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Name: ___________________________ Class:4/____

Extract from Through the Magic Knife


Part 1
One magical and mysterious day, the sun shone through a light blue window into
a tidy kitchen. A knife lay on the kitchen bench, as still as a statue. Christopher
5 saw his reflection on its blade and thought, “Something’s not quite right with
this knife. I feel weird.’’
Suddenly, an outline of a dragon appeared on the blade. It looked so real! Flames
gushed from its nostrils and its wings stretched out as wide as can be.
Christopher didn't dare to breathe.
10 His heart began beating like thunder. Just then, a cloud of mist appeared in
front of him. When the cloud disappeared, a real-life dragon stood directly
before him.
Scared Christopher felt himself screaming on the inside. He ran for his life, but the
dragon began chasing him, gaining on him. The furious dragon kept running, and
15 saliva began drooling from its mouth. It was ready to attack.

Part 2
Christopher's skin became pale, and his eyes darted around his
surroundings. He looked for somewhere to hide. As the dragon got closer,
20 Christopher ran faster and faster. The outraged dragon stretched its
mouth out wide and charged at great speed towards him. Flames spilled
from its mouth like an angry, erupting volcano! Christopher ran for his life
and came to a clearing just outside his house.

25 Part 3
Christopher and the dragon had run around in complete circles! He slumped on
a rock and thought about his own family. Suddenly, he found a little hole that
seemed just the right size for him to hide in. He closed his eyes and dived into
it at great speed. The dragon swooped to try and follow Christopher, but the
30 hole was way too small for it to get through. "This small hole saved my life,"
Christopher said in relief. All of a sudden, the dragon vanished!
Name: ___________________________ Class:4/____

Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read the Text from Part 1, and then answer the questions.
1. Look at lines 1-9

(a) Give on example of:

a past verb …………………………………………….

an adjective ……………………………………………. [2]

(b) What appeared on the blade of the knife?

……………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(c) Christopher felt that there was something wrong with the knife.
Give one quotation from the text that tells us this.
…………………………………………………………………………..………. [1]
(d) What did Christopher do when he saw an outline of a dragon appear on
the blade?
…………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

2. Look at lines 10-15

(a) Give an example of:

a connective ………………………...

an adverb ………………………… [2]

(b) What did Christopher do when he saw the dragon?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
Name: ___________________________ Class:4/____

(c) Extract a word that means angry.

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(d) What did Christopher think might happen if the dragon caught
up to him?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

Now read the Text from Part 2

3 (a) Christopher wasn’t feeling well when he saw the dragon.

Give one phrase that tells us this.

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) How did the writer describe the flame of the dragon?

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(c) Where did Christopher run?

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(d) Read the sentence below.

Christopher ran for his life. What did the writer mean?

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

Now read the Text from Part 3

4 (a) Give one example of an exclamation.

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
Name: ___________________________ Class:4/____

(b) Write the root word of the following words.

swooped …………………….

suddenly …………………….

vanished …………………….

eyes ……………………. [2]

(c) What did Christopher think of when he slumped on a rock?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(d) What was the thing that saved Christopher’s life?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(e) How did he feel after that? Tick one (√)

Happy

Terrified

Furious

Sad

Explain your answer. Give one quotation from the text to support
your answer.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

(f) What happened to the dragon at the end of the story?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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