
English: Paper 3 - Reading (2017) - SAT Key stage 2
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Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
A Siamese cat crouched on a tree branch, peering down at Gaby with brilliant blue eyes.
Which word is closest in meaning to crouched?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Look at the first paragraph, beginning: A Siamese cat...
Gaby pulled the cardigan tighter around her.
Why does Gaby do this?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
In the paragraph beginning: Mind made up... Gaby says to the cat, ‘You’re out of luck...’
In what way does Gaby think the cat is out of luck?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
When Gaby pulls herself up on the branch on page 4, the cat meows.
What does Gaby think that the cat is trying to say when it meows?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Why had Gaby climbed the tree the previous summer?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Gaby secured her feet and hands and climbed higher...
What does secured her feet and hands mean?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Gaby thinks she makes two mistakes while trying to rescue the cat.
What is the first mistake that Gaby makes while trying to rescue the cat?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Look at the paragraph beginning: She knew the universal rule...
What does the word universal tell you about the rule?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Look at the paragraph beginning: Well, she’d just have to not fall... The cat was too shiny. Too chubby.
What conclusion does Gaby draw from this?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Look at page 5.
What are three ways the cat shows it does not enjoy Gaby trying to rescue it?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
She resettled on the branch, considering her options.
What does considering her options mean in this sentence?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Look at page 5.
Give one piece of advice that Gaby’s mother gives her for dealing with cats.
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Gaby uses the Spanish word gato for cat. Who else in the story speaks Spanish?
Section 1: Gaby to the Rescue
Order the following events 1–5 to show the order in which they happened.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Nearly twenty-two hours later, the exhausted man staggered onto French soil at Calais and became an instant hero.
Find and copy two different words from the sentence above that show how tired Matthew Webb was.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
What event made Matthew Webb want to swim the English Channel?
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Look at the paragraph beginning: Twenty-seven-year-old Webb… Find and copy one word from this paragraph that is closest in meaning to ‘motivated’.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Using information from the text, put a tick in the correct box to show whether each statement is true or false.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Group each hardship that Matthew Webb faced while swimming the English Channel with how he dealt with it.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Find and copy a group of words that tells you that the drinks of ale, brandy and beef tea given to Matthew Webb would be considered unusual today.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Why do slow Channel swimmers swim further than faster swimmers?
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Look at the section headed: Frequently asked questions. How long did the fastest swim across the Channel take?
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Look at the section headed: Frequently asked questions.
Group the statements whether they are facts or opinion.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
In what year did the French authorities make it illegal for people to swim from France to England?
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Look at the section headed: Safe to swim? Find and copy one word which shows that swimming the Channel is illegal in France.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
David Walliams was determined to be successful in his attempt to swim the English Channel. Give a piece of evidence from the text which shows this.
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Which of the following would be the most suitable summary of the whole text?
Section 2: Swimming the English Channel
Match each section to its main content.
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
…like a toy sitting on a glass table. What does this description suggest about the boat?
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Look at page 8.
What was unusual for Michael about this day?
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
…the ‘putt-putt’ of her engine was lost in the big, quiet stillness of the afternoon.
Choose the best words to match the description above
The boat was ______________
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
…the ‘putt-putt’ of her engine was lost in the big, quiet stillness of the afternoon.
Choose the best words to match the description above,
along on the ______________
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Look at page 8.
Find and copy two different words that show Michael enjoyed the feeling of the cool water. Type in the answer.
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Look at page 9.
How is the whale made to seem mysterious? Choose the best way, giving evidence from the text to support your answer.
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
When Michael touched the whale it felt smooth.
(a) According to the text on page 9, why might he have expected it to feel smooth?
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
When Michael touched the whale it felt smooth.
(b) According to the text on page 10, why might he not have expected it to feel smooth?
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Look at the paragraph beginning: Carefully, Michael leaned...
Where was the whale?
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Look at the paragraph beginning: Carefully, Michael leaned...
What does this paragraph tell you about Michael’s character? Choose two features of his character, using evidence from the text to support your answer.
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
The whale did not seem to be alarmed by meeting Michael. How can you tell this from its actions? Give two ways.
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Like a sleeper waking from a dream, he looked around, dazed. This tells us that at the end of the story Michael felt that…
Section 3: An Encounter at Sea
Indicate whether each statement is true or false by ticking the true statement/s.