Five Children and It
A. Write the words under the correct headings.
strange village surprised hand town eye country church stones buns gold coins tired face foot
Adjectives
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Parts of the Body
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Things with a Round Shape
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B. Put the sentences in the correct order according to the story.
o a. Charles wishes for Mother to find Mrs Jones’ jewellery in her room.
o b. It goes into its hole and goes to sleep for a very long time.
o c. The children explore the forest near their new house.
o d. Anthea promises It that these are the final three wishes.
o e. Anthea wishes to be beautiful and then Charles wishes for gold coins.
o f. Yaz takes the children to visit the planet Kambo.
o g. Jane sees something moving in the sand.
o h. Martha tells the children about the thief.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
C. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences about the story.
1. fields / Major Brouwer / the / riding / in / is
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2. ghost / storms / shouts / Major Brouwer’s / during / always
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3. to / home / Ichabod / and / ride / begin / Gunpowder
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4. under / they / hat / find / Ichabod’s / some / Finally, / trees
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5. Ichabod’s / Everybody / about / disappearance / talking / is
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6. Sleepy Hollow / An / important / farmer / with / returns / old / to / news
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A B
1. Ichabod tells his students ..... a. round Gunpowder’s neck.
2. A man rides to the school ..... b. when he goes to the party.
3. Ichabod passes fields of animals ..... c. a story about a cruel ghost.
4. Brom Bones isn’t happy because ..... d. Ichabod sees an enormous, black figure.
5. At 12.00 the farmers and their families ..... e. with an invitation for Ichabod Crane.
6. Behind the trees near the bridge, ..... f. Katrina is dancing with Ichabod.
7. Ichabod’s arms are ..... g. prepare to go home.
Cathy’s Dreams
B. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.
...... 1. Cathy’s biological parents are both dead.
...... 2. The tsunami killed people in Cornwall.
...... 3. Cathy saw Lion’s Rock in her dreams.
...... 4. Cathy went to Sri Lanka in spring.
...... 5. The children’s orphanage wasn’t there any more.
...... 6. Mrs Numa didn’t remember Cathy.
...... 7. Liyoni Janghi adopted Cathy’s twin.
...... 8. People use the biggest leaves on the tree to make tea.
...... 9. There aren’t any homes near the beach in Galle.
C. Match A and B to form sentences about the story.
A B
1. Cathy’s parents adopted her ...... a. a train on the railway line.
2. The woman in Cathy’s dreams ...... b. an orange and white shell.
3. The cook from the orphanage ...... c. from an orphanage in Sri Lanka.
4. Cathy saw the lion’s feet ...... d. in her parents’ restaurant.
5. On the beach at Galle, Cathy found ...... e. had pretty eyes.
6. The tsunami wave hit ...... f. found a job in Kibissa.
7. Sukeena washed dishes ...... g. on the rock.
The Roman Coins
B. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences from the story.
1. can / help / coins / the / Maybe / Steven / Ben / find
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2. a lot of / the / map / on / trees / There / are
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3. takes / Mrs Marsden’s / Mr Harvey / shed / the / to / boys
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4. shape / the / remembers / next to / Steven / X / the
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5. something / on / Suddenly, / Ben / jumps
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6. in / Fishbourne / writes / Roman / coins / about / The / newspaper / the
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Mrs Marsden Grandma the policeman Grandpa Steven Mr Harvey Ben
C. Who is speaking? Write the name of the person next to each sentence.
1. “I love this house. I don’t want to leave it.” ....................................
2. “I must write a project on the Romans.” ....................................
3. “You found the coins for me. Now I’ll be rich.” ....................................
4. “Come inside and have some hot chocolate and cake.” ....................................
5. “I can’t run now. I’ll hide. Go without me. I’ll be OK.” ....................................
6. “We’ll bring Mr Harvey to the police station and interrogate him.” ....................................
7. “These aren’t our coins. I’m going to give them to the museum.
A. Write the words under the correct headings.
strange village surprised hand town eye country church stones buns gold coins tired face foot
Adjectives
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Places
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Parts of the Body
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Things with a Round Shape
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B. Put the sentences in the correct order according to the story.
o a. Charles wishes for Mother to find Mrs Jones’ jewellery in her room.
o b. It goes into its hole and goes to sleep for a very long time.
o c. The children explore the forest near their new house.
o d. Anthea promises It that these are the final three wishes.
o e. Anthea wishes to be beautiful and then Charles wishes for gold coins.
o f. Yaz takes the children to visit the planet Kambo.
o g. Jane sees something moving in the sand.
o h. Martha tells the children about the thief.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
C. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences about the story.
1. fields / Major Brouwer / the / riding / in / is
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. ghost / storms / shouts / Major Brouwer’s / during / always
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. to / home / Ichabod / and / ride / begin / Gunpowder
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. under / they / hat / find / Ichabod’s / some / Finally, / trees
………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Ichabod’s / Everybody / about / disappearance / talking / is
………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Sleepy Hollow / An / important / farmer / with / returns / old / to / news
………………………………………………………………………………………
A B
1. Ichabod tells his students ..... a. round Gunpowder’s neck.
2. A man rides to the school ..... b. when he goes to the party.
3. Ichabod passes fields of animals ..... c. a story about a cruel ghost.
4. Brom Bones isn’t happy because ..... d. Ichabod sees an enormous, black figure.
5. At 12.00 the farmers and their families ..... e. with an invitation for Ichabod Crane.
6. Behind the trees near the bridge, ..... f. Katrina is dancing with Ichabod.
7. Ichabod’s arms are ..... g. prepare to go home.
Cathy’s Dreams
B. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.
...... 1. Cathy’s biological parents are both dead.
...... 2. The tsunami killed people in Cornwall.
...... 3. Cathy saw Lion’s Rock in her dreams.
...... 4. Cathy went to Sri Lanka in spring.
...... 5. The children’s orphanage wasn’t there any more.
...... 6. Mrs Numa didn’t remember Cathy.
...... 7. Liyoni Janghi adopted Cathy’s twin.
...... 8. People use the biggest leaves on the tree to make tea.
...... 9. There aren’t any homes near the beach in Galle.
C. Match A and B to form sentences about the story.
A B
1. Cathy’s parents adopted her ...... a. a train on the railway line.
2. The woman in Cathy’s dreams ...... b. an orange and white shell.
3. The cook from the orphanage ...... c. from an orphanage in Sri Lanka.
4. Cathy saw the lion’s feet ...... d. in her parents’ restaurant.
5. On the beach at Galle, Cathy found ...... e. had pretty eyes.
6. The tsunami wave hit ...... f. found a job in Kibissa.
7. Sukeena washed dishes ...... g. on the rock.
The Roman Coins
B. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences from the story.
1. can / help / coins / the / Maybe / Steven / Ben / find
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2. a lot of / the / map / on / trees / There / are
.............................................................................................................................................
3. takes / Mrs Marsden’s / Mr Harvey / shed / the / to / boys
.............................................................................................................................................
4. shape / the / remembers / next to / Steven / X / the
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5. something / on / Suddenly, / Ben / jumps
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6. in / Fishbourne / writes / Roman / coins / about / The / newspaper / the
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Mrs Marsden Grandma the policeman Grandpa Steven Mr Harvey Ben
C. Who is speaking? Write the name of the person next to each sentence.
1. “I love this house. I don’t want to leave it.” ....................................
2. “I must write a project on the Romans.” ....................................
3. “You found the coins for me. Now I’ll be rich.” ....................................
4. “Come inside and have some hot chocolate and cake.” ....................................
5. “I can’t run now. I’ll hide. Go without me. I’ll be OK.” ....................................
6. “We’ll bring Mr Harvey to the police station and interrogate him.” ....................................
7. “These aren’t our coins. I’m going to give them to the museum.
The Magic Pen
A. Complete the sentences with words from the box to find the name of a character in the
story. Write the name in the space.
1. The pen started to _ _ _ the flying machine.
2. Did Alan and his father _ _ in the accident?
3. David and Ann _ _ _ _ _ the classroom door.
4. There are books about Durham in the _ _ _ _ _ .
5. Jimmy _ _ _ _ _ _ a picture of his house.
6. David won a _ _ _ _ _ _ .
7. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ published David’s story.
8. Jimmy wrote his name in the _ _ _ inside the desk.
The name of the character is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
library painted die newspaper computer closed draw wood
1 2 3 4
6 7 8
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C. Write T (True) or F (False) next to each sentence.
...... 1. At the start, David didn’t know anything about Durham in 1906.
...... 2. The pen started to write when the bell rang.
...... 3. The pen wrote about Jimmy’s 14th birthday.
...... 4. The Wright Brothers designed a flying machine.
...... 5. David got a paintbrush for his birthday.
...... 6. Jimmy became a famous artist.
...... 7. The magic pen finished the story.
...... 8. Jimmy Reed visited David at school.
