RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Tall poppies
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flower buds
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The poppy is a beautiful tall plant
with a single flower at the top of
each stem. Poppies come in many
colours, including white, pink, yellow,
orange, red and blue. Many poppies
have dark centre markings. The most
popular is the deep red corn poppy.
seed sprout
flowering plants
closed pods
seeds fly out of
open pods
Poppies are wildflowers that grow well in soil
that is often disturbed. In the battlefields of the
First World War, corn poppies grew very well. The
soil there had been dug up by soldiers building
trenches, tanks driving over the ground and by
shells exploding on the land.
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When the petals fall from a
poppy flower, a round seed
pod is left at the end of the
stem. When it is ripe and ready
to release its seeds, the top of
the pod opens.
As the stems sway in the
wind, the seeds fly out of the
pod. They are carried on the
breeze and if they land in a
good place they begin to
form a new plant.
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Since then, poppies have been a symbol of
remembrance for people who died fighting in
a war. A poppy is often worn on Remembrance
Day, 11 November. On this day, people around
the world remember and honour those who
fought or served in their country’s wars.
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