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Mixed questions
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correct answers.
1 Problems
2 Mum: Uh oh. The power’s gone off!
3 Dad: You’re right. I can’t turn the lights on.
4 Billy: Mum! Dad! Help!
5 Dad: What’s wrong Billy?
6 Billy: My computer’s stopped working.
1 What has gone off (line 2)? 6 How did Billy feel when his
computer stopped working?
2 Who calls for help?

A Billy
B Mum Now write!
C Dad What would you do if the power went off
3 Who has problems? in your home?
A a neighbour
B Billy’s family
C only Mum
4 Why has Billy’s computer stopped

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working?
A It is broken.
B He didn’t turn it on.
C There is no power.
5 What does gone off mean?

A stopped working
Note: The text is informative. It uses direct
B started to smell
speech, exclamations and a question.
C exploded
Answers and explanations on p. 99

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Mixed questions
Mixed questions
Read the text and answer the questions. Write your answers on t
correct answers.
correct answers.
1 Graph: 1F’s favouriteLetter

dinners
to Grandpa 1
2 There are 28 children in 1F. We each picked a favourite dinner from the top five
2 Dear Grandpa
3 dinners: sushi, spaghetti bolognaise, noodles, tacos and fried rice.
3 We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
10
4 food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
9
5 space in the back garden. They like to peck there
8
7
6 for bugs and worms.
6 7 It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
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5 8 I have to be very careful with them.

4
9 I love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
3
2 10 Love from
1
11 Harry
fried rice noodles sushi spaghetti bolognaise tacos
Favourite dinner
1 Who wrote the letter? C He likes it
his jobs.
1 Which two foods were picked the What kinds of food do children in
6
6 Do you think
same number of times? 1F like?
collecting the
2 What does Harry’s
A food family give
from all their
over the world
hens every day?
B food that has rice in it
A food andCwater
food that comes in a bowl
2 Which food was the least favourite?B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
Now write!
What are paragraphs
Describe
3
your2favourite
and 3 both
food for dinner.
3 What does the graph show? about?
A how much food children like A the back garden
to eat B the new hen house
Now write!
B how different foods are cooked C Harry’s job
C how many children picked each
4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
dinner careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
4 Why isn’t chocolate in the graph? A The eggs could break if he

A It is a favourite food. dropped them.
B The teacher loves it. B The hens would be cross.
C It isn’t a dinner. C He is very clumsy.
5 What is a graph? 5 What does Harry feel about his job
A a diagram of collecting eggs?
B a picture of food A He doesn’t mind doing it.
Note: The text is informative—a graph.
C a way to choose dinners B He thinks it’s better than Note: The text is i
some jobs. letter.
Answers and explanations on p. 99 A
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all together: Mixed questions
Workbook Year 1 65
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Letter to Grandpa
2 Dear Grandpa
7 It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
8 I have to be very careful with them.
10 Love from
11 Harry
1 Who wrote the letter? C He likes it the best of any of

his jobs.
6 Do you think Harry is good at
collecting the eggs? Explain.
2 What does Harry’s family give their
hens every day?
A food and water
B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both

about?
A the back garden
B the new hen house
Now write!
C Harry’s job
4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job you like or dislike doing.
careful with the eggs? What is it? What do you have to do?
A The eggs could break if he

dropped them.
B The hens would be cross.
C He is very clumsy.
5 What does Harry feel about his job

of collecting eggs?
A He doesn’t mind doing it.
B He thinks it’s better than Note: The text is informative—a personal
some jobs. letter.
Mixed questions Mixed questions
ReadWrite
Read the text and answer the questions. the text andanswers
your answeron
thethe
questions. Writethe
lines or circle your answers on t
correct answers. correct answers.
1 When I grow up 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 When I grow up I want to be a pilot. 2 Dear
I wantGrandpa
to
3 fly a big silver plane. I will take my
3 plane up a big new hen house. We give our hens
We have
4 into the blue sky. I want to fly over4 the clouds.
food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
5 I won’t fly near the sun, of course. 5 I can’t
spacewait
in the back garden. They like to peck there
6 to be a pilot. 6 for bugs and worms.
7 I would also like to be a hip-hop 7dancer.
It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
8 I’d prefer to be a pilot though. 8 I have to be very careful with them.
9 by Pippa 9 I love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 Love from
What does Pippa want to fly?11 Harry

1
Now write!
Whatthe
Who wrote1 doletter?
you want to be when you growC He likes it
up? Why? What is your second choice? his jobs.
2 What does Pippa want to fly over?
6 Do you think
collecting the
3 What is this text about? hens every day?
A Pippa’s timetable A food and water
B Pippa’s problems B bugs and worms
C Pippa’s plans C eggs and insects
4 Why does Pippa say she won’t fly 3 herWhat are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
plane near the sun? about?
A She knows that would be A the back garden
dangerous. B the new hen house

Now write!
B She doesn’t have a licence. C Harry’s job
C She doesn’t like flying high. 4 Why does Harry have to be very
Write about a job
What is it? What d
5 I’d prefer to be a pilot though (line 8).careful with the eggs?

What does prefer mean?
dropped them.
6 How does Pippa feel about being 5 a What does Harry feel about his job
pilot? of collecting
Note:eggs?
The text is informative—a personal
A excited A He doesn’t mind
response. It isdoing
told init.the first person (I)
B worried B He thinks it’swords
and uses betterthat
thantell about a futureNote:
time The text is i
C scared some(When,
jobs. I will, I would). letter.
Answers and explanations on pp. 99–100 A
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Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
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Workbook Year 1 67
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Library hours
2 Dear Librarians
the Library
3 I love to visit your library. My problem is that on
4 Saturday you close the library at 12 o’clock. is now
5 My family is busy on Saturday mornings. My older
6 brother and sister both play sport. We can’t get
to the library until after 12 o’clock.
7
cLosed
8 It makes me feel sad that the library is closed so
9 early. It means I can’t borrow any books.
10 Please stay open longer on Saturdays. Thank you.
11 Felix
1 What time does the library close? 6 How do you think Felix feels about
books?
A He loves reading.
B He’d prefer to use a computer.
2 How does Felix feel when the library C He loves books.
is closed on Saturdays?
Now write!
Imagine you work in the library. Write

3 Why did Felix write the letter? a letter back to Felix. Use extra paper if
A to tell everyone he is sad necessary.
B so that the library will stay open
after 12 o’clock
C so that the library closes at
12 o’clock
4 What does Felix do on Saturday
mornings?
A He goes to the library.
B He goes to sporting events.
C He plays sports.
5 What is the name for people who

Note: The text is persuasive—it is a letter.
work in a library?
It asks people to do something and gives
reasons why they should.

Read the text and answer the questions.
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1 My favourite food Letter to Grandpa 1
2 My favourite food is spaghetti bolognaise.

2 It’s the
Dear Grandpa
3 best food in the world. 3 We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
4 My Nonna makes spaghetti bolognaise
4 forand
food mewater
and each day. Our hens have lots of
5 Nonno every Sunday. Nonno loves
5 it space
too. It’s
inan
theold
back garden. They like to peck there
6 family favourite. 6 for bugs and worms.
7 I love to suck up the spaghetti. I 7tell Nonna
It is myI’mjob to collect the eggs each morning.
8 eating worms. I make sucking sounds.
8 It’s funny.
I have to be very careful with them.
9 Nonna says I am not nice when I9eat Ispaghetti.
love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 I think everyone should love spaghetti
10 bolognaise.
Love from
11 by Maria 11 Harry
1 What is Maria’s favourite food? 6 How do Nonna and Maria feel about
Who wrote the letter?
1 C He likes it
each other?
his jobs.
A not happy
B loving 6 Do you think
2 When does Nonna make spaghetti C like good neighbours collecting the
bolognaise?
hens every day?
A food and water
Now write!
B bugs and worms
What is your family’s favourite food?
3 What is the purpose of the text? C eggs and insects
Why do people in your family like it?
A to describe Maria’s family 3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
B to give an opinion about spaghetti
about?
bolognaise A the back garden
C to tell you how spaghetti B the new hen house
Now write!
bolognaise tastes C Harry’s job
4 Why does Nonna say Maria is not 4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
nice (line 9)? careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
A because Maria jokes about her food

B because Maria drops her food dropped them.
everywhere B The hens would be cross.
C because Nonna is unkind C He is very clumsy.
5 What does Maria mean by It’s funny
(line 8)? of collecting eggs?
Note: The text is persuasive. It gives the
A Nonna is funny. A He doesn’t
writer’smind
point doing
of view.it.It uses evaluative
B Spaghetti looks funny. B He thinks it’s (best,
betterlove,
than Note: The text is i
language favourite, not nice).
C It’s funny to pretend to eat worms. some jobs. letter.
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1 A funny sight
2 The sun made a patch of sunlight on the living
3 room floor. Our dog, Sal, went over to the
4 patch. She curled up and was soon asleep.
5 I think she was dreaming doggy dreams.
6 Then Tom, our cat, came into the living room.
7 He went over to Sal. To my surprise he sprang
8 straight onto Sal’s back. Sal kept dreaming.
9 Tom licked his paws. Then he sat down on Sal’s
10 back and looked out of the window.
11 They looked so funny together.
1 What did the sun make on the floor? 6 Why does the writer describe this as
a funny sight?
2 What did Tom lick?

A Sal’s paws
B his paws
C Sal’s back
3 Which is the first of these events?

A Tom licked his paws.
B Sal went to sleep.
C Tom sprang onto Sal’s back.
4 Why did Sal choose to sleep where

she did?
Now write!
A She liked the warmth of the sun.
B She always slept there. Write about a funny sight you have seen.
C She wanted to get there before What was it? What made it funny? Use
Tom. extra paper.

5 What does doggy dreams (line 5)
mean in the text? Note: The text is informative—a recount. It
A dreams that you have when you’re retells events in time order.
asleep
B dreams that make you happy
C the kinds of dreams that dogs have

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andanswers
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1 Colours 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 Red is the colour of love. 2 Dear Grandpa
3 Orange is the colour of fire. We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
3
4 Blue is the colour of peace. food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
4
5 Purple is the colour of beauty.
6 Green is the colour of bush and land.
7 Pink is the colour of my soft pillow.
8 White is the colour of the air around
9 Ius.
love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
9 Brown is the colour of my cuddly
10 teddy.
Love from
10 Yellow is the colour of happiness.
11 Harry
11 Black is the colour of sadness.
12 by Harriet
his jobs.
1 Which colour does the poet say is Do you disagree with any of the6 Do you think
6
the colour of fire? things the poet lists for the colours?collecting the
Explain.family give their
hens every day?
A food and water
2 Which colour does the poet say is B bugs and worms
the colour of bush and land? C eggs and insects
A yellow
B brown
about?
C green
A the back garden
3 What is this poem about? B the new hen house
Now write!
A the poet’s favourite colours C Harry’s job
B a rainbow Write about a job
4 Why does Harry have to be very
C what colours mean to the poet careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
4 Most colours make the poet A The eggs could break if he

A angry. dropped them.
B happy. B The hens would be cross.
Now write!
C sad. C He isWrite
very clumsy.
a colour poem of your own. Use
5 Which colours are linked with 5 What does
extraHarry
paper.feel about his job
things that belong to the poet? of collecting eggs?
Note: The text is imaginative—a poem. It
A black and yellow A He doesn’t mind doing it.
uses a repeated pattern to list what different
B pink and brown B He thinks
coloursit’s better
mean than
to the poet. Note: The text is i
C red and purple some jobs. letter.
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Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Foolish egg
2 Humpty Dumpty, 10 Humpty Dumpty,
3 get off that wall! 11 we’ll bake you in a pie.
4 Foolish egg, 12 Why’d you have to go
5 you’re going to fall. 13 and climb so high?
6 If you fall from there 14 None of the king’s horses
7 you’re going to crack 15 and none of the king’s men
8 and no-one knows how 16 are ever going to put you
9 to put you back. 17 back together again.
by Tanya Dalgleish
1 Who could put Humpty together 6 Is Humpty foolish?

again if he falls and breaks? A Yes. He is an egg.
A the king’s horses B Yes. What he is doing is
B the king’s men dangerous.
C no-one C No. He is being careful.
2 What could Humpty fall off?

Now write!
What might Humpty say to the crow?

3 The text
A tells a story.
B gives a warning.
C lists some facts.
4 How did Humpty get to the top of

the wall?
A A crow carried him up there.

B He climbed the ladder.
C He jumped up.
5 What name does the crow call Note: The text is imaginative—a rap or
Humpty Dumpty? chant. It is based on the nursery rhyme
Humpty Dumpty.

ReadWrite
your answeron
thethe
questions. Writethe
1 Wash your hands Letter to Grandpa 1
2 When to wash your hands: 2 Dear Grandpa

3 - Before you eat or touch food
4 - After you blow your nose 4 food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
5 - After you cough or sneeze 5 space in the back garden. They like to peck there
6 - After you go to the toilet 6 for bugs and worms.
7 - After you pat an animal 7 It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
8 - After you’ve been outdoors.8 I have to be very careful with them.
9 How to wash your hands: 9 I love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 - Use warm water. 10 Love from
11 - Use soap and rub hands to11make a lather.
Harry
12 - Wash between your fingers, under your nails and up your wrists.
13 - Rinse off the soap.
14 - Dry with a clean towel. 1 Who wrote the letter? C He likes it
his jobs.
15 Why you wash your hands:
16 - To get rid of germs that can make you sick 6 Do you think
collecting the
What does Harry’s family give their
2
hens every day?
1 Why do you wash your hands? 5 Which word means the same as
A food and water
A before eating lather (line 11)?
B bugs and worms
B to get rid of germs A soap
C eggs and insects
C with soap B water
3 What are paragraphs
C foam 2 and 3 both
2 Do you need to wash your hands
about?
after playing outdoors? 6 What can happen when people
A the back garden
don’t wash their hands? Choose all
B the new hen house
that apply. Now write!
C Harry’s job
A They spread germs.
What is the purpose of the text?4 Why does Harry have Write about a job
3
B They gettosick.
be very
A to tell you when to wash your careful withCthe eggs? What is it? What d
They make other people sick.
hands A The eggs could break if he

B to help you not get sick dropped them.
Now write!
C to tell you how to wash your B The hens would be cross.
hands C He isMake a hand-washing poster for your
very clumsy.
4 Would you need to wash your hands
5
home.
What does Use feel
Harry extra paper
about hisorjob
cardboard.
if you picked your nose? of collecting
Note:eggs?
The text is informative. It includes
A sometimes A He doesn’t
commandsmindthat doing
startit.
with action verbs in
B no the ‘How
B He thinks it’s to’ section.
better than Note: The text is i
C always some jobs. letter.
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Mixed questions
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1 Mary had a little lamb

2 Mary had a little lamb,
3 Its fleece was white as snow;
4 And everywhere that Mary went
5 The lamb was sure to go.
6 It followed her to school one day,
7 That was against the rule.
8 It made the children laugh and play
9 To see a lamb at school.
10 Why does the lamb love Mary so?
11 The eager children cry;
12 Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,
13 The teacher did reply.
1 What colour was the lamb’s fleece? 6 What does the teacher think about a
lamb at school?
The teacher
A is angry that the rule has been
2 What did the lamb do one day?
broken.
A It followed Mary home.
B is happy to see a lamb at school.
B It followed Mary to the playground.
C doesn’t mind the lamb at school.
C It followed Mary to school.
3 What is this nursery rhyme about? Now write!

A Mary
B Mary’s little lamb Fill in the missing words from these
C Mary and her little lamb nursery rhymes.
4 Why did the lamb follow Mary to Tip The answer is a rhyming word.
school? Jack and Jill / Went up the ____________.
A It liked being at school. Hey diddle diddle / The cat and the
B It loved being with Mary.

C It liked playing with the children. __________________________________.
5 That was against the rule (line 7). One, two / Buckle my ________________.
What is the rule it was against? Little Jack Horner / Sat in the
__________________________________.
Note: The text is imaginative—a nursery
rhyme. The rhyme was first written down in
1830. It uses rhythm and rhyme.
ReadWrite
your answeron
thethe
questions. Write the
1 Henry’s cupboard Letter to Grandpa 1
2 Dear Grandpa
2 “Henry, why won’t the door of your cupboard shut anymore?”
3
3
“It’s jam-packed, Mum. It bursts open.” We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
4 “What’s in there?”
5 “Lots of things. There are books 6and for toys andand
bugs other things.”
worms.
6 “I’ve got an idea. I’ll get you two 7empty
It isboxes.
my jobYou can putthe eggs each morning.
to collect
7 rubbish and things that are broken 8 in one. We’ll throw those with them.
I have to be very careful
8 things out. You can put toys and books you no longer use
9 in the other. We can give them to a charity for children who
10 don’t have many toys and books. 10 WhatLove dofrom
you think?”
11 “I like that idea. But Mum …” 11 Harry
12 “Yes?”
13 “I’ll need very large boxes!”
his jobs.
1 Whose cupboard is it? 6 Why might Henry like his 6 Do you think
mother’s idea? collecting the
hens every day?
2 What won’t shut? A food and water
B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
3 What will get thrown out? What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
3
A books
about?
A the back garden
B rubbish and things that are
B the new hen house
broken Now write! Now write!
C Harry’s job
C toys
Why doesWhat do you
Harry havedotowith the books andWrite
be very toys about a job
Why can’t Henry shut the cupboard?
4
careful you
withno
thelonger
eggs? use?
4
What is it? What d
A He is not very strong.

B There are too many things in it.
dropped them.
C The handle is broken.
5 What does jam-packed (line 3) C He is very clumsy.
mean in the text?
A empty
of collecting eggs?
B large
A He doesn’t mind doing it.
C full
B He thinks
Note: it’s
Thebetter
text isthan
informative—a Note: The text is i
someconversation.
jobs. It has questions and answers.
letter.
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Workbook Year 1 75
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1 What do you do?

2 What do you do
3 when you visit the zoo?
4 You look at the animals.
5 They look at you.
6 Watching the chimps
7 is truly a treat.
8 They play games and they chatter.
9 They can eat with their feet!
10 What do they think
11 when they look at our faces?
12 Do they smile at our ways
13 and want to change places?
by Donna Gibbs
1 What place is the poem about? 5 What do you do? (line 2)

Who is you?
A readers
B animal carers
2 What can chimps eat with? C the poet
A their bodies 6 What does the poet enjoy most at
B their tails the zoo?
C their feet A looking at the animals
B thinking about the animals
3 Which stanza is mainly about how
chimps behave? C watching the chimps
A stanza one
Now write!
B stanza two
C stanza three
Which animal do you like visiting at the
zoo? Why?
4 What would happen if the chimps

and the people changed places?
A People would be stuck inside the
chimp’s enclosure.
B Nothing would change.
C There would be more chimps in
the zoo.
Note: The text is imaginative—a poem. It
uses rhythm and rhyme.
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1 Attention cat owners

Letter
1 to Grandpa
2 Cats are clever hunters. They are2 quietDear Grandpa
and quick. Cats like
3 to kill things. They kill native animals.
3 WeThey killababy
have possums,
big new hen house. We give our hens
4 birds, lizards, frogs and other little
4 animals.
5 Please help native animals. 5 space in the back garden. They like to peck there
6 6
1 Keep your cat indoors at night. for bugs and worms.
7 It is beeper.
2 Make your cat wear a bell or a7 sonar my job to collect the eggs each morning.
A sonar
beeper gives off a high-pitched noise that doesn’t bother
8
9 cats but birds can hear. 9 I love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 3 Talk to your vet about desexing
10 your cat.
Love Desexing will make it less likely to want to
from
11 go hunting.
Harry
12
11
Thank you
1 Where should pet cats be kept B skilful hunters his jobs.
at night? C useless hunters
6 Do you think
6How does the writer feel about collecting the
native animals?
hens every day?
A worried
2 What do cats like to do? A food andBwater
angry
B bugs andCworms
happy
C eggs and insects
3 Why did the writer write this text?

Now write!
A to tell people that cats are bad about?
Write your opinion about something that
B to tell people how to look after A the back garden
their pet cats matters to you.
B the new hen house
Now write!
C to tell people to save native C Harry’s job
animals from cats 4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
4 Why should pet cats wear bells or careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
beepers? A The eggs could break if he

A because cats like to kill native dropped them.
animals B The hens would be cross.
B because bells and beepers don’t C He is very clumsy.
bother cats 5 What does Harry feel about his job
C as a warning to other animals of collecting eggs?
5 Which words are not the same as A He doesn’t mind

Note: This doing
text it.
is persuasive. It gives an
clever hunters (line 2)? B He thinks
opinionit’sand
better than
a recommended action.The text is i
course of Note:
A smart hunters some jobs. letter.
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Workbook Year 1 77
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1 Danger
2 The Brush-tailed possum peeped out from inside the
3 roof. It was dark and quiet in the garden. The people
4 inside the house were asleep. The possum’s big eyes
5 looked for danger. Everything was still and quiet.
6 She climbed down the pipe and jumped onto the
7 fence. Then she walked along the top of the fence.
8 She was looking for flowers and fruits to eat. Her
9 baby was on her back.
10 Then, suddenly: “Tinkle-tinkle-tinkle-tinkle.” Danger!
11 It was the scary cat.
12 The possum ran as fast as she could back along the
13 fence, up the pipe and into the roof, safe but hungry.
1 What do Brush-tailed possums eat? How do you know?
2 Where was the baby?
3 When did the story take place?

A at night
B in the daytime Now write!
C in the summertime
Write the next part of the story.
4 What was the danger?
A water
B a cat
C people are awake
5 What is a word for a sound in

the text?
6 Was the Brush-tailed possum a pet?

Note: The text is a narrative. The narrator tells
about events from the possum’s point of view.
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your answeron
thethe
questions. Write the
1 Orcas 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 Orcas are the largest kind of 2 Dear Grandpa
3 dolphin. Another name for an 3 We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
4 orca is a killer whale. 4 food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
5 Orcas eat fish, seals,
6 penguins, turtles and even
7 whales. They are very fast 7 It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
8 swimmers. They use their 8 I have to be very careful with them.
9 brains to work out how to get 9 I love my job with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 food. For example, if they see 10
Love from
11 a penguin or seal sitting on
12
11
some floating ice they might bump Harry
the ice. Then their meal falls into the water.
13 Sometimes they splash seals and penguins off the ice and into the water.
14 A baby orca is a calf. Calves drink their
1 Who wrote
mother’s the letter?
milk. C He likes it
his jobs.
6 Do you think
1 What kind of animal is an orca? What does the writer think about collecting the
6
orcas? family give their
hens every day?
A They are always hungry.
A food and water
B They are clever.
2 What is another name for an orca? B bugs andCworms
They are mean.
C eggs and insects

Now write!
about?
3 What does the text do? Choose an animal that you think is
A the back garden
A It gives information. clever. What does the animal do?
B the new hen house
B It tells a story. Now write!
C Harry’s job
C It tells how whales eat.
4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
4 Why do orcas splash seals and What is it? What d
careful with the eggs?
penguins off the ice?

A to swim with them
dropped them.
B to eat them
C to play with them
5 What are baby orcas called?
of collecting eggs?
A He doesn’t mind
Note: The doing
text it.
is informative—a report. It
B He thinks it’s better than
makes general statements about the topic
Note: The text is i
someand is written in paragraphs.
jobs. letter.
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Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
andit Comprehension
Workbook Year 1 79
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Spaghetti
2 Spaghetti spaghetti 11 “There’s mess here galore.”
3 all over my face, 12 When I’m eating spaghetti
4 all down my T-shirt 13 it’s never a bore.
5 and on my shoelace. 14 I slurp and I suck
6 Spaghetti spaghetti, 15 till you’re gone from my plate.
7 You are a disgrace! 16 Spaghetti spaghetti—
8 You have slopped on the table 17 This room’s in a state.
9 and slipped to the floor. 18 Spaghetti spaghetti—
10 I call out to Papa, 19 Just as well you taste great.
by Tanya Dalgleish
1 Did the child telling the poem (the 6 What does the narrator think about
narrator) eat all the spaghetti? the mess?
A No. A lot fell on the floor. A He’s unhappy.
B Yes. He says I slurp and I suck / till B It’s been good fun.
you’re gone from my plate. C He’ll be in trouble.
C No. Papa ate some too.
2 The spaghetti was eaten off Now write!

A a T-shirt.
What is the messiest food you have
B the floor.
eaten? Explain why it is messy.
C a plate.
3 What is the main idea in the poem?

A Spaghetti tastes great.
B Eating spaghetti is fun.
C Eating spaghetti is hard work.
4 Who does the narrator expect to

clean up the mess?

A himself
B Papa
C no-one
Note: The text is imaginative—a poem.
5 What does There’s mess here galore
It uses action words (slopped, slipped,
(line 11) mean?
slurp, suck).
A There’s a glorious mess.
B There’s a lot of mess.
C There’s a little bit of mess.
ReadWrite your
the text andanswers
answeron
questions. Writethe
your answers on t
1 Yikes! 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 I am six years old and I can’t swim
2 yet. I’veGrandpa
Dear got
3 my first lesson in five minutes. Yikes!
4 I look out the door from the change
4 room.
food and Thewater each day. Our hens have lots of
5 pool looks huge. The water looks5 deep.
spaceI can
in see
the back garden. They like to peck there
6 four other children in their swimmers
6 sitting
for bugs onand worms.
7 the edge of the pool. They look happy.
8 Dad said to take a deep breath when
8 I you
haveare
to be very careful with them.
9 scared. I take a deep breath. I walk
9 out andmy
I love sitjob with the hens. It is my favourite job.
10 with the other children.
10 Love from
11 “You must be Ricky,” says a voice. “Welcome to our class. We’ll have you swimming
11 Harry
12 25 metres in no time.”
1 How long does Ricky have to wait

1 Who wrote
6 Do
the you think Ricky would feel less C He likes it
letter?
for his lesson? scared at the end of the text? Why or his jobs.
why not? 6 Do you think
collecting the
What does Harry’s family give their
2
2 How many children does Ricky see hens every day?
sitting on the edge of the pool? A food and water
B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
3 Whose voice (line 11) is it? What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
3
A one of the other children

about?
Now write!
A the back garden
B the swimming teacher
B the new
Howhendidhouse
you feel the first time you tried Now write!
C Ricky’s dad
C Harry’s job
something new, such as learning to swim
4 How many swimming lessons has Write about a job
Ricky had so far? 4 Why does Harry
or on yourhavefirstto
daybeatvery
school?
careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
A none

B one
dropped them.
C five
5 Why does Ricky think Yikes! (line 3)?
A He’s sad.
B He’s pleased.
of collecting eggs?
C He’s a bit scared.
A He doesn’t mind
Note: The doing
text it.
is informative—a personal
B He thinks it’s It
response. better than by Ricky in theNote:
is narrated first The text is i
someperson
jobs. (I). letter.
66 Excel Advanced
Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
andit Comprehension
Workbook Year 1 81
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Good news
2 Waratah Wildlife Rescue Home Page 2015 | 22 Comments
3 Good news!
4 Peter the pelican is going back to the wild.
5 Peter was brought here two months ago. He was very sick. Poor Peter had tried to eat
6 a fish that had a hook in it. The fishhook had cut the inside of Peter’s pouch and throat
7 and then got stuck in his throat.
8 Our wonderful vet fixed Peter. She got the hook out and stitched up Peter’s throat.
9 Peter is now well and ready to go home.
10 Staff will take Peter back to where he was found and set him free today.
11 Like – Comment – Share
12 247 people like this.
1 What is Peter? 6 How does the writer feel about Peter

going back to the wild?
A worried about Peter getting hurt
by hooks
2 Who fixed Peter? B excited but worried Peter won’t be
able to find his home
C excited that Peter can go back to
3 What is the text about? the wild

A fishhooks
Now write!
B a wonderful vet
C helping an animal Draw a picture for the text. Use extra
4 How did Peter get to Waratah paper.
Wildlife Rescue? If Peter could talk to humans, what
A Someone took him there. might he say?
B He flew there.
C The vet found him.
5 The fishhook had cut the inside of

Peter’s pouch and throat (line 6).
Which word could you use instead
Note: The text is informative—an online
of cut?
news announcement. It includes evaluative
A torn
language (Poor Peter, Our wonderful vet).
B scratched
C marked
ReadWrite
your answeron
thethe
questions. Writethe
1 Head lice 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 Dear Grandpa
Head lice are insects that live on2humans. They feed on human blood. Head lice have
3 six legs. Each leg ends in a claw.3Head
Welice doanot
have bigjump
new or fly.house.
hen They can only our
We give walk.
hens
4 Their eggs are called nits. 4 food and water each day. Our hens have lots of
5 Head lice fact: If there were no humans
5 space in the
there back
would begarden.
no headThey
lice.like to peck there
This is one way to get rid of head6 lice:
7
7 It isThis
1. Coat your hair with hair conditioner. my makes
job to collect thetoo
your hair eggs each morning.
slippery for head lice
8 to grip with their claws. 8 I have to be very careful with them.
9 2. Comb out the conditioner. Wipe9 I love

the my on
comb jobawith thetohens.
tissue It islice
see the myand
favourite
eggs. job.
10 3. Keep combing until you don’t10findLove from lice or eggs.
any more
11 4. Do this every second day for11 Harryto make sure all the lice and eggs are gone.
ten days
1 How do head lice move about? 1 Who wrote

6 the letter?
Does this illustration suit the text? C He likes it
Explain your answer. his jobs.
6 Do you think
collecting the
2 What do head lice eat? hens every day?
A food and water
B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
3 What do you do first to get rid of
head lice? 3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
about?
A Keep combing.
A the back garden
B Coat hair in hair conditioner.
B the new hen house
C Wipe the comb on a tissue.
Now write!
C Harry’s job
4 How can you kill head lice? 4 Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
A Starve them of human blood. careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
B Drown them in hair conditioner.A The eggs could break if he

C Comb your hair.
dropped them.
5 What are nits?
Now write!
Draweggs?
of collecting four pictures to show people how
to get rid
A He doesn’t of head
mind doinglice.
it. Use extra paper.
B He thinks
Note: it’s
Thebetter
text isthan
informative—a set ofNote: The text is i
someinstructions.
jobs. It uses commands. letter.
66 Excel Advanced
Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
andit Comprehension
Workbook Year 1 83
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Treasure hunter
2 The tiny pixie stood under a flower in the shade.
3 He looked at his treasure map. The map showed
4 that the treasure was in a cave at the top of the
5 mountain. He looked up to the top of the mountain.
6 It was a long way up.
7 How could he get there? It was too far for his tiny
8 legs to walk. He wished he had a donkey—but he
9 was frightened of donkeys.
10 He looked up to the top of the mountain again.
11 He wished he could fly.
12 Just then he saw a crow in a tree nearby. Maybe
13 the crow would help him. He would offer the crow a
14 share of his treasure.
1 Where did the pixie stand? 6 Which judgement can you make
about the pixie?
A He is greedy.
B He is a good problem-solver.
2 Where is the treasure? C He is lazy.
A under the flower in the shade
B in a cave at the top of a mountain Now write!
C in a tree nearby
What treasure could the pixie be
3 What is the text about?
seeking? Describe it.
A a treasure
B a treasure map
C a pixie looking for treasure
4 What might the pixie be thinking?

The crow could
A go and get the treasure for him.

B find a donkey for him to ride.
C fly him to the top of the
mountain.
5 How could he get there? (line 7). Who
is thinking this? Note: The text is imaginative. The narrator
A the crow
gives the pixie’s point of view.
B the pixie
C the writer
ReadWrite
Read the text and answer the questions. the text and
your answeron
answers thethe
questions. Writethe
1 The crow 1 Letter to Grandpa

2 The crow sat in the tree. She looked
2 Dear Grandpa
3 down at the tiny pixie. He might 3be We have a big new hen house. We give our hens
4 tasty, she thought, but she wasn’t
5 hungry. She started to clean her 5sleek
space in the back garden. They like to peck there
6 black feathers. 6 for bugs and worms.
7 Then the pixie looked up at her. She
8 stopped preening her feathers and8 I have to be very careful with them.
9 watched the pixie.
10 “Yoo hoo, Crow,” the pixie called out.
10 Love from
11 The crow didn’t answer him. She
11 Harry
12 watched to see what the pixie would
13 do next.
14 The pixie called again, “Will you 1 Who wrote the letter? C He likes it
15 help me?” his jobs.
16 The crow waited. 6 Do you think
17 “I will pay you. I have treasure,” said collecting the
2What does Harry’s family give their
18 the pixie.
hens every day?
19 The crow decided to talk to the pixie. A food and water
B bugs and worms
C eggs and insects
1 Where was the crow? 5 What is preening (line 8)?
3 What are paragraphs
A trimming
2 and 3 both
about? B eating
A the back garden
C cleaning
2 Was the crow hungry? B the new hen house
6 Which judgement can you make Now write!
C Harry’s job
about the crow? Write about a job
4 Why does Harry have to be very
A She is frightened.
careful withBthe eggs? What is it? What d
3 Who is the text mainly about? She is curious.

C She is lazy.
dropped them.
4 What do you think the crow will sayC He is very Now write!
clumsy.
to the pixie? 5 What does Harry
Write feel about
the next part ofhis jobstory. Use
this
A What do you want me to do? of collecting
extra eggs?
paper.
B Go away or I’ll eat you. A He doesn’t mind doing it.
Note: The text is imaginative. The narrator
C I’m busy cleaning my feathers. B He thinks it’s better than Note: The text is i
gives the crow’s point of view.
some jobs. letter.
66 Excel Advanced
Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
andit Comprehension
Workbook Year 1 85
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Help!
2 The two Rockhopper penguins trembled
3 on the ice floe. They thought they were
4 in big trouble. The orcas looked hungry.
5 It was only a matter of time before the
6 orcas started to bump the ice floe to tip
7 the penguins into the sea.
8 “I’m frightened,” said Hopper.
9 “Me too,” said Rocky. He put his wing
10 around her.
11 Just then the penguins spotted
12 an albatross. Hopper cried out,
13 “Help! Help!”
14 The albatross glided down. “One at
15 a time, little penguins,” she said. She
16 grabbed one of Hopper’s little wings in
17 her large pink beak. Then she flew away.
1 Where were the penguins? 5 What is an ice floe?

A icy flowing water
B floating ice
C an island
2 What were the penguins frightened
of? 6 How might the orcas feel about the
albatross?
A happy
B disappointed
3 Who is the story about? C pleased
A the albatross
B the orcas Now write!

C the penguins
How else could the penguins have
4 “One at a time, little penguins,” escaped? Write another ending for the
(lines 14–15). What does this imply?
story. Use extra paper.
A Rocky would get eaten by the
orcas. Note: The text is imaginative—a narrative.
It includes proper nouns and direct speech.
B Rocky would be rescued next.
C Hopper would be eaten first by
the albatross.
Answers and explanations on pp. 104–105
ReadWrite
the text
your
andanswers
answeron
thethe
questions.
lines or circle
Writethe
your answers on t
1 The Young Archies Letter to Grandpa 1
2 Ivy is seven and lives in Tasmania.

2 Her
Dear
drawing
Grandpa
won a prize
3 in a competition for children aged
3 5 to
We8.have
The a
competition
big new henis house. We give our hens
4 called The Young Archies. Children
4 had to draw a picture of
5 someone special to them. 5 space in the back garden. They like to peck there
6 Ivy’s drawing was hung in the Art6Gallery
for bugs
of New
andSouth
worms.
Wales.
7 Here is what Ivy wrote about her 7drawing:
It is my job to collect the eggs each morning.
8 I drew Charlie because Charlie is my best
8 I haveand
friend to be very
she’s nicecareful
to me. with them.
9 Me and Charlie both love geography so I drew flags in the picture.
10 I even go to Charlie’s house sometimes—but not a lot. Charlie likes
11 reading books and drawing like me. Charlie
10 likesfrom
Love playing with balls too.
Harry of the Lawson family.
Reproduced by11kind permission
1 Where does Ivy live? 1 Who wrote

6 What makes Ivy and Charlie good
the letter? C He likes it
friends? his jobs.
6 Do you think
Where was Ivy’s drawing hung? 2 collecting the
hens every day?
A food and water
B bugs and worms
3 What is the purpose of paragraph
C eggs and insects
three?
A for the artist to tell about her3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both
drawing about? Now write!
B for the gallery to tell about the A the back garden
Draw a picture of a person who is special
artist B the new hen house
to you. Use extra paper. Write here why Now write!
C to hear what Charlie thinks C Harry’s job
you chose that person.
Why does Harry have to be very Write about a job
4 How does Charlie act towards Ivy? 4
careful with the eggs? What is it? What d
A in a kind way
B in an unfriendly way A The eggs could break if he

C in an unkind way dropped them.
5 Children had to draw a picture of
someone special to them (lines 4–5). C He is very clumsy.
What does special mean? 5 What does Harry feel about his job
of collecting eggs?
A friendly
A He doesn’t mindis doing
Note: This it.
an informative text—a report.
B different
B He thinks it’s better
It includes than
a quote from the artist. Note: The text is i
C very important
some jobs. letter.
66 Excel Advanced
Section
Skills 2Reading
Bringing
andit Comprehension
Workbook Year 1 87
Mixed questions
correct answers.
1 Sunflowers
2 Sunflowers have long, sticky stems and bright yellow
3 flower heads. They are easy to grow. Just plant the seeds
4 in the soil during spring or at the beginning of summer.
5 Make sure you choose a sunny spot. Sunflowers like the
6 sun. Give them lots of water and your sunflower plants will
7 be fully grown after a few months.
8 Interesting sunflower fact: the flower heads move. They
9 move so that they follow the sun from the east to the west
10 during the day. At night, they return to face the east. They
11 stay that way until the sun comes up the next morning.
12 The University of Queensland has a sunflower-growing competition every year.
13 The current world record for the tallest sunflower is 7.76 m tall.
1 What kind of stems do 6 Why do you think sunflowers are

sunflowers have? called sunflowers?
2 When should you plant

sunflower seeds?
3 What is paragraph 1 about?

A the colour of sunflowers
Now write!
B how to grow sunflowers
C how sunflowers move What would you like to grow? It could
4 What kind of sunflower can win be a flower, a food or a magical thing.
a competition? Describe it.
A the shortest
B the smartest
C the tallest
5 Make sure you choose a sunny spot

(line 5).
What word could replace spot?

A dot
B place Note: The text is informative—a report. It is
C mark written in paragraphs.
tree. He
Head lies (page
lice to the pig 83)
about the award. He flatters the pig: 6 donkeys judgement
This is a (see . The pixie
question.
lines 8–9) would
A is not You
correct. ask the
cancrow
judgeto
You are a very clever pig (see line XX). All of these things tell find children
that a donkeyinfor1Fhim
liketofood
ride.from all over the world.
1 you
They
thatwalk. 2 sneaky.
the wolf is humanBblood 3 The
is incorrect. B wolf is not B is incorrect.
5 This Not question.
is a language all the food
B ishas rice. CYou
correct. is incorrect.
read How
4 worried
A about the5pig. It eggs
lice No.CSee
wants to eat the6pig. is incorrect.
below Children’s
could he getreasons
there? Itforwas choosing
too far for a favourite dinner
his tiny legs would
to walk. He
The title of the text gives a clue about the pig. The pig is not be because
wished he had aitdonkey—but
comes in a bowl. he was Children
frightened would choose
of donkeys
clever, not foolish. The pig knows what the wolf is up to.
Explanations a favourite
(see lines 7–9) dinner
. The because they like this.
pixie is thinking the wayIt is itantastes.
idea in his
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read Head lice do not head. A and C are incorrect. The writer does not tell you
Letter
the crow’sto thoughts
Grandpa or his(pageor her own 66) thoughts.
Mixed questions
jump or fly. They can only walk (see line 3).
6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. You should
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read Head lice … live 1 judge
Harry 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 See below
on humans. (page
They feed on human blood (see line 2). that the pixie will work out how to solve his
Problems 64) problem. A is incorrect. You cannot judge that the pixie is
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. You read This is Explanations
1 one
theway to get rid 2
power A lice:31. Coat
of head B 4 hair
your C with 5 A hair greedy, because he decides that he will share the treasure
1 with
This isthea fact-finding
crow if the crow question.
helps him. You read C is Love from There
incorrect. Harry
6 conditioner
See below (see lines 6–7). A is incorrect. This is a fact in
is nolines
(see evidence
10–11)that at the
theendpixie ofisthe letter.
lazy.
the text but it is not what you do first to get rid of head
lice. C is incorrect. This is what you do after you coat your 2 This is a fact-finding question. A is correct. You read We
Explanations
1 hair with
This conditioner question.
is a fact-finding and combYou it. read The power’s gone The givecrow
our hens(page food and85) water each day (see lines 3–4). B
is incorrect. The hens peck for bugs and worms but the
4 This(see
off! inferring
is anline 2). question. A is correct. You read Head 1 family 2 no
in thedoesn’t
tree give these3 things
the crow to the 4hens. A C 5is incorrect.
C 6 B
2 lice …is live
This on humans.question.
a fact-finding They feedAonis human
correct.blood (see line
You read The family does not give the hens eggs or insects.
2) and Head lice fact: If there were no humans
Billy: Mum! Dad! Help! (see line 4). B and C are incorrect there would
Explanations
3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. Paragraphs two
be no head
because lice (see
neither Mum 5). You
linenor Dadshould work out that if lice
called Help!
don’tishave human blood theyBstarve and die. B isfamily
incorrect.
1 This is a fact-finding
and three are about Harry’s question. job You read The the
of collecting crow sat in
eggs. A
3 This a synthesis question. is correct. Billy’s the
andtree
B are(see line 2). The back garden and the hen house
incorrect.
(Mum, Dad and Billy) has problems. The power has hair
Lice do not drown in hair conditioner. It just makes gone are written
2 This about in paragraph
is a fact-finding question. one. The answer is no. You read
slippery
off. so their claws
A is incorrect. The can’t holdnot
text does ontotellit.you
That’s
thatwhytheyou
are able to comb them out.CCisisincorrect.
incorrect.ItCombing your 4 she
This[the
is ancrow] wasn’tquestion.
inferring hungry (see A islines
correct.4–5).You can work
neighbour has a problem. is not only out that
hair does not kill the lice. 3 This is a Harry
synthesis knows the eggs
question. Thecould
text break if heabout
is mainly dropped
the
Mum who has a problem. them.ItBtells C arethe
and what incorrect.
5 crow. crow is Therethinking is no asevidence
she watches thatthe
the
4 This is
This is aanlanguage
inferring question.
question. You
C read Their You
is correct. [the can
lice’s] eggs
work hens
pixie would
and listensbe cross
to himor that
call Harry is clumsy.
out to her.
are called
out nits (see
that Billy’s line 4). Nits are the eggs laid by head lice.
computer has stopped because there is no
6 This is aAjudgement question. There
You should judge thatthat the 5
4 This is aanlanguage question.CAisiscorrect.
inferringquestion. correct.You YoureadcanIwork
love
power. and B are incorrect. is no evidence my job
illustration does not suit the text. The illustration is a out thatwith the hens.
the crow It is my favourite
is interested in what the job pixie
(see line 9). She
wants.
Billy’s computer had broken or that he didn’t turn it on. Harry
cartoon. You read Head lice do not jump or fly.lights
They and
can listens loves collecting
and watches. Whenthe eggs and prefers
she hears it to questions
the pixie’s any of the
5 This is a language question. A is correct. The jobs he does.
she will wonder A iswhat
incorrect.
the pixie Harry
wants feelshermore
to do. strongly
B is than
onlycomputer
the walk (see are line 3). The illustration shows head lice
not working because the power has gone
jumping and leaping or flying off the boy’s head, but the just not minding
incorrect. The crow doing
is not job. B isCincorrect.
hishungry. is incorrect. Harry
Thefeels
crow
off (see line 2). This means that the power has stopped more stronglycleaning
had stopped than that herit’sfeathers
just better than some
to watch jobs.You
the pixie.
text says that
working. B and head
C are liceincorrect.
cannot move There inisthisno way.
evidence that 6 can
Thistell
is athat she is interested
judgement question.inThe theanswer
pixie. is yes. Harry
the power started to smell or that it exploded. knows
Treasure hunter (page 84) 5 This is ahow to lookquestion.
language after hens. C isHe loves You
correct. the jobreadofShe [the
6 This is a judgement question. You can judge that when collecting
crow] startedtheir eggs. her
to clean He sleek
thinks about
black doingThen
feathers. his job
… She
1 Billy’s
under computer
a flowerstopped working he
in the shade 2 felt
B very worried.
3 C You carefully. You judge
stopped preening that he is
her feathers good
(see linesat5–8)collecting
. You canthe eggs.
work
4 read
C Billy’s three 6 BMum! Dad! Help! (see line 4).
5 B exclamations, out that preening feathers means cleaning them. A and B are
When I grow
incorrect. The crow up was(page
not trimming 67)or eating her feathers.
Graph: 1F’s favourite dinners (page 65)
Explanations 6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. The crow
1 watches
a big silver plane 2 the clouds 3 C
the pixie because she is curious about him. She
4 A
1 1 This fact-finding
is aand
sushi 2 The
question. You read
spaghetti bolognaise tiny pixie
tacos 5 decides
See below 6 A
to talk to the pixie when he mentions treasure. A
3 stood
C under4a flower
C in the
5 shade
A (see line6 2)A.
2 This is a fact-finding question. B is correct. You read The is incorrect. You cannot judge that the crow is frightened.
Explanations
She thinks about eating the pixie. She is not frightened of
map showed that the treasure was in a cave at the top of
Explanations
the mountain (see lines 3–5). A is incorrect. It is the pixie
1 him.
This isC aisfact-finding
incorrect. You question.
cannot You judge readtheIcrow
wantto tobe
flylazy
a big
1 This is a fact-finding question. The graph shows that sushi silver the
from plane information
(see lines 2–3) . text. She cleans her sleek black
in the
whospaghetti
and is under the flower in
bolognaise the both
were shade, not the
picked by treasure. C
four children.
is incorrect. It is the crow that is in a tree nearby, not the 2 feathers. A lazy crow might
This is a fact-finding question. not You
cleanread herIfeathers
want to or flycare
over
2 This is a fact-finding question. The graph shows that tacos whether
the cloudsthey (seearelinesleek.
4).
treasure.
were only picked by three children. 3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. Pippa says what
3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. Read the title,
3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. The graph shows
Treasure hunter (see line 1). The story is about the pixie Help! (page
she plans to do 86)when she grows up. A is incorrect. Pippa
how many children picked each dinner. A is incorrect. does not give a timetable for what she wants to do. B is
looking (or hunting) for treasure. A is incorrect. Although 1 on an ice floe 2 orcas 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 B
The graph does not show how much food children eat. B incorrect. Pippa does not talk about any problems.
the text talks about a treasure, the story is about the pixie
is incorrect. The graph does not show how the different 4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You can work
rather than the treasure. B is incorrect. The story is not
foods are cooked. Explanations
about the treasure map. It is about the pixie using the map out that Pippa thinks flying close to the sun could burn
4 This theinferring
is an
to find treasure. question. C is correct. The graph
or destroy her plane. Bquestion.
is incorrect read Theyou
Youbecause twocan’t get a
shows favourite dinner foods. You can work out that rockhopper penguins trembled on the
licence to fly near the sun. C is incorrect because there is ice floe (see lines 2–3).
4 This is an inferring question. C is correct. You read He
chocolate is not a dinner food so it is not on the graph. A 2 no is a fact-finding
Thisevidence that Pippaquestion.
dislikes You flyingread They … were in
high.
[the pixie] wished he could fly. Just then he saw a crow
and B are incorrect. They might be true but these are not big trouble.
5 This The orcas
is a language looked hungry.
question. The word (see lines 3–4)
prefer means to like
in a tree nearby. Maybe the crow would help him (see
the reasons that chocolate is not in the graph. 3 This is a synthesis
something better than question.
something C is correct.
else. Pippa The compares
story is about
lines 11–13). You can work out that the pixie thought the
5 crow a language
This iscould fly himquestion. A is correct.
to the treasure. You can There
A is incorrect. see that the penguins. The narrator tells you
the idea of being a pilot with being a hip-hop dancer. Shewhat the penguins felt
a graph
is nothingis aindiagram
the textto
toshow
makeinformation.
you think that B is
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is orcas are not the main characters in the story.
pilot better.
aincorrect.
graph is.YouC isread
incorrect. The graph does show what
but he [the pixie] was frightened of the 6 This is a judgement question. A is correct. You read I can’t
children chose but a graph is not a way to choose dinners. wait to be a pilot (see lines 5–6). You judge that this means
104 Excel Advanced Skills Reading and Comprehension Workbook Year 1 Section 3 Answers 99
that Pippa is excited about being a pilot. She describes the funny: I tell nonna I’m eating worms. I make sucking sounds
pleasure she will get when she is in her plane. B and C are (see lines 7–8). You can work out that Maria thinks that
incorrect. Pippa doesn’t say that she is worried or scared pretending to eat worms is funny. A is incorrect because you
about being a pilot. can’t tell that Maria thinks Nonna is funny. B is incorrect.
Maria does not tell you that spaghetti looks funny.
Library hours (page 68) 6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. You read My
nonna makes spaghetti bolognaise for me and nonno every
1 12 o’clock 2 sad 3 B 4 B Sunday … It’s an old family favourite (see lines 4–6). You
5 librarians 6 C should judge that Nonna and Nonno are members of
Maria’s family. The relationship is loving. Nonna cooks
Explanations Maria’s favourite food every week. A is incorrect. You can
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read on Saturday you judge that the family is happy. They have fun and enjoy
close the library at 12 o’clock (see lines 3–4). food together. C is incorrect. Nonna and Maria are not
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read It makes me feel neighbours. They are family.
sad that the library is closed (see line 8).
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. You read Please A funny sight (page 70)
stay open longer on Saturdays (see line 10). Felix wrote
1 a patch of sunlight 2 B 3 B 4 A
to the library to ask for the library to stay open after 12
o’clock. A is incorrect. The reason for his letter is not to tell
5 C 6 See below
everyone he is sad. C is incorrect. The library does close at
12 o’clock but this is the problem. Explanations
4 This is an inferring question. B is correct. You read My 1 This is a fact-finding question. You read The sun made a
family is busy on Saturday mornings. My older brother patch of sunlight on the living room floor (see lines 2–3).
and sister both play sport (see lines 5–6). You can work out 2 This is a fact-finding question. B is correct. You read Tom
that Felix goes to sport with his brother and sister. A is licked his paws (see line 9). A and C are incorrect. Tom did
incorrect. You read We can’t get to the library until after 12 not lick Sal’s paws or Sal’s back.
o’clock (see lines 6–7). C is incorrect. The text does not tell 3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. Sal went to sleep
you that Felix plays sport, only that his brother and sister before Tom licked his paws (A) and before he jumped onto
play sport. Sal’s back (B). This makes A and C incorrect.
5 This is a language question. You read Dear Librarians (see 4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You can work
line 2). Librarians are the people who work in a library. out that Sal chose to sleep there because the sun made a
6 This is a judgement question. C is correct. You can judge warm place to sleep. B and C are incorrect. There is no
that Felix loves books. That’s why he wants the library to stay evidence that Sal always slept there or that she wanted to
open longer. A is incorrect. This statement does not answer get there before Tom.
the question. B is incorrect. Your read It makes me feel sad 5 This is a language question. C is correct. The word doggy
that the library is closed so early. It means I can’t borrow is used to describe the kinds of dreams only dogs have. A
any books (see lines 8–9). You can judge that Felix visits the is incorrect. People don’t have doggy dreams when they
library for the books rather than to use a computer. are asleep. B is incorrect. The writer does not know exactly
what Sal was dreaming about.
My favourite food (page 69) 6 This is a judgement question. You read To my surprise he
sprang straight onto Sal’s back (see lines 7–8). You judge that
1 spaghetti bolognaise 2 every Sunday 3 B the writer hadn’t seen this sight before. It seemed funny
4 A 5 C 6 B because a cat doesn’t usually use a dog for a seat to look
out the window.
Explanations
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read My favourite food Colours (page 71)
is spaghetti bolognaise (see line 2).
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read My nonna makes
1 orange 2 C 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 See below
spaghetti bolognaise for me and nonno every Sunday (see
lines 4–5). Explanations
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. Maria gives her 1 This is a fact-finding question. You read orange is the
opinion about spaghetti bolognaise. A and C are incorrect. colour of fire (see line 3).
The text does not describe Maria’s family or how spaghetti 2 This is a fact-finding question. C is correct. You read
bolognaise tastes. Green is the colour of bush and land (see line 6). A and B are
4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You read the incorrect because the poet does not say yellow or brown is
part that comes before nonna says I am not nice when I eat the colour of bush and land.
spaghetti (see line 9). Nonna thinks this is not nice: I tell 3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. The poem lists
nonna I’m eating worms. I make sucking sounds (see lines colours and tells how the poet thinks about them. A is
7–8). You can work out that Nonna thinks Maria’s joke is incorrect because the poet does not say that any are her
not nice. B is incorrect because Maria does not say she favourites. B is incorrect. The poem is about colours,
drops her food everywhere. C is incorrect. Nonna seems not rainbows.
kind. She makes everyone’s favourite food. 4 This is an inferring question. B is correct. You can work
5 This is a language question. C is correct. You read the out that the poet thinks of things that give her positive,
part that comes before It’s funny (see line 8). This is what’s happy feelings. A and C are incorrect as black is the only

colour
Head linked
lice with being
(page 83)sad. None of the colours make donkeys
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linesgerms). A ispixie
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could he getpurpose.
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(see lines 7 and 9). This means that pink and brown are the 4 wished
This is anhe inferring
had a donkey—but
question. he C is
was frightened
correct. of donkeys
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Explanations
colours linked with things that belong to the poet. A and lines 7–9)When
instructions
(see to wash
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C areisincorrect
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lines 6–7). A is incorrect. This is a fact in
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because lather
the text but it is not what you do first to get rid of head is nosoap
not evidence
or water.that the pixie is lazy.
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lice. C isegg incorrect. (pageThis is72)what you do after you coat your 6 This is a judgement question. A, B and C are correct. You
hair with conditioner and comb it. The crow
should judge(page 85)things can happen when you
that all three
1 C 2 the wall 3 B 4 B 5 Foolish egg 6 B don’t wash your hands.
4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You read Head 1 in the tree 2 no 3 the crow 4 A 5 C 6 B
lice … live on humans. They feed on human blood (see line
Explanations Mary had a little lamb (page 74)
2) and Head lice fact: If there were no humans there would
1 beThis is a fact-finding question. C is correct. You read the Explanations
no head lice (see line 5). You should work out that if lice
last verse of the rap: none of the king’s horses / and none
don’t have human blood they starve and die. B is incorrect.
1 1 This
white 2 C 3 question.
is a fact-finding C 4 BYou read
5 See crow sat6inC
Thebelow
of the king’s men / are ever going to put you / back together the tree (see line 2).
Lice do not drown in hair conditioner. It just makes hair
again (see lines 14–17). A and B are therefore incorrect.
slippery so their claws can’t hold onto it. That’s why you
Explanations
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2 This
are ableis a tofact-finding
comb themquestion. out. C is You read get
incorrect. off that wall!
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she [the fact-finding
is a crow] wasn’t hungry
question. You
(see read
lines Its. fleece was
4–5)
Foolish egg, / you’re
hair does not kill the lice. going to fall (see lines 3–5) . whiteisasa snow
3 This synthesis
(see line 3).
question. The text is mainly about the
3
5 This
This is synthesisquestion.
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correct.
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lice’s] 2 crow. fact-finding
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nits Humpty
(see line what
4). Nits are might
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happen. C
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pixie followed
listens
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call out toto
[Mary] school one day (see
her.
6 are incorrect. The text is not a story or a list of facts.
This is a judgement question. You should judge that the This6)is. A
4 line anand B are incorrect
inferring question. because the text
A is correct. Youdoes not
can work
4 This is an inferring B isThe say that the lamb followed Mary to herthe homepixieorwants.
to theShe
illustration does notquestion.
suit the text. correct. You read
illustration is aWhy’d out crow is interested in what
you have to go / and climb so high? playground.
cartoon. You read Head lice do not jump or fly. They. You
(see lines 12–13) can listens and watches. When she hears the pixie’s questions
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only walksee (seea ladder
line 3). in theillustration
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is awonder what the pixie
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that Humpty
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climbedorit.flying off the boy’s Thehead,
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incorrect. a little lamb
crow is not
(seehungry. C is incorrect.
line 1). Both Mary andThe her crow
little
talking
text saystothatHumptyhead liceandcannot him Foolish
calling move in this egg way.(see line 4). had
lambstopped cleaning
are important inherthefeathers
nursery to watchAthe
rhyme. and B areYou
pixie.
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incorrect. Theshepoem
is interested
is aboutin thethe pixie.
little lamb but it is also
of the wall.hunter
Treasure C is incorrect because84)
(page you can see a ladder and aboutisMary.
5 This a language question. C is correct. You read She [the
you were told that Humpty climbed it. 4 crow] an inferring
This isstarted to cleanquestion. B is correct.
her sleek black feathers.You Thencan…workShe
5 1 This
underis a alanguage
flower inquestion.
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B out3that C the rap stopped
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5–8). You Marywork
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out that preening featherswith her. Acleaning
means is incorrect.
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Humpty Dumpty, / get off that wall! / Foolish egg (see lines followed
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2–4).
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fact-findingquestion.question.BYou is correct.
read The You tinyshould
pixie had beenthe
watches to pixie
the school.
because There no evidence
she is curious aboutthathim. theShe
lamb
judge that eggs should not climb
stood under a flower in the shade (see line 2). to the top of walls. This is liked being
decides at school.
to talk C is incorrect.
to the pixie There is no
when he mentions evidence
treasure. A
that the lambYou liked playing with thethechildren.
2 This is a fact-finding question. B is correct. You read judge
dangerous because they can easily break. You should The is incorrect. cannot judge that crow is frightened.
that
map Humpty
showed that is being foolish. was
the treasure A isin incorrect.
a cave atHumpty the top ofis 5 She is a language
Thisthinks about eating the pixie.
question. The lineSheItisfollowed her to of
not frightened
not foolish because
the mountain he is an egg. C is incorrect. It does not
(see lines 3–5). A is incorrect. It is the pixie
schoolCone
him. day comesYou
is incorrect. cannot
before That was the
judge against
crowthe torule
be lazy
(see
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who is underhow carefulthe flowerHumptyin the is.shade,
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treasure. C from the .information
lines 6–7) You can work in out
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cleansruleher that
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know the nursery
is incorrect. It is the rhyme
crowyou thatknow
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nearby, not Dumptythe feathers.
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their pets toorschool
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falls off the wall and breaks.)
treasure. whether they aremust
or that children sleek.not bring lambs to school, or allow
lambs to follow them to school.
WashTreasure your hunter hands (page 73)
(see line 1). The story is about the pixie
Help!
6 This is(page
a judgement 86) question. C is correct. You can judge
that the teacher doesn’t mind the lamb coming to school
1 looking
B 2(oryeshunting) 4 C A5is C
3 Bfor treasure. incorrect.6 A,Although
B and C 1 even
on an ice floe
though 2 orcas
it’s against 3 C
the rule. 4 B knows
The teacher 5 B that 6 B
rather than the treasure. B is incorrect. The story is not Mary loves the lamb and the lamb loves Mary. A and B are
Explanations Explanations
incorrect because there is no evidence that the teacher is
about the treasure map. It is about the pixie using the map
1 This is a fact-finding question. B is correct. You read Why
to find the treasure.
1 either a fact-finding
This isangry or happy.question. You read The two
you wash your hands: To get rid of germs (see lines 15–16). rockhopper penguins trembled on the ice floe (see lines 2–3).
A is incorrect. It tells when to wash your hands. C is
[the pixie] wished he could fly. Just then he saw a crow Henry’s
2 cupboard
This is a fact-finding (page
question. You75) read They … were in
incorrect. It tells what to wash hands with. big trouble. The orcas looked hungry. (see lines 3–4)
2 This is a fact-finding question. The answer is yes. You read
lines 11–13). You can work out that the pixie thought the 3 1 This
Henry’s 2 the door of the cupboard 3 B
is a synthesis question. C is correct. The story is about
When to wash your hands: … After you’ve been outdoors 4 theB penguins. 5 TheC narrator 6 Seetellsbelow
you what the penguins felt
crow could fly him to the treasure. A is incorrect. There
(see lines 2–8). and thought. A and B are incorrect. The albatross and the
is nothing in the text to make you think that the pixie
3 will
Thisask is athesynthesis
crow toquestion.
go and get B isthecorrect.
treasure The forpurpose
him. B is of Explanations
orcas are not the main characters in the story.
the text is to tell you when, how and
incorrect. You read but he [the pixie] was frightened of why to wash your 1 This is a fact-finding question. You read the title, Henry’s
hands so that you stay healthy (i.e. so that you don’t get cupboard (see line 1).
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read “Henry, why won’t 2 This is a fact-finding question. You read Cats like to kill
the door of your cupboard shut anymore?” (see line 2) things (see lines 2–3).
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. You read “We’ll 3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. Read the text to
throw those things out” (see lines 7–8). You can work out work out that the writer wants to save native animals from
that the word those stands for rubbish and things that are cats. A is incorrect. The writer doesn’t say that cats are bad.
broken (see line 7). A and C are incorrect because the word The text tells what cats like to do. B is incorrect. The text
those doesn’t stand for books or toys. doesn’t tell readers how to look after pet cats.
4 This is an inferring question. B is correct. You can work 4 This is an inferring question. C is correct. You can work
out that the door bursts open from the weight of too many out that the bell or beeper makes a noise that warns other
things in the cupboard. A is incorrect because there is animals of danger. A and B are incorrect. They are true but
no evidence that Henry is not very strong. C is incorrect do not answer the question.
because there is no evidence that the handle is broken. 5 This is a language question. C is correct. ‘Useless hunters’
5 This is a language question. C is correct. You can work out is the opposite of clever hunters (see line 2). A and B are
that jam-packed means full. The cupboard is so full that incorrect. These answers mean the same as clever hunters.
it bursts open (see line 3). A is incorrect. The word empty 6 This is a judgement question. A is correct. You should
would mean that there was nothing in the cupboard. B is judge that the writer is worried about native animals
incorrect. The word large means big. getting killed by cats. B and C are incorrect. The writer
6 This is a judgement question. You can judge that Henry is does not express feelings of anger or happiness about
pleased to think of the toys and books he no longer uses native animals in the text.
going to children who might need them. You can also
judge that Henry might be pleased to clean out the rubbish Danger (page 78)
from his cupboard so that the door will stay shut and not
burst open. 1 flowers and fruits 2 on the mother’s back
3 A 4 B 5 tinkle 6 See below
What do you do? (page 76)
Explanations
1 the zoo 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 C 1 This is a fact-finding question. You read She was looking
for flowers and fruits to eat (see line 8).
Explanations 2 This is a fact-finding question. You read Her baby was on
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read What do you do / her back (see lines 8–9).
when you visit the zoo? (see lines 2–3).
3 This is a synthesis question. A is correct. You read It
2 This is a fact-finding question. C is correct. You read They was dark and quiet in the garden (see line 3). B and C are
[the chimps] can eat with their feet! (see line 9). A and B are incorrect. It was not daytime and the text doesn’t tell
incorrect because the poem does not say they can eat with readers it was summertime.
their bodies or their tails. (You might know that chimps
4 This is an inferring question. B is correct. You read
don’t have tails.)
Danger! It was the scary cat (see lines 10–11). A is incorrect.
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. Stanza two The text does not mention water. C is incorrect. The text
is about how chimps behave at the zoo. A is incorrect says that the people were asleep.
because stanza one is not about chimps; it is about all zoo
5 This is a language question. The answer is tinkle (see line
animals. C is incorrect. Stanza three is about what chimps
10). This is the sound made by the cat’s bell.
might think rather than how they behave.
6 This is a judgement question. The answer is no. You
4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. If the chimps should judge that the possum was a wild animal and not
changed places with the people, they would be outside a pet. It lived inside the roof of the people’s house. It came
the zoo and the people would be inside it. B is incorrect out of the roof at night when it was dark and quiet. It
because everything would change. C is incorrect. The was frightened of the cat. You can judge that the cat was
opposite is true. somebody’s pet. It wore a bell.
5 This is a language question. A is correct. The poet is talking
directly to people who read the poem, including you! B is Orcas (page 79)
incorrect. The poet is asking anyone who reads the poem,
not just animal carers, what they do when they visit the zoo. 1 a dolphin 2 killer whale 3 A 4 B
C is incorrect. It is the poet who is asking the questions. 5 calves 6 B
6 This is a judgement question. C is correct. You read

Watching the chimps / is truly a treat (see lines 6–7). Explanations
Watching the chimps is what the poet really enjoys. A and 1 This is a fact-finding question. You read orcas are the
B are incorrect. The poet doesn’t say that looking at, or largest kind of dolphin (see lines 2–3).
thinking about, the animals is enjoyable. 2 This is a fact-finding question. You read Another name for
an orca is a killer whale (see lines 3–4).
Attention cat owners (page 77) 3 This is a synthesis question. A is correct. The text gives
information. Paragraph one introduces orcas. Paragraph
1 indoors 2 kill things 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 A
two gives information about what orcas eat and how they
get food. Paragraph three gives information about baby
Explanations orcas. B is incorrect. The text does not tell a story about
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read 1 Keep your cat orcas. C is incorrect. The text does not tell you how orcas
indoors at night (see line 6). eat. It only tells what they eat and how they catch it.

4 This islice
Head (pagequestion.
an inferring 83) B is correct. You read if they donkeys . (Note
lines 5–7)(see linesthat
8–9) . The
the photo
pixieshows
would five
notchildren.
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whatareyou mean for catching
do after you coatand your 5 This is a language question. C is correct. You can work
eating
hair withtheir food or mean
conditioner andtocomb
each other
it. or their calves. The outcrow
that Ricky (page 85) when he realises that his
thinks Yikes!
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Spaghetti 1 andin the tree 2 nobecause3 thethere
crowis no4evidence
A 5 C that 6 B
lice … live on(page
humans. 80)
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2 Clice fact:
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4 B no humans
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be no head lice (see line 5). You should work out that if lice
1 This
would a fact-finding
is feel less scared question.
at the endYou read
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other children . class and notices that they look happy
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(see “Welcome
spaghetti
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a synthesis 25 The
question. metres
textinisno time.”about
mainly the
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it all. B is incorrect. The plate is empty but not because all crow.
11–12)It . The
tellsteacher
what the is certain
crow is that Rickyaswill
thinking shesoon
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the spaghetti was eaten. C is incorrect. The poem does not to swim.
pixie andYou listensjudge that call
to him the teacher’s
out to her.words would make
are called nits (see line 4). Nits are the eggs laid by head lice.
tell you that Papa ate some too. Rickyisfeel
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an inferring than he did A isearlier.
correct. You can work
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illustration does not suit the text. The illustration is a
and I suck / till you’re gone from my plate (see lines 14–15). A
cartoon. You read Head lice do not jump or fly. They can Goodlistensnewsand watches. (page When 82)
she hears the pixie’s questions
and B are incorrect. The spaghetti spilt onto the T-shirt and she will wonder what the pixie wants her to do. B is
only walk (see line 3). The illustration shows head lice 1 incorrect.
a pelicanThe 2crow theisvet 3 C C 4is incorrect.
A 5 AThe 6 C
onto the floor. The narrator did not eat it off those things. not hungry. crow
jumping and leaping or flying off the boy’s head, but the
3 This is a synthesis
text says lice cannotB move
that head question. is correct.
in thisYou can work out
way. had stopped cleaning her feathers to watch the pixie. You
that the poem is about having fun eating spaghetti. A is Explanations
can tell that she is interested in the pixie.
incorrect. The poem only mentions the taste of spaghetti 1 This
5 This is fact-finding
is aa language question.
question. C is You readYou
correct. Peter
read theShe pelican
[the
Treasure hunter (page 84)
once, at the end. C is incorrect. You can tell that the (see
crow]line 4)
started to clean her sleek black feathers. Then … She
1 narrator
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question. fixed
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(see line 8).
feathers means cleaning them. A and B are
out to Papa, / “There’s mess here galore.” (see lines 10–11). 3 This is a synthesis
incorrect. The crowquestion. C is correct.
was not trimming or eating
The texther is feathers.
all
The narrator calls out to Papa about the mess because he
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a judgement happened
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B is correct. andcrow how he
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stood under a flower in the shade (see line 2). there was a mess. C is is not about
decides to talk fishhooks except
to the pixie to say
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he mentions stuck A
treasure.
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is incorrect. B is incorrect.
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judge that textcrow
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clean up. wonderful
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say pixie.
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map showed that the treasure was in a cave at the top of
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the mountain question. B is correct. You can work out
(see lines 3–5). A is incorrect. It is the pixie
4 him.
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is incorrect. You cannot A isjudge the You
correct. crowread to be Peter
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in the text. Shelinecleans her should
5). You sleek black
incorrect.
is incorrect. It is the crow that is in a tree nearby, not the feathers.
work out A thatlazy crow might
someone foundnothimcleanandher tookfeathers
him there. or careB is
6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. You can judge
treasure. whether
incorrect.they Youare cansleek.
work out that he did not fly there himself.
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that the synthesishas had funCeating
question. the spaghetti
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doesn’t
Treasurecare that(see
hunter there is a mess. Most of the poem is about
line 1). The story is about the pixie
Help!
vet had (page
found him 86)the text would have said that.
the mess.(orA hunting)
is incorrect.
for The narratorA isisincorrect.
not unhappy. C 5 This is a language question. A is correct. Another word
looking treasure. Although 1 foroncut

anwould 2 orcas
ice floebe ‘torn’ 3 The 4 B had
C fishhook 5 Bcut the 6 B
is incorrect. The narrator does not seem worried
the text talks about a treasure, the story is about the pixie about . You read
getting into the
rather than trouble. He calls
treasure. B is Papa to report
incorrect. the mess.
The story is not inside of Peter’s pouch and throat (see line 6) and that the vet
Explanations
stitched up Peter’s throat (see line 8). B and C are incorrect.
Yikes!
to find(page 81)
the treasure.
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3–4)trouble.
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judge hungry. (see
the exclamation mark
linesand3–4)the words
lines 11–13). You can work out that the pixie thought the 3 Good
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a synthesis writer is Cexcited and happy
is correct. The story for isPeter.
about
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theispenguins.
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writer does tellsnot
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the penguins about felt
crow could fly him to the treasure. A is incorrect. There
1 is
This is a fact-finding
nothing question.
in the text to make you Youthink I’ve the
readthat got my first
pixie hooks. B is incorrect.
and thought. A and B The writer doesThe
are incorrect. notalbatross
seem worried and the
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You read butquestion. You read
he [the pixie] wasI frightened
can see fourofother back to where he was found (see line 10). You can judge that
children in their swimmers sitting on the edge of the pool (see this will be close to Peter’s home in the wild.
Head lice (page 83) donkeys (see lines 8–9). The pixie would not ask the crow to
find a donkey for him to ride.
1 They walk. 2 human blood 3 B 5 This is a language question. B is correct. You read How
4 A 5 lice eggs 6 No. See below could he get there? It was too far for his tiny legs to walk. He
wished he had a donkey—but he was frightened of donkeys
Explanations (see lines 7–9). The pixie is thinking this. It is an idea in his
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read Head lice do not head. A and C are incorrect. The writer does not tell you
jump or fly. They can only walk (see line 3). the crow’s thoughts or his or her own thoughts.
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read Head lice … live 6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. You should
on humans. They feed on human blood (see line 2). judge that the pixie will work out how to solve his
3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. You read This is problem. A is incorrect. You cannot judge that the pixie is
one way to get rid of head lice: 1. Coat your hair with hair greedy, because he decides that he will share the treasure
conditioner (see lines 6–7). A is incorrect. This is a fact in with the crow if the crow helps him. C is incorrect. There
the text but it is not what you do first to get rid of head is no evidence that the pixie is lazy.
lice. C is incorrect. This is what you do after you coat your
hair with conditioner and comb it. The crow (page 85)
4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You read Head 1 in the tree 2 no 3 the crow 4 A 5 C 6 B
lice … live on humans. They feed on human blood (see line
2) and Head lice fact: If there were no humans there would
Explanations
be no head lice (see line 5). You should work out that if lice
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read The crow sat in
the tree (see line 2).
slippery so their claws can’t hold onto it. That’s why you 2 This is a fact-finding question. The answer is no. You read
are able to comb them out. C is incorrect. Combing your she [the crow] wasn’t hungry (see lines 4–5).
hair does not kill the lice. 3 This is a synthesis question. The text is mainly about the
5 This is a language question. You read Their [the lice’s] eggs crow. It tells what the crow is thinking as she watches the
are called nits (see line 4). Nits are the eggs laid by head lice. pixie and listens to him call out to her.
6 This is a judgement question. You should judge that the 4 This is an inferring question. A is correct. You can work
illustration does not suit the text. The illustration is a out that the crow is interested in what the pixie wants. She
cartoon. You read Head lice do not jump or fly. They can listens and watches. When she hears the pixie’s questions
only walk (see line 3). The illustration shows head lice she will wonder what the pixie wants her to do. B is
jumping and leaping or flying off the boy’s head, but the incorrect. The crow is not hungry. C is incorrect. The crow
text says that head lice cannot move in this way. had stopped cleaning her feathers to watch the pixie. You
can tell that she is interested in the pixie.
Treasure hunter (page 84) 5 This is a language question. C is correct. You read She [the
crow] started to clean her sleek black feathers. Then … She
1 under a flower in the shade 2 B 3 C stopped preening her feathers (see lines 5–8). You can work
4 C 5 B 6 B out that preening feathers means cleaning them. A and B are
incorrect. The crow was not trimming or eating her feathers.
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read The tiny pixie watches the pixie because she is curious about him. She
stood under a flower in the shade (see line 2). decides to talk to the pixie when he mentions treasure. A
2 This is a fact-finding question. B is correct. You read The is incorrect. You cannot judge that the crow is frightened.
map showed that the treasure was in a cave at the top of She thinks about eating the pixie. She is not frightened of
the mountain (see lines 3–5). A is incorrect. It is the pixie him. C is incorrect. You cannot judge the crow to be lazy
who is under the flower in the shade, not the treasure. C from the information in the text. She cleans her sleek black
is incorrect. It is the crow that is in a tree nearby, not the feathers. A lazy crow might not clean her feathers or care
treasure. whether they are sleek.
Treasure hunter (see line 1). The story is about the pixie Help! (page 86)
Explanations
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read The two
rockhopper penguins trembled on the ice floe (see lines 2–3).
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read They … were in
big trouble. The orcas looked hungry. (see lines 3–4)
lines 11–13). You can work out that the pixie thought the 3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. The story is about
crow could fly him to the treasure. A is incorrect. There the penguins. The narrator tells you what the penguins felt
is nothing in the text to make you think that the pixie and thought. A and B are incorrect. The albatross and the
will ask the crow to go and get the treasure for him. B is orcas are not the main characters in the story.
incorrect. You read but he [the pixie] was frightened of

4 This islice
Head (pagequestion.
an inferring 83) B is correct. You read The 6 donkeys judgement
This is a (see . The pixie
question.
lines 8–9) Youwould
judgenot ask
that the crow
Charlie andto
albatross glided down. “one at a time, little penguins,” she findare
Ivy a donkey for himbecause
good friends to ride.they like doing the same
1 said.
They She grabbed 2
walk. onehuman 3 B in her large
bloodlittle wings
of Hopper’s things.
5 This is aThey both like
language geography,
question. reading,You
B is correct. drawing and
read How
4 pink
A beak. Then she 5 flew away (see lines 614–17)
lice eggs No. .See
Youbelow
can playing
could hewith balls. It
get there? They
wasalso show
too far foreach other
his tiny legsthat their He
to walk.
work out that the albatross could only carry one penguin at friendship
wished is important
he had to them.
a donkey—but Charlie
he was is niceof
frightened todonkeys
Ivy and
a time. You can predict that she would fly Hopper to safety
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(see lines 7–9)to. The
drawpixie
Charlie becausethis.
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special
an ideato in
her.
his
and then
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is a fact-finding Rocky.You
question. A isread
incorrect. Youdocan
Head lice not head. A and C are incorrect. The writer does not tell you
work out
jump that
or fly. Rocky
They can would
only walkbe rescued
(see lineafter
3). Hopper and Sunflowers
the crow’s thoughts(page or his88)
or her own thoughts.
not eaten
2 This by orcas. C isquestion.
is a fact-finding incorrect. You The penguins
read called
Head lice the
… live 6 This is a judgement question. B is correct. You should
albatross for help. The albatross would not eat the penguins. 1 judge
long and sticky 2 spring or early summer 3 B
that the pixie will work out how to solve his
on humans. They feed on human blood (see line 2).
5 4 problem.
C 5 B 6 See
Youbelow
3 This is aa language
This is question. B
synthesis question. B is
is correct.
correct. AnYouice floeThis
read is is A is incorrect. cannot judge that the pixie is
floating
one way ice.to getYouridread that lice:
of head the penguins
1. Coat your were standing
hair with hair on greedy, because he decides that he will share the treasure
the ice floe. Look at the illustration. A and C are incorrect. Explanations
with the crow if the crow helps him. C is incorrect. There
conditioner (see lines 6–7). A is incorrect. This is a fact in
You readbut
the text thatit the
is notorcas
what might bump
you do firstthe ice floe
to get rid ofand
headtip the 1 is
This a fact-finding
noisevidence that thequestion. You read Sunflowers have
pixie is lazy.
penguins into the sea. You can work out that
lice. C is incorrect. This is what you do after you coat your the ice floe is long, sticky stems (see line 2).
not flowing water or an
hair with conditioner and comb it.island. The
2 Thiscrow (page question.
is a fact-finding 85) You read Just plant the
6
4 This is aanjudgement
This is question. A
inferring question. B is
is correct.
correct. You
You read
shouldHead seeds in the soil during spring or at the beginning of summer
judge 1 (see
in the tree 2 no 3 the crow 4 A 5 C 6 B
lice …that thehumans.
live on orcas were Theylikely
feedtoonbehuman
disappointed
blood (seeif anline
lines 3–4).
albatross had taken their food away. A and C are incorrect.
2) and Head lice fact: If there were no humans there would 3 This is a synthesis question. B is correct. Paragraph one
Thenoorcas Explanations
be headwould notline
lice (see have been happy or pleased.
5). You should work out that if lice tells you what to do to grow sunflowers. A is incorrect.
Paragraph question.
one tells readers You read The
that sunflowers arecrow satbut
yellow in
The Young
Lice Archies
do not drown (page 87)
in hair conditioner. It just makes hair
the
thattree
is not
(see what 2). whole paragraph is about. C is incorrect.
linethe
Paragraph two tells you question.
about how Thesunflowers
answer is move.
no. You read
1 slippery
Tasmania so their claws 2 the can’t
Arthold ontoofit.New
Gallery That’s whyWales
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she wasn’tquestion.
hungry (see 4–5).You read The
are able to comb them out. C is incorrect. Combing your 4 This[the
is ancrow]
inferring C islines
correct.
3 A 4 A 5 C 6 See below 3 This
current synthesis
is aworld recordquestion. The text
for the tallest is mainly
sunflower about
is 7.76 m the
tall
hair does not kill the lice.
5 This is a language question. You read Their [the lice’s] eggs crow.line
(see It tells
13). Youwhatknowthe crow
that is thinking
7.76 m is veryas she
tallwatches the
for a flower.
Explanations pixie and listens
The picture shows toyouhimthat
call the
outsunflowers
to her. are taller than
are called nits (see line 4). Nits are the eggs laid by head lice.
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read Ivy … lives in 4 the boy
This looking
is an inferringat them. A is incorrect.
question. A is correct.TheYouworld
canrecord
work
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Tasmania (see line 2). is not
out thatforthethecrow
shortest flower. Biniswhat
is interested incorrect. Thewants.
the pixie world She
illustration does not suit the text. The illustration is a
cartoon. You read Head question. Youjump
lice do not Ivy’s
read or fly.drawing
They canwas record and
listens is not for the When
watches. smartest sheflower.
hears the pixie’s questions
hung in the(see
only walk Artline
Gallery of new South Wales (see line 6).
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Thiswill
is awonder
language what the pixie
question. B iswants her The
correct. to do. B isspot
word
3 This is a synthesis
jumping and leaping or flyingAoff
question. is correct.
the boy’sParagraph
head, but three
the incorrect.
here meansThe crow isornot
position place whereCsunflowers
hungry. is incorrect.willThe crow
grow
quotes
text sayswhatthatIvy,
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artist, saysmove
cannot aboutinher way. B is
thisdrawing. had
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A and Ccleaning her feathers
are incorrect. They areto watch
synonymsthe pixie.
for a You
incorrect. Paragraph one gives information about the can tell that
different sensesheofisthe
interested
word spot. in the
Thesepixie.
meanings do not
artist, not paragraph
Treasure hunterthree. (page C is incorrect.
84) Paragraph three 5 makeissense
This in thisquestion.
a language sentence.C is correct. You read She [the
includes information about what Charlie thinks, but this is 6 This isstarted
crow] a judgementto cleanquestion.
her sleek black feathers.
You judge thatThen … She
sunflowers
1 notunder a flower of
the purpose in the
the paragraph.
shade 2 B 3 C stopped
have thispreening her feathers
name because they(see
turn 5–8). You
towards
lines the can
sun.work
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4 4 This 5 B question.
C is an inferring 6 BA is correct. You can work out thatalso
might preening feathers
judge that theirmeans
roundcleaning
centresthem. A andpetals
and yellow B are
out that Charlie acts in a kind way to her friend Ivy. Ivy incorrect.
look similar Thetocrow was not
people’s trimming
drawings of theor sun.
eating her feathers.
says Charlie is nice to her and that they enjoy doing things
1 together. B and C are question.
This is a fact-finding incorrect.YouCharlie
readisThe
nottinyunkind
pixieor watches the pixie because she is curious about him. She
unfriendly to Ivy.
stood under a flower in the shade (see line 2). decides to talk to the pixie when he mentions treasure. A
5
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This is fact-finding question. C isBcorrect.
question. YouYou
is correct. canread
work Theout is incorrect. You cannot judge that the crow is frightened.
that
map someone
showed that special is someone
the treasure waswho
in a stands
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topbeing
of She thinks about eating the pixie. She is not frightened of
very important.
the mountain (seeA lines
is incorrect. Aincorrect.
3–5). A is person who special
It isisthe pixie him. C is incorrect. You cannot judge the crow to be lazy
may
who be friendly
is under thebut this in
flower is not shade,special
the what means.
not the B isC
treasure. from the information in the text. She cleans her sleek black
incorrect.
is incorrect. A Itperson
is the who
crowisthatspecial
is inmay benearby,
a tree different notbut this
the feathers. A lazy crow might not clean her feathers or care
is not what
treasure. special means. whether they are sleek.
Treasure hunter (see line 1). The story is about the pixie Help! (page 86)
Explanations
1 This is a fact-finding question. You read The two
rockhopper penguins trembled on the ice floe (see lines 2–3).
2 This is a fact-finding question. You read They … were in
big trouble. The orcas looked hungry. (see lines 3–4)
lines 11–13). You can work out that the pixie thought the 3 This is a synthesis question. C is correct. The story is about
crow could fly him to the treasure. A is incorrect. There the penguins. The narrator tells you what the penguins felt
is nothing in the text to make you think that the pixie and thought. A and B are incorrect. The albatross and the
will ask the crow to go and get the treasure for him. B is orcas are not the main characters in the story.
incorrect. You read but he [the pixie] was frightened of
?
Marking grid for Section 2: Mixed questions (pages 64–88)
Student name: _________________________________________________________________________

Use 3 or 8 to record correct and incorrect answers in the columns. Look for patterns of
student errors to identify areas requiring further attention and revision.
Date 1 2 3 4 5 6
Text title Page completed Fact-finding Fact-finding Synthesis Inferring Language Judgement
Problems 64
Graph: 1F’s 65
favourite
dinners
Letter to 66
Grandpa
When I 67
grow up
Library 68
hours
My 69
favourite
food
A funny 70
sight
Colours 71
Foolish egg 72
Wash your 73
hands
Mary had a 74
little lamb
Henry’s 75
cupboard
What do 76
you do?
Attention 77
cat owners
Danger 78
Orcas 79
Spaghetti 80
Yikes! 81
Good news 82
Head lice 83
Treasure 84
hunter
The crow 85
Help! 86
The Young 87
Archies
Sunflowers 88

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2 Who calls for help?

4 Why has Billy’s computer stopped

5 What does gone off mean?

Answers and explanations on p. 99

1 Graph: 1F’s favouriteLetter

5 8 I have to be very careful with them.

4 Why isn’t chocolate in the graph? A The eggs could break if he

1 Who wrote the letter? C He likes it the best of any of

3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both

A The eggs could break if he

5 What does Harry feel about his job

1 When I grow up 1 Letter to Grandpa

What does Pippa want to fly?11 Harry

B Pippa’s problems B bugs and worms

C Pippa’s plans C eggs and insects

dangerous. B the new hen house

A The eggs could break if he

Imagine you work in the library. Write

5 What is the name for people who

Answers and explanations on p. 100

1 My favourite food Letter to Grandpa 1

2 My favourite food is spaghetti bolognaise.

A The eggs could break if he

2 What did Tom lick?

3 Which is the first of these events?

4 Why did Sal choose to sleep where

Tom. extra paper.

Answers and explanations on p. 100

1 Colours 1 Letter to Grandpa

4 Most colours make the poet A The eggs could break if he

1 Who could put Humpty together 6 Is Humpty foolish?

2 What could Humpty fall off?

What might Humpty say to the crow?

4 How did Humpty get to the top of

A A crow carried him up there.

Answers and explanations on p. 101

1 Wash your hands Letter to Grandpa 1

2 When to wash your hands: 2 Dear Grandpa

hands A The eggs could break if he

1 Mary had a little lamb

3 What is this nursery rhyme about? Now write!

B It loved being with Mary.

1 Henry’s cupboard Letter to Grandpa 1

A The eggs could break if he

1 What do you do?

1 What place is the poem about? 5 What do you do? (line 2)

4 What would happen if the chimps

1 Attention cat owners

3 Why did the writer write this text?

beepers? A The eggs could break if he

5 Which words are not the same as A He doesn’t mind

1 What do Brush-tailed possums eat? How do you know?

2 Where was the baby?

3 When did the story take place?

5 What is a word for a sound in

6 Was the Brush-tailed possum a pet?

1 Orcas 1 Letter to Grandpa

3 What are paragraphs 2 and 3 both

A The eggs could break if he

2 The spaghetti was eaten off Now write!

3 What is the main idea in the poem?