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ConnectingPractice passage 1 (Lessons 17-22)

The best pet

Rainy days

The red dragon

Climbing to the top

Polar bearsThe party

RAD readingPractice passage 1: worksheetConnecting: Pictures and captions

Connecting:Pictures and captions

Note: There should be two full sentences for each answer.

1. Rainy days

2. Climbing to the top

3. The red dragon

Think about the best and worst things about rainy days.

This picture reminds me of

Can you name any mountains? Have you read about people who have climbed to the top of mountains? Have you done any climbing or hiking?

This picture makes me think of

Think about dragons that you have read about or seen in movies or on TV.

This picture is like

Draw your own dragon picture.

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6. Polar bears

5. The party

4. The best pet

What do you know about polar bears? Where do they live? How do they stay warm? What do they eat?

This picture makes me think of

Have you ever had a party or been to someone else’s party? What games did you play? What did you eat? Was it fun?


Do you have a pet? Would you like to have one? How do animals make you feel?


Draw your pet or a favourite animal

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ConnectingPractice passage 2 (Lessons 17-22)

If Toys Could Talk-J�XS]W�GSYPH�XEPO��[LEX�HS ]SY�XLMRO�XLI]�[SYPH�WE]�XS�one another?Would the dinosaurs roar at the other toys? Would the dolls tell them to stop? Do action heroes boast about their adventures? What would the GEVW�ERH�XVYGOW�GLEX�EFSYX#�-�[SRHIV�MJ�XIHH]�bears tell bedtime stories.

Look down. If you look very closely, you might see an ant. Ants are everywhere. There are many more ants than people.

Ants are insects. They have six legs. An ant body has three parts: head, thorax and abdomen.

Ants are very strong and fast for their size. They live together in groups and use their strength to carry food back to their nests.

antennae

head

legs

eye thorax

abdomen

RAD readingPractice passage 2: worksheetConnecting: If Toys Could Talk; Ants

Connecting:If Toys Could Talk;Ants

Note: Answers should be written in full sentences where appropriate (Questions 3 and 8)

If Toys Could Talk

3. What does this story remind you of? Is it like anything you have read or seen at the movies or on TV?

The text is like

because

4. Imagine that your toys could talk. What would they say? Draw a picture of one of your toys and complete the speech bubble.

1. What type of text is If Toys Could Talk?Shade the correct answer.

Informative Imaginative Persuasive

2. Draw lines to match the toy with its action.

boast

tell bedtime stories

roar

chat

tell dinosaurs to stop

dinosaurs

dolls

action heroes

cars and trucks

teddy bears

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Would the dinosaurs roar at the other toys? Would

stop? Do action heroes


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Ants5. What type of text is Ants?

Shade the correct answer.

Imaginative Persuasive Informative

6. Where have you seen ants? List two places.

7. There are many di"erent types of insects. Can you name some?

8. Write one or two facts about an insect from your list above.

9. Label this insect (butterfly) with the words from the box.

head antenna thorax abdomen wings

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VisualisingPractice passage 1 (Lessons 23-26)

Everyone loves blowing bubbles.

See the colours swirl and change in the sunlight, as the soapy, slippery bubbles float into the sky.

How many shapes can you make?

Are your bubbles big or small, long or round?

Do the bubbles tickle your nose?

Have you ever tried to catch one?

Blowing Bubbles

RAD readingPractice passage 1: worksheetVisualising: Blowing Bubbles

Visualising:Blowing Bubbles

Note: Answers should be written in full sentences where appropriate (Questions 4 and 5).

1. Circle the four (4) adjectives in this sentence.

Are your bubbles big or small, long or round?

2. Picture bubbles in your mind. List the colours you can see.

3. Write two (2) words from the text that describe how bubbles feel.

4. Write your own paragraph about blowing bubbles. You can choose some words from the box and your own list of colours if you wish.

tinylighterburst

rememberbrightsunnypartyair

freefar

clearbreeze

high


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5. Think of the di"erent places you can see bubbles (e.g., ocean waves at the beach, bubbles in the bath, a bubbling volcano).

Draw a picture of a place where you can see bubbles.

Describe your picture. Where is it? Write about the colours, sounds and smells. What does it feel like? Can you taste it?

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VisualisingPractice passage 2 (Lessons 23-26)

The Green Tree FrogCroak. Croak. Croak.

Have you ever heard the call of a green tree frog? It can squeak too.

When a green tree frog is in danger, it SCREAMS.

You might hear these sounds on a warm night after rain. Green tree frogs love wet weather. They drink through their skin and need to live near water to lay their eggs.

Green tree frogs are a beautiful bright green colour with a creamy-white underside. Some have white spots on their backs. Their green colouring blends into the environment and helps to protect them from predators.

Green tree frogs are great climbers. They have strong legs, webbed fingers and toes, and sticky pads on their feet. They can cling to most surfaces, even glass.

Green tree frogs use their sticky tongues to catch their favourite food – bugs! Green tree frogs hunt for food at night. During the day, they sleep in cool, dark places.

RAD readingPractice passage 2: worksheetVisualising: The Green Tree Frog

Visualising:The Green Tree Frog

Note: Answers should be written in full sentences where appropriate (Question 3).

2. Frogs can be very noisy. Read the text to list three sounds that frogs make.

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3. Why do green tree frogs love the rain? Give two reasons.

a.

b.

5. Frogs can climb trees and other surfaces. What word in the text means to hold onto something very tightly? (second last paragraph)

4. Which two parts of the frog’s body are sticky?

a.

b.

List some other things that are sticky. (e.g., something you eat, something you play with, something you use in the classroom.)

1. What type of text is The Green Tree Frog?Shade the correct answer.

Persuasive Imaginative Informative


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7. Colour the frog using the colours from the paragraph above. Label the picture with the words from the box. Add other features from the green tree frog’s world, such as a pond, tree, grass, and bugs.

6. Circle the colour words in this paragraph.

eye strong legs head mouth webbed toes

Green tree frogs are a beautiful bright green colour with a creamy-white underside. Some have white spots on their backs. Their green colouring blends into the environment and helps to protect them from predators.

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Asking questionsPractice passage 1 (Lessons 27-32)

Tyrannosaurus RexTyrannosaurus means ‘tyrant lizard’. Tyrannosaurus rex lived 65 million years ago, when the earth looked very different to our planet today. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years but not all at the same time. Stegosaurus had been extinct for millions of years before T-Rex appeared. Tyrannosaurus shared its environment with many other dinosaurs, including triceratops and ankylosaurus.

T-Rex was huge, but not the biggest dinosaur of all time. T-Rex had a large skull, strong OHJV�DQG�D�ORQJ��KHDY\�WDLO��7KHUH�ZHUH�WZR�FODZHG�¿QJHUV�RQ�HDFK�RI�LWV�VKRUW�DUPV�

T-Rex needed to eat enormous amounts of food and was a ferocious carnivore. It had a good sense of smell and used its long, serrated teeth and massive jaw to crush and devour its prey.

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12 metres long

RAD readingPractice passage 1: worksheetAsking questions: Tyrannosaurus Rex

Asking questions:Tyrannosaurus Rex

Note: Answers should be written in full sentences where appropriate (Question 2 and 4).

2. When did Tyrannosaurus rex live on the earth?

4. Write your own where, why and how questions about dinosaurs.

Where ?

Why ?

How ?

6. Circle the four (4) adjectives (describing words) in this sentence.

T-Rex had a large skull, strong legs and a long, heavy tail.

3. Name two dinosaurs that lived at the same time as T-Rex.

a.

b.

5. Where could you find answers to your questions beyond the text?

a.

b.

1. What is the main purpose of this text?Shade the correct answer.

to tell us that we should like dinosaursto provide facts about Tyrannosaurus rexto explain how Tyrannosaurus rex became extinct


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8. Draw your own picture of T-Rex or another dinosaur. Give your picture a caption. We write a caption next to a picture to explain what is in the picture.

7. This paragraph talks about eating and hunting.

T-Rex needed to eat enormous amounts of food and was a ferocious carnivore. It had a good sense of smell and used its long, serrated teeth and massive jaw to crush and devour its prey.

Draw lines to match words to their meaning.

animal that eats meat

very fierce

eat hungrily

row of sharp points

very large

ferocious

carnivore

serrated

massive

devour

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Asking questionsPractice passage 2 (Lessons 27-32)

AntarcticaAntarctica is the southernmost place on Earth. It is almost double the size of Australia and is much, much colder.

Antarctica is the windiest and driest continent on the planet. It is a desert because it receives very little rain. Antarctica is surrounded by deep oceans and is covered in thick ice all year round. Icebergs of di$erent shapes and sizes float in the seawater. Antarctica has many volcanoes.

It is too cold for people to make their homes in Antarctica, but many scientists work there to learn more about this icy desert. They study the weather, landscape and wildlife.

Some animals and plants are able to survive the freezing temperatures. Penguins and seals have thick, waterproof coats and extra layers of fat under their skin to protect them from the cold.

We must preserve and protect this beautiful, remote wilderness.

RAD readingPractice passage 2: worksheetAsking questions: Antarctica

Asking questions:Antarctica

Note: Answers should be written in full sentences where appropriate (Questions 2, 3 and 8).

2. What makes Antarctica a desert?

3. Why can’t people make permanent homes in Antarctica?

4. What helps penguins and seals to survive in the extreme cold?

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1. What is the author’s purpose?Shade the correct answer.

to convince people to become scientiststo tell stories about animalsto give people information about Antarctica

5. Does the text answer these questions? YES or NO?Colour the correct box.

Is Antarctica bigger or smaller than Australia? YES NO

What is the windiest continent? YES NO

What are the other continents? YES NO

Does Antarctica have volcanoes? YES NO

How long do scientists stay in Antarctica? YES NO

How many animals live in Antarctica? YES NO


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7. Draw lines to match words to their meaning.

A hill or mountain with a hole in the top. It can explode and throw rocks, ash and lava into the air.

A large piece of ice floating in the ocean.

a far away place

protect and keep safe

iceberg

volcano

preserve

remote

6. Circle the verb in this sentence.

They study the weather, landscape and wildlife.

8. Write your own questions about Antarctica.a. Ask a question about icebergs.

b. Ask a question about animals in Antarctica.

c. Ask a question about transport in Antarctica.

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