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MINI R.Cs
Exam Day
Zora and Abdul were students at the same school.
Abdul studied every night. He worked very hard and
he learned everything. Zora watched TV every night
and played computer games. On the day before the
exam, she did a little bit of work. Later, they got their
results. Abdul failed and Zora passed. Zora jumped
for joy. Life can sometimes be unfair, thought Abdul.
1) How often did Abdul study?
2) Name two things which Zora did every night.
3) What did Zora do the day before the exam?
4) How long did they wait for their results?
5) Did Abdul pass? Did Zora fail?
6) What did Zora do when she passed?
7) Did Abdul think that life is always fair?
Jack got up at 7 am and had his breakfast in
the living room. He watched the news on TV
and then left the house. He caught the bus and
sat in the front seat. Thirty minutes later, he
arrived at school. The school seemed quiet.
Jack pushed the door but it was locked. He
looked around and he saw the caretaker. The
caretaker said, ‘Jack, why have you come to
school? It’s Saturday! School is closed!’
1) What time did Jack get up?
2) Where did he have his breakfast?
3) Did he watch cartoons on TV?
4) Did he catch the train to school?
5) Where did he sit?
6) How long did his journey to school take?

7) Did the school seem lively and busy?
8) Jack couldn’t open the door. Why not?
9) Who did Jack spot (see)?
10) Why was the school closed?
1) When did the Smith family have their
party?
2) Who did they invite?
3) Why did the family get up early?
4) Who cleaned and polished the glasses?
5) Where did Mum put the flowers?
6) What did Mum do in the afternoon?
7) What did Dad do in the afternoon?
8) Who got the party games ready?
9) How did everybody feel?
10) Who arrived first?
11) What did they all do when they saw great
granny?
12) What was the get-together for?

Disaster at the station!
Jana was late for college. She ran
into the station and tripped over.
Disaster! Her art folder slipped out
of her hands and fell onto the
railway track! A young man saw
this and, straight away, he checked
things out. He saw there was no
train approaching, so he jumped
onto the track and got Jana’s folder.
He gave it back to her. As he

looked into her eyes, something
special happened. They fell in love.
1) Was Jana late for work?
2) Why did she run?
3) What happened to her art folder?
4) Who saw what happened?
5) What did he do?
6) What happened as Jana and the
young man looked at each other?
7) Was it wise to jump onto the
track?

Last Sunday, the Smith family had a gettogether. They invited grandparents, aunties,
uncles and cousins. Mum, Dad, Jimmy and
Sarah got up early to get everything ready. In
the morning, Jimmy and Sarah washed and
polished the glasses. Mum put some flowers
into a vase. In the afternoon, Mum baked cakes
and Dad put the barbecue on. Jimmy and Sarah
got some party games ready. Everybody felt
very excited. At 5pm, the first guest arrived. It
was great granny. She waved and everybody
smiled and clapped. The special occasion?
Great granny was one hundred years old!