UKS2
GPS
Insert a Colon Test Practice
Worksheet
UKS2
GPS
Insert a Colon Test Practice
Worksheet
Assess what your children know and understand about colons using this KS2 Insert a Colon resource.
With three differentiated levels to choose from, each worksheet contains eight sentences in which children need to use and apply what they know about colons to correctly punctuate them.
Ideal for use as an assessment task, this resource could be revisited throughout the year, with three worksheets for each level available to choose from. Answers are provided to help promote and encourage self and peer marking within the classroom.
Curriculum Objectives
- Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the semi-colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] / Use of semi-colons within lists / Terminology for pupils: semi-colon
- Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using a colon to introduce a list / Use of the colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses / Use of the colon to introduce a list / Terminology for pupils: colon
- Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses
