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WorksheetsFSA Practice Beautiful as the Day/Pirate Story
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
Select the sentence from passage 1 that supports the idea that the children are imaginative.
a)
Father says it once "Anthea said; he says there are shells there thousands of years old.
b)
'Of course they had been to the edge of the gravel-pit and looked over but they had not gone down into it for fear father should say they musn't play there.
c)
"The children dug and dug, and dug and their hands got sandy and hot and red, and their faces got damp and shiny.
d)
"Fancy it having been wet sea here once, all sloppy and shiny, said Jane with fishes and conger-eels and coral mermaids.
2.
Place the sentences in order to create a summary for passage 1.
A. Pretending they are at the seaside, they build a sandcastle
B.They decide to dig a hole through the earth instead.
C.A group of children go to the gravel pit to play
D.Even though the others decide to stop, Anthea feels that she must continue digging.
E.Cyril wants to dig a cave but the others think it's too dangerous.
A. Pretending they are at the seaside, they build a sandcastle
B.They decide to dig a hole through the earth instead.
C.A group of children go to the gravel pit to play
D.Even though the others decide to stop, Anthea feels that she must continue digging.
E.Cyril wants to dig a cave but the others think it's too dangerous.
a)
D, B,E, A, C
b)
C, A, E, B, D
c)
A, C, B, E, D
d)
B, C, D, A, E
3.
The children play an important role in advancing the plot in Passage 1. Place each statement about the plot next to the correct character/s. A-wants to dig a cave B-Build a sandcastle at the gravel pit C-Continues digging after others quit D-nervous about the hole E-understnds they cannot dig to Australia
Cyril ____
Jayne and Robert_____
Anthea_____
Cyril and Anthea____
All the children____
Cyril ____
Jayne and Robert_____
Anthea_____
Cyril and Anthea____
All the children____
a)
C, E, A, D, B
b)
B, E, C, D, A
c)
A, B, C, D, E
d)
A, D, C, E, B
4.
What is the effect of the personification in paragraph 16 in passage 1?
a)
It shows that the gravel pit is very large.
b)
It explains why the children chose to dig in the gravel pit.
c)
It explains why the children's father wants them to avoid the gravel pit.
d)
It gives a picture of what caused the sea to disappear from the gravel pit.
5.
How does the description of the setting in paragraph 5 affect the overall meaning of Passage 1?
a)
Describing the gravel pit as 'like a giant's washbowl' creats a sense of adventure.
b)
Mentioning the shape of the gravel pit explains that there used to be a beach there.
c)
Using words like 'large and wide' to describe the gravel pit shows that the children must be careful.
d)
Giving the location of the gravel pit helps the reader understand how far the children walk to get there.
6.
Select a line from Passage 2 that develop the speaker's desire for adventure.
a)
Three of us afloat inteh meadow by the swing.
b)
"Winds are in the air, they are blowing in the spring." line 3
c)
"And wave are on the meadow like the waves there are at sea." line 4
d)
"Quick, and we'll escape them, they're as mad as they can be. line 11
7.
Which sentence states a theme that is shared by both Passage 1 and Passage 2?
a)
Creativity helps children learn.
b)
Safety is more important than having fun.
c)
Imagination makes everyday life more exciting.
d)
It is important to work at a task until it is complete.
8.
Select a quote that supports the theme from question 7.
a)
Winds are in the air, they are blowing in the spring.
b)
Cyril wanted to dig out a cave to play smugglers in but the others thought it might bury them alive so it ended in all spades going to work to dig a hole through the castle to Australia.
c)
Cyril and Anthea knew that Australia was not quite so near as all that, but they agreed to stop using the spades and to go on with their hands.
d)
Where shall we adventure, to-day that we're afloat?
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