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This task assesses student understanding of how the form of a word affects the way it is used, i.e., whether a word is used as a noun or a verb.

Students select answers that demonstrate their understanding of alphabetical order.

Students read a letter written to the Board of Trustees, and make it more formal by writing the contractions as full words.

Students write headlines for brief newspaper items. This task assesses student ability to summarise text as a headline.

Students write a report which gives details about a problem, gives reasons for the problem, and suggests how it might be fixed.

Students explore the issue of school uniforms, developing arguments around it from different points of view.

This task assesses a student's ability to persuade an audience to agree with their opinion. Some speech topics and a checklist are provided.

Students complete a mindmap to show they are able to group ideas.

This resource assesses knowledge of speaking techniques and students answer questions on the speech opening, control of audience, speech notes, and closing of speech.

Students read some examples of metaphors that have been extended then write their own. They also reflect on why writers use metaphors.

This task assesses students' ability to provide examples of different parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) in the context of writing two four-word alliteration poems.

Students use a given example of a blurb about a book to create their own blurb for a book of their choice.

This task has students writing about themselves. Assessment focus: the use of capitals.

Students identify phrases within sentences which provide additional information, and enclose these phrases using commas.

From a list of language techniques that writers use to emphasise a word or idea, students identify which ones have been used in some sentences and then write their own examples.

Students reflect on notes taken during a rugby game to write an effective report. They also consider some features that will add effect to their report. A link to student support material is given under the "Working with Students" tab.

Students draw a strange space creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

Students draw a strange sea creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

This resource looks at a set of cooking instructions for making "Crispy Rounds".

Students read an advertisement for a website. Comprehension questions then require the student to explore the writers' use of metaphor and superlatives.

Students read a Junior Journal article about tree cutting. From their comprehension of the story they complete a retrieval chart and explain the figurative language used.

This resource assesses points of view on the issue of keeping score in sport, with the task being to match statements to the views expressed by four students.

The context of this task is a story about a power cut. Students identify the changing feelings of the children in the story and record these as a graph over time.

Students read a poster about railway crossing safety to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read fifteen statements and identify the six statements of opinion.