Vocabulary
Word Study
Weird Friends
Wolf Island
Reading Skills
100
What are fleas, mosquitoes and ticks all types of?
parasites
100
On the whiteboard, write down 2 VC/CV words.
For example, 'hornet'.
Various answers acceptable.
100
What is the genre of Wierd Friends?
It is an informational text.
100
What genre is Wolf Island?
It is realistic fiction.
100
Why are pictures important in stories?
They help us to understand some of what is going on (because we might not know some of the words). These add to the context.
200
When the natural word gives everything that a species needs to be able to survive, we call this a ____________ in nature.
Guess the missing word
balance
200
Name one VCCV word, compound noun and inflected ending word.
Various answers are acceptable.
200
Name 3 types of symbiosis that animals in the wild might have with each other.
commensalism, mutualism and parasitism.
200
Name at least 4 kinds of animals on Wolf Island half way through the story.
Any three of the following are fine:
Deer, mice, rabbits, squirrels, foxes, different kinds of birds.
200
What is the main part of a story, after the rising action, called?
The climax. This is where the biggest action usually happens.
300
What is the word for something that comes out of a place? It can be used when we talk about bears after hibernation.
emerge
300
Name three compound words, and spell them.
For example, pop/corn.
Various answers acceptable.
300
What are the problems of both the shrimp and the goby fish?
The shrimp cannot see very well, and the goby fish can't dig a hole/burrow for protection.
300
When the wolf pups went on to the raft and it began to float away, why didn't they turn it back and return to the island?
It was because they couldn't turn it back, and were too scared to swim.
300
"If the egret spies danger, it screams. If that doesn't get the rhino's attention, it taps on the rhino's head until the mother and baby gallop to safety"
In the above excerpt, what clue lets you know what 'attention' means?
"..it taps on the rhino’s head until the mother and baby gallop to safety."
This lets us know that the rhino did something because it was alerted.
400
What is the word for something that is free and ready to use?
available
400
"In the morning, John and his brother started to get ready. They were walking to school when they saw their friend, Josh."
Find the two inflected endings in the above sentence.
started, walking.
400
Why do water thick-knees build their nests next to crocodiles' nests?
To get free protection (of course).
400
Why, in the story, were there not many baby bunnies born in one year?
It was because the rabbits had less to eat, as the deer were eating their food, so they didn't make many babies.
400
What sentence could go with this picture?
1.More people travelled to the mountain in 2012 because of the weather.
2. In 2012, climate change had made much of the snow melt.
3. 1913 was hotter than 2012.
2. In 2012, climate change had made much of the snow melt.
500
"In Taiwan, a beautiful _____________ next to China, there are not a huge _______________ of pangolin. The Taiwan pangolin is endangered. To make sure it survives, people need to look after its habitat and ___________ to ensure it stays healthy and its numbers can eventually increase."
Find the missing words
island, population, well-being.
500
Find the 5 VC/CV words:
"When the kitten leaped onto the napkin, it knocked over a cup of milk. Mia grabbed a basket to clean up the mess, but the pumpkin rolled off the table and made her laugh. After she finished, she found her favorite helmet and went outside to ride her bike."
When the kitten leaped onto the napkin, it knocked over a cup of milk. Mia grabbed a basket to clean up the mess, but the pumpkin rolled off the table and made her laugh. After she finished, she found her favorite helmet and went outside to ride her bike.
500
Which animal is described as a 'slow and lazy reptile' that licks up bugs, slugs and moths from its friend's cliff-top burrow?
The tuatara.
500
Why were the wolves from the island not able to thrive in on the mainland when they crossed over?
It was because the mainland had its own wolves that ate the animals there.
500
What is the problem here? And what would be a good/realistic solution?
Varying reponses are acceptable.