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GPS practice paper 5: Year 6 level

40 marks of original grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling questions on active and passive, formal and informal, subjunctive, semi-colons and colons. Answer on screen and get an instant mark, or print it and the mark scheme.

For teachers, parents and childrenChecked 7 November 2026Year 6 level

Before you start

  • Part A: 30 marks, about 30 minutes. Multiple choice, tick tables, gap fills and rewrites.
  • Part B: 10 marks, about 10 minutes. You hear each sentence, then the missing word, then the sentence again.
  • No dictionary and no help. Your score is saved on this device only.

Question types and marks follow the style of the key stage 2 test. Every question, sentence and answer here is original: no real test content is used.

The paper

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Or download: paper 5 (PDF) and mark scheme (PDF). The mark scheme includes the spelling script for an adult to read aloud.

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Spelling lists and grammar terminology: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: English programmes of study, Appendices 1 and 2 (Crown copyright 2013), reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example sentences, tips, explanations and questions are by Litlings.