Reading Comprehension - Australian Teacher

Smarten up in English (age 7-8)ContentsTeachers Notes 4Grammar Nouns: Explanation and exercises 5Grammar Verbs: Explanation and exercises 6Grammar Adjectives: Explanation and exercises 7Identifying Relationships Matching words; classifying. 8Thinking About What Will Happen Creative thinking and writing. 9Reading Comprehension Estelle and Catherine story. 10Reading Comprehension Ant and bee story. 11Reading Comprehension Story about Ella the tiny elephant. 12Reading Comprehension Mouse and mountain goats story. 13Punctuation Capital letters, full stops, question marks and apostrophes. 14Identifying the Main Idea Read paragraph and write its main idea in a full sentence. 15Making Interesting Sentences Write the endings for given sentence beginnings. 16Thinking About What You Read Thinking about context using „Beach‟ theme. 17Comparing Word Meanings Homophones: words that sound alike. 18Comparing Word Meanings More homophones. 19Changes in Word Meanings Homonyms: same word, different meaning. 20Changes in Word Meanings More homonyms. 21Synonyms & Antonyms Select from a list; write sentences. 22Think & Write Completing sentences: encourage use of adjectives, verbs and adverbs. 23Logic of Actions Complete the sentence by choosing the correct matching phrase. 24Choose the Correct Word Sentences: choose words and place them in context. 25Choose the Correct Word Story: choose words and place them in context. 26Reading Comprehension Man and camel story. 27Reading Comprehension Poor man and buried treasure story. 28Reading Comprehension Poor man and dog in the forest story. 29Cloze Exercise Think of words to complete the frog and bee story. 30Comparing Word Meanings Assorted exercises. 31Steps in a Process Exercises in sequencing. 32Analysing a Story Robbie and his coins; Jenny‟s dream. 33Logic of Actions Thinking logically using „Beach‟ theme. 34Comparing & Contrasting Things that are alike; things that are different. 35Missing Words Choosing words from a list to complete a story. 36Parts of a Whole Placing nouns in given categories. 37Words that Match Some words go together. Can you identify the word pairs? 38Comparing & Contrasting Thinking about categories. 39Comparing & Contrasting How are cats and dogs alike? How are they different? 40Comparing & Contrasting How are pelicans & eagles alike? How are they different? 41Word Meanings More synonyms and antonyms. 42Definition & Example Knowing which is which; written exercises. 43Mixed Exercises Choosing words from a list. Writing sentences. 44Solutions 45© Intelligent Australia Productions