This document is a progress test for the story "Newspaper Chase". It contains multiple choice and ordering questions to test comprehension of the story. The questions cover details like the characters (Janey, Harry), plot points (Harry stealing a painting from an art gallery and hiding it in the recycling truck), and events (Janey noticing glass in Harry's shoe and realizing it's from the stolen painting's frame). The progress test aims to assess the reader's understanding of the key people, events, and timeline within the story.
This document is a progress test for the story "Newspaper Chase". It contains multiple choice and ordering questions to test comprehension of the story. The questions cover details like the characters (Janey, Harry), plot points (Harry stealing a painting from an art gallery and hiding it in the recycling truck), and events (Janey noticing glass in Harry's shoe and realizing it's from the stolen painting's frame). The progress test aims to assess the reader's understanding of the key people, events, and timeline within the story.
This document is a progress test for the story "Newspaper Chase". It contains multiple choice and ordering questions to test comprehension of the story. The questions cover details like the characters (Janey, Harry), plot points (Harry stealing a painting from an art gallery and hiding it in the recycling truck), and events (Janey noticing glass in Harry's shoe and realizing it's from the stolen painting's frame). The progress test aims to assess the reader's understanding of the key people, events, and timeline within the story.
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Pages 1–7 5 Complete with the right verb. There is one extra 1 Write the right word(s) in the sentences. There is verb. one extra word. chases jumps looks for finds puts frame art gallery thief vase a Janey ………… the newspapers in a box. dollar million painting b Janey ………… newspapers on Fridays. a Harry goes to an ………………… . c Harry ………… into the truck. b He is a ………………… . d Harry ………… after the recycling truck. c He wants a ………………… . 6 Are these right (✓) or wrong (✗)? d It’s very expensive. It’s a ………………… dollars. a c Janey recycles every day. e He doesn’t want the ………………… . b c Janey sees Harry’s newspaper in her bedroom. f He breaks a glass ………………… . c c Janey’s box is black. 2 Are these right (✓) or wrong (✗)? d c There are a lot of newspapers in the truck. a c Harry works for a newspaper. e c Harry’s newspaper is a week old. b c Harry goes to an art gallery in the afternoon. Pages 16–19 c c Harry wants the glass vase. 7 Complete with the right words: Janey, The police, d c The glass vase is one million dollars. The truck men. e c Harry takes the vase to his room. a …………… sees the glass in Harry’s shoe. f c Harry reads the newspaper at home. b …………… are angry. g c Harry puts the newspaper under his bed. c …………… phones the police. h c Janey’s mother recycles. d …………… find the painting in the truck. i c Janey sees the photo of the painting. e …………… receives a reward. j c Harry phones a friend. 8 What happens first? Number the sentences, 1–5. 3 Circle the correct word. a c Janey goes into the house. a The painting is in a vase / frame / box. b c Janey asks Harry about the glass in his shoe. b Harry lives in a rooming house / an apartment / a c c The truck men watch Harry. small room. d c The police arrive. c Janey’s bottles are in a box / in a newspaper / under e c Janey remembers the photo of the vase. a bed. d Recycling men drive a car / truck / bus. Pages 10–13 4 What happens first? Number the sentences. a c Janey puts old newspapers into a black recycling box. b c Harry sees the truck. c c Janey looks for newspapers. d c The recycling truck arrives. e c Harry looks for his newspaper.