Reading Assignment 4411

Name:_________________________
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School Journal Part 2, Number 4, 1994
Tough Talk - David Hill

1) Who are Jed's brother and sister? [1 mk]

2) What was so unusual about the garden gnome? [1 mk]

3) Why do you think the aliens decided not to invade Earth? [2 mks]   [Help?]

4) Give a full explanation of what you think is happening in the illustration on page 9. [ 1 mk]   [Help?]


My Other Jandal - Don Franks

5) As a group, practise and present this poem to the class. Make sure everyone speaks. [3 mks]


Darling Duck and the Fortune Teller - Brian Birchall

6) How did Darling Duck know that the fortune teller was a fake? [2 mks]

7) This story celebrates a certain personal quality. What is it? [1 mk]


How to Make a Danish Heart Basket - Jane Buxton

8) Follow the instructions to make the basket described in the article. [5 mks]


Horse - Adrienne Jansen

9) Explain the different pictures of Horse in this story. Why does he look like he does on pages 32
      and 35, but looks different on pages 37 and 38? [2 mks]

10) Why was Horse not as scary as the other boys had said he was? [2 mks]   [Help?]

11) How do you think Sam felt after bowling Horse out? Say why he felt this way. [2 mks]


A Meal in Kiribati - Ataata Tiira and Meriba Rotan

12) What clue is mentioned that tells the fishermen with nets that fish are near? [1 mk]

13) Work is divided between men and women in Kiribati. Draw a table to show the jobs men do
    and the jobs women do. [2 mks]

14) Draw a double-bubble map comparing and contrasting a meal in Kiribati and a meal in your house. [3 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 28 marks



Research
15) Give a brief presentation of ONE of these famous inventors or creative pioneers:
Laszlo Biró, Samuel Morse, Cornelius van Drebel, René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec, Philip Drinker, Joseph Lister, Sir Alexander Fleming, L.L. Zamenhoff, Lewis Madison Terman, Berthold Schwartz
        [5 mks]  [Help?]

16) Use our school library to find out the titles by this author: ________________________ [2 mks]

17) Use the current phone book to find the phone number of: ________________________ [1 mk]

18) On a map of the world, show these places:
        Gulf of Mexico, Cape of Good Hope, Kiribati, Arabian Sea [2 mks]

19) Draw the national flag of Belgium. [1 mk]
SUB-TOTAL: 11 marks



Free Choice
20) Write a book review and email it to your teacher. [5 mks]

SUB-TOTAL: 5 marks


TOTAL: 44 marks

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