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VOCABULARY - Developing your language/word skills
Find a synonym for each word: (Help?)
1) 8th word, paragraph 3, pg25 [1 mk]
2) last word, 1st sentence, last paragraph, pg26 [1 mk]
"GONE" is the last word, 1st sentence, last paragraph, pg26.
3) 4th word, paragraph 2, page 27 [1 mk]
Find an antonym for each word: (Help?)
4) 7th word, sentence 2, paragraph 2, page 26. [1 mk]
"THICK" is the 7th word, sentence 2, paragraph 2, page 21.
5) last word, paragraph 1, page 27. [1 mk]
"TOP" is the last word, paragraph 1, page 27.
6) 3rd word, 2nd paragraph, page 28. [1 mk]
NOUNS,
VERBS,
ADJECTIVES,
ADVERBS:
7) Read paragraph 2, page 30. Name any 2 NOUNS. [1 mk]
8) Read paragraph 3, page 32. Name any 2 VERBS.
[1 mk]
9) Read page 30. Name any 2 ADJECTIVES. [1 mk]
10) Read page 31. Name any ADVERB. [1 mk]
ALLITERATION:
11) Write an example of alliteration relating to any of these 3 texts. [2 mks]
PROOF-READING:
12) 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]
Leonardo da Vinci was a great Italian artist and inventor. He lived about 500 years ago.
He panted many famuse paintings such as the Mona Lisa, which is my favrite painting.
He also invented types of helicoptars, war tanks and lots of other intresting things.
I think Leonardo da Vinci must have been a very thoughtful and inteligent person.
[VOCABULARY sub-total: 15 marks]
EXTENSION - Developing a variety of skills and enriching our reading experience
13) Do the activity described in the article, "Grow Your Own Crystals". Tell your teacher about the shape of the salt crystals. [3 mks]
14) Prepare a presentation for the class about how salt is made. You may use OHP transparencies, pictures, diagrams, or whatever in your presentation. The class will vote for half of your marks.
Discuss this activity with your teacher before starting. [8 mks]
15) Write a haiku poem about salt. [2 mks]
JOURNAL References:
16) Who took the cover photographs? [1 mk]
Best places to look: At the end of the piece of writing, the "Acknowledgements" section (back of journal) or the "Contents" page.
17) What did Joy Cowley write? Give the title. Also, what kind of writing is it? [1 mk]
When you think of "kind of writing", think about whether it is a story, an article, or whatever - a check of the "Table of Contents" might help. You could also consider "genre"
18) Who illustrated Inez Hames' story? [1 mk]
Best places to look: At the end of the piece of writing, the "Acknowledgements" section (back of journal) or the "Contents" page.
19) Who illustrated Mr Snail? [1 mk]
Best places to look: At the end of the piece of writing, the "Acknowledgements" section (back of journal) or the "Contents" page.
[EXTENSION sub-total: 17 marks]
COMPREHENSION - Developing thinking skills
Salt from Sea Water
20) What is this article all about? [1 mk]
21) Where is the setting for this article? [1 mk]
Setting
Think about both time and place.
Say when the action of your story takes place. What year, or which years? It could be a period in time (e.g. the sixties, the nineties, etc.). It could be the past, present, or future - just be as specific as you can be.
Say where the action of your story takes place. There may be more than one place. It may be a country, a city or town, a house, a forest, and so on. It could even be a non-Earth setting!
22) Explain what is happening in the top photograph on page 27? [2 mk]
23) Why does the very salty water seem to become red in colour? [1 mks]
The Old Woman Who Wanted to Cook With Salt Water
24) Who or what was the chief? [1 mk]
25) What did the old woman use to transport the salt water? [1 mk]
26) What did the old woman think she had done when she saw that the tide had gone out? [1 mk]
[27] How did the old woman feel at the end of the story? Give reasons for what you say. [2 mks]
28) Compare both pictures on pages 31 and 32. Explain what they show and how they are different. [2 mks]
[29] Think of a different title for this story and give some reasons for your choice. [2 mks]
[30] What is your opinion about the old woman in this story? Back up what you say with reasons! [2 mks]
[COMPREHENSION sub-total: 16 marks]
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