Starter Level Test Sheet

The Lost Ship

Stephen Colbourn

Put the events in the order they happen in the story. The first is 1.

1 He looks in the mirror and at the photograph. The faces are the same. □
2 He reads the log book and sees a photograph. □
3 He runs up on deck. There is nobody there. He is alone. □
4 The Captain and the men see a strange ship. □
▪ The Captain is writing in the ship’s log. It is Sunday 5th December 1872. 1

5 The Captain looks below deck on the strange ship. □

6 The Captain shouts ‘Hallo!’ □
7 Two men and the Captain row across to the strange ship. □
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Read the sentences and circle true (T) or false (F).

8 The Captain and his men are not very happy. T/F

9 There is no name on the strange ship. T/F

10 When the Captain shouts he hears an answer. T/F

11 There is nobody steering the strange ship. T/F

12 There isn’t any food on the strange ship. T/F

13 The man in the photograph is the Captain. T/F

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Starter Level Test Sheet

Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Use each word once.

blows boat deck mirror photograph sailing sails wheel

The ship is old. It is a sailing ship.

14 15
The wind _______________ and the ship _______________.
16
There are no men on the _______________ of the strange ship.
17
The Captain and two men get into a small _______________.
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There is nobody at the ship’s _______________. The wind is steering the ship.
19
The Captain looks at his face in the _______________. He looks at the face in the
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_______________. They are the same.

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Circle the correct article (a / the / –) to complete the text.

21 22 23
A / The / – Captain is in a / the / – cabin where a / the / – men eat. There is a / the / – table.
24 25 26
There is a / the / – food on a / the / – table. But who is going to eat a / the / – food?
27 28 29 30
In the Captain’s cabin there is a / the / – table and a / the / – chair. There is a / the / – photograph on a / the / –
table.

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Total: ___ / 30

Macmillan Readers The Lost Ship 2

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