1) Read the article and, with your group and teacher, organise your own survey of the popularity
of a particular food of your own choice. Be prepared to share your findings with the class. [3 mks]
Tricky Science - K.E. Anderson
2) Read this short article and practise and do the trick. Present it as the article suggests. [3 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 6 marks
School Journal Part 1, Number 2, 1997
Zorro and the Bubble Bath - K.E. Anderson
3) In 5 or 6 sentences, give a plot summary of this story. [3 mk]
4) Why did Mum want Zorro out of the house? [1 mk]
5) Why did the children give Zorro a bath instead of hosing him down? [1 mk]
6) Why do you think Mum didn't notice that the bath water was all dirty? [1 mk]
Battle of the Monster Trucks - John Medcalf
7) Who or what is Big Foot and what is special about it? [2 mks] [Help?]
8) Explain the contest between Kiwi Thunder and Big Foot. Don't say what happened,
say what the point of their contest was. [2 mks]
How to Make a Paper Cup - Jane Buxton
9) Follow the instructions to make the cup. Then teach someone else to make a cup.
Then both of you show your teacher you can both make the cup. [4 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 14 marks
10) Give three important facts from this article. [3 mks]
Crazy Answers - Mark Casson
11) Practise and perform this play for the class. Make sure everyone has speaking parts. [5 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 8 marks
12) Why did Nic call his rat Dog? [1 mk]
13) Imagine you are Dog. Write a diary entry about a day in your life with Nic. Use
plenty of information from the article. [3 mks] [Help?]
SUB-TOTAL: 4 marks
14) Use the current phone book to find the phone number of: ________________________ [1 mk]
15) On a map of the world, show these places:
Auckland, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, the Gobi Desert [2 mks]
16) Draw the national flag of Denmark. [1 mk]
18) Write a book review and email it to your teacher. [5 mks]
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