Fact/Opinion
Dogs are better than cats
Opinion
I got to the post office just in time. It was about to close for the day.
What time is it likely to be?
in the afternoon. Somewhere between 4:00pm - 5:00pm.
What is compare and contrast
Compare: finding things that are the same
Contrast: finding things that are different
Which one comes first?
We will have dinner before going to the movies
Dinner first
Find the Cause:
The door slammed because of the strong wind.
The strong wind
Verona School is located in Yennora
Fact
Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Sara is.
"Sara is in the library."
What is the comparison in this sentence?
Both the brother and sister felt unwell in the morning before school
They both felt unwell
Which one comes first?
Prior to getting a job the lady had to go to an interview.
Interview then job
Find the effect:
The ice cream melted because the sun was hot
The ice cream melted
What is the fact?
Some people believe beach holidays are the best because the sound of waves have been proven to be relaxing to people
The sound of waves have been proven to be relaxing to people
It ran for its life! Behind it the predator closed the distance. With a flying leap the cotton tailed animal sailed through the air and found the safety of its burrow. The red furred predator predator crashed noisily into the burrows narrow entrance.
What are the two animals involved and what is happening?
There's a fox and a rabbit. The fox is trying to catch the rabbit.
What is the contrast in this text:
Football and soccer are similar as they both have balls and teams are trying to score for points. However, soccer you must kick the ball on the ground and in football you mostly carry it in your arms.
contrast: the way the ball moves on the field i.e. in the arms and being kicked on the ground.
Which one comes last?
The boy pulled a book from the bottom, subsequently the whole stack fell on his head
Find the effects:
Some people don't like running but it has lots of benefits. It helps improve cardiovascular fitness, decreases risks of heart failure and helps people to function better during the day.
It helps improve cardiovascular fitness, decreases risks of heart failure and helps people to function better during the day
What is the opinion?
The killer whale is beautiful, however, it is actually not classified as a whale. It is technically a variety of dolphin.
The killer whale is beautiful
The girls quickly raced across the long platform and jumped onto the passenger compartment structure before the self-closing doors closed.
What are the girls doing?
Jumping onto a train at the station.
Come up with one compare and contrast item for these:
Scooters and Skateboards
Teacher To Decide if answer is correct.
What happens last?
At the onset no one knew what to do, so the instructor had to provide more information.
The instructor had to provide more information
List three positive effects of sleeping well at night.
Teacher to decide if correct.
Find both the fact and the opinion:
One of the most beautiful planets in the milky way solar system is Saturn, which is the 6th planet from the sun.
milky way + 6th planet from the sun.
The wolf lay flat on it's stomach in the snow, not making a sound. A herd of deer ate the grass just down wind of it. The wolf shuffles forward inch by inch, its mouth salivating...
What is the wolf doing?
Hunting a deer to kill.
Even though basketball and soccer are similar, differences do exist. Eventh though an athlete dribbles the ball in both sports, a basketball player uses his hands and a soccer player uses his feet. Usually soccer is played outside on a large field and basketball is played indoors on a court made out of wood.
Teacher to decide if correct.
What is the order of events?
In the beginning the students had to line up for their lunch but prior to that they had to make a lunch order. Subsequently they could have what they want when they got to the front of the line because there was definitely enough food.
1. Make a lunch order
2. Line up
3. You would get what you want.
What are the causes and effects?
Davis already pushed through a sprained left knee to start on Sunday, telling reporters before that game there was "no chance" he would miss it. However, the groin injury forced him out at halftime. He finished with just six points on 2-of-9 shooting in 19 minutes.
Teacher to decide of correct.