Smarten up in English (age 7-8) - Australian Teacher

My Name..............................................................................Smarten up in English (age 7-8)Reading ComprehensionToday’s Date........................................................................................One day Estelle and her friend Catherine were playing near a river.All of a sudden there was a splashing noise.The girls looked at the water and saw a strange-looking fishswimming near the top. It had large square eyes, a blue and whitebody and two pointy red fins. The fish seemed to be swimmingaround in circles.Estelle said, “Let’s go closer, we might see some more fish of thesame kind.”The two friends lent over and looked into the water and yes, theysaw another fish of the same kind. It seemed to be lying on its sideand the first fish was swimming around it.a) Who are the characters in this story?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………b) What is the setting for the story?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....c) What was strange about the fish?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………d) Fill in the missing words from the story...i) The two girls heard a ……………………………...........................…....……… noise.ii) This noise was being made by a fish that looked a bit……………………….................………...……… .iii) The girls went closer to get a better ………………………………....……… .iv) The fish was swimming around another fish that seemed tobe …………………....…….................................… on its side.© Intelligent Australia Productions