Complete

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Year 1

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Contents Year 1

Unit 1 Starting School Unit 10 The Three Little Pigs (Revolting Rhymes)

Unit 2 Our Senses Unit 11 Looking After Rabbits

Unit 3 Mary Had a Little Lamb Unit 12 The Pet

Unit 4 Jack and Jill Unit 13 Chocolate Cake

Unit 5 Snow Bear Unit 14 Chocolate Cake Recipe

Unit 6 Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? Unit 15 Plant Facts

Unit 7 Little Red Unit 16 Jack and the Beanstalk

Unit 8 Wolves Unit 17 My Two Grannies

Unit 9 The Three Little Pigs Unit 18 Grandad Mandela

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Question 1
How is Tom feeling? Tick one.
cross 
worried 
scared 
excited 

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Question 1
How is Tom feeling? Tick one.
cross 
worried 
scared 
excited  ✓

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Question 2
Who is feeling happy? Tick one.
Jess 
Wan 
Nat 
Max 

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Question 2
Who is feeling happy? Tick one.
Jess  ✓
Wan 
Nat 
Max 

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Question 3
Which word best describes how Nat is feeling?
Tick one.
joyful 
excited 
bored 
silly 

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Question 3
Which word best describes how Nat is feeling?
Tick one.
joyful 
excited 
bored  ✓
silly 

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Question 4

Why is Wan nervous?

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Question 4

Why is Wan nervous?

He is nervous about going into the classroom.

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Question 1
Which sense is Tess using? Tick one.
taste 
sight 
hearing 
smell 

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Question 1
Which sense is Tess using? Tick one.
taste 
sight 
hearing 
smell  ✓

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Question 2

Which two children are using their sense of taste?

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Question 2

Which two children are using their sense of taste?

Jack and Sam

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Question 3
Which sense is Will using? Tick one.
taste 
hearing 
smell 
touch 

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Question 3
Which sense is Will using? Tick one.
taste 
hearing 
smell 
touch  ✓

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Question 4
Draw lines to match the activities to the senses.

looking at a butterfly smell

eating a banana sight
sniffing a flower taste

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Question 4
Draw lines to match the activities to the senses.

looking at a butterfly smell

eating a banana sight
sniffing a flower taste

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Question 1
What did the children do when the lamb went to
school? Tick one.
jump and skip 
laugh and play 
clap and shout 

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Question 1
What did the children do when the lamb went to
school? Tick one.
jump and skip 
laugh and play  ✓
clap and shout 

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Question 2
What did the teacher do when she saw the lamb?
Tick one.
invited it in 
called the farmer 
turned it out 

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Question 2
What did the teacher do when she saw the lamb?
Tick one.
invited it in 
called the farmer 
turned it out  ✓

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Question 3

How did the lamb feel about Mary?

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Question 3

How did the lamb feel about Mary?

The lamb loved Mary.

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Question 4
Look at the third verse.

Why did the lamb linger near the school instead of

going in?

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Question 4
Look at the third verse.

Why did the lamb linger near the school instead of

going in?
The lamb lingered near the school because the teacher
turned it out.

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Question 1
Which word from the nursery rhyme means ‘head’?
Tick one.
pail 
crown 
fetch 

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Question 1
Which word from the nursery rhyme means ‘head’?
Tick one.
pail 
crown 
✓

fetch 

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Question 2

Find and copy one word from the first verse that
means ‘bucket’.

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Question 2

Find and copy one word from the first verse that
means ‘bucket’.
pail

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

trot falling
grin run
tumbling smile

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

trot falling
grin run
tumbling smile

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Question 4

Which group of words tells us that Jill got into trouble?

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Question 4

Which group of words tells us that Jill got into trouble?

told her off

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Question 1
Why do you think Snow Bear wants to find a place
to sleep? Tick one.
It is warm outside. 
It is cold outside. 
It is breezy outside. 
It is sunny outside. 

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Question 1
Why do you think Snow Bear wants to find a place
to sleep? Tick one.
It is warm outside. 
It is cold outside.  ✓

It is breezy outside. 
It is sunny outside. 

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Question 2

How do you know that Fox feels bad that there is no

room for Snow Bear?

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Question 2

How do you know that Fox feels bad that there is no

room for Snow Bear?
I know he feels bad for Snow Bear because he says
he is sorry.

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Question 3
True or false?

When Snow Bear finds a hole in a tree, there is enough

room to sleep there. Explain your answer.

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Question 3
True or false?

When Snow Bear finds a hole in a tree, there is enough

room to sleep there. Explain your answer.
False – Owl and her chicks are in the hole.

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Question 4
Reread the verse that begins Snow Bear just sighs.

How do you know that Snow Bear is upset about

having nowhere to stay? Explain your answer.

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Question 4
Reread the verse that begins Snow Bear just sighs.

How do you know that Snow Bear is upset about

having nowhere to stay? Explain your answer.
The text says, ‘“Oh for a home!” is his sad little song’.

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Question 1
Which word in the story tells you that one of the
bears is small? Circle one.

little    miniature    big  

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Question 1
Which word in the story tells you that one of the
bears is small? Circle one.

little    miniature    big  

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Question 2

Find and copy one word from the story that tells you
that the sun was strong.

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Question 2

Find and copy one word from the story that tells you
that the sun was strong.
bright

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

tiny light
scared small
bright afraid

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

tiny light
scared small
bright afraid

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Question 4

Why do you think the author used the word padding

to describe how Big Bear walks over to the bed?

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Question 4

Why do you think the author used the word padding

to describe how Big Bear walks over to the bed?
Big Bear has large paws which make a soft, dull noise
as he walks.

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Question 1
What did the wolf think when he met Little Red?
Tick one.
He wanted to run away. 
He wanted to eat Little Red. 
He wanted to use Little Red’s skates. 

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Question 1
What did the wolf think when he met Little Red?
Tick one.
He wanted to run away. 
He wanted to eat Little Red.  ✓

He wanted to use Little Red’s skates. 

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Question 2
Yes or no?

Was Little Red scared of the wolf?

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Question 2
Yes or no?

Was Little Red scared of the wolf?

no

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Question 3

Why did the wolf dress up as Granny?

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Question 3

Why did the wolf dress up as Granny?

He wanted to trick Little Red into thinking he
was Granny.

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Question 4

How do you know that Little Red thought she had

done something wrong at the end of the story?

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Question 4

How do you know that Little Red thought she had

done something wrong at the end of the story?
Little Red said sorry to her mum.

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Question 1

How many wolves can be found in a pack?

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Question 1

How many wolves can be found in a pack?

between two and twenty

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Question 2
Tick one answer to complete the sentence.

The pack leaders are often …

children of the other wolves. 
not related to the other wolves. 
parents of all the other wolves. 

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Question 2
Tick one answer to complete the sentence.

The pack leaders are often …

children of the other wolves. 
not related to the other wolves. 
parents of all the other wolves.  ✓

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Question 3

What might happen if a lone male wolf and a lone

female wolf meet?

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Question 3

What might happen if a lone male wolf and a lone

female wolf meet?
They might start a new pack.

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Question 4

Find and copy one fact about a change that takes

place once baby wolves are born.

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Question 4

Find and copy one fact about a change that takes

place once baby wolves are born.
They can’t see or hear for a week. Then, they open
their eyes and ears.

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Question 1
Number the events to show the order in which they happened
in the story.

The wolf blew down the house made out of straw. 

The pigs had to leave Mummy Pig’s home. 

The wolf blew down the house made out of sticks. 

The wolf could not blow down the house made of bricks. 

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Question 1
Number the events to show the order in which they happened
in the story.

The wolf blew down the house made out of straw.  2

The pigs had to leave Mummy Pig’s home.  1

The wolf blew down the house made out of sticks.  3

The wolf could not blow down the house made of bricks.  4

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Question 2

What did the wolf do to the other houses before he

tried to blow down the brick house?

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Question 2

What did the wolf do to the other houses before he

tried to blow down the brick house?
He blew them down.

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Question 3

What happened after the wolf went down the chimney?

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Question 3

What happened after the wolf went down the chimney?

The wolf burnt his bottom on the fire and ran away.

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Question 4
Summarise this story using four sentences.

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Question 4
Summarise this story using four sentences.
The three little pigs built houses out of straw, sticks
and bricks. The wolf blew down the house made of
straw and the house made of sticks. The wolf could
not blow down the house made of bricks. He tried
to get in through the chimney but burnt himself on
the fire.

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Question 1

How can you tell that the Wolf doesn’t give up easily?

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Question 1

How can you tell that the Wolf doesn’t give up easily?
The Wolf doesn’t give up easily because when he can’t
blow down the Pig’s house, he says he will come back
with dynamite.

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Question 2

Why do you think the Pig decides to ring Little Red

Riding Hood?

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Question 2

Why do you think the Pig decides to ring Little Red

Riding Hood?
The Pig knows that she escaped from a wolf and he
thinks she might be able to help him.

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Question 3
He dialled as quickly as he could/the number for
Red Riding Hood.

Why does the Pig dial the number quickly? Tick one.
He doesn’t want to forget the number. 
He needs a wee. 
He is scared that the wolf will come back. 

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Question 3
He dialled as quickly as he could/the number for
Red Riding Hood.

Why does the Pig dial the number quickly? Tick one.
He doesn’t want to forget the number. 
He needs a wee. 
He is scared that the wolf will come back.  ✓

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Question 4
True or false?

Little Red Riding Hood is in a rush to help the Pig.

Circle one. Explain your answer.

True    False

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Question 4
True or false?

Little Red Riding Hood is in a rush to help the Pig.

Circle one. Explain your answer.

True    False

She decides to wait for her hair to dry first!

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Question 1
Look at the first two sentences.

Which word tells you that rabbits need a mixture

of foods? Circle one.

dry    hay    variety   

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Question 1
Look at the first two sentences.

Which word tells you that rabbits need a mixture

of foods? Circle one.

dry    hay    variety   

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Question 2
The text tells us that rabbits chew on hay all day.

Find and copy one word that means the same

as ‘chew’.

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Question 2
The text tells us that rabbits chew on hay all day.

Find and copy one word that means the same

as ‘chew’.
munch

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

fresh picky
finish new
fussy end

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

fresh picky
finish new
fussy end

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Question 4

What does the word pellets mean?

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Question 4

What does the word pellets mean?

dry food (for rabbits)

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Question 1

When did you realise what sort of pet the child

had chosen?

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Question 1

When did you realise what sort of pet the child

had chosen?
I realised that the child has chosen a dragon when
it said ‘a flash of fire’, ‘scales’ and ‘a pet with wings’.

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Question 2

How do you think the child’s mum will feel when they
bring their pet home? Why?

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Question 2

How do you think the child’s mum will feel when they
bring their pet home? Why?
I think she will be unhappy because the dragon
breathes fire and is a dangerous creature.

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Question 3

What do you think will happen to the dragon?

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Question 3

What do you think will happen to the dragon?

I think the child will have to take it back to the pet
shop because it will be too big for the house.

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Question 4
Which of these do you think the child will not say if
their mum tells them to take the pet back? Tick one.
“That’s fine, Mum.” 
“But it can live under the stairs.” 
“That’s not fair.” 
“You said I could buy anything
as long as it wasn’t sweets.” 

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Question 4
Which of these do you think the child will not say if
their mum tells them to take the pet back? Tick one.
“That’s fine, Mum.”  ✓

“But it can live under the stairs.” 

“That’s not fair.” 
“You said I could buy anything
as long as it wasn’t sweets.” 

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Question 1
Why do you think the boy decided to go downstairs?
Tick one.
to get a drink of water 
to eat some cake 
to find somewhere else to sleep 

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Question 1
Why do you think the boy decided to go downstairs?
Tick one.
to get a drink of water 
to eat some cake  ✓

to find somewhere else to sleep 

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Question 2

How do you know that the boy was trying to be

very quiet?

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Question 2

How do you know that the boy was trying to be

very quiet?
I know this because he ‘crept’ out of his door.

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Question 3

Why do you think the boy didn’t want to wake

anybody up?

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Question 3

Why do you think the boy didn’t want to wake

anybody up?
He didn’t want to wake anybody up because he
knew he shouldn’t be out of bed.

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Question 4
True or false?
The boy thought it was nearly the morning. Circle one.
Explain your answer.

True    False

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Question 4
True or false?
The boy thought it was nearly the morning. Circle one.
Explain your answer.

True    False

The boy knew it was the middle of the night because

it was dark and everyone was in bed.

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Question 1
Number the instructions to show the order in which
they appear in the text.
Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk. 
Spread one cake with the filling. 
Add the baking powder. 
Sieve in the self-raising flour. 

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Question 1
Number the instructions to show the order in which
they appear in the text.
Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk.  1
Spread one cake with the filling.  4

Add the baking powder.  3

Sieve in the self-raising flour.  2

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Question 2
Which of these instructions is given first? Tick one.
The icing sugar is sieved. 
The mixture is spooned into the tins. 
The tins are lined with baking paper. 

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Question 2
Which of these instructions is given first? Tick one.
The icing sugar is sieved. 
The mixture is spooned into the tins. 
The tins are lined with baking paper.  ✓

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Question 3

What instruction is given after the cake mixture has

been spooned into the tins?

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Question 3

What instruction is given after the cake mixture has

been spooned into the tins?
Ask an adult to put the tins into the oven.

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Question 4
Where in the recipe is the list of ingredients found?
Tick one.
at the start 
in the middle 
at the end 

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Question 4
Where in the recipe is the list of ingredients found?
Tick one.
at the start  ✓
in the middle 
at the end 

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Question 1
Look at the section ‘What are plants?’.

Find and copy one word that means the same as ‘alive’.

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Question 1
Look at the section ‘What are plants?’.

Find and copy one word that means the same as ‘alive’.
living

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Question 2
Look at the section ‘Plant habitats’.

What does the word habitat mean?

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Question 2
Look at the section ‘Plant habitats’.

What does the word habitat mean?

a place where something lives or grows

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

nutrients unalike
different journeys
travels food

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Question 3
Draw lines to match the words to their meanings.

nutrients unalike
different journeys
travels food

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Question 4

Under the last subheading, which word describes how

roots and a shoot grow from a seed?

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Question 4

Under the last subheading, which word describes how

roots and a shoot grow from a seed?
sprouts

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Unit 16  Let’s try… retrieval 

Question 1

Who did Jack sell the cow to?

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Question 1

Who did Jack sell the cow to?

the old man

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Which events happened in the story? Tick two.
Jack’s mother sold the cow. 
Jack took the giant’s hen. 
The giant ate Jack. 
A beanstalk grew in the night. 

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Question 2
Which events happened in the story? Tick two.
Jack’s mother sold the cow. 
Jack took the giant’s hen.  ✓

The giant ate Jack. 

A beanstalk grew in the night.  ✓

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Question 3

How did Jack feel when he heard the giant enter

the kitchen?

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Question 3

How did Jack feel when he heard the giant enter

the kitchen?
scared

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Question 4
What did the giant say to the hen? Tick one.
“Fee, fi, fo, fum!” 
“Lay!” 
“Sing!” 
“I smell the blood of a little boy!” 

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Question 4
What did the giant say to the hen? Tick one.
“Fee, fi, fo, fum!” 
“Lay!”  ✓

“Sing!” 
“I smell the blood of a little boy!” 

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Question 1

Why did Granny Vero have a big smile on her face

when she talked about splashing in the sea?

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Question 1

Why did Granny Vero have a big smile on her face

when she talked about splashing in the sea?
Granny Vero was happy because she was thinking
about how she used to enjoy splashing in the
warm sea.

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Question 2
Why did Alvina beg Granny Vero to tell her the
story about Trinidad again? Tick one.
Alvina didn’t want to hear the story. 
Alvina loved hearing the story again and again. 
Alvina was cold. 
Alvina had forgotten the story. 

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Question 2
Why did Alvina beg Granny Vero to tell her the
story about Trinidad again? Tick one.
Alvina didn’t want to hear the story. 
Alvina loved hearing the story again and again.  ✓
Alvina was cold. 
Alvina had forgotten the story. 

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Question 3

How did Granny Rose feel about going to Blackpool

Beach when she was younger? How do you know?

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Question 3

How did Granny Rose feel about going to Blackpool

Beach when she was younger? How do you know?
I think she liked it because she suggests that they
should all go to the beach for the day.

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Question 4

How do you know that Alvina thought that the sea

in Blackpool was warm, like it is in Trinidad?

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Question 4

How do you know that Alvina thought that the sea

in Blackpool was warm, like it is in Trinidad?
I know because she asked Granny Rose if she spent
all day in the sea in Blackpool.

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Question 1

Find and copy one word from the story that

means ‘unalike’.

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Question 1

Find and copy one word from the story that

means ‘unalike’.
different

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Question 2
Which word from the story means ‘rule’? Tick one.
different 
equal 
law 
jail 

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Question 2
Which word from the story means ‘rule’? Tick one.
different 
equal 
law  ✓

jail 

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Question 3
“‘I Love You Lots Like Jelly Tots’.”

What does Grandma Zindzi mean when she says this?

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Question 3
“‘I Love You Lots Like Jelly Tots’.”

What does Grandma Zindzi mean when she says this?

Grandma loves her grandchildren very much.

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Question 4
The author uses the word apartheid.

What does it mean?

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Question 4
The author uses the word apartheid.

What does it mean?

Apartheid was a law that treated white people better
than black people.

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