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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.

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Reading instructionsTo be discussed with students before the test.

1 In this test you are asked to read some passages andanswer 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 toanswer the questions in the test.

4 In the test, you must read the whole passage carefullyBEFORE you start answering any questions.

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

6 You should complete at least two bands, then continue untilthe questions are too hard or you run out of time.

Good luck and do your best.

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

Garfield is a popular comic strip.

Cartoons1. Cartoons are drawings which tell a story.

There are cartoons in newspapers whichtell about the news. Sometimes they arefunny.

Cartoon strips are called comics. Theyare in newspapers too. Each day thecharacters are drawn to tell a funny story.The words that the characters say orthink are put into ‘balloons’ above theirheads.

2. The cartoons that wesee on television arecalled animatedcartoons or animations.Lots of pictures aredrawn and then put ontofilm. When the film isscreened through aprojector the charactersseem to move.

3. Cartoons have been drawn for hundredsof years. At first they were in newspapersso that more people would buy thepapers. The person who draws thecartoon is called a cartoonist. They uselines to show how the characters move.Different lines on the face show how thecharacters feel.

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Literacy Practice Test 2005

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What are cartoons?

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Name 2 places where you might find cartoons.

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Comics are drawn to

fill up space.

make you sad.

blow up balloons.

tell a funny story.

Cartoons are funny.

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Literacy Practice Test 2005

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What are balloons used for in cartoons?

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What do you call a person who draws cartoons?

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Cartoonists show how the characters move by

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people.

newspapers.

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

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What is the name of the comic strip in this text?

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Describe what is happening in this comic strip.

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

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