Question 1

Section 1: Space Tourism

Why is space tourism impossible for most people?

Accepted Answer

Most people can’t afford it

Answer

Only trained astronauts are allowed

Answer

There are no space hotels yet

Answer

The technology has not been developed enough

Question 2

Section 1: Space Tourism

How would you get from the spacecraft to the space hotel?

Accepted Answer

By floating down a tube

Answer

By walking down a passageway

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By using a personal gravity field

Answer

By jumping through space with a jetpack

Question 3

Section 1: Space Tourism

Look at page 4.

According to the text, which of these could you do on your space holiday?

Question 4

Section 1: Space Tourism

How much did the first space tourist pay to go into space?

Accepted Answer

£14 million

Answer

£50 million

Answer

£1 million

Answer

£5 million

Question 5

Section 1: Space Tourism

How can you tell that the International Space Station is very large?

Accepted Answer

You can see it from Earth

Answer

It is made of lightweight materials

Answer

It is used for small experiments

Answer

It is often mistaken for a star

Question 6

Section 1: Space Tourism

How did Anousheh’s trip into space make history?

Accepted Answer

She was the first female space tourist

Answer

She was the first astronaut to stay at a space hotel

Answer

She was the first person to travel to Mars

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She was the first female astronaut to work on the ISS

Question 7

Section 1: Space Tourism

Look at the text box. Who has already had a holiday in space?

Complete the table about Anousheh’s trip into space.

Accepted Answer

Russia, space station, 8 days

Answer

China, Space, 8 weeks

Answer

Earth, ISS, 8 hours

Answer

French ISS, ISS, 8

Question 8

Section 1: Space Tourism

Look at Anousheh’s blog entry for September 25th.

Find and copy a group of words that shows that Anousheh wrote her blog for others to read.

Accepted Answer

Well my friends

Question 9

Section 1: Space Tourism

Look at Anousheh’s blog entry for September 27th.

Explain how Anousheh felt about being in space that day.

Accepted Answer

She was excited and enjoyed floating

Answer

She felt sick due to the lack of gravity

Answer

She was terrified the entire time

Answer

She found it boring and repetitive

Question 10

Section 1: Space Tourism

Match the events below to the year in which they happened

Question 11

Section 1: Space Tourism

Group the statements as facts or opinions based on the text.

Tick the factual ones and leave the opinions.

Question 12

Section 1: Space Tourism

… in a flash (page 6)

What does this tell you about the burning of rocks in space?

Accepted Answer

The rock burns very quickly

Answer

The rock travels very quickly

Answer

The rock produces a loud sound when burning

Answer

The rock burns slowly and steadily

Question 13

Section 1: Space Tourism

Find out when a meteor shower is due and arrange to go star spotting with an adult…

In this sentence, the word arrange is closest in meaning to…

Accepted Answer

Plan

Answer

Meet

Answer

Set out

Answer

Pack up

Question 14

Section 1: Space Tourism

How does the information on page 6 make it sound easy to be a star spotter?

Question 15

Section 1: Space Tourism

Which of these should you do when spotting shooting stars?

Question 16

Section 2: Giants

What does the ‘giant’ do to frighten the snail?

Accepted Answer

Touches its eyes

Answer

Pulls it out of its shell

Answer

Covers it with leaves

Answer

Pokes its shell

Question 17

Section 2: Giants

What does the ‘giant’ do to frighten the frog?

Accepted Answer

Clutches it in its fist

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Throws a rock near it

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Traps it under a leaf

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Splashes it with water

Question 18

Section 2: Giants

Gentle, and small, and frail.

True or False: The words above describe the encircled parts of the snail.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 19

Section 2: Giants

Gentle, and small, and frail.

How do these words make the reader feel about the snail?

Accepted Answer

They feel sympathy and want to protect it

Answer

They feel that the snail is strong and resilient

Answer

They feel that the snail is really delicate

Answer

They feel anger towards the snail

Question 20

Section 2: Giants

How does the snail behave when it is afraid?

Question 21

Section 2: Giants

Into your pitiful shell, so brittle and thin.

In this line, the word brittle is closest in meaning to...

Accepted Answer

Delicate

Answer

Soft

Answer

Rough

Answer

Shiny

Question 22

Section 2: Giants

What do the words emerald scrap suggest about the frog.

Question 23

Section 2: Giants

What is the tremendous monster?

Accepted Answer

A human who takes pleasure in tormenting small animals

Answer

A giant frog that loves eating small small animals

Answer

A large, mythical creature that hunts small animals

Answer

A crocodile lurking in the water for small animals

Question 24

Section 2: Giants

Just for the joy

Of watching you jump, scramble, tumble, fall

Find and copy a word from the poem that shows that the frog was frightened.

Accepted Answer

trembling throat

Question 25

Section 2: Giants

What is the main message of the poem?

Question 26

Section 3: The Lost World

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

The story is told from the perspective of...

Accepted Answer

Malone

Answer

Professor Summerlee

Answer

Lord John

Answer

Professor Challenger

Question 27

Section 3: The Lost World

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

At the start of the extract, the men entered the forest...

Accepted Answer

Carefully

Answer

Noisily

Answer

Fearfully

Answer

Quickly

Question 28

Section 3: The Lost World

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

There, they came to a patch where the stream was...

Accepted Answer

Bigger

Answer

Slower

Answer

Faster

Answer

Smaller

Question 29

Section 3: The Lost World

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence below.

The ferns here were spaced...

Accepted Answer

Randomly

Answer

Regularly

Answer

Carefully

Answer

Equally

Question 30

Section 3: The Lost World

How far into the forest did the stream become a considerable bog?

Accepted Answer

After a few hundred yards

Answer

After a mile or more

Answer

After a few feet

Answer

After a short walk

Question 31

Section 3: The Lost World

How does the first paragraph suggest that the characters are in a ‘lost world’?

Accepted Answer

It is referred to as 'the unknown'

Answer

The author explicitly states it is a new world

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They have entered an area called "The Lost World" on a map

Answer

They find ancient ruins hidden in the jungle

Question 32

Section 3: The Lost World

In the paragraph beginning, There were, as I say…Malone compares the iguanodons to different animals.

How do these comparisons help the reader understand what the iguanodons look like?

Accepted Answer

They provide comparisons to animals the reader will recognize

Answer

They indicate that the iguanodons are too strange to compare to other creatures

Answer

They show how fast the iguanodons are

Answer

They describe the iguanodons as dangerous predators

Question 33

Section 3: The Lost World

The iguanodons are described as inoffensive brutes… Look at the paragraph beginning: I do not know how long… (page 8).

Support the idea by matching it to its proper evidence based on the text.

Question 34

Section 3: The Lost World

Look at the paragraph beginning: I do not know how long…

The word unwieldy in this paragraph is closest in meaning to…

Accepted Answer

Clumsy

Answer

Violent

Answer

Fast

Answer

Gentle

Question 35

Section 3: The Lost World

Find and copy one word on page 9 that suggests Malone feels part of the team of explorers.

Accepted Answer

comrades

Question 36

Section 3: The Lost World

How can you tell that Professor Summerlee is an expert on dinosaurs?

Accepted Answer

He identifies the tracks as dinosaur tracks

Answer

He dismisses the idea that dinosaurs exist

Answer

He is the first to run away from the dinosaurs

Answer

He uses a scientific book to look up the tracks

Question 37

Section 3: The Lost World

Look at the paragraph beginning: I had the same feeling of mystery and danger around us.

Which of these are from words from the rest of the paragraph suggest danger?

Question 38

Section 3: The Lost World

Using information from the text, analyze the statements and identify which ones are true.

Question 39

Section 3: The Lost World

The mood of the characters changes throughout the extract. Which is the group of words on page 9 where Lord John’s mood changes?

Accepted Answer

This place makes me feel very uneasy...

Answer

We must turn back immediately!

Answer

This place is truly fascinating

Answer

This jungle looks so peaceful and welcoming

Question 40

Section 3: The Lost World

How does Lord John’s mood change?

Accepted Answer

He begins with a curious mood and becomes anxious by the end

Answer

He starts off anxious but grows more confident

Answer

He is terrified at first but then finds humor in the situation

Answer

He remains calm and unaffected throughout

Question 41

Section 3: The Lost World

Based on what you have read, what does the last paragraph suggest might happen to the explorers next?

Match to evidence provided to the appropriate prediction.

Question 42

Section 3: The Lost World

Based on what you have read, what does the last paragraph suggest might happen to the explorers next?

Accepted Answer

They become lost and struggle to find their way out

Answer

They return safely to their camp

Answer

A dinosaur suddenly appears and attacks

Answer

They discover an ancient city deep in the jungle

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