omprehensi on & Vocabulary Primary Comprehensi abulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehe y Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Com Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & sion & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary P y Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary C rimary Comprehension & Vocabulary Primary Compre Primary Comprehension & & 172_Primary 4 Comprehension & Vocabulary-7th Pass 07/11/14 Comprehension I 1 Study the flyer carefully and then answer questions 1 8. EverSharp Optical Protecting your vision is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1 Visit any of our 10 branches. We are located in all the major shopping centres. Go to www.eversharp.com.sg for a list of our branches and opening hours. 2 3 Have your eyes checked by our trained optometrists. Select a frame at a very attractive price. Prices start from as low as $60! We carry a wide variety of brands of the latest designs. Alternatively, speak to our optometrists about suitable contact lenses for you. Read about the history of the spectacles an invention that many of us cannot do without today. Go to our website and answer 2 simple questions to stand a chance to win the latest Vision spectacle frame. It is not clear who invented spectacles, but evidence has shown that the use of glasses to improve sight began in 4 B.C. in Rome. Seneca, a Roman, read all the books in Rome by peering at them through a glass globe of water. This allowed the words in the books to be magnified. Many years later around 1000 A.D., the reading stone, which is what we know today as the magnifying glass, was developed. It was a segment of a glass sphere that could be laid against the reading material to magnify the letters. It was probably the first reading aid. Glasses were only introduced towards the end of the 13th century. They were placed near the eye instead of near the words. Glasses began to be in vogue towards the middle of the 14th century, and painters placed glasses on the pictures of the people they drew. However, glasses were sold by untrained people who also sold other wares like vases. The choices available were not wide. However, spectacles were mainly for the affluent as they were expensive. The evolution of the spectacles today began much later after the invention of glasses. The oldest spectacles consisted of two lenses joined in the middle but the inconvenience of holding such glasses led to further changes. From tape to ear rails and later nose pieces, spectacles continued to evolve. The common pair of spectacles that we see today has indeed come a long way. 1 1 Comprehension I
1. Joanne wants to have her eyes checked at EverSharp Optical. She should. (1) go to a shopping centre (2) select a spectacle frame (3) answer the questions about the history of the spectacles (4) check the website for the opening hours of EverSharp Optical ( ) 2. The picture at the top of the advertisement tells the reader that. (1) EverSharp Optical is very popular (2) EverSharp Optical has many branches (3) everyone at EverSharp Optical is happy (4) adults and children can have their eyes checked at EverSharp Optical ( ) 3. Which two types of information does point 3 in the advertisement give? (1) Price and variety of contact lenses (2) Brands and colours of contact lenses (3) Price and variety of spectacle frames (4) Brands and colours of spectacle frames ( ) 4. Reading the write-up about the history of the spectacles will not. (1) tell the reader how popular EverSharp Optical is (2) provide the reader with any useful information on spectacles (3) allow the reader to learn more about how spectacles came about (4) let the reader have a chance at winning the latest Vision spectacle frame ( ) 2 Primary 4 Comprehension and Vocabulary
5. What does them in the first paragraph refer to? (1) water (2) books (3) words (4) glasses ( ) 6. Where do you think the reading stone was placed when it was used? (1) On the book (2) On the reader s eyes (3) Near the reader s eyes (4) A short distance from the book ( ) 7. What does the phrase in vogue tell you about glasses in the 14th century? (1) They were expensive. (2) They were in fashion. (3) They were seen in paintings. (4) They were not used by everyone. ( ) 8. When spectacles were first created, problems arose because. (1) the spectacles were ugly (2) people found it difficult to wear them (3) people could not see clearly with them (4) there were too many spectacle designs to choose from ( ) 3 1 Comprehension I
Comprehension II Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Shawn and Ronald had just finished a game of tennis. Feeling exhausted, they were glad to return home. However, a shocking sight greeted them. The front door was ajar and when they pushed it open, they saw clothes and books strewn everywhere. Hold on, Shawn whispered fiercely to Ronald who wanted to rush into the house. Then, Shawn noticed the grandfather clock at the far end of the living room and he released his grip on Ronald s shirt. Together, they stepped gingerly into the house. Shawn was shocked to see that the television set was missing. His brother checked their bedrooms and found that all the money in their savings box was gone. Their parents room was even messier. The pillows had been thrown on the floor and the wardrobe had been rummaged through. The drawers were ransacked. All the coins that their parents had kept in a safe were also gone. Just one lay on the floor near the bed. The only place that was intact in the whole house was the kitchen. Even the storeroom had been searched. Old cans of paint had been moved and old shoes had been taken out of their boxes. The frightened boys were uncertain about what to do. Shawn could not help wondering if his collectors edition football cards were still in his drawer and Ronald wondered if his autographed cap was still at the top of his wardrobe. However, they knew that they should not touch anything in the house. The police would probably want to dust everything for fingerprints. They were worried about accidentally touching or stepping on something that would interfere with the investigations. The boys were just about to call for help when their parents returned home. Their mother yelled in fright and became hysterical when she saw what had happened. It was only when she realised that the two boys were all right did she calm down. She rushed towards them and embraced them, checking to see if they were hurt. Their father stood where he was, scanning the mess in the house. He did not say a word. Then he took his mobile phone and called the police. Within ten minutes, the police arrived. Shawn and Ronald were very eager to give their views of what they saw but they gave differing views of 4 Primary 4 Comprehension and Vocabulary
what the house looked like when they first arrived. Some of the officers dusted the place for fingerprints. However, there were no fingerprints on the door and drawer handles. The robbers had worn gloves. When one of the officers wanted to take away a cup that seemed to have a stain on it, the boys mother refused to let them take it as it was her favourite cup. The police also wanted to know what was missing from the house. Shawn and Ronald raced to check their rooms. Shawn s head was spinning as he pulled open one drawer after another. There was no sign of his football cards. He was almost in tears when he told the police what was missing from his room. Why did they take my cards? They are not as valuable as the other things in the house, he wailed. Please find these robbers and get my cards back for me, he pleaded. He was so distraught that he could not tell the police officer what else was missing in his room. Everyone hoped that the police would be able to catch the burglars soon. The police told the family to install a burglar alarm as soon as they could. 1. Which word means to be scattered everywhere? [1m] 2. What does one refer to? [1m] 3. Shawn s behaviour and thoughts changed when they first reached home. Match the feelings to his behaviour and thoughts. Grabbed Ronald s shirt anxious Saw the grandfather clock cautious Stepped into the house relieved [3m] 4. What did the boys first notice when they entered the house? [1m] 5 1 Comprehension II
5. Based on the story, state whether each statement in the table below is true or false. Then give one reason why you think so. [3m] True/False Reason (a) The robbers did not search in the kitchen. (b) The boys parents left their valuables on the table. (c) The robbers thought that there were no valuables in the storeroom. 6. The boys were uncertain about what to do. What was the advantage and disadvantage of searching the house? [2m] (a) Advantage (b) Disadvantage 7. The boys parents behaved differently when they returned home. Name two of these differences. [2m] 8. The writer states that Shawn s head was spinning. What does this mean? [1m] 6 Primary 4 Comprehension and Vocabulary
9. What problems did the police encounter when they conducted their investigation? [4m] Investigation Problem (a) Dusted the house for fingerprints (b) Wanted to find out what had been stolen (c) Wanted to take evidence away from the house (d) Gathered information on what the boys witnessed 10. What advice did the police give the family? Why do you think the police said that? [2m] 7 1 Comprehension II