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Secrets of a Sun King - Chapter 1
Secrets of a Sun King - Chapter 1
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Year 4 comprehension and SPaG
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1
'Spontaneous' means...
explained very clearly, step by step.
planned very carefully, with lots of preparation.
happening without reason, unexplained and all of a sudden.
2
Lil's father might have a tremble in his hands because...
his nerves have been affected by the War.
he misses being in the War.
he is always so angry.
he is always cold.
3
Lil's mother works in...
a factory called Woolworths.
a shop called Woolworths.
Egypt.
a wool shop called Worths.
4
A synonym for 'package' is...
send.
parcel.
wrapped.
letter.
5
'Secrets of a Sun King' was written by...
Emma Carolson
Carol Emerson
Emma Carroll
Emerson Carroll
6
The words 'wrap' and 'rap' are...
synonyms
antonyms
adjectives
homophones
7
Which of these sentences uses capital letters correctly?
I went to tea with Mum.
I went to tea with my Mum.
I went to tea with my Mother.
I went to Tea with Mum.
8
Lil's mother thinks Professor Hanawati was a victim of...
spontaneous human combustion.
a bomb.
a house fire.
a gas explosion.
9
'Secrets of a Sun King' is set in...
1922
1902
1912
1942
10
'Crosspatch' is an old-fashioned nickname for someone who...
wears a patch over one eye.
is scared of war.
is grumpy or bad-tempered.
doesn't like cats.
11
How do we know that Lil's grandfather is called Ezra Wilkinson?
His name is written on a shoebox.
His name is written on an envelope.
His name is painted above his shop.
His name is written on a parcel.
12
1922 was...
four hundred years after the Great War.
forty years after the Great War.
fourteen years after the Great War.
four years after the Great War.
13
An antonym for 'damp' is...
dry.
wet.
moist.
warm.
14
'Combustion' is a synonym for...
vanishing.
discovering.
burning.
breaking.
15
Lil doesn't like the outside toilet because she's scared of...
the dark
spiders
rats
mice
16
The Great War is also known as...
World War Two
The First World War
World War One
World War Three
17
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
His name was Professor Selim Hanawati.
his name was Professor Selim Hanawati.
His name was Professor Selim Hanawati
His name was professor Selim Hanawati.
18
Howard Carter has returned to Egypt...
to find Lil's grandfather's cat, Nefertiti.
to find the rest of Professor Hanawati's body.
because Tutankhamun's tomb has been discovered.
to start digging again for Tutankhamun's tomb.
19
Some soldiers became beggars after the Great War because...
they were too disabled to work.
their families had been killed.
they were lazy.
there were no jobs.
20
Which sentence uses the correct homophone?
I like Siamese cats two.
I like Siamese cats to.
I like Siamese cats too.
