English (Listening Comprehension) Annual Examinations - Junior Lyceum, 2008 Page 14
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19G. Comprehension
(25 marks)
Jake and the Dinosaur
Jake found an egg behind a box in the garage. He immediately knew it was a dinosaur
egg. He had read that dinosaurs came out of eggs, like birds or lizards do today, but a
dinosaur egg was much bigger.
A few weeks later, Jake found a dinosaur in the garage and went to tell his father.
‘Dad,’ he said, ‘There’s a dinosaur in the garage.’
‘Is there really, Jake?’ said his father. ‘Now, go away and play. I’m busy at the moment.’
For the next few days Jake fed the dinosaur on milk and dog food. The dinosaur was
growing and growing. Jake was so excited that he told his father but he still was not
interested in the dinosaur. So the next day, Jake proudly told his teacher, ‘I’ve got a
dinosaur in my garage and it’s getting bigger every day.’
‘Well Jake, if there really is a dinosaur in your garage, why don’t you bring it to school
tomorrow for us all to have a look at?’ the teacher said.
The following day, Jake put the dog’s lead around the
dinosaur’s neck and pulled it to the bus stop. When they got
on the bus the people were scared of the dinosaur, so Jake
and his dinosaur got off the bus at the next stop. They had to
walk the rest of the way to school, and they got there late.
Everyone screamed when Jake and his dinosaur walked into the classroom. His teacher
stared at the dinosaur in horror. Then, the teacher shouted, ‘OUT! Everybody, out!’
The teacher and all the other children ran out, leaving Jake alone with his dinosaur. Jake
could not understand why they were so afraid of his dinosaur. He thought his dinosaur
was friendly.
An hour later, there was a lot of noise outside. Jake could hear the sirens of police cars,
people shouting, and the sound of helicopters flying overhead. He looked out of a
classroom window and waved at the TV cameramen.
‘Jake!’ shouted one of the police officers outside, ‘Let us know if you’re ok!’
‘I’m fine!’ he shouted.
The dinosaur started to eat the children’s schoolbooks. Jake could see that it was getting
bored, so he took it into the schoolyard, where all the people were. As soon as they went
outside, there were screams and cries and the flashes of cameras. A policeman grabbed
Jake and a huge net fell down on the dinosaur. A group of scientists put the dinosaur in a
truck and drove off.
‘Wait!’ shouted Jake. ‘Where are they going with my dinosaur?’
‘They’re taking it to the zoo,’ said a policeman. ‘It’ll be safe there.’
(Adapted from The Dinosaur in Jake’s Garage by Chris Rose)
English – Primary Schools – Year 5 – 2011
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