2nd Term 3
Predict: Use clues to infer what may happen. Connect: Use what I know to understand the text better. Visualize: Create mental images of what I am reading. Question: Ask questions while reading. P.1-P.6
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2 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 1a Meet My Class Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ A. Read the chant. My Favourite Photo (https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-chants/my-favourite-photo) If I'm not feeling happy My favourite photograph Of me and all my friends Will always make me laugh. Janet's in the bin Jeff's under the bed Laila's next to him With an apple on her head. Jo's in front of Jack And Nadima's behind him Nico's in the photo too But nobody can find him. I'm on the table Tim is in a chair And sitting in between us It’s a cat with purple hair.
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 3 B. Complete the answers. 1. What makes the writer happy when he feels sad? A ___________ of the writer and his friend makes him happy. 2. Who is in the photo but nobody can find? __________________ is in the photo but nobody can find him. 3. How many children are there in the photo? There are __________________ children. 4. Which pair of words below rhyme? (blacken the circle next to the best answer) A. ‘happy’ and ‘friends’ B. ‘him’ and ‘head’ C. ‘Jack’ and ‘too’ D. ‘chair’ and ‘hair’ 5. Where are the children? Write their names in the correct boxes. Laila Jo Tim Jack Nadima Jeff
4 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 1b Meet My Class Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read Grace’s timetable below and answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. My Summer Timetable Mon (15/7) Tue (16/7) Wed (17/7) Thu (18/7) Fri (19/7) 10 a.m. | 11 a.m. Computer class (Princess Centre) Swimming class Swimming class 11 a.m. | 12 noon Watch a movie 12 noon | 1 p.m. Have lunch with Aunt Jane (Yummy Café) 1 p.m. | 2 p.m. 2 p.m. | 3 p.m. Visit Uncle David Cooking class (Garden Restaurant) Go to Red Stone Park with Kitty 3 p.m. | 4 p.m. Peter’s birthday party (Happy Club) 4 p.m. | 5 p.m. Go swimming with John (Star Swimming Pool) 5 p.m. | 6 p.m. Art class Art class
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 5 1. Which day of the week will Grace have lunch with Aunt Jane? ________________________________________________ 2. Where will Peter hold his birthday party? ________________________________________________ 3. What time will Grace’s cooking class start? ________________________________________________ 4. How long is Grace’s swimming class on Friday? ________________________________________________ 5. What classes does Grace have on Tuesday? ________________________________________________ 6. Who is going to Red Stone Park with Grace? ________________________________________________ 7. What date will Grace go to the cinema? ________________________________________________
6 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 2a My Friends Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read the fable and answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. The Rabbit and the Tortoise Once upon a time, there is a rabbit and a tortoise. They live in a forest. They are good friends. They meet and play every day. One day, the rabbit says to the tortoise, ‘I can run faster than you! Let’s have a race!’ The tortoise says, ‘em…, okay!’ They decide to have a race. They choose the starting and finishing point. The rabbit runs really fast and leaves the tortoise far behind. The rabbit thinks that the tortoise is too slow and so he can rest for a while. Then, he stops under a tree and takes a nap. At the same time, the tortoise keeps walking and reaches the winning point. Finally, the rabbit wakes up and finds that the tortoise wins the race. He knows that he should not be too proud. 5 10 15
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 7 1. How many characters are there in the fable? __________________________________________________ 2. Read lines 5. I can run faster than you! Let’s have a race! What does the word ‘you’ refer to? _________________________________________________ 3. Where do the rabbit and the tortoise live? _________________________________________________ 4. What does the rabbit do under the tree? _________________________________________________ 5. Why does the rabbit lose the race? _________________________________________________ 6. What do you learn from the fable? _________________________________________________ It is because …
8 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 2b My Friends Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Alan is writing some thank-you notes to his friends. Read the notes and answer Questions 1-5 by blackening the circles next to the best answers. A B Dear Dan, You are my good friend. I am happy to sit next to you in class. You study a lot and you help me with my homework. You are so good at doing sums! You are good at singing too! by Alan Dear Helen, You help me when I am sick. Sometimes I can’t hold my books and you help me. You play with me at school. We play Chinese chess every day. I like playing with you. by Alan 1. Where do Dan and Alan sit? A. B. C. D. 5 5
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 9 2. Which subject is Dan good at? (You can choose more than one answer.) A. Visual Arts B. PE C. Maths D. Music 3. Read lines 2–3 of note B: You help me when I am sick. What does this mean? Helen _____________ Alan. A. looks after B. talks to C. plays with D. listens to 4. What do Helen and Alan play at school? A B C D 5. Who is hard-working? A. Dan B. Helen C. Tom D. Alan 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns. (I, you, we…) Dear Helen, You help _____ when _____ am sick. Sometimes I can’t hold _____ books and you help _____. You play with _____ at school. _____ play Chinese chess every day. I like playing with _____. by Alan
10 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 3a Now and Then Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Simon is visiting his cousin, Jason. Jason is showing him some photos. Read their conversation and answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Simon : Look at this photo of you eating a hamburger! You look so hungry. Jason : Yes. I was four years old in this photo. I was always hungry after I went swimming. Simon : Wow! You could swim when you were four! Could you dive? Jason : No, I couldn’t. But I can dive very well now. 5 Simon : Here’s another photo. You look sad in this one. Why? Jason : Because I couldn’t go on the rides at Sea Park. I was six then. I was only 110 cm tall. I was too short to go on the rides. But my brother Tim could. He was 145 cm tall. Look at this photo of Tim and me at Sea Park a few years ago. 10 Simon : This is Tim, right? Jason : Yes. Tim is standing behind me. He’s tall. He’s making a funny face. Simon : I see. Jason, you’re 140 cm now and I’m 144 cm. Let’s go to Sea Park this weekend. We can go on all the rides! Jason : Great idea! But I’m not free this weekend. How about next weekend? 15 Simon : Sure! I’m looking forward to going there next weekend!
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 11 1. What could Jason do when he was four? _______________________________________________ 2. Why couldn’t Jason go on the rides when he was six? _______________________________________________ 3. Read line 9: He was 145 cm tall. Who does the word ‘He’ refer to? _______________________________________________ 4. How tall was Jason when he was six? _______________________________________________ 5. How tall is Jason now? _______________________________________________ 6. What could you do when you were four? _______________________________________________ 7. Read line 17: Simon says, ‘I’m looking forward to going there next weekend!’ How does Simon feel? ______________________________________________ 8. Jason is showing Simon some photos. Arrange the photos in the correct order. Write the letters (A-C) in the boxes below. A. B. C. □ □ □
12 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 3b Now and Then Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read P.27 of the textbook. Complete the answer or blacken the circles next to the best answers. 1. Who took the photos for this book? ___________________took the photos. 2. What CAN’T you find on the front cover? A. the names of the writers B. the name of the book C. the name of the publisher D. the names of the toys 3. The back cover tells us ___ . A. what toys we can read about in the book B. about the writer C. about the publisher D. about Hong Kong in the past and in the present 4. Which sentence is true? A. The title of the book is All about Hong Kong. B. Toys in Hong Kong is a story about teddy bears. C. The authors of the book are Ivy Chan and Simon Yip. D. The book is published by All about Hong Kong.
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14 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 4 My Diary Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read Lucy’s diary and answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Saturday 17th March Wet What a great day! Kelly wasn’t here, so I stayed in bed until 10 o’clock. In the morning, I chatted with a new friend, Big Bear. Then, we watched a cartoon. In the afternoon, we skipped and jumped on Kelly’s bed. It was fun! We were happy. 1. What was the date? __________________________________________________ 2. Was the weather good? What was the weather like? _______________________. It ________________________ 3. What did Lucy and Big Bear do in the morning? _________________________________________________ 4. What did Lucy and Big Bear do in the afternoon? __________________________________________________ 5. How did Lucy and Big Bear feel? __________________________________________________
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 15 Sunday 18th March Hot I got up late in the morning again. After breakfast, I listened to CDs. Then, I painted a picture with Holly and Dolly. Nobody was here to tell me what to do. I was very happy! 6. Did Lucy get up early in the morning? _________________________________________________ 7. Why was Lucy happy? _________________________________________________ In the evening, I was bored, so I played computer games with Go-man. I love them! Then, I tidied Kelly’s bedroom because it was very messy. There were lots of toys on the floor. After that, I was tired, so I didn’t watch my favourite cartoon. 8. Who played computer games with Lucy? __________________________________________________ 9. What were on the floor? __________________________________________________ 10. Why didn’t Lucy watch her favourite cartoon? __________________________________________________ It is / was because … It is / was because …
16 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 5a Special Gifts Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read the notice and blacken the circles next to the best answers. . 1. Who is the notice for? A. Excellent Management Company B. All residents in Tin Shui Wai Estate C. Old people and children in hospitals D. Eric Chan Excellent Management Company To: All residents Date: 28th June, 2023 Gift collection Last year Tin Shui Wai Estate collected 350 gifts. We gave them to old people and children in hospital during summer holidays. This year we are asking for your help again. Date: Every Saturday and Sunday from 5th July to 27th July Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Place: G/F, Block A, Tin Shui Wai Estate Notes: Gifts must be new. No food or drinks please. Eric Chan Manager
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 17 2. Tin Shui Wai Estate got ________ gifts last year. A. three hundred and fifty B. three hundred and sixty C. three hundred and seventy D. three hundred and eighty 3. When did the company send the gifts to people in need last year? A. Chinese New Year holiday B. Easter holiday C. summer holiday D. Christmas holiday 4. Peter lives in Tin Shui Wai Estate. When can he give gifts for the gift collection? A. 12th July (Sat) B. 16th July (Wed) C. 21st July (Mon) D. 25th July (Fri) 5. Peter cannot send the gifts at __________. A. ten fifteen in the morning B. half past one in the afternoon C. three o’clock in the afternoon D. four forty-five in the afternoon 6. Who writes this notice? A. Peter Chan B. Eddy Chan C. Ethan Chan D. Eric Chan
18 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 5b Special Gifts Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ A. Ann and Peter want to buy some presents for their friends. Read what they say carefully. Ann : I want to buy some presents for my friends. Let’s go to Happy Department Store next week. Peter : Great! What shall we buy for Danny? Ann : He likes model cars. He has a lot of model cars at home. We can buy him a model car. Peter : No, he has many model cars already. Let’s buy him something else. How about a robot? He likes playing with robots. Ann : That’s a good idea. Let’s buy Danny a robot. Do you know what Mary likes? Peter : Mary likes doing sports and keeping pets. 10 Ann : Why don’t we buy her a book about rabbits? Peter : Sure. Then what do we buy for Susan? What about a classic CD? Ann : She doesn’t like listening to music. Her hobby is playing tennis. We can get her a new tennis racket. Peter : Good. What about Connie? What does she like? Ann : She likes sweet things. We can buy her something sweet. Peter : Okay. We buy her a bar of chocolate then. Ann : Great. Let’s go and buy the presents for next week. I hope they would like our presents.
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 19 B. Fill in the shopping list for Questions 1-3. C. Complete the answers for Questions 4-8. 4. Where will Ann and Peter buy presents for their friends? They will buy presents at a_________________________. 5. Read line 11: What does ‘her’ refer to? ‘Her’ refers to _________________________________. 6. What does Susan like doing? She likes _____________________________________. 7. If Susan doesn’t want the tennis racket, who else may like this present? _____________________________may like this present. 8. Name two other sweet things you can find in the department store. I can find ________________and __________________. 9. What present will you buy for your friend? I will buy ____________________________for my friend. Shopping list e.g. Mary: a book about rabbits 1. Danny:___________________________ 2. Susan: __________________________ 3. Connie: __________________________
20 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 6a Fun Activities Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read the script and answer the questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Mike met Tinky on his way to the park. ‘Hi, Mike, did you have a good weekend?’ asked Tinky. ‘No, I didn’t,’ said Mike. ‘It was boring. I stayed at home and didn’t do anything. How about you? Where did you go?’ ‘I went to Yam O,’ said Tinky. ‘Where’s that?’ asked Mike. ‘Look at this travel guide,’ said Tinky. ‘Oh, you mean Sunny Bay,’ said Mike. ‘Did you go to Disneyland?’ ‘No,’ said Tinky. ‘I went to Yam O --- in 1985.’ ‘What?’ asked Mike. You were’t born then.’ He didn’t understand. I flew there in my time machine,’ said Tinky. ‘There was no Disneyland in 1985.’ ‘No Disneyland!’ said Mike. ‘What did you do there?’ ‘I swam in the sea,’ Tinky said. ‘I took some photos and had a picnic. It was fantastic!’ ‘Wow!’ said Mike. ‘Can I use your time machine, please?’ ‘Sure,’ said Tinky. Tinky showed Mike the time machine. ‘Choose the year and place here,’ she said. ‘Then press the red button.’ Mike smiled. ‘Here goes,’ he said… 1 5 10 15
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 21 1. Where did Tinky go last weekend? ______________________________________________ 2. How did Tinky go there? ______________________________________________ 3. What did Tinky do there? ______________________________________________ 4. Read line 14: ‘Wow!’ said Mike.’ How did Mike feel? ______________________________________________ 5. What does Mike need to do to fly the time machine? ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
22 TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Comprehension 6b Fun Activities Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ Read the story and blacken the circles next to the best answers. It is a sunny day. Paul goes to the beach with his mum, dad and friend, Jimmy. There are big rocks on the beach. Paul’s parents have a picnic on the beach, but Paul and Jimmy want to take photos of the rocks. They walk near the rocks. Paul climbs on the rocks to take some photos. The wind is strong and it blows Paul’s cap away. He wants to get it back and he walks on the rocks. The rocks are wet. He slips and falls on the rocks. His leg is hurt. Jimmy runs to help. He tries to help Paul walk but they cannot walk far. Jimmy shouts for help. Later, they are glad to see Paul’s parents coming. They take Paul to hospital. They thank Jimmy for his help and say he is kind and helpful. 5 10 1. What is the weather like when Paul goes to the beach? A. sunny B. foggy C. rainy D. cloudy
TSUEN WAN TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL 23 2. Read lines 3 – 4: What do Paul and Jimmy want to do? They want to _______________. A. walk on the rocks B. eat on the beach C. take photos of the rocks D. run on the beach 3. Read lines 6 – 7: Why does Paul walk on the rocks? A. The wind is strong. B. The rocks are wet. C. The rocks are big. D. He wants to get his cap. 4. When Paul walks on the rocks, he ________________. A. B. C. D. 5. Read line 7: Who does ‘He’ refer to? A. Paul. B. Tom. C. Jimmy. D. Paul’s dad. 6. Paul cannot walk far. What does Jimmy do? A. B. C. D.
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