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Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Comprehension Test for ‘Daisy has the Hiccups’
Teacher’s notes
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Explorers 1
Comprehension
Comprehension TestTest
forfor ‘Daisy
‘Aunt Rosehas the Hiccups’
Comes to Stay’

Name ___________________________________
Teacher’s notes

•Do Date
this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
_____________________
•Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
•Tell the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
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‘Hic! Hic! Hic!’ Daisy said.

They all looked at Daisy.

Mum said, ‘Poor Daisy! You have the hiccups! I can help you. Shut your eyes.
Now count to ten.’

Daisy said, ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9…10! Hic!’

Dad said, ‘Poor Daisy! You still have the hiccups! I can help you. Here is some
water. Hold your nose. Now drink the water.’

Daisy held her nose. She drank the water. Daisy said, ‘Hic!’

Mum said, ‘Poor Daisy! You still have the hiccups!’

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Young
YoungExplorers
Explorers 1
Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Underline the correct answer.
Teacher’s notes
1. Mum said, ‘Are you ready for school, ________?’
•Do a) Danny
this test after you b) Daisy
have read the whole book with the class.
•Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
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7. Mum said, ‘Poor Daisy! You have the __________’
sheet.
a) cups! b) hiccups!

8. Mum said, ‘Shut your eyes. Now count to ________.’

a) ten b) three

9. Dad said, ‘I can help you. Here is some ___________.’

a) bread b) water

10. Dad said, ‘Hold your nose. Now _________ the water.’
a) drink b) have

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YoungExplorers
Explorers 1
Comprehension Test
Teacher’s notes forfor
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• Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class
•Collect the test
record papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class record
sheet.
sheet.

Test sentences and words:

1. I go to school. school
2. They all looked at Daisy. all
3. Can you shut your eyes? shut
4. Count to ten. ten
5. Here is some water. some
6. Hop up and down. and
7. I can make a sandwich. make
8. Here is some bread. bread
9. What can I put in the sandwich? put
10. Can we go for a pizza? go

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YoungExplorers
Explorers 1
Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’

Teacher’s notes
Name ___________________________________ Date _____________________

•Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
Underline the correct word.
•Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
•Tell the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
•Ask them to read the text silently.
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6. a) are b) and
•Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class record
sheet.
7. a) cake b) make

8. a) bread b) ready

9. a) but b) put

10. a) go b) to

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