GL ASSESSMENT

What was Ajay about to eat when the letter arrived?

• Tea and toast with sour rhubarb jam

• Sweet-and-sour spaghetti

• Coffee and biscuits

• Pancakes with syrup

What was the reaction of Joe's mum when she read the letter?

• She was pale and on the verge of tears

• She was happy and relieved

• She was angry and shouting

• She was indifferent

Why did Joe's mum want the boys to go to school?

• She didn't want them to worry about the park

• She wanted them to meet their friends

• She wanted them to talk to the man with the ladder

• She wanted them to play football

What was the sign being hammered into the park gates?

• Under development

• Closed for maintenance

• Park reopening soon

• No entry

What was Joe's emotional reaction to the park's closure?

• He was furious and in disbelief

• He was excited about the new development

• He was indifferent

• He was relieved

What did Joe and Ajay use the park for?

• Hanging out and playing football

• Studying for exams

• Practicing music

• Meeting new people

What was being planned to replace the park?

• A posh building with glass and coffee shops

• A new playground

• A sports complex

• A shopping mall

Reorder the following sequence of events that happened in the story.

• Joe’s mum reads the letter and reveals the park has been shut down.Joe and Ajay confront a man hammering a sign into the park gates.

• A brown envelope arrives through the letterbox marked “Special Delivery.”

• Joe’s mum reads the letter and reveals the park has been shut down.

• Joe and Ajay see diggers entering the park and feel heartbroken about the change.

• Joe and Ajay leave for school, worried about the news.

Choose all the options that complete the sentence below.

A capital letter must be used to start __________________________

• all proper nouns

• all pronouns

• all important verbs

• all sentences

Which of the sentences below has the speech marks in the correct positions?

• "Have you missed me"? Lucy said excitedly. "Haven't you all been wondering where I was"?

• "Have you missed me?" Lucy said excitedly. "Haven't you all been wondering where I was?"

• "Have you missed me? Lucy said excitedly. Haven't you all been wondering where I was?"

• Have you missed me? "Lucy said excitedly". Haven't you all been wondering where I was?