gary williams 2011

gary williams 20111

My Baby Brother

My baby brother is always making trouble! He shrieks and wails a lot its such a strange noise to have to listen to!

One time, he climbed out of the cradle in his bedroom and walked to the kitchen. He tried to open the knife drawer but he wasnt tall enough. He opened the fridge to look inside. He had smashed 3 eggs before anyone saw him and stopped him. That was me and lucky for the family that I did!

He had egg yolks all over his hands and he was using his palms to wipe the mess all over the front of the fridge. Can you believe that when Mum saw us she blamed me? She said I should have rocked his cradle until he fell asleep. Thats not fair, is it?

1) What is the main idea of this story?

a) Its easy to smash eggs.b) Its hard to look after a baby brother.c) Rocking a cradle helps babies sleep.d) Babies make a lot of noise.

2) What sentence doesnt belong in this story?

a) I always have to look after my brother!b) Rocking his cradle helps my brother sleep.c) My brother went to the kitchen to make a sandwich.d) My brother would have broken more eggs if I hadnt stopped him.

3) Read the story again. Find the synonyms for the following words: scream, screech, weird, sound

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4) Underline the sentence with enough in it. Write it here:

5) Put the sentences into the correct order.

________My baby brother was wiping egg yolks all over the fridge.________My baby brother climbed out of his cradle.________Mum blamed me for the mess.________My baby brother smashed three eggs.________My baby brother tried to open the knife drawer.________My baby brother went to the kitchen.

ANSWERS1) What is the main idea of this story?

a) Its easy to smash eggs.b) Its hard to look after a baby brother.c) Rocking a cradle helps babies sleep.d) Babies make a lot of noise.

2) What sentence doesnt belong in this story?

a) I always have to look after my brother!b) Rocking his cradle helps my brother sleep.c) My brother went to the kitchen to make a sandwich.d) My brother would have broken more eggs if I hadnt stopped him.

3) Read the story again. Find the synonyms for the following words: scream, screech, weird, sound

scream = shriekscreech = wailweird = strangesound = noise

4) Underline the sentence with enough in it. Write it here:He tried to open the knife drawer but he wasnt tall enough.

5) Put the sentences into the correct order.

5My baby brother was wiping egg yolks all over the fridge.1My baby brother climbed out of his cradle.6Mum blamed me for the mess.4My baby brother smashed three eggs.3My baby brother tried to open the knife drawer.2My baby brother went to the kitchen.