Comprehension

Anthony wants to go to the beach on the weekend. What is one reason that he gives?

• He likes playing in the sand. 

• The water is refreshing.
  

• He likes swimming in the waves. 

• The weather is going to be rainy. 

Who wants to go to the movies?

• Anthony 

• Christie 

• Mum 

• Dad 

Why does Mum not want to go ice-skating?

• She is terrible at ice-skating. 

• Ice-skating is too hard.
  

• She went ice-skating last weekend. 

• She thinks ice-skating is boring. 

Anthony says, This is really hard! Why does he say this?

• Because he is angry that he is not allowed to swimming.
  

• Because he doesn’t want to talk anymore.
  

• Because everyone has di erent ideas.
  

• Because he is annoyed that his mum does not want to go ice-skating. 

Anthony says, This is really hard! Why does he say this?

• Because he is angry that he is not allowed to swimming.
  

• Because he doesn’t want to talk anymore.
  

• Because everyone has di erent ideas.
  

• Because he is annoyed that his mum does not want to go ice-skating. 

What is another suitable title for this text? 

• Looking for eagles in the forest 

• Why you should never go into a forest 

• Exciting discoveries in the forest
  

• All about eagles

In this story, the two main characters show that they are 

• Mean

• Kind

• Brave

• Honest

David sighed. He looked tired. These lines suggest that 

• the characters don’t know where they are going.
  

• the characters are having a great time.
  

• the characters don’t like each other.
  

• the characters have been walking through the forest for quite a while. 

As they start to follow the eagle down the left path, the two main characters are feeling 

• Sad

• Anxious

• Disappointed

• Annoyed

The narrator’s sister, Lizzie, was 

• draped lazily in the rocker. 

• sitting in her father’s lap. 

• cooking the breakfast. 

• Standing in the corner