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School Junior Journal Number 9 1998   (Various authors)

Learning Media Ltd, Wellington, NZ
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Comprehension and language skills    

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VOCABULARY - Developing your language/word skills

Find a synonym for each word:

 1) 6th word, page 4 [1 mk]  

 2) last word, 1st sentence, 1st paragraph, pg 13 [1 mk]  

 3) 8th word, page 13. [1 mk]  

Find a antonym for each word:

 4) Last word, 3rd sentence, page 13. [1 mk]  

 5) Last word, page 25. [1 mk]  

 6) last word, p27. [1 mk]  



PRONOUNS, VERBS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS:

 7) Read page 16. Name any PRONOUN. [1 mk]

 8) Read page 15. Name any 2 VERBS. [1 mk]

 9) Read page 31. Name any 2 ADJECTIVES. [1 mk]

 10) Rewrite the first sentence of page 14 in your book and include a suitable ADVERB. [1 mk]



ALLITERATION:

 11) Write an example of alliteration relating to the story, "Fox and Lion", retold by John O'Brien. [1 mk]



ONOMATOPOIEA:

 12) Write an example of onomatopoeia relating to the play, "Counting Crocodiles", by Jill Brasell. [1 mk]



SIMILE:

 13) Write an example of simile relating to the play, "Counting Crocodiles", by Jill Brasell. [1 mk]



PROOF-READING:

 14) Click [here] to get the text you must proofread. There are 6 errors.
Use the computer (or similar) to complete this task. You will need to copy-and-paste this passage to an editing software (any will do - e.g. Word, Notepad, Google Docs, email, and so on) - and email (or similar) your corrected version to your teacher.

Your teacher will explain your task in more detail. [3 mks]

[VOCABULARY sub-total: 16 marks]


EXTENSION - Developing a variety of skills and enriching our reading experience

 15) On a map of the world, show the country "The Crow and the Peacock" comes from. Also, draw that country's national flag, and say what the main language(s) is/are. [3 mks]  

 16) COLLABORATE: As a group, practice and present the play, "Counting Crocodiles". Make sure everyone has a speaking part. [4 mks]

 17) Read a story from your journal to someone at home. Practise your reading. Your are aiming for fluency and expression. Get whoever you read to to mark your reading below.

TITLE:___________________________________________

Please circle a number (10 = perfect, 0 = Lots of improvement needed):

FLUENCY: 10....9....8....7....6....5....4....3....2....1....0

EXPRESSION: 10....9....8....7....6....5....4....3....2....1....0

Signed:_____________________    [3 mks]





JOURNAL References:

18) Who took the cover art? [1 mk]  

19) What did Alan Bagnall write? Give the title. Also, what kind of writing is it? [1 mk]  

20) Who illustrated Lynne Allen's story? [1 mk]  

21) Who illustrated "Fox and Lion"? [1 mk]  

[EXTENSION sub-total: 14 marks]


COMPREHENSION - Developing thinking skills

Fox and Lion - John O'Brien

 22) Name the main character or characters of this story. [1 mk]  

 23) Use the PLOT SUMMARY FLOW CHART to give a plot summary of this story. Note down only the most important parts of the story. [5 mks] 

 24) Why did Fox decide to NOT go into the cave? [2 mks]  

 25) Describe the character of Lion? Give reasons for what you say. [2 mks]  



The Crow and the Peacock - Barbara Beveridge

 26) Name the main character or characters of this story. [1 mk]  

 27) Use the PLOT SUMMARY FLOW CHART to give a plot summary of this story. Note down only the most important parts of the story. [5 mks] 

 28) According to this story, how were the crow and peacock different from the way they are now? [1 mk]  

 29) How did crow feel after peacock had painted him? Why did he feel this way? [1 mk]  

 30) Explain what is happening in the illustration on page 30. Give a full answer. [3 mks]  

 31) In one sentence, explain what the story, "The Centre of the World" is all about. [2 mks]  

 32) In one sentence, explain what the story, "Matthew Likes To Write" is all about. [2 mks]  

 33) 33) List 3 facts about spiders that you can find in the article, Spider's Web. [3 mks]  


[COMPREHENSION sub-total: 28 marks]