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4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RI.4.2, RL.4.2 · England: Y5/6 Reading (summarising), Y4 Reading (main ideas), KS2 SATs Reading

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A Helicopter on Mars

In February 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Tucked underneath it was a passenger: a tiny helicopter called Ingenuity. It weighed only about 1.8 kilograms, a little less than a big bag of flour. Flying on Mars is much harder than flying on Earth. The air on Mars is extremely thin, about one hundredth as thick as the air we breathe. Helicopter blades push against the air to lift off, so with so little air, Ingenuity's blades had to spin very fast: about 2,400 times a minute. On 19 April 2021, Ingenuity rose about three metres into the Martian sky, hovered for about forty seconds and landed again. It was the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Engineers on Earth cheered, even though the radio signals took several minutes to reach them. Ingenuity was only meant to make five test flights. Instead, it made 72. It scouted ahead for the rover, taking photos of rocks and slopes so that drivers on Earth could choose safe routes. In January 2024, one of Ingenuity's blades was damaged during a landing, and the mission ended. The little helicopter still sits on Mars today, and engineers are already using what they learned to design bigger flying machines for future missions.

  1. Question 1

    Read "A Helicopter on Mars". Which is the best summary?

    • A. Mars has thin air.
    • B. Helicopters are the best way to travel.
    • C. Ingenuity weighed about 1.8 kilograms.
    • D. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.

  1. Question 2

    When the class robot, Bolt, broke down the day before the science fair, Jai wanted to give up. Instead, his team stayed after school, found a loose wire, and rebuilt Bolt's arm. At the fair, Bolt sorted coloured blocks perfectly and the team won second prize. Which is the best summary of the story?

    • A. Jai wanted to give up.
    • B. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.
    • C. There was a loose wire.
    • D. Bolt sorted coloured blocks.

  2. Question 3

    Wind turbines turn moving air into electricity. The wind spins the blades, which turn a generator inside the tower. Wind power does not burn fuel, so it does not release smoke, but turbines only work when the wind blows. Which is the best summary?

    • A. Turbines have blades.
    • B. Wind turbines use spinning blades to make clean electricity, but only when it is windy.
    • C. Wind turbines are the best invention ever.
    • D. There is a generator in the tower.

Pepper's First Week: A Diary

Saturday. Today we collected Pepper from the rescue centre. She is a skinny brown dog with one floppy ear and one ear that stands straight up. In the car, she shook the whole way home, and I held her blanket so she could smell it. I felt nervous too. Sunday. Pepper hid behind the sofa all day. Mum says rescue dogs sometimes need time to trust people because they do not know what is going to happen next. I lay on the floor and read my comic out loud so she could get used to my voice. Tuesday. A breakthrough! When I got back from school, Pepper crept out and sniffed my shoes. Then she licked my hand. I stayed completely still, although I wanted to cheer. Thursday. We went to the park on her lead. A bicycle rang its bell, and Pepper jumped behind my legs. I knelt down and talked to her calmly until her tail started wagging again. Friday. Tonight Pepper fell asleep with her head on my foot. I didn't move for an hour, even though my foot went numb. I think she has decided she lives here now.

  1. Question 4

    Read "Pepper's First Week: A Diary". Which is the best summary of the diary?

    • A. Pepper has one floppy ear.
    • B. A dog goes to the park and hears a bell.
    • C. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.
    • D. Dogs are better pets than cats.

A Helicopter on Mars

In February 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Tucked underneath it was a passenger: a tiny helicopter called Ingenuity. It weighed only about 1.8 kilograms, a little less than a big bag of flour. Flying on Mars is much harder than flying on Earth. The air on Mars is extremely thin, about one hundredth as thick as the air we breathe. Helicopter blades push against the air to lift off, so with so little air, Ingenuity's blades had to spin very fast: about 2,400 times a minute. On 19 April 2021, Ingenuity rose about three metres into the Martian sky, hovered for about forty seconds and landed again. It was the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Engineers on Earth cheered, even though the radio signals took several minutes to reach them. Ingenuity was only meant to make five test flights. Instead, it made 72. It scouted ahead for the rover, taking photos of rocks and slopes so that drivers on Earth could choose safe routes. In January 2024, one of Ingenuity's blades was damaged during a landing, and the mission ended. The little helicopter still sits on Mars today, and engineers are already using what they learned to design bigger flying machines for future missions.

  1. Question 5

    Read "A Helicopter on Mars". Which is the best summary?

    • A. Ingenuity weighed about 1.8 kilograms.
    • B. Helicopters are the best way to travel.
    • C. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.
    • D. Mars has thin air.

  1. Question 6

    When the class robot, Bolt, broke down the day before the science fair, Jai wanted to give up. Instead, his team stayed after school, found a loose wire, and rebuilt Bolt's arm. At the fair, Bolt sorted coloured blocks perfectly and the team won second prize. Which is the best summary of the story?

    • A. Jai wanted to give up.
    • B. There was a loose wire.
    • C. Bolt sorted coloured blocks.
    • D. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.

  2. Question 7

    Wind turbines turn moving air into electricity. The wind spins the blades, which turn a generator inside the tower. Wind power does not burn fuel, so it does not release smoke, but turbines only work when the wind blows. Which is the best summary?

    • A. Turbines have blades.
    • B. Wind turbines use spinning blades to make clean electricity, but only when it is windy.
    • C. Wind turbines are the best invention ever.
    • D. There is a generator in the tower.

Pepper's First Week: A Diary

Saturday. Today we collected Pepper from the rescue centre. She is a skinny brown dog with one floppy ear and one ear that stands straight up. In the car, she shook the whole way home, and I held her blanket so she could smell it. I felt nervous too. Sunday. Pepper hid behind the sofa all day. Mum says rescue dogs sometimes need time to trust people because they do not know what is going to happen next. I lay on the floor and read my comic out loud so she could get used to my voice. Tuesday. A breakthrough! When I got back from school, Pepper crept out and sniffed my shoes. Then she licked my hand. I stayed completely still, although I wanted to cheer. Thursday. We went to the park on her lead. A bicycle rang its bell, and Pepper jumped behind my legs. I knelt down and talked to her calmly until her tail started wagging again. Friday. Tonight Pepper fell asleep with her head on my foot. I didn't move for an hour, even though my foot went numb. I think she has decided she lives here now.

  1. Question 8

    Read "Pepper's First Week: A Diary". Which is the best summary of the diary?

    • A. Pepper has one floppy ear.
    • B. A dog goes to the park and hears a bell.
    • C. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.
    • D. Dogs are better pets than cats.

A Helicopter on Mars

In February 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Tucked underneath it was a passenger: a tiny helicopter called Ingenuity. It weighed only about 1.8 kilograms, a little less than a big bag of flour. Flying on Mars is much harder than flying on Earth. The air on Mars is extremely thin, about one hundredth as thick as the air we breathe. Helicopter blades push against the air to lift off, so with so little air, Ingenuity's blades had to spin very fast: about 2,400 times a minute. On 19 April 2021, Ingenuity rose about three metres into the Martian sky, hovered for about forty seconds and landed again. It was the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Engineers on Earth cheered, even though the radio signals took several minutes to reach them. Ingenuity was only meant to make five test flights. Instead, it made 72. It scouted ahead for the rover, taking photos of rocks and slopes so that drivers on Earth could choose safe routes. In January 2024, one of Ingenuity's blades was damaged during a landing, and the mission ended. The little helicopter still sits on Mars today, and engineers are already using what they learned to design bigger flying machines for future missions.

  1. Question 9

    Read "A Helicopter on Mars". Which is the best summary?

    • A. Ingenuity weighed about 1.8 kilograms.
    • B. Mars has thin air.
    • C. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.
    • D. Helicopters are the best way to travel.

  1. Question 10

    Every morning, an old fox watched the farm from the hill. One winter, when the snow was deep, the farmer's daughter left scraps by the fence. The fox never touched the hens again, and each spring it brought its cubs to the hill to watch the farm. Which is the best summary of the story?

    • A. A girl's kindness to a hungry fox in winter makes the fox leave the farm's hens alone.
    • B. Foxes like to sit on hills.
    • C. It snowed a lot one winter.
    • D. The fox had cubs.

  2. Question 11

    Honeybees live in colonies of thousands. The queen lays the eggs. Worker bees collect nectar and pollen, look after the young and guard the hive. Drones have one job: to mate with a queen. Every bee has a role that keeps the colony alive. Which is the best summary?

    • A. Worker bees collect nectar and pollen.
    • B. In a honeybee colony, the queen, workers and drones each have a job that keeps the hive alive.
    • C. Drones are male bees.
    • D. Bees are the most amazing insects in the world.

Pepper's First Week: A Diary

Saturday. Today we collected Pepper from the rescue centre. She is a skinny brown dog with one floppy ear and one ear that stands straight up. In the car, she shook the whole way home, and I held her blanket so she could smell it. I felt nervous too. Sunday. Pepper hid behind the sofa all day. Mum says rescue dogs sometimes need time to trust people because they do not know what is going to happen next. I lay on the floor and read my comic out loud so she could get used to my voice. Tuesday. A breakthrough! When I got back from school, Pepper crept out and sniffed my shoes. Then she licked my hand. I stayed completely still, although I wanted to cheer. Thursday. We went to the park on her lead. A bicycle rang its bell, and Pepper jumped behind my legs. I knelt down and talked to her calmly until her tail started wagging again. Friday. Tonight Pepper fell asleep with her head on my foot. I didn't move for an hour, even though my foot went numb. I think she has decided she lives here now.

  1. Question 12

    Read "Pepper's First Week: A Diary". Which is the best summary of the diary?

    • A. Pepper has one floppy ear.
    • B. Dogs are better pets than cats.
    • C. A dog goes to the park and hears a bell.
    • D. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.

A Helicopter on Mars

In February 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Tucked underneath it was a passenger: a tiny helicopter called Ingenuity. It weighed only about 1.8 kilograms, a little less than a big bag of flour. Flying on Mars is much harder than flying on Earth. The air on Mars is extremely thin, about one hundredth as thick as the air we breathe. Helicopter blades push against the air to lift off, so with so little air, Ingenuity's blades had to spin very fast: about 2,400 times a minute. On 19 April 2021, Ingenuity rose about three metres into the Martian sky, hovered for about forty seconds and landed again. It was the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Engineers on Earth cheered, even though the radio signals took several minutes to reach them. Ingenuity was only meant to make five test flights. Instead, it made 72. It scouted ahead for the rover, taking photos of rocks and slopes so that drivers on Earth could choose safe routes. In January 2024, one of Ingenuity's blades was damaged during a landing, and the mission ended. The little helicopter still sits on Mars today, and engineers are already using what they learned to design bigger flying machines for future missions.

  1. Question 13

    Read "A Helicopter on Mars". Which is the best summary?

    • A. Helicopters are the best way to travel.
    • B. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.
    • C. Ingenuity weighed about 1.8 kilograms.
    • D. Mars has thin air.

  1. Question 14

    When the class robot, Bolt, broke down the day before the science fair, Jai wanted to give up. Instead, his team stayed after school, found a loose wire, and rebuilt Bolt's arm. At the fair, Bolt sorted coloured blocks perfectly and the team won second prize. Which is the best summary of the story?

    • A. There was a loose wire.
    • B. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.
    • C. Bolt sorted coloured blocks.
    • D. Jai wanted to give up.

  2. Question 15

    In 2021, a small town opened a 'repair café'. Once a month, volunteers fix broken toasters, toys and bikes for free. In its first year, the café saved over two tonnes of items from being thrown away. Which is the best summary?

    • A. Repair cafés are better than shops.
    • B. The café opened in Wales.
    • C. Volunteers fix toasters.
    • D. A town's monthly repair café fixes broken items for free and has kept tonnes of things out of the rubbish.

Pepper's First Week: A Diary

Saturday. Today we collected Pepper from the rescue centre. She is a skinny brown dog with one floppy ear and one ear that stands straight up. In the car, she shook the whole way home, and I held her blanket so she could smell it. I felt nervous too. Sunday. Pepper hid behind the sofa all day. Mum says rescue dogs sometimes need time to trust people because they do not know what is going to happen next. I lay on the floor and read my comic out loud so she could get used to my voice. Tuesday. A breakthrough! When I got back from school, Pepper crept out and sniffed my shoes. Then she licked my hand. I stayed completely still, although I wanted to cheer. Thursday. We went to the park on her lead. A bicycle rang its bell, and Pepper jumped behind my legs. I knelt down and talked to her calmly until her tail started wagging again. Friday. Tonight Pepper fell asleep with her head on my foot. I didn't move for an hour, even though my foot went numb. I think she has decided she lives here now.

  1. Question 16

    Read "Pepper's First Week: A Diary". Which is the best summary of the diary?

    • A. A dog goes to the park and hears a bell.
    • B. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.
    • C. Pepper has one floppy ear.
    • D. Dogs are better pets than cats.

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  1. 1. D. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.

  2. 2. B. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.

  3. 3. B. Wind turbines use spinning blades to make clean electricity, but only when it is windy.

  4. 4. C. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.

  5. 5. C. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.

  6. 6. D. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.

  7. 7. B. Wind turbines use spinning blades to make clean electricity, but only when it is windy.

  8. 8. C. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.

  9. 9. C. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.

  10. 10. A. A girl's kindness to a hungry fox in winter makes the fox leave the farm's hens alone.

  11. 11. B. In a honeybee colony, the queen, workers and drones each have a job that keeps the hive alive.

  12. 12. D. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.

  13. 13. B. A small helicopter made the first powered flight on Mars and flew far more times than planned, helping future missions.

  14. 14. B. Jai's team fixes their broken robot in time and does well at the science fair.

  15. 15. D. A town's monthly repair café fixes broken items for free and has kept tonnes of things out of the rubbish.

  16. 16. B. Over a week, a scared rescue dog slowly learns to trust her new family.