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ENGLISH Write a short paragraph describing what is happening in the picture.

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The Jolly Tucket The Jolly Tucket was trying to sneak into Treasure Harbour without being caught. She was a pirate ship, filled from bottom to top with treasure. To make things more tricky, the fog was so thick that you could hardly see your hand in front of your face! Little Bee was the lookout of the pirate crew, and as she peered into the gloomy grey mist, she could not help but imagine all sorts of creepy things appearing through the fog.

“Rocks, left!” she cried, suddenly seeing jagged stones appear from the water, like the sharp teeth of a hungry sea monster.

“Whirlpool, right!” she bellowed, and the sloshing water swirled and lurched, like a howling tornado beneath the waves.

“Kelp ahead!” she yelled as a vast patch of green seaweed appeared in front of the boat, grabbing at it like the tentacles of a giant octopus. It was trying to drag the ship to the bottom of the sea.

Each time Little Bee shouted, Captain Gimball steered the ship to avoid the dangers that littered the sea around them. Little Bee then began to hear a faint ringing through the gloom. “DONG - DONG - DONG.” It was the harbour bell!

“Full steam ahead!” she hollered, pointing in the direction of the noise.

All too soon, the familiar shape of the houses of Treasure Harbour emerged through the mist, with friendly faces waiting on the jetty ready to tie up the Jolly Tucket. “‘Ere, Little Bee,” said Captain Gimball in his thick pirate’s accent. He flicked her a gold coin with a twinkle in his eyes.

“Good work! Don’t spen’ it all a’once!”

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A: Underline the correct answer: 1.

2.

What is the Jolly Tucket?

A. A place.

B. A person.

C. A ship.

Why is it difficult to steer the Jolly Tucket?

A. Because it is filled with treasure.

B. Because it is too noisy.

C. Because it is so foggy.

3.

Who is steering the Jolly Tucket?

A. Captain Gimball.

B. Little Bee.

C. Treasure Harbour.

4.

What is kelp?

A. A name.

B. Seaweed.

C. An octopus.

5.

Why does Gimball flick Little Bee a gold coin?

A. Because he found it.

B. Because he thought she did well.

C. Because he didn’t want it.

6.

What is Little Bee’s job?

A. She is the captain.

B. She is the lookout for the pirate crew.

C. It doesn’t say.

7.

What are the weather conditions on this day?

A. A tornado is passing.

B. Gloomy and foggy.

C. Warm and sunny.

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B: Answer the following questions about the passage.

Try to always write in full sentences.

1. What 3 things does Little Bee see through the fog? (3 marks)

2. What 3 creepy things does she imagine? (3 marks)

3. “DONG - DONG - DONG.” Why does the author write these words like this? (1 mark)

4. List 4 different ways of saying ‘shouted’ which appear in the text. (4 marks)

5. “Don’t spen’ it all a’once!” Why aren’t these words written correctly in the last paragraph? (2 marks)

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Synonyms

Antonyms

A synonym is a word with a similar meaning.

An antonym has the opposite meaning.

Look at these words from the passage. Tick the correct boxes.

1. The synonym of emerged is: engaged

appeared

looked

neglect

create

stared

poured

look

vanish

seek

confuse

2. The synonym of imagine is : envisage 3. The synonym of peered is: ignored 4. The antonym of appear is: distant 5. The antonym of avoid is: abandon

Write ‘S’ for synonym or ‘A’ for antonym for the following word-pairs: • drag - pull

• jagged - blunt

• thick - thin

• ahead - behind

• faint - soft

• hardly - barely 11

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English Hi, I am 3.

Hidden numbers

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Me, too

• There is a number hidden (1-11) in each sentence below.

• The number words are hidden in a word or between the words.

Find the number word, circle it and write it on the line. The first one is done for you.

1. Please keep off our lawn!

four

2. Unfortunately, Maggy’s event was cancelled.

3. The fabulous hotel even had a games room.

4. I want you to listen to what I’m about to say.

5. Fear came upon every man’s heart.

6. I had to use both reels to wind the hose fully.

7. The fat woman had trouble fitting into her seat.

8. I can fit Ben in easily if he folds his legs.

I am 8 and standing on the number 7.

Hi, I am 6.

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Read each sentence and choose one of the words to complete it.

Then choose another word at the top to make a sentence of your own.

flush brush bush 1. I went to get the dustpan and __________ to clean up the broken glass.

claw

straw

draw

2. Sarah likes to __________ pictures of animals in her spare time.

wood

hood

food

pools

stools

tools

3. I put my __________ up to cover my cold ears.

4. Screwdrivers and hammers are both useful __________ to have at home.

why because how 5. I was so tired all day __________ I went to bed so late.

yawn

dawn

hawk

6. The large __________ swooped down quickly to catch its prey.

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Compound Words Compound Words Sometimes, short words can be placed next to each other to form a longer word called compound words.

Each word in the left column can be joined to a word in the right column to make one longer word. Write this word on the line in the middle.

compound word air

bone

over

yard

grave

ring

card

dream

fire

board

ear

print

chop

proof

day

dose

jaw

port

foot

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Two Mystery Words Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence. Write these words in the boxes below. The letters in the shaded box will form a new word. Draw a picture of this word in the box.

plaster

meeting

carpet

feet

break red

meat

thumb

bottle

healthy

1. The

lasted 2 hours.

2. The

looked old and had many stains.

3. Bill’s

were sore after the long hike.

4. “You might

the toy if you are that rough with it.”

5. I covered my wound with a small

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. “You must stop sucking your

!”

7. Vegetarians do not eat 8. A 9. A ladybird is 10. My water

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diet is recommended. with black dots. is empty.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10

10.

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Fill in the gaps from the words below.

Pirates world

work

famous

searching

risk

because

treasure

England

plane

travel

The golden age of pirates was a time when travelling around the ________ could be very dangerous. It was a time when the quickest way to _________ was on a big sailing ship. It took two months to get to America or the Caribbean instead of the few hours it can take by ________ today. Not only was it slow, but there was also a ________ of being attacked by soldiers from another country or pirates at any time. They would try to steal your ship and whatever you were transporting or even kidnap you and force you to ________ on their boat!

Many pirates were not actually thought of as criminals but were paid by kings and queens to steal __________ from other countries’ ships! Some of the most _________ sailors from the UK, like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, were even knights in England but thought of as pirates by the French and Spanish.

This was __________ they would spend all of their time stealing French and Spanish ships and treasure to bring it back to ___________.

There were some terrifying pirates who sailed around the Caribbean ___________ for Spanish treasure. One of the most well known was called Blackbeard, (whose real name was Edward Teach) who would set his huge beard on fire before running into battle to scare his enemies!

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Spelling Practice Word

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Practise and learn these words from the passage today.

Second try

Third try

appeared beneath direction familiar jagged swirled tentacle through treasure wrestle

Try your best!

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Creative Writing Today you read a story about a pirate ship returning with treasure. How do you think they found this treasure? Write a short story about it.

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