The Star Zoo Harry Gilbert

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Put the following events from the story in the right
a Everybody wears black clothes on order. Number them 1–10.

COMPREHENSION
Remembering Night. a He almost believed her because her robot
b A man called Buffalo wanted to marry told the same story.
Hummingbird. b Hummingbird took her spaceship to New
c A marriage on Just Like Home was just for Earth.

TEST
one year. c Hummingbird was sent to prison.
d Hummingbird found a spaceship made of d She showed a robot animal to the Star
plastic. Council.
e The computer in the spaceship was modern. e She started to look after some children.
f The animals on earth died because of f She told an official about The Star Zoo.
pollution. g She went to the Star Council building.
g Buff didn’t want to go to the Star Zoo. h The children liked the robot animal.
h Buff killed Hoo-Woo. i The Star Council official destroyed it with
i There were humans living in The Star Zoo. his laser gun.
j The children were afraid of animals. j They started to go crazy.

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2 Who said this in the story? Hummingbird, 5 Complete the following sentences.
Hummingbird’s father, the computer, Buffalo. a Hummingbird had to marry Buff because .........
a ‘What’s your name, sweetheart?’ ............... .....................
b ‘Lots of girls don’t want to get married at first.’ b Buff found Hummingbird because .....................
............... .........
c ‘You aren’t God!’ ............... c Hummingbird ran away at the wedding because
d ‘All animals believe computer is God.’ ............... ..............................
e ‘I could kiss you!’ ............... d The first animal she saw in the Star Zoo was
..............................
10 marks e The animals in the Star Zoo thought that the
computer ..............................
3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences. 20 marks
A
1 The Star Zoo left Earth because . . . T Total marks
2 The Earth was hot because . . .
3 A group of people made the Star Zoo . . .
4 They made different rooms in the Star Zoo . . .
5 They used an old computer . . .
B
a . . . out of old plastic bottles.
b . . . to control the spaceship.
c . . . it was too hot.
d . . . because animals live in different ways.
e . . . there was too much pollution.

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Setting 13 Hummingbird didn’t want to get married to a

_____ man like Buff.
Choose the best answer.
a F horrible old b F tall thin
1 Hummingbird lived on a planet called _____. c F horrible fat d F sad unhappy
a F Not Like Home b F Like a Home 14 Buff had _____ eyes.
c F My Home d F Just Like Home a F big brown b F lovely blue
2 On Remembering Night everyone put something c F small green d F small mean
that _____ on the fire. 15 Buff wanted to take a robot with him to the Star
a F was old b F they loved c F was new Zoo because robots _____.
d F they didn’t want a F make good friends b F never lie
3 On Remembering Night the people had to wear c F don’t talk d F can talk to animals
_____. 16 Hummingbird was _____ as she first walked
a F white clothes b F black shoes towards a tree on the Star Zoo.
c F black clothes d F old shoes a F frightened b F excited c F happy
4 About _____ people danced round the fire. d F sad
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e

a F a thousand b F two hundred 17 The Computer was _____ years old.

c F five thousand d F five hundred a F two hundred b F ten thousand
5 Hummingbird danced round the fire with her c F three hundred d F twenty thousand
_____. 18 The Star Council official destroyed the robot
TesT

a F father b F husband c F mother animal with his _____.

d F brother a F computer b F ultrasonic gun c F robot
6 Hummingbird was happy to be with everybody, d F laser gun
but sad that _____. 19 The robot made the baby animal _____, like the
a F she was young b F she was married real animal.
c F they were alone d F they were not alone a F cold b F wet c F warm d F dry
7 A woman must marry anyone who asks her on 20 The children Hummingbird and the robot
Remembering Night by order of _____. looked after in the Star Council were all _____.
a F the Star Council b F her parents a F older than Hummingbird b F less than
c F the Robot Council d F her husband four years old c F more than five years old
8 Hummingbird told Buff that her name was _____. d F the same age as the robot
a F Buffalo b F Wolf c F Donkey
d F Caterpillar 20 marks
9 Hummingbird’s father said she must ask her
robot for _____.
a F some new shoes b F a new dress Dialogue
c F a wedding dress d F her old clothes
Who said this?
10 The Star Council said they should get married
21 ‘You can’t be a child forever. Lots of girls don’t
_____ and have children.
want to get married at first.’
a F one or two times b F every ten years
a F Hummingbird’s father
c F when they wanted d F as often as possible
b F Hummingbird’s mother
20 marks c F Hummingbird d F Buff
22 ‘Did you know that everybody’s eyes are
different? Nobody has eyes like yours.’
Characters a F Hummingbird b F Buff
c F the robot d F Hummingbird’s father
Choose the best answer.
23 ‘Why are people running towards us?’
11 Hummingbird was _____ years old. a F the Computer b F the spaceship
a F fifteen b F sixteen c F seventeen c F Buff d F Hummingbird
d F eighteen 24 ‘You aren’t God! You’re just a computer! Just a
12 Hummingbird’s clothes had the name of her strange old computer!’
_____ on them. a F Hummingbird b F Buff c F the robot
a F parents b F name-animal c F robot d F the Computer
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25 ‘We will take the animals to different planets. 39 a young cat

Planets everywhere in the galaxy.’ a F wolf b F caterpillar c F squirrel
a F the Computer b F Buff c F the robot d F kitten
d F Hummingbird 40 a light, strong material made in factories
26 ‘I didn’t know if you were dead or alive! It’s a F plastic b F spacesuit c F metal d F tool
been a week!’
a F Buff b F Hummingbird’s father 20 marks
c F Hummingbird’s mother d F the Computer
27 ‘Not human? Looks very human.’
a F the Computer b F Hummingbird Plot
c F Buff d F the robot Choose the best answer.
28 ‘Humans enjoy playing with animals. Find an 41 Buff had a small camera and took a photo of
animal which enjoys playing with humans.’ _____.
a F Hummingbird b F Buff a F Remembering Night b F the Star Council
c F the Computer d F the President c F Hummingbird’s father

M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
29 ‘I will use real fur on the outside. But I need d F Hummingbird’s eyes
some metal. Where can I find metal?’ 42 People polluted Earth and it became too _____
a F the Computer b F Hummingbird for animals to live.
c F the robot d F the President a F old b F hot c F wet d F cold

TesT
30 ‘If other people know about the Star Zoo, there 43 Hummingbird left her planet _____.
will be killing. People will be killed.’ a F in a robot spaceship b F in a spacesuit
a F the President b F the Computer c F on a star d F on a big old rock
c F Hummingbird d F the robot 44 When Hummingbird first saw an animal she
wanted to _____.
20 marks
a F talk to it b F eat it c F destroy it
d F hold it
45 Hummingbird was surprised that the computer
Vocabulary worked because it _____.
Choose the best answer. a F looked so very old b F couldn’t speak
31 an animal like a small horse, with long ears c F looked so new d F didn’t move
a F kitten b F squirrel c F donkey 46 The animals were frightened of the computer
d F caterpillar because _____.
32 a very big group of millions of stars a F it didn’t talk to them
a F galaxy b F planet c F space b F it made ultrasonic sound
d F ultrasonic c F they didn’t understand it d F they hated it
33 a large, strange animal or person that is very 47 Hummingbird wanted _____ to come with her
frightening and see the Star Zoo.
a F buffalo b F robot c F monster a F her robot b F the Star Council c F Buff
d F donkey d F her mother
34 the being that some people believe made the world 48 A robot could do anything except _____.
a F robot b F God c F monster d F council a F take care of a baby b F build a spaceship
35 a very high sound which humans cannot hear c F make drinks d F think
a F lick b F laser c F ultrasonic d F tool 49 The children enjoyed playing with _____.
36 a long narrow hole which goes from one place a F the caterpillar b F the President
to another c F the kitten d F the computer
a F tunnel b F laser c F metal d F exist 50 The robot had a second robot animal in _____.
37 a plant which is used to make bread a F a bag b F his stomach c F the spaceship
a F metal b F plastic c F squirrel d F wheat d F his head
38 a large round thing in space, which goes round
the sun or any other star 20 marks
a F galaxy b F planet c F spaceship
d F laser Total marks

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