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Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers

Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 2 reading comprehension comprehension exercise.

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Year 2 · English · Reading Comprehension

Milo's Hat — Reading Comprehension — Answers

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Part A — What happened?

Look back at the story to find each answer.

1.Who went to the beach with Milo?[1 mark]

Answer: His mum and his dog, Pip.

2.What colour was Milo's hat?[1 mark]
  1. Ared
  2. Bblue
  3. Cyellow
  4. Dgreen

Answer: yellow

The story says 'his big yellow hat'.

3.What kind of day was it?[1 mark]
  1. Arainy
  2. Bwindy
  3. Csnowy
  4. Dfoggy

Answer: windy

The story says 'It was a windy day.'

4.Where did the hat stop?[1 mark]

Answer: By a rock pool.

5.What was sitting on the hat?[1 mark]

Answer: A crab.

Part B — Think about it

These answers are not written in the story. Use clues to work them out.

6.Why did Milo hold his hat tight on the way home?[2 marks]

Answer: So the wind could not blow it off again.

7.How do you think Milo felt when his hat flew away? How do you know?[2 marks]

Answer: He felt worried or upset. He shouted 'My hat!' and ran after it.

8.Why did the crab run under the rock?[2 marks]

Answer: Pip barked and scared it.

Part C — Words in the story

9.The word whoosh tells us about...[1 mark]
  1. Athe sound of the wind
  2. Bthe colour of the sand
  3. Cthe taste of the sea
  4. Dthe name of the dog

Answer: the sound of the wind

'Whoosh' is a sound word for wind rushing past.

10.Shook off the sand means Milo...[1 mark]
  1. Aput more sand on the hat
  2. Bmoved the hat so the sand fell off
  3. Cthrew the hat away
  4. Dburied the hat

Answer: moved the hat so the sand fell off

To shake something off means to move it so that the bits fall off.

Part D — Your turn

11.What might happen the next time Milo goes to the beach? Draw a picture and write one or two sentences.[3 marks]

Model answer: Next time Milo wears a hat with a string under his chin. The wind blows but the hat stays on. Pip digs a hole instead.

Success criteria:

  • One or two complete sentences
  • Ideas link to the story (Milo, the beach, the hat or Pip)
  • Capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end
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