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08.09.20 Session 1
I'm Riding on a Giant
I'm riding on a giant.
I’m way up in the sky.
Looking down on everyone.
From higher up than high.
Practice questions
(a) What does the child say they are riding on?
Tick one.
a cloud
a giant
a horse
a train
(b) Who is the child looking down on?
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I’m holding on to giant’s ears
As we stride along the street
Shouting down at people,
“Hey! Mind my giant’s feet!”
We’re ducking down through doorways.
We’re walking over walls.
I’m safe as houses way up here.
My giant never falls.
1 What is the child holding on to?
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2 As we stride along the street
Which word means the same as stride?
Tick one.
crawl
march
dance
climb
People down below us
Simply stop and stare.
Then when they see our shadow,
Oh wow! They get a scare.
I’m taller than the tree-tops.
I’m high enough to fly.
Another centimetre and I’d
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Bump into the sky.
3 What happens when people see the shadow?
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I’ve been riding on my giant,
Oh! What a day I’ve had.
I’m not afraid of giants,
‘Cause this one is my dad.
4 Why did the child describe their father as a giant?
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5 Which of these do you think the child is likely to say at the end of the outing?
Tick one.
That was fun, Mum. Can you do it all over again?
That was so scary. I never want to do it again!
That was really boring, Dad.
That was great, Dad. Let’s do it again!
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09.06.20 Session 2
Billy’s Sunflower By Nicola Moon
Billy had a beautiful sunflower that he’d grown from a seed.
It was taller than Billy. It was taller than his big sister Laura. It was taller than his mum. It was even taller than his dad.
Every day Billy looked at its bright green leaves. Every day he admired its golden yellow petals. Every day he looked up at its tall straight stem.
“My flower is as tall as the sky,” he told his friends.
Practice questions
A What did Billy grow from a seed?
Tick one.
a daisy
a sunflower
a rose
a buttercup
B How tall was Billy ‘s sunflower?
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C Who else was in the story with Billy?
Tick three.
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Ben
Mum
Laura
Dan
Dad
Louise
One day Billy noticed something different about his flower.
The bright green leaves didn’t seem so bright. The golden yellow petals weren’t quite so golden. And the tall straight stem wasn’t quite so straight.
“What ‘s wrong with my flower?” he asked Dad.
“Perhaps it needs water,” said Dad, as he rushed off to work.
So Billy watered his flower.
1 How had the leaves changed?
Tick one.
They weren’t quite so straight.
They didn’t seem so big.
They didn’t seem so bright.
They weren’t quite so golden.
2 What did Billy ask Dad?
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But the next day it was worse.
The bright green leaves were wrinkled and droopy. The golden yellow petals were turning brown. And the tall straight stem had bent over at the top.
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Billy looked up at his sad, brown sunflower.
3 Which part of the sunflower was turning brown?
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4 Which part of the sunflower had bent over at the top?
Tick one.
the stem
the petals
the roots
the leaves
“What’s wrong with my flower?” he asked Laura.
“It’s autumn”, said Laura, and ran off to play with her friends.
“What is autumn?” Billy asked the girls.
Sally said, “It’s when leaves turn brown.”
“And days become shorter,” said Clare.
“And flowers die,” said Laura.
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5 Why did Billy want to find out about autumn?
Tick one.
because Laura was playing with her friends
because he was worried about his flower
because it was cold
because the days were becoming shorter
6 What did the girls tell Billy about autumn?
Write two things.
1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
Billy ran indoors to Mum.
“My flower’s got autumn and it’s getting shorter and turning brown and Laura says it’s going to die!” he cried.
Mum dried his tears.
“Autumn is when the world gets ready for winter,” she explained.
Billy felt really sad. “I don’t think I like autumn,” he said.
“The winter would be too cold and dark for your flower.”
7 Why did Billy run inside to Mum?
Tick one.
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He was too cold to stay outside.
He wanted to show Mum the flower.
He didn’t have any friends.
He was upset about autumn.
8 How did Mum help Billy?
Tick two things.
1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
He went out to look at his flower. It looked even more withered and brown, and the old sad flower was drooping down.
“I don’t want you to die,” said Billy.
A gust of wind rustled in the dying leaves, as if the flower was trying to speak.
Then Billy felt something.
PLOP!
Something landed on his head.
PLOP!
There it was again.
PLOP! PLOP!
And again and again.
“My flower is raining!” cried Billy.
“My flower is raining SEEDS!”
9 It looked even more withered and brown …
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What does the word withered mean in this sentence?
Tick one.
dark
thin
thin
tall
10 Which words tell you Billy cared about his flower?
Tick one.
"I don't want you to die."
"My flower is raining!"
Something landed on his head.
The flower was trying to speak.
11 Why did Billy think the flower was trying to speak?
Tick one.
It started to rain.
Mum called him.
The wind rustled the leaves.
He could hear Laura talking.
12 Why did Billy say “My flower is raining!”?
Tick one.
He wanted to water the flower.
It had started to rain.
The seeds were falling like rain.
He didn’t want his flower to die.
He ran indoors to find Mum and Dad and Laura.
They collected up a big bag of seeds.
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“We can put them on the bird table, when winter comes,” said Mum.
“The birds will be hungry in the cold weather.”
“Not all the seeds,” said Billy, picking out five of the biggest shiniest seeds. “I’m going to keep these ones.”
When the winter came, Billy watched the birds flocking to the bird table to eat the seeds from his flower.
13 Why did Billy run to find Mum and Dad and Laura?
Tick one.
to show them the seeds
because he was getting wet
because he felt sad
to show them the birds
14 What did Billy keep?
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And when the winter had gone at last, he took his five special seeds and planted them carefully in the garden.
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“I’m going to grow the tallest sunflowers in the world!” said Billy.
“Taller than Dad?” asked Laura.
“Taller than anyone,” said Billy.
15 In this story Billy is both sad and happy.
Explain why.
Billy is sad because_________________________________________
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Billy is happy because_______________________________________
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16 What three things did Billy find out about sunflowers?
Tick three things.
Sunflowers stay green in winter.
Sunflowers turn brown in autumn.
Sunflower seeds are shiny.
Sunflower stems are always straight
A sunflower will never die.
Birds like to eat sunflower seeds.
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10.06.20 Session 3
Practice questions
A How many sets of teeth will a person have in their lifetime?
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B What do we need teeth for?
Tick two.
walking
chewing
talking
tasting
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seeing
cleaning
1 What is another name for baby teeth?
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2 How old are children when they get their first set of teeth?
Tick one.
about three years old
nearly six years old
one and a half years old
seven years old
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3 How old was Tom when he lost his front teeth?
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4 What change happens to children’s teeth when they are about thirteen years old?
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5 Draw lines to match the words to show what happens when a baby tooth falls out.
One has been done for you.
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6 Find and copy one word in the text that means ‘fit and strong’.
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7 How big should your blob of toothpaste be?
Tick one.
as big as an egg
as big as a pea
as big as a tooth
as big as a cherry
8 How often should you visit the dentist?
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9 What do you learn from the information in How Teeth Grow?
Tick one.
how your teeth change as you grow up and why
what happens when you eat
how you learn to talk
what happens to teeth after they fall out
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11.06.20 Session 4
Vincent Van Gogh
1 What was Vincent Van Gogh?
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2 When was Vincent alive?
Tick one.
he is still alive today
ten years ago
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last year
more than a hundred years ago
3 Who did Vincent paint the sunflowers for?
Tick one.
his mother
his friend
his teacher
his father
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4 What did Paul do that tells you he liked Vincent’s paintings?
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5 Why was Vincent poor?
Tick one.
He was always buying food.
He gave his money away.
Not many people bought his paintings.
He sold paintings to a small museum.
6 How can you tell that people like Vincent’s paintings today?
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12.06.20 Session 5
Send for Ben by Rosemary Billam
Ben went to meet Granny at the bus stop. When she got off the bus she was carrying a fishing net. She gave it to Ben.
Practice questions
A Where did Ben go?
Tick one.
to the shop
to the bus stop
to town
on the bus
B What did Granny bring for Ben?
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Ben loved his fishing net. He tried fishing in ponds, streams and puddles. All he could catch was weeds and mud.
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So he started fishing in other places as well. He fished on the tops of wardrobes and under beds.
He fished at the table when he couldn’t reach the bread.
1 Where did Ben catch weeds and mud?
Tick one.
under tables and beds
in ponds and streams
in the sea
in the shed
2 What was Ben fishing for at the table?
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He made some good catches in the supermarket. He got an apple and a bag of sweets. The manager made him put it all back.
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Then Ben’s mother said he must leave his net at home when they went shopping.
3 What did Ben catch in the supermarket?
Tick one.
a trolley
a fish
an apple
the manager
4 (a) What did Ben’s mother tell him to do?
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(b) Why did she say this?
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One day Ben tried to pick up a heavy stone in his net. The cane split in two. The wire came out and the net was torn. ‘Thank goodness,’ said Ben’s dad.
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But Ben was very upset.
5 What happened to Ben’s net?
Draw lines to match the boxes.
The first one has been done for you.
6 Which word tells you that Ben was sad?
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So Dad found a new cane in the shed. He bent back the wire and tied it firmly to the cane. Ben’s mum sewed up the net.
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‘I hope Ben doesn’t catch any more trouble,’ she said.
7 How did Ben’s dad help him?
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8 I hope Ben doesn’t catch any more trouble
Why did Ben’s mum say this?
Tick one.
She liked mending the net.
She liked the things she found.
She didn't want Ben to sew up the net.
She didn't want Ben to be naughty.
Dad gave the mended fishing net to Ben. He was very pleased. He promised to only use it in the proper way.
How boring. That spoilt everything.
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When Mrs Walker walked past on the other side of the hedge, Ben wanted to try to catch the fruit on her hat. But he didn’t.
9 What did Ben promise to do?
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10 Why did Ben think his promise was boring?
Tick one.
It spoilt the fun.
It spoilt the fruit.
It spoilt his net.
It spoilt the hedge.
The day Granny left to go home was very windy. The wind blew her ticket out of her hand. ‘Oh no,’ she cried, ‘I shall miss my bus!’ Ben came to the rescue. He grabbed his net and caught the ticket before it blew too far away.
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‘Well done,’ said Granny.
‘My hero!’
Ben felt proud.
11 What happened to Granny’s ticket?
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12 Which words tell you that Granny was pleased with Ben?
Tick one.
to the rescue
too far away
'My hero!'
'Oh no'
Next Mrs Brown’s hat blew off her head while they were waiting for the bus. Ben fished it out of a bush for her. ‘Clever boy!’ said Mrs Brown.
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He fished footballs out of hedges for other children.
He caught Mr Smith’s bird when it escaped.
He stopped Mrs Love’s baby from running into the road.
13 Why was Mrs Brown’s hat in the bush?
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14 Whose baby did Ben stop?
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15 Where did Ben find these things?
Draw lines to match the boxes.
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Soon everybody knew about Ben’s net. He became quite famous. When people found they had a problem, there was only one thing to do and that was send for Ben!
16 How did people feel about Ben and his net at the beginning of the story?
cross
pleased
Why?
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17 How did people feel about Ben and his net at the end of the story?
cross
pleased
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Why?
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