Good morning, Year 5,
I hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend.
Have you seen the special video we created for you? You can find it here: Hello, Hello!
This week I will be calling you to say ‘Hello!’
Today’s English focus: Reading.
First, carefully read the following article:
Write down any words you do not know the meaning of and find the meanings using a dictionary. This will help you to understand what you are reading. Then, ask yourself – what is the main message of this article? What does the writer want the reader to feel?
Here is your task for today (click to enlarge):
Please answer in the blog comment section below.
You can find the answers to the quiz here: Quiz ANSWERS
CHALLENGE
Can you think of a multiple choice question of your own that your classmates could try to answer? Make it as challenging as you can!
Also, don’t forget to keep recommending books you have been reading at home on our Reading Blog.
We look forward to reading your responses,
Mrs Avdiu & Ms Robertson
You can find the printable version of this blog here:Reading blog Week 4
Please think about the environment and only print this if you need to 🙂
by Erin
By Regan
Good morning Yr 5!
I hope you all had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
What an interesting article – I’m looking forward to reading all of your responses and questions.??????
Hello everyone. I hope you are all well. I have completed the comprehension. This is my multi-choice question:
Look at the section “another threat to the forest is fire . . .” According to the text, what starts a forest fire?
A) Heavy winds
B) Camp fires
C) Lightning strikes
D) All of the above
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a great long weekend!
1. Life on Earth needs trees because trees make oxygen.
2. Droughts make forest fires worse.
3. The phrase ‘rely on’ means depend upon.
4. Dangers could replace the word ‘threats’ without changing the meaning of the sentence.
CHALLENGE:
How many different types of forests are there?
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 3
I hope that you have all had a good weekend!
Here is my challenge question:
Give three specific conditions (found in the text) which help the growth of trees
A=Cold areas, rain and oxygen
B=Healthy soil, sunlight and rainfall
C=Sunlight, green leaves and healthy soil
D=Rainfall, mountains and time
Good morning, I hope you had a nice long weekend!
Here is my challenge question:
Give three specific conditions (found in the text) which help trees grow:
A. Cold areas, rain and oxygen
B. Healthy soil, sunlight and rainfall
C. Sunlight, green leaves and healthy soil
D. Rainfall, mountains and time
Awesome question! Let’s see who answers first…
Hi Lavinia!
I think the answer is…
(B) Healthy soil, sunlight and rainfall – all help trees to grow
Have a lovely day. ?
Hello everyone I hope you have hade good time during bank holiday this is my question.
Words I don’t know
*droughts = very dry not enough rain
*biodiversity = different types of animals
*mudflow = mud river destroys everything in its way when there are no trees.
Challenge
Why are trees SOOO important for life on Earth?
a]They give us air, wood, paper, fruit but animals don’t need them to survive.
b]They are so important for us for when we go to the park they give us shade if it is a very warm day.
c] They give us oxygen, paper, wood and fruit and also give homes to animals.
d]They give us just the resources for paper and wood so we can cut them down whenever.
Good question. I wonder who will answer first… However, I am very confused with the choice of answers as I can see the answer could be more than one?
Hello everyone! I hope that you have had a GREAT day so far! Today’s English task was really interesting ?. I had a fun time answering these questions….
These are my answers…
1. Life on Earth needs trees because trees make oxygen ,to live – we need oxygen.
2. Droughts make forest fires worse.
3. The phrase ‘rely on’ means depend on.
4. Dangers could replace the word ‘threats’ without changing the meaning of the sentence.
MY QUESTION TO MY CLASS….
(Sorry if it is a bit easy for you…)
DO ALL PLACES IN THE WORLD HAVE THE SAME LAND GROUNDS AS OTHERS?
A) Definitely
B) Yes
C) I think so
D) No
E) Of course not
F) Depends where this place is
Have fun, stay safe, be happy!
~ Nika ???
Hi Nika, could you let the children know where abouts they would need to look in the article to find this answer?
Hello everyone! I am back… AGAIN! I forgot to tell you all where to look for an answer to my question.
Here’s a hint…
Look at the paragraph beginning with ‘Trees do not grow equally…’
~ Nika ???
Hi Everyone!!
I hope you are all safe and well
I hope you all are having a great day and I hope that you all had a amazing bank holiday weekend ??
1) The Earth needs trees because trees provide oxygen for all humans and animals to breath.
2) Droughts make forest fires worse .
3) The word ‘rely on’ also means depend on .
4) The word that could replace threats in the sentence would be dangers.
Challenge:
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What are the three different types of forests that the trees forested
Could one of you maybe answer this question? Come on have a go ???
~Elena ??❤️
Fantastic question. Don’t forget, a question mark goes at the end of the question! I wonder who will answer first…
Hi Everyone,
For the multi choice questions, I got:
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) B
My questions are:
1) When did Mount St. Helens erupt?
A) 1890
B) 1908
C) 1980
D) 1809
2) Which type of forest is set on the Equator?
A) Tropical Forest
B) Temperate Forest
C) Boreal Forest
D) Conifer Forest
3) Many things are destroying forests/trees around the world. Tick the one who isn’t.
A) Animals living in the area
B) Nature
C) Humans
D) Pests
Well done. Check your answers using the answer sheet after. Fantastic questions. I wonder who will answer first…
1)
(A)
2)
(D)
3)
(C)
4)
(B)
CHALLENGE:
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE VOLCANO THAT ERRUPTED IN 1980,IN WASHINGTON STATE?
A) MOUNT ST. HALES
B) MOUNT ST. HELENS
C) MOUNT ST. HELLS
D) MOUNT ST. HADIES
Fantastic question. I wonder who will answer first…
Hello Mrs Avdiu, here is my multichoice question and my answers for the comprehension.
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) B
Challenge:
According to the text, what is a serious pest to trees?
A) Paradise tree snake
B) Eurasian blackbird
C) Mountain Pine beetle
D) Mandarin salamander
I also made up another question, why do people who live in forests rely on it?
A) Because they need to make fires
B) Because there is protection from wolves
C) Because they need it for food and shelter
D) Because there are earthquakes
Thank you Zavan. That’s a great question! Let’s see who answers first…
I hope that everyone had a great bank holiday weekend.
1. (A) because trees make oxygen.
2. (D) droughts make forest fires worse.
3. (C) depend upon.
4. (B) dangers.
Here is my challenge question:
Name three threats to a forest?
Hello everyone!
I hope you had a great weekend!
Here are my answers:
1. Life on Earth needs trees because trees produce oxygen.
2. Droughts make forest fires worse.
3. The phrase ‘rely on’ means depend upon.
4. Dangers could replace the word ‘threats’ without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Zavan I think it is answer C for your question!! 😉
And for Theo I think it is answer D for your question! 🙂
Challenge:
When did Mountain ST Helens erupted ??
1 ) 1980
2) 1976
3) 1237
4) 1583
1980! 🙂
Hello everyone. I hope you had a wonderful bank holiday. ?
Here is my challenge.??
What could possibly set a whole forest on fire?
(a)droughts
(b)lightning
(c)heavy winds
(d)volcanos
Great work Yr 5!
Fantastic multiple choice questions too! ?
The mountain pine beetle has destroyed?
(A) many square miles of forest
(B) many squares meters of forest
(C) many hectors of forest
Hello everyone, I hope that you all had a lovely bank weekend. I am not going to put the answers so people can figure them out but I am going to write them in my yellow homework book instead.
That’s fine Elsa. Do share your own questions here!
Hi everyone I hope you’re all doing okay.
1.) A
2.)D
3.)C
4.)B
5.)Drought means a long period without rainfall. Also if a football player hasn’t scored for a long time they call it a ‘goal drought’!
6.) What type of beetle is a threat to the rainforest?
A.) Dung beetle
B.) Stag beetle
C.) Mountain Pine beetle
D.) Water beetle
E.) VW beetle
Hi Iggy, it is the mountain pine beetle 🙂
Hello everyone!
I hope you enjoyed bank holiday!
Here are my answers:
1-A
2- D
3- C
4-B
Here is my question for today’s task:
Why would life on Earth not be possible without trees? Explain your answer.
Have a lovely afternoon.
Regan has completed the maths and we have uploaded it.
Thank you. I have shared this on the blog.
Regan, I am so sorry I could not read your writing – it is far too tiny 🙁 please could you write bigger next time?
Hi everyone.?
1.A
2.D
3.C
4.B
Here’s my question.
Look at the text.
Why do people and animals need trees to live.
Thanks Sara. Please don’t forget a question mark always goes after a question!
Erin has completed the English and we have uploaded it.
Thank you. Erin, I struggled to read your writing. Please could you take care with your letters and try not to rush? Thank you. A great question! Let’s see who will be able to answer your question first.
Hi everyone.
I forgot to do a couple of questions so here they are.
The main message of the text is to teach people about that we need to change our ways so we don’t put animals, nature or people in danger.
I think the author is trying to make the reader think that we need to change our ways and help those humans, animals and plants.
Hello everyone!
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) B
My question is:
How can you determine how old a tree is?
Thank you everyone for answering the questions.
Please could you now try to answer the questions the other children have written for you?
Hi Tommaso!
To determine the age of a tree – you have to cut horizontally through the trunk, and count the rings inside – the number of rings determines the number of years??
Has she answered your question correctly, Tommaso?