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Year 4 English

Coastal Walk

Reading · 45 minutes

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Reading texts

Narrative

Footprints at Low Tide

Leo followed the dotted footprints across the wet sand. His sister said they belonged to a dog, but Leo noticed tiny claw marks and a long line between them. 'A gull would not drag a tail,' he said. Near the rocks, a blue-tongue lizard blinked in the morning sun. Leo stepped back and gave it space.

Procedure

Rock Pool Rules

Look with your eyes before touching anything in a rock pool. Keep your shadow away from small creatures so they do not hide immediately. If you lift a rock, place it back gently in the same position. Take photographs rather than shells, because shells can become homes for tiny animals.

Persuasive

Beach Clean-Up Poster

Join our Saturday beach clean-up! One hour can make the sand safer for birds, families and sea life. Bring gloves, a hat and a reusable water bottle. Every bottle top, wrapper and straw removed from the shore is one less piece of rubbish in the waves.

Questions

Question 1 literal meaning
Narrative

Footprints at Low Tide

Leo followed the dotted footprints across the wet sand. His sister said they belonged to a dog, but Leo noticed tiny claw marks and a long line between them. 'A gull would not drag a tail,' he said. Near the rocks, a blue-tongue lizard blinked in the morning sun. Leo stepped back and gave it space.

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

What clue helped Leo decide the footprints were not from a dog?

Question 2 main idea

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

Which sentence best states the main idea?

Question 3 vocabulary in context

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

In this text, what does 'dotted' mean?

Question 4 inference

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

Which inference is best supported by the text?

Question 5 author purpose

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

What is the main purpose of this text?

Question 6 text structure

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

Which structure best describes this text?

Question 7 literal meaning

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

Which kind of meaning is needed to answer the detail question?

Question 8 summarising

Text: Footprints at Low Tide

Write one sentence explaining what this text helps the reader understand.

Question 9 literal meaning
Procedure

Rock Pool Rules

Look with your eyes before touching anything in a rock pool. Keep your shadow away from small creatures so they do not hide immediately. If you lift a rock, place it back gently in the same position. Take photographs rather than shells, because shells can become homes for tiny animals.

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Why should shells be left behind?

Question 10 main idea

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Which sentence best states the main idea?

Question 11 vocabulary in context

Text: Rock Pool Rules

In this text, what does 'position' mean?

Question 12 inference

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Which inference is best supported by the text?

Question 13 author purpose

Text: Rock Pool Rules

What is the main purpose of this text?

Question 14 text structure

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Which structure best describes this text?

Question 15 literal meaning

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Which kind of meaning is needed to answer the detail question?

Question 16 summarising

Text: Rock Pool Rules

Write one sentence explaining what this text helps the reader understand.

Question 17 literal meaning
Persuasive

Beach Clean-Up Poster

Join our Saturday beach clean-up! One hour can make the sand safer for birds, families and sea life. Bring gloves, a hat and a reusable water bottle. Every bottle top, wrapper and straw removed from the shore is one less piece of rubbish in the waves.

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

What should volunteers bring?

Question 18 main idea

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

Which sentence best states the main idea?

Question 19 vocabulary in context

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

In this text, what does 'shore' mean?

Question 20 inference

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

Which inference is best supported by the text?

Question 21 author purpose

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

What is the main purpose of this text?

Question 22 text structure

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

Which structure best describes this text?

Question 23 literal meaning

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

Which kind of meaning is needed to answer the detail question?

Question 24 summarising

Text: Beach Clean-Up Poster

Write one sentence explaining what this text helps the reader understand.

Question 25 comparing texts

Text: Coastal Walk

Which feature helps show that the texts have different purposes?

Question 26 comparing ideas

Text: Coastal Walk

Name one idea that connects at least two texts in this paper.

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