Unit 1 - Fables
Give an example of a fable we read in class.
The ant and the grasshopper
Auntie Anthea & Gentle Geoffrey
The man with the coconuts
Which of these 2 text types uses INFORMAL language:
Blog
Biography
blog
Give a simile for a diamond.
The diamond shines like a star.
How many syllables does this word have?
'visible'
Name two features of a fable.
moral/lesson is learned
animals that act like humans
short stories
Give word that uses a prefix.
automatic
redo
disrespectful
mistake
Give a metaphor for an sapphire.
(a sapphire is a blue gem stone)
A sapphire is the blue ocean.
What is the past, present and future form of the verb 'to have'?
had, have/has, will have
Give two modal verbs.
can/cannot
should/should't
could/couldn't
would/wouldn't
may
might
ought to
What tense is this paragraph written in?
On the ISS we eat packaged food, I really miss fresh food. Every morning, I eat scrambled eggs from a packet (eugh!) and drink enough water to keep me hydrated.
present
eat, miss, drink, keep
Change this simile to a metaphor.
Her eyes were as green as emeralds.
her eyes were green emeralds.
Does this sentence use alliteration?
Why or why not?
The nice knight never knelt.
Rewrite this sentence with the correct punctuation:
Please help me load these coconuts said the old man they keep falling
"Please help me load these coconuts," said the old man, "they keep falling."
Name all the FANBOYS connectives and give a sentence that correctly uses one of them.
I went to space but I didn't go on the ISS.
3 lines
5-7-5 syllable count
literal description, action, figurative language
Change this indirect speech sentence to direct:
Neil Armstrong said, "I was the first man on the moon and my footprint is still there."
Neil Armstrong said that he was the first man on the moon and that his footprint was still there.
Give the past, present and future tense of the verb 'to be'.
is/am/are
will be
What is an adverbial phrase? Give an example of a sentence that uses one.
An adverbial phrase tells us when, where or how the verb happens.
In the middle of the night, the spaceship landed.
'in the middle of the night' = adverbial phrase
Which line in this Haiku has the INCORRECT syllable count.
Summer warmth is here
Time for the beach and ice cream
Hot like a frying pan
3rd line
frying pan could be replaced with oven to make the syllable count correct.
Name the 4 noun types and give an example for each.
Common - table
Proper - Horizon International School
Collective - A swarm of bees
Abstract - happiness, sorrow, friendship, anger, fear