St. Thomas More College

Primary Schools

Half Yearly Examinations

ENGLISH

Listening Comprehension

Text to be read

Year 5 February 2013 Time: 30 minutes

Guidelines for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination

ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN IN ENGLISH

a) / 4 minutes – / First reading aloud of passage by teacher
b) / 4 minutes – / Teacher reads out the questions
c) / 4 minutes – / Second reading aloud of passage by teacher
d) / 8 minutes – / Pupils answer questions
e) / 4 minutes – / Third reading aloud of passage by teacher
f) / 6 minutes – / Final revision of answers by pupils

Resources

Teacher: Reading Text and Questions
Each pupil: Pen and Examination Paper

Introduction

The teacher in charge distributes the examination papers to the pupils and asks them to write their name, surname and class on the front cover.
THE TEACHER READS THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

INSTRUCTIONS

1 / • Listen carefully as I read the story of A Pefect Pet For Jack.
• Do not answer the questions or write anything while I am reading.
2 / • Open the exam paper and look at the questions.
I will read the questions to you once.
3 / • Close the exam paper and listen carefully.
I will read the story a second time.
• Do not write anything while I am reading.
4 / • You have ten minutes to answer questions in section A, B, and C.
• In section A, questions 1 to 14 tick only the correct answer.
• In section B (a to f) fill in the missing word to complete each sentence.
• In section C (a to c) tick to show whether each sentence is True or False.
5 / • I will read the passage to you a third time.
• You may complete any unanswered questions as I read.
6 / • You have now six minutes to check your answers, and complete any unanswered
questions.

Section A - (1 to 14) (1 mark each) = 14 marks

Section B - (a to f) (1/2 mark each) = 3 marks

Section C - (a to c) (1 mark each) = 3 marks TOTAL 20 MARKS

A Perfect Pet For Jack

Jack longed for a pet of his own, a perfect pet. But he wanted something a little different from the usual pet. Rabbits and guinea pigs were all very well, but Jack wanted something unusual.

“I don’t think I’d like you to have one of those big hairy spiders,” said Jack’s mum. “Nor those horrible green reptiles that poke their tongues out all the time.” Jack didn’t think he’d like hairy spiders or reptiles either.

“A dog’s the thing,” said Jack’s dad. “One of those great big and shaggy ones like Mr Cole has next door. But Jack didn’t want a dog like Mr Cole had. Jack wanted something different.

While Jack was playing in the garden one morning he saw something move among the leaves. A brown prickly something that Jack felt would make the perfect pet.

“Hello,” said Jack to the little hedgehog. “Have you come to play?”

“I’m going to call him Spike,” Jack told Mr and Mrs Cole the next-door neighbours who were peering over the garden wall curious to know who Jack was talking to.

“You’ll never teach him to fetch sticks,” laughed Mr Cole.

“He isn’t very cuddly, is he?” said Mrs Cole.

Jack thought Spike was going to be the most exciting pet in the world. But it wasn’t long before he realised that Spike wasn’t a very exciting pet at all.

The little hedgehog didn’t want to play with balls of wool like kittens. And Spike didn’t have the slightest interest in fetching sticks.

Jack had seen Mrs Cole shoo away her cat, Tiddles, when he got too close to the bird table. It’s just that Spike wasn’t a very playful pet. He wasn’t an active or sporty sort of pet. In fact the thing Spike seemed to enjoy most was curling himself up into a tight, prickly ball. Jack was a little disappointed.

Then one evening, Jack’s dad brought home a wonderful surprise. “This is
Spike 2,” he said.And from under his jacket, a puppy’s head appeared - a very curious puppy’s head. It was a rather unusual looking puppy.

Dad put Spike 2 down onto the floor and the excited little puppy circled Jack, wagging his tail so hard that Jack thought it might work loose. Spike 2 was going to be a very playful pet. He certainly looked different and he was certainly unusual. Jack hugged him and somehow he knew that he’d found the perfect pet at last.

Tick () the correct word, phrase or sentence to answer the questions.

1. Who wanted a pet?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a)Mr Cole

b)Jack

c)Mrs Cole

d)Mum

2. What didn’t mum like?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) birds

b) reptiles and spiders

c) cats and dogs

d) fish

3. Who was Mr Cole?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) Jack’s best friend

b) Jack’s father

c) Jack’s cousin

d) Jack’s neighbour

4. What did Jack see in the garden?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) a butterfly

b) a hamster

c) a hedgehog

d) a parrot

5. What name did Jack give to his new pet?

a) Spike

b) Spooky

c) Spencer

d) Stone

a)
b)
c)
d)

6. What was Jack doing in the garden?

a) He was talking to dad.

b) He was talking to mum.

c) He was to talking to his new pet.

d) He was talking to Mr and Mrs Cole.

7. Why wasn’t the new pet exciting for Jack?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) It didn’t want to play with balls of wool like kittens.

b) It didn’t want to drink milk like kittens.

c) It didn’t run very fast.

d) It didn’t want to sleep in his bed.

8. What was Mrs Cole’s cat called?

a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)

a) Toby

b) Tiger

c) Tiddles

d) Tom

9. Which adjective best describes the hedgehog?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) active

b) sporty

c) cunning

d) prickly

10. When did dad bring Jack a wonderful surprise?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a)in the morning

b)in the evening

c)during breakfast

d)in Winter

11. Who brought Jack a wonderful surprise?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) Mrs Cole

b) Mum

c) Mr Cole

d) Dad

12. Where did Jack put the puppy when he brought him home?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a) under his jacket

b) in a box

c) on his shoulders

d) under a blanket

13. Who was Jack’s perfect pet?

a)a kitten

b)a hedgehog

c)a spider

d)a puppy

14. Finally, what did Jack do with his new pet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
a)
b)
c)
d)

a) He gave him some dried food.

b) He hugged him.

c) He gave him a nice hot bath.

d) He played with him in the garden

15. Put a tick () to show whether each sentence is TRUE or FALSE.

True / False

a) Jack wanted something unusual as a pet.

b) In the garden, Jack found a hedgehog.

c) Spike liked to fetch sticks.

d) Spike and Spike 2 were both puppies.

e) Mrs Cole didn’t let her cat too close to the bird table.

f) Spike 2 circled Jack and wagged his tail.

(6 x ½ mark = 3 marks)

16. Fill in each blank with a suitable WORD.

a) Jack’s mum wasn’t very keen on ______reptiles.

b) The hedgehog was brown and ______.

c) At first Jack ______that Spike was going to be a very exciting pet.

(3 x 1 mark = 3marks)

Marking scheme

1. / b) Jack / 1 mark
2. / b) spiders and reptiles / 1 mark
3. / d) Jack’s neighbour / 1 mark
4. / c) a hedgehog / 1 mark
5. / a) Spike / 1 mark
6. / d) He was talking to Mr and Mrs Cole / 1 mark
7. / a) It didn’t want to play with balls of wool like kittens / 1 mark
8. / c) Tiddles / 1 mark
9. / d) prickly / 1 mark
10. / b) in the evening / 1 mark
11. / d) Dad / 1 mark
12. / a) under his jacket / 1 mark
13. / d) a puppy / 1 mark
14. / b) he hugged him / 1 mark
15. a / True / ½ mark
15. b / True / ½ mark
15. c / False / ½ mark
15. d / False / ½ mark
15. e / True / ½ mark
15. f / True / ½ mark
16. a / horrible/green / 1 mark
16. b / prickly / 1 mark
16. c / thought / 1 mark

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