Peter and Wendy Spencer

Logan (12/11/1970)

(m)

Married

Annie Brown

Casey (11/10/1972)

(f)

Married John Smith

Tracey (12/09/1975)

(m)

Billy David Clarry

To the left is the family tree of Peter and Wendy Spencer. Analyse the tree to help answer the following questions. The tree is still under construction

1. Who did Logan marry?

2. What is Logan’s wife full name

3. Who did Casey marry?

4. What is Casey’s full name?

5. Is Tracey a boy or a girl

6. What is Clarry’s full name?

7. What is the relationship between Billy and Clarry?

8. What is the age difference between Logan and Tracey?

9. Who is older Billy or David?

Inference: Read the comic strip to help answer the questions below.

1) Why is the insect flying down to the plant in Picture 2?

2) Where does the insect go after it leaves the plant?

3) What happens to the insect in Picture 6? _

4) What is the fish probably thinking in Picture 7?

5) What are two things about Picture 9 which show that the man is looking forward to eating the fish?

6) The leaves in Picture 10 have holes in them. How did the holes most likely get there?

7) How is the man in Picture 10 probably feeling?

8) What does the dotted line in Picture 10 show?

9) Why is the man putting poison on the plant in Picture 11?

b)

When the dog says, "My owner thinks he's won the war", what war is he talking about? ______________________________________________________________________

c)

In the second verse the dog says, "I'm not scratching any more". Why isn't he scratching any more? ______________________________________________________________________

d)

What is the most likely reason that the dog had to sleep in the shed? ______________________________________________________________________

e)

What made the boy decide to let the dog sleep beside his bed? ______________________________________________________________________

b)

When the dog says, "My owner thinks he's won the war", what war is he talking about? ______________________________________________________________________

c)

In the second verse the dog says, "I'm not scratching any more". Why isn't he scratching any more? ______________________________________________________________________

d)

What is the most likely reason that the dog had to sleep in the shed? ______________________________________________________________________

e)

What made the boy decide to let the dog sleep beside his bed? ______________________________________________________________________

Read the poem "Flea Feast" and answer the questions below.

A) Who are the "victims" the flea talks about in the first verse?

B) Write down two words from the first verse that give an idea of who the victims are.

C) When the dog says, "My owner thinks he's won the war", what war is he talking about?

D) In the second verse the dog says, "I'm not scratching any more". Why isn't he scratching any more?

E) What is the most likely reason that the dog had to sleep in the shed?

F) What made the boy decide to let the dog sleep beside his bed?

G) In the last verse the flea talks about having a "change of diet". Who will probably be the flea's new victim?

H) What happens in the poem that gives an idea of who the flea's new victim will be?

Moods1) Who is the girl in this poem feeling angry with?

• ___________________• Write down three things the girl says or does to show

she feels angry.• i)

_________________________________________________________

• ii)_________________________________________________________

• iii)_________________________________________________________

• 2) What are two things that help the girl calm down?

• i)_____________________________ __________________________

• ii)_____________________________

• 3) What does the girl do, to show that she doesn’t feel angry with her family

any more?___________________________

___________________________

I stumped off, angrily,Far away fromMy stupid family.

I think I even quite enjoyedKicking cow pats,I was so annoyed.

By the open sea I sat for hours.Then, wandering around,I picked wild flowers –

A big bright bunch,Carried homeIn time for lunch.

Alan Bagnall

Sailing

Read about sailing an Olympic course and answer the questions that follow.

Olympic Course• An Olympic yacht course is the race layout most

frequently used in regattas for yachts of all classes. The distance between the buoys varies according to the class. The length of the course depends on the class and number of yachts, the stretch of water, and the weather conditions. Buoys mark the course. Races last between 45 minutes and 1.5 hours.

Sailing Techniques

• Sailing requires the mastery of techniques such as tacking, jibing, and sail use such as using a spinnaker.

• Tacking is moving in a zig-zag way and switching the sails from one side of the boat to the other, when the wind is coming from in front of the boat.

• Jibing is when the wind is coming from the back of the boat. Jibing requires good skills; the sail swings about 160° from one side of the boat to the other.

• A spinnaker is a large sail, set at the front of the boat, that can increase boat speed if a strong wind is behind you.

Read the poem and look at the illustrations to help you answer the questions.

a) This World Cup final is a game of

(A) playground cricket.

(B) cricket max.

(C) one day cricket.

(D) test cricket.

b) In picture D the artist has drawn a person with the bat swung back. Give three other ways the artist has shown the action of hitting the ball.

i)_____________________________________________________________________

ii)_____________________________________________________________________

iii)_____________________________________________________________________

c) Which picture (A, B, C, D, or E) best shows each event in bold print?

i) “When Wright was given out for running off with friend”.

Picture ______

ii) “Crowe hit two scintillating fours before departing to buy an ice cream”.

Picture ______

d) What are two things which happened in the game to show it wasn’t a real World Cup final?

i)

ii)

e) The person writing the poem thinks that his team is more important than the other team.

(Write down some words from the poem which show this.)

The world Cup Final

It was Us versus Them, final of the World Cup which never was.

Us: Wright, Rutherford, Crowe, Jones, and Smith. Them: Who cares?

We were soon on top, though an opening stand of ten came to a end when Wright was given out for running off with a friend. Rutherford was next to go, Got homework, gotta split.Crowe hit two scintillating fours before departing to buy an ice cream from the corner store. Jones didn't even get to bat, he'd taken the bus home so that was that. Smith attacked the bowler by chasing him with the roller. They all claimed this wasn't cricket and went home taking the wicket. We won. Gary Langford