English

TEST 1 Marks: 30 Time: 60 minutes

Stinky is a dog. He is not a big dog. He likes to sit in the sun. He gets
very hot in the sun. He plays on the mat in the house. Emma likes to
watch him play on the mat. He loves to chase cats. He thinks it is fun
because he loves to run.

1. Write the correct word for each picture. Use a word from
the boxes below. (2)

1.1 1.2

dog cat hat sun

2. Circle the correct words. (2)

2.1 Stinky is a rat dog .

2.2 He is not a wig big dog.

3. Tick the best name for the story. (1)

A sad day Stinky the dog

Fun at school Stinky is sad

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 4. Does Stinky get hot in the sun? (1)

5. Write a word that rhymes with: (3)

5.1 hot 5.2 cat

5.3 sun

6. Look at the picture of the park. (5)

6.1 Circle two things that start with “f”.

6.2 Colour the sun yellow.

6.3 I can see a and a

in the picture.

6.4 Do you think the dog will chase the cat or the frog?

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 7. Write one sentence about what you see in the picture of
the park. (1)

8. Name two things you like in the picture of the park. (2)

9. Fill in the missing sounds. (2)

9.1 _______an

9.2 ______ish

10. Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentence. (1)

sister aunt dad mom

My is a man.

11. Draw lines to match the words with the pictures. (3)

net frog tap

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 12. Circle the sound on the right-hand side that is the same as
the one on the left-hand side. (1)

b c g d b p

13. Write a word that rhymes with frog. (1)

14. Follow the path from Stinky to Honey. Don’t touch the
outer lines. (1)

start stop

15. Follow the lines of the pattern. (1)

16. Write the words neatly. (3)

16.1 pet 16.2 run

16.3 like

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 Answers
English Test 1 English Test 2
1.1 dog 1. naughty (1)
1.2 sun (2) 2. on the mat (1)
2.1 dog 3.1 a
2.2 big (2) 3.2 a (2)
3. Stinky the dog (1) 4.1 m
4. yes (1) 4.2 h
5.1 not, cot, shot, pot, etc. 4.3 r (3)
5.2 hat, mat, rat, fat, etc. 5. Your child writes a sentence about what
5.3 fun, run, bun, gun, etc. (3) he/she wishes for. (1)
6.1 Your child circles two of the following: 6. hat (1)
fish, frog or flower. (1) 7.1 good
6.2 Your child colours the sun yellow. (1) 7.2 hot (2)
6.3 bat, bin (2) 8. Your child says if he/she has a cat or not. (1)
6.4 the cat (1) 9.1 wish
7. Your child writes his/her own sentence. (1) 9.2 blue (2)
8. Your child names two things he/she likes 10. hot and not, rat and fat, sit and hit, fun
in the picture of the park. (2) and run (4)
9.1 m 11.1 Your child writes a sentence using the
9.2 f (2) word “sad”.
10. dad (1) 11.2 Your child writes a sentence using the
11. net and picture of fishing net word “wet”. (2)
fish and picture of fish 12.1 sat
tap and picture of tap (3) 12.2 nod (2)
12. b (1) 13. 1 – the cat on the mat
13. dog, log, hog, etc. (1) 2 – the cat eating fish
14. Your child draws a straight line from Stinky 3 – the cat wearing a hat (3)
to Honey, without touching the outer lines. (1) 14.1 sad
15. Your child draws a solid line over the 14.2 Your child provides an answer to substantiate
zig zag pattern. (1) his/her response to question 14.1. (2)
16. Your child writes these words neatly: 15. Your child copies this neatly: “I wish I had
pet, run, like. (3) a blue hat.” (1)
Total: 30 16.1 Your child writes “R” neatly.
16.2 Your child writes “G” neatly. (2)
Total: 30

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