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Invaders from space
Cloze
open, to, had, craft, had, they, UFO, naval, steel, cuts, smoke,
begun, craft, UFO, its, hotly, warship, cannon, streaked,
attacking
Summarising
1. alien spaceships; military ships
2. alien spaceships, naval ship, lifeboats, warship, fighter
jets
3. ‘Suddenly, the “antenna” of the leading UFO had
emitted a reddish beam of light, criss-crossing, stern to
stem, a naval ship below it.’
Possible answer: The lead UFO lasered a naval ship in
half.
4. ‘In support, three fighter jets streaked in, one already
launching already a missile at the attacking invader.’;
Possible answer: Three fighter jets appeared and fired a
missile at the lead UFO.
5. Main events will include:
1. The alien ships appeared.
2. The lead UFO shot at a naval ship.
3. The naval ship began to sink.
4. Four lifeboats launched from the naval ship.
5. The warship fired a shell at the lead UFO.
6. Three fighter jets fired at the lead UFO.
6. Possible answers: alien spaceship, UFO, fired, weapon,
naval ship, sink, lifeboats, launched, warship, fighter jets,
missile
7. Answers will vary.
Pet parade
Cloze
stage, strange, some, traditional, her, leaping, its, catch,
cradled, as, cat, his, group, too, kept, closely, usual, hold,
displayed, ducklings, stage
Determining importance
1. The text is about a school that held a pet parade. It tells
about the pets the children of one class brought. They
brought many different kinds of pets to show.
2. Answers may indicate that there were many different
types of pets.
3. Japanese fighting fish, rat, banded boa constrictor, redfeathered
chicken, dachshund dog
Answers will vary.
4. (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (h) should be crossed.
5.
Pet
name (if
known)
—
Type of pet
Japanese
fighting fish
Owner
Yumi
Hulk rat Spike
Curly
banded boa
constrictor
Brock
One comment
about the pet—
description or
how it acts
frisky, little,
leaps out of
bowl
almost as big
as a cat
stretched out
towards Nora
or her chicken
Rose chicken Nora red-feathered
Frank
dachshund
dog
Simon
wriggles
6. ‘Bring Your Pet Day’ was on. Each class had a turn on
the stage in the hall to show their pet.
7. (a) and (b) should be ticked.
8. Answers will vary but should indicate that people have
different kids of pets and pets look and act differently.
Kite day
Cloze
away, from, blindly, kite, with, ground, spare, paper, repair,
hoists, needs, either, one, and, dragon, it, designs, flying
Inferring
1. Answers will vary.
2. It’s best done away from hazards; for instance, away
from trees like those in the background here; ...
3. He ... and coloured it like Lilith’s ‘bird’.
4. He (Jack) ... along with spare struts, a roll or paper and
sticky tape to repair tears in the ‘sails’.
5. Jack has a box kite; Lilith has a bird-like kite; Fan has a
dragon kite; and diamond kites are in the sky.
6.
What part of What part of
Kite design the kite was the kite was
the ‘sails’? the ‘tether’?
Jack box design sails/boxes
a cord on a
spool
Lilith bird-like bird’s wings
two strings and
handle
Fan dragon dragon’s body
bridle attached
to mouth
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(a) Kites have the same basic structure.
7. Possible question: Why do kites have tethers?
Possible answer: Kites have tethers to keep them from
flying away into the sky and getting lost.
8. Possible question: What are some different ways kites
can be decorated?
Possible answer: Kites can be decorated using ribbons
of fabric; with colour; and with eyes, teeth and spines.
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