Primary 1

English Language
Reading and Writing Assessment
(Set 2, Paper 1)

Name: __________________________( ) Class: ________ Date: ______________

Part BC Descriptors Assessment Focuses Score

1  Apply a small range of simple  Understand book titles /6

reference skills (KS)

2  Use a small range of strategies to  Extract information from book /6

understand the meaning of short and pages
simple texts with the help of cues (KS)  Use punctuation marks

3  Apply a small range of simple  Obtain information about the /9

reference skills (KS) reading materials from the book
covers and tables of contents

4  Use a small range of strategies to  Use punctuation marks /13

understand the meaning of short and  Recognise what a pronoun refers
simple texts with the help of cues (KS) to

 Understand a story

5  Write short and simple texts using a  Write an ending to a story /8

small range of vocabulary, sentence
patterns and cohesive devices fairly
appropriately with the help of cues (KS)

Total Score: / 42
Part 1
Amy is in the library. She is choosing a book to read.
Find the names of the books. Put the letters in the boxes.

A. My Body

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 B. How to Draw Animals
C. Going out with Daddy
D. The World Is Full of Colours
E. A Goldfish
F. I’m a Big Sister
G. My Kitten
H. The Little Yellow Car
I. Sea Animals

E.g.

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1. 2.

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 3. 4.

5. 6.

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Part 2

Amy is reading ‘The World is Full of Colours’.

Read the pages.

Bananas lemons and mangoes Bees are yellow and black.

are yellow. Giraffes are yellow and brown.
25

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Tick  the best answers.

1. Amy wants to read about bees. She can read page _________.
A. 24 B. 25 C. 26

2. Read the line: ‘Bananas  lemons and mangoes are yellow.’

What should be put in the box?
A. , B. . C. !

3. How many bananas are there?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4

4. The boy has _________.

A. small ears B. big eyes C. a big nose

5. Where are the fruit?

A. in a basket B. on a table C. under a chair

6. How many giraffes are there?

A. B. 1 C. 2
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Part 3

Amy borrows three books from the library.

Section A
Look at the book covers.

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 Tales of Tails Lily’s Favourite My Teddy Bear
Fruit

Story by S. McKee Story by C.

Pictures by C. Brown Simpson
Story by T. Edwards Pictures by J. Wales
Pictures by W. Plath

Tick  the best answers.

1. Who writes Tales of Tails?

A. S. McKee B. C. Brown C. T. Edwards

2. What fruit does Lily like best?

A. oranges B. bananas C. apples

3. Who draws the pictures for My Teddy Bear?

A. C. Simpson B. W. Plath C. J. Wales

4. Which book is about animals?

A. Tales of Tails
B. Lily’s Favourite Fruit
C. My Teddy Bear

5. ‘My mum buys me a toy bear.’ This sentence comes from ______.
A. Tales of Tails
B. Lily’s Favourite Fruit
C. My Teddy Bear

Section B Marker’s Use Only

Read the contents page of this book.

Chapter Contents Page

1 Cat’s eyes 1
2 Duck’s feet 5
3 Elephant’s trunk 11
4 Monkey’s tail 18
5 Turtle’s shell 25
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Tick  the best answers.

1. How many stories are there?

A. 1 B. 5 C. 11

2. The second story is on page _________.

A. 2 B. 5 C. 11

3. Which chapter is about elephants?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5

4. What is this book about?

A. sizes B. numbers C. animals

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Part 4

Amy writes a story about a girl.

Section A
Read the first part of the story.
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 Mary has a new mirror. It is a star. It is yellow.
She likes it. She puts it in her bag.
Mary has a pet. It is a black cat  It has big eyes.
Mary shows her cat the mirror. Mary can see her cat
in the mirror. The cat smells the mirror. It touches 5
the mirror. It is happy!

Tick  the best answers.

1. Read line 2: ‘She likes it.’ The word ‘it’ refers to _________.
A. the mirror B. the star C. the bag

2. What colour is the mirror?

A. orange B. yellow C. black

3. Where is the new mirror?

A. B. C.

4. Read line 3: ‘It is a black cat’ What should be put in the box?

A. ! B. . C. ?

5. Which is Amy’s cat?

A. B. C.

6. How does Amy’s cat feel?

A. happy B. sad C. tired
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Read the second part of the story.

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 Mary gets on a bus. She goes to the park. She
meets her friends there. Alex plays on the swing. June
plays on the see-saw. Eve reads. Ben skips. Mary plays
with Ben. They have a good time.
Mary wants to show her friends the mirror  Oh no! 5

She cannot see it. It is not under the swing. It is not on

the see-saw. She asks, ‘Where is my mirror?’
Put the correct letters in the .

Write the letters in the correct boxes.

1. Who are they?

A. Alex B. Ben C. Eve D. June

Tick  the best answers.

2. How does Mary go to the park?

A. by minibus B. on foot C. by bus

3. Who does Mary play with?

A. Ben B. Eve C. June

4. Read line 5: ‘Mary wants to show her friends the mirror’

What should be put in the box?
A. . B. ? C. ,

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Part 5

Amy’s mother guides her to write the story ending.

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max. score: 8
Look at the pictures and finish the story. You may use the words given to
help you.

1. 2.

go/home under/bed

3. 4.

?
look/cat’s bed Where is Mary’s mirror?
How does she feel?

Mary cannot find the mirror in the park. She is unhappy. She
goes _______________ by _______________. She looks for the
mirror in her house. She looks for it on the sofa. It is not there.
She looks ___________________________________. It is not
there. She ____________________________________. She
finds her mirror ______________________________________.
She is _______________.

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