20888 ACE Language (Yr 4) Pronoun Reference and Text Connectives

Text structure
and organisation
Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of
linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectives
(ACELA1491)
© Australian Curriculum: Assessment and Reporting Authority 2012
Answers
Same thing - different names ....................... page 33
1. (a) Elephants are mammals. These enormous creatures are the Earth’s
largest land mammals. The only mammals that are bigger than
them are whales. They are usually gentle and they can be trained to
work hard. But it is not a good idea to hurt one or to make it angry.
When one of these gentle giants is angry, it can be very dangerous.
People who have hurt one of them have been attacked a long time
later. They say this is because they never forget.
(b) Elephants are mammals. Elephants are the Earth’s largest land
mammals. The only mammals that are bigger than elephants are
whales. Elephants are usually gentle and elephants can be trained
to work hard. But it is not a good idea to hurt an elephant or to
make it angry. When an elephant is angry, the elephant can be very
dangerous. People who have hurt an elephant have been attacked
a long time later. They say this is because elephants never forget.
(c) Teacher check
2. (a) Caleb was always in trouble. It didn’t matter how hard he tried,
things always seemed to go wrong for the poor boy. One day
his dad planted a new veggie garden. As he was going to have
a shower, he asked his son to give the plants a bit of water. His
willing helper picked up the hose. He had great fun pretending
it was a fi rehose. The happy fi reman worked really hard putting
out an enormous fi re. Then he heard Dad coming back. The busy
waterer looked at Dad’s garden. What had he done? Then … the
terrifi ed boy realised he had washed away every one of Dad’s new
veggie plants.
(b) Caleb was always in trouble. It didn’t matter how hard Caleb tried,
things always seemed to go wrong for Caleb. One day Caleb’s dad
planted a new veggie garden. As he was going to have a shower,
he asked Caleb to give the plants a bit of water. Caleb picked up
the hose. Caleb had great fun pretending it was a fi rehose. Caleb
worked really hard putting out an enormous fi re. Then Caleb heard
Dad coming back. Caleb looked at Dad’s garden. What had Caleb
done? Then … Caleb realised Caleb had washed away every one of
Dad’s new veggie plants.
(c) Teacher check
What’s wrong? ............................................... page 34
Teacher check
Pronoun meaning .......................................... page 35
1. (c) the mess
2. (b) a burger
3. (b) the atmosphere
4. (a) the dirty socks
5. (b) the ripe bananas
6. (b) leaving the pram
Changing words ............................................. page 36
1. (a) There was an old blind king on an island where Jason and his crew
stopped for supplies. Some horrible fl ying creatures called Harpies
were stealing the poor man’s food. The clever captain tricked the
greedy creatures and saved the king from his misery. In return,
the grateful man told them how to escape the clashing rocks the
brave sailors had to sail their ship through. They let a white dove fl y
ahead and followed the beautiful bird to safety.
(b)–(d) Teacher check
2. (a)–(b) Teacher check
What’s the connection? ................................. page 37
1. (a) So
(b) However
(c) In summary
(d) By contrast
(e) Finally
(f) Consequently
(g) Meanwhile
(h) On the other hand
(i) Despite this
(j) Nevertheless
Visit to Disneyland – 2 ................................... page 40
1. (a) Before long, Then
(b) Before long
(c) Then
2. (a) Eventually
(b) Yes
3. (b) when it fi nished
4. (a) Soon
(b) Answers may include: Before long, Then, Suddenly
5. Teacher check
Visit to Disneyland – 3 ................................... page 41
Answers will vary.
1. In summary
2. However
3. Similarly
4. By contrast/Nevertheless
5. For example
6. In addition
7. Teacher check
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