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5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RI.5.3, RL.5.3, RL.5.9 · England: Y5/6 Reading (comparing within and across texts), KS2 SATs Reading
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Question 1
Which signal word or phrase shows a SIMILARITY?
- A. similarly
- B. however
- C. on the other hand
- D. unlike
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 2
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What do BOTH letters agree on?
- A. The library should move.
- B. The school should put hives on the roof now.
- C. Bees are dangerous and should be avoided.
- D. Bees are important and worth helping.
Question 3
Text A: Bats are mammals that fly at night and use echoes to find insects. Text B: Dolphins are mammals that live in the sea and use echoes to find fish. How are bats and dolphins ALIKE?
- A. Both fly at night.
- B. Both are mammals that use echoes to find food.
- C. Both live in the sea.
- D. Both eat insects.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 4
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What is the main DIFFERENCE between the two letters?
- A. Letter B wants more hives than Letter A.
- B. Letter A wants hives now; Letter B prefers safer ways to help bees first.
- C. Letter A dislikes bees; Letter B loves them.
- D. Both letters want the same thing.
Question 5
Which signal word or phrase shows a DIFFERENCE?
- A. similarly
- B. in the same way
- C. both
- D. unlike
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 6
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What do BOTH letters agree on?
- A. The school should put hives on the roof now.
- B. The library should move.
- C. Bees are important and worth helping.
- D. Bees are dangerous and should be avoided.
Question 7
Text A: Crocodiles have long, narrow, V-shaped snouts. Text B: Alligators have wide, rounded, U-shaped snouts. How are the two animals DIFFERENT?
- A. where they sleep
- B. the colour of their eggs
- C. how many legs they have
- D. the shape of their snouts
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 8
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What is the main DIFFERENCE between the two letters?
- A. Letter B wants more hives than Letter A.
- B. Letter A wants hives now; Letter B prefers safer ways to help bees first.
- C. Both letters want the same thing.
- D. Letter A dislikes bees; Letter B loves them.
Question 9
Which signal word or phrase shows a DIFFERENCE?
- A. similarly
- B. unlike
- C. in the same way
- D. likewise
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 10
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What do BOTH letters agree on?
- A. Bees are dangerous and should be avoided.
- B. The school should put hives on the roof now.
- C. Bees are important and worth helping.
- D. The library should move.
Question 11
Text A: Paper bags break down quickly, but making them uses a lot of energy and water. Text B: Cotton bags last for years, but they must be reused many times to be better for the planet. What do BOTH texts show?
- A. Each kind of bag has good and bad points.
- B. Bags should never be used.
- C. Paper bags are perfect.
- D. Cotton bags are always bad.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 12
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What is the main DIFFERENCE between the two letters?
- A. Letter A wants hives now; Letter B prefers safer ways to help bees first.
- B. Letter A dislikes bees; Letter B loves them.
- C. Letter B wants more hives than Letter A.
- D. Both letters want the same thing.
Question 13
Which signal word or phrase shows a SIMILARITY?
- A. likewise
- B. however
- C. on the other hand
- D. unlike
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 14
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What do BOTH letters agree on?
- A. Bees are important and worth helping.
- B. The library should move.
- C. The school should put hives on the roof now.
- D. Bees are dangerous and should be avoided.
Question 15
Text A: The Moon has no air, so it has no wind, clouds or rain. Text B: Earth has air, which brings wind, clouds and rain. What is the main DIFFERENCE between the Moon and Earth in these texts?
- A. Earth has air and weather; the Moon does not.
- B. Earth has no clouds.
- C. The Moon is bigger than Earth.
- D. Both have rain.
Should Our School Keep Bees?
Letter A: Yes to bees! Our school should put two beehives on the flat roof above the library. Bees pollinate fruit, vegetables and wildflowers, and in many places their numbers have fallen. A school hive would give local bees a safe home. It would also turn our roof into a living science lesson: we could study how a colony works, measure how much honey it makes, and plant bee-friendly flowers in the playground. Several schools near us already keep bees, and the beekeepers say pupils are never near the hives, because the roof is locked.
Letter B: Not so fast. I agree that bees are important, but I do not think hives are right for our school yet. Some pupils and staff are allergic to bee stings, and even a locked roof is close to open windows. Hives also need an expert to check them every week, and no one at school has that training. Instead, we could help bees in safer ways: plant a wildflower strip by the fence, build a bug hotel, and invite a beekeeper to visit with an observation hive behind glass. If, after a year, we find a trained volunteer, we could think about hives again.
Question 16
Read "Should Our School Keep Bees?". What is the main DIFFERENCE between the two letters?
- A. Both letters want the same thing.
- B. Letter A dislikes bees; Letter B loves them.
- C. Letter B wants more hives than Letter A.
- D. Letter A wants hives now; Letter B prefers safer ways to help bees first.
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