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Grade 5 · Reading & writing

Grade 5 Reading & writing diagnostic

15 questions on reading comprehension, writing and grammar & vocabulary, plus 3 from Grade 4. Answer what you can, then check your answers to see which topics are secure and what to practise next.

15 questions3 topicsAbout 15 minutesSet 2 of 5

Skip a question if you do not know the answer. It is better than guessing, because it shows what to practise.

1Reading comprehensionWhich test helped find the solution?
2Reading comprehensionWhich tray fits an object whose owner cannot explain the fault?
3Reading comprehensionWhich sentence best distinguishes evidence from interpretation?
4Reading comprehensionReading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A comparison that describes one thing in terms of another without a literal equivalence.
5WritingWriting and argument: which term fits this description? Information used to support a claim.
6WritingWhich phrase states a cause?
7WritingWriting and argument: which term fits this description? Correcting and refining language, mechanics and presentation.
8WritingWhich revision task should come before checking every comma?
9Grammar & vocabularyEnglish grammar essentials: which term fits this description? The part of a clause about which something is stated, often controlling verb agreement.
10Grammar & vocabularyChoose the present-tense verb: Each box ___ a label.
11Grammar & vocabularyWhich word correctly completes The book is ___ the table?
12Grammar & vocabularyAdd un- to fair. Write the new word.

From Grade 4

These questions check skills from the grade below, so gaps can be spotted early.

13Grammar & vocabulary (Grade 4)Which word can replace Ava as a subject pronoun?
14Reading comprehension (Grade 4)Where did the second book go?
15Grammar & vocabulary (Grade 4)Which sentence gives a direction?