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P3 English Quiz 01: Reading Comprehension - ANSWERS
Answers (20 marks)
1. Where is the butterfly garden located? Answer: (B) Behind Emma's house From: "the butterfly garden behind her house"
2. What do the butterflies drink from the flowers? Answer: (B) Nectar From: "drinking sweet nectar"
3. What colour wings does the Monarch butterfly have? Answer: (C) Orange and black From: "bright orange and black wings"
4. Who told Emma about the Monarch butterfly? Answer: (D) Her grandmother From: "Emma's grandmother told her"
5. What does the word "gracefully" in the passage mean? Answer: (B) Beautifully and smoothly Context clue from "moved its wings slowly and gracefully"
6. What is the process of a butterfly's life change called? Answer: (A) Metamorphosis From: "This amazing process is called metamorphosis"
7. Write 1, 2, 3 to show the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle:
3 Beautiful butterfly
1 Tiny egg
2 Caterpillar
From: "start as tiny eggs, then become caterpillars, and finally change into beautiful butterflies"
8. Why does Emma bring her camera to the garden? Answer: To take pictures (of the butterflies) From: "She brings her camera to take pictures"
9. How did Emma feel when she discovered the Monarch butterfly? Give a reason for your answer. Sample answer: Emma felt excited/curious because she watched it carefully and wanted to learn more about butterflies. Evidence: "watched it carefully" and "decided to learn more"
10. What does the word "it" in "She watched it carefully" refer to? Answer: The Monarch butterfly / The butterfly Reference to the subject in the previous sentence
11. Tick (✓) True or False for each statement:
a) Emma visits the garden only on weekends. True ☐ False ✓ She visits "every morning" and "every day"
b) The Monarch butterfly landed on a red rose. True ✓ False ☐ From: "as it landed on a red rose"
c) Butterflies start their life as caterpillars. True ☐ False ✓ They start as "tiny eggs"
12. Name three types of flowers mentioned in the passage.
- Roses
- Sunflowers
- Daisies From: "roses, sunflowers, and daisies"
13. Do you think Emma enjoys learning about butterflies? Give two reasons to support your answer.
Sample answers: Reason 1: She visits the garden every day Reason 2: She keeps a diary about the butterflies she sees Other acceptable answers: She takes pictures, she decided to learn more, etc.
Total: 20 marks
Score Guide:
- 18-20 marks: Excellent comprehension skills!
- 15-17 marks: Good understanding. Practice inference questions.
- 12-14 marks: Keep practicing. Focus on reading carefully.
- Below 12 marks: Ask for help with reading strategies.
Comprehension Tips:
- Read the passage twice before answering
- Look for key words in the questions
- Find the exact part of the passage that gives the answer
- For inference questions, think about what is suggested but not directly stated