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(1)GRADE ENGLISH REVIEW (ANSWER KEY)
-A Comprehension Questions
These questions are about the text ‘The Story of Mr Nastion’. 1 What was inside Mr Nastion’s house?
Put a cross inonebox Expensive furniture A computer
Lots of cats Expensive cars
2 a) Mr Nastion was tall and thin Is this true or false? Put a cross inonebox
True False
b) Copy the sentence from the text that tells you this. He was short, fat, bald and very, very mean
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3 Where was Mr Nastion walking when he first saw the monster? Put a cross inonebox
The city The beach The woods
(2)4 What kind of sound did Mr Nastion hear before he saw the monster?
Put a cross inonebox A banging sound A beeping sound A splashing sound A squeaking sound
5 Draw lines to the correct endings for these sentences. One answer has been done for you.
6 How much did people have to pay Mr Nastion to see the monster?
$ 20 (or twenty dollars) _
7 When the space in Mr Nastion’s bedroom was full, where did he store the rest of the money? (Name two places).
In his living room In his bathroom
“Great, a new animal to scare,”
He carefully picked the monster up,
There was once an old man called Mr Nastion, When that was full
he muttered to himself he started putting it in the bathroom who lived in a big house in the countryside
put it in his pocket and went home
(3)8.Why you think the monster was sad?
Reasons can include: It was hungry, It didn’t like being locked up - or any reasonable answer
9 Why did Mr Nastion want the monster to eat? So that it wouldn’t die
10 Which of these sentences best describes this text? Put a cross inonebox
It is a non-fiction text that informs us about money It is a fiction text about Mr Nastion
It is a fiction text that tells us how to get rich It is a non-fiction text about different monsters
(4)B Grammar Questions
These questions are all about grammar points we have learned over the year Try and answer them all.
1 Underline all the adjectives in this sentence.
The teacher was angry at the student because he was being very naughty.
2 Write the sentence below again, but using the correct punctuation.
the weather in japan is very hot in the summer
The weather inJapan is very hot in the summer.
3 Underline the verb in each of these sentences. James worked very hard on his story The dog ate all of his dinner
The karaoke was noisy
4 Draw a line from the sentence to the correct punctuation. One answer has been done for you.
Why is the dog happy !
(5)5 Why does the word ‘Manchester’ begin with a capital letter in this sentence?
There are two famous football teams in Manchester.
Put a cross inonebox
It is at the start of a sentence It is the name of a place It is the name of a person It is an important word
6 Match the word to the correct word type. One answer has been done for you.
7 Put the following cities into the correct alphabetical order: Bangkok Sheffield Tokyo Brussels
1 Bangkok Brussels Sheffield Tokyo
Word Word type
hot verb
mouse adjective
talk noun
quickly adverb
(6)8 Match the following words to their antonyms. One answer has been done for you.
Word Antonym
hot quiet
huge tiny
loud boring
exciting cold
9 Put the following verbs into the past tense One has been done for you. Run - ran
Start - started Throw - threw Sleep - slept
10 Write ‘some’ or ‘any’ into the gap to make the sentence correct. The cat is hungry because there isn’t any food
11 Hà says that Blackpink are much better singers than BTS Is this a fact or an opinion? Fact
Opinion
(7)C Story Writing
The Story of Mr Nastion – Part Two.
You have just read the story of Mr Nastion Now you must write what happens next! Will the monster eat again? What does he eat? Perhaps he can only eat money! Does the monster have a family? Are they looking for him? What will happen if they find him? It is up to you to decide.
Remember, this story happened in the past so it must be written in the past tense Try and make your story entertaining by using as many adjectives and adverbs as you can.
Before you write your story, it is a good idea to plan Think about what will happen in your story and answer the questions below to help you.
● Will the monster eat? _ ● What food will it eat? _ ● Will the monster’s family look for it? _ ● What will happen to Mr Nastion? ● What will happen to the monster? _
Now you are ready to write Use the space below.
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