Explorers 3 Assesment Pack Elephants Child

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Teachers notes for the Comprehension Test:

The Elephants Child
Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
Tell the children that this is part of The Elephants Child story.
Ask them to read the text silently.
Remind them to look at the picture, too.
If there are any words they have forgotten, tell them not to worry. Tell them
to read everything they can.
When they have finished reading the text, ask them to read each question
one at a time.
Do not give any help.
Then ask them to read the three possible answers that are given.
Ask them to underline which answer they think is correct.
Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each others work.
Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class
record sheet.
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Comprehension Test: The Elephants Child
Name _____________________
Date _____________________
The day got hotter and hotter, and the elephants child plodded on.
He came to a muddy green pond.
He dipped his long trunk into the cool, green pond. He sucked up some mud,
and squirted it all over his head and his back.
The elephants child had a bath in the mud!
Thats better! he said.
Soon it was evening. The elephants child was hungry again. What can I have
to eat? he said. I have eaten all the grass, and I still have a long journey. Then
he saw some yellow bananas in a tree.
He stretched his long trunk up into the tree and picked the bananas.
He put them in his mouth, and started to eat.
Mmm! he said. Thats better!
The elephants child went on his way.
Suddenly he stopped, and looked down at his long, grey trunk. He curled it this
way and that.
Maybe my long nose is not such a bad thing after all, he thought.
I can flick flies away with it, and I can pick grass with it, and I can squirt mud
with it and I can pick bananas with it!
Soon the elephants child came to a little stream.
I have eaten lots of green grass and lots of yellow bananas, he said, and now
Im thirsty.
He stretched out his long trunk and dipped it into the cool stream. He sucked
up some water and squirted it into his mouth.
Mmm! he said. Thats better!

Choose and underline the correct answer.
1. How did the elephants child walk?

a) He skipped. b) He plodded. c) He hopped.
2. What colour was the pond?

a) blue b) brown c) green
3. What did the elephants child have a bath in?

a) mud b) water c) grass
4. Where did the elephants child squirt the mud?

a) over his legs b) over his trunk c) over his head and back
5. What time of day was it when the elephants child was hungry again?
a) the morning b) the afternoon c) the evening
6. What did the elephants child see in a tree?

a) some bananas b) some monkeys c) some melons
7. How did the elephants child pick the bananas?

a) with his tail b) with his legs c) with his trunk
8. What was his trunk like?

a) short and grey b) long and brown c) long and grey
9. What can the elephants child do with his trunk?

a) flick flies b) flick frogs c) flick fish
10. What did the elephants child say when he came to the little stream?
a) Im hungry. b) Im tired. c) Im thirsty.

Teachers notes for the Word Recognition Test:
The Elephants Child

Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class.
Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page.
Tell the children that the words all come from The Elephants Child book.
Tell the children to listen to each sentence that you read. Read the first
sentence to the class and stress the word in bold print. Say the word in bold
print again, on its own, when you have finished the sentence.
Ask the children to choose which word they think it is from the three possible
words they are given for that sentence.
Ask them to underline the word of their choice. (If they make a mistake
and want to change their mind, tell them to cross out the wrong answer
and underline the correct answer.)
Repeat this procedure with each sentence.
Make sure the children know which number sentence you are reading each
time.
Do not give any help.
Do not allow the children to talk or to copy each others work.
Collect the test papers, mark the scores and fill in the results on the class
record sheet.
Test sentences and words
1. The elephants child was afraid of the crocodile. afraid

2. The tree was near the river. near
3. Crocodiles teeth are sharp. sharp
4. The elephants child said, Please dont pull my nose! pull
5. The moon comes out at night. night
6. I have hair on my head. head
7. The elephants child stopped by a pond. stopped
8. You need a drink when you are thirsty. thirsty
9. Please show me the way to the shops. show
10. It was a loud noise. loud

Word Recognition Test: The Elephants Child
Name _____________________ Date _____________________
Underline the correct word.
1. a) after b) afraid c) around
2. a) now b) next c) near
3. a) sharp b) shop c) short
4. a) put b) pull c) push
5. a) nine b) neat c) night
6. a) head b) heard c) hard
7. a) skipped b) hopped c) stopped
8. a) thirty b) thirsty c) their
9. a) show b) shout c) saw
10. a) left b) low c) loud


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Teachers notes for the Comprehension Test:

Explorers 3: The Elephants Child 1

Explorers 3: The Elephants Child 2

1. How did the elephants child walk?

2. What colour was the pond?

3. What did the elephants child have a bath in?

4. Where did the elephants child squirt the mud?

6. What did the elephants child see in a tree?

7. How did the elephants child pick the bananas?

8. What was his trunk like?

9. What can the elephants child do with his trunk?

Explorers 3: The Elephants Child 3

Test sentences and words

1. The elephants child was afraid of the crocodile. afraid

Explorers 3: The Elephants Child 4

Name _____________________ Date _____________________

Underline the correct word.

1. a) after b) afraid c) around

2. a) now b) next c) near

3. a) sharp b) shop c) short

4. a) put b) pull c) push

5. a) nine b) neat c) night

6. a) head b) heard c) hard

7. a) skipped b) hopped c) stopped

8. a) thirty b) thirsty c) their

9. a) show b) shout c) saw

10. a) left b) low c) loud

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