George The Giant Tortoise

Who is Oliver?

• A giant tortoise

• A pet dog

• An owner

Select all the things that George likes to eat

• Lettuce

• Carrots

• Grass

• Hay

Who was Jack?

• The tortoise's dad

• Oliver's dad

• Oliver's granddad

• The neighbour

George was quite a rare type of tortoise. Which one of these words has the closest meaning to 'rare'.

• Big

• Unusual

• Good

• Slow

How did George feel towards his owner? Click all the correct answers.

• Angry

• Patient

• Grateful

• Unhappy

Read again the paragraph that begins 'As summer approached'. Which word in that paragraph means 'happens every year'?

• Annual

• Proud

• Village

• Fair

George could not enter the pet competition because it was only for animals with...

• beaks

• tails

• fur

• claws

Which one of these events happened first?

• George emerges in front of the stage

• The 'Perfect Pet Competition' is advertised

• George begins to dig a hole

• George wins a big, blue rosette

Read the final paragraph again. Which two verbs show us that Oliver was pleased to see his pet again?

• Leapt

• Stepped

• Smiled

• Placed

I think that this test was

• Easy

• OK

• Quite hard

• Very difficult