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ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 2 Read the text and answer the questions that follow. C atastrophe C at Catastrophe Cat Lives in our house She doesn’t mind dogs She won’t chase a mouse. She sleeps all day long If there’s nobody there But when we come home She gets quite a scare. Cat skates on the table And breaks all the dishes She scratches the couch And knocks over the fishes. She hangs off the curtains Then skids on the floor Grandma moves quickly As Cat thumps the door. My mum likes to pat Cat But Cat won’t sit still. She hides in the cupboard Waiting until Mum gets the sausages Ready for tea Then Catastrophe swipes them And leaves none for me. She waits in the hallway Outside Dad’s door And she starts to wail When he starts to snore. You’d think Dad would learn But he chases the cat She moves so swiftly He trips on the mat. And all through the house We hear Meeeeow and Owww ‘That cat is a nuisance Get rid of it now!’ But despite all the mess The noise and the strife We all love our Cat She’s part of our life. Sheryl Persson © UNSW Global Pty Limited 2

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 1. Catastrophe Cat likes to hide in the cupboard so she can (A) see where Dad is. (B) catch some mice. (C) steal the sausages. (D) get away from the noise. 2. When Dad says that Catastrophe Cat is a ‘nuisance’, he means that she is (A) annoying. (B) secretive. (C) energetic. (D) dangerous. For questions 4 and 5 c hoose the CORRECT option. 4. Choose the best word to complete the following sentence. Paul knew he was almost home _________ he saw the lights of his farmhouse ahead. (A) however (B) when (C) but (D) although 5. Which statement is punctuated correctly? (A) ‘Have you done your homework, aske d Sue?’ (B) ‘Have you done your homework, ’ asked Sue? (C) ‘Have you done your homework? ’ asked Sue. (D) ‘Have you done your homework? Asked Sue.’ 3. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it is describing. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? (A) ‘skids’ (B) ‘thumps’ (C) ‘swipes’ (D) ‘trips’ 3 © UNSW Global Pty Limited

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 1. Catastrophe Cat likes to hide in the cupboard so she can (A) see where Dad is. (B) catch some mice. (C) steal the sausages. (D) get away from the noise. 2. When Dad says that Catastrophe Cat is a ‘nuisance’, he means that she is (A) annoying. (B) secretive. (C) energetic. (D) dangerous. For questions 4 and 5 c hoose the CORRECT option. 4. Choose the best word to complete the following sentence. Paul knew he was almost home _________ he saw the lights of his farmhouse ahead. (A) however (B) when (C) but (D) although 5. Which statement is punctuated correctly? (A) ‘Have you done your homework, aske d Sue?’ (B) ‘Have you done your homework, ’ asked Sue? (C) ‘Have you done your homework? ’ asked Sue. (D) ‘Have you done your homework? Asked Sue.’ 3. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it is describing. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? (A) ‘skids’ (B) ‘thumps’ (C) ‘swipes’ (D) ‘trips’ END OF PAPER © UNSW Global Pty Limited 4

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