Home Learning Pack 2 - Brady Primary School

Home Learning

Pack 2 Year 4

Miss Burgess

Hi everyone!

Unfortunately, due to everything still going on at the moment we

have to stay at home for another three weeks☹.

To keep you busy at home I have put together another home

learning pack for you to complete but don’t forget there are also

weekly updates on the school website and if you need any

additional support to give me an email at

[email protected]

For Maths:

1. Please access https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

On this website they are posting weekly maths-based home

learning around activities that we would be doing if we were

in school. There are helpful videos and resources on this

website that are free to access.

2. Decimals

Attached with this document is 6 lessons about decimals.

With the support of an adult have a go at accessing these

lessons so when we do come back to school you will have

some prior learning to support you.

3. Maths Journaling

I have given you three problems on three different areas of

mathematics, use your knowledge to work out and explain

your answers using key vocabulary.

4. Tests

Also included for maths, one arithmetic test and a test for

your place value and addition and subtraction knowledge.

For Reading:

1. A brilliant book we were supposed to read this year but will

not get the chance to is Treasure Island by Robert Louis

Stevenson. For this reason I would like you to listen to the free

chapters available here:

mailto:[email protected]

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4FuHiZTSY&list=PL_tOOJaoMSNUiAQDL5_pv4SGcxjA

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After you have listened to a chapter there will be a

comprehension style question for you to answer in the home

learning pack.

2. Reading Test

In this home learning pack you will also find a reading test

similar to the ones we complete in class based around a

fictional text.

3. Continue to read widely at home and record this wherever

possible. Remember to work on your fluency and expression!

😊

For Writing, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling:

1. Continue learning your common exception words, if you feel

confident that you know all or most have a look at the year 5

words.

2. SPAG Mats

Attached with this pack are three different documents with

different spelling, punctuation and grammar activities on.

Work your way through these mats but be sure not to cheat

as the answers are also attached for you adult to help /

check your work.

3. Handwriting

While there is no resource

attached for handwriting

please make sure when

completing these home

activities or any other writing

you are doing it is in your best

handwriting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4FuHiZTSY&list=PL_tOOJaoMSNUiAQDL5_pv4SGcxjAoqE-u

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4FuHiZTSY&list=PL_tOOJaoMSNUiAQDL5_pv4SGcxjAoqE-u

4. Independent Writing Activities Booklet

This pack contains various different writing activities. You can

choose to complete a play script, a persuasive text or some non-

fiction writing but you most complete 1 per week and email me

over a photo of your lovely writing.

Various Activities:

1. The Great Barrier Reef

Learn all about it- create a poster or fact file to show your findings

about all the amazing things that happen there. You could also

create a food chain to show who eats who!

2. Online coding

Use these free websites to have a go at coding for free https://scratch.mit.edu/

https://code.org/learn

Also, please continue to work hard at your times table and access

all of the free websites posted on the school website to help you

with these.

https://scratch.mit.edu/

https://code.org/learn

Finally, please remember to stay safe and stay at home where

possible! Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any further

support or additional work to complete at home.

Miss Burgess 😊

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Replace the underlined words with appropriate pronouns.

Maddie wants to be an Olympic

swimmer when Maddie gets older.

It is Maddie’s biggest dream.

Tick the sentence that has used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:

The children’s shoes were terribly muddy.

The childrens’ shoes were terribly muddy.

The childrens shoes’ were terribly muddy.

Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled up one of his Y3/Y4 spelling words. Can you help him to unjumble it? (CLUE: It’s an adjective!)

ragnste

Can you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions?Use a dictionary if you need to:

A member of parliament

Someone who checks your eyesight

Underline the fronted adverbial in this sentence.

At the top of the hill, the Easter egg race began.

Underline the subordinate clause in this sentence.

Because they want a chance to see the Statue of Liberty, many tourists visit New York City every year.

Year 4 Spring Term 1 SPaG Mat 1 1

a c e

d

f

b

Tick the sentence that has used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:


The childrens’ shoes were terribly muddy.

The childrens shoes’ were terribly muddy.

Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled up one of his Y3/Y4 spelling words. Can you help him to unjumble it? (CLUE: It’s an adjective!)

ragnste

strange

Replace the underlined words with an appropriate pronoun.

Maddie wants to be an Olympic

swimmer when she gets older.

It is her biggest dream.Can you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions? Use a dictionary if you need to:


politician


optician



Underline the subordinate clause in this sentence.

Because they want a chance to see the Statue of Liberty, many tourists visit New York City every year.

Year 4 Spring Term 1 SPaG Mat 1 Answers 1

a c e

d

f

b

Tick the sentences that has used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:


The childrens’ coats were all wet.

The girls’ noses were all red from the freezing air.

The boys finger’s were bitterly cold.

Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled two Y3/ Y4 spelling words. Can you help him to unjumble them? (CLUE: They’re both adjectives!)

ragnste aihgstrt


Maddie wants to be an Olympic swimmer when Maddie gets older. It is Maddie’s biggest dream. Maddie spends most of Maddie’s life in goggles; she even sleeps in goggles.

Can you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions?





Rewrite this sentence with a subordinate clause.

Many tourists visit New York City every year.

.


a c e

d

f

b

Tick the sentences that has used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:





Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled two Y3/ Y4 spelling words. Can you help him to unjumble them? (CLUE: They’re both adjectives!)

ragnste aihgstrt

strange straight


Maddie wants to be an Olympic swimmer when Maddie gets older. It is Maddie’s biggest dream. Maddie spends most of Maddie’s life in goggles; she even sleeps in goggles.

she her her themCan you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions?

A member of parliamentpolitician

Someone who checks your eyesight optician



Rewrite this sentence with a subordinate clause.

Many tourists visit New York city every year.

Accept any sensible sentence with a subordinate clause headed with a subordinating conjunction, e.g. Because they want a chance to see the Statue of Liberty, many tourists visit New York City every year.

OR Many tourists visit New York City every year because they want to see the sights there.


a c e

d

f

b

Tick ALL the sentences that have used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:





Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled two Y3/ Y4 spelling words. All the letters from the two words are muddled together - can you help him to unjumble them(CLUE: They’re both adjectives!)

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Add appropriate pronouns into these sentences:

Maddie wants to be an Olympic swimmer when gets older. It is biggest dream. Maddie spends most of life in goggles; she even sleeps in .

Can you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions? A member of parliament


Someone with a career involving maths and numbers

Rewrite this sentence with an added adverbial phrase.

The Easter egg race began.

Rewrite this sentence with a subordinate clause at the beginning.


.


a c e

d

f

b

Tick ALL the sentences that have used the plural possessive apostrophe correctly:





Mr Whoops has accidently jumbled two Y3/ Y4 spelling words. All the letters from the two words are muddled together - can you help him to unjumble them (CLUE: They’re both adjectives!)

tagssteaihgntrr

strange straight

Add appropriate pronouns into these sentences:

Maddie wants to be an Olympic swimmer when gets older. It is biggest dream. Maddie spends most of life in goggles; she even sleeps in .

she her her them

Can you think of words ending in ‘cian’ to match these occupation definitions? A member of parliament politician

Someone who checks your eyesight optician

Someone with a career involving maths and numbers mathematician

Rewrite this sentence with an added adverbial phrase.

Accept an extended sentence with an added adverbial phrase, e.g. At the top of the hill, the Easter egg race began. OR The Easter egg race began on the blow of a whistle.

Rewrite this sentence with a subordinate clause at the beginning.


Accept any sensible sentence with a subordinate clause headed with a subordinating conjunction at the beginning with a comma to separate it from the main clause, e.g.

Because they want a chance to see the Statue of Liberty, many tourists visit New York city every year.


a c e

d

f

b

Tick the sentence that uses the past progressive tense.

Joe was playing football in the garden.

After Joe finished his tea, he went out into the garden.

Joe is playing on his garden swing.

Can you underline the two determiners in this sentence?

The three little pigs built houses.

Complete the sentence and make sure you add an adjective. Circle it.

My favourite teacher, whose name is Mr. Holdsworth,

.

Mr Whoops has been juggling with the letters from one of his Y4 spelling words - can you spot what it is?

e t

There are TWO possessive pronouns hiding in this word search. Can you find them?

Can you think of a root word which matches this definition when added to this prefix?

Going against the direction of a clock.

anti


a c e

d

f

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n

a t c m n ct h e i r st z x n y ua s e e v g

Tick the sentence that uses the past progressive tense.


After Joe finished his tea, he went out into the garden.

Joe is playing on his garden swing.

Can you underline the two determiners in this sentence?

The three little pigs built houses.



.

Accept any sentence with a circled adjective, e.g. My favourite teacher, whose name is Mr Holdsworth, always delivers enjoyable lessons.


experiment

There are TWO possessive pronouns hiding in this word search. Can you find them?



anticlockwise


a c e

d

f

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n

a t c m n ct h e i r st z x n y ua s e e v g

Rewrite the sentence in the past progressive tense.

Joe played football in the garden.

Can you underline the four determiners in these sentences?

The three little pigs built houses. They were all very frightened

of a wolf.



.

Complete the sentence and make sure you add an adverb. Circle it.

Roald Dahl, the children’s author,


e .

There are THREE possessive pronouns hiding in this word search. Can you find them?



anti You take them if you

have an infection. anti


a c e

d f

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n

a e r u i oa w t y h ua t c m n rt h e i r st z x n y ua s e e v g

Rewrite the sentence in the past progressive tense.



Can you underline the four determiners in these sentences?


of a wolf.



Complete the sentence and make sure you add an adverb. Circle it.

Accept any sentence with a circled adverb, e.g. Roald Dahl, the children’s author, was tremendously successful.


experiment




anticlockwiseYou take them if you

have an infection. antibiotics


a c e

d f

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n


Rewrite the sentences in the past progressive tense.


Isla stayed inside the house.

Can you underline all of the determiners in these sentences?


of a wolf.



.

Now, write your own sentence on the back of your mat about one of your teachers. It should contain a conjunction.



Now, use one of the possessive pronouns you have found to create a sentence including direct speech.



anti Someone that deliberately avoids

parties and gatherings. anti You take them if you have an infection. anti


a c e

d f

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n


Rewrite the sentences in the past progressive tense.


Joe was playing football

in the garden.

Isla stayed inside the house.

Isla was staying inside the house.

Can you underline all of the determiners in these sentences?


of a wolf.



Accept any sentence with a circled conjunction, e.g. Mrs Williams is a fabulous teacher because she is very understanding and kind.


experiment


Accept any sentence with mine, theirs or ours within a direct speech sentence, e.g. “That isn’t your toy. It’s mine!” shouted the angry toddler.

Can you think of the prefix word to match this definition?


anticlockwiseSomeone that deliberately avoids

parties and gatherings.antisocial

You take them if you have an infection.antibiotics


a c e

df

b

e

m

p

x

e

i

tr

e

n


Can you spot the mistake in this sentence? Underline it and explain why it is incorrect.

As they walked along the side of the pond, the duckling’s all followed their mother.

a


Add suitable pronouns or noun phrases in the gaps:

Izaak and his brother, Asim, were going to the mosque. arrived just in time.

e

Can you think of words ending in -sion or -tion to match these definitions? Use a dictionary if you need to:

A place where people bid to buy goods.

An attack on a place (the Vikings were good at these).

b Mr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them? (Remember, homophones sound similar but are spelt differently with different meanings).

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d


Trying to avoid the heat of the midday sun, the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

c

Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ determiners back into these explanations sentences:

eye works in a similar way to a camera.

Within the iris, there is tiny hole called the pupil, which lets light through.

f

Year 4 Spring Term Answers 1

As they walked along the side of the pond, the duckling’s all followed their mother.

Possible answer: It should say ducklings with no apostrophe as it is a plural and not a possessive ‘s’.

a Add suitable pronouns or noun phrases in the gap:

Accept ‘They’ or any sensible noun phrase, e.g. ‘The two boys’.

e

Can you think of words ending in -sion or -tion to match these definitions? Use a dictionary if you need to:


auction


invasion

b Mr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them? (Remember, homophones sound similar but are spelt differently with different meanings).

accept except

d


Trying to avoid the heat of the midday sun, the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

c


An eye works in a similar way to a camera.

Within the iris, there is a tiny hole called the pupil, which lets light through.

f




The eyelid has unique design, which protects the eye from damage.

f




With outstretched arms, the snuggle monster chased the children. was slowly catching them.

eCan you think of words ending in -sion or -tion to match these definitions?



b

Mr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them?

tpccea xeptec

dAdd a suitable fronted adverbial to this sentence. Don’t forget to add a comma after your phrase to separate it from the rest of the sentence.

the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

cCan you spot two mistakes in this sentence? Underline them and explain why they are incorrect.

As they walked along the side of the pond, the duckling’s all followed there mother.

a


Possible answer: It should say ducklings with no apostrophe as it is a plural and not a possessive ‘s’. and It should be the pronoun ‘their’ and not ‘there’- this is the wrong homophone word.

a



An eye works in a similar way to a camera.


The eyelid has a unique design, which protects the eye from damage.

f


Accept ‘They’ or any sensible noun phrase, e.g. ‘The two boys’.

Accept ‘It’, ‘He’ or any sensible noun phrase, e.g. ‘The loveable creature’.

eCan you think of words ending in -sion or -tion to match these definitions?


auction


invasion

b

Mr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them?

accept except

dAdd a suitable fronted adverbial to this sentence. Don’t forget to add a comma after your phrase to separate it from the rest of the sentence.

Accept any suitable fronted adverbial phrase marked with a comma, e.g. Trying to avoid the heat of the midday sun, the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

c


Add suitable noun phrases in the gaps:


With outstretched arms, the snuggle monster chased the children. was slowly catching them.

e

Can you think of words ending in -sion and -tion to match these definitions?



A day trip to a place of interest.

bMr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them?

tpccea xeptec

Challenge: Now use both of the words in one sentence.

d

Add a suitable fronted adverbial and the correct punctuation to this sentence.

the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

cCan you spot all of the mistakes in this sentence? Underline them and explain why they are incorrect.


a

Add suitable determiners back into these explanations sentences:



The eyelid has unique design, which protects the eye from damage.

f


Possible answer: It should say ducklings with no apostrophe as it is a plural and not a possessive ‘s’. and It should be the pronoun ‘their’ and not ‘there’- this is the wrong homophone word.


Add suitable noun phrases in the gaps:

Accept any sensible noun phrase, e.g. ‘The two boys’.

Accept any sensible noun phrase, e.g. ‘The loveable creature’.

e

Can you think of words ending in -sion and -tion to match these definitions?

A place where people bid to buy goods. auction

An attack on a place (the Vikings were good at these). invasion

A day trip to a place of interest. excursion

bMr Whoops has accidentally jumbled up a pair of homophone words. Can you help him to unjumble them?

accept except

Example answer: The boy couldn’t accept the teacher’s decision that everyone was allowed out in the playground except for him.

d

Accept any suitable fronted adverbial phrase marked with a comma, e.g. Trying to avoid the heat of the midday sun, the man relaxed under an umbrella to read his book.

ca

Add suitable determiners back into these explanations sentences:

An (or The) eye works in a similar way to a camera.


The eyelid has a unique design, which protects the eye from damage.

f

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth Day Month Year

School Name

DfE Number

Year 4 Reading Assessment Answer Booklet - Fiction

English KS2 2016

Year 4 Reading Assessment Fiction

total for this page

total marks

18

1 mark

Circle one:

1. Snowball was

a street cat a wild cat a show cat a tabby cat

1 mark

2. Ebony was

a white cat a well-fed cat a pampered cata hungry street cat

1 mark

3. Order these events as they happen in the story. Number them 1, 2, 3, 4.

Snowball brings the black cat home with her.

The grey cat attacks Snowball.

Snowball wanders restlessly around the house.

The black cat fights off the other cats.

1 mark

4. Find and copy the phrase that tell us how Snowball’s meals were served to her.

Year 4 Reading Assessment Fiction 3

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1 mark

5. In paragraph 5, ‘the wind blew the few remaining leaves from the trees’. Draw a line to match ‘remaining’ to its meaning.

remaining left-over

colourful

wet

2 marks6. Find and copy two things that Snowball did straight after she ran through the front door,

before she met the three street cats

1.

2.

1 mark

7. ‘…. but to the pampered runaway it seemed far more desirable than the cream she had left untasted in her own Dresden china plate.’ What does ‘desirable’ mean in this context?


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4

2 marks

8. How did Snowball feel when the other cats attacked her? Support your answer with at least two examples from the text.

9. How has Ebony’s life changed by the end of the story? Give at least two examples.

2 marks

1 mark

10. Do you think Snowball will ever stray from her house again? Give a reason for your answer.

1 mark

11. At the end of the story, how would you describe Snowball’s feelings? Circle one.

frustrated and lonely

angry and defensive

kind and shysafe and grateful


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5

1 mark

12. Look at paragraph 11 (starting ‘In the silence that followed….’). Find and copy a word used by the author to show that Snowball opened her eyes slowly and carefully.

13. What can you say about Snowball’s life before she met Ebony? Use words from the text to show why you think this.

3 marks

**END OF TEST**

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Reading BookletSample 2016 Key Stage 2 English Reading Booklet - Fiction

Snowball and Ebony

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Snowball and EbonyDown at my feet, on the red tiles in front of a roaring fire, sits a great black cat and a soft white Angora cat. They are named Ebony and Snowball and are as different in nature as they are in colour, but are devoted friends for all that. Possibly because of it! For where Snowball is timid, Ebony will bravely lead the way; while if Ebony is cross, Snowball will purr and coax and cuddle until he gradually grows peaceful and pleasant again.

From the time he was a tiny kitten, Ebony had known no home, and such food as he had was picked up when and wherever he chanced to find it. He had won many and lost few of his many cat battles, but he did not like to fight and never did it unless obliged to.

Snowball had never struck or received a blow in all of her carefully guarded life. She was a finely bred Angora that had taken many prizes at the cat shows while her meals – far from being irregularly picked up – had always been brought to her on a silver tray as regularly as the sun rose – and considerably oftener.

One bright, cold November afternoon, Snowball was wandering restlessly around looking for something – anything – some excitement! As she passed the Dresden saucer filled with rich cream she sniffed, and when she caught sight of the silk-cushioned basket she fairly switched her tail. Even her favourite spot on the warm hearth failed to allure.

Outside, the wind blew the few remaining leaves from the trees in tempting swirls to the pavement, but she could not play with them. She was shut indoors for fear she might be stolen or stray. Stray! She would run away as soon as she found the chance!

As she wandered into the broad hall, someone opened the front door to pass through it, and Snowball saw and seized her chance. Like a flash, she darted down the steps and up the street, never stopping until she was well out of sight of the house. Then she paused and looked curiously around.

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Close under the railings of a shabby area, not many blocks from Snowball’s home, she spied three rough-coated, gaunt cats greedily drinking from a dish of sooty skimmed milk. The saucer was thick and cracked and - worse yet – had not been washed since it had contained boiled onions, but to the pampered runaway it seemed far more desirable than the cream she had left untasted in her own Dresden china plate.

As she edged slowly toward them, the three waifs paid no attention to her, beyond giving a warning growl or two, which Snowball – not understanding that she could be unwelcome – mistook for their usual way of speaking. With a friendly “Pr-r-r-rh!” of greeting she drew near, and lapped daintily at the strongly flavoured milk. Was it hunger, or the feeling of liberty and comradeship that made it taste so good and made her for one short instant perfectly happy?

Then a stinging blow on one ear, followed immediately by a sharp slap on the side of her head from the big grey cat, sent her reeling dizzily away from the dish. She recovered herself and turned in total terror, her one thought to escape from this uncalled for abuse, but directly in her path stood a black and white cat with a lashing tail and flaming eyes. Another turn, and she was again confronted by the grey, crouching angrily and ready for another attack.

Snowball’s heart seemed to stand still, and she shut her eyes and waited for the end, when with one bound the black cat stood between her and her enemies. He began battle instantly, so vigorously it was impossible to stand before the whirl-wind of flying claws and snapping teeth that he seemed to have become. Soon, his opponents retired with inglorious haste, and he was victor – Snowball was saved!

In the silence that followed, Snowball cautiously opened an eye and peeped around. Peace! Her deliverer was again lapping at the puddle of milk that was spreading from the overturned saucer across the broken flagstones. He saw her timid glance and moved a little to one side with a gesture of friendly invitation.

Gratefully, she crept to his side; the black and white noses bobbed busily up and down together as the pink tongues darted in and out, and the milk rapidly disappeared.

That afternoon, Snowball brought Ebony home with her. She seemed so fond of him that I could do no less than ask him to stay, and for the first time they sat in their now usual resting place – down at my feet on the warm red tiles.

From: The Book of the Cat (1903)Written by Mabel Humphrey

Year 4 Reading Assessment Marking Scheme - Fiction

English KS2 2016

2Year 4 Fiction Mark Scheme

question answer marks notes

1. Snowball was

a show cat 1

Content domain: 2b–retrieve and record information/identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

Award 1 mark for answer as indicated.

2. Ebony was

a hungry street cat 1



3. Order these events as they happen in the story. Number them 1, 2, 3, 4.

1. Snowball wanders restlessly around the house.2. The grey cat attacks Snowball.3. The black cat fights off the other cats.4. Snowball brings the black cat home with her.

1


Award 1 mark for answers as indicated.

4. Find and copy the phrase that tell us how Snowball’s meals were served to her.

‘brought to her on a silver tray’ 1


Award 1 mark for ‘brought to her on a silver tray’.

5.In paragraph 5, ‘the wind blew the few remaining leaves from the trees’. Draw a line to match ‘remaining’ to its meaning.

remaining - left-over 1

Content domain: 2a–give/explain the meaning of words in context.


Year 4 Fiction Mark Scheme 3

6.Find and copy two things that Snowball did straight after she ran through the front door, before she met the three street cats.

‘she darted down the steps and up the street’

‘she paused and looked curiously around’

up to 2 marks

Content domain: 2b–retrieve and record information/ identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

Award 1 mark for each answer from the list.

7.

‘…. but to the pampered runaway it seemed far more desirable than the cream she had left untasted in her own Dresden china plate.’

What does ‘desirable’ mean in this context?

indicate a meaning of ‘wanted’, ‘wished for’, ‘attractive’

1

Content domain: 2a–give/explain the meaning of words in context.

Award 1 mark for answers indicating a meaning of ‘wanted’, ‘wished for’, ‘attractive’.

8.How did Snowball feel when the other cats attacked her? Support your answer with at least two examples from the text.

She was frightened –

‘she recovered herself and turned in total terror’,

‘her one thought to escape’,

‘Snowball’s heart seemed to stand still’,

‘Shut her eyes and waited for the end’.

up to 2 marks

Content Domain: 2d–make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text

Award 1 mark for each answer from those noted, up to a maximum of 2 marks.

9. How has Ebony’s life changed by the end of the story?

indicate that Ebony’s life changed from being a street cat with no home and having to fight for food, to living a pampered lifestyle with Snowball. Unacceptable answers refer only to Ebony’s life at the beginning of the story OR the end

up to 2 marks

Content Domain: 2c–summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph

Award 2 marks for answers as indicated.

Year 4 Fiction Mark Scheme 4

10. Do you think Snowball will ever stray from her house again? Give one reason for your answer.

Acceptable reasons:

She realises that life on the street is hard.

She appreciates her home more.

She has Ebony to keep her company now.

She was scared on the street.

1

Content Domain: 2e–predict what might happen from details stated and implied

Award 1 mark for answers stating that no, she is unlikely to stray.

11. At the end of the story, how would you describe Snowball’s feelings? Circle one.

safe and grateful 1

Content Domain: 2b–retrieve and record information/ identify key details from fiction and non-fiction


12.Look at paragraph 11 (starting ‘In the silence that followed….’). Find and copy a word used by the author to show that Snowball opened her eyes slowly and carefully.

‘cautiously’ 1

Content Domain: 2a–give/explain the meaning of words in context

Award 1 mark for ‘cautiously’.

13.What can you say about Snowball’s life before she met Ebony? Use words from the text to show why you think this.

refer to Snowball’s pampered life, in which she was safe and looked after extremely well. She won prizes at cat shows, but was ultimately frustrated and bored, and was looking for excitement.

Answers must make reference to the text to be awarded the full 3 marks.

up to 3 marks

Content Domain: 2e–make inferences from the text / explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text

Award up to 3 marks for answers which refer to the answers noted.

Total 18

Reading Assessment Overview

KS2

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Guidance on Using the Assessments

The Twinkl reading assessments have been written to support teachers in assessing children’s progress within the different content areas of the programmes of study for the 2014 English national curriculum.

The assessments reflect the content of the KS2 English sample reading tests, published July 2015. Questions and accepted responses in each set of assessments reflects year group expectations. If necessary, children working significantly below or above expectations may be assessed using materials for year groups above or below that to which they belong. (Although it should be noted that the government has specified that children should be adding depth and breadth to their knowledge and engaging in using and applying rather than accelerated content).

When to Use the Assessments

There is an assessment for each term. The assessments are not progressive, i.e. they are all written at the same level of questioning, enabling them to be used in any order. The assessments may be broken down into mini-tests (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) if necessary.

The Twinkl reading assessments are intended to be used alongside the tracking spreadsheet. This will enable you to analyse any gaps in understanding and skills for individuals or for your class as a whole.

Each assessment may be used:

• before the start of a new term to assess strengths and weaknesses pupils may have in order to inform planning

• during a term to assess how pupils are progressing

• at the end of a term to assess progress within a particular area

Content of the Assessments

In line with the KS2 sample tests, the Twinkl reading assessments:

• include a selection of texts (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) totalling between 1500-2300 words

• have a total of 50 marks

• include a range of one mark, two mark and three mark questions

• use a range of question types in the proportions as specified by the KS2 sample reading tests (see below)

• address all content domains in the proportions as specified by the KS2 sample reading tests (see below)

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Question Type

Selected Response 10-30% (5 to 15 marks)Multiple choice, Ranking/ordering; Matching; Labelling

Short Constructed Response 40-60% (20 to 30 marks)Find and copy; Short response

Extended Constructed Response

20-40% (10 to 20 marks) Open-ended response

Content Domain

Content domain reference

2a give / explain the meaning of words in context 5-10 marks

2b retrieve and record information / identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

8-25 marks

2c summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph 1-6 marks

2d make inferences from the text / explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text

8-25 marks

2e predict what might happen from details stated and implied 0-3 marks

2f identify / explain how information / narrative content is related and contributes to meaning as a whole

0-3 marks

2g identify / explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases

0-3 marks

2h make comparisons within the text 0-3 marks

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Delivery of the Assessments

Answers and suggested responses can be found in the mark scheme which accompanies each test.

Each pupil requires a reading booklet and an answer booklet. No additional materials are required in any of the assessments.

All the assessments are suitable for class delivery although they can be given to smaller groups if required.

The Standards and Testing Agency state that a total time of 60 minutes will be allowed for completion of the KS2 Reading Assessment in Y6. This includes time for reading and responding to questions. As the Twinkl reading assessments have been based on the KS2 Reading Assessment sample papers, a similar time may be given, but this is up to you.

Tracking from the Assessments

Each assessment can be used alongside the corresponding reading assessment spreadsheet to track an individual pupil’s progress.

The content domain being tested is clearly referenced on the mark scheme. This links directly to the spreadsheet.

The spreadsheet has been set up with conditional formatting so that inputting the numbers 1/2/3 will turn the cells green/orange/red. Using the colour coding: green for achieved, amber for partly achieved and red for not achieved, teachers will have an ‘at a glance’ picture of a child’s needs or any common areas of strength or weakness within the class in order to inform future planning.

Used alongside teacher judgements and exercise books, a clear picture of a child’s progress can be built up and used as evidence for parents, pupil progress meetings or any outside agencies visiting school.

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Play ScriptThe New FamilyStimulus 13Planning notes 14Final Written Work 15

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It contains at least two independentwriting activities for each genre typeand is an ideal vehicle for assessingpupil progress in writing when usedwith the different Levels found in theWriting Assessment Guidelines,which accompany the PrimaryFramework for Literacy. (Theappropriate levels for this age grouphave been reproduced under licenceat the beginning of this book.)

The author has also used thisapproach successfully with childrento embed the features of each genre.This was achieved by re-visiting apreviously studied genre later in theterm, so that the children practised itonce again. This ensured that thefeatures of that particular type ofwriting remained firmly embedded inthe children’s memory. Thus whenthe children were tested or came towrite in that particular genre at a laterdate it was not just a distant memory.

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page 4 ©Topical Resources. May be photocopied for classroom use only.

Task

Read the following extract:Emma and Tom are walking along the cliffs high above the sea when avery strange event takes place.

Emma looked ahead. Tom was there one minute and the next he was gone.She ran to the spot shouting.“Tom! Stop messing about. Where are you?”All of a sudden she felt herself falling downwards and with a thud shelanded on the damp floor of a cave.Tom was busy brushing mud and moss from his clothes.“Where on earth are we?” asked Emma?“I don’t know,” answered Tom, “but it sure feels very strange.”They walked to the entrance of the cave and found themselves in a placeunlike any they had ever seen before.

Your task is to continue the story describing the place, who they meet andfinally how they get back.

TThhee OOtthheerr WWoorrllddTThhee OOtthheerr WWoorrlldd

Year 4 Narrative Planning Notes

Name Date

page 5©Topical Resources. May be photocopied for classroom use only.

The Other World

Useful descriptive words and phrases:

How did they get home?

Who do the children meet?

What is the place like?

The characters in this story are:

Final Written WorkYear 4 Narrative


Name Date

The Other WorldEmma and Tom are walking along the cliffs high above the sea when a verystrange event takes place.

Emma looked ahead. Tom was there one minute and the next he was gone.She ran to the spot shouting.“Tom! Stop messing about. Where are you?” All of a sudden she felt herself falling downwards and with a thud shelanded on the damp floor of a cave.Tom was busy brushing mud and moss from his clothes.“Where on earth are we?” asked Emma?“I don’t know,” answered Tom, “but it sure feels very strange.”They walked to the entrance of the cave and found themselves in a placeunlike any they had ever seen before.


Task


Your task is to write the story which follows this passage. You need towrite about the new life the children experience on the farm, the familythey are staying with and their eventual return home.

During the Second WorldWar children wereevacuated. This means theywere taken out of the citiesto go and live in the countryto keep them safe fromaircraft bombing raids.

The children’s parents didnot go with them - they wentalone.

Read the following extract inwhich two children fromLondon arrive in the smallcountry village of Suddum.

The Evacuees

The train pulled to a halt. Mary and John were led with the otherchildren from the station to the village hall. A number of local villagersand farmers had gathered to choose who they would look after. A largeburly farmer and his wife who had a smiley face beamed down at Maryand John.

“ You two are to come with us to stay at Greengate Farm,” said thefarmer.

The two children, weary from their long journey, looking small and lost,picked up their bags and followed the couple outside.


How long are the children evacuated for? How do they feel when theyhave to return home?

Name Date


Text

The Evacuees

What tasks are the children given on the farm? How is it different fromtheir normal home in the city?

How did the children feel when they arrived? What did the family feelabout the children?

Characters: What were the children like? What was the family theystayed with like?

Where is the story set? What was the farm/village like?



Name Date

The Evacuees



Task

Your task is to write a story with the title ‘Keep Out of the Mud’. It tellshow George tries to join his friends to help build the den and look afterAlfie at the same time – possibly with a disastrous result!

George has a little brother who is just four years old. His motherneeded to visit his grandma who was sick. She asked George to lookafter Alfie for the afternoon. However, George had planned to build aden with his friends in Bluebell Wood.

His mother’s last words to George were, “Whatever you do, don’t letAlfie get dirty. He is to go to a birthday party at four o’clock and Iwon’t have time to get him changed.”

Keep Out of the Mud


Name Date


What does George do to resolve the problem?

What happens when his mother comes home?

What happens to Alfie when the boys are building a den? Why?

The story begins when George is left alone with Alfie. What do theydecide to do?

Characters:

George:_________________________________________________

Alfie: __________________________________________________

Friend 1: ________________________________________________

Friend 2: ________________________________________________

Story Setting: Where is the den to be built?.

Keep Out of the MudName Date



Name Date

Keep Out of the Mud

Year 4 Stimulus


Task

Your task is to write a play script continuing the conversation between thetwo boys in which they talk about things they enjoy doing, their feelingsand school.

Suraj: (Shyly leaning on the fence) Have you just moved in?

Dominic: (Pleased to have someone to talk to) Yes. My name is Dominic.What’s your name?

Suraj: My name’s Suraj. Do you like football?

A new family has moved in next door to Suraj. The new boy, Dominic, is ofa similar age to Suraj. The two boys see each other for the first timewhen they meet in the gardens behind their houses. They have thefollowing conversation over the fence…

The New FamilyPlay Script

Year 4 Planning Notes

Name Date


Who does each boy live with? Do the boys have any family of similar ages? If so, what are they like?

What does each boy like doing? Do they like the same things or do theylike different things?

The New FamilyThink about the characters in the play. What are they like?

Suraj:

Dominic:

Play Script

©Topical Resources. May be photocopied for classroom use only.

Final Written WorkYear 4

Name Date

The New Family

Suraj: (Shyly leaning on the fence) Have you just moved in?

Dominic: (Pleased to have someone to talk to) Yes. My name is Dominic.What’s your name?

Suraj: My name’s Suraj. Do you like football?

Play Script

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Year 4 Stimulus


Billy: (Nervously) Do you think we dare go inside?Cara: (Looking excited and brave) Oh come on, let’s go in. I’m sure it’s

empty.Billy: What do you think we will find?Cara: You never know, there might be treasure!

Task

Your task is to write a play script continuing the conversation between thefriends as they explore the house but discover it is not as empty as theythought!

The Empty House

Two friends decide to go and explore an empty house. The beginning ofthe conversation is in the box below…

Play Script


Name Date


The Empty House

Why is the house not as empty as they thought?

What do they see inside the house?

Think about the characters in the play. What are they like?

Billy:

Cara:

Play Script



Name Date

Billy: (Nervously) Do you think we dare go inside?Cara: (Looking excited and brave) Oh come on, let’s go in. I’m sure it’s

empty.Billy: What do you think we will find?Cara: You never know, there might be treasure!

The Empty House

Play Script

Year 4 Stimulus


Task

Healthy Schools WeekRead the box below. Here are some of the activities and events that tookplace at Green Street School during the ‘Healthy Schools Week’.

Your task is to write a magazine article reporting on the events that tookplace at Green Street School during Healthy Schools Week. You will needto include some events you have made up yourself.

Recount


Name Date


Useful words and phrases for your magazine report:

Other events that may have taken place during Healthy Schools Week:

Healthy Schools Week

Snappy title:

Recount



Name Date

Healthy Schools Week

Recount

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Year 4 Stimulus


Playtime ActivitiesThe Parents and Friends Association at your school have given a largeamount of money to be spent on playground activities and equipment.

Task

Your task is to write a report for the school newsletter explaining whatthe money has been used for and how the children feel about it.

Recount


Name Date


How the children feel about the new activities:

Items bought for children to play with during a wet playtime:

Items bought for children to play with on the playground at break time:

Snappy title:

Playtime Activities

Recount



Name Date

Playtime Activities

Recount

Year 4 Stimulus


Task

How Seedsare Scattered

Your task is to write an information sheet to explain the different ways seeds are scattered.

Look at the diagrams below, which explain thedifferent ways in which seeds are scattered.

Information Text


Name Date


How Seeds are Scattered

Seeds scattered by water:

Seeds scattered by explosion:

Seeds scattered by animals:

Seeds scattered by the wind:

Introduction:

Title:

Information Text



Name Date

How Seeds are Scattered

Information Text

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Year 4 Stimulus


The Helifish

Task

Your task is to write an information sheet for a website which explains thefollowing: How the Helifish was discovered, what the creature looks like,where it is found, what it eats, how it moves and is it dangerous tohumans?

Here is a picture of the newly discovered Helifish.

Information Text


Name Date


The Helifish

Is it dangerous to humans and if so, how?

How it moves:

Where it is found/what it eats:

What it looks like:

Introduction/how it was discovered:

Title:

Information Text



Name Date

The Helifish

Information Text

Year 4 Stimulus


Task

Push-Along Cart

Your task is to write an information leaflet which explains what it is andhow it works. Remember to include a simple labelled diagram.

Explanation

Here is a picture of a push-along cart with wooden bricks inside.Young children often use these when they are learning to walk.


Name Date


Labels for your diagram:

Push-Along Cart

Uses for the toy:

How the toy works and what it is made of:

Introduction explaining what the toy does and who would use it:

Title:

Explanation



Name Date

Push-Along Cart

Explanation

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Year 4 Stimulus


Here is a picture of a pet dog with information about how to look after it.

Task

Your task is to write an information leaflet on how to look after a pet ofyour choice. Remember to include where it sleeps, what and how often itshould be fed, exercise required and how to keep it healthy.

How to Look After a Pet

Explanation


Name Date


Exercise/keeping it healthy:

What and how often it should be fed:

Where it sleeps/lives:

Introduction:

Title:


Explanation



Name Date


Explanation

Year 4 Stimulus


Task

School UniformHere is a piece of persuasive writing suggesting the point of view that school uniform is very important.

Your task is to create a piece of persuasive writing that argues againsthaving school uniform. Make your leaflet as persuasive as possible.

It is vital that we keep school uniformand maintain a tradition that has beenin existence for years. It istraditions like these whichmake the British Educationalsystem the envy of the world!

School uniform bringsdiscipline, encourages goodbehaviour and setsstandards which willensure pupils give oftheir best. Thegarments are simple,easily replaced and keptclean.

They prevent ‘Mr Rich’s’son from becoming thehero just because he hasthe right designer label.

School uniform is a way ofgiving everyone the samechance, the same opportunity, of making everyone equal.

Whatever happens schooluniform must stay!

Persuasion


Name Date

Reasons fornot

having a school uniform


Persuasion

School Uniform

Persuasive words and phrases:



Name Date

School Uniform

Persuasion

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Year 4 Stimulus

© Topical Resources. May be photocopied for classroom use only.

Task

Your task is to design an advertising poster to persuade as many people aspossible to buy a bar of ‘Choco Power!’ Think about the ingredients, howhealthy it is, the cost, the taste and where you can buy it.

Here is a picture of a new chocolate bar.

Choco Power!Persuasion

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Name Date


Persuasion

Choco Power!

Imaginative and persuasive words:

Ingredients Healthy?

The cost and whereyou can buy it

Taste words

Main features of ‘Choco Power!’



Name Date

Choco Power!

Persuasion

Year 4 Stimulus

TaskText


Task

Your task is to write a poem similar in style and content with the title ‘Morning’.

Read the poem below:NightCats howlingCar doors bangingBabies wailingWind whistlingCurtains flappingGrandma snoringFootsteps tappingVoices whisperingPeople laughingOwls hootingStairs creakingDogs barkingClocks chimingNight

Night Poem

Poetry


Name Date


Poetry

Morning Poem

Morning

Descriptive words and phrases:

Sounds Sights

Tastes Events



Name Date

Morning Poem

Poetry

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Year 4 Stimulus


Acrostic Poetry

Jewels and gems gleam in bright coloured broochesUseless broken chairs carelessly piled on grubby rugsNothing new, everything oldKnick-knacks, bric a brac from dusty attics

Statues of music composers and chipped garden gnomesHairy teddies slightly bald from years of cuddlesOld cups and saucers chipped and crackedPeople rummaging, looking for bargains

Task

Your task is to write a poem using one of the following acrostics:• BIRTHDAY• CHRISTMAS• SATURDAY

Poetry

Read the Acrostic poem below. The poem is about a junk shop. The title can be seen in the capital letters at the beginning ofeach line of the poem.


Name Date


Poetry

Acrostic PoetryYour Title: Collect descriptive words and phrases



Name Date

Acrostic Poetry

Poetry

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Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Chapter 1: The Old Sea-Dog at the ‘Admiral Benbow’ Why was the narrator’s father not happy about the Captain’s extended stay at the inn? Give at

least two reasons.

______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Dr Livesey dare to annoy the captain?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Dr Livesey says: “If I catch a breath of complaint against you, if it’s only for a piece of incivility like

tonight’s, I’ll take effectual means to have you hunted down and routed out of this. Let that

suffice.” Can you put his words into more modern English?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 2: Black Dog Appears and Disappears Word meanings for this chapter

Wanting in the third paragraph means missing: “wanting two fingers of the left hand” means he had lost two of his fingers. An oath means a swearword. Former means the first one mentioned. So when he says “I saw Black Dog in full flight, and the Captain hotly pursuing … and the former streaming blood from the left shoulder” – who has been wounded?

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Chine means backbone, or neck vertebrae. As Black Dog ran out, “the captain aimed at the fugitive one last tremendous cut, which would certainly have split him to the chine had it not been intercepted by our big signboard…” Put this sentence into more modern English.

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Jim (the narrator) break a glass and mess up the tap of the rum barrel?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Dr Livesey say “Prophetic” when he points to the Captain’s hanging man tattoo?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3: The Black Spot What word would we use today to describe someone like the Captain who is addicted to rum? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Jim immediately obey the blind man’s orders? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Why do you think Jim is so upset by the Captain’s death when he had never liked him? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 4: The Sea-Chest

Someone in the village “had seen a little lugger in what we called Kitt’s Hole.”

Why do you think Jim and his mother “sometimes stopped to lay hold of each other and hearken”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

“I’m an honest woman. I’ll have my dues, and not a farthing over.” What is Jim’s mother talking about? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

At the end of the chapter, what does Jim think is going to happen? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5: The Last of the Blind Man “ ‘Is it there?’ roared Pew.” What do you think he might be asking about? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Describe in your own words what caused the death of Blind Pew. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Mr Dance think he needs to report Pew’s death promptly to Dr Livesey? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 6: The Captain’s Papers How does the writer’s description of the Squire’s home contrast with the state of the Admiral Benbow as we saw it in chapter 5? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Squire Trelawney ask Jim to “ring the bell” when he wants to offer Mr Dance a drink?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Doctor Livesey asks Squire Trelawney: “will that treasure amount to much?” Read the Squire’s answer. Does he think there is a lot of treasure, or a little? How can we tell? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Why does Dr Livesey tell the Squire: “There’s only one man I’m afraid of … You”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 7: I Go To Bristol Squire Trelawney’s letter shows that he thinks his “friend” Blandly is being really helpful and that the Squire doesn’t believe those people who say Blandly is just trying to make as much money as possible. What do you suppose Dr Livesey will think about it when he reads the letter? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

“The Captain … was gone where the wicked cease from troubling.” What does he mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

How do Tom Redruth and Jim travel to Bristol? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 8: At the Sign of the ‘Spy-Glass’

What do we find from this chapter about Long John Silver’s character? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 9: Powder and Arms One of Captain Smollett’s complaints is: “Next … I learn we are going after treasure – hear it from my own hands.” What does he mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Mr Trelawney and Dr Livesey disagree about most of the men they are taking on for the voyage. Who is the one person that they both admire and trust? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 10: The Voyage What does the fate of Arrow, the first mate, show us about Captain Smollett as a judge of character? (If you can’t remember what he thought of Mr Arrow, look back at chapter 9.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 11: What I Heard in the Apple Barrel At the start of the chapter Silver says “The same broadside I lost my leg, old Pew lost his daylights.” What is he talking about, and what seafarers’ superstition does he cite as the reason for the defeat and execution of Roberts and his crew? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Silver talks about “gentlemen of fortune” – what does this phrase mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Why would Silver prefer to wait until they are about halfway back to England before attacking the squire and Captain Smollett? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Despite his preference for waiting till the return journey, Silver has decided to kill the squire and captain as soon as the treasure is found. What made him change his mind? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 12: Council of War Why do you think Long John Silver takes the risk of openly talking about pirates and his knowledge of the island? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

When Dr Livesey describes Silver as “a very remarkable man”, Captain Smollett answers “He’d look remarkably well from a yard-arm.” (A yard-arm is the end section of a horizontal beam (the yard) which

holds the sail across the mast.) What does he mean he would like to do?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 13: How I Began my Shore Adventure How does Stevenson’s description of the island establish a mood of foreboding and danger? Find at least four words, phrases or features of the island which convey negative feelings. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 14: The First Blow

Jim hears “a sound like the cry of anger … and then one horrid, long-drawn scream.” What has happened? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Explain why Jim fears that he cannot safely return to the ship. What does he mean when he thinks: “Would not my absence itself be an evidence to them of my alarm, and therefore of my fatal knowledge?” _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 15: The Man of the Island

Ben Gunn asks Jim whether he thinks the Squire would reward Ben for helping him. What rewards does he hope to get? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why was Ben Gunn marooned on the island? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Part IV: The Stockade

Chapter 16: Narrative continued by the Doctor: – How The Ship was Abandoned Captain Smollett tells the doctor that one of the six sailors who stayed on the ship was shocked to hear a man being killed on the island: “Another touch of the rudder and that man would join us.” What does he mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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The doctor, squire and captain load the boat a second time, “with only a musket and a cutlass apiece for squire and me and Redruth and the captain.” How many weapons are they bringing, and what kind of weapons are they? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Having done this, why do they then throw most of the ship’s guns and gunpowder into the water? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 17: Narrative continued by the Doctor: – The Jolly-boat’s Last Trip

“We turned our broadside instead of our stern to the Hispaniola, and offered a target like a barn door.” What is the problem that the doctor is bothered about? Describe it in your own words, explaining who is in each vessel and their relative positions. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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How does Israel Hands escape being shot? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 18: Narrative continued by the Doctor: – End of the First Day’s Fighting

Why does the doctor suggest that Captain Smollett and Squire Trevelyan should swap guns? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Dr Livesey gives Abraham Gray a sword and observes: “Our new hand was worth his salt.” What do these two idioms mean? (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ (2) ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Captain Smollett gets onto the log-house roof to “run up the colours”: what is he doing up there? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Each of the pirates “was now provided with a musket from some secret magazine of their own” What sort of “magazine” is he referring to? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 19: Narrative resumed by Jim Hawkins: – The Garrison in the Stockade

Ben Gunn speaks admiringly of Flint: “Barring rum, his match were never seen.” What does he mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Jim describes the log-house, which is built of tree-trunks: “roof, walls, and floor. The latter stood … above the surface of the sand.” What is “the latter”? Explain the general meaning of this phrase, and its meaning here. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 20: Silver’s Embassy

Silver arrives with one of his followers “waving a white cloth”: what is the significance of this? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

“Silver’s face was a picture; his eyes started in his head with wrath.” Does this mean he was pleased or angry? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you think Silver wants to try and negotiate with Captain Smollett at this point? _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 21: The Attack

Why does Captain Smollett promise to put Abraham Gray’s “name in the log”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

And why does the captain answer approvingly (“Next best thing…”) when Joyce admits to not having hit the man he was shooting at? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 22: How I Began my Sea Adventure

What does Jim mean by saying “before my absence was observed I was out of cry of my companions”? _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Do you think Jim’s behaviour in this chapter is: foolish? brave? sneaky? clever? crazy? glorious? or some other description? Give a reason for your judgement. _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 23: The Ebb-Tide Runs

What does Jim mean by saying “all these buccaneers were as callous as the sea they sailed on”? Why is this such a good simile? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

When Jim stands up in Ben Gunn’s boat, he says he “commanded the roof and a slice of the interior of the cabin”. What does this mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

When the pirates on the ship realise that they have been cut adrift, Jim “lay down … and devoutly recommended my spirit to its Maker.” What is he doing and why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 24: The Cruise of the Coracle

What two things cause Jim to move steadily northwards after seeing the sea-lions? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

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“There I lay upon my elbows, in the most trying attitude…” What does trying mean in this context? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

“I thought about how Captain Smollett would have set them skipping.” What do you think the Captain would have done if he had found his crew “drunk as owls”? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 25: I Strike the Jolly Roger

When Jim realises that Israel Hands is still alive, does he feel sorry for him? Why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

How would you describe Jim’s manner when he speaks to Hands? Answer in full sentences. A good answer will use relevant adjectives or adverbs and may include quotations. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

What does Jim mean by saying “my conscience, which had smitten me hard for my desertion, was quieted by the great conquest I had made”? Explain this statement in your own words. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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What two conflicting factors are influencing Jim’s mood at the very end of the chapter? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 26: Israel Hands

When he thinks Jim is not looking, Hands goes to get “a long knife, or rather a short dirk”. What do you suppose the word dirk means? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Hands climbs into the rigging to chase Jim, who threatens him with his pistols. Why does Jim use the phrase “Dead men don’t bite, you know”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 27: “Pieces of Eight”

Why does Jim take down the jibs (triangular sails) and try to cut down the mainsail? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does the evidence of “an immense fire” make Jim feel a bit suspicious? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Why does Jim think that his colleagues “kept an infamous bad watch”? What does he mean? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 28: In the Enemy’s Camp

Why do you think Silver decides not to kill Jim, even when the other pirates want to? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Silver shows his skill in managing people by addressing them in different ways to establish particular relationships with them. For example, he calls one of the pirates “my friend” and one of them “Tom Morgan”. Find five different ways that he addresses Jim in this chapter, and write a phrase or sentence describing the effect of each one. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

When Silver asks about the map, Jim’s face shows “a wonder so unaffected that he [Silver] saw the needlessness of further questions.” Express or explain this in your own words. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 29: The Black Spot Again

Summarise the way John Silver again shows his skill at manipulating people. Your answer should refer to at least three things that Silver says or does. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 30: On Parole

While Dr Livesey deals with the sick and wounded pirates, “He seem[s] under no apprehension … His manner … reacted on the men…” What does this show us about Dr Livesey’s character and behaviour? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

When Jim starts crying and says he fears torture, “the doctor interrupted, and his voice was quite changed.” Why? Explain what the doctor is saying before and after this change. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

The doctor advises Silver to “look out for squalls” on finding the treasure. What do you think he means, and why might this be? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 31: The Treasure Hunt – Flint’s Pointer

Jim is puzzled by the behaviour of the captain, squire and doctor, including “their inexplicable cession of the chart”. What is he thinking of? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

How does Silver identify the man whose body Flint had made into a “pointer”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

How does Stevenson change the mood between the treasure-hunters’ arrival at “a most pleasant portion of the island” and the end of the chapter? Find examples of phrases or sentences which convey their different moods. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 32: The Treasure Hunt – The Voice among the Trees

Why does Silver’s defiance of the ghostly voice fail at first to affect the other pirates? Quote and explain the relevant sentence. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Who is Jim thinking of when he imagines “that ungodly buccaneer with the blue face”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 33: The Fall of a Chieftain

As the chapter begins, how does Silver show his resourcefulness and instinct for survival? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Dr Livesey smash up one of the two “gigs” (small boats)? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why does Squire Trelawney say “It is a gross dereliction of my duty”? What is he talking about? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter 34 And Last

Jim still feels some gratitude to Silver, even though “I had seen him meditating a fresh treachery upon the plateau”. What is he remembering? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

The doctor says to Silver: “You’re the man to keep your word, we know that.” Do you think he means it, or is he being sarcastic? Give a reason for your answer. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

The squire’s group decide to leave the remaining pirates on the island “to the huge glee … of Ben Gunn”: why is he so pleased about it? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you think “the maroon had connived at [Silver’s] escape”? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Addition and Subtraction Year 4

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4

Name

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Here is a number. • Subtract 3 ones • Add 2 thousands • Subtract 1 hundred What is the new number?

Calculate 4,356 + 2,302

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1 mark

Complete the missing digits.

2 marks

Use the digit cards to complete the number sentence.

2,345 + 102 >

1 mark

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Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

3 9

+ 1 4 2

5 9 9


Calculate 438 − 177

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9 3 1 7

There are 6,128 people in a village. 2,503 are women, 2,811 are men and the rest are children. Complete the bar model to represent this. How many children are there?

2 marks

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1 mark

Circle how confident you feel with addition & subtraction.

1 2 3 4 5 Not

confident Very

confident

Teddy is asked to estimate the answer to 1,923 + 3,246 He says, What is wrong with Teddy’s estimate? What would be a better estimate?

1 mark

1 mark

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Tom and Hannah have £1 between them. Tom has 12p more than Hannah. How much do they each have?

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718 + 395 = 395 +

719 + 395 = 720 +

2,719 + 4,395 = 3,719 + 3 marks

? 1 mark

I think the answer will be close to 4,000 because I have rounded

the numbers and added 1,000 and 3,000

Tom

Hannah

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Circle 341

Complete the part-whole diagrams.

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What number is shown by the arrow?

What number is shown on the place value grid?


Draw more counters to make the number 3,048 1 mark

7,129

7,000 100 20

5,000 700 60

1,000 2,000

Draw an arrow to the number 1,999

1 mark

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What is the value of the 5 digit in each of these numbers? Match the correct number to the correct value.

511 5 thousands

5,103 5 hundreds

6,950 5 tens

695 5 ones

2 marks

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6

2 marks

Circle how confident you feel with place value.

1 2 3 4 5 Not

confident Very

confident

Jim makes a 4 digit number. • The hundreds digit is a 7 • The tens digit is one more than the

thousands digit. • The sum of all the digits is 10 What number did Jim make?

1 mark

1 mark

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9 Circle which of the following is equal to 5,042

50 + 42 50 + 40 + 2

5000 + 400 + 2 5,000 + 40 + 2

Using the digit cards make an even number between 7000 and 8000

1 4 5 7

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6,100 6,200 6,250 6,300

Complete the missing numbers.

2 marks

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Firstly, I 1 ten 10 ones subtracted

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In a popular reality television competition, there were 342 fe-

male contestants and 216 male contestants.

How many more females than males were there?

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