Read "Holly and the Frog Prince"

1.    Why was Holly bored?   [2 marks]

2.    How did Holly feel about kissing a frog?   [1 mark]

3.    Who or what is Bindi? Why do you say this?   [2 marks]

4.    What happened at the end of this story?   [2 marks]

Read "Sleepy Koalas"

5.    According to the article, what are the two main activities of koalas?   [2 marks]

6.    What does "koala" mean?   [1 mark]

7.    Why are koalas called "koalas"?   [2 marks]

8.    Why did millions of koalas die?   [2 marks]

If you are interested in finding out more about the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, their wesbite URL is: http://www.koala.net/default.htm, or you can click here

Read "Orfie the Flying Fox"

9.    Does this title suit the story? Explain.   [2 marks]

10.    Why did the father say that the flying fox's name no longer suited him at the end of the story? Give a full answer.   [2 marks]

FIND WORDS FROM THE TEXT WHICH MEAN THE SAME AS:

11)   appeared (p16)   [1 mark]

12)   require (p16)   [1 mark]

School Journals Part 1, Number 5, 1999, Learners' Grid, http://www.learnersgrid.com, AJBerghuis,2004-2019©
FIND THESE WORDS IN THE TEXT, THEN PUT THEM IN SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:

13)   sanctuaries (p17)   [1 mark]

14)   pouch (p18)   [1 mark]

FIND THESE WORDS IN THE TEXT, THINK OF A BETTER SYNONYM, THEN PUT THEM IN SENTENCES OF YOUR OWN:

15)   eating (paragraph 1, p16)   [1 mark]

16)   killed (paragraph 1, p17)   [1 mark]

Complete any TWO (2) tasks below

17)    Pretend you are a baby koala, like the one mentioned in the article, "Sleepy Koalas". Write a diary entry about a day in your life. You will need to include information about what you hear and smell (and, maybe, see, if you are big enough to be riding on your mother's back).   [4 marks]

18)   Pretend you are the flying fox the family from the story, "Orfie the Flying Fox", kept. Write a diary entry for a day in your life in their house. Use information from the story to help!   [4 marks]

19)   Create an information poster about either koalas or flying foxes. Design and content are both important. You will need to do some extra research for this task.   [4 marks]