Year 3 English GL Practice-1

For how many years had the secret garden been locked?

• eight

• ten

• seven

• nine

Which of the following facts do we know about the secret garden from the passage?

• It receives a lot of sunlight.

• There is lots of space for playing.

• There is a pond.

• There are trees inside.

What word best describes Mary as she ‘turned the key over and over’?

• regretful

• frustrated

• pensive

• frightened

What made Mary especially keen to see the secret garden?

• Her parents had encouraged her to play outside.

• It had been inaccessible for so long.

• People had been saying how beautiful it was inside.

• She was bored of playing in the rest of the garden.

Mary was keen to keep the garden a secret even if she found the entrance. Why?

• Mary wanted to play by herself.

• Mary didn’t like spending time with other people.

• Mary found it thrilling to keep secrets.

• Mary had promised a friend that she would keep it a secret.

What did Mary plan to do in the secret garden?

• play with her skipping rope

• invite her friends over to play

• tend to the plants

• play her own games

According to the first paragraph, where had the key been hidden?

• on the wall

• next to a flower pot

• in the earth

• in a bird’s nest

According to the passage, what accounted for Mary’s particularly strong imagination?

• Mary had always been a very creative child.

• Mary’s school encouraged imaginative activities.

• Mary had nothing to entertain her at home.

• Mary had been brought up with no toys.

According to the passage, what impression do we get of the house in which Mary lived?

• It was an inviting place.

• The house contained many secrets.

• The house was an old, dilapidated building.

• The people who lived there were very posh.

Why was it particularly hard to see if there was a door to the garden?

• The garden walls were covered in thick ivy.

• There were trees obscuring the garden walls.

• Mary only ever looked for the door after dark, when no one was around.

• The house towered over the garden so the walls were in shadow