Comprehension Box

Coral 1 - Where Did The Water Go?

1. Which words form an antonym for receding in Paragraph 13?

(a) roaring

(b) rushing back in

(c) creeping

2. Zoe thought the water went out due to a tsunami is the main idea of:

(a) Paragraph 8.

(b) Paragraph 10.

(c) Paragraph 11.

3. What happened just before the family saw the tsunami?

(a) They argued about going down to the exposed beach.

(b) They heard a roaring sound.

(c) Zoe's dad started to get concerned.

4. The family watched the tsunami hit the resort through:

(a) Reeds.

(b) Leaves and branches.

(c) Hills.

5. Zoe and her brother both:

(a) were pleased they waited on a ridge.

(b) thought the beach was safe.

(c) realised it was dangerous.

6. What will the family probably do when they get back to the resort?

(a) find the Game Boy.

(b) give their help.

(c) sleep.

7. Which word best describe how Zoe felt in the tropical weather?

(a) uncomfortable.

(b) agonised.

(c) terrified.

8. What was Alex most concerned about?

(a) The safety of his family.

(b) His personal belongings

(c) The welfare of the other people in the resort.

9. The family was so lucky not to have been hurt by the tsunami is:

(a) a fact.

(b) a moral.

(c) an opinion.

10. Zoe's dad said 'It looks really...peculiar. Not right...' because he:

(a) knew a tsunami was coming.

(b) sensed that something unusual was happening.

(c) was a talented psychic

11. The family were at this place near the equator on a:

(a) trekking.

(b) school trip.

(c) family holiday.

12. This text is:

(a) an explanation.

(b) a narrative.

(c) a report.

13. The pronoun we in We had a lesson in Paragraph 8 refers to:

(a) Zoe's family.

(b) Zoe's school class.

(c) Zoe's friends.

14. We can conclude the resort was wrecked by:

(a) a cyclone.

(b) an earthquake.

(c) receding and surging water.

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Coral 2 - Sleepless sleepover

1. In Paragraph 3, the items collected for use in a hobby or activity are called:

(a) photos.

(b) paintings.

(c) paraphernalia.

2. When your conscious mind is having a well-earned rest, you are:

(a) not awake.

(b) not dreaming.

(c) seeing things.

3. What was the reason Grace's cat was called Charky?

(a) the colour of its fur.

(b) the colour of its eyes.

(c) its personality.

4. The writer's previous belief about ghosts is the main idea of:

(a) Paragraph 11.

(b) Paragraph 1.

(c) Paragraph 8.

5. Which event happened first?

(a) The writer jumped out of her bed.

(b) Grace dived under the covers.

(c) The yellow eyes blinked.

6. Grace was different from the writer because she:

(a) liked cats and cat images.

(b) was scared of ghosts.

(c) enjoyed junk food.

7. How did the writer probably feel the day after the sleepover?

(a) happy.

(b) horrified.

(c) tired.

8. The next time the writer goes to a sleepover, she will probably:

(a) see a ghost.

(b) sleep with the lights on.

(c) take a teddy bear.

9. You can conclude at the end of the story the writer:

(a) wasn't so sure anymore if there were ghosts or not.

(b) was convinced that there were ghosts.

(c) still didn't believe in ghosts.

10. Which answer best summarise Grace?

(a) a girl who loves cats.

(b) a typical girl.

(c) a fruitcake.

11. It is a fact, not an opinion, that the two girls:

(a) saw a scary ghost in Grace's room.

(b) hid under the covers.

(c) were extremely scared.

12. Which emotion caused the writer to avoid more sleepovers at Grace's house?

(a) anticipation.

(b) optimism.

(c) fear.

13. The writer thinks the cat items in Grace's house are:

(a) nice.

(b) unappealing.

(c) revolting.

14. The pronoun us in Paragraph 10 refers to:

(a) Grace and the ghost.

(b) Grace and the writer.

(c) the writer and the ghost.