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Friends Name Score Level and grade

Useful words Oscar Max bounded balance bouncy tantrum reply suggestion

1                                                               Practice questions A What kind of bear was Oscar? A bear who could not A bear who slept a lot. keep quiet. A bear who could not keep still.A bear who ate a lot. B Why did Oscar want another bear to live nearby? ...............................................................................................................................................................    

2 1 What was Oscar excited about? having lunch new bears moving in going home seeing his mum 2 What was the new little bear called? ............................................... !         "   #            $   % %    &     "  "  '               #      %$&          

3 3 Which words tell you that Oscar liked the game? Oscar was sulky ran off back to his mum tumbled down the hill “Isn’t this great!” 4 How do you know Max was not happy with this game? ............................................................................................................................................................... (     !       %$     "                       ) %$                #  "     )   $    %$

(       !      %$   "                 *  (   ++   !       %$           ) %$      5 What was it like in the woods? bright and sunny light and airy dark and gloomy cold and wet 6 Why did Oscar leave Max in the wood? ............................................................................................................................................................... 4

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9 What did Oscar do that was different? went to Max’s homeasked Max what he wanted to do played with Maxmade Max play his game 10 What do you think mum said, when she made her suggestion? .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 What did Max do that amazed Oscar? .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Where had Max been swimming before? in the swimming pool in a pond in the sea in a lake 7

8 13 What did Max find out after trying the slide and branch again? It was easier than he thought.He fell over. It was harder than he thought.He could not do it. 14 Why didn’t Oscar ask Max to play hide-and-seek? ............................................................................................................................................................... #   %$                 %$        ++        )         %$ 

15Think about the whole story. Match the boxes. The first one has been done for you. Mum helps Oscar to Oscar and Max Oscar learns to Max learns to 9           -        %$    %$             take turns and listen to other people. be brave and try new things. enjoy playing together. think about other people’s feelings.

10 Useful words friendship lonely equipment draughts

11 In this part of the booklet you are going to read about some of the things that the children at Green Park School did to change their playtimes and make them more fun. The children put up a display in the entrance hall of their school to show visitors all the exciting changes that had been going on. Practice questions A What is the name of the school? Greenfield Green Park Newtown Oldfield B What was the money given to the children for? ............................................................................................................................................................... The Governors of our school gave us some money to spend on making the playground a more friendly place, where all the children can play happily. They asked the whole school to decide together what they thought the best ideas would be for spending the money. Playtime

12 16 Why did some children think playtime was boring? They were tired. It was cold. There was nothing to do.There were lots of games to play. 17 What did the bored children want? ............................................................................................................................................................... We asked all the children in our school to tell us what they thought about playtime. Some children said that playtime was boring because there was nothing to do. They wanted some new things to play with and ideas for new games. M a k i n g o u r

13 18 Why were children sometimes sad at playtime? ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 What is? the end the blurb the logo the title We thought about what everyone had said, and chose three ideas. We hope that you will visit our new playground and come and see us having fun. Other children said they were sometimes sad because they did not have anyone to play with. n e w p l a y g r o u n d M aking ournew playground

14 20 Why did some children sit on the Friendship Bench? They were hungry. They were waiting for a bus. They were lonely. They were tired. 21 Does Dan like the Friendship Bench? Ye s N o Why? ..........................................................................................................................................................                                              Now playtimes are fun because I have some friends to play with. The Friendship Bench is a good idea because it helps you to get to know people quickly. When I first started at this school I didn't know anybody. At playtime I sat on the Friendship Bench and Sarah, Baz and Tanya came over and asked me if I wanted to join in their game.

15     !                 "       #                $          %     &    '  22 What equipment did the children choose? Tick 4. bats ........ balls ........ hoops ........ skittles ........ beanbags ........ skipping ropes ........ 23 In the skipping game, when do the children jump in? ............................................................................................................................................................... All in together now, Never mind the weather now, January, February, March, April, May, June, July......

16                     ()'   24 What did the older children help the younger children to do? to play draughts to put their coats on to tie their laces to learn to swim 25 What can the children do in the quiet corner? Write 2things. 1 ..................................................................... 2 .....................................................................                                            &   *     !                  %              

17 Think about allyou have read about Green Park School. 26 Match up the boxes to show where you would go. The first one has been done for you. 27 Do you think the children at Green Park School have better playtimes now? Ye s N o Why? ............................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... to play catch the Friendship Bench if you were lonely the old part of the playground to play in a big team under the trees to sit and read the draughts board

18 Think about the whole Friends booklet. 28 What can you learn about friends from this booklet? Tick 3. Friends make playtime boring. Friends share ideas and games. It is lonely without friends. You can only have friends at school. Friends listen to each other. Friends always have to play your games.







Adapted from Oscar Needs a Friendby Joan Stimson. Published by Little Hippo (Scholastic Ltd). Text and illustrations have been incorporated into this test paper solely for the purposes of the examination in accordance with Section 32(3) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. No copyright clearance for any other use has been obtained or sought. © Qualifications and Curriculum Authority 2004. 259884