St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Pickering
English
Spelling Test
2004

1.	Olympic Games
	Every four years thousands of athletes come together
	to take part in the Olympic Games. It is one of the
	............................................... sporting events in the world.

	The Games are based on competitions held in Ancient
	Greece. All ..............................................., across the Greek
	world, ............................................... during the Games. These were
	part of a religious ............................................... held to honour
	the Greek god, Zeus. The ancient Greeks thought it was
	very important for people to exercise their minds, as well
	as their ............................................... .

	The first recorded Games took place ...............................................
	two and a half thousand years ago. In the nineteenth century
	the modern Olympics were developed to
	............................................... young athletes and to promote
	peace between different countries.

	The opening of the Games is ...............................................
	impressive. The Greek athletes lead the procession into the
	stadium, as a reminder of the ...............................................
	Olympics. The other teams ............................................... in
	alphabetical order.

	The Games are officially declared open with the
	............................................... of the Olympic flag. Doves are released
	into the air as a ............................................... of peace.

	A ............................................... significant moment is the lighting of the
	Olympic Flame, which remains alight ...............................................
	the Games.

	Several events in the Olympics today, such as running,
	boxing and ..............................................., were also popular in the
	ancient Games. Some aspects of the Olympics have been
	............................................... by changes in technology.
	For example, events can now be ............................................... with
	greater ............................................... because of sophisticated
	measuring equipment.

	An ............................................... of many millions watches on
	television, enjoying the ............................................... ceremonies
	and many exciting competitions.

2.	The spelling test
	The words omitted from the children’s spelling test booklet are those printed in bold in the version below.
Olympic Games
Every four years thousands of athletes come together
to take part in the Olympic Games. It is one of the
biggest sporting events in the world.
The Games are based on competitions held in Ancient
Greece. All fighting, across the Greek
world, stopped during the Games. These were
part of a religious festival held to honour
the Greek god, Zeus. The ancient Greeks thought it was
very important for people to exercise their minds, as well
as their bodies.
The first recorded Games took place approximately
two and a half thousand years ago. In the nineteenth century
the modern Olympics were developed to
encourage young athletes and to promote
peace between different countries.
The opening of the Games is extremely
impressive. The Greek athletes lead the procession into the
stadium, as a reminder of the original
Olympics. The other teams follow in
alphabetical order.	

The Games are officially declared open with the
raising of the Olympic flag. Doves are released
into the air as a symbol of peace.
A highly significant moment is the lighting of the
Olympic Flame, which remains alight throughout
the Games.
Several events in the Olympics today, such as running,
boxing and wrestling, were also popular in the
ancient Games. Some aspects of the Olympics have been
transformed by changes in technology.
For example, events can now be judged with
greater accuracy because of sophisticated
measuring equipment.
An audience of many millions watches on
television, enjoying the colourful ceremonies
and many exciting competitions.	

	Quick reference mark scheme for the spelling test
1.	biggest	11.	raising
2.	fighting	12.	symbol
3.	stopped	13.	highly
4.	festival	14.	throughout
5.	bodies	15.	wrestling
6.	approximately	16.	transformed
7.	encourage	17.	judged
8.	extremely	18.	accuracy
9.	original	19.	audience
10.	follow	20.	colourful
	Scoring spelling
	Markers will complete the total mark box, calculate the spelling mark, and enter this in the back of the shorter writing task and spelling test booklet.
Number of correct words	Spelling test mark	
0	0	
1 – 3	1	
4 – 6	2	
7 – 9	3	
10 – 12	4	
13 – 15	5	
16 – 18	6	
19 – 20	7