KS2 English Reading — Practice Set 1

Answer booklet 50 marks 1 hour

Questions 1–13 The Lost Compass

1 Why did Nia shout at the start? Tick one. [1]

• She had fallen on the groyne.
• She had seen something in the sand.
• She was scared of the tide.
• She wanted to go home.

2 What does pools shone like broken mirrors suggest about the pools? [1]

3 Write two pieces of evidence that Callum was interested in the compass. [2]

4 Look at the words scratched on the back. What do they tell you someone once wanted? [1]

5 How can you tell Nia felt uneasy? [1]

6 Using the text, tick one box in each row. [2]

7 Number the events 1–3 in the order they happen. [1]

• They wrap the compass.
• Nia points at the groyne.
• Callum picks the compass up.

8 Think about the whole text. How can you tell the cousins treat the find as important? Write two ways. [2]

9 What does the last sentence suggest about the sea? [1]

10 Find and copy one word that shows the compass needle was moving. [1]

11 Why might the harbour office be a sensible place to take the compass? [1]

12 How can you tell this story is set in winter? [1]

13 The writer makes the beach seem both beautiful and slightly worrying. Give one detail for each impression. [2]

Questions 14–26 Workshop Saturday

14 Why does Lila choose to spend Saturday in the shop? [1]

15 The bell makes a tired little sound. What does this suggest about the shop? [1]

16 According to Lila, what two things happened to the lamp? [2]

17 Again. What does this one-word praise tell you about Mr Okeke? [1]

18 The title of Lila's notebook is similar in meaning to… Tick one. [1]

• Things that are brand new
• Things worth repairing
• Things that must be thrown away
• Things used in football

19 True or false. [2]

20 What are the two main reasons Lila loves the shop? Tick two. [1]

• She can watch and then try.
• She can play football there.
• The shop smells of warm metal and she belongs.
• She is already famous.

21 How does the writer make it seem as if Lila is speaking to you? [1]

22 Give three pieces of evidence that Lila is passionate about mending. [3]

23 What does Lila say a football needs? [1]

24 Look at the whole text. How can you tell Mr Okeke is a careful teacher? Write two ways. [2]

25 Why might Lila write Not yet. Maybe not ever. at the end? [1]

26 The phrase a small new sun refers to… Tick one. [1]

• the weather outside
• the lit lamp
• Mr Okeke's praise
• a drawing in the notebook

Questions 27–40 The Mary Rose

27 When was the Mary Rose first at sea? [1]

28 The word warship tells us the ship was built to… Tick one. [1]

• carry tourists
• fight
• fish
• race

29 Give one reason some historians suggest for the sinking. [1]

30 Why did the mud help the wreck? [1]

31 Write the year for each event. [1]

32 What does leg not mean here — wait: What is a gallery in the museum sentence? [1]

33 Number 1–5. The first is done. [1]

• The hull is shown in a museum.
• The ship was built for Henry VIII. 1
• Divers found the wreck.
• The ship sank in the Solent.
• The hull was lifted in a steel frame.

34 Give two objects recovered from the wreck (not the hull itself). [2]

35 Why is the air around the wood controlled today? [1]

36 She is evidence you can stand next to. What does this suggest the writer wants visitors to feel? [1]

37 Look at Finding her again and Seeing her today. Who helped after 1971? Write two groups or actions. [2]

38 What does trace not appear — Give the meaning of recovered as used about the objects. [1]

39 Why is the Mary Rose useful to historians? Write two ways. [2]

40 From Why she sank and Finding her again, give two impressions of the disaster, with evidence. [3]