KS2 - Year 4 - English Comprehension - Reading Skills (B)

Question

What is the setting of this story?

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• in a bush

• near an apple tree

• in a forest

• inside a cage

Question

How does the bird respond to the speaker's questions?

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• The bird flies away.

• The bird is silent.

• The bird flies closer to the speaker.

• The bird makes noises.

Question

Who is the narrator of this passage?

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• a tree with a bird in it

• a bird in a tree

• an apple on a tree

• a person looking at the bird

Question

How is the bird described?

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• twit

• apple

• gray

• closely

Question

The bride carried a _____________ of wildflowers at the wedding.

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• spray

• topmost

• gray

• closely

Question

The deer and its ____________ had a fawn.

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• spray

• topmost

• mate

• closely

Question

How do you think the speaker of the passage feels?

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• Furious and annoyed that the bird is making noise on his tree

• Upset and angry that the bird can't speak

• Curious about the bird and frustrated that it will not answer

• Confused that the bird is alone

Question

He put the books on the ____________ shelf.

Text - What a bird taught?

1. Why do you come to my apple tree,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

2. Why do you lock your rosy feet

So closely round the spray?

Twit-twit, twit-twit, twit-tweet!

That was all he would say.

3. Why on the topmost bough do you get,

Little bird so gray?

Twit-twit-twee! twit-twit-twit!

That was all he would say.

4. Where is your mate? come, answer me,

Little bird so gray.

Twit-twit-twit! twit-twit-twee!

That was all he would say.

Alice Cary.

• spray

• topmost

• mate

• closely

Question

Who first gave Susan Brown her nickname?

Text - Susie Sunbeam

1. Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But every one called her Susie Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face, and always brought brightness with her when she came.

2. Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.

3. Even when a baby, Susie laughed and crowed from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt.

4. When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could.

5. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read.

6. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best.

7. One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her.

8. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. "What are you crying for?" Susie asked.

9. "Because they all laugh at me," she said.

10. Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dressand a pair of shoes.

11. This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child, and she, too, thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam.

• grandmother

• grandfather

• mother

• father

Question

Which of the following sentences is an opinion?

Text - Susie Sunbeam

1. Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But every one called her Susie Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face, and always brought brightness with her when she came.

2. Her grandfather first gave her this name, and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.

3. Even when a baby, Susie laughed and crowed from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt.

4. When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could.

5. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read.

6. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used an unkind word, but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best.

7. One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her.

8. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the poor little girl to come in. "What are you crying for?" Susie asked.

9. "Because they all laugh at me," she said.

10. Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dressand a pair of shoes.

11. This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child, and she, too, thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam.

• Susie laughed when she was a baby.

• Susie was always pleasant with other children

• Susie would get things for her mother.

• Susie cheered up the little girl.