TUITION EXERCISES 1 (COMPREHENSION)

Read the following very carefully

Pam's pet is a cat named Punch. Punch has a coat of soft black fur. Pam
gives him milk every day. He laps it up with his long pink tongue. Then he
purrs to show that he is happy. He often sits on the rug by the fire. There
he washes his face with his soft paws. His claws are very sharp, but he
does not scratch Pam. Punch keeps mice away from the house.
Fill each space with the right word
Pam's cat is ____________ in colour. When Punch is happy, he ____________.
He uses his ____________ to drink the milk. Punch likes sitting by the
____________. He washes his face with his ____________. His paws are
__________. His claws are ____________. Punch keeps ____________ away from
the house.

Read the following story about the Giant Pwanku very carefully
The Chinese have a story which tells how the first man hatched from an
egg. This man grew two metres taller every day and became the giant
Pwanku. With his pet tortoise for company, Pwanku pushed the sky up
above the earth and carved the mountains and valleys with his great
chisel. The sweat that poured from his body became rain. When he died
his left eye became the sun and his right eye became the moon. His voice
stayed behind to echo through the mountains as thunder.
Answer the following questions
Pwankus pet was a ____________. Each day Pwanku grew ____________. The
sweat from Pwakus body became ____________.
The word giant means __________________________________________.
The word echo means __________________________________________.
The word carve means __________________________________________.
What did Pwanku carve with his chisel?
______________________________________________________________.
What happened to his left eye when he died?
______________________________________________________________.

Fill the correct word with to, two or too:

1) Tom has ____________ brothers.
2) Dad is ____________ ill ____________ work.
3) It is ____________ oclock.
4) Mum is going ____________the shops.
5) Katie got ____________sums wrong.
6) It is ____________ hot ____________ go ____________ the beach.
7) The cat has ____________kittens.
8) Sam is going ____________school.
9) Granpa is ____________old ____________play football.
10) I have ____________best friends.
11) It is ____________ cold ____________ play outside today.
12) I was hungry and wanted something ____________ eat.

Use the following words to finish the sentences.

Running
Sailing

Flying

Swimming Reading
Jumping

Driving
Sleeping

1) The boy was ____________ his kite.

2) The dog is ____________ over a log.
3) The man was ____________his yacht.
4) Dad is ____________the car.
5) The girl is ____________ in the sea.
6) Tom is ____________ his book.
7) Emma is ____________ her lunch.
8) The baby is ____________ in his cot.
9) Mum is ____________ a letter.

Writing

Eating

10) The children are ____________ in a race.