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3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.3.10, RL.3.2, RI.3.10 · England: Y3/4 Reading (range of books), Y3 Reading (fiction, poetry, non-fiction)

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  1. Question 1

    Jayden checked his bag for the third time: trainers, water bottle, lucky wristband. It was his first day at the new school, and his stomach felt like a washing machine. What kind of text is this?

    • A. myth
    • B. realistic fiction
    • C. science fiction
    • D. fantasy

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 2

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. instructions
    • B. fantasy
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. a biography

  1. Question 3

    Which kind of text is this? A short story with animal characters that ends with a lesson.

    • A. myth
    • B. fable
    • C. biography
    • D. instructions

  2. Question 4

    Mae Jemison was born in 1956 in Alabama, in the United States. She trained as a doctor and an engineer, and in 1992 she became the first African American woman to travel into space. What kind of text is this?

    • A. fantasy
    • B. biography
    • C. myth
    • D. autobiography

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 5

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. realistic fiction
    • B. a biography
    • C. fantasy
    • D. instructions

  1. Question 6

    Which kind of text is this? A made-up story about the future, robots or space travel, based on science ideas.

    • A. recipe
    • B. autobiography
    • C. science fiction
    • D. fable

  2. Question 7

    A greedy crow hid every berry it found and would not share. When winter came, the other birds had moved south together, and the crow was left alone with a pile of frozen berries. Sharing makes friends; greed makes you lonely. What kind of text is this?

    • A. biography
    • B. fable
    • C. instructions
    • D. news report

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 8

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. realistic fiction
    • B. instructions
    • C. a biography
    • D. fantasy

  1. Question 9

    Which kind of text is this? The true story of your own life, written by you.

    • A. fable
    • B. myth
    • C. biography
    • D. autobiography

  2. Question 10

    1. Fill a jar with warm water. 2. Stir in three spoons of salt. 3. Hang a string in the jar. 4. Wait a week and watch the crystals grow. What kind of text is this?

    • A. fantasy
    • B. myth
    • C. poem
    • D. instructions

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 11

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. instructions
    • B. a biography
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. fantasy

  1. Question 12

    Which kind of text is this? A made-up story with magic, like dragons or talking trees.

    • A. instructions
    • B. fantasy
    • C. biography
    • D. news report

  2. Question 13

    1. Fill a jar with warm water. 2. Stir in three spoons of salt. 3. Hang a string in the jar. 4. Wait a week and watch the crystals grow. What kind of text is this?

    • A. myth
    • B. poem
    • C. instructions
    • D. fantasy

Bugs in the Code

Theo had been looking forward to Coding Club all week. Ms Rivera had promised they would make their own animated story on the classroom tablets. Theo chose a cartoon cat and wrote the code: when the green flag is clicked, move ten steps, then turn and wave. He clicked the flag. The cat spun round and round like a washing machine and never stopped. "It's broken!" Theo groaned, and he pushed the tablet away. Ms Rivera sat down beside him. "It's not broken," she said. "It's got a bug. Every coder gets bugs. The trick is to be a detective." Together they read the code one block at a time. Theo had put the turn block inside a forever loop by mistake, so the cat kept turning for ever. Theo dragged the block out of the loop and clicked the flag again. The cat walked ten steps, turned and waved. Theo cheered so loudly that the whole club looked up. The next week, a younger girl called Ivy was close to tears because her rocket would not take off. Theo pulled up a chair. "It's not broken," he told her. "It's got a bug. Let's be detectives."

  1. Question 14

    Read "Bugs in the Code". What kind of text is this?

    • A. instructions
    • B. fantasy
    • C. realistic fiction
    • D. a biography

  1. Question 15

    Which kind of text is this? The true story of a real person's life, written by someone else.

    • A. fantasy
    • B. autobiography
    • C. poem
    • D. biography

  2. Question 16

    1. Fill a jar with warm water. 2. Stir in three spoons of salt. 3. Hang a string in the jar. 4. Wait a week and watch the crystals grow. What kind of text is this?

    • A. fantasy
    • B. poem
    • C. instructions
    • D. myth

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  2. realistic fiction
  3. fable
  4. biography
  5. realistic fiction
  6. science fiction
  7. fable
  8. realistic fiction
  9. autobiography
  10. instructions
  11. realistic fiction
  12. fantasy
  13. instructions
  14. realistic fiction
  15. biography
  16. instructions