Year 5 English Checkpoint Practice

Which of the following are common features of non-fiction texts?

• Diagrams
• Narrative structure
• Headings
• Fictional characters

Which of the following are examples of uncountable nouns?

• Water
• Apple
• Rice
• Dog

What is the purpose of expository texts?

• To persuade the reader
• To tell a story
• To provide information
• To entertain the reader

Which of the following are examples of opposing adverbs?

• Up and down
• Happy and sad
• Here and there
• Quickly and slowly

Which of the following sentences use correct capitalization?

• my friend lives in Manchester.
• I went to the park yesterday.
• London is the capital of England.
• the queen visited London.

What is an example of an expository text?

• A poem
• A newspaper article
• A fairy tale
• A recipe

Which of the following are characteristics of a good non-fiction text?

• A plot twist
• Facts and data
• Imaginary characters
• Clear headings

Which of the following sentences contains an uncountable noun?

• I have three oranges.
• He drinks milk every day.
• They saw two cats.
• She has some sugar in her tea.

Which phonics sounds are represented by the letters 'ee', 'ea', and 'oo'?

• Long 'e' sound
• Short 'e' sound
• Long 'oo' sound
• Short 'oo' sound

Which of the following sentences correctly uses opposing adverbs?

• The cat is under and over the table.
• She is happy and sad at the same time.
• They arrived early and left late.
• He ran quickly and then walked slowly.