Literacy Department - Year 5 -Term 2

Unit 4 Vocabulary/Activity

Name :_____________________________ Date: __________________

Vocabulary Part of speech Definition

Animated Adjectives Where drawings and models seem to

move (in a film.)

Apollo Noun Greek god of the sun, poetry and music

and healing; son of Zeus and Leto ; twin
brother of Artemis.

Artemis Noun Greek goddess of the hunt and the

moon; daughter of Zeus and Leto; twin
sister of Apollo (known as Diana in
Roman mythology).

Blurb Noun The blurb about a new book, film or

exhibition is information about that
which is written in order to attract
people’s interest.

Chariot Noun Vehicle with two wheels that was used

in races and fights in ancient times and
was pulled by a horse.

Cheeky adjective If you describe a person or their

behaviour as cheeky, you think that they
are slightly rude or disrespectful but in
charming or amusing.

Classic literature adjective Classical literature refers to the great

masterpieces of Greek, Roman, and
other ancient civilizations.

Conventions Nouns Usual and accepted ways of behaving or

doing something.

Democratic adjective Where everyone has equal rights and

can help to make decisions.

Dialogue Noun A communication or discussion

between people or groups of people in a
book, film or play.

Disobedient adjective If you are disobedient, you deliberately

don’t do what someone in authority tells
you to do, or what a rule or law says
that you should do.

Fostered Verb Looked after a child as a part of your

family for a time.

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Genre Noun a particular type of literature, music, film
or other art form which people consider
as a class because it has special
characteristics.

Henceforward adverb From this or that time on.

hide Noun Animal skin.

Inference Noun An inference is a conclusion that you

draw about something by using
information that you already have about
it.

lair Noun A place where a wild animal lives

(especially wolves) often underground
or hidden.

Legend Noun It is a very old and popular story about a

mythical or supernatural beings or
events that may be true.

Mischievous Adjective A mischievous person likes to have fun

by playing harmless tricks on people or
doing things they are not supposed to
do.

Myth Noun A myth is a well-known story which was

made up in the past to explain natural
events or to justify religious beliefs or
social customs.

Phenomenon Noun Something unusual that exists or

happens.

Prediction Noun If you make a prediction about

something, you say what you think will
happen.

Python Noun Large snake that kills other animals by

coiling itself brightly around them.

Quest Noun An attempt to get something or do

something difficult.

Screenplay Noun A script for a film including dialogue

and descriptions of characters and sets.

Standard English Noun Written and spoken English that follows

the general rules of grammar and
punctuation.

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Stereotype Noun Is a fixed general image or set of
characteristics that a lot of people
believe represent a particular type of
person or thing.

Storyboard Noun (In films and television) a series of

drawings or images showing the
planned order of images.

Sub-genre Noun A category that is a subdivision of a

larger genre.

Match the following words with their definitions

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Standard English a well-known story which was made up in
the past to explain natural events or to
justify religious beliefs or social customs.

Phenomenon Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon;

daughter of Zeus and Leto; twin sister of
Apollo

Inference A place where a wild animal lives

(especially wolves) often underground or
hidden

Cheeky a conclusion that you draw about

something by using information that you
already have about it.

Lair slightly rude or disrespectful but in

charming or amusing

Artemis It is a very old and popular story about a

mythical or supernatural beings or events
that may be true

Myth a particular type of literature, music, film

or other art form which people consider
as a class because it has special
characteristics

Story board Written and spoken English that follows

the general rules of grammar and
punctuation.

Genre Something unusual that exists or happens

Legend a series of drawings or images showing

the planned order of images

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences of the meaning of the word in bold.

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 1. Screen play: including dialogue/ for a film / and set /and description of characters
/ A script

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2. Subgenre: subdivision /that is a /A category /of a / larger genre/

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3. Hence forward: time / or/ this / that / From /

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4. Quest: difficult / something /something / or do / to get / An attempt

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5. Hide: skin/ animal

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6. Dialogue: film or play / A communication / or discussion / or group of people /

between people / or play / in a book

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7. Python: itself brightly/ A large / kills other / by coiling / snake that/ animals
/around them

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Find the word to complete the sentence using the words in bold as clues

Predictions, myth, standard English, fostered, blurb

1. We are going to write ………………. For our upcoming show in the theatre.

2. Look at the beautiful story, I think it is a ……………….

3. I can’t wait for you to open your gift because I don’t want to make any ………………

4. Mowgli was …………………. by the wolf family.

5. Is old fashion English also …………………………..?

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 Unscramble the letters below to make them words:

egedl ____________________

ecekyh ____________________

inonstocven ___________________

toircha ____________________

detmaina _____________________

gueailod _______________________

Allopo _______________________

vouschiemis ____________________

The definitions of the some words have been given on the right side of the table below,

write the correct words on the left side on the table.

Is a fixed general image or set of

characteristics that a lot of people believe

represent a particular type of person or

thing

likes to have fun by playing harmless

tricks on people or doing things they are

not supposed to do

Where everyone has equal rights and can

help to make decisions

Vehicle with two wheels that was used in

races and fights in ancient times and was

pulled by a horse

information about that which is written in

order to attract people’s interest

A script for a film including dialogue and

descriptions of characters and sets