20895 ACE Language (Yr 6) Structures and Language Features
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Text structure<br />
<strong>and</strong> organisation<br />
Underst<strong>and</strong> how authors often innovate on text structures <strong>and</strong><br />
play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic,<br />
humorous <strong>and</strong> persuasive purposes <strong>and</strong> effects (<strong>ACE</strong>LA1518)<br />
© Australian Curriculum: Assessment <strong>and</strong> Reporting Authority 2012<br />
Answers<br />
The solitary troll <strong>and</strong> the<br />
three skinny goats – 3 .....................................page 38<br />
1. The solitary troll <strong>and</strong> the three skinny goats; Teacher check alternative<br />
titles.<br />
2. The orientation occurs in the fi rst paragraph. It includes who (ugly troll,<br />
Trevor), when (Once upon a time) <strong>and</strong> where (the l<strong>and</strong> of Sc<strong>and</strong>ia).<br />
3. Trevor had unpleasant features (which) deterred others from<br />
approaching him (para. 2). He had no troll friends (para. 2) .... His one<br />
dream was to fi nd a place of his own <strong>and</strong> live his life without censure<br />
(para 2.).<br />
4. Trevor found a nice home under a bridge. He caught troll fl u which<br />
gave him a rough voice. The fi rst Billy Goat Buff crossed the bridge <strong>and</strong><br />
was frightened by Trevor. The second Billy Goat Buff crossed the bridge<br />
<strong>and</strong> was frightened by Trevor. The third Billy Goat Buff came onto the<br />
bridge <strong>and</strong> conversed with Trevor, boasting how attractive he was.<br />
Trevor appeared <strong>and</strong> the third Billy Goat Buff seemed to think he was<br />
unique. Trevor was appreciated <strong>and</strong> went to the hillside to eat with the<br />
goats.<br />
5. Trevor was appreciated for his uniqueness <strong>and</strong> who he was, <strong>and</strong><br />
becomes friends with the goats.<br />
6. Teacher check<br />
7. Trevor made friends, was not lonely <strong>and</strong> he was appreciated for who he<br />
was.<br />
The solitary troll <strong>and</strong> the<br />
three skinny goats – 4 .....................................page 39<br />
1. Answers will vary but may include the following: laboured, remained,<br />
roared, replied, contemplated, repeated, ventured, emerged, braced,<br />
widened, opened, closed, joined<br />
2. Answers may include: roared, replied, contemplated, repeated, waffl ed<br />
3. (a) ’After’ should be underlined. Sentences may vary slightly but should<br />
be similar to: Trevor searched for a long time before he found a<br />
home. Trevor found a comfortable abode beneath a bridge.<br />
(b) ’<strong>and</strong>’ should be underlined. Sentences may vary slightly but should<br />
be similar to: Gradually, his home began to feel ’lived in’. Gradually,<br />
his fl u improved.<br />
4. (a) as long as a tree trunk<br />
(b) (i) obnoxious behaviour, such illustrious company, totally<br />
fl ummoxed, such fi ne examples of olfactory or ocular organs, a king<br />
among the stupendous, revered, treasured (ii) emerged cautiously,<br />
utterly appalled, horrendous appearance, braced for the ridicule<br />
that usually followed<br />
5. (a) staccato, skipping<br />
(b) solitary occupations, one dream was to ... live life without censure<br />
Can you h<strong>and</strong>le it? ...........................................page 40<br />
1. Teacher check<br />
2. (a) ... solution to all your problems; cater for all your needs<br />
(b) most compact, user-friendly device ever invented; operated simply<br />
<strong>and</strong> easily<br />
(c) connoisseurs of distinction, surpasses others by a country mile, only<br />
the best manufacturers<br />
3. Put your h<strong>and</strong> up for one today!, Now you really do have a reason to<br />
stick your fi ngers in your ears!<br />
4. Answers will vary but should indicate exaggeration.<br />
Holidays that don’t ’suck’! ..............................page 41<br />
1. Teacher check<br />
2. (a) unique<br />
(b) extraordinary<br />
3. Holidays that don’t ’suck’!, Count Tours, pale imitations, clan, sink their<br />
fangs into, slayer, lord of the clan, life’s blood, Don’t get sucked into ...,<br />
dead holiday, cross, stake, still light outside<br />
4. Teacher check<br />
Gaya-dari the platypus ....................................page 43<br />
1. At fi rst Biggoon was cajoling <strong>and</strong> unthreatening; then he tried to<br />
intimidate her with violence/soothing, threatened<br />
2. Biggoon began to believe the duck was contented with her new life<br />
<strong>and</strong> ceased guarding her day <strong>and</strong> night. He returned to his former<br />
practice of sleeping for long periods during the daytime.<br />
3. stealthily, swum away as swiftly as she could. Teacher check student<br />
explanations<br />
4. dismay, banished, scorned, retreated, hide, unseen, too lonely <strong>and</strong><br />
miserable, desolate, waste away, forgotten, in grief<br />
5. Teacher check<br />
6. Answers will vary but may include: Her name may not be known; The<br />
duck herself may not be important to the storyteller, rather she is simply<br />
a means to explain how the platypus was created.<br />
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