Reading instructions

To be discussed with students before the test.

1 In this test you are asked to read some passages and

answer questions about what you have read.

2 You must use a 2B or HB pencil to answer the questions.

3 Before you start the test your teacher will show you how to
answer the questions in the test.

4 In the test, you must read the whole passage carefully

BEFORE you start answering any questions.

5 Your teacher will tell you which 2 Bands you should try to
complete.

6 You should complete at least two bands, then continue until

the questions are too hard or you run out of time.

Good luck and do your best.

 Cartoons
1. Cartoons are drawings which tell a story.
There are cartoons in newspapers which
tell about the news. Sometimes they are
funny.
Cartoon strips are called comics. They
are in newspapers too. Each day the
characters are drawn to tell a funny story.
The words that the characters say or
think are put into ‘balloons’ above their
Garfield is a popular comic strip.
heads.

2. The cartoons that we

see on television are
called animated
cartoons or animations.
Lots of pictures are
drawn and then put onto
film. When the film is
screened through a
projector the characters
seem to move.

3. Cartoons have been drawn for hundreds

of years. At first they were in newspapers
so that more people would buy the
papers. The person who draws the
cartoon is called a cartoonist. They use
lines to show how the characters move.
Different lines on the face show how the
characters feel.

Young World CD Vol. 2. Ron Thomas & Jan Stutchbury

 Read CARTOONS and answer these questions.

1 What are cartoons?

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2 Name 2 places where you might find cartoons.

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3 Comics are drawn to

Shade one
bubble.
fill up space.

make you sad.

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tell a funny story.

4 Cartoons are funny.

Never

Sometimes

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Always

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 5 Which word in the text means that the characters seem to move?

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6 What are balloons used for in cartoons?

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7 What do you call a person who draws cartoons?

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8 Cartoonists show how the characters move by

lines.

pencils.

people. 1
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newspapers.

9 Which word in the text means people or animals in a comic or cartoon?

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 10 What is the name of the comic strip in this text?
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11 Describe what is happening in this comic strip.

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Band 2
12 What is the name of the cartoonist who draws Garfield comic strips?
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