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Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Comprehension Test for ‘In the Jungle’
Teacher’s notes
Teacher’s notes
•Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
• 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.
• 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 ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
• Tell the children that this is part of the ‘In the Jungle’ 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 to read
• If there are any words they have forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them
everything they can.
to read everything they can.
•When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question one at a
• When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question
time.
one at a time.
•Do not give any help.
• Do not give any help.
•Then ask them to read the two possible answers that are given.
• Then ask them to read the two possible answers that are given.
•Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
• Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
•Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each other’s work.
• 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
• Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class
sheet.
record sheet.

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YoungExplorers
Explorers 1
Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Comprehension Test for ‘In the Jungle’
Teacher’s notes

•Do Name ___________________________________

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.
•TellDate _____________________
the children that this is part of the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
•Ask them to read the text silently.
•Remind them to look at the picture, too.
•If there are any words they have forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them to read
everything they can.
•When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question one at a
time.
•Do Professor Green
not give any help.and the parrot went to the jungle.
‘Look.
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ask them a river,’ saidpossible
the two Professor Green.
answers that are given.
•Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
•Do They stopped
not allow next totothe
the children talkriver. Professor
or to copy Green work.
each other’s made a raft.
‘We the
•Collect cantest
gopapers,
down the river
mark on theand
the scores raft,’
fill he said.
in the results on the class record
sheet.
Professor Green and the parrot jumped onto the raft. They went down the
river to find some animals. The parrot liked the jungle.

The parrot flew into the jungle.

‘Come back!’ said Professor Green.

Professor Green looked for the parrot. He did not see it in the jungle. But he
saw a monkey in a tree.

‘Hello, monkey. Can you see my parrot?’ said Professor Green.

‘No, I can’t. But I can help you look for it,’ said the monkey.

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Explorers 1
Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Underline the correct answer.
Teacher’s notes
1. Professor Green and the _________ went to the jungle.
•Do a)
this test after you have read
parrot the whole book with the class.
b) monkey
•Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
•Tell2.the
‘Look. Here
children thatisthis
a _________,’ said
is part of the Professor
‘Aunt Green.
Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
a) raft b) river
•Ask them to read the text silently.
•Remind them
3. They to look _______
stopped at the picture,
______ too.
the river.
a) onto
•If there
are any b) next
words they have to
forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them to read
everything they can.
4. Professor Green _________ a raft.
•When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question one at a
a) made b) saw
time.
•Do 5.
notProfessor Green and the parrot __________ onto the raft.
give any help.
a) ask
•Then flew b) jumped
them to read the two possible answers that are given.
•Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
6. They went down the river to find some ___________.
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notcrocodiles
allow the children tob)
talk or to copy each other’s work.
animals
•Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class record
7. _________ _________ flew into the jungle.
sheet.
a) The parrot b) Professor Green

8. ‘Come _________!’ said Professor Green.

a) back b) down

9. Professor Green saw a monkey ________ a tree.

a) in b) on

10. ‘_________, monkey. Can you see my parrot?’ said Professor Green.
a) Hello b) Help

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Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’
Teacher’s notes for the Word Recognition Test for
‘In the Jungle’
Teacher’s notes
• Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
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read thesentence to the class and stress the word in bold print. Say the
text silently.
word in bold print again, on its own, when you have finished the sentence.
•Remind them to look at the picture, too.
• Ask the children to choose which word they think it is from the two possible
•If there are any words they have forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them to read
words they are given for that sentence.
everything they can.
• Ask them to underline the word of their choice. (If they make a mistake and
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finished mind,
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text, to cross
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time.have given and underline the correct answer.)
• Repeat this procedure with each sentence.
•Do not give any help.
• Make sure the children know which number sentence you are reading each
•Then ask them to read the two possible answers that are given.
time.
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help. answer they think is correct.
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Test sentences and words:

1. ‘Here is a river,’ said Professor Green. Here

2. They went down the river on a raft. down
3. The parrot did not come back. come
4. A monkey was in a tree. tree
5. The monkey said, I can help you.’ help
6. They looked for the parrot. looked
7. They saw a lion under a tree. under
8. They all fell into the river. fell
9. They saw some crocodiles. saw
10. The lion helped Professor Green. lion

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Explorers 1
Comprehension Test for ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay’

Teacher’s notes
Name ___________________________________ Date _____________________
•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.
•TellUnderline the
the children that correct
this is part ofword.
the ‘Aunt Rose Comes to Stay!’ story.
•Ask them to read the text silently.
•Remind them to look at the picture, too.
1. a) Here b) Hello
•If there are any words they have forgotten tell them not to worry. Tell them to read
everything they can.
2. a) out b) down
•When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question one at a
3. a) come
time. b) some
•Do not give any help.
4. ask
•Then a) there
them to b) tree
read the two possible answers that are given.
•Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
5. a) help b) he
•Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each other’s work.
6. a)the
•Collect liked
test b)the
papers, mark looked
scores and fill in the results on the class record
sheet.
7. a) jumped b) under

8. a) fell b) find

9. a) sat b) saw

10. a) lion b) on

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