Starter Level Test Sheet

The Umbrella
Clare Harris
Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.
1 A young man calls her Marissa.
2 Carla goes for a coffee with Paul.
3 Carla goes to a cake shop.


Carla goes to the market.
4 Carla is happy. The black umbrella with yellow ducks is lucky.
5 Carla meets Marissa and tells her not to worry.
6 Carla says, Im not Marissa.
7 She buys an umbrella for seven dollars.
8 She buys three cakes and talks to the shop assistant.
9 She leaves the shop, but her umbrella isnt there.

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Read the sentences and circl e true (T) or false (F).
10 Carla buys the red umbrella for ten dollars. T / F
11 It isnt very busy in the cake shop. T / F
12 The black and yellow umbrella is new. T / F
13 Paul is Marissas cousin. T / F
14 Carla looks like Marissa. T / F
15 Carla wants to keep the black umbrella with the yellow ducks. T / F
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Starter Level Test Sheet
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
chooses goes holds points sees speaks walks
16 She ______ the red umbrella above her head.
17 Carla ______ to a cake shop.
18 Carla ______ three small cakes.
19 A young man ______ to her.
20 She ______ away quickly.
21 He ______ at the black umbrella with yellow ducks.
22 Carla ______ a tall young woman. The young woman is Marissa!
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Circl e the correct word to complete each sentence.
23 I / Me can give you seven dollars for that umbrella.
24 This is you / your lucky day.
25 Give I / me seven dollars.
26 The umbrella is you / yours.
27 This is me / my lucky day! says Carla.
28 She / Her holds the red umbrella.
29 She / Her little brother loves cakes.
30 You / Your have a black umbrella with yellow ducks.
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Macmillan Readers The Umbrella 2
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