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UBS tO look for ; online: ‘ musky sme] ones, a Sand a g Tin dingo Country instructed 7 PS. 8. bacchus, the for a gift, an is that evey Be a Scr; of food, “P of fur caught on a bush @ EVALUATION ver an evaluation question yor ii Toanswet th n you must refer to informati iven ii and utilise the skills of reorganisation & inference. Bee ae peferents are often involved e.g, they, these, them, we, it, his, her, he, this MODEL PARAGRAPH: Mrs Downes retumed the new book -unread, she said. She was the first to have borrowed it, She declared it unsuitable for the village library. When she had gone, the amused librarian removed the inadvertently overlooked bus ticket from between pages 171 and 172. QUESTION: — Why was the librarian amused? ANSWER: although Mrs Downes declared it unsuitable and unread, it was obvious she had read it (the ticket was a bookmark) KEY WORDS: Mrs Downes returned book - unread, she said / declared / unsuitable for library / amused librarian removed / bus ticket / between pages 171 and 172 (inferring Mrs Downes had read at least that many pages) TEM1 DISTRESS ; : The intensity of the sunlight was distressing. The shiny metal table reflected the light glaringly and Peggy, realising that she had left her sunglasses at home, could feel a headache coming on. If Shaun had been ready on time, they could have had a table under the trees, or one with an umbrella. ue came back from placing their order, and took the chair opposite Peggy who folded her arms an‘ pressed her lips together tightly. How do you think Peggy was feeling toward Shaun at that moment? Why do you sayy that? ITEM 2 ‘ATED LESSON ' Tir had stoed op this very spot With his father. He had listened camenty the psn cuplantion thar these railway tracks were parallel lines. They went through town and cowry, ‘ensporting people, animals and freight. They would never meet, even i sey coat aa inns. There were a lot of concepts that he had never mastered, soit was with 8 Bo © "bathe was able to explain to his own grandson the complicated lesson 0 ; "hat complicated lesson did Trevor explain? ns GET WELL SOON ny I tempered than ever and none of us can get roun = You any better yet? Old Woodsy's more bad-tempe! - we tutes too Lon stand it much ger : jorning break tod: said we were 5 minutes t ig. We can't stanc lon, He timed our mornii From Get well real soon! all of us at the office (except Grumpy) Wy °’do they want Jane to get better quickly? oe ee a] > | e symbols for num Most common). ie world today are called the Hindu-Arabie Ae ty earyas the 3rd Century BC, Hindu scholars yo Ay the numerals 1, 4 and 6 much as we write them, y7titg number system was introduced to the Arabs in Fe _ century AD. The Arabs simplified the othr syne" Hindus used into the form that we use today ; S the QUESTION: — Why is the number system we use called the Hin nd ray ystem? ANSWER: combination of Hindu and Arab systems KEY WORDS: symbols for numbers used / today / called system / Hindu scholars / numerals / as w /Arabs simplified / into / form / we use to PARAGRAPH: / Hindu. Write them day ITEM1 BIG JESSE In 1878, the infamous outlaw Jesse James, needlessly engaged in a shootout in North, During a bank holdup the cashier was shot for refusing to open the safe. Alerted, the townsfolk moved to cut off any escape. Al though the James brothers made it through the cordon, the Younger brothers were badly wounded. As it transpired, the safe had not been locked. Why was the shootout regarded as needless? ITEM2 —_NINELIVES sti oat at ih nine lives is based on the old belief that it is hard to kil ore Tefrensta cas eal tise ty ie estening situations, The sayings 818 Player, "He stugled in eves itl®- You might hear someone say of a champion oat! Seled in every game, but as you can See, he's got ‘as many lives as acs: 1M iit said ofthe champion tenn Player that he has ‘as many lives as a cat’? The te nan SALT BLocKs le salt a feat Nentdi seawater, we O° UF food is sourced intwo ways. Saltis found it, ring betel foo tant RAVE a certain level of 1 in our diet to maintain Sst outin tee etc Meas or ja eeUate amounts eae mineral, 30 We" Tels or holding gies tore eating Similarly, some farmers Pt plock® ot BMdocye

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