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CLOZE IN ON LANGUAGE

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Foreword This series of four books is a challenging language package, based on a cloze format, covering an approximate age range from 7 - 12 years. Each topic contains cloze text followed by comprehension activities based on the three levels of questioning, and activity pages which follow modern educational trends. The cloze text contains a mixture of fiction and nonfiction information, with some topics reflecting the interest in schools and the wider community over subjects such as: endangered animals, ancient civilisations, pollution, courageous women, transport, inventions, health issues and literature. A teacher information page is included to demonstrate how to get the most benefit from the package and answers have been provided to save teachers valuable preparation time.

Contents SEASONS

UNDER THE SEA

The Four Seasons .............................................. 1-2

Sharks ........................................................... 25-26

LITERATURE

HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

Alice in Wonderland ......................................... 3-4

The Moon ..................................................... 27-28

LITERATURE

COMMUNICATION

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ............................ 5-6

The Telephone ............................................... 29-30

LEGENDARY HEROES

DISASTERS

Robin Hood ...................................................... 7-8

The Titanic .................................................... 31-32

WOMEN OF COURAGE

DISASTERS

Helen Keller .................................................... 9-10

Volcanoes ..................................................... 33-34

POETRY

DISCOVERING THE PAST

Family ........................................................... 11-12

Fossils ........................................................... 35-36

SPECIAL DAYS

DISCOVERING THE PAST

Easter ............................................................ 13-14

Dinosaurs ..................................................... 37-38

HEALTH

ANCIENT PEOPLE

Looking After our Teeth ................................. 15-16

Living in the Stone Age ................................. 39-40

HEALTH

ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Safety at Home ............................................. 17-18

The Giant Panda ........................................... 41-42

ENVIRONMENT

ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Water Wisdom .............................................. 19-20

The Mountain Gorilla ................................... 43-44

TRANSPORT

GREAT INVENTIONS

The Bicycle ................................................... 21-22

The Electric Light Bulb .................................. 45-46

UNDER THE SEA

GREAT INVENTIONS

Whales.......................................................... 23-24

The Car ......................................................... 47-48

Answers ........................................................ 49-51 R.I.C. Publications

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Teacher Information

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Teacher Information Cloze in on Language has been written to develop reading skills through Cloze procedures. This approach has been well-tried and proven. Cloze in on Language adds further dimensions by including detailed comprehension activities and a variety of language activities which include: • • • • • •

Word study; Timelines; Read and draw; Retrieval charts; Labelling; Semantic grids and much more.

Cloze It is suggested that the Cloze sheet for each topic is completed first and corrected before the Comprehension sheets and Activities are attempted. This means that a complete and correct text is available for study in order to answer the Comprehension questions and Activities. The topics themselves are of perennial interest to children. They draw on subjects from literature and history and touch on concerns of importance to us all today, such as pollution and endangered animals.

Seasons

Comprehension

The Four Seasons

Comprehension

1.1 How many seasons are there in one year?

The Comprehension activities contain a balance of: literal; inferential; and evaluative questions. These encourage the use of reading skills such as cause and effect, main ideas, context clues and more.

1.3 Which season follows Summer?

1.4 How many seasons are there in four years?

Find antonyms in the passage for these words. Word

Antonym

inside short hottest quickly cooler

Activities

before

The Activities develop vocabulary and enable students to use research skills to seek further background information on the worksheet topics. They also give students the opportunity to use their imagination in exercises which delve into more creative aspects of the topics studied.

What is your favourite season?

Why?

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Seasons

Cloze

In every year there are four seasons - Summer, Autumn, (1)

(2)

and Spring. Each

is three

months long. The weather changes in every season. (3)

Summer is the warmest month with (4)

spend a lot of time

days. We

the house in summer.

Autumn is the (5)

when many (6)

trees begin to their leaves while they get ready for the cold weather of winter.

(7)

short and the very long.

(8)

In Spring the

slowly becomes warmer. The signs

of Spring are the green shoots and leaves on plants and the sounds of (9)

and insects. (10)

After Spring we return to Summer and the begins all over again.

outside

Winter

long

time

cycle

season

nights

weather

birds

lose

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The Four Seasons

Comprehension

1.1 How many seasons are there in one year?

1.2 What happens to the length of days and nights in Winter?

1.3 Which season follows Summer?

1.4 How many seasons are there in four years?

Find antonyms in the passage for these words.

Antonym

short hottest quickly cooler before

What is your favourite season?

Why?

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Literature

Alice in Wonderland

Cloze (1)

Alice

Wonderland is one of the most popular children’s (2)

of all time. It (3)

was written

the

famous author Lewis Carroll. (4)

is the main character in the story. She has many (5)

adventures in a make-believe world under the (6)

Alice lands in this (7)

following a

after she falls down a hole while

rabbit.

Some of the characters she

are the Mad Hatter,

(9)

the Cheshire Cat

Children who (10)

this story

are able to make (11)

wonderful pictures in their minds as Alice goes from one (12)

the next.

ground

Alice

stories

adventure

white

world

read

and

meets

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Literature

Alice in Wonderland

Comprehension

1.1 Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?

1.2 How did Alice enter Wonderland?

1.3 How many characters from the story are named in the text?

1.4 Is the story real or make-believe?

In a group of three or four discuss what you think the white rabbit would have said to Alice when she fell down the hole.

Which character would you most like to meet in Wonderland? Why?

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Literature

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Cloze

This classic children’s story was the first real (1)

fairytale to be written in The story is about a young (2)

called Dorothy and her

(3)

Toto. One day

Dorothy’s house is swept away by a tornado. She and Toto find themselves in a strange new (4)

land (5) (6)

Oz.

travels through Oz searching for

Emerald City. The Wizard of Oz lives there and will (7)

help her to get

. Along the way she has many exciting

different © R. I . C.Publ i cat i o nscharacters such as the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (8)

adventures. Dorothy meets

This wonderful story was written (9)

L. Frank Baum. It (10)

helps young

use and develop their imagination. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can be read as (11)

and has also

been made into several (12)

many

America

home

book

movies

dog

girl

children

Dorothy

called

the

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Literature

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Comprehension

1.1 Where does this story take place?

1.2 Who is the main character?

1.3 What is a fairytale?

1.4 The Wizard of Oz was a nasty character.

True

or False

Draw what you think the Wizard of Oz would look like.

How would you feel if you were swept away in a strong storm?

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Robin Hood

Legendary Heroes

Cloze

Robin Hood was an English outlaw who was supposed to have lived over (1)

hundred years

ago. He was a brave man who (2)

from the rich

to give to the poor. This made him very (3)

popular with the people and very unpopular with the (4)

(5)

He spent his

fighting the evil Sheriff of

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(7)

sweetheart Maid Marion. It was thought that (8)

was once a nobleman who was tricked out of his

wealth.

Many stories exist about the deeds of Robin Hood and his (9)

band. No-one knows for sure whether Robin Hood (10)

was a real person or a character that was

up by

storytellers. rich

made

time

stole

and

six

merry

poor

lived

Robin Hood

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Robin Hood

1.1 Robin Hood was always a poor man. True

Comprehension or False

1.2 Who always treated the poor badly?

1.3 Which country would you visit to see Sherwood Forest? 1.4 What is an outlaw?

What sort of person do you think Robin Hood was. Fill in the rating chart below using ticks.

kind

rich

good

sad

cowardly

mean

poor

bad

happy

very quite neither/ both quite very

What do you think it would be like to live in a forest?

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Helen Keller

Women of Courage

Cloze

Helen Keller was (1)

on 27 June

1880, in Alabama, USA. When Helen was 19 months old, she became very (2)

and lost her

sight and hearing. Because she couldn’t hear, she couldn’t learn to speak.

A teacher from Boston came to help Helen when she was seven. Her (3)

was Anne Sullivan. She taught Helen sign language

her hands as well as how to read and write © Rtouching . I . C.P ubl i cat i ons in Braille. Helen learnt to speak by feeling her teacher’s throat and •f orr ev i ew pur posesonl y• movements. (4)

(5)

(6)

When Helen was 20, she went to college to

(7)

be a teacher. She graduated with honours in

(8)

Helen Keller helped blind and

people by raising

money and working with them. Helen was given many awards for her (9)

work. (10)

Helen Keller

on 1 June 1968.

name

learn

lip

1904

deaf

hard

born

died

ill

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Women of Courage

Comprehension

1.1 Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing when she was six years old.

True

or False

1.2 Who helped Helen Keller to read and write?

1.3 How old was Helen Keller when she died? 42 years

63 years

88 years

1.4 What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

Explain what happened to Helen Keller at each date on the timeline.

1968

1900

1882

1880 How would you help someone who couldn’t see or hear?

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Poetry

Family

Cloze (1)

Families can be

of fun. (2)

Especially when the chores are

And off to the movies we all go, (3)

Munching

(4)

How about

through the show.

hamburger - Let’s go buy it. (5)

Mum says ‘Well, there goes (6)

Dad

diet!’.

‘Hey, trees don’t grow money’. (7)

Of course not Dad - he’s so

Back at home and it’s time for

(9)

We clean our

before a

story is read, A kiss and a hug - turn out the light . (10)

says ‘Don’t let the

bed bugs bite’.

done

lots

funny

teeth

popcorn

says

bed

Dad

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Family

Comprehension

1.1 What does this family go and see in the poem?

1.2 Name two things this family ate in the poem.

1.3 How many verses are in this poem?

1.4 Where else might this family go?

Unjumble these letters to find words from the poem. (a) abuehrmrg

Draw a family photograph.

Write four things you like doing with your family.

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Special Days

Easter (1)

Cloze

is a

Christian festival held each (2)

. It celebrates

(3)

rising from the

(4)

cross.

dead after dying on

Easter is celebrated on the first (5)

after the full moon

on or after 21 March. Easter (6)

given its name (7)

from the

goddess

of the dawn, ‘Eostre’. This © R. I . C.P ubl i cat i ons was thought to •f orr evi ew p ur posesonl y•and bring new (8)

(9)

warmth to the land. We eat hot cross buns at Easter. The sign (10)

of the

on them

reminds us how Jesus died. We also give and (11)

receive Easter

(12)

These represent

life

because some animals hatch from eggs.

Jesus

Easter

the

eggs

Sunday

was

cross

goddess

Greek

year

life

new

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Easter

Comprehension

1.1 Name something we eat at Easter. 1.2 Which day of the week is Easter celebrated? 1.3 Name two animals which hatch from eggs.

1.4 What does celebrate mean?

Design a wrapper for this Easter egg.

How does your family celebrate Easter?

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Health

Looking After our Teeth

Cloze

Keeping our teeth (1)

and healthy is

very important. Our teeth are used mainly for chewing (2)

and need to

be strong and healthy. Clean teeth (3)

make a

smile.

We must brush our (4)

properly to get

rid of any food. Food that is left over will decay. This can cause holes to teeth. © R. I . C. Publ i cat i ons •f o r evi ew pur po sfoods onl y• if s wee eat with too much It is easier tor get (5)

form in

(6)

(7)

. The sugar sticks to our teeth and is hard to

(8)

. (9)

Toothbrushes should (10)

changed often. Dental

also helps to get rid of food between our teeth. (11)

A regular visit to the dentist is important. The (12)

check for decay and make sure our teeth

will

growing

properly.

nice

our

teeth

food

sugar

clean

remove

dentist

decay

floss

are

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Looking After our Teeth

Comprehension

1.1 What are our teeth mainly used for?

1.2 A regular visit to the dentist is important.

True

or False

1.3 What happens if we do not clean our teeth properly?

1.4 Name two things we use that help clean our teeth.

Circle the correct word. (a) Clean teeth give a (ugly, pleasant, kind) smile.

(b) Decay can cause (marks, cavities, spots) to form in our teeth. (c)

(shiny, hard, old). (d) It is (lucky, necessary, proper) to visit the dentist regularly. (e) Sugar from foods sticks to our teeth and is (easy, helpful, difficult) to remove.

How can we clean our teeth at school?

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Health 1.

Safety at Home (1)

Medicines and (2)

of 2.

Handle knives with

Do not go

Cloze should be kept out of reach

children. (3).

(4)

the oven or hot (5)

plates when they are being 4.

(6)

Avoid steam (7)

the kettle .

stand too close to the heater. (8)

mat in the bathroom.

Use

If an accident happens at home and an

(9)

is not close by:

(a) go to a neighbour’s house; or

(10)

(b) dial the number.

young

emergency

near

Don’t

care

from

adult

used

tablets

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Safety at Home

Comprehension

1.1 What should you do if there is an accident at home?

1.2 Where could medicines and tablets be put so they are out of reach?

1.3 Name two things to be careful of when you are in the kitchen.

1.4 What makes the bathroom floor slippery?

Complete the safety chart below.

knife

kettle

heater

Your emergency number is Write another important rule to remember.

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Environment

Water Wisdom (1)

Rain falls from (2)

lakes,

(4)

in the sky. The water collects in

and the sea. (3)

We use

Cloze

in lots of ways. Some of these

for drinking, cooking, washing clothes and

(5)

, bathing and swimming. (6)

When water is (7)

, it becomes dirty.

water has to be cleaned in a treatment plant before (8)

it is put back

the environment. (9)

We need to make sure we use water (10)

‘water smart’.

, by being

ways to save water are to take

showers and to make sure taps are turned off tightly. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons Choose plants for the which do not need a lot of •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (11)

(12)

water.

Some

garden

used

wisely

rivers

water

clouds

into

shorter

Dirty

dishes

are

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Water Wisdom

Comprehension

1.1 Name two ways water is used in the text.

1.2 Where is water cleaned?

1.3 Water also collects in ponds, rivers and oceans. True

or False

1.4 Tick the statement the author would agree with. (a) Use as much water as you like. (b) Have large gardens with lots of plants. (c) Turn the tap off while brushing your teeth.

Find synonyms in the passage for these words.

gathers clever ocean unclean pick

Describe two more ways to save water around your house.

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Transport

The Bicycle

Cloze (1)

A bicycle is a

(2)

It has two wheels,

machine. pedals,

brakes, a seat and handle bars. These are kept (3)

together by a

frame. (4)

The first bicycle, with two wheels and pedals was

by Kirkpatrick Macmillan in 1840. The bicycle became a very popular type (5)

of transport in England, (6)

Today, the (7)

and America.

is used for transport, (8)

and competitions of

(9)

A safety

and skill.

protection while riding. It is © R. I . Cnecessary .Pubforl i c at i ons traffic important to •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• signals and to keep to the (10)

(11)

side of the road.

It is more sensible to (12)

a bike

across a busy street. Bikes should be ridden in single file along cycle paths and roadways.

walk

bicycle

simple

speed

helmet

obey

France

left-hand

invented

strong

exercise

two

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Transport

The Bicycle

Comprehension

1.1 When was the first bicycle invented?

1.2 Name two things the bicycle is used for today.

1.3 What part of your body does the helmet protect?

1.4 What is the meaning of protection?

Label the parts of this bicycle.

Some important safety rules about bicycles are: (a) to wear (b) obey (c) ride on the Explain why a bicycle as transport is good for the environment.

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Under the Sea

Whales

Cloze

Whales are very large animals (1)

that

in the sea.

Although they look like fish, whales are (2)

. They breathe

(3)

through lungs

and are warm-blooded. Their young are born alive and feed on mother’s (4)

. (5)

There are two types of whales. One has teeth (6)

the other does not. Whales with teeth eat

and squid.

Whales without teeth eat tiny sea animals and plants. This is plankton. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f omany rr e vi ew p r po ses on y• In Summer whales move inu groups called pods to l (7)

(8)

(9)

waters to feed. In

these

whales swim to warmer waters to breed. Whales swim and dive most of the time. They must come to the surface (10)

air. Most whales do this every five-to-ten

(11)

. The sperm whale can stay under for up to an

(12)

fish

breathe

minutes

mammals

cold

live

air

and

Winter

milk

called

hour

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Under the Sea

Whales

Comprehension

1.1 What is a group of whales called? 1.2 All whales have teeth.

True

or False

1.3 What does the word ‘breed’ mean?

1.4 If most whales come to the surface every five-to-ten minutes, how many times do they surface in an hour?

Fill in the chart to complete the information about whales.

What do whales without teeth eat?

How are baby whales born and what do they feed on?

What are the correct names for the two types of whales?

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Under the Sea

Sharks

Cloze

(1)

There are more than

kinds of sharks. We usually hear (2)

about sharks that have attacked or

(3)

However, many kinds of sharks are (4)

only eat small plants (5)

humans.

creatures and

fish.

are (6)

fish but they do not have

skeleton like fish. They have a softer (7)

frame

cartilage like the tip of our (8).

Sharks have fewer

(10)

fish.

are called pups. The parent sharks (11)

do not take

their young. In fact, sometimes they even

(12)

them!

Sharks

350

and

young

nose

killed

made

eat

care

Baby

gentle

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Under the Sea

Sharks

Comprehension

1.1 Why are most people afraid of sharks?

1.2 Write True or False after these sentences. (a) Sharks are fish. (b) Sharks are all gentle creatures. (c) Baby sharks are cared for by their parents. 1.3 Describe one way that sharks are different to other fish.

1.4 What does the word ‘fewer’ mean?

Find information on sharks and tick the boxes to complete this grid.

people

sea

Whale shark Great White Tiger Nurse Angel

Draw a picture on the back of this sheet of the kind of shark you would like to be.

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The Moon

Harsh Environments

Cloze

When we look into the (1)

at night the

moon is often the brightest thing we (2)

. Imagine living (3)

on the

We could not live there unless (4)

built a special

environment. The moon has a harsh environment. It © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons does not have air, , soil •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• or wind. This means that nothing at all will (5)

(6)

(7)

on the moon.

(8)

When humans visit the moon they have to (9)

space craft. They also have to (10)

These

in a

special space suits.

help the astronauts to breathe.

The temperature on the moon can quickly change from very cold to very (11)

(12)

. The suits also help to keep the

the same for the astronaut inside.

see

temperature

sky

moon

water

hot

travel

suits

grow

wear

very

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The Moon

Comprehension

1.1 When do we see the moon?

1.2 Why do astronauts need to wear a space suit?

1.3 What would need to be included for humans to live on the moon?

1.4 Tick the main idea of paragraph 2.

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Communication

The Telephone

Cloze

Alexander Graham Bell was the (1)

inventor of the

(2)

It took him a

time and a lot of hard work. He spoke (3)

the

words into

a telephone on 10 March (4)

. The message

was heard clearly. (5)

to someone on the telephone, we dial their (6)

telephone’s (7)

. The person’s telephone

to let them know someone wants

(9)

sound waves that vibrate the eardrum. This is how we hear someone speaking. A telephone is (10)

very similar. The sound vibrate a metal disc in the mouthpiece. (11)

are changed into

electrical signals. These signals move very quickly (12)

along special wires to

telephone. We can now hear the person speak.

1876

They

another

When

number

talk

telephone

waves

long

first

rings

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Communication

The Telephone

Comprehension

1.1 When were the first words spoken into the telephone?

1.2 How do we know when someone wants to speak to us on the telephone?

1.3 Find out what the word ‘vibrate’ means.

1.4 What do you think the first message from Alexander Graham Bell would have been?

hook

dial pad curly cord

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Disasters

The Titanic

Cloze (1)

The Titanic was a very

passenger ship. During its (2)

first voyage in 1912, it hit an iceberg

sank. It

(3)

happened in the North Atlantic

. (4)

People were shocked to hear the (5)

was supposed to be the safest

. The Titanic

at the time. Nobody

thought it could sink. (6)

The crew of the (7)

The ship was (8)

saw the iceberg first before it hit.

at almost its top speed.

was too late to miss the iceberg. (9)

Titanic had only enough life boats for about half

be © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons saved. In the wreckage of the Titanic was found. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (10)

the passengers and crew. Many people could (11)

(12)

The ship lay three and a half kilometres

the surface!

Titanic

not

Ocean

news

large

and

The

moving

below

ship

1985

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Disasters

The Titanic

Comprehension

1.1 Tick why the Titanic sank. (a) It had too many passengers.

(b) It was too big to float.

1.3 Write two synonyms for ‘shocked’.

1.4 How could more people have survived the disaster?

What types of treasures do you think they might have found on the Titanic?

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Volcanoes

Disasters

Cloze

A volcano is usually a mountain with an opening in the (1)

. Molten rock,

steam and ash burst out when it (2)

. The name (3)

volcano

from

the Roman god of fire, ‘Vulcan’. (4)

is caused by molten rock heating up. This

(5)

makes it

bigger in size. Now it has expanded, it

needs more

(6)

and moves into any empty spaces.

When these

(7)

are blocked, the molten rock has

out through the weak parts of the © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons mountain. With it usually explodes rocks from the mountain and steam and •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (8)

nowhere to go. It

(9)

made by the heat.

An eruption is a (10)

spectacular

sight, but also very dangerous. Some (11)

have blown

mountains apart. Others ooze (12)

rock silently.

eruptions

spaces

comes

bursts

grow

gas

erupts

very

molten

eruption

room

top

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Volcanoes

Comprehension

1.1 Where did the word ‘volcano’ come from?

1.2 What makes steam?

1.3 Write two synonyms for spectacular.

1.4 Why are volcanoes dangerous?

Use these labels to name the parts of the volcano. opening

ash

vents

What do you think happens to the molten rock when it cools down?

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Discovering the Past

Cloze

A fossil is the remains of an animal (1)

plant from

long ago. Some fossils are leaves, (2)

shells or

Others are footprints left by moving animals. The word fossil (3)

from the Latin

language and means ‘dug up’. (4)

When a

animal dies its remains may be covered in sand or mud.

(6)

(7)

and

into rock.

Scientists who study (8)

are called

palaeontologists. They have learnt a (9)

lot about plants and animals that (10)

on Earth

millions of years ago. bones

comes

the

turns

lived

plant

mud

fossils

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Fossils

Comprehension

1.1 A fossil is…… (a) an old animal or plant. (b) the remains of an animal or plant from long ago. (c) a shell left on the beach a long time ago. 1.2 When is a fossil formed?

1.3 What is the meaning of ‘remains’?

1.4 What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

erdocve

tsnftoirop

asurfec

Unjumble these letters to find words from the passage.

Identify these fossils.

(a)

(b)

Name some animals that lived long ago and their remains have become fossils.

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Dinosaurs

Discovering the Past

Cloze

For about 150 million years, (1)

ruled the land.

Other large reptiles ruled the (2)

and sea. The (3)

word dinosaur ’terrible lizard’. (4)

The

dinosaurs were some of the largest animals (5)

to ever live

Earth. Others were as small as

(6)

. (7)

The dinosaurs that

plants were called herbivores. (8)

Carnivores were dinosaurs that ate the

of other

animals. Scientists, known as palaeontologists, can tell what a dinosaur ate (9)

Palaeontologists are also able to work out what dinosaurs looked like, (10)

how they

and how they behaved. Nobody really

knows why dinosaurs suddenly became extinct about 63 million (11)

ago.

years

means

biggest

chickens

meat

moved

teeth

dinosaurs

sky

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Dinosaurs

Comprehension

1.1 What does the word dinosaur mean?

1.2 How can scientists tell what a dinosaur ate?

1.3 What is the opposite of herbivore?

1.4 What is the main idea of paragraph 2? (a) All dinosaurs were very big. (b) Dinosaurs were different in size. (c) Chickens lived with the dinosaurs.

Dinosaur names were made by combining Greek and Latin prefixes used to describe their features. Use these prefixes to draw the dinosaur that fits its name.

octa (eight) uni (one) tri (three) quad (four)

dentis (tooth) oculus (eye) pedis (foot) nasus (nose)

Name one kind of dinosaur and describe what it looked like. Draw a picture.

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Ancient People

Living in the Stone Age

Cloze

The Stone Age is the time when people learnt how to make tools (1)

made of

Scientists called archaeologists have dug up many of these (2)

. They are able

to tell us what life was like in the (3)

. (4)

The people in the Stone Age

in caves. They did (5)

not know how to build houses for shelter. They

plants

and berries that grew near their cave. Wild animals were hunted for food. clothes. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i on s When food became hard to find, the Stone Age people moved to a new •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (6)

Their skins and fur were used to

(7)

near more plants and animals. (8)

Stone Age

lived and hunted together in a group (9)

called a tribe. The leader, or

, was one of the hunters. (10)

The Stone Age people learnt to make tools (11)

stone called flint. Pieces of

could be broken off (12)

when a lump was hit against a rock. These pieces were sharp. They could be used as knives and spearheads.

lived

make

Stone Age

cave

tools

stone

chief

people

flint

very

from

ate

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Living in the Stone Age

1.1 The Stone Age people lived in houses.

True

Comprehension or False

1.2 Name three things that the Stone Age people ate.

1.3 What does the word ‘tribe’ mean?

1.4 How did the Stone Age people keep warm?

Complete the information in this chart.

lived in ate wore made hunted

Would you like to live in the Stone Age? Why/Why not?

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The Giant Panda

Endangered Animals

Cloze

The giant panda is a very (1)

animal. There are less (2)

than

living in the wild. It

lives in the bamboo forests on mountain slopes (3)

in parts of It is the size and shape of a bear. It has a white, chubby (4)

with black legs. There is a band of black

(5)

its shoulders. Black patches are around each

(6)

. (7)

The giant

feeds on bamboo shoots, stems and (8)

leaves. It holds the

with a kind of sixth claw on its

front paws. Bamboo seeds take a

(10)

China is a

crowded country. The bamboo forests have been cut down for (11)

and farmland. The

Chinese are now making special areas to grow bamboo for the (12)

panda to eat and

live.

1 000

very

panda

wood

across

China

rare

body

bamboo

long

giant

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The Giant Panda

Comprehension

1.1 In which country does the giant panda live? 1.2 What is the special claw on the giant panda’s front paw used for?

1.3 Find antonyms for these words in the story. (a) white (b) more (c) common (d) city

1.4 Why has the giant panda become an endangered animal?

Make a list of things a zoo would need to keep a panda happy and healthy.

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The Mountain Gorilla

Endangered Animals

Cloze (1)

Hundreds of years ago large numbers of

gorillas

lived all around parts of central Africa. Now only about (2)

live in the wild.

All mountain gorillas live in groups. Each group has a leader who (3)

the others. He also decides when and where the (4)

group travels, rests, eats

sleeps. (5)

Mountain gorillas eat stems, roots, berries and (6)

Sometimes they

open an ants nest to eat the eggs. (7)

The mountain gorilla is an endangered (8)

forest homes are being cut

. Their

by humans to grow

raise cattle. Poachers trap gorillas and sell their © Rand . I . C .Publ i cat i ons skulls and hands as souvenirs. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• (9)

(10)

People in

and around the world are trying to protect the mountain gorilla. Their forest homes are not being cut down (11)

and

forbidden.

600

animal

mountain

hunting

fruit

down

Africa

protects

crops

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Endangered Animals

The Mountain Gorilla

Comprehension

1.1 About how many mountain gorillas live in the wild?

1.2 What do mountain gorillas eat?

1.3 What does the word ‘poacher’ mean?

1.4 Tick the main idea of paragraph 2. (a) A mountain gorilla leader is very important.

(b) Mountain gorillas live in groups.

In a group of three or four, discuss and come up with possible solutions to the questions below. 1.

How could more people be made more aware of the mountain gorilla?

How should poachers be punished?

What do you think is the future of the mountain gorilla? Why?

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Great Inventions

The Electric Light Bulb

Cloze

Before the electric light bulb was (1)

invented, people used (2)

and oil lamps to see night. Now we only need to flick a (3)

. (4)

The first (5)

was

light bulb

by Thomas

Edison in 1879. He was an American who (6)

also invented

other

things. (7)

A light

has a piece of

(8)

inside, called a filament. When it is heated up the filament glows white hot

Thomas Edison tried hundreds of materials to (9)

as a filament. Finally he

tried carbonised thread or soot. This made the (10)

bulb

perfectly. (11)

Today

bulbs come

in many shapes, colours and (12)

use

candles

invented

electric

wire

bulb

many

light

switch

sizes

glow

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The Electric Light Bulb

Comprehension

1.1 Who invented the electric light bulb?

1.2 Name two things people used to see at night before the electric light bulb was invented?

1.3 Find a word in the story with a similar meaning to these. shines

warmed

1.4 Write True or False after these sentences. (a) Thomas Edison was Australian. (b) Today light bulbs look very different. (c) Thomas Edison was lazy.

A light globe can also be used as a decoration. If colourful designs are painted on the glass, when the light is turned on, the patterns will show all over the room. Create a colourful design on this light globe.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the light globe?

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The Car

Cloze (1)

Many years ago people would walk or ride (2)

get from one place to another. Today the

is a very

popular type of transport. (3)

The first cars were invented about

years ago.

They were driven by steam and were slow and noisy. They damaged (4)

and sometimes blew up. Next came the electric (5)

cars. They were (6)

and quieter, but could only

a short way. (7)

The first car to use petrol was

in 1885 by a

German named Karl Benz. These early cars were made by hand and were (8)

expensive. In 1905 an American named

All types of cars have the same basic parts. The engine makes the (10)

power to the wheels. A battery (11)

the

engine. There are brakes for (12)

and a

wheel for steering. The body is made of pressed steel.

200

horses

faster

turn

stopping

car

made

travel

very

Henry

starts

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The Car

Comprehension

1.1 When was the first car to use petrol invented?

1.2 Name three parts that all types of cars have.

1.3 Early cars could be dangerous.

True

or False

1.4 Find antonyms for these words in the story. (a) noisier

(b) unpopular

(d) expensive

Design the car of the future. It must be friendly to the environment.

Why do you think an electric car could only travel a short way?

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PAGE 1 The Four Seasons

Page 8 Robin Hood

PAGE 14 Easter

Cloze 1. Winter 2. season 3. long 4. outside 5. time 6. lose 7. nights 8. weather 9. birds 10. cycle

Comprehension 1.1 False 1.2 The Sheriff of Nottingham 1.3 England 1.4 A criminal, thief, crook etc.

Comprehension 1.1 Easter eggs and hot cross buns 1.2 Sunday 1.3 Answers may vary 1.4 To honour with ceremonies and festivities Activity Answers may vary

PAGE 2 The Four Seasons Comprehension 1.1 four seasons 1.2 days are shorter and the nights are longer. 1.3 Autumn follows Summer 1.4 sixteen seasons in four years

Activities Answers may vary brave very

kind

✔

Word

good

sad

✔

no information

Antonym

✔

quite

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very

inside

outside

short

long

hottest

coldest

quickly

slowly

cooler

warmer

before

after

PAGE 3 Alice in Wonderland Cloze 1. in 2. stories 3. by 4. Alice 5. ground 6. world 7. white 8. meets 9. and 10. read 11. up 12. adventure

PAGE 15 Looking after our Teeth Cloze 1. clean 2. food 3. nice 4. teeth 5. our 6. decay 7. sugar 8. remove 9. be 10. floss 11. dentist 12. are

quite neither both

Activities

active

cowardly

mean

lazy

bad

happy

Guide only PAGE 9 Helen Keller Cloze 1. born 2. ill 3. name 4. by 5. lip 6. learn 7. 1904 8. deaf 9. hard 10. died

PAGE 10 Helen Keller Comprehension 1.1 False 1.2 Anne Sullivan 1.3 88 years 1.4 How Helen Keller helped people

Comprehension 1.1 chewing 1.2 True 1.3 They will decay 1.4 toothbrush, dental floss Activity 2.1 Clean teeth give a pleasant smile. 2.2 Decay can cause cavities to form. 2.3 We should change our toothbrush when it becomes too old. 2.4 It is necessary to visit the dentist regularly. 2.5 Sugar from foods sticks to our teeth and is difficult to remove.

PAGE 4 Alice in Wonderland

Comprehension 1.1 Lewis Carrol 1.2 through a hole in the ground 1.3 Five 1.4 The story is make-believe Activities Answers may vary

Cloze 1. tablets 2. young 3. care 4. near 5. used 6. from 7. Don’t 8. a 9. adult 10. emergency

Activities 1968

Helen died

1900

She went to college to become a teacher

1882

Helen became very ill and lost her sight and hearing

1880

Helen was born

PAGE 18 Safety at Home Comprehension 1.1 Get help from an adult or dial the emergency number. 1.2 Answers may vary 1.3 Answers may vary 1.4 Water

PAGE 5 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Cloze 1. America 2. girl 3. dog 4. called 5. Dorothy 6. the 7. home 8. many 9. by 10. children 11. book 12. movies

PAGE 6 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Comprehension 1.1 in Oz 1.2 Dorothy 1.3 make-believe story 1.4 False Activities Answers will vary

PAGE 7 Robin Hood Cloze 1. six 2. stole 3. poor 4. rich 5. time 6. lived 7. and 8. Robin Hood 9. merry 10. made

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PAGE 11 Family Cloze 1. lots 2. done 3. popcorn 4. a 5. my 6. says 7. funny 8. bed 9. teeth 10. Dad

Activity Item knife

PAGE 12 Family Comprehension 1.1 a movie 1.2 popcorn, hamburger 1.3 three 1.4 Answers may vary Activities (a) hamburger (b) diet (c) munching

PAGE 13 Easter Cloze 1. Easter 2. year 3. Jesus 4. the 5. Sunday 6. was 7. Greek 8. goddess 9. life 10. cross 11. eggs 12. new

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heater

How it can harm us cut us badly

steam can burn us boiling water clothes can catch on fire burnt

PAGE 19 Water Wisdom Cloze 1. clouds 2. rivers 3. water 4. are 5. dishes 6. used 7. Dirty 8. into 9. wisely 10. Some 11. shorter 12. garden

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Synonym

gathers

collects

clever

smart

ocean

sea

unclean

dirty

pick

choose

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PAGE 25 Sharks Cloze 1. 350 2. killed 3. gentle 4. and 5. Sharks 6. a 7. made 8. nose 9. young 10. Baby 11. care 12. eat

PAGE 26 Sharks Comprehension 1.1 some sharks have attacked humans 1.2 (a) true (b) false (c) false 1.3 cartilage instead of a bony skeleton 1.4 a smaller number of, less Activity

PAGE 21 The Bicycle

Dangerous to people

Shark

Live at the bottom of the sea

Large in size ✔

Whale

Cloze 1. simple 2. two 3. strong 4. invented 5. France 6. bicycle 7. exercise 8. speed 9. helmet 10. obey 11. left-hand 12. walk

PAGE 22 The Bicycle Comprehension 1.1 1840 1.2 Answers may vary 1.3 Your head 1.4 To keep safe Activity 2.1

Great White

✔

Tiger

✔

Lower PAGE 31 The Titanic Cloze 1. large 2. and 3. Ocean 4. news 5. ship 6. Titanic 7. moving 8. It 9. The 10. not 11. 1985 12. below

PAGE 32 The Titanic Comprehension 1.1 (c) 1.2 1985 1.3 surprised, distraught, answers may vary 1.4 more lifeboats Activity Teacher check

PAGE 33 Volcanoes Cloze 1. top 2. erupts 3. comes 4. eruption 5. grow 6. room 7. spaces 8. bursts 9. gas 10. very 11. eruptions 12. molten

✔ ✔

Nurse

✔

Angel

✔

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PAGE 27 The Moon Cloze 1. sky 2. see 3. moon 4. we 5. very 6. water 7. grow 8. travel 9. wear 10. suits 11. hot 12. temperature

Comprehension 1.1 The Roman god of fire, Vulcan 1.2 the heat from the magma 1.3 Answers may vary 1.4 Because of the rock and magma that explode Activity

seat handle bars

wheel

pedals

2.2 (a) to wear a helmet (b) obey traffic signals (c) ride on the left-hand side

PAGE 23 Whales Cloze 1. live 2. mammals 3. air 4. milk 5. and 6. fish 7. called 8. cold 9. Winter 10. breathe 11. minutes 12. hour

PAGE 24 Whales Comprehension 1.1 a pod 1.2 False 1.3 to have babies, reproduce 1.4 Six to twelve times

PAGE 28 The Moon

opening

Comprehension 1.1 At night 1.2 help them breathe and keep the temperature constant 1.3 Air, soil, water and wind 1.4 (b) Activity 1. cold 2. inside 3. night 4. quickly

Cloze 1. telephone 2. long 3. first 4. 1876 5. talk 6. number 7. rings 8. to 9. When 10. waves 11. They 12. another

PAGE 30 The Telephone Comprehension 1.1 10 March 1876 1.2 Our telephone will ring 1.3 To move quickly back and forth 1.4 curly cord hook

They come to the surface every 5-10 minutes.

What do whales with teeth eat?

Fish and squid.

What do whales without teeth eat?

Tiny sea animals and plants.

dial pad handset They are born alive and feed off

How are baby whales born and what do they feed on?

steam

vents

molten rock

PAGE 29 The Telephone

They breathe air through lungs. Describe how whales breathe.

ash

mother's milk.

Extension It becomes pumice

PAGE 35 Fossils Cloze 1. or 2. bones 3. comes 4. plant 5. A 6. mud 7. turns 8. fossils 9. the 10. lived

Page 36 Fossils Comprehension 1.1 (b) 1.2 When the remains in the mud turn to rock 1.3 What is left 1.4 Scientists who study fossils Activity 1. remains 2. covered 3. footprints 4. surface (a) fish (b) plant

Activity Teacher check

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Answers PAGE 37 Dinosaurs Cloze 1. dinosaurs 2. sky 3. means 4. biggest 5. on 6. chickens 7. ate 8. meat 9. teeth 10. moved 11. years

PAGE 38 Dinosaurs Comprehension 1.1 terrible lizard 1.2 by their teeth 1.3 Carnivore 1.4 (b) Activity Teacher check

PAGE 40 Living in the Stone Age Comprehension 1.1 False 1.2 plants, berries, wild animals 1.3 Group of Stone Age people 1.4 Use skins from animals Activity

PAGE 45 The Electric Light Bulb

Comprehension 1.1 Thomas Edison 1.2 candles, oil lamps 1.3 glows, heated 1.4 (a) False (b) True (c) False Activity Answers may vary

PAGE 47 The Car Cloze 1. horses 2. car 3. 200 4. roads 5. faster 6. travel 7. made 8. very 9. Henry 10. turn 11. starts 12. stopping

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People in the Stone Age……… caves

ate

berries, plants and wild animals

wore

skins and fur

hunted

1.2 stems, roots, berries and fruit 1.3 A hunter who hunts illegally 1.4 (a) Activity Answers may vary Teacher check

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Cloze 1. stone 2. tools 3. Stone Age 4. lived 5. ate 6. make 7. cave 8. people 9. chief 10. from 11. flint 12. very

made

Lower

Cloze 1. candles 2. at 3. switch 4. electric 5. invented 6. many 7. bulb 8. wire 9. use 10. glow 11. light 12. sizes

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lived in

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tools

wild animals in groups called tribes

PAGE 41 The Giant Panda

Comprehension 1.1 1885 1.2 Answers may vary 1.3 True 1.4 (a) quieter (b) popular (c) short (d) cheap Activity Teacher check

Cloze 1. rare 2. 1 000 3. China 4. body 5. across 6. eye 7. panda 8. bamboo 9. long 10. very 11. wood 12. giant

PAGE 42 The Giant Panda Comprehension 1.1 China 1.2 To hold the bamboo 1.3 (a) black (b) less (c) rare (d) country 1.4 Because its area and bamboo have been reduced Activity Teacher check Extension bamboo, plenty of room, water, mountain slopes, other pandas, right climate

PAGE 43 The Mountain Gorilla Cloze 1. mountain 2. 600 3. protects 4. and 5. fruit 6. dig 7. animal 8. down 9. crops 10. Africa 11. hunting

PAGE 44 The Mountain Gorilla Comprehension 1.1 About 600

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