The officer's address
4. Salutation
5. Subject line
6. Body paragraphs
7. Sign-off and name

Everything above the greeting is addresses and dates. The letter itself does not begin until the body.

1.A formal letter avoids short forms. Write "we can't" out in full, in two words.
2.Which is the most formal way to ask?
- a) Please repair it right now.
- b) I request that you arrange for the light to be repaired.
- c) I want you to repair it.
- d) Fix it soon, please.
3.Which of these has no place in a formal letter?
- a) A plain statement of the facts
- b) A polite request
- c) A clear subject line
- d) A vague word such as stuff
4.A formal letter spells its verbs out in full. Write "don't" as a formal letter would write it.
5.Why does a formal letter avoid describing your feelings at length?
- a) Because feelings are always out of place in writing.
- b) Because a formal letter must never be longer than five lines.
- c) Because officials are not allowed to read long letters.
- d) Because the reader needs the facts and the request, not the writer's mood.
6.Which subject line is best for a letter about a street light that has stopped working?
- a) Subject: Broken street light outside the school gate
- b) Subject: Letter
- c) Subject: Please read this carefully
- d) Subject: A problem
7.Sort each sentence by whether its language suits a formal letter.
Groups: Suits a formal letter · Too informal
- It's been going on for ages now.
- I just wanted to say something about this.
- The problem has continued for three weeks.
- I am writing to draw your attention to the matter.
- I should be grateful for an early reply.
- Write back soon, okay?
8.What should the first sentence of a formal letter do?
- a) Say why you are writing
- b) Describe the weather that week
- c) Apologise for taking up any time
- d) Ask after the reader's family

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Answer keys — Year 11 English

In the same order as the worksheets.