Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Active and Passive Resource Pack

Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Resource Pack

Step 3: Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Resource Pack

Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Spring Block 2.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Using the Passive Verb Year 6 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 6: (6G4.4) Using passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence​

English Year 6: (6G4.4) Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)]​

Terminology for pupils:​
English Year 6: (6G4.4) active​
English Year 6: (6G4.4) passive

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support using the passive form of a verb in a single clause sentence, where both the subject and the object are included.
Expected Questions to support using the passive form of a verb in a sentence with an expanded noun phrase, or in single clause sentences, where the object is sometimes omitted.
Greater Depth Questions to support using the passive form of a verb in a multi-clause sentence or in sentences with an expanded noun phrase, where the object is always omitted.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Add a passive verb from the word bank (3 options) to complete a single clause sentence, where both the subject and the object are included.
Expected Add a passive verb from the word bank (4 options) to complete a sentence with an expanded noun phrase or a single clause sentence where the object is omitted.
Greater Depth Add passive verbs to complete a multi-clause sentence. No word bank provided.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Choose a passive verb (6 options) and write it in a single clause sentence, where both the subject and the object are included.
Expected Choose a passive verb (6 options including some active verbs) and write it in a sentence with an expanded noun phrase.
Greater Depth Choose 2 passive verbs (9 options including some active verbs) and write them in a multi-clause sentence with no passive objects.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain the mistake made when writing a passive verb in a single clause sentence, where both the subject and the object are included.
Expected Explain the mistake made when writing a passive verb in a sentence with an expanded noun phrase or a single clause sentence where the object is omitted.
Greater Depth Explain the mistake made when writing passive verbs in a multi-clause sentence with no passive object.

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