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[ The Story ] [ Answers ]Read the story The Magic Lantern before you try to answer these questions
There are different types of questions. The space after the question shows you the type of answer you should give.
- short answers
A short line follows some questions. This shows you only need to write a word or phrase for your answer. - longer answers
Two or three lines follow some questions. This shows you need to write one or two sentences for your answer. - long answers
A box follows some questions. This shows you need to write a longer, more detailed answer. - multiple-choice answers
Boxes of words or groups of words follow some questions. You must put a ring around the one you think is the correct answer.
| The story happened | |||
| twenty | thirty | forty | fifty |
| years ago. | |||
| Bill and Joe were on their way across | |||
| the street | the field | the river | the bridge |
| when Bill fell. | |||
| When Bill fell | |||
| the air around him became colder. | it started to rain. | he twisted his ankle. | he saw a tractor. |
| Bill | |||
| rolled | walked | ran | was carried |
| through a tunnel. | |||
| Bill met Uli and the green people. They were | |||
| hunters, builders and farmers | builders, carers and farmers | carers, builders and hunters | hunters and builders |
| The people were scared when | |||
| they heard a noise | the light went out | Uli spoke | they saw Bill |
| When the light went out Bill | |||
| shouted for help | panicked and screamed | fell asleep | looked for his jacket |
| Bill | |||
| helped to calm the people | fixed the light in the chamber | tried to get help | stared at the green people in amazement |
| Uli gave Bill a stone | |||
| To remind him where he had been | to say thank you | to hang around his neck | to give to his mum |
| A good title for this story would be | |||
| The Tree People | Blackberry Pie | In The Coal Mine | Strange But True |
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comforting miserable unkind quiet soft harsh loud gentle sharp
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