United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Educational Council
Int'l Jubilee Private School
American Syllabus
Student Name: ______________________________
Grade: 2 A, B
Date: 28- 11-2013
Subject: English Paper 1 Revision
Reading Comprehension/ Handwriting/Social
Studies
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A. Directions. Read the passage. Then answer the
questions below.
Jake is going on a trip. He and Mom take a taxi to the airport. “It’s
my first plane trip,” he tells the
taxi driver.
“That’s great!” the taxi driver says. Jake rolls his suitcase onto the
plane.
“It’s my first plane trip,” he tells the pilot. “Welcome aboard,” the
pilot says.
Jake finds his seat and buckles his seatbelt. The plane’s engines
rumble and roar. Jake opens his backpack and pulls out Panda. “It’s
my first plane trip,” he whispers. He holds Panda’s paw.
The plane moves faster and faster. Then—Whoosh! On the ground,
cars and houses look like toys.
Jake smiles. “Guess what, Panda?” he says. “Flying is fun!”
1. How do Jake and his mom travel to the airport?
a. in a plane
b. in their car
c. in a taxi
d. in a bus
2. What does a pilot do?
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3. Who is Panda?
a. Jake's brother
c. Jake's pet
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b. a large animal
d. a stuffed animal
4. Read this sentence from the story:
On the ground, the cars and houses look like toys.
What does this mean?
a. The cars and houses looked very big.
b. The cars and houses looked very small.
c. The cars and houses did not move.
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d. Jake could not see the cars and houses.
A. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
Sam lived on a farm and had a job to do. He had
to wake up early every day to feed the chickens and get
their eggs. One morning Sam went outside to do his job.
He reached down and got three eggs from the first
chicken. He reached down and got two eggs from the
second chicken. He reached down and felt a huge egg
under the third chicken. He could not believe it. The egg
felt strange. It was much bigger and heavier than the
others. He looked at with surprise. Sam smiled and said,
“So that’s where my baseball went!”
1. Choose the title for the story.
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a. The Big Egg
b. Sam’s Chickens
c. Egg Hunting
2. Who is the main character in the story?
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3. Write 2 more animals that you can see in a farm.
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
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4. When did the story happen?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
One afternoon
One morning
Yesterday
Last week
Handwriting
2
Directions. Use your best handwriting to write the following sentence.
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A young child enjoys the summer breeze.
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Social Studies
3
Choose one from the following UAE symbols, draw a picture and write a
sentence about it.
a. UAE flag
b. Date tree
c. Falcon
d. Camel
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