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 Little Cousin Clare
1. What is the name of the
W hen B ryn h eard that h is little cou sin , C lare, w as co m ing to visit, h e boy who lived on the farm?
w as v ery ex cited . H e liv ed o n a farm , a long w ay from th e n earest
village, and h e didn 't h ave any broth ers or sisters. 2. How did he feel about his
cousin visiting? Tick one.
worried
happy
surprised
angry
B ry n got o u t all h is tru cks an d cars
and arranged th em in a lin e. H e
d ecid ed C lare co uld ch oose first
w h ich to p lay w ith , alth oug h he
cou ldn 't h elp hop ing it w o uldn't b e
th e b ig . blue one.

'T m g lad to see you 're tidy ing up .

B ry n ." said D ad. "Y our roo m looks
m u ch b etter n ow ."
3. Why did Brvn get out his toys?

Tick one.

a. He was deciding which one to play with.

b. He wanted to hide them from Clare.
c. He wanted to tidy them away.
d. He was getting them ready for Clare.

4. What did Dad say looks much better now?

B ut B ryn hadn't finished. H e
started to sort out his books and
5.Which two topics did Bryn sort
put all the ones about a nim a ls
his books into?
together and all the ones about
trucks together. H e w ondered if
6.Who drives the tractor on the
C lare w ould like different kinds farm?
of books, as she w as a girl. but Tick one.

he couldn't im agine anyone Bryn

not liking a ni ma ls and trucks. Clare
Bryn's dad
A fter all, his m other w as alw ays Bryn's mum
driving big tractors on the farm .
B ry n w a s to o e x c ite d to e a t m u c h b re a k f a s t th e n e x t d a y . H e w a s
w a itin g f o r th e s o u n d o f w h e e ls in th e d riv e w a y . W h e n th e y c a m e ,
B r y n h id b e h in d h is m o th e r a n d tr ie d to p e e p a ro u n d h e r L e g s fo r h is
f ir s t s ig h t o f C la r e . A ll h e c o u ld s e e w a s a la d y c a rr y in g s o m e th in g
w rap p e d u p in a b l a n k e t .

"Bryn," smiled his mother, "this is Aunt Jo."

Aunt Jo bent down. "And this is your little cous in., Clare," she said.

Bryn Looked right into the face of a tiny, sleeping baby.

7.What does this tell you about Bryn?

Tick one.

a. He did not want to see his cousin.

b. He was angry about the visit.
c. He was nervous about meeting Clare.
d. He did not like his cousin Clare.

8.Why was Bryn surprised when he met his cousin?

" E x c u s e m e ," h e s a i d . " I j u s t h a v e t o p u t s o m e t h i n g s a w a y ."

" H e 's b e e n v e r y t i d y r e c e n t l y ." h i s m o t h e r t o l d A u n t J o . " H e 's g r o w in g u p

s o f a s t ."

A s B r y n p u t a w a y h i s t r u c k s a n d h is b o o k s , h e d i d n 't r e a l l y f e e l b a d t h a t
C l a r e c o u l d n 't p l a y w i th th e m . I t m e a n t h e h a d a l i tt l e m o r e t i m e t o h av e
th e b i g . b l u e t r u c k a l l t o h i m s e l f . H e w o u l d l e n d h e r h i s b ig , b l u e b e a r
in s t e a d . A f t e r a l l , t h e r e 's n o t h in g l i k e a b a b y t o m a k e y o u f e e l m u c h m o r e
g r o w n - u p t h a n y o u 'v e e v e r b e e n b e f o r e .

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9.Why did Bryn put his toys away?

10. What did Bryn decide to give Clare to play with?

11.Think about the whole story.

And write which of these sentence are true and which are false.

Sentence
Bryn liked to play with trucks.
Bryn's mother worked on a farm.
Bryn lived in a village.