Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Homework Extension Punctuation 1

Step 2: Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Homework Extension Year 6 Spring Block 1

Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Homework Extension provides additional questions which can be used as homework or an in-class extension for the Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Resource Pack. These are differentiated for Developing, Expected and Greater Depth.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Homework Extension with answers for Year 6 Spring Block 1.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 6: (6G5.10) Using a colon to introduce a list

English Year 6: (6G5.10) Use of the colon to introduce a list

English Year 6: (6G5.11) Use of semi-colons within lists

Terminology for pupils:

• English Year 6: (6G5.10) colon
• English Year 6: (6G5.11) semi-colon

Differentiation:

Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Identify a colon or semi-colon used incorrectly to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for clarification. The number of semi-colons needed are indicated.
Expected Identify the colon or semi-colons used incorrectly to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for clarification.
Greater Depth Identify the colon or semi-colons used incorrectly to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for further lists or clarification and may use other punctuation to add parenthesis.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Insert a colon or semi-colon in a sentence to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for clarification. The number of semi-colons needed are indicated.
Expected Insert a colon or semi-colons in a sentence to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for clarification.
Greater Depth Insert a colon, semi-colons or commas in a sentence to separate a list where the listed items will use commas for further lists or clarification and may use other punctuation to add parenthesis.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application and Reasoning)
Developing Prove whether a sentence (where the listed items use commas for clarification) requires the indicated number of semi-colons to make it correct.
Expected Prove whether a sentence (where the listed items use commas for clarification) requires the indicated number of colons, semi-colons and commas to make it correct.
Greater Depth Prove whether a sentence (where the listed items use commas for further lists or clarification and may use other punctuation to add parenthesis) requires the indicated number of colons, semi-colons and commas to make it correct.

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