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Exercise 1: Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Mafatu is the son of a great chief. The thing his village people
respect most is courage. Mafatu has one big fear; it is the fear of
the sea. His mother had died in a terrible storm and this made him
afraid of going fishing with his brothers.

Other boys always teased him when he would not go fishing with 5
them. His only friends are his dog, Uri and a bird named Kivi.

One day, Mafatu decided to show 10
the other boys that he was a brave 15
boy. He rowed to a nearby island.
There he built a shelter using
leaves. Mafatu killed a wild boar
with his spear and used the boar’s
tooth to make a necklace. He even
made a canoe and rowed back
home. His village people finally saw
a brave Mafatu. Even today, the
people in this village still sing
praises of him.

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1. What is the title of the book?

2. Who wrote the book?

3 a) Do you think Mafatu is courageous? Circle your answer. (Yes / No)
3 b) Why do you think Mafatu is courageous? Tick the correct answer.

He killed a wild boar with his spear.
He is the son of a Great Chief.
He built a shelter using leaves.

4. List two things that Mafatu did on the island.
a)
b)

Read the following sentences and put a tick in the correct box.

Sentence True False

5. Mafatu had no friends.

6. Other boys laughed at Mafatu.

7. Mafatu killed a wild boar to make a
spear using its tooth.

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Exercise 2: Read the passage and answer the following questions.

There was a little bear called John. John and his family
lived in the forest. Every day, his mother would bring berries for
him to eat. As he grew bigger and stronger, his mother wanted to
teach him how to find berries and honey. John tried hard to climb
the trees but he kept falling. He cried in pain and refused to try 5
again. His mother encouraged him to keep on trying. John listened
to his mother and finally, he managed to do it. He climbed up the
trees to pick berries and to get some honey.

For Questions 1 to 3, put a tick in the correct box/es.

1. What did John’s mother want to teach him? .
She wanted to teach him

(1) where to look for food
(2) how to eat berries
(3) what to do with the berries
(4) how to climb trees to look for food

2. Why did John cry?

(1) He was hungry.
(2) He did not know how to climb trees.
(3) He kept falling from the trees and injured himself.
(4) His mother did not teach him how to climb trees.

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3. Why do you think John could climb the trees in the end?
(You may tick more than one answer.)

(1) He was too hungry.
(2) He had a lot of energy.
(3) He did not give up and kept on trying.
(4) His mother encouraged him not to give up.

*4. How do you think John felt after he had climbed the trees?
He

For questions 5 to 7, read the sentences and tick the correct answer.

Sentences True False

5. John would not have been able to climb trees
if his mother had not encouraged him.

6. John was a determined bear.

7. John refused to climb the trees after he
failed once.

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Visual Text Comprehension
Exercise 3: Read through the text shown in the advertisement

before answering the questions. You have to look at all
the details given:

Ever wondered what goes on at a fire station?
Here’s your chance to find out!

Come meet us on
Saturday, 17 December 2017

from
9 a.m. – 12 noon

Try your hand at the following:

• Steering a fire engine
• Putting out a fire with a fire

extinguisher
• Shooting powerful jets of water

using the water hose

Wa tch the brave firemen:

• slide down the pole
• put on their gear in less than 2

minutes
• hop on to the fire engines and be

ready to put out any fire, big or
small!

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1. What is the purpose of the Open House? ( )
(1) To get a goodie bag ( )
(2) To learn to be a fireman ( )
(3) To put on a fireman’s outfit
(4) To find out what happens at a fire station

2. Where is the open house held?
(1) 112 Fire Station
(2) Sunshine Fire House
(3) Sunshine Fire Station
(4) Various Fire Stations around the island

3. What time does the Open House end?
(1) 9 a.m.
(2) 9 p.m.
(3) 12 a.m.
(4) 12 p.m.

4. Name one item you will find in the goodie bag.

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*Answer questions 5-7 in complete sentences.
5. When will the open house be held?

6. What do you have to do if you want to receive a goodie bag at the
open house?
I will have to

7. Tom would like to drive a fire engine when he grows up. What activity
will interest him the most?

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