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Retrieval Practice: Find the Proof

Six questions to try after the video. For each one, find the key word, find the line in the passage, and check every part of your answer against it.

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Read the passage below:

The swimming gala began at two o’clock. Year 5 raced first, then Year 6. Jamal’s team, the Otters, won the relay by a single length.

Which team won the relay?

Year 5

the Otters

Year 6

Jamal’s school

The text says Jamal’s team, the Otters, won the relay. Year 5 and Year 6 are the groups that raced first and second, and Jamal’s school is never named as the winner.

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Read the passage below:

Gran’s bakery sells loaves from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays, it sells only pastries and closes at noon.

What does the bakery sell on Sundays?

loaves

loaves and pastries

only pastries

nothing

The Sunday line says it sells only pastries. Loaves are sold from Monday to Saturday, so loaves and loaves and pastries are wrong, and nothing is wrong because the bakery is open until noon.

3 / 6

Read the passage below:

The class planted twelve sunflower seeds in May. By June, nine had sprouted, and the tallest was already taller than the fence.

How many seeds had sprouted by June?

twelve

three

ten

nine

The text says by June, nine had sprouted. Twelve is the number planted, three is never stated in the text, and ten does not appear at all.

4 / 6

Read the passage below:

The museum’s dinosaur skeleton was found in a quarry in 1911. It was moved to the museum in 1923 and has stood in the main hall ever since.

In which year was the skeleton moved to the museum?

1923

1911

1932

1919

The text says it was moved to the museum in 1923. 1911 is when it was found, and 1932 and 1919 are not in the text.

5 / 6

Read the passage below:

Ollie packed a torch, a map and two sandwiches for the hike. His sister added a flask of soup at the last minute.

Which item did Ollie pack himself?

the flask of soup

a raincoat

the map

a compass

The map is in the list of things Ollie packed. The flask of soup was added by his sister, and a raincoat and a compass are not mentioned.

6 / 6

Read the passage below:

The ferry leaves the harbour at nine and reaches the island at half past ten. On windy days, it waits until the sea is calm.

Which statement is supported by the text?

The ferry always leaves at nine.

On windy days, the ferry waits until the sea is calm.

The ferry never sails on windy days.

The ferry stops at another island first.

The text says that on windy days it waits until the sea is calm. The ferry always leaves at nine is not supported because it waits on windy days; the ferry never sails on windy days is not supported because it waits rather than cancels; and another island is never mentioned.

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