SECTION A READING & COMPREHENSION Read the story carefully and use it to answer the questions the follow. There was a man called Sinbad. He loved to travel to faraway cities and towns to find treasure. Now you might think that Sinbad was rich but he gave his treasure away to anyone who was poor. One day, he found had nothing left. Sinbad was not upset. ‘It’s time for another adventure! I need to find more treasure,’ he cried. Sinbad went down to the seashore. He needed a big ship to sail to faraway lands. He found some sailors who wanted to go with him. The sailors packed ship with plenty of food and water. Soon they were ready to leave. At first, the sea was calm and the sun was shining. But soon a great storm blew up. The ship was tossed about on the waves. All of the food and water was washed into the sea. The sailors were very worried. Sinbad was not worried. ‘Cheer up, lads!’ he said to the sailors. ‘I can see an Island up ahead. Maybe we can get food to eat and water to drink. Let’s go and see what we can find.’ Sinbad rowed to the Island. He started climbing a hill to look around the Island. He didn’t see the giant bird flying overhead. It had an enormous snake in its beak. Answer these questions. 1. Suggest a nice title to the story. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] 2. Who is the main character in the story? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] 3. Who are the characters in the story? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………… 4. What did Sinbad like doing ? …………………………………………….. ……………………………………….. [2] ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 5. Why did Sinbad he needed to go on another adventure? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] 6. Where did Sinbad want to go? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 7. Why did Sinbad row to the Island? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] 8. Why did the food and water fall overboard? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2] 9. Why were the sailors worried? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 10. Quote the words Sinbad told the sailors that encouraged them to continue the journey. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2] 11. ‘ Cheer up’, lads…………. This statement was said by……………………………………. to …………………………[2] 12. Which similar word can we use to replace the word enormous in the text? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] 13. In one sentence, describe the character of Sinbad according to the story. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] SECTION B GRAMMAR Conjugate the verbs ‘worry’and ‘delay’ in the present tense. ‘ Worry’ 14. He ……………………………… too much. [2] 15. I ……………………………. Too much. [2] 16. Amina ……………………….. too much. [2] 17. We …………………………….. too much. [2] ‘ Delay’ 18. You ……………………………………… me at the party. [2] 19. My friends ……………………………. at the party. [2] 20.She ……………………………………………. At the party. [2] In each sentence, underline the verbs. Then decide whether the sentence is in the present, past or future. 21. The weather was cold last night. [2] 22. You enjoyed the delicious food yesterday. [2] 23.I shall excel in my examination. 24. I am in the school playing. [2] 25.Mr Wilson teaches English in the school. [2] SECTION C SPELLING & VOCABULARY WORKS. Underline vowel sounds in each sentence and break the words into syllables. 26. 27. H Homework Thunderstorm Under Underneath 28. 29. Write down two words which contain the vowel sound ‘ue’. ……………………………………………. …………………………………………………………… 30. Write down two words which are similar in meaning to the word ‘brave’ ……………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………….. SECTION D WRITNG & COMPOSITION. You have read a story about Sinbad. Choose your own characters and settings to write an interesting story. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 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