5th December 2024

Topaz – Year 1 Homework – Reading Comprehension	

Instructions: Read the whole story of the ‘Sleepy Cat’. Try your best to read it to a grown-up out loud by yourself. Remember to sound out any unfamiliar words. A grown-up can help you if you find any of the text a little bit challenging but please have a try first. Once you have read the whole story, start again, reading just one paragraph at a time and then answer the accompanying questions. 
It is important that you try to find the answer by yourself. Remember the answer will always be in the text, so make sure you read every paragraph very carefully. Please write your answers on the line, or tick the right box.
Good luck, happy reading!

Sleepy Cat
 
Anna couldn’t find her cat, Fluffy. He had got scared when he saw all the boxes that were ready to move to their new house.
“Don’t worry, Anna,” said Mum. “We need to go back to the old house to collect the rest of our things. I’m sure we’ll find Fluffy then.”
Q1.
 (a)   What was the name of Anna’s cat?
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(b)   What had scared the cat?

Tick one.	
seeing the van		
seeing the boxes		
seeing the new house		
seeing the garden		
 
At the new house, Anna was sad. She thought the family should have waited for Fluffy to come back before they moved house.
Dad was opening a box of plates. “Anna, I’m sorry, but we couldn’t wait. We asked for the van to move our things here early in the morning.”
Mum put some books on the shelf. “Anyway, Fluffy is always too sleepy to run away,” she said gently.

1     Why was Anna sad?
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2     When were the boxes picked up by the van?
 
 	Tick one.	
early in the day		
at lunchtime		
late in the afternoon		
in the evening		
3     What was Mum doing?
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Anna walked out into her new garden. It was a pretty, little garden with thick, green grass. Anna saw empty flowerbeds where she thought she’d like to plant some seeds. She looked at the end of the garden and wondered if there might be room for a pond.
In the middle of the garden, Anna noticed a tree and thought Fluffy would love it. He’d clamber to the top and sleep in the leafy branches.
4     What was in the garden?
Write two things.
1. ______________________________				
2. ______________________________				
5     Why might Anna’s cat like the garden?
Write one reason.
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Anna touched a flat stone in the sunny garden path. She thought that it would be the perfect place for Fluffy to sleep on warm mornings. Then she returned to the house.
“Can we go back now, Mum?” asked Anna.
“Don’t worry, Anna. We’ll go back soon and find Fluffy,” said Mum, giving Anna a hug. “But first, please unpack that box in your room.”
6 “Can we go back now, Mum?” asked Anna.
Where did Anna want to go back to?
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7     Anna was upset.
How did Mum try to make Anna feel better?
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8     Why couldn’t Anna go back for Fluffy straight away?
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Anna ran to her new bedroom and rushed to unpack the box. She took out a jumper, a colourful jacket and several pairs of comfy socks. Then, she reached in to grab something that looked like a furry toy.
How strange... it was warm!
Even stranger... it moved!
She looked inside.
“Fluffy!” she cried out.
“You sleepy old cat!”
 
9     How strange… it was warm!
In this sentence, strange means...
 
 	Tick one.	
odd.		
silly.		
exciting.		
annoying.		

Optional challenge: what was the favourite part of the story? Write some sentences explaining your favourite part and why you like it.