WorksheetsYear 3 Mid Term Reading Assessment
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What will the needle of a compass always point towards? Click one box.
Planet Earth
The South Pole
A swing
The North Pole
How are the needle on a compass and the planet Earth the same?
When did sailors first start using the compass to find their way?
(a)
a) What is the purpose of this text? Tick one box.
To tell a story
To give instructions of how to make something
To give information about what something is
To explain how something works
b) Under which heading would you look to find out how to make the compass?
(a)
Look at the sentence: First, stroke one end of the magnet along the needle about 30 times.
What does the word ‘stroke’ tell you about how to move the magnet?
Which two metal objects do you need to make a compass?
(a)
Suggest a word (fronted adverbial) you could put at the beginning of the final instruction.
I made a compass and put it on my desk. My friend made a compass and put it on his desk 100cm away.
My compass would point north.
Where would my friend’s compass point?
North
South
East
Towards the other compass
Which of these parts of the text come first?
How To Make A Compass
Explanation of how compasses work
How to test that a compass works
Information about the history of the compass
Which of these parts of the text come second?
How To Make A Compass
Explanation of how compasses work
How to test that a compass works
Information about the history of the compass
Which of these parts of the text come third?
How To Make A Compass
Explanation of how compasses work
How to test that a compass works
Information about the history of the compass
Which of these parts of the text come last?
How To Make A Compass
Explanation of how compasses work
How to test that a compass works
Information about the history of the compass
