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Year 4 Reading Comprehension - Week 4

In 'The Secret Note', Ellie discovers a wooden box in her grandmother's attic containing old letters, including a mysterious message instructing her to follow a trail of roses. Excited by the discovery, she looks out the window and sees rose petals leading into the trees, prompting her to rush downstairs. The passage sets up a sense of adventure and curiosity as Ellie embarks on a quest inspired by the note.

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Year 4 Reading Comprehension - Week 4

In 'The Secret Note', Ellie discovers a wooden box in her grandmother's attic containing old letters, including a mysterious message instructing her to follow a trail of roses. Excited by the discovery, she looks out the window and sees rose petals leading into the trees, prompting her to rush downstairs. The passage sets up a sense of adventure and curiosity as Ellie embarks on a quest inspired by the note.

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Reading Comprehension – Year 4 – Week 4

Passage: “The Secret Note”


Ellie was cleaning out her grandmother’s attic when she found a dusty wooden box. The lid
creaked as she opened it, revealing a stack of old letters tied with ribbon.
Curious, Ellie picked up the top envelope. Inside was a piece of paper, yellow with age. Written in
careful, swirling handwriting were the words:
"To whoever finds this: Follow the trail of roses."
Ellie blinked. What trail? There were no roses in the attic. She looked out the small attic window
and noticed something red in the garden below — a line of rose petals leading into the trees.
Her heart raced with excitement.
Without another thought, Ellie rushed down the stairs, letters in hand, ready to follow the
mysterious path.

Questions

Section A: Vocabulary (1 mark each)


1. What does the word “curious” mean in this story?
a) Angry
b) Tired
c) Eager to know or learn
d) Scared
2. What does the phrase “swirling handwriting” suggest?
a) The writing was hard to read
b) The writing was in messy lines
c) The writing looked neat and smooth
d) The writing had loops and curves

Section B: Retrieval (1 mark each)


3. What did Ellie find in the attic?
a) A book of fairy tales
b) A wooden box with letters
c) A rose bush
d) A dusty old photo frame
4. Where did the rose petals lead?
a) To the kitchen
b) Back to the attic
c) Into the trees
d) To the front door

Section C: Inference (2 marks each)


5. Why do you think Ellie rushed down the stairs after seeing the rose petals? What does
this tell us about her personality?
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6. What could the “trail of roses” be part of? Give a reason for your answer.
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Section D: Authorial Intent (1 mark each)


7. Why did the author include the message: "To whoever finds this: Follow the trail of
roses"?
a) To make the story sad
b) To make Ellie scared
c) To create a mystery for the reader
d) To explain the attic
8. What feeling does the author create at the end of the passage?
a) Surprise and adventure
b) Boredom
c) Anger
d) Confusion

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