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Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Catastrophe CatCatastrophe CatLives in our houseShe doesn’t mind dogsShe won’t chase a mouse.

She sleeps all day longIf there’s nobody thereBut when we come homeShe gets quite a scare.

Cat skates on the tableAnd breaks all the dishesShe scratches the couchAnd knocks over the fishes.

She hangs off the curtainsThen skids on the floorGrandma moves quicklyAs Cat thumps the door.

My mum likes to pat CatBut Cat won’t sit still.She hides in the cupboardWaiting until

Mum gets the sausagesReady for teaThen Catastrophe swipes themAnd leaves none for me.

She waits in the hallwayOutside Dad’s doorAnd she starts to wailWhen he starts to snore.

You’d think Dad would learnBut he chases the cat She moves so swiftlyHe trips on the mat.

And all through the houseWe hear Meeeeow and Owww‘That cat is a nuisanceGet rid of it now!’

But despite all the messThe noise and the strifeWe all love our CatShe’s part of our life.

Sheryl Persson

3 ICAS English Sample Paper B © UNSW Global Pty LimitedICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA 2

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

Catastrophe CatCatastrophe CatLives in our houseShe doesn’t mind dogsShe won’t chase a mouse.

She sleeps all day longIf there’s nobody thereBut when we come homeShe gets quite a scare.

Cat skates on the tableAnd breaks all the dishesShe scratches the couchAnd knocks over the fishes.

She hangs off the curtainsThen skids on the floorGrandma moves quicklyAs Cat thumps the door.

My mum likes to pat CatBut Cat won’t sit still.She hides in the cupboardWaiting until

Mum gets the sausagesReady for teaThen Catastrophe swipes themAnd leaves none for me.

She waits in the hallwayOutside Dad’s doorAnd she starts to wailWhen he starts to snore.

You’d think Dad would learnBut he chases the cat She moves so swiftlyHe trips on the mat.

And all through the houseWe hear Meeeeow and Owww‘That cat is a nuisanceGet rid of it now!’

But despite all the messThe noise and the strifeWe all love our CatShe’s part of our life.

Sheryl Persson

3 ICAS English Practice Questions Paper B © EAA

1. Catastrophe Cat likes to hide in the cupboard so she can

(A) see where Dad is. (B) catch some mice. (C) steal the sausages. (D) get away from the noise.

2. When Dad says that Catastrophe Cat is a ‘nuisance’, he means that she is

(A) annoying. (B) secretive. (C) energetic. (D) dangerous.

For questions 4 and 5 choose the CORRECT option.

4. Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

Paul knew he was almost home _________ he saw the lights of his farmhouse ahead.

(A) however (B) when (C) but (D) although

5. Which statement is punctuated correctly?

(A) ‘Have you done your homework, asked Sue?’ (B) ‘Have you done your homework,’ asked Sue? (C) ‘Have you done your homework?’ asked Sue. (D) ‘Have you done your homework? Asked Sue.’

3. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it is describing. Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

(A) ‘skids’ (B) ‘thumps’ (C) ‘swipes’ (D) ‘trips’

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QUESTION KEY KEY REASONING AREA LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY

1 C Identify the reason for an action in a poem TC Easy

2 A Identify the meaning of a word in a poem: nuisance VOC Easy

3 B Identify an example of onomatopoeia in a poem: thumps WC Hard

4 B Identify the correct connective to complete a sentence SYN Medium

5 C Identify the correct use of a question mark and speech punctuation VOC Medium/Hard

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