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And the longerwewerewith them themore surewebecame that thesepeople

wereabsolutelyno threat tous. eymightnot talk tous. eymightkeep their

distance. eymight still stareatusmore thanwe liked,but therewasnever the

slightesthintofhostility

towardsus.On

thecontrary they seemedveryprotective

ofus,andas fascinatedbyusaswewereby them.And thechildren foundus

endlessly funny,particularlywhenwe smiled, sowe smileda lot.But thenwe felt

like smiling. ey shared their foodwithus:berries, roots, fruitandbakedwallaby

once.Wehadall thewaterweneeded.

Martydid tryonceor twice toaskwhereweweregoing,butwas simplygiven

more fruitorberriesasananswer.Sohegaveup.ButuponBigBlack Jack,aswerode

through thenight,or resting in the shade, the twoofus speculatedat length.Maybe

weweren’tbeing takenanywhere. Imean, theynever lookedas if theyweregoing

anywhere inparticular. ey just lookedas if theywerequitehappy simplygoing,

simplybeing.Ormaybe theywereadoptingus into their tribeandwe’dwander the

bushwith them for the restofour lives.Maybe theywere stillmakingup theirminds

what todowithus.Perhapswe’d justwakeuponedayand nd

themgone.We

really

didn’tmind.Allwecouldbe sureofwas thatwewerea long, longway fromCooper’s

Stationnow,and furthereveryday.Whereweweregoingwasn’t important.Sometimes

atnightwe’d see lights in thedistance,more settlementsprobably,butwenever

thoughtof runningo .Wewere safewith them.Wehadno reason to leave them.

Ican’t sayexactlyhowmanydaysandnightsour journey lasted– itcouldhave

been veor sixdaysperhaps. Idoknow that it lasted longenough forMartyand I

tobegin tobelieve itmightbepermanent, thatwehad indeedbeenadopted in some

way. Icertainlywasbeginning to feelcomfortableamong them,notbecause they

becameany less reserved– theydidn’t.Distance seemed tobe important to them.

echildren thoughwereadi erent story.Wevery soongotbeyond just smiling

and

laughing.We

splashedeachother in

thepools.We

skimmed stones, threw sticks,

ambushedoneanother.One took to ridingpiggybackonMarty’sback,and the

smallestof themwouldo en rideupwithusonBigBlack Jack lovingeverymoment

of it.Wewere ndingourplaceamong them,beginning to feelaccepted. at’swhy,

whenour journey nallyended,we feltall themoreabandoned,even rejected.

From

AloneonaWideWideSea

byMichaelMorpurgo (2006)

Thisextractcomes fromMichaelMorpurgo’s2006novel

Aloneona

WideWideSea

.Thenarrator,a1940sBritishorphan,hasbeen sent

toanappallingchildren’s slavecamp inAustralia.HeandMarty

haveescapedandarebeinghelpedbyAustralianaboriginalpeople.

Alone on aWideWide Sea

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AloneonaWideWideSea

Exercise

(a)

How longdoes thenarrator’s journeywithMarty and the tribalpeople last?

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(1)

(b)

What isBigBlack Jack likely tobe?

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(2)

Explain themeaningof the followingwords as they areused in thepassage:

(a)

hostility

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(1)

(b)

speculated

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(1)

(c)

reserved

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(1)

(d)

ambushed

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(1)

Summarise inyourownwords thebehaviourof the tribal adults towards theboys they are taking

with them.

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____________________________

__________________________________

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(5)

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English Reading and Comprehension Workbook Age 9-11 –

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

1 Spelling,punctuationandgrammar

Parts of speech

Skilldefinition:

Recognising the terminology fordifferent typesofwords and identifying each

element in a sentence.

It is important to know the vocabulary associatedwith the

partsof speech

.Youmaybe asked to

identify aparticular typeofword in an examor to commenton theuseof verbsor adjectives in

a text.Use the informationbelow to revise thepartsof speech.

Definition

Example

Nouns

Thingsor items

table,pencil, idea, cloud

Propernouns

Nouns that arenamesofpeople,places,

nationalities,months, etc. (They are always

capitalised.)

Sarah,Germany, Spanish,Thursday,

Cadbury

Abstractnouns

Nouns that can’tbe touchedor seen

determination, courage,hindsight

Verbs

Actionwords

to run, to think, to jump, to agree

Adjectives

Describingwords

long,difficult, smooth, clever

Adverbs

Words thatmodifyordescribeanactionword carefully,quickly, immediately, suddenly

Pronouns

Replacements fornouns to avoid repetition her,him,we, it,me

Prepositions

Words showingdirectionorposition

to, from,under, towards

Conjunctions (sometimes

called connectives)

Joiningwordsused in compound sentences and,but, although

Interjections

Wordsused to express emotionor apause erm, yikes, gosh,hooray,wow

Somewords fall intomore thanone category. For example, ‘back’ canbe a verb, an adjective and

anoun.

Hehad to

back

the caroutof the carpark.

We all sat in the

back

row.

Gemmahurther

back

It is important to recognisewhich categoryofword isbeingused tohelp youunderstand a text.

Here are someotherwords that fall intomore thanonepartof speech.

Verb

Adjective/adverb

Noun

well

His eyeswelledupwith tears.

Iplayed thepiano verywell.

Shedropped thebucketdown the

well.

round

Thedog roundedup the sheep.

The foodwason a roundplate.

Imade thefinal roundof the

competition.

right

We righted theboatwhen it

capsized.

The answerwas right.

We allhave rights and

responsibilities.

light

We always light candlesduring a

power cut.

Let’spaint thewalls lightblue.

I switchedon the light.

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Partsofspeech

Train

Rewrite these sentences, adding some adjectives and adverbs.

(a)

Thedog ran across thepark and started todigunder the tree.

(b)

The ship glidedover thewaterwith thewind in its sails.

(c)

The cardrove through the town andparkedoutside thehouse.

Rewrite these sentences, adding appropriate

prepositions

and conjunctions in the gaps.

(a)

Dadwent

the supermarket

wehad runoutofmilk.

(b)

I foundmy slippers

the sofa

itwas the lastplace I looked.

(c)

Iheard the car coming

Iwaitedbefore I crossed the road.

Make these sentences less repetitivebyusing

pronouns

(a)

Lisa took Lisa’sdog for awalk in theparkbecause Lisa’sdoghadbeen indoors allday.

(b)

Markwalked into the classroom,Mark found an empty seat andhe satdownon the seat.

(c)

Sian’smother told Sian to go to the shops tobuymilkbecause Sian’smotherhad runout

ofmilk.

Identifywhichpartof speech thewords inboldbelong to in the following sentences.

(a)

set

the tablewithournew

set

of cutlery.

(b)

Can somebody sitting

close

to thedoorplease

close

it?

(c)

Itwouldonlybe

fair

if everybody rode themerry-go-round at the

fair

(d)

My goodmoodwill

last

until the endof theday as long as Idon’t come

last

in the race.

Test

Itwas thefirstdayof schooland Iwasexcited. I skippedmerrilyalong thepavement, through

theparkand into theplayground. “Wow!” I thought tomyselfas I saw thecrowdsofboysand

girlschattingand laughing loudly. Ithadbeena longholidaybutnow Iwas ready togetback to

lessons, footballpracticeand seeingmy friends. I spotted Jim sprinting

towardsme.He

jumped

overabench,clippedhisheeland tumbledhelplesslyonto thegravel. “Ouch!”heexclaimedbut

thenadeep laugherupted fromhismouthandweboth started togiggle. Jimwasmybest friend.

Wehadknowneachother foreverbecauseourmumsarebest friends

too.We

lookedout for

eachotherat schoolalthoughhehad spent thewhole summer inSpain so Ihadn’t seenhim for

months. “Hey!” I saidas Ihelpedhimup from theground.

Find and list three verbs from thepassage above.

(3)

Find and list three adverbs from thepassage above.

(3)

Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘myself’belong to?

(1)

Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘he’belong to?

(1)

Whichpartof speechdoes theword ‘Spain’belong to?

(1)

Find and list threeprepositions from thepassage above.

(3)

Test time:

10:00

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Perfect exam technique with six levelled exam papers in each book,

in a variety of different styles

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Teach children to improve response rates with timed papers

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Identify weaker areas and improve results with detailed answers

and commentary

11+ engl ish

practice papers

11+ REVISION & PRACTICE

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11+ engl ish

Revision GuIDe

Revise all key information and skills with this indispensable

revision guide, suitable for pre-tests and 11+ independent

entrance examinations, including ISEB, CEM and GL.

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Handy contents pages double as progress records, to easily track

progression throughout the book

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Includes helpful insight into the exams, with practical tips and advice

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Identify strengths and weaknesses using a summary test and

detailed answer guidance

Engl ish

workbooks

Increase exam confidence with rigorous practice material across

four write-in workbooks.

Spelling and Vocabulary Workbook Age 9–11

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50 different exercises with tips and advice, plus pull-out answers

Grammar and Punctuation Workbook Age 9–11

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25 topic-based activities with tips and advice, plus pull-out answers

Reading and Comprehension Workbook Age 9–11

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Reading and comprehension exercises revolving around 25 different

passages with pull-out answers

Writing Workbook Age 9–11

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25 activities covering a wide range of writing techniques and forms,

with tips and advice

Introducti ....................................................

Prefixes..............................................................

Suffixes ..........

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Plurals and silent letters..............................

Ho ophones, homo yms and other

commonly confused words........................

Basic punctuation..........................................

Commas and apostrophes ..........................

Parentheses .....................................................

Punctuating speech.......................................

Colons, semicolons and ellipses................

Types of sentence and clauses..................

Parts of speech ...............................................

Test 1: Spelling, punctuation and

grammar...........................................................

Introduction ....................................................

Identifying text types...................................

Using strategies for tackling

comprehension questions...........................

Understanding the purpose, audience

and structure of texts...................................

Summarising key ideas ................................

Using clues to find definitions...................

Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Reading

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contents and progress record

Use this page to plot your revision. Colour in the boxes when you feel confident with the skill and

n te your score and time for each test in the boxes.

How to use this book

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Colour in boxes

when a topic has

been completed

and easily track

which topics have

been revised

Record test scores

and show progress

Paper 2

There are twoparts to thispaper:

Comprehension:30minutes

Writing:35minutes

Part 1:Comprehension

Read the textbelow carefullybefore answering thequestions that follow.Fiveminutes’

reading timehasbeen allowedwithin the test time.Useyourownwords,wherepossible,

to answer thequestions.

Paper time:65:00

TheWizardofOz

byL.FrankBaum

Shewas awakenedby a shock, so sudden and severe that ifDorothyhadnotbeen

lyingon the softbed

shemighthavebeenhurt.As

itwas, the jarmadeher catch

herbreath andwonderwhathadhappened; andTotoputhis cold littlenose into

her face andwhineddismally.Dorothy satup andnoticed that thehousewasnot

moving;norwas itdark, for thebright sunshine came in at thewindow,flooding

the little room.She sprang fromherbed andwithToto atherheels ran andopened

thedoor.

The little girl gave a cryof amazement and looked abouther,her eyes growing

bigger andbigger at thewonderful sights she saw.

The cyclonehad set thehousedown very gently– for a cyclone– in themidstof a

countryofmarvelousbeauty.Therewere lovelypatchesof greensward all about,

with stately treesbearing rich and luscious fruits.Banksof gorgeousflowerswereon

everyhand,andbirdswith rare andbrilliantplumage sang andfluttered in the trees

andbushes.A littlewayoffwas a smallbrook, rushing and sparkling alongbetween

greenbanks,andmurmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girlwhohad lived so

longon thedry,grayprairies.

While she stood looking eagerly at the strange andbeautiful sights, shenoticed

coming towardher a groupof thequeerestpeople shehad ever seen.Theywere

not asbig as the grown folk shehad alwaysbeenused to;butneitherwere they very

small. In fact, they seemed about as tall asDorothy,whowas awell-grown child for

her age,although theywere, so far as looks go,many yearsolder.

Threeweremen andone awoman,and allwereoddlydressed.Theywore round

hats that rose to a smallpoint a foot above theirheads,with littlebells around the

brims that tinkled sweetly as theymoved.Thehatsof themenwereblue; the little

woman’shatwaswhite,and shewore awhite gown thathung inpleats fromher

shoulders.Over itwere sprinkled little stars that glistened in the sun likediamonds.

Themenweredressed inblue,of the same shade as theirhats,andworewell-

polishedbootswith adeep rollof blue at the tops.Themen,Dorothy thought,were

about asold asUncleHenry, for twoof themhadbeards.But the littlewomanwas

doubtlessmucholder.Her facewas coveredwithwrinkles,herhairwasnearlywhite,

and shewalked rather stiffly.

This extract comes from

TheWizardofOz

,a story about a girlwhofindsherself

in amagical andunusual land after a ferocious cyclone. In thispart shehas just

landed and isbeginning todiscovermore abouthernew environment.

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Paper2

1 a)

WhywasDorothynothurtwhen shewokeup?

(1)

Who orwhat isToto? Support your answerwith a piece of evidence from

the text.

(1)

2 a)

Howdoyou thinkDorothy feltwhen sheopened thedoorof thehouse?Give

evidence from the text to support your answer.

(2)

Whydo you think she felt thisway?

(1)

The authorwrites about ‘a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green

banks,andmurmuring in a voice very grateful’ (lines14–15).Why do you think the

author chose theword ‘murmuring’?

(2)

Apart from their clothing,whatwasunusual about thepeopleDorothy saw coming

towardsher? Support your answerwith evidence from the text.

(3)

thesepeopledrewnear thehousewhereDorothywas standing in the

doorway, theypaused andwhispered among themselves,as if afraid to come

farther.But the littleoldwomanwalkedup toDorothy,made a lowbow and said,

in a sweet voice:

‘You arewelcome,mostnoble Sorceress, to the landof

theMunchkins.We

are so

grateful to you forhavingkilled theWickedWitchof theEast,and for settingour

people free frombondage.’

Dorothy listened to this speechwithwonder.What could the littlewomanpossibly

meanby callingher a sorceress,and saying shehadkilled theWickedWitchof

theEast?Dorothywas an innocent,harmless little girl,whohadbeen carriedby a

cyclonemanymiles fromhome; and shehadneverkilled anything in allher life.

When

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