Use this Year 6 Using Semicolons to Mark Boundaries Prior Learning worksheet to assess children's ability to identify clauses in order to prepare them for moving onto semicolons. There are three varied fluency, two application and one reasoning question to help children to consolidate their understanding. An answer sheet is provided to make marking and misconception checking quicker and easier.

This worksheet could be used as a prior knowledge check before the lesson or with small groups of children who may need a extra support with the simple past and present tenses.