i)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
Freddy's neighbour was an old man who lived all by himself. When Freddy's parents were away at work, he would keep the old man company. He called him Uncle Bob although he was not related to him at all.
One morning, Freddy kept his share of cake which his mother baked. He visited Uncle Bob and gave him the piece of cake. Uncle Bob was very happy and said “What a thoughtful boy you are!” Then, he went to his old cupboard and took out an old stamp album. He gave the album to Freddy.
"This is for you,” he said with a smile.
In the album were many rare and beautiful stamps. What a pleasant surprise Freddy had!
Write your answers in full sentences.
1.Who was Uncle Bob?
2.Why did Freddy keep the old man company?
3.How do you know that Freddy was a generous boy?
4.How did Uncle Bob feel when Freddy gave him the cake?
5.What did the old man give Freddy?
6.Why did the old man give it to Freddy?
7.Choose a word from the passage which means ‘something unusual’.
ii)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
A wise, old queen had three sons. She wished to find out which son should become king when she died. So, she asked each of her sons this question, "If you were to be a bird, which bird would you like to be?" The first son answered, "I would like to be an eagle. The eagle is a fierce bird. With his great strength he rules over all the birds.”
The second son answered," I would like to be a peacock. Then I would have fine, colourful feathers. I would be so handsome that everybody would admire me.”
The third son thought for a while. Then he said,”I would like to be an ordinary bird that flies with all the other birds. I would help them and they would help me. We would be friends.”
The clever old queen knew which one of her sons would become king after her death.
Write your answers in full sentences.
1.How many sons did the wise old queen have?
2.What question did the queen ask her sons?
3.Which bird would the first son want to be?
4.Why did the second son want to be a peacock?
5.What sort of a bird did the third son want to be?
6.What was the question trying to find out?
7.Which son,do you think ,would make a good king? Why?
8.Choose the correct meaning of the words and write in the blanks.
-to look at somebody with respect -violent and angry
i.fierce- ii.admire-
Section B
i)Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with one suitable word.
Peter,Henry and Ben spent the afternoon in the park.While ( ) were playing,they found a wallet.It was ( ) a bench and there was no one there.They picked up ( ) wallet and opened it.The wallet contained about a hundreds and ( ) identity card.
The three boys wondered what they should do with ( ).Finally,Ben suggested that they hand the wallet over to the police.All three of ( ) thought it was a good idea.On the way to ( ) nearest police station,the boys met an old man.He was anxiously looking for something.He looked very worried indeed.The boys went up to ( ) and asked what he was looking for.The old man told the boys that he had lost his wallet.The boys immediately realized that the wallet they found was ( ).The boys returned the wallet ( ).The three honest boys returned the wallet ( ) the old man.The man was so grateful that he wanted to reward them with some money,but the boys refused to accept any.The old man praised them for their honesty.
ii)Choose a correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.
(before,after,who,in,was,were,it,his,which,into)
Do you know how Syngapore got its name?
There was once a prince ( ) liked to travel.( ) name was Sang Nila Utama.One day,the prince ( ) sailing to a nearby country when the ship was caught ( ) a sudden,terrible storm.The storm was so terrible that ( ) threw the prince and his men ( ) the sea.( ) the storm,the prince and his men ( ) washed ashore on the island of Temasek.There,in the forest,the prince saw a beautiful wild animal which he had never seen ( ).It was a lion.The prince decided to name the island “Singapura”,( ) means “The Lion City”.
Section C(教科書からの出題)
1.What are the names of Matty’s friends?
2.Why were Matty’s friends feeling bored?
3.Where did Mr.Walsh place the boys after their tents collapsed?
4.Where does Jessica go when she feels angry?
5.Name the two things that Matty gave Jessica to keep her warm.