[PDF] 2005 Key Stage 2 Year 6 - English Writing Test Levels 3-5 Shorter Task and Spelling Test.pdf | Plain Text

Writing Test Shorter Task and Spelling Test Shorter Task:Your teacher will read through this section with you. You will have 20 minutesto write your shorter piece of writing in this booklet. Spelling Test:Your teacher will read through this section with you. First Name Last Name School ENGLISH KEY STAGE 2 2005 WRITING and SPELLING LEVELS 3–5 Composition and effect (8) WRITING Marks Shorter Task, total marks (12) Spelling Test (7) Shorter Task and Spelling Test, total marks (19) Shorter Task Sentence structure, punctuation and text organisation (4)

2 It’s my favourite meal Your task is to write a description of your favourite meal for someone who has never tasted it. Words and phrases to describe the food (think about different senses: appearance, taste and smell): Think about your favourite meal. What do you like about it? How would you describe it to someone who has never tasted it? Think of its appearance, how it smells and what it tastes like. Think about what makes the meal special. PLANNING Favourite meal: ?

3 Now write your description on this page. It’s my favourite meal

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5 Spelling Test Do not turn over this page until your teacher tells you to.

6 Bacteria 1 2 3 The importance of their hands a meal is emphasised to small children as a way of keeping . But do you ever think about germs and ? It is true that some bacteria, and other micro-organisms, can cause problems, but most bacteria are not especially harmful. In fact, without bacteria, there would be no life on Earth as we know it. Bacteria that live in soil break down, or decompose, the remains of dead plants and animal . In the , the bacteria make substances to be used by living plants as they grow. These pass to the animals that eat the plants. Of course the bacteria do not do this to be helpful; it is just the way they obtain the energy they need to . 4 7 8 9 5 6 10

7 Total Spelling mark 11 18 12 20 19 Some bacteria live in the digestive systems of humans and animals. This benefits the bacteria as they have a regular of food, and benefits humans and animals as the bacteria nutrients from the food that would otherwise pass through them. Humans have found many ways to turn some extraordinary bacteria and other micro-organisms to our . We use the of bacteria to produce milk and to make cheese, butter and yoghurt. Bacteria can also be used in to stop the effects of other bacteria that cause illness. No one knows how many of bacteria there might be, or what they could all be used for. But one thing to is that if we, or any other organism, can benefit from this it may be more by chance than . 15 16 17 14 13

Number of correct words Marks 00 1–3 1 4–6 2 7–9 3 10–12 4 13–15 5 16–18 6 19–20 7 SPELLING TEST © Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2005 QCA key stage 2 team, 83 Piccadilly, London W1J 8QA Order refs: QCA/05/1363 (pupil pack) QCA/05/1360 (mark schemes pack) 264763