Reading and Writing — Thinking Skill 3

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📚 Part 1: Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)

Read the short passage, then answer questions 1–4.

Passage: Tom and his family went to the beach near their town on a warm day. The sun was bright and the air was 24°C. Tom built a sandcastle and found shells along the shoreline. He helped his sister fly a small kite before they had lunch.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

Tom went to school.

Tom and his family enjoyed a day at the beach.

Tom visited a museum.

2. What does the word shoreline mean in the passage?

The area where land meets the sea or water.

A type of shell Tom found.

The kite they flew.

3. Which did Tom do right before lunch?

Build a sandcastle.

Help his sister fly a kite.

Go to school.

4. Check all statements that are true according to the passage:

They saw a dolphin at the beach.

The air was 24°C.

Tom had lunch before helping his sister fly the kite.

✏️ Part 2: Writing and Language (Short Answers)

5. Write one descriptive sentence about the beach using two adjectives (e.g. warm, sandy):

6. Rewrite this present-tense sentence in the past tense:

"They organise games on the beach."

7. Correct the punctuation and capitalisation:

tom and his sister ran to the shoreline

8. Complete the sentence with two words from the passage or your own ideas:

The weather was ____________ and the air felt ____________.

📝 Part 3: Creative Writing

9. Write a short paragraph (4–6 sentences) from Tom's point of view about his favourite moment at the beach. Use at least one adjective and one adverb.