SATs - English Exercise 1 - Reading Answers

Reading - Answers

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

Why did Bill's mum want him to take his coat?
Because she thought it might rain

Describe the green people

There were men, women and children. They all had green faces. Some had whiskers similar to a rabbit's. All of them wore garments that could have been made from leaves. One of them had a string of stones around his neck. They all spoke with deep, soft voices, so that Bill didn't feel scared at all.

Find three words that best describe the voices of the green people.

comforting miserable unkind quiet soft harsh loud gentle sharp

___quiet___ ___soft___ ___gentle___

Why was the story called The Magic Lantern?

Did you enjoy reading the story? Give your reasons.

[ things to mention include:

Did you like the characters?
Was the story interesting?
What did you think of the words that were used?
Say why every time. e.g. 'I liked Bill because he seemed friendly and helpful.' ]

Last modified on: Tuesday, June 9, 1998.