Literal and Reorganisation Questions: Stage 1

Annie was at the beach. She liked to play in the water and dig in the sand.

"Look Mum! I can make a house in the sand," she said. "I can sit in it."

Mum looked at Anne's house. "Can you make one for me?" she asked.

"No you are too big said Anne. "But I can make you a big hole to sit in."

What two things did Anne like to do at the beach?

• Play with her mum and play in the water

• Play in the water and dig in the sand

• Dig in the sand and play with her mum

• Talk to her mum and play in the water

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Annie was at the beach. She liked to play in the water and dig in the sand.

"Look Mum! I can make a house in the sand," she said. "I can sit in it."

Mum looked at Anne's house. "Can you make one for me?" she asked.

"No you are too big said Anne. "But I can make you a big hole to sit in."

What did Anne make in the sand?

• A house

• A hole

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Annie was at the beach. She liked to play in the water and dig in the sand.

"Look Mum! I can make a house in the sand," she said. "I can sit in it."

Mum looked at Anne's house. "Can you make one for me?" she asked.

"No you are too big said Anne. "But I can make you a big hole to sit in."

Why did Anne say to her mother she would make a big hole for her to sit in?

• She liked to play in the water and dig in the sand

• Her mother asked for to make her a big hole to sit in

• Anne could not make a house big enough for her mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A rabbit lives in a hole in the ground. The hole goes a long way into the ground. The rabbit digs the hole with its feet. The hole is not very big because a rabbit is not very big. A dog cannot fit inside. When a dog runs after a rabbit, the rabbit can run into its hole.

Where does a rabbit live?

• A long way away

• With a dog

• In a hole in the ground

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

A rabbit lives in a hole in the ground. The hole goes a long way into the ground. The rabbit digs the hole with its feet. The hole is not very big because a rabbit is not very big. A dog cannot fit inside. When a dog runs after a rabbit, the rabbit can run into its hole.

How does a rabbit dig its hole?

• With its feet

• With the dog

• With a spade or a shovel

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

It was Paul's birthday.

Paul's mother said, "You can have a party. Who do you want to come for your birthday?"

Paul's friends came and they went inside. The cake had six candles. They all had a balloon. There were red, yellow, blue and green balloons. They played lots of games.

When his friends had gone home, Paul's mother asked him, Did you like your birthday party?"

"It was fun," he said.

How many different colours were the balloons?

• Three colours

• Four colours

• Five Colours

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

All birds have wings but they do not all fly. Most birds make nests and lay their eggs in them. Some birds make nests in trees. They do not live in their nests all the time. The mother bird has to show the baby birds how to fly. Then they can leave the nest and fly away.

Do all birds fly?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

All birds have wings but they do not all fly. Most birds make nests and lay their eggs in them. Some birds make nests in trees. They do not live in their nests all the time. The mother bird has to show the baby birds how to fly. Then they can leave the nest and fly away.

What are two things this story tells us about birds?

• Have wings and don't all fly

• Don't all fly and make nests

• Have wings and make nests

• All birds make nests in trees

  and live in nests all the the time

• They live in their nests all the time and don't fly away

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The car was going up the hill. When it was nearly at the top it went slower and slower and then it stopped.

The children in the car laughed and said to each other, "Come on, let's get out and push the car up the hill."

But their mother said, "No, you must not do that. That is not a good idea at all. We will get help."

How far up the hill was the car when it stopped?

• At the bottom of the hill

• Halfway up the hill

• Near the top of the hill

• At the top of the hill

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

The car was going up the hill. When it was nearly at the top it went slower and slower and then it stopped.

The children in the car laughed and said to each other, "Come on, let's get out and push the car up the hill."

But their mother said, "No, you must not do that. That is not a good idea at all. We will get help."

Who was in the car?

• A child

• The children

• The children and their mother

• A mother

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2