How do I answer a feelings question?

Use actions, faces and words as clues, such as crying showing sadness.

Why does setting matter?

It gives the time, the weather and the mood of the story.

Primary English Reading Fiction, Paper 1: characters, feelings and details

2026-10-30

Tutor Prep Guide · Primary English

Short fiction asks who does what and how the characters feel, and details of action and setting carry the meaning.

Focus　Circle the person and the action, then ask what the sentence tells you.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10
Suggested time	25
Difficulty mix	Foundation 3 · Intermediate 4 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English: Reading Fiction
Level	P3 to P5

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationRead: Lily opened the box slowly. Which word tells us how she opened it?
FoundationRead: The old man sat by the fire. Who sat by the fire?
FoundationRead: Ben laughed and clapped. How did Ben feel?
IntermediateRead: Amy searched everywhere, but her key was gone, so she sat down and cried. How did Amy feel?
IntermediateRead: It was a cold morning in December. What does this sentence mainly tell us?
IntermediateRead: Suddenly, the lights went out. Why does the writer use suddenly?
IntermediateRead: Peter said, I will never give up, and picked up the brush again. What does this tell us about Peter?
ChallengeRead: At first Ken could not swim, but by the end of the summer he swam across the pool. What change do we see in Ken?
ChallengeRead: The dog wagged its tail, and May smiled for the first time that day. What does the dog’s action help to show?
Error redoRead: The story is about a lost dog. A pupil answered that for the question How did Tom feel? What went wrong?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	slowly	Slowly is an adverb that tells us how the action was done.
2	The old man	The subject of the sentence is the person who does the action.
3	Happy	Laughing and clapping show that Ben was happy.
4	Sad and worried	Searching everywhere and crying show worry and sadness.
5	The time and the weather	Setting details give the time and weather.
6	To show something unexpected happened	Suddenly shows that something unexpected has happened.
7	He is determined	His words and action both show that he will not give up.
8	He learned to swim	At first against by the end shows how Ken changed.
9	May began to feel better	The detail of the action shows a change of mood.
10	The pupil gave the topic instead of the feeling asked	The question asked for a feeling, so the topic is not the answer.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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