Year 7 English Adverbs Week 4, Term 4

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2 2 Adjectives add detail to our sentences. they are words that tell us how when where why They add meaning to verbs, adjectives and even other adverbs. They are often used in composing descriptive passages as they add colour and meaning to other words. Below are examples and the adverbs are underlined. David sings well. John will run the race tomorrow. Kate danced there. Many other adverbs end in ly. This is another easy way to identify them. quickly speedily clearly happily destructively Question 1 Underline the adverbs in the following: (E) I completed my homework happily. Hamish plays tennis well. The dog sat sadly over there. James jumped enthusiastically on the new trampoline. Thomas squealed frantically as he was bitten by the bull ants. Question 2 Rewrite these sentences so they have greater meaning by adding an adverb. The first has been done for you. I went shopping Yesterday, I went shopping OR I went shopping happily. (a) James batted the ball (b) The alarm rang (c) I found my lost books

3 3 Common Mix Ups It s and Its Two words that students often mix up are it s and its. It is important that you know the difference between them and when to use them! It s = it is. The apostrophe shows that it s is a contraction and that the II has been omitted. The boy screamed, I m not going as it s not fair! its = possessive pronoun This means that one thing owns something. Normally there would be an apostrophe before the s to show possession but since this would be the same as it s (it is) we leave it out. The dog chewed its bone. Question 3 Circle the correct word. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Its/lt s the fifth time today that bell has rung. When a wombat is angry it leaves its/it s burrow. Its/It s too hot for a hot chocolate today. My rabbit always scratches its/it s nose on the wire. Its/It s rhythm is what makes the poem interesting. Its/It s all right, they crooned, its/it s not going to happen again. Everyone believes its/it s a wonderful movie and that its/it s messages are relevant to all ages. It will spoil if its/it s stirred too slowly and its/it s eggs curdle. Question 4 Write either its or it s in the spaces to make the following passage correct. A clock is an important invention. a machine that most of us use everyday. cleverest feature is ability to keep time aver a long period. well-known that the best clocks and watches come from Switzerland. Whether because craftsmen there are setter, or if just a skill-area that has been worked at, is not known.

4 4 Question 5-12 Deep Beyond the Reef (Owen Scott lived with his family in Fiji and remembers life there in the middle of last century.) As well as the arrival of the butcher, every day the Chinese market gardeners would bring fresh vegetables to the house. Both would take their produce separately to the back door. Fish caught in Laucala Bay was also brought to the back door. Everything had to be covered against flies. Whatever you were drinking had a little fly cover over it, with beads that hung around the edge that tinkled against the side of the glass. In the fly season it was almost impossible to get food from plate to mouth. That was a practical reason why servants manned the punkahs (mechanical fans) in the tropics, however distasteful such an image of servitude is today. Even with punkahs, you also had to personally fan the fork from plate to mouth. There were two other methods of dealing with the flies. Tapes were hung from the ceiling of the kitchen with a substance that attracted flies to it. At night they rested there. Before the servants left each day, long thin calico bags were carefully slipped up the tapes and tied at the top. The bags were then plunged into boiling water. The other method involved a machine that my father thought came from Germany. It was a small box, inside of which was a barrel with indentions, like waves, where honey or jam was put. The barrel revolved very slowly when wound up. The flies stuck to the honey or jam and were then knocked off the barrel into a little pan of water placed underneath. As a child, my uncle Maurice used to watch this contraption for hours. Considering the tropical heat, the flies and the lack of modern refrigeration the meals prepared by my grandmother were. Question 5 The flies became a problem for the Scott family while in Fiji when fishermen delivered fish to the backdoor after the servants had left the house for the evening in one particular season of each year when the grandmother was cooking one of the meals Question 6 Why did the writer state: it was almost impossible to get food from plate to mouth? the flies were a menace in their relentlessness the servants manning the punkahs were careless the beads on the food covers made eating awkward the quality of the delivered food was detestable

5 5 Question 7 Look at the photo. The purpose of the beads on the jug cover is to make the cover attractive provide soothing tinkling sounds scare off flies hold the cover in place Question 8 How did Maurice react to the fly trapping contraption? He was fascinated by it. He was disgusted by it. He was appalled by it. He was puzzled by it. Question 9 The flies settled on the tapes hanging from the ceiling because it meant they were closer to a possible source of food they were attracted by the substances spread on the tapes it was a safe place to avoid being struck by the mechanical fans they were less likely to be killed by servants while on the tapes Question 10 The attitude of the Scott family to the non-europeans was one of distrust ridicule superiority admiration Question 11 What was the most likely power source for the contraption for catching flies? electricity clockwork hand wind

6 6 Question 12 A word has been deleted from the text. Which word would be best suited to the space at the bottom of the text? tasteless bearable meagre legendary Questions Book Review-Kangaroo This book is part of the Animals series and contributes a comprehensive account of the well-loved macropods. The text is, as expected, extensive in its coverage from the mythical to the factual. This study delves into the little known features as well as the lighter side of the admired animal. Perhaps we can thank the famous television series Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo for popularising this iconic animal. There is little doubt that the kangaroo has become a symbol of Australia. John Simons introduces his work by asking the question - What is a kangaroo? He explores the strangeness of this animal and its portrayal as a rather frightening creature hopping down a deserted street, enveloped in a fading light, as used in another television series. Simons moves to a more positive aspect of this much-loved marsupial. Its biological strangeness is fully explained; its amazing adaptability to climatic conditions; preferred habitat; its connection with the spreading of human and urban. Exploring various types of genus Macropus takes the reader into a highly detailed and informative section on the variety of animals, from the large Reds and Greys to the very small. lt s a diverse and interesting compilation. The interaction of the Kangaroo and Indigenous people was inevitable. As a food source it was important. Simons goes on to provide the reader with a plethora of fascinating information which includes the use of the kangaroo in cartoons, children s literature, film and stories. As a reference guide it makes an important contribution to a subject of which most of us know something, but certainly not all. It is valuable as a reference guide. The many colour plates aid the recognition of the various species. The narrative is assembled in a logical progression which takes in the animals at home and abroad in an enjoyable and very informative manner. This book is ideal for students and those with a desire to know more about this iconic animal.

7 7 Question 13 The book, Kangaroo, could best be described as a picture book manual reference book catalogue Question 14 According to the review which statement about Kangaroo is correct? Kangaroo is the first book written by Simons. Kangaroo is the only non-fiction work by Simons. Kangaroo is an out-of-print book written by Simons. Kangaroo is one of a number of related books by Simons. Question 15 The reviewer twice refers to the kangaroo as being iconic. By iconic she means the kangaroo is an endangered species symbolises Australia is one of many macropods needs protection Question 16 A word has been deleted from the text. Which word would be best suited to the space? destruction pollution settlement ignorance Question 17 The reviewer finds the greatest value of Kangaroo is the way in which it includes a wide range of original information the text portrays the importance of kangaroos to Indigenous Australians a variety of threats to macropods are clearly described in the text it exposes how television made the kangaroo a national symbol

8 8 Question 18 Which two macropod species does the reviewer specifically mention in her review? Write your answer on the line and. Question 19 Review of Kangaroo could best be described as positive hesitant extravagant unkind Question 20 According to the reviewer which group is most likely to find this book useful? Indigenous Australians producers of television series Australians living overseas those involved in macropod research Having Fun with Poetry As we have known, description is used to express how we see and feel about something. Poets are very descriptive. I Wondered Lonely as or Cloud by the English poet, William Wordsworth, is a description of how he saw some daffodils and how it affected him. Wordsworth is considered to be a Romantic poet and the Romantics often used nature as an inspiration for their Work. Read the poem below carefully and, while some of the words may be hard for you to understand, try to work out what Wordsworth is trying to say through the poem. The comprehension questions will lead you through the poem. I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, I wandered Lonely as a Cloud

9 9 Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Question 21 In a sentence explain what happens in this poem. Question 22 What was the poet doing when he came across the daffodils? Question 23 Where were the daffodils found? Question 24 List FIVE words that describe what the daffodils were like.

10 10 Question 25 What does the line, They stretch d in never-ending line, mean? Question 26 Wordsworth says Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Explain what he means by this. Were the daffodils really dancing? Question 27 The poet is happy to find these flowers. Which line best shows this? Question 28 How has this experience affected the poet? i.e.: How was the poet feeling before finding the daffodils and how did he feel after? What has the sight given him even after it is over?

11 11 Question 29 On the stanzas below indicate the rhyming scheme. Then write the rhyming scheme out on the line below: l WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once l saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Question 30 Look back at the poem. Is the rhyming scheme the same for each stanza? YES or NO Question 31 Which of the following Words would describe the rhyming scheme? Explain your choice. REGULAR or IRREGULAR (circle) Question 32 What effect does the rhyming scheme have on the audience? Use at least TWO of the following words in your explanation: regular irregular pleasant unpleasant

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