NZ-5126 Teaching Comp Strategies (Book F)

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Finding similarities and differences Practice page Use strategies similar to those on page 35 to practise finding similarities and differences. (Clues are given to help you.) 1. Echidnas and platypuses have this in common. (a) They both eat freshwater crayfish. (b) They both use their back claws for grooming. (c) They are both covered in a coarse hair. (d) They both feature on an Australian coin. Think! See which piece of information is in the text for both animals. The best answer is . 2. Which two things are only true for echidnas? (a) They are mammals and usually lay two eggs. (b) They have powerful claws and a rubbery bill. (c) They lay one egg and are monotremes. (d) They are monotremes and have webbed feet. Think! Read only the text about echidnas to find the answer for this question. The best answer is . 3. Complete the Venn diagram and then explain what it means. Echidnas and platypuses habitats Land Water Think! Find the parts of the text that say where each animal lives and write ‘echidna’ and ‘platypus’ in the correct space. 4. Describe three ways that the appearance of a platypus and echidna are different. • • Think! Find the parts of the text that describes the way each animals looks. • 5. Explain what is similar about a platypus’s bill and an echidna’s snout. Think! Find the parts of the text about the snout and the bill and see what is similar about them. Teaching comprehension strategies 36 www.ricpublications.co.nz ~ R.I.C. Publications ® ISBN 978-1-925431-24-7
Finding similarities and differences On your own Think about the strategies you have been using to work out these answers. 1. The echidna and the platypus are similar because … (a) (b) (c) (d) they both find food in streams and river beds. they are both covered in coarse hair. they both lay soft-shelled eggs. they both use their tail to keep their offspring close. Think! Look for the information in both of the texts. The best answer is . 2. Explain how the platypus and echidna use their front feet and claws and their back feet and claws differently from each other. (a) front feet/claws: (b) back feet/claws: 3. Complete the chart to help you complete the sentence. Platypuses and echidnas are similar because: (a) (b) (c) they eat insects. they use their back feet as brakes. they have coarse hair. Eats insects Uses feet as brakes Coarse hair Young are puggles platypus echidna (d) their young are called puggles. The best answer is . 4. What is different about the way an echidna and a platypus react when threatened by a predator? 5. What are some similarities in the ways in which echidnas and platypuses produce offspring? R.I.C. Publications ® ~ www.ricpublications.co.nz 37 Teaching comprehension strategies ISBN 978-1-925431-24-7
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword Teaching comprehension str
Page 5 and 6: Teachers notes The following twelve
Page 7 and 8: Curriculum links Book F Level 3: Co
Page 9 and 10: Individual student evaluation Name:
Page 11 and 12: Teachers notes - 2 The focus of thi
Page 13 and 14: Understanding words Learning about
Page 15 and 16: Understanding words On your own Thi
Page 17 and 18: Understanding words Try it out Use
Page 19 and 20: Finding information Learning about
Page 21 and 22: Finding information On your own Thi
Page 23 and 24: Finding information Use the strateg
Page 25 and 26: Identifying the main idea Learn how
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Page 37 and 38: Sequencing Learning about the skill
Page 39 and 40: Sequencing On your own Think about
Page 41 and 42: Sequencing Try it out Use the strat
Page 43: Finding similarities and difference
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Page 49 and 50: Predicting Learn how to work out wh
Page 51 and 52: Predicting On your own Think about
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Page 57 and 58: Predicting Test 3 Name: Date: • Y
Page 61 and 62: Concluding Learning about the skill
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Page 67 and 68: Summarising Learning about the skil
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Page 73 and 74: Inferring Learning about the skill
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Page 85 and 86: Cause and effect Learning about the
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Page 91 and 92: Fact or opinion Learning about the
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Point of view and purpose Learning
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Cause and effect Test 1 Name: Date:
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