8501RB Comprehension through cloze_Book 2_Print low res watermarked
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Answers<br />
Jane’s house<br />
Hidden kittens<br />
Cloze<br />
friend, house, bigger, two, dog, chase, play, f<strong>low</strong>er,<br />
butterflies, front, grow<br />
Inferring<br />
1.–6. Answers will vary.<br />
The lighthouse<br />
Cloze<br />
hill, boats, land, night, house, pelican, three, swim, whale, air,<br />
boat<br />
Determining importance<br />
1. This story tells us that a lighthouse helps the boats to<br />
see where the land is at night.<br />
2. The animals<br />
3.<br />
Animal<br />
name<br />
Sea creature?<br />
Yes/No<br />
Information about this<br />
animal<br />
Pelican No<br />
The big pelican stands up<br />
on the rocks and spreads its<br />
huge wings.<br />
Dolphins Yes<br />
Three dolphins swim past the<br />
lighthouse each morning.<br />
Whale Yes<br />
The gigantic whale swims<br />
past and b<strong>low</strong>s air and water<br />
out of its b<strong>low</strong>hole.<br />
4.–5. Answers will vary.<br />
6. Information Important Inte<strong>res</strong>ting<br />
The lighthouse stands up tall<br />
on the hill.<br />
3<br />
It helps the boats to know<br />
where the land is when they 3<br />
travel past at night.<br />
A lot of animals can be seen in<br />
the area.<br />
3<br />
There is a family of three<br />
dolphins that swim past the<br />
lighthouse each morning.<br />
3<br />
7.–8. Answers will vary.<br />
Tubing trouble<br />
Cloze<br />
sister, river, rope, fast, swim, rock, cut, tube, oar, Fran, tie<br />
Making connections<br />
1.–6. Answers will vary.<br />
7. Lifeguard or lifesaver<br />
8. Answers will vary but could include: the tubes go<br />
inside ty<strong>res</strong>.<br />
9. Answers will vary.<br />
Cloze<br />
sun, birds, sky, Cat, find, wall, find, top, tree, kitten, head,<br />
Kittens<br />
Clarifying/Declunking<br />
1. Answers will vary but could include: The kittens were<br />
playing a game.<br />
2. 4<br />
3. Word Syllables Meaning<br />
shining 2 Something bright and g<strong>low</strong>ing<br />
thought 1 An idea in your mind<br />
underneath 3 Be<strong>low</strong> or under something<br />
burrowed 2 Dug a hole<br />
4.–5. Answers will vary.<br />
6. Root word Past tense -ing form<br />
e.g. hide hid hiding<br />
shine shone shining<br />
fly flew flying<br />
walk walked walking<br />
find found finding<br />
decide decided deciding<br />
7. Short ‘i’ sound Long ‘i’ sound<br />
e.g. hid<br />
kitten<br />
ginger<br />
it<br />
walking<br />
find<br />
hide<br />
stripe<br />
behind<br />
high<br />
time<br />
sky<br />
Naughty sheep<br />
Cloze<br />
hill, farmhouse, f<strong>low</strong>er, cane, cow, sheep, roof, flies, tree,<br />
quiet, sleep<br />
Questioning<br />
1.–2. Answers will vary.<br />
3. The cow is unhappy because the sheep are always<br />
playing and she can’t sleep.<br />
4.–9. Answers will vary.<br />
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