Thursday

Write the sentences in your book and add all the missing punctuation marks.

I cant find my homework said Mia and its due today
If we hurry whispered Tom we might catch the bus
This puzzle explained Aisha is harder than it looks
I really wanted to win admitted Sam but I still had fun
When the bell rings reminded the teacher line up quietly

26.02.26

LC: To draw nets of 3D shapes

The Day the Sky Turned Orange

At exactly 4:17 p.m., the sky above Maple Street turned the colour of a ripe tangerine. Not pink. Not gold. Orange — bright and bold, like someone had spilt a giant pot of paint across the clouds.

Twelve-year-old Aisha dropped her football and stared upward. Even Mrs Patel, who was famous for never being surprised by anything (including the time a goat wandered into her classroom), paused mid-sentence.

A warm breeze swept along the pavement, lifting crisp packets and rustling the leaves so they whispered like gossiping neighbours. The air smelled faintly of bonfires and cinnamon. Somewhere in the distance, a dog barked — once, sharply — as if announcing that something important was happening.

“It’s the end of the world,” muttered Sam dramatically, shielding his eyes.

But Aisha didn’t think it felt like an ending. The light wasn’t frightening; it was glowing and soft, wrapping around houses and trees as though the whole street had been gently polished. Windows shimmered. Shadows stretched lazily. Even the grumpy cat from Number 22 blinked in slow approval.

Then, just as suddenly as it had arrived, the colour began to fade. Orange melted into peach, peach into pink, and pink into the ordinary blue of early evening.

For a moment, nobody spoke.

And then the street burst into chatter — excited, relieved, delighted chatter — because everyone knew they had seen something rare. Something that didn’t happen every Tuesday.

Aisha picked up her football, grinning. Maple Street looked exactly the same as it always had.

But it didn’t feel the same.

Questions

Retrieval

At what exact time did the sky change colour?
What unusual event is Mrs Patel famous for not being surprised by?

Inference

Why does Aisha think the orange sky does not feel like “an ending”?
What does the final line suggest about how the people on Maple Street feel after the event?

Writer’s Choice

Why has the writer described the sky as “the colour of a ripe tangerine” instead of just saying “orange”?
What effect does the phrase “the street burst into chatter” create?

Thursday 26th February