READING REVISION

ANSWER KEY- TERM 2

Below is a list of words/ phrases that will appear in the reading assessment
that you might find difficult to understand.

Use a dictionary to define each word/ phrase.

https://www.dictionary.com/

Bulb

A round root of some plants from which the plant grows.

Appear

To come into view.

Bud

A small part on the plant that will grow into a flower.

Sprout

To begin to grow from a plant to a seed.

Answers

1. The little man and his mother

2. Dreamed
3. The little man fell in love with the sea and knew it would never leave him.
4. Alliteration
5. To create an image of an animal.
6. It’s clear from his reaction that he loves the sea and really wants to be a cabin
boy.
7. They have nothing else to do but stand on the sand and look at the sea.
8. Yes, because he straight away welcomes the little man and the mother and gives
them a job.
9. That’s the way the pirates speak.
Answers

1. They spend all their lives in the water.

2. Dolphins
3. To help you to understand how they use their teeth.
4. They swallow their food whole, without chewing it.
5. Dolphins are not fish X
Dolphins have up to 100 teeth √
They chew their food with their sharp teeth X
They get water by eating fish √
6. No because they need to live in salty water.