(© Pascal Press ISBN 9781 741256109 Reading and Comprehension \| Dexter finds a home Zoi went to the animal shelter to choose a pet. There were too many cats. Zoi could not choose. Zoi wanted five cats but her mother said no. In the end Zoi chose Dexter because Dexter seemed the saddest. 7 Now Dexter sleeps in his own bed beside Zoi’s 8 bed every night. Zoi feeds Dexter and gives him 9° fresh water every day. 0| Dexter is lucky but so is Zoi. Zoi’s mother seems . 4) How many cats did Zoi want? A one A mean. B three B silly. C five Cc kind. D four D_ busy. Why might Dexter have seemed sad? A He was playing with other cats. B_ He told her he was sad. C He hada sad face. 2) Where did Zoi find Dexter? A at an animal shelter in the street C_ inhis cat bed eed D_ He missed his mum, 3) What does Zoi do every day for Choose all that apply. Why are Zoi Dexter? and Dexter lucky? A. She helps her mother. A. They both have a good home. B_ She feeds Dexter and gives him B Dexter lived at the animal water. shelter. She washes Dexter. © They are loved. D_ She does her homework. D_ They have food and water every day. ° eau oad mgt arUNIT Crm cx” ©® 4) Add the missing letters. 8 Nouns are naming words. Dexter eeps in his own Complete the sentence with a bed. noun from the text. Dexter has fresh 2 Add the missing letters. oxen as es Zoe went to the animal every day. elter. 9) Verbs are doing, saying, thinking, feeling, being or having words. Complete the sentence with a verb from the text. 3) Rewrite the misspelt word. Zoe cood not choose. Zoi to the animal shelter. Vocabulary 40 Add a phrase from the text to tell 4 Write a word from the text that where. means a safe place. Dexter sleeps 5) Circle the word that has the Cir nearest meaning to the underlined | 44 Circle the sentence that is word. a punctuated correctly. Dexter sleeps in his own bed. A dexter is a cat. A lies B Dexter isa cat B_ snores C Dexter isa cat. Cc dreams Dee 12 Rewrite the sentence correctly. ; zoi is a girl 6 Add un and write the new word. lucky 7, Add a word from the text to the sentence. ‘There were many cats. dace ap Waa ° (© Pascal res ISBN 9781 741256109© Poscal Press ISBN 9781 741256109 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 u Reading and Comprehension Farmers’ market Yesterday | went to the farmers’ market with my dad. We left home at five o'clock in the morning so we could park the car easily. Local farmers grow everything that is for sale at the market. Dad and | bought fresh fruit and vegetables. We also bought some honey from the beekeeper. The beekeeper told us all about her bees. They make honey from yellow box flowers. There is a yellow box forest right next to the honey farm. The flowers smell like honey so the bees love them. By Howard 4) Who took Howard to the farmers’ @ Choose all that apply. The farmers’ market? market sells A Mum A honey. B Dad B bees. Cc Howard Cc fruit. D a farmer D_ vegetables. 2) Everything for sale is grown by 5 ue beekeeper A Howard. cares about her bees. B_ the beekeeper. B dislikes her bees. C farmers. C_ sells fruit and vegetables. D_ the farmers’ market. D_ makes honey. 3) They left home at five oclock Choose all that apply. What other Aw help the farmers. things might be sold at a farmers’ B_ to park the car easily. market? C to meet the beekeeper. A televisions D_ to buy honey. B_ books C fresh fruit juice D_ flowers © cou i agah Vara4) Add the missing letters. We bought esh fruit. 2 Add the missing letters. We left home at five oclo 3) Rewrite the misspelt word. We got sum honey. 4 Write a word from the text that means something sweet made by bees. 5) Circle the word that has the nearest meaning to the underlined word. We also got some honey. A tried B cooked C_ bought D made 6 Add un and write the new word. happy 7, Adda word from the text to the sentence. Bees make Excel Basic Skills English Year 2 UNIT 8 Nouns are naming words. Complete the sentence with a noun from the text. Yellow box are white or cream. % Verbs are doing, saying, thinking, feeling, being or having words. Complete the sentence with a verb from the text. Howard's dad fresh fruit and vegetables. 40 Add a phrase from the text to tell where. Local farmers grow everything that is for sale 14 Circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly. A We left home at five oclock. B_ we left home at five oclock. C Weleft home at five oclock. 42 Rewrite the sentence correctly. bees make honey (© Pascal res ISBN 9781 741256109