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Question 1 of 8Working out what happened

1 Danish held the string tightly. His new kite was higher than the flats now, and much higher than his sister's. 2 Then the string went loose in his hand. He looked up. The kite was still going up, but it was going away too. 3 Danish did not say anything. He watched it get smaller and smaller until he could not see it any more. 4 His sister came over and held out her kite to him. "You can fly mine," she said.

What happened in paragraph 2?

Question 2 of 8How someone feels

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How did Danish feel in paragraph 3?

Question 3 of 8Why someone did something

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Why did his sister hold out her kite?

Question 4 of 8What kind of person

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What does paragraph 4 tell you about Danish's sister?

Question 5 of 8Why someone did something

1 Nurul checked her bag three times before she left the house. Her project was in it, in a blue folder. 2 On the bus she checked again. It was still there. 3 When she got to school, Mr Osman said the project was due on Friday, not Thursday. Nurul looked at the folder in her hands and laughed out loud. 4 Then she put it back in her bag and checked that it was still there.

Why did Nurul keep checking her bag?

Question 6 of 8Why someone laughed

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Why did Nurul laugh out loud?

Question 7 of 8Reading the ending

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What does the last sentence tell you about Nurul?

Question 8 of 8What kind of person

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What kind of pupil is Nurul?

Answers and explanations for all 8 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

What happened in paragraph 2?
Answer: The string broke and the kite flew away.
The string going loose while the kite keeps rising means the string is no longer joined to the kite.
How did Danish feel in paragraph 3?
Answer: sad
Saying nothing and watching until the kite is gone is what someone does when they are sad about losing something.
Why did his sister hold out her kite?
Answer: She wanted to make him feel better.
She offers her own kite right after he loses his. That is what someone does to comfort another person.
What does paragraph 4 tell you about Danish's sister?
Answer: She is a kind sister.
Giving up her own kite so that her brother can fly is a kind thing to do.
Why did Nurul keep checking her bag?
Answer: She was worried about losing her project.
Checking three times before leaving, and again on the bus, is what someone does when they are afraid of losing something important.
Why did Nurul laugh out loud?
Answer: She had worried all morning for nothing.
She has been checking her bag all morning, and then finds out the project was not even needed that day.
What does the last sentence tell you about Nurul?
Answer: She still cannot help checking, even now.
She laughs at her own worrying and then does it one more time. The ending is funny because nothing about her has changed.
What kind of pupil is Nurul?
Answer: careful
Checking again and again, and finishing early, is what a careful pupil does.