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KEY STAGE

English reading
LEVELS

3–5
answer booklet:
Wolf pack
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2013

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Total marks (50)
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number of marks for each question.

Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. You should work
through the booklet until you are asked to stop, referring to your reading
booklet when you need to. When a question includes a page reference, you
should refer to the text on that page to help you with your answer.
You will have 45 minutes to answer the questions in this booklet.

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 Questions 1 – 8 are about The Jungle Book – book and film
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(pages 4 – 5).

1. In what year was The Jungle Book made into a film?

1

1 mark
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2. The tiger’s name, Shere Khan, comes from two different languages.
What are they?
2
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and 1 mark

3. Shere Khan fears only two things.

What are they?

Tick two.

wolves

guns

humans

fire

3
tigers
1 mark

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4. When does Mother Wolf become a fierce fighter?

1 mark
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5. Complete the table below to show the characters in The Jungle Book,
their names, and the meaning of their names.

Character Name Meaning of name

Rama pleasant

Shere Khan

Human ‘cub’ no meaning

5
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2 marks

6. Look at page 5.
Why is the word ‘cub’ written in inverted commas?

1 mark

Total

please turn over

7 marks

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7. Following the introduction, how is the text on pages 4 and 5 organised?

Tick one.

in alphabetical order

in order of importance

in no particular order

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in order of size
1 mark
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8. Label each arrow to show different parts of the information.

A – title
B – introduction
C – sub-heading
D – description

1 mark

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 Questions 9 – 18 are about The Jungle Book– –10an
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(pages 6 – 7).

9. Choose the best word or group of words to fit the passage and put
a ring around your choice.

The story begins with Shere Khan setting out to hunt. Father Wolf knows
that the tiger has not caught anything so far because of his
9a

a) purr. whine. grunt. howl.

1 mark

Father Wolf thinks that making a noise while hunting is

9b
b) brave. unwise. clever. funny.
1 mark

Mother Wolf senses that Shere Khan is hunting

c) any animal frogs and

wolves. Man. 9c
he can find. beetles.
1 mark

Another noise rips through the jungle. This time, Shere Khan lets out a
loud howl of
9d
d) joy fear victory pain
1 mark

as he crashes into
9e
e) a tree. Father Wolf. a fire. a woodcutter’s hut.
1 mark

The wolves become worried when they hear the nearby bushes rustle.
In his alarm, Father Wolf
9f
f) pounces. barks. runs off. hides his cubs.
1 mark

Instead of being under attack, they find a human baby. They are filled with
9g
g) worry. fear. hunger. curiosity.
1 mark

Total

please turn over

9 marks

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10. In The Jungle Book, Shere Khan is an unlikeable and dangerous

character.
Give three things on page 6 that support this view.

10

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3 marks

11. Tick true or false to show whether the following are laws of the jungle
in The Jungle Book.
Animals are allowed to...

true false

hunt other animals.

hunt humans if they are hungry.

hunt humans for training cubs.

hunt humans for sport.

hunt humans anywhere in the jungle. 11

2 marks

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12. Look at the paragraph beginning: The Law of the Jungle...

The animals of the jungle avoid hunting Man because it is:
• harmful to all the animals of the jungle
• harmful to the man-eater.

Explain how it is harmful in the table below.

harmful to all the animals harmful to the man-eater

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________ 12

2 marks

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13. Look at the paragraph beginning: The bushes rustled... (page 7).

What does checked in mid-spring mean?

Tick one.

The wolf looks to see where

he is going.
The wolf stops half way
through his jump.

The wolf gets ready to jump.

The wolf wants to see how 13

high he can jump. 1 mark

Total

please turn over

8 marks

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14. In the paragraph beginning: The bushes rustled... (page 7), the writer uses
other words meaning jump.
Find and copy two other words.

1.
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2. 1 mark

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15. The writer uses the expression mouth an egg when describing how
wolves behave.
What does this tell us about how a wolf carries its young?

15

1 mark

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16. Use this paragraph to answer all of question 16.

“How little! How naked, and – how bold!” said Mother Wolf, softly. The
baby was pushing his way between the cubs to get close to the warm
hide. “Ah! He is taking his meal with the others. And so this is a man’s
cub. Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast of a man’s cub among
her children?”

a) From this short paragraph you can tell that:

Tick one.

The baby was really a

wolf cub.
The baby was about one
year old.

Mother Wolf was fierce.

Mother Wolf wanted to 16a

keep the baby. 1 mark

b) Underline the word that shows that Mother Wolf would be proud to 16b

have a human baby in her family. 1 mark

c) Find and copy one word that shows

that Mother Wolf did not want to alarm 16c

the baby. 1 mark

d) How can you tell from this paragraph that the baby is not frightened?

16d

1 mark

Total

please turn over

6 marks

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17.
a) What is the most tense moment in the story?
17a

1 mark

b) What happens to bring the tension to an end?

17b

1 mark

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18. Think about everything you have read on pages 6 and 7.

What impression of wolves does the writer give?
Explain your answer as fully as you can.

18

3 marks

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Questions 19 – 20 are about Wolves – good or bad? (page 8).

19. Wolves can be represented as good or bad.

Put ticks in the table below to show how wolves are represented in the
following:

good bad
impression impression

The Jungle Book

fairy tales

Roman myths

popular expressions 19

1 mark

Total

please turn over

6 marks

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20. This is an extract from page 8.

To wolf down food – to eat greedily

a) Why is part A in bold print?

20a

1 mark

b) What is the purpose of part B?

20b

1 mark

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 R10100001 – 10 December 2012 5:44 PM – Version 2
Questions 21 – 24 are about Romulus and Remus (page 9).

21. Number the following statements (1 – 6) to show the order in which they
happened in the legend.
The first one has been done for you.

The twins fought and one died.

The twins were left floating

on the River Tiber.

The city of Rome was named.

A wolf rescued the twins.

The twins were born. 1

A shepherd looked 21

after the twins. 1 mark

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22. or so the story tells us… (on the second line of the legend).
What does this expression suggest to the reader?

The writer... Tick one.

does not know all the details.

thinks it is an amusing story.

is saying it is true.

22
is not sure if it is true.
1 mark

Total

please turn over

4 marks

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23. The wolf in Romulus and Remus is caring and gentle.

Find and copy three words which give this idea.

1.

2.
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3. 2 marks

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24. The twins disagreed over many things.

Write down three things about which they disagreed.

1.

2.
24

3. 2 marks

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Questions 25 – 27 are about Wolf communication (page 10).

25. How do wolves communicate with each other?

Find two ways.

1.
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2. 1 mark

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26. Look at the illustrations of the wolves.

Tick to show if the following statements are true or false.

true false

A wolf shows its teeth when threatening.

A wolf’s ears point up when it is afraid.

It is safe to approach a wolf when its mouth is open.

A wolf is always frightened when its mouth is closed. 26

1 mark

Total

please turn over

6 marks

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27. How can you tell that the author of page 10 has studied wolves closely?

Tick two.

The author can communicate

with wolves.
The illustrations are
detailed.
The illustrations show head
and shoulders only.
The author supports wolves
in the wild.
The author includes expert
information.
The written information is 27

long and full of detail. 1 mark

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 R10110004-05 – 17 October 2012 2:24 PM – Version 2
Questions 28 – 29 are about the whole booklet.

28. Use the illustrations on page 10 to answer the following questions about
the characters in The Jungle Book.

a) Which two of these expressions might have been on Father Wolf’s face
when he pounced into the bushes at the top of page 7?

•
28a

• 1 mark

b) Which one of these expressions might have been on Mother Wolf’s face
when she was looking at the human baby?
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28b 2

1 mark

29. People like to read different texts for different reasons.

Match the texts below to the type of reader who might most enjoy it.

someone who likes The Jungle Book - book

myths and legends and film, pages 4-5

someone interested in The Jungle Book,

animal behaviour pages 6-7

someone interested in Romulus and Remus,

cartoon films page 9

someone who likes Wolf communication, 29

well-known literature page 10
1 mark

Total

End of test.
4 marks

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