PRIMARY 5 ENGLISH UNIT 6: GREAT STORIES

1. Match the words with the correct definition!

 the outer part of a tree

Soil  a material from the earth which is soft when
Charcoal it's wet and hard when it's dry. We make cups
Clay and plates from it.
Bark  a blackish material we use for barbecuing food
 the top layer of the earth where plants grow

2. Match the conjunction with its correct function!

a. So
b. And 1. Adding ideas
c. Next 2. Time or sequences
d. But 3. Contrast idea
4. results

3. Fill the blanks with the correct connetives!

The Book Thief
The Cool detective gang were busy investigating in the woods 1._______they
heard something strange. SSShhh! Said Liliy. Dan ._______ Sara stood still. The
sound was coming from the big, ancient house. They moved closer and hid behind
some trees3._________they couldn't se anything. 4._______a few minutes, they heard
the sound of glass breaking, 5._______they moved nearer to where the sound came
from. 6._______they saw a tiniy figure jumping through a broken window into the
library of the encient house.

The connective word you might use are:

So, after, and, but, when, next, etc.

4. Match this type of story with to the pictures

Board books comic adventure stories family stories Fairy tales

fables Picture book Young adults novel
 a. b. c. d.

e. f. g.

5. Match each sentences to the pictures it describes

1. Last year I went camping with my family in the mountains______

2. One day, we were hiking in the mountains______
3. They ran so fast and then they flapped their incredible wings to fly up into the sky_____
4. We went rock climbing and we visited picturesque villages_______
5. We hid in some bushes and there they were feeding and fighting_______
6. We stopped and moved quietly towards the strange sound__________

a. b. c.

d. e. e.

6. Answer the question below!

‘We were hiking in the mountains when we heard a strange, loud noise. As we were
looking for somewhere to hide, we heard the noise again’
a. Which verb are in the past continuous? Which verb is in the past simple?
b. Which verb tells us about an action in progress?
Which verb tells us about an action that interrupts the first?
c. Which words can we use to link tyhye two parts of the sentences?
‘Ms Monika was talking to angel when she wrote a question for exam. As Ms Monika was
thinking about the question, angel played with the other student’
a. Which verb are in the past continuous? Which verb is in the past simple?
b. Which verb tells us about an action in progress?
Which verb tells us about an action that interrupts the first?
c. Which words can we use to link tyhye two parts of the sentences?

7. Match the two parts of the sentences to form a simile!

a. Stone 1. He cries like a...
b. Wind 2. It cuts like a...
c. Knife 3. She runs like the...
d. Glove 4. He eats like a...
e. Baby 5. It sinks like a....
f. horse 6. It fits like a...

8. Complete these sentences with a connective; so, and, then, but

a. I wanted to play outside_______it was raining
b. There was something moving in the box_______i opened it.
c. Firsr, i went to a library for a book_____i went home to start reading it.
d. There were lots of dogs______cats in the enermous garden

9. Circle the correct answer!

a. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
was running / dropped
ran / dropped
was running / was dropping
ran / was dropping
b. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.
was watched / fell
was watching / fell
watched / was falling
was watching / felt

c. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

aren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / were asking
weren't listening / asked
listened / asked

d. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?

Are / doing / called
Were / doing / calling
Did / do / was calling
Were / doing / called

e. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?

Are / see / went
 Did / see / were going
Did / saw / were going
Were / see / went

f. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.

were driving / happened
drove / happened
drove / was happening
were drive / happened

g. I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.

was read / was cooking
read / cooked
was reading / was cooking
was reading / cooks

h. I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.

was looked
looked
looking
was looking

i. You ___________ while I ____________.

played / study
were playing / studying
wee playing / was studying
were played / was studying

j. He _____________ when his father came home.

were doing
was doing
did
did do

Answer:
1. was running / dropped
2. was watching / fell
3. weren't listening / asked
4. Were / doing / called
5. Did / see / were going
6. were driving / happened
7. was reading / was cooking
8. was looking
9. were playing / was studying
10. was doing