Unit
9
STELLAR
Primary3TERM 3
The Blink-off
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UNIT 9- The BLINK-OFF
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UNIT 9- The BLINK-OFF
What have I learnt?
VOCABULARY
New Words / blink, Blink Master, blink-off, challenger, bulge, snowballGRAMMAR
Adverbs / especially, still, nearlyAdjectives / wide green eyes, large white cat, silly old cat
Verbs / simple past: bolted, flexed, screamed
Phrases of time sequence / a minute later, two minutes later, now
Preposition / support or opposition – for, with, against
Pronouns / no one, each other, one another
Conjunctions / neither, nor
SENTENCE MANIPULATION
Sentence Structure / Use of connector ‘as’, 'and' ,‘but’ to combine two sentencesParent's signature: ______
Date: ______
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UNIT 9- The BLINK-OFF
Date: ______
Vocabulary
Read the clues and complete the words.
1. It is a ball made of snow. ______
2. It is a game where two people stare at each other until one
loses when he/she blinks.
______
3. This word means to swell or stick out from a surface.
______
4. When you do this you shut your eyes and quickly open them again.
______
5. This person always wins during a blink-off.
______
6. This is a person who competes with another for something.
______
Date: ______
A) Fill in each blank witha correct answer from the box.
no one each other one another1. All the boys in the class were bored and they started teasing
______.
2. Tom and Sally exchanged presents with ______.
3. The seven campers arrived at the campsite and began to help
______unpack.
4. Jon boasted that ______could beat him.
5. There was ______in the room when Tom
arrived.
B) Make a sentence for each ofthe pronouns below.
6. no one
______
7. each other
______
Date: ______
A)Look at the table below and answer the questions that follow.
(Use the actual grid on the butcher sheet from the lesson on prepositions for and against.)
Activity / Food / Who’s For / Who’s Againstmore homework
swimming class
chicken rice
1. How many groups voted for more homework?
2. How many groups voted against more homework?
Construct your own sentences using 'for' and ' against'.
3. ______
______
4. ______
______
B) Fill in each blank with the most suitable answer from the box.
with for against1. Stealing is ______the law.
2. John teamed up ______his brother to play tennis
______Tom and Alan.
3. The principal is very strict. She is ______students
wearing jewelry to school.
4. John was voted in as the class monitor becauseeveryone was
______him.
5. Our trainer was ______us throughout the competition.
He took good care of us.
6. Michael says he is ______anyone who wants to help
thehomeless.
7. In the soccer match, Singapore played ______Thailand
and lost.
8. Many people recycle because they are ______reducing
waste.
Date: ______
The following sentences are taken from the story, The Tortoise and the Hare.
Read the sentences and underline the adverbs in each of them.
1. Timothy Tortoise liked to roam happily through the forest.
2. “I am slow but not nearly as slow as you think,” said Timothy.
3. Harry Hare laughed out loudly, “I will not lose – especially to a
tortoise.”
4. All the animals met at the starting line early in the afternoon.
5. Soon, Harry could see the finish line ahead.
6. He lay down and promptly fell asleep.
7.Timothy made his way down the path and past Harry who was
still snoozing away.
8. As he approached the finish line, all of the animals began to cheer
loudly.
Date: ______
Complete the sentences below using a verb that starts with to.
a. It is excitingto ______
______
b. It is fun to______
______
c. It is niceto ______
______
Write about two things that are important for friends to do for
oneanother.
a. It is important for friends to helponeanother.
b. It is ______
______
c. ______
______
Date: ______
Use the words in the brackets and rewrite the following pairs of sentences as one.
1. Jon looked into Snowball’s eyes. Jon didn’t blink. (and)
______
______
2. Sally tried hard. Her eyes began to hurt. (but)
______
______
3. Pete shouted. Pete jumped around the room. (as)
______
______
4. Sally sat down. Sally picked up a book to read. (and)
______
______
5. The cat jumped down off Jon’s lap. The cat ran under the chair.
(and)
______
______
6. Cats sometimes blink. Cats do not blink as often as humans do.
(but)
______
______
7. Sally sang. Sally danced round the room. (as)
______
______
8. Cats are clean animals. Cats are easy to keep as pets. (and)
______
______
Date: ______
Visual Text Comprehension
Study the advertisement carefully and answer the following questions.
For each question from 1 – 5, choose the most appropriate option and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.
1. / This event is organised by ______.(1)boys and girls
(2)Jeebok Sportwears
(3)Junior Triathlon
(4)AMK Country Club / ( )
2. / This poster is about ______.
(1)challenging yourself
(2)swimming, cycling and running at AMK Country Club
(3)an invitation to participate in a triathlon
(4)building up your physical ability and mental strength / ( )
3. / In the event, participants will be racing in the following sequence.
(1)Swimming, cycling and running.
(2)Cycling, running and swimming.
(3)Running, swimming and cycling.
(4)Swimming, running and cycling. / ( )
4. / The 1st Biennial Junior Triathlon was held in ______.
(1)2010
(2)2011
(3)2012
(4)2013 / ( )
5. / Which one of the following is true of the event?
(1)All participants will receive a sports goodie bag and a certificate of accomplishment.
(2)A total of 100 prizes will be given away.
(3)The event has a race category for boys and a race category for girls.
(4)The race will be held 3 months after the registration deadline. / ( )
Date: ______
Vocabulary MCQ
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.
1. She danced so beautifully during the concert. She was as ______as a swan.
(1) slow
(2) white
(3) clumsy
(4) graceful()
2.The colourful ______. make the book more interesting..
(1) title
(2) subtitle
(3) summary
(4) illustrations()
3.Roald Dahl is a famous ______who writes books for children.
(1) artist
(2) author
(3) publisher
(4) illustrator()
4.Avril's parents will be celebrating their tenth wedding ______tomorrow.
(1) party
(2) function
(3) occasion
(4) anniversary()
5.A ______is a place where water is collected and stored.
(1) river
(2) godown
(3) reservoir
(4) waterfall()
Date: ______
Grammar MCQ
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.
1.______will you do once you reach Rachel's place?
(1) Who
(2) What
(3) Which
(4) Whose()
2.She ______the railing when the bus jerked suddenly.
(1) grabs
(2) grabbed
(3) is grabbing
(4) have grabbed()
3.While strolling in the park, we saw______beautiful bird on a tree.
(1) a
(2) an
(3) the
(4) any()
4.Harry will not be coming to school today ______he is not feeling well.
(1) or
(2) so that
(3) because
(4) although()
5.It's stuffy ______the room. Let's open the windows.
(1) over
(2) inside
(3) against
(4) through()
GRAMMAR CLOZE
Read the passages carefully. Choose the correct word from the words given in the box. Write its letter (A to E) in each blank. Use each letter once only.
(A) by / (B) from / (C) more / (D) over / (E) thatAsteroids are known as tiny planets. They were first discovered in 1801
(1) ______an Italian astronomer. (2) ______the next few years, three more asteroids were discovered. Thousands (3) ______are discovered every year. There are also probably thousands of asteroids that are too small to be seen (4) ______Earth. However, a large number of asteroids have also been found to move around the path (5) ______Earth takes.
VOCABULARY CLOZE
(A) drowning / (B) playing / (C) slipped(D) hearing / (E) swimming / (F) shocked
Roy received a medal for bravery. A month ago, he saved a little boy from
(6) ______. The boy was (7) ______near a deep canal. Suddenly, he
(8) ______and fell into it. Fortunately, Roy was passing by after school that day. On (9) ______a cry for help, he went to have a look. He was (10) ______to see a boy struggling in the water. He jumped in and saved him.
Date: ______
Comprehension Cloze
Read the passage carefully. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
Once, there lived a very fierce lion and two cunning rabbits in a jungle far away. Afraid of being eaten up by the lion, the rabbits thought of a clever (1) ______to trap him. They finally came out of their hiding and went to the lion.
“Ah, I see that you’ve both come to give yourselves (2) ______,” the lion said with a smile.
“No, Your Majesty,” replied the rabbits. “We’ve come to (3) ______you that there’s a bigger lion than you in the jungle. He boasted that he’s so much stronger than you and that one day, he’ll even eat you up.”
Hearing this, the angry lion stood up and roared, “Take me to this other lion!”
The rabbits then led the lion to an old well. The lion looked (4) ______the well and saw his reflection in the water. Thinking that it was the other lion, he got very angry and roared. He leapt down into the well and drowned.
Date: ______
Comprehension Open-ended
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The tiger is both beautiful and powerful. Its black stripes stand out clearly in its coat of yellowish brown or orange red fur. These dark stripes help the tiger to hide among the tall grass and shadows of forests and jungles so that its enemies find it difficult to see it.
An adult tiger may weigh about two hundred kilograms and measure about three metres long. However, the female tiger is slightly shorter and lighter. The male tiger also has a more attractive face.
Tigers are excellent swimmers and can swim from one island to another in search of prey. They also enjoy swimming on hot days.
The tiger likes to hunt alone at night. It is known to attack large animals, such as cows, deer, wild pigs and even baby elephants. The tiger may also eat smaller animals like monkeys, fish, frogs and tortoises. Tigers need to eat large amounts of meat in order to stay alive.
Strangely, tigers are known to avoid human beings. They do not actually attack man unless they are seriously injured and extremely hungry because they cannot find food.
- How do the black stripes of a tiger help it to escape from its enemies?
______
______
- What differences can we find between the male and female tigers?
______
______
- Write down a phrase from paragraph 3 which means to look around for food.
For Question 4 – 6, read each statement and tick √ “True” or “False”. The first example has been done for you.
Statement / True / FalseExample / Tigers are excellent swimmers. /
Tigers often hunt for food because they need a lot of meat to survive.
Tigers only eat large animals such as cows, deer, wild pigs and even baby elephants.
Tigers will definitely attack human beings when they see them at any time of the day.
- Name two different situations when a tiger will attack a man.
i) ______
ii) ______
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