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YoungExplorers Explorers 2 Young 1 Teacher’s notes forfor the Comprehension Comprehension Test ‘Aunt Rose ComesTest: to Stay’ Pirate Jack Teacher’s notes • Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. •Do •this after you have read whole book with class. Asktest the children to fill inthe their name and thethe date at the top of the page. •Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page. • Tell the children that this is part of the Pirate Jack story. •Tell the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story. • Ask them to read the text silently. •Ask them to read the text silently. • Remind them to look at the picture, too. •Remind them to look at the picture, too. • If there are any words they have forgotten, tell them not to worry. Tell them •If there are any words they have forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them to read to read everything they can. everything they can. • When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question •When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question one at a one at a time. time. • Do not give any help. •Do not give any help. • Then ask them read threeanswers possiblethat answers that are given. •Then ask them to readtothe twothe possible are given. Ask them to underline which they answer they think is correct. •Ask• them to underline which answer think is correct. Doallow not allow the children tototalk oreach to copy each other’s work. •Do •not the children to talk or copy other’s work. • Collect the test papers, mark theand scores in the results the class •Collect the test papers, mark the scores fill inand the fill results on the classon record record sheet. sheet.
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1. Young Explorers 1: Aunt Rose Comes to Stay
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YoungExplorers Explorers 2 Young 1
Comprehension Jack Comes to Stay’ Comprehension TestTest: for Pirate ‘Aunt Rose Namenotes _____________________ Teacher’s •Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. •Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
Date _____________________
•Tell the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story. •Ask them to read the text silently.
Pirate Jack lived next to the sea. Every day Pirate Jack pushed his are boat sea.forgotten Every day Pirate his boat on •If there any into wordsthe they have tell them not toJack worry.rowed Tell them to read everything they can. the sea. •When theyday, have the finished reading the text,into ask them to read question one at One boat crashed a rock. Iteach made a hole ina the time. boat. Pirate Jack was scared. •Do not give any help. He said, ‘Oh no. I must go back to the beach quickly.’ •Then ask them to read the two possible answers that are given. rowed boat the beach. He looked at •AskPirate them to Jack underline which his answer theyback think isto correct. •Do the not allow to talkIt or was to copy work. holetheinchildren his boat. a each veryother’s big hole. •Collect the test papers, thesad. scores and fill in the results on the class record Pirate Jack wasmark very sheet. He said, ‘What can I do now? I can’t mend the hole. I can’t row my boat.’ Every day, Pirate Jack sat on the beach. He looked at his boat and was very, very sad. One day, some children came to the beach. Pirate Jack was happy to see them. ‘Hello. I’m Pirate Jack,’ he said. The children were scared of Pirate Jack. They ran away. They shouted, ‘Help! Help! It’s a pirate! Let’s run away as fast as we can.’ The children ran back to the town. The children told the people in the town about Pirate Jack. ‘He’s as big as a house,’ the children said. •Remind them to look at the picture, too.
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Young Explorers 2: Pirate Jack
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Choose and underline the correct answer.
1. Pirate Jack lived next to the __________. a) rock b) sea c) beach 2. Every day, Pirate Jack __________ his boat on the sea. a) rowed b) pushed c) crashed 3. The boat crashed into a rock. It made a _________ in the boat. a) house b) rock c) hole 4. Some __________ came in the hole. a) wood b) water c) children 5. Pirate Jack said, ‘What can I do now? I can’t _________ the hole.’ a) cut b) see c) mend 6. Every day, Pirate Jack looked at his boat and was very, very ________. a) sad b) scared c) happy 7. One day, some _________ came to the beach. a) men b) pirates c) children 8. The children were scared of Pirate Jack and they ran _______. a) about b) away c) everywhere 9. The children ran back to the ___________. a) town b) people c) picnic 10. The children said, ‘Pirate Jack is as _________ as a house.’ a) happy b) big c) fast
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Teacher’s notes for the Word Recognition Test: Pirate Jack • Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. • Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page. • Tell the children that the words all come from the Pirate Jack book. • Tell the children to listen to each sentence that you read. Read the first sentence to the class and stress the word in bold print. Say the word in bold print again, on its own, when you have finished the sentence. • Ask the children to choose which word they think it is from the two possible words they are given for that sentence. • Ask them to underline the word of their choice. (If they make a mistake and want to change their mind, tell them to cross out the wrong answer and underline the correct answer.) • Repeat this procedure with each sentence. • Make sure the children know which number sentence you are reading each time. • Do not give any help. • Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each other’s work. • Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class record sheet.
Test sentences and words 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Pirate Jack lived next to the sea. Then some water came in the hole. Pirate Jack had a boat. Pirate Jack was very sad. The children told the people about Pirate Jack. Dan and Amy lived in the town. Dan and Amy are children. Dan said, ‘Let’s find Pirate Jack.’ The children cut Jack’s hair. Dan and Amy made some posters.
Young Explorers 2: Pirate Jack
next some boat sad people lived are find hair made
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Word Recognition Test: Pirate Jack Name _____________________ Date _____________________ Underline the correct word. 1. a) nice
b) next
c) now
2. a) soon
b) still
c) some
3. a) boat
b) bat
c) beard
4. a) sat
b) sad
c) saw
5. a) picnic
b) poster
c) people
6. a) lived
b) looked
c) liked
7. a) asked
b) are
c) away
8. a) first
b) found
c) find
9. a) hair
b) help
c) happy
10. a) mend
b) made
c) more
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Young Explorers 2: Pirate Jack
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YoungExplorers Explorers 2 Young 1
Comprehension Jack Comes to Stay’ Comprehension TestTest: for Pirate ‘Aunt Rose Namenotes _____________________ Teacher’s •Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. •Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
Date _____________________
•Tell the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story. •Ask them to read the text silently.
Pirate Jack lived next to the sea. Every day Pirate Jack pushed his are boat sea.forgotten Every day Pirate his boat on •If there any into wordsthe they have tell them not toJack worry.rowed Tell them to read everything they can. the sea. •When theyday, have the finished reading the text,into ask them to read question one at One boat crashed a rock. Iteach made a hole ina the time. boat. Pirate Jack was scared. •Do not give any help. He said, ‘Oh no. I must go back to the beach quickly.’ •Then ask them to read the two possible answers that are given. rowed boat the beach. He looked at •AskPirate them to Jack underline which his answer theyback think isto correct. •Do the not allow to talkIt or was to copy work. holetheinchildren his boat. a each veryother’s big hole. •Collect the test papers, thesad. scores and fill in the results on the class record Pirate Jack wasmark very sheet. He said, ‘What can I do now? I can’t mend the hole. I can’t row my boat.’ Every day, Pirate Jack sat on the beach. He looked at his boat and was very, very sad. One day, some children came to the beach. Pirate Jack was happy to see them. ‘Hello. I’m Pirate Jack,’ he said. The children were scared of Pirate Jack. They ran away. They shouted, ‘Help! Help! It’s a pirate! Let’s run away as fast as we can.’ The children ran back to the town. The children told the people in the town about Pirate Jack. ‘He’s as big as a house,’ the children said. •Remind them to look at the picture, too.
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Young Explorers 2: Pirate Jack
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Choose and underline the correct answer.
1. Pirate Jack lived next to the __________. a) rock b) sea c) beach 2. Every day, Pirate Jack __________ his boat on the sea. a) rowed b) pushed c) crashed 3. The boat crashed into a rock. It made a _________ in the boat. a) house b) rock c) hole 4. Some __________ came in the hole. a) wood b) water c) children 5. Pirate Jack said, ‘What can I do now? I can’t _________ the hole.’ a) cut b) see c) mend 6. Every day, Pirate Jack looked at his boat and was very, very ________. a) sad b) scared c) happy 7. One day, some _________ came to the beach. a) men b) pirates c) children 8. The children were scared of Pirate Jack and they ran _______. a) about b) away c) everywhere 9. The children ran back to the ___________. a) town b) people c) picnic 10. The children said, ‘Pirate Jack is as _________ as a house.’ a) happy b) big c) fast
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Teacher’s notes for the Word Recognition Test: Pirate Jack • Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. • Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page. • Tell the children that the words all come from the Pirate Jack book. • Tell the children to listen to each sentence that you read. Read the first sentence to the class and stress the word in bold print. Say the word in bold print again, on its own, when you have finished the sentence. • Ask the children to choose which word they think it is from the two possible words they are given for that sentence. • Ask them to underline the word of their choice. (If they make a mistake and want to change their mind, tell them to cross out the wrong answer and underline the correct answer.) • Repeat this procedure with each sentence. • Make sure the children know which number sentence you are reading each time. • Do not give any help. • Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each other’s work. • Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class record sheet.
Test sentences and words 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Pirate Jack lived next to the sea. Then some water came in the hole. Pirate Jack had a boat. Pirate Jack was very sad. The children told the people about Pirate Jack. Dan and Amy lived in the town. Dan and Amy are children. Dan said, ‘Let’s find Pirate Jack.’ The children cut Jack’s hair. Dan and Amy made some posters.
Young Explorers 2: Pirate Jack
next some boat sad people lived are find hair made
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Word Recognition Test: Pirate Jack Name _____________________ Date _____________________ Underline the correct word. 1. a) nice
b) next
c) now
2. a) soon
b) still
c) some
3. a) boat
b) bat
c) beard
4. a) sat
b) sad
c) saw
5. a) picnic
b) poster
c) people
6. a) lived
b) looked
c) liked
7. a) asked
b) are
c) away
8. a) first
b) found
c) find
9. a) hair
b) help
c) happy
10. a) mend
b) made
c) more
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