
English: Paper 3 - Reading (2018) - SAT Key stage 2
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
According to the text, approximately how many giant pandas currently live in the wild?
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
According to some scientists, how does giant pandas’ fur help them to survive in the wild?
It helps them store heat in winter
It allows them to climb trees more easily
It camouflages them in their environment
It protects them from predators
60s2b - Q3
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at page 4.
Pandas can grow up to 1.5 metres and weigh up to 150 kilograms.
What else in the text tells us that giant pandas could be dangerous animals?
They only eat bamboo, so they are not dangerous
They have razor-sharp claws
Their powerful jaws can crush bamboo easily
They have strong legs for climbing trees quickly
60s2d - Q4
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at page 4.
According to the text, what do pandas spend the majority of their time doing?
Sleeping in trees
Eating bamboo
Searching for mates
Playing with each other
60s2b - Q5
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Arrange these facts about the life of the giant panda cub from 1 – 5 in the order in which they happen.
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at page 4.
According to the text, how are giant pandas similar to other bears?
They sleep through the winter like other bears
They have the same body structure as other bears
They hunt for food like other bears
They eat a wide variety of foods like most bears
60s2h - Q7
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at page 4.
According to the text, how are pandas different from other bears?
They spend almost all their time eating bamboo
They do not hibernate
They live in groups like primates
They store food like squirrels
60s2h - Q8
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at the section headed: Other interesting facts.
Complete the sentence below.
Recent studies show that…
Some giant pandas live in the same area
Most giant pandas live in captivity
Giant pandas always spend most of their lives alone
Giant pandas only live in the wild in China
60s2b - Q9
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at the section headed: Why are people concerned about the giant panda?
Find and copy one word which shows that there are lots of things we do not yet know about giant pandas.
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
…cutting off a vital food supply.
What does the word vital mean in this sentence?
Healthy
Available
Useful
Essential
60s2a - Q11
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
According to the text, why are giant pandas under threat of extinction?
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
According to the text, how are people trying to help giant pandas survive?
By encouraging them to migrate to other countries
By making giant pandas live in cities
By creating panda reserves to protect their habitat
By training them to hunt for food
60s2b - Q13
Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at the section headed: What about the future?
Find and copy one word that shows that helping the giant panda is not easy.
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Look at page 5.
What is one name that pandas have been called in the past because of their fur?
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Section 1: The Giant Panda Bear
Which statement is the best summary for the whole of page 5?
How charities raise money for giant pandas
How people are working to save giant pandas
How the giant panda frst got its name
How giant pandas’ territory is changing
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