Question

Mrs Sarah Greenfield was worried because she hadn’t

seen her pet cat, Percy, for nearly two days. She told
her neighbour, Frank Armstrong about it. Frank said he
knew where Percy was and took her to a tall tree in the
street. He pointed up at a branch near the top of the
tree where Percy was sitting. Mrs Greenfield called out
to her cat but it did not move. Then she asked Frank
Armstrong what she should do. He suggested that she
should telephone the fire brigade and ask them to help. Mrs Greenfield went back to her house
and phoned the local fire station. She told them about the cat and asked them to come and
save the cat. Twenty minutes later, a big red fire engine parked outside Mrs Greenfield’s
house. Mrs Greenfield showed the fire officer where Percy was sitting in the tree. The fire
officer asked Mrs Greenfield what the cat liked eating. She told him that Percy’s favourite food
was sardines. The fire officer said it would be difficult to catch the cat because it would be very
frightened and asked her if she had got any sardines. Mrs Greenfield opened a tin of sardines
and gave it to the fire officer. The fire officer extended the tall ladders on the fire engine and
climbed up to the cat. He held out the open tin of sardines and called to the cat. Percy was
very hungry and he could smell the sardines. He scrambled towards the fire officer who caught
him easily. From the top of the ladder, the fire officer called to Mrs Greenfield and told her he
had caught the cat. Mrs Greenfield was very happy and thanked the fire officer as he was
climbing down the ladder. After the fire officer had handed the cat to Mrs Greenfield, she put it
on the ground with the tin of sardines. Mrs Greenfield thanked the fire officer again and invited
him to have a cup of tea and a slice of cake at her house. The fire officer accepted the
invitation and they walked to her house. Twenty minutes later, after two cups of tea and three
slices of cake, the fire officer got into the big red fire engine and started the engine to drive
away. Unfortunately, as he was reversing the fire engine, he ran over the cat and killed it.

Reading comprehension:
Read the story and work out who said...

a) “It’s all right. I’ve got him!” _________________
b) “Would you like to have a cup of tea and a slice of cake?” _________________
c) “I haven’t seen Percy for two days.” _________________
d) “He loves sardines.” _________________
e) “I know where he is. I saw him this morning.” _________________
f) “What do you think I should do?” _________________
g) “Why don’t you phone the fire brigade?” _________________
h) “The cat’ll be very frightened so it’ll be difficult to catch. _________________
i) “Have you got any sardines?” _________________
j) “Would you like another slice of cake?” _________________

Answer 1

below

Step-by-step explanation:

a) “It’s all right. I’ve got him!” - The fire officer

b) “Would you like to have a cup of tea and a slice of cake?” - Mrs Greenfield

c) “I haven’t seen Percy for two days.” - Mrs Greenfield

d) “He loves sardines.” - Mrs Greenfield

e) “I know where he is. I saw him this morning.” - Frank Armstrong

f) “What do you think I should do?” - Mrs Greenfield

g) “Why don’t you phone the fire brigade?” - Frank Armstrong

h) “The cat’ll be very frightened so it’ll be difficult to catch. - The fire officer

i) “Have you got any sardines?” - The fire officer

j) “Would you like another slice of cake?” - Mrs Greenfield