Whats the most popular girls name asked Jane Chloe answered Peter but I dont know any girls called that

Literacy Section 1: Correct the paragraph

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Maheen Khan
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
½ mark-first sentence inverted commas
½ for each apostrophe
½ for question mark
1 mark second sentence two pairs of inverted commas
2 marks for 2 commas
1 mark for no capital letter on ‘but’
“What’s the most popular girls’ name?” asked Jane.
“Chloe,” answered Peter, “but I don’t know any girls called that.”
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Its 3 minutes passed nine miss beckworth announced your late
Back
“It’s three minutes past nine,” Miss Beckworth announced. “You’re late.”
" before It's
comma in It's
word three not number 3
past nine not passed
comma and inverted comma after nine,"
Miss Beckworth capitalized
period after announced.
"You're late." capitalized, with inverted commas, apostraphe in You're late. followed by period
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did you do all this for me he asked you have been my freind replied Charlotte that in itself is a
tremendous thing
Back
“Why did you do all this for me?” he asked.
“You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
½ mark for every correction (total of 12)
“ “ round Wilbur’s first statement
?
full stop after asked
new line
“ “ round Charlotte’s first statement
capital Y in You
friend
comma
full stop after Charlotte
“ “ in Charlotte’s second statement
capital T in That
full stop after thing
½ mark deducted for H in he
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
do you think said Will gazeing over the wall at the oak tree do you think you can die of happiness Carrie looked at him puzzled.
Back
“Do you think,” said Will, gazing over the wall at the oak tree, “do you think you can die of happiness?”
Carrie looked at him, puzzled.
½ mark for every accurate correction (10 in total):
inverted commas round the first part of Will’s question
capital D at the start of the sentence
comma after think and before the inverted commas
comma after Will
no e in gazing
comma after tree
inverted commas round the second part of Will’s question
question mark after happiness and before the inverted commas
new line for Carrie
comma after him
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
everyone gets nervous my mum told me on the phone its nothing the closer you get to it the closer it is to being over
Back
“Everyone gets nervous,” my mum told me, on the phone. “It’s nothing. The closer you get to it, the closer it is to being over.”
½ mark for every correction
Pair of inverted commas round first three words
Capital E
Comma before second inverted commas
Comma after me
Full stop after phone
Pair of inverted commas
Capital I
Apostrophe in it’s
Full stop after nothing
Capital T
Comma after it
Full stop after over and before inverted commas
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Homer Zuckermann what in the world are you talking about she said this is a very serious thing Edith he replied our pig is completely out of the ordinary
Back
“Homer Zuckermann, what in the world are you talking about?” she said.
“This is a very serious thing, Edith,” he replied. “Our pig is completely out of the ordinary.”
OR
“Homer Zuckermann! What in the world are you talking about?” she said.
“This is a very serious thing, Edith,” he replied. “Our pig is completely out of the ordinary.”
½ mark for every correction
Pair of inverted commas round first question
Comma after Zuckermann (or, if second version, exclamation mark)
Question mark after about (and before “). If you added a comma and question mark, no mark was awarded.
Full stop after said
New line
Pair of inverted commas round Homer’s first sentence
Capital T in This
Comma after thing and comma after Edith
Full stop after replied
No new line
Pair of inverted commas round Homer’s second sentence
Capital O in Our
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
When asked about the government funded project Zara Khan said it’s aims are to support teachers in helping children gain confidence in mathematics and to promote attainment through the provision of lesson plans, resources, continuous professional development and assesments these are then evaluated for their effectiveness
Back
When asked about the government-funded project, Zara Khan said, “Its aims are to support teachers in helping children gain confidence in mathematics and to promote attainment through the provision of lesson plans, resources, continuous professional development and assessments. These are then evaluated for their effectiveness.”
½ mark for every correction
hyphen between government and funded
comma after project
comma after said
pair of inverted commas
capital I
no apostrophe in it’s
another s in assessments
full stop after assessments
capital T in These
full stop before the inverted commas
8.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Yes Graham shouted out loud as his chip bag bounced off a lamppost ten metres away an ace back heeler he grinned cheered and thrust his hands in the air to acnowlege the shouts of the fans.
Back
“Yes!” Graham shouted out loud, as his chip bag bounced off a lamppost ten metres away. An ace back-heeler! He grinned, cheered and thrust his hands in the air to acknowledge the shouts of the fans. (5)
Pair of inverted commas round Yes
Exclamation mark before the inverted commas
Comma after loud
Full stop after away
Capital A in An
Hyphen in back-heeler
Exclamation mark after heeler
Capital H in He
Comma after grinned
Acknowledge
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