Read the diary extract, written by a girl called Holly. Decide if the sentences are True (T) or
False (F).
My name’s Holly and I live with my family on a farm in the north of Scotland.
Wednesday
My sister Elsa and I couldn’t go to school today because there was a bad storm and it rained a lot all
day. Then during the evening, the wind started blowing really strongly while we were eating – a real
hurricane – and it made the electricity go off, so everywhere was dark. We had no lights at all –
totally amazing! So we couldn’t watch TV – and we couldn’t do our homework either!
Thursday
We woke up to find that several of the trees on the farm were lying on the ground, and the rain was
still falling. When it finally stopped, my dad asked some of his men to help him move the trees. Our
school was closed again today because of the storm yesterday, so my sister and I helped too. It was
much more interesting than going to school!
Friday
Finally the school was open again, and my teacher was waiting for everyone when we went in. We
downloaded some pictures of the storm – it was absolutely awesome! We were lucky that our
houses weren’t damaged and that there were no floods.
Saturday
Elsa and I stayed at home in the morning and helped Dad to give some food to the animals. Then
our grandma came and gave us another lesson in knitting. It’s very traditional here – we’re not far
from the sea and the people that go out in boats to catch fish often wear traditional knitted jumpers to
keep warm. Elsa loves it – she’s really good at it. I find it quite difficult – and not very interesting!
1 The storm stopped Holly and Elsa from going to school on Wednesday. ______
2 A very strong wind meant that the electricity on the farm didn’t work. ______
3 Holly’s dad went out to move the fallen trees while it was still raining. ______
4 Holly preferred helping on the farm to going to school. ______
5 There were some floods around the houses where Holly lives. ______
6 Holly’s dad went to give food to the animals by himself on Saturday. ______
7 Elsa and Holly both enjoy knitting with their grandmother. ______
8 Holly and her sister couldn’t go to school on Wednesday. ______
9 The flood was really heavy on the farm. ______
10 Elsa and Holly helped dad to give some food to the animals at the zoo. ______
11 People wear knitted tops to keep warm in the north of Scotland. ______