Lucy: hero or fool? You decide.

Do a better job than the reporter! These are Lucys correct answers. What are the
It to
wasask?
Saturday and Lucy Brown went to the park.
questions you would need
She liked the park, which was near her house. She
1)Q:
had a go on the swings and then she had a go on the
slide. She saw some school friends and she waved at
A: It was Saturday.
them. She walked down to the lake. She had some
2) Q.
bread with her to feed the ducks and the swans. The
bread had butter on it because birds need fat. She
A: I was at the park.
arrived at the edge of the lake and began to throw
3) Q:..
the bread. She threw it at the swans first. There
two adult swans and five cygnets. Suddenly, a
A: To feed the ducks andwere
swans.
big dog jumped in the lake and swam towards the
4) Q:..
cygnets! They tried to swim away, but they were too
A: A few friends from school.
slow. They swam to where Lucy was standing. Without
thinking, she jumped in the lake. It was quite shallow,
5) Q.
so she didnt need to swim. She strode towards the
A: It was big and brown. dog. It was very near the cygnets. She grabbed the
dogs collar and she dragged it back to the edge of
6) Q.
the lake. Then its owner arrived.
A: It jumped in the lake and started chasing the cygnets!
Bruno,
Lucy jumped in the lake
and you naughty boy! the man said. Bruno licked
7) Q.
him and wagged his tail.
grabbed the dog.
A:
I jumped
in the lake. Oh, you are all wet! the man said to Lucy. You didnt
Brave
or foolish?
to jump in. Bruno is a gentle dog. He was only
8)What
Q.
should she haveneed
done?
playing! He doesnt bite and he would never hurt
A: I grabbed it by its collar.
anything.
A local journalist heard about

9) Q..
what Lucy did and heLucy didnt believe him. A cygnet is a tasty snack for
interviewed
her. It was
his
a dog!
A:
It was a man.

first job and he really messed

up Q.
with his report. Read
Then Bruno shook himself and splashed water all over
10)
through it and correct his
his owner.
News:
special
Lucyand
getsit wet
a good cause, by Davy Dunce
A:The
He Daily
said the
dogs
namereport:
was Bruno
was for
friendly.

Sunday morning, Miss Lucy Green went to her local park. She had a go on the roundabout and
11)Last
Q:.

then went to the sandpit. She didnt see anybody that she knew. She went down to the lake to feed
A;some
It licked
then
shook
and
got wet!
geese him
withbut
a cake.
Asitshe
was itself
feeding
thehe
geese,
a dog jumped in the lake and swam towards
the goslings. Lucy thought a bit and then she jumped in. She swam towards the dog and grabbed it
12)
Q.
by its ear. When the dogs owner arrived soon after, he thanked Lucy for dragging his dog out of
A:the
Maybe
it was
bit foolish,
dog didnt
vicious.
lake. The
doga shook
himselfbut
andthe
splashed
waterlook
all over
Lucy.I took a chance and it paid off.

All the cygnets were safe.

13) Q:
A: A policewoman or a teacher. Or maybe dog trainer!

Match the young to

its parent:
__1) lion
__2) cow
__3) swan
__4) goose
__5) horse
__6) goat
__7) cat
__8) dog
__9) pig
__10) duck

a) pup/puppy
b) cub
c) kitten
d) foal
e) piglet
f) gosling
g) duckling
h) kid
i) cygnet
j) calf