Hibba - Mid-Semestral Assessment 2 - Reading Comprehension - 1

What graphic pictures can you find in this story?

• map

• illustration

• diagram

What text features does the author use in the story?

• subtitle

• caption

• Title

What does the illustrations in the story help readers to understand?

• They quickly tell the reader what story they will read.

• They are used to bring the story to life and provide visual cues that can enhance the reader's imagination and engagement with the narrative.

• They enable the readers to “see” relationships that are difficult to describe with numbers alone.

The title of the story is in___

• italic

• bold

• underlined

The title of the story is used to

• enhances the imagery of the writing

• helps the reader see the overall organization

• quickly lets the reader know what the story is primarily about

What is the author's purpose of writing this story?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

Who are the major characters in this story?

(Choose more than 1)

• Charlie

• Jack

• Dad

• HUgo

Who are the minor characters in the story?

• Charlie

• The pirates

• Hugo

What is the central idea of this part of the story?

Hugo, Charlie and Jack lived with their parents next to a large lake. Hugo and Jack were boys, of course, but Charlie was a girl. Her real name was Charlotte but the family usually called her Charlie or Lotty because those names were shorter.

The children lived in the countryside so there were no cinemas or exciting skate parks near their home and there were no concerts or festivals or restaurants to go to. But the three children didn’t mind because they all loved sailing. Their father taught them to swim and sail when they were very young. Hugo and Charlie were brilliant at sailing. But Jack needed more practice.

What is the central idea of this part of the story?

Two bluebirds flew over their heads and disappeared around a corner in the lake. ‘That’s unusual,’ thought Hugo but he didn’t say anything.

Then something more unusual happened. The wind changed. It began to come from the west and suddenly got very strong. Hugo said, ‘Sit on the other side of the boat. Quickly!’ Charlie did, but Jack didn’t and he fell into the water.