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E00050A0120 English reading Reading answer booklet First name Middle name Last name Date of birthDay Month Year School name DfE number 2016 national curriculum tests Key stage 2

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Page 3 of 20 E00050A0320 Questions and answers You have one hour to complete this test, answering the questions in the a\ nswer booklet. Read one text and answer the questions about that text before moving on to read the next text. There are three texts and three sets of questions. In this booklet, there are different types of question for you to answer in different ways. The space for your answer shows you what type of answer is needed.\ Write your answer in the space provided. Do not write over any barcodes. Short answers Some questions are followed by a short line or box. This shows that you need only write a word or a few words in your answer. Several line answers Some questions are followed by a few lines. This gives you space to write more words or a sentence or two. Longer answers Some questions are followed by a large box. This shows that a longer, more detailed answer is needed to explain your opinion. You can write in full sentences if you want to. Selected answers For some questions you do not need to write anything at all and you shou\ ld tick, draw lines to, or circle your answer. Read the instructions carefully so that you know how to answer the question. Marks The number under each line at the side of the page tells you the maximum\ number of marks for each question. As this is a reading test, you must use the information in the texts to answer the questions. When a question includes a page reference, you should refer to the text on that page to help you with your answer. You have one hour to read the texts in the reading booklet and answer the questions in this booklet. Instructions

Page 4 of 20 Questions 1–11 are about The Lost Queen (pages 4 –5) Look at the paragraph beginning: Glancing nervously... Find and copy one word meaning relatives from long ago. 1 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024606 – 16 October 2015 1:01 PM – Version 2 The struggle had been between two rival families… Which word most closely matches the meaning of the word rival? Tick one. equal neighbouring important competing 2 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R025244 – 16 October 2015 1:01 PM – Version 1 Look at page 4. How can you tell that Maria was very keen to get to the island? 3 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024625 – 3 December 2015 9:33 AM – Version 1 E00050A0420

Page 5 of 20 Look at the paragraph beginning: Oliver rowed... Find and copy one word that suggests that the summer afternoon was quiet. 4 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024609 – 16 October 2015 2:18 PM – Version 1 ...they crossed the glassy surface of the lake. Give two impressions this gives you of the water. 1. 2. 5 2 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R024623 – 16 October 2015 1:06 PM – Version 2 Look at the paragraph beginning: The tiny island... to the paragraph ending: ...were cut into it. What impressions of the island do you get from these two paragraphs? Give two. 1. 2. 6 2 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R024612 – 16 October 2015 1:01 PM – Version 3 Write down three things that you are told about the oak tree on the island. 1. 2. 3. 7 3 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R024611 – 16 October 2015 1:03 PM – Version 2 E00050A0520

Page 6 of 20 Which of these drawings best represents the monument? Tick one. 8 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024613 – 16 October 2015 1:05 PM – Version 1 Look at the paragraph beginning: Maria led Oliver... (a) Why did Oliver find it difficult to read the inscription on the monument? (b) What did he have to do in order to read the inscription? 9 1 mark 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024614 – 16 October 2015 1:01 PM – Version 2 E00050A0620

Page 7 of 20 What was revealed at the end of the story?Tick one. Oliver was keeping a secret. The monument was damaged. The two families were still enemies. Maria’s family did not win the throne. 10 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026235 – 16 October 2015 1:07 PM – Version 1 Using information from the text, tick one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false. True False Two families fought for the throne. Maria’s family symbol was the lion. The monument was for a prince. It was hot on the island. 11 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026282 – 12 November 2015 11:19 AM – Version 3 E00050A0720

Page 8 of 20 Questions 12–22 are about Wild Ride (pages 6 –8) Circle the correct option to complete each sentence below. (a) The text begins with Martine going out to ride her giraffe… in the early morning. at midday. in the late afternoon. at night. (b) Martine rode her giraffe… slowly. speedily. safely. fearfully. (c) Everything was fine on that day until… her grandmother saw her. they came across lions on the hunt. they disturbed a warthog family. they met a herd of hippos. (d) At the end of the text, Martine… went back home unharmed. carried on riding for hours. ran home to get help. cried all the way home. 12 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024629-33 – 19 October 2015 3:44 PM – Version 3 E00050A0820

Page 9 of 20 Look at the first paragraph, beginning: Dawn was casting... How do you know that Martine wanted to keep this ride a secret? 13 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024635 – 16 October 2015 1:15 PM – Version 1 What were Martine’s grandmother’s rules about riding the giraffe? Tick two. Ride only in daylight. Don’t show off. Stay in the game reserve. Keep to a slow speed. No jumping. 14 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024638 – 16 October 2015 1:16 PM – Version 1 E00050A0920

Page 10 of 20 (a) What evidence is there of Martine being stubborn in the way she behaved with her grandmother? Give two points. 1. 2. (b) What evidence is there of Martine being determined when she met the warthogs? 15 2 marks 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024652 – 3 December 2015 9:37 AM – Version 2 …milled around in bewilderment (page 8) Explain what this description suggests about the baby warthogs. 16 2 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R026278 – 16 October 2015 1:18 PM – Version 2 E00050A01020

Page 11 of 20 What evidence in the text is there that warthogs can be dangerous? Give two examples. 1. 2. 17 2 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R026281 – 16 October 2015 1:19 PM – Version 3 What helped Martine to get safely on Jemmy’s back after the warthog’s attack? 18 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026279 – 16 October 2015 1:23 PM – Version 1 The warthog mother made grunts of triumph (page 8). Why was she triumphant? 19 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024647 – 16 October 2015 1:20 PM – Version 2 E00050A01120

Page 12 of 20 Do you think that Martine will change her behaviour on future giraffe rides? Tick one. yes no maybe Explain your choice fully, using evidence from the text. 20 3 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R024649 – 3 December 2015 9:41 AM – Version 4 E00050A01220

Page 13 of 20 In what ways might Martine’s character appeal to many readers? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer. 21 3 marks KS2 item template version 1.1 R024651 – 9 November 2015 8:52 AM – Version 2 Draw lines to match each part of the story with the correct quotation from the text. settingFor a while Martine had defied her past events In the instant before her body parted company action Dawn was casting spun-gold threads lesson That would teach her to show off 22 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026280 – 16 October 2015 1:23 PM – Version 3 E00050A01320

Page 14 of 20 Questions 23 –33 are about The Way of the Dodo ( pag es 10 –11) Look at the paragraph beginning: For thousands of years... What does the word spat suggest about how the island of Mauritius was formed? 23 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024440 – 16 October 2015 1:32 PM – Version 2 Curious and unafraid, the animals of Mauritius offered themselves up for slaughter... (page 10) Why were the dodos curious and unafraid? 24 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026234 – 9 November 2015 8:57 AM – Version 2 Find and copy one word from page 10 that tells you that some of the animals on Mauritius were only found there. 25 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R025259 – 9 November 2015 9:14 AM – Version 1 E00050A01420

Page 15 of 20 (a) Give two reasons why Mauritius was a paradise for animals before humans arrived. 1. 2. Look at the paragraph beginning: One of the victims… to the bottom of page 10. (b) Give two reasons why the dodo became extinct after humans arrived. 1. 2. 26 1 mark 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026229 – 4 January 2016 11:53 AM – Version 2 Look at the paragraph beginning: One of the victims… What does the word invaders suggest about the humans arriving on Mauritius? 27 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024442 – 16 October 2015 1:39 PM – Version 1 Why were artists’ drawings from the time of the dodo not always accurate? 28 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024459 – 16 October 2015 1:38 PM – Version 3 E00050A01520

Page 16 of 20 Look at the paragraph beginning: Then, in 2005... Find and copy one word or group of words that shows that scientists were not sure what happened to most of the animals during the drought on Mauritius. 30 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R025263 – 9 November 2015 9:23 AM – Version 4 What does rehabilitate the image of the dodo mean?Tick one. restore a painting of the dodo rebuild the reputation of the dodo repair a model of the dodo review accounts of the dodo 31 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R025261 – 9 November 2015 4:03 PM – Version 2 The mud flats would have formed a freshwater oasis in an otherwise parched environment. Give the meaning of the word parched in this sentence. 29 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024452 – 3 December 2015 9:45 AM – Version 1 E00050A01620

Page 17 of 20 According to the text, how did the discovery of the dodos’ bones help to change the image of the dodo? 32 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R026231 – 16 October 2015 1:37 PM – Version 2 Below are some summaries of different paragraphs from this text. Number them 1 – 6 to show the order in which they appear in the text. The first one has been done for you.An important lesson is learnt. Reasons for the extinction of the dodo. Summary of the plight of the dodos. 1 New information is discovered about the dodo. An explanation for the unreliable evidence. Humans arrived on Mauritius. 33 1 mark KS2 item template version 1.1 R024460 – 16 October 2015 1:36 PM – Version 3 E00050A01720

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2016 key stage 2 English reading Reading answer booklet Print version product code: STA/16/7379/p ISBN: 978-1-78315-939-0 Electronic PDF version product code: STA/16/7379/e ISBN: 978-1-78315-940-6 For more copies Additional printed copies of this booklet are not available. It can be downloaded from www.gov.uk/government/publications. © Crown copyright and Crown information 2016 Re-use of Crown copyright and Crown information in test materials Subject to the exceptions listed below, the test materials on this website are Crown copyright or Crown information and you may re-use them (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 which can be found on the National Archives website and accessed via the following link: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence. When you use this information under the Open Government Licence v3.0, you should include the following attribution: ‘Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0’ and where possible provide a link to the licence. Exceptions – third-party copyright content in test materials You must obtain permission from the relevant copyright owners, as listed in the ‘2016 key stage 2 tests copyright report’, for re-use of any third-party copyright content which we have identified in the test materia\ ls, as listed below. Alternatively you should remove the unlicensed third-party copyright content and/or replace it with appropriately licensed material. Third-party content These materials contain no third-party copyright content. If you have any queries regarding these test materials contact the national curriculum assessments he\ lpline on 0300 303 3013 or email assessments@education.gov.uk. E00050A02020