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English

Comprehension

Students must read and answer the questions independently

THE RABBIT

Rabbits have soft fur. They have long ears. Their

back legs are big and strong. They have a little

white tail that bobs up and down when they hop about.

When danger is near, a

rabbit will hop down its

hole. Its bobbing tail

tells other rabbits about

the danger.

Rabbits dig tunnels under the ground

to sleep in. They like to eat grass and young plants. Rabbits

have two or three families every year. The babies are called

kittens.

1. Circle the correct answer

1. Rabbits have long..

a) tails

b) ears

c) neck

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2. A baby rabbit is called

a) kitten

b) calf

c) child

2. Answer the following in full sentences

1. Where do rabbits sleep?

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2. What do rabbits eat?

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3. How does a rabbit tell the others of danger?

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4. Why do you think they have strong back legs?

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THE THIRSTY CROW!

On one hot sunny day, there was a

crow. He was very thirsty.

He found a jug of water. But he couldn’t reach the

water with his beak.

He saw some stones. He picked some up and dropped

them in the water. The stones made the water level rise

up. Now the crow was able to have a lovely drink.

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Circle the correct answer

1. In the beginning of the story, what was the crow

feeling? (__/1)

a) cold and hungry

b) hot and thirsty

2. What season do you think it was? (__/1)

a) Summer

b) Winter

Answer the following in full sentences.

3. Who is the main character of the story?

(__/2)

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4. Why couldn’t the crow reach the water in the jar?

(__/2)

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5. How did the crow make the water come up?

(__/2)

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Explicit Writing – Write the above story into the template on

page7. Use your own words. After the template is complete

transfer it on the lined paper. Don’t forget to write the title!

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Phonics and Grammar

Look at the picture and write the word.

Circle the nouns and underline the verbs in the following

sentences

1. I write with a pencil.

2. Look at that cat.

3. The fish is swimming in the water.

4. We need to drink lots of water everyday.

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Replace the underlined nouns with appropriate pronouns.

1. Ahmed is a boy. Ahmed likes to go to school.

2. Sara has a pet cat. Sara calls it tiger.

Underline the proper nouns

1. I can see Sharjah on the map.

2. I like to go to Jumeira Beach.

3. We have a spelling test every Sunday.

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Orientation (when, who, where)

Problem/complication

Solution

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Now Write your own story.

Choose a character – who the story is about

Choose a setting – where the story will take place

Step 1 – Draw the pictures

Step 2 – Write the sentences

Step 3 – Write the fair copy of the story

who, when, where?


Solution

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Orientation (when, who, where)


Solution

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Sample Recount

Orientation sentence. The orientation sentence must include,

when, who and where.

Example: Yesterday I went to the park with my dad.

Sequence of events – should include time connective words like

first, next, then, After that finally

Example:

First I played on the swings.

Then I played in the sand.

After that we had lunch.

Finally we went back home.

Step 3 – Personal comment - how we feel

Example – I was tired. OR It was fun.

Students will then transfer this information on a lined paper.

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Using the template…..

My Trip to the Park

Orientation

Yesterday, I went to the park with my dad.

Sequence of events

First I played on the swing.

Then I rode my bike._

_Next we had lunch.___________

Finally we sat in the car and

went home._

Personal comment

I had a lot of fun at the park. I want to go again soon.

where

park

Who

My dad

and I

When

yesterday

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My Trip to the Park

Yesterday, I went to the park

with my dad. First I played on

the swing. Then I rode my bike.

Next we had lunch. Finally we

sat in the car and went home. I

had a lot of fun at the park. I

want to go again soon.

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Write a recount about your visit to a friend’s house

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Orientation

Sequence of events

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Personal comment

where

who

when

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Write a description of your car.

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Draw a picture

Step 1 – Fill in the descriptive planning bubble with three ‘looks’

and three ‘dos’

Step 2 – Fill in the template, making sentences out of the words in

the bubble

Step 3 – Transfer from the template to a lined piece of paper – The

same sentences will be copied.

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My description

is about

__________

Look: Look:

Do:

Do:

Do:

Look:

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look

Do

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Students will be marked based on the following criteria

Recounts

Title

Orientation sentence must include who, where and when.

Putting the events in a sensible order.

Using appropriate time connectives.

Writing a sensible personal comment.

Starting sentences with capitals and ending with full stops.

Using past tense verbs.

All sentences must make sense.

Transferring the information correctly on the lined paper.

Neat handwriting

Descriptive

Title

Introduction must be a sentence that talks about object being described

Appropriate adjectives to describe – Three look sentences

Using appropriate verbs – three doing sentences

Writing a sensible personal comment.




Neat handwriting

Narrative

Title

Orientation sentence must include who, where and when.

The story has a complication

The story has a resolution




Neat handwriting

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