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Year 4 English — Reading and putting events in order

Answer questions about a short passage and put what happened back into the order the passage gives.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Read this passage. "On Sunday Nila found a kite tangled in the neem tree outside her house. She fetched a long bamboo pole from the shed and lifted the kite free. The paper was torn, so she carried it inside and mended it with glue and a strip of newspaper. By evening the kite was flying again, higher than the rooftops." Put the events in the order they happened.

    • Nila found a kite tangled in the neem tree.
    • The kite flew higher than the rooftops.
    • She fetched a bamboo pole from the shed.
    • She mended the torn paper with glue.

  2. 2.Read this passage. "A tailorbird builds a nest most people walk straight past. It chooses one large green leaf and pierces small holes along its edges with its beak. Then it draws the edges together, stitching them with plant fibre. Inside the pocket it has made, it lays a soft lining of grass. From the path, the nest looks like nothing but a folded leaf." Why do people walk past the nest without noticing it?

    • a) It is only built at night.
    • b) It looks like a folded leaf.
    • c) It is built very high up.
    • d) It is smaller than a coin.

  3. 3.Read this passage. "On Sunday Nila found a kite tangled in the neem tree outside her house. She fetched a long bamboo pole from the shed and lifted the kite free. The paper was torn, so she carried it inside and mended it with glue and a strip of newspaper. By evening the kite was flying again, higher than the rooftops." Pair each question with its answer.

    • Where was the kite stuck?
    • What did Nila use to reach it?
    • What was wrong with the kite?
    • When was it flying again?
    • in the neem tree
    • the paper was torn
    • by evening
    • a long bamboo pole

  4. 4.Read this passage. "On Sunday Nila found a kite tangled in the neem tree outside her house. She fetched a long bamboo pole from the shed and lifted the kite free. The paper was torn, so she carried it inside and mended it with glue and a strip of newspaper. By evening the kite was flying again, higher than the rooftops." Sort each statement by whether the passage says it.

    Groups: The passage says this · The passage does not say this

    • The paper of the kite was torn.
    • The kite was flying again by evening.
    • The kite was tangled in a neem tree.
    • Nila bought a new kite from the market.
    • Nila reached the kite with a bamboo pole.
    • The kite belonged to Nila's brother.

  5. 5.Answer in one word. In the tailorbird passage, what does the bird make the small holes with?

  6. 6.Which of these does the tailorbird do last?

    • a) stitches the edges together
    • b) chooses a leaf
    • c) lays a lining of grass
    • d) pierces the edges

  7. 7.Which sentence best gives the main idea of the kite passage?

    • a) Nila lives next to a neem tree.
    • b) Nila found a damaged kite and got it flying again.
    • c) Kites are made of paper and string.
    • d) Bamboo poles are useful in a garden.

  8. 8.In the tailorbird passage, what does the bird use as its thread?

    • a) its own feathers
    • b) thin twigs
    • c) dry grass
    • d) plant fibre

Answer key — Year 4 English — Reading and putting events in order

  1. 1. 1. Nila found a kite tangled in the neem tree. 2. She fetched a bamboo pole from the shed. 3. She mended the torn paper with glue. 4. The kite flew higher than the rooftops.
  2. 2. b) It looks like a folded leaf.
  3. 3. Where was the kite stuck? → in the neem tree; What did Nila use to reach it? → a long bamboo pole; What was wrong with the kite? → the paper was torn; When was it flying again? → by evening
  4. 4. The kite was tangled in a neem tree. → The passage says this; Nila reached the kite with a bamboo pole. → The passage says this; The kite belonged to Nila's brother. → The passage does not say this; The paper of the kite was torn. → The passage says this; Nila bought a new kite from the market. → The passage does not say this; The kite was flying again by evening. → The passage says this
  5. 5. beak
  6. 6. c) lays a lining of grass
  7. 7. b) Nila found a damaged kite and got it flying again.
  8. 8. d) plant fibre