OxBridge Centre Year 2 English Sample Workbook

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The First Day Of A New School It’s my first day at a new school, I’m so nervous as I speak.

My palms feel a bit sweaty.

And my knees a little weak.

My dad got a new job, So we had to move town.

When they first told me this news, I couldn’t help but just frown.

I step into the classroom, Shiny new shoes entering first.

A sea of friendly faces greet me, I need not have feared the worst.

I sit down quickly at my desk, A wide grin across on my face.

The teacher smiles at me warmly, This may be my new favourite place!

1 What two physical signs are related to being nervous? a) Her palms are sweaty and her knees are weak. b) She can’t speak and her arms are weak. c) Her palms are sweaty and her arms are weak.

2 Why is she starting a new school? a) Because she didn’t like her old teacher. b) Because she didn’t like her old school. c) Because her dad got a new job in a new town.

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3 Draw four lines to match the words on the left to their rhyming words on the right.

Speak

First Worst

Face

Town

Weak Place

Frown

4 What is shiny? a) Her shoes b) The door c) Her belt 5 Circle TRUE or FALSE for each sentence. a) Her mum got a new job.

TRUE

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FALSE

b) She is wearing new shoes.

TRUE

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FALSE

c) The teacher smiles at her.

TRUE

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FALSE

6 What is ‘a sea of friendly faces’? a) Her friends’ faces. b) Her new classmates’ faces. c) A sea of friendly fishes.

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7 Find and copy the sentence, which shows she was not happy when she heard the news she had to move.

8 Each word below can be found in the poem. Select the word’s synonym. a) wide

broad

small

short

b) favourite

worst

least

best

c) nervous

bold

annoy

anxious

d) grin

cry

smile

frown

e) need

require

think

lose

9 Each word below can be found in the poem. Select the word’s antonym. a) weak

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fragile

strong

feeble

b) quickly

suddenly

rapidly

slowly

c) entering

exiting

coming

staying

d) deep

shallow

thick

rough

e) warmly

quietly

hesitantly

coldly

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Making Sentences Write your own sentences by using the words in brackets.

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2

3

(grandparents, read) (arm, broke)

(guide, blind person) 4

5

6

(big grin, baby) (hot air balloon, see)

(hay, farmer)

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Rhymes

RAT BAT

JAR

CAR

Write down three words which rhyme with: 1.

look

2.

raw

3.

dog

4.

wing

5.

hope

6.

past

7.

wreck

8.

cap

9.

sale

10.

deal

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Words that sound the same Read the whole sentence carefully, and then a draw a line under the correctly spelt word in the brackets.

1 “Look into my left (eye / I),” the doctor said.

2 I needed some (flour / flower) to bake a cake.

3 Thomas was the (air / heir) to the throne.

4 “Of (coarse / course) I will help you!” my friend said.

5 Greg ate (cereal / serial) for breakfast.

6 Dogs can track you by your (cent / scent).

7 “I would like to (buy / by) fifteen burgers,” Ralph ordered.

8 There was a hungry (bare / bear) lurking in the woods.

9 “(Brake / Break) time, everyone!” the teacher announced.

10 The game was very (fair / fare) and balanced.

11 Catherine’s mother told her that she would be back in an (hour / our).

12 The moon comes out at (knight / night).

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UNDER THE SEA

Match the beginnings and endings of these sentences.

beginnings

endings

We can ride a submarine

breathe under water.

Crabs crawl

shoot ink.

Jellyfish have

to explore the deep sea.

Mermaids are

not real.

An octopus can

animals in the world.

Sometimes, treasure can

no brain, heart, bones or eyes.

Sharks are known for

to breathe under water.

Whales are the biggest

hunting fish.

Whales can’t

on ocean floor.

Fish have gills

be found in broken ships.

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AR WORDS Look at the pictures and fill in the missing letters.

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Complete the sentences by using the given words.

1. “We don’t _____________ serving until five.”

2. You are doing more _____________ than good.

DARK 3. A stone ___________ was made to support the bridge.

START

4. I left my _____________ on the world.

HARM ARCH

5. Humans can’t see in the _____________.

6. Jane is kind and has a warm _____________.

7. The knife was _____________ enough to cut meat.

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THE WORD SNAKE Complete this word snake by filling in the words using the pictures as clues.

The last letter of one word is the first letter of the next word.

C

E

G

L

R

G

D

T E

N

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Look out for these words with a gold crown in the workbook - can you find them all?

Spelling Practice Word

Practise writing the words until you remember the spelling.

First try

Second try

Third try

across crawl because friend nervous palm quickly school

Vocab Test

Try your best!

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Alphabetical Order ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Join the dots to form a picture by putting the words in alphabetical order.

afraid

ago

agree

bad

also any

ball banana

actor burn clear

but

blunt

busy buoy

chase

calf

charge

ceiling carry

canal

bold

bunch

bow

bud

bride

came

chalk

bargain bin blow

brush

bring

What is your completed picture? captain

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