Shared Reading: Fostering a Love of Reading in Reception

Question 1

What is NOT something we might do in Shared Reading?

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Dance!

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Read a story together

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Talk about the pictures in a book

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Sing a song

Question 2

In Shared Reading, the person who reads the story is the:

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Teacher

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The students

Question 3

Which of these is NOT something we can do with Shared Reading?

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Write words

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Expanding vocabulary

Question 4

What should we do during Shared Reading?

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Listen quietly, answer questions, and join in reading if we want

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Answer the teacher's questions

Question 5

How can we have fun while talking about the story in Shared Reading?

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Ask questions, share thoughts, imagine what happens next

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Encouraging students to share their thoughts

Question 6

What does it mean to understand a story during Shared Reading?

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We can guess what will happen, find the main points, and ask questions

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Identifying main ideas

Question 7

How old are children in a Reception class?

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4

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3

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5

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6

Question 8

When children and adults read a story together, it is called what?

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Shared Reading

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Free Reading

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Independent Reading

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Guided Reading

Question 9

Who normally reads the story aloud during shared reading?

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The teacher

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A teaching assistant

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A parent volunteer

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The children

Question 10

What does it mean to 'predict' in shared reading?

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To guess what will happen next

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To read the words aloud

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To ask questions about the story

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To draw pictures about the story

Question 11

What should we do if we don't understand a word during shared reading?

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Ask the teacher or a friend

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Skip over it

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Guess what it means

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Ignore it

Question 12

What sound does a cat make?

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Meow

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Woof

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Quack

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Moo

Question 13

Who is NOT a character in the story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'?

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Cinderella

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Goldilocks

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Baby Bear

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Mummy Bear

Question 14

When we listen to a story, it's important to:

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Be calm, quiet, and pay attention

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Talk to our friends

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Eat snacks

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Play with toys

Question 15

What is the main reason we do shared reading?

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To enjoy a story together

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To learn to read on our own

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To check how well we read

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To punish children

Question 16

Which of these things shows that we like a story?

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Laughing

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Crying sadly

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Falling asleep

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Hitting the book

Question 17

The opposite of 'happy' is:

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

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Scared

Question 18

Which of these helps keep our books looking good?

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Keeping them neat and clean

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Tearing pages

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Folding corners

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Throwing them away

Question 19

What's the main reason we do Shared Reading?

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To make you love reading

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To teach you how to read

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To help you learn new words

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To get you ready for tests

Question 20

What should you do if a friend is confused about a story during Shared Reading?

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Ask them to tell you what they've heard so far

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Skip the hard parts

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Give them an easier story

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Ignore them and keep reading

Question 21

What should you do if a friend doesn't want to do Shared Reading?

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Offer them something else to do

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Make them do it anyway

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Read to them anyway, even if they're not listening

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Ignore them and focus on other children

Question 22

What's the most important thing to remember about Shared Reading?

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Having fun

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Following the plan

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Checking if you understand

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Finishing the story on time

Question 23

If you run out of time during Shared Reading, you should:

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Stop reading and continue tomorrow

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Finish the story anyway

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Skip to the end

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Say sorry and end the session

Question 24

What should you do when I read aloud to you during Shared Reading?

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Use different voices for different characters.

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Read as fast as you can.

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Read in a funny voice.

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Skip over words you don't know.

Question 25

What is the first thing we should do when planning a Shared Reading session?

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Choose a book.

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Think of questions to ask.

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Decide where to sit.

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Get the room ready.

Question 26

What should you do if you don't understand a word during Shared Reading?

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Ask me what it means.

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Skip it.

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Ask the other children.

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Ignore it.

Question 27

When you read with someone, what do you do?

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Read a story out loud together

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Write a story together

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Tell a story from memory

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Play a game with a storybook

Question 28

What are the pictures in a storybook called?

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Pictures

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Words

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Sentences

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Chapters

Question 29

Who is the main character in a story called?

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Star of the story

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Troublemaker

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Narrator

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Background character

Question 30

What is the main reason why we do Shared Reading?

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To help children love to read

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To teach children to read by themselves

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To help children learn how to spell words

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To get children ready for tests

Question 31

Which of these is NOT something we learn to do better when we do Shared Reading?

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Make sounds to read words

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Understand what we read

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Learn new words

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Think about what we read

Question 32

When we do Shared Reading, what kind of books do we usually read?

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Many kinds of books, like stories, books that teach us things, and poems

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Only stories

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Only books that teach us things

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Only school books

Question 33

When we are doing Shared Reading, what is the grown-up's job?

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Talk about the book and ask us what we think

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Just read the words in the book

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Test us on what we read

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Make us say the words correctly

Question 34

What is the main reason we do Shared Reading?

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To help us love reading and understand stories better

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To learn how to read by ourselves

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To get ready for tests

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To show the teacher how much we know

Question 35

Who usually joins in Shared Reading?

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The teacher and the children

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Just the children

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The children and the head teacher

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The teacher, the children, and their parents

Question 36

What kind of books do we usually read for Shared Reading?

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Picture books

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Textbooks

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Comic books

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Newspapers

Question 37

What important skill do we learn from Shared Reading?

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Understanding what we read

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Making the sounds of letters

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Speaking clearly

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Writing our names

Question 38

What does the teacher do during Shared Reading?

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Talks to us about the story and asks us questions

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Reads the whole story out loud

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Tells us how to say the words properly

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Gives us a test on the story

Question 39

What is the main reason for reading stories together?

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To help students develop a love of reading and improve their comprehension skills

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To teach students to read

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To check students' reading ability

Question 40

Which of these is a skill we learn through reading stories together?

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Understanding what we read

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Letters and sounds

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Writing letters

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Spelling words

Question 41

What is something important we do when we read stories together?

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Talk about the story

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Read the story by ourselves

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Do a test

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Write about the story

Question 42

What should we do during Shared Reading?

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Listen and talk about the story

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Read the story by ourselves

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Fill in a paper

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Make notes

Question 43

The teacher is reading a story about a little bear who lost his teddy. What could we ask to show we understand the story?

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Why is the little bear sad?

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Do you like bears?

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What's your name?

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Can I have a teddy?

Question 44

The story says, 'The bird sang a beautiful song.' What does 'beautiful' mean?

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Very nice to hear

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A funny noise

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Very loud and strong

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A bit quiet and shy

Question 45

We are listening to a story about a cat who loves to play. How can we show we are good listeners?

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Sit quietly and look at the pictures.

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Play with our toys.

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Talk to our friends.

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Run around the classroom.

Question 46

The story says the dog is 'wagging its tail.' How can we show we understand the meaning?

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Move our hand like a wagging tail.

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Bark like a dog.

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Pretend to eat like a dog.

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Sleep like a dog.

Question 47

The children in the story are building a sandcastle. What would be a good title for this story?

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Fun at the Beach

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The Lost Toy

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The Sleepy Cat

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Dinner Time

Question 48

The character in the story is feeling 'excited.' Which picture shows someone feeling excited?

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[Image of a child jumping up and down with a big smile]

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[Image of a child crying]

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[Image of a child sleeping]

Question 49

The story says the frog 'hopped' to the pond. What is another word for 'hopped'?

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Jumped

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Swam

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Crawled

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Flew

Question 50

What do we do when we want to share our thoughts about the story?

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Raise our hand to speak.

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Talk to our neighbor.

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Keep it to ourselves.

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Shout out the answer.

Question 51

The story is about a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. What happened at the beginning of the story?

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The caterpillar was small and green.

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The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

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The butterfly laid eggs.

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The butterfly flew away.

Question 52

The author wrote this story to...

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Entertain us.

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Help us sleep.

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Teach us maths.