Bring my world to life

1A Unit 1
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- Question 1 - Question 9
- Question 2 - Question 10
- Question 3 - Question 11
- Question 4 - Question 12
- Question 5
- Question 6
- Question 7
- Question 8
Question 1

Richard says that he is from ‘Christchurch, New Zealand’ in lines

3 and 4 of paragraph 1.

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Question 2

In
Richard
line 4,talked
he said
about
that his family
dad is in
a ‘park
the first
ranger’,
paragraph.
whoseThe words
responsibility
required in theissentence
to take care
are of
hisa parents’
park, forest
jobsororan
professions.
area of theHe
countryside.
mentioned that his mum is a ‘preschool teacher’ in line 5.

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Question 3

An ‘only child’ means that you have no siblings. Richard

mentioned
The other reason
that hethat
hasRichard
no brothers
likesor
being
sisters
theatonly
thechild
end of
is
paragraphhe1.doesn’t
because Then hehave
explained
to ‘share
that
a bedroom
he liked being
with anyone’
an only
child 8).
(line because he ‘doesn’t have to wear cast-offs’ (line 7),
which are, in this case, old clothing from older siblings.

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Question 4

In lines 13 and 14, Richard said that he is ‘right in the middle’

Richard also
mentioned
said that
thathehedoesn’t
has ‘tanned
like having
skin’ in
hairparagraph
in his eyes,
2, and
and
when they line up according to height at school, and that he is
explained
that is the that
reason
it iswhy
because
he ‘keeps
he spends
it veryashort’
lot of(line
time12).
outdoors.
‘neither tall nor short’. This means that ‘he is of average height’.

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Question 5

In lines 16 to 21, Richard said that ‘I’m not sure whether I should
believe her because all parents say that about their children!’
This means that he believes that all parents think their children
are handsome or beautiful.

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Question 6

The word ‘active’ means that someone is very lively and has lots
of energy. Therefore, we can guess that ‘energetic’ is the
answer.

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Question 7

Richard mentioned three activities that he likes in paragraph 3,

which are ‘cycling, penny boarding and surfing’ (lines 23 & 24).
He did not mention ‘bird-watching’.

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Question 8

In lines 32 to 34, Richard said that his family named their cat
Richard said that his cat’s name is ‘Aka’ (line 33). ‘Hobbes’ is the
‘Aka’
In lines
and
37explained
and 38, Richard
what it means
said ‘Calvin
in theisMoari
an only
language.
child likeThis
me’.
name of the tiger plush toy in his favourite comic.
means that he probably knows how to speak Maori.

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Question 9

Calvin said the he gets up ‘at six’ every Saturday in the second
panel of the comic strip.

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Question 10

In the second panel of the comic strip, Calvin said he eats ‘three
In the third panel of the comic strip, another activity that Calvin
bowls of Crunchy Sugar Bombs’. We can guess that he likes
mentioned is ‘watching cartoons’.
‘eating cereal’ since he can eat three bowls in a row.

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Question 11

Since we know that Richard loves being outdoors, he

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‘outdoors’
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and
28).
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animals,
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and
Calvin,
‘dad’.
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of ‘nature’.comic book
we only
are
‘plants
doneand
need
outside.
animals’.
two words, it should be ‘only child’.
character.

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Question 12

Calvin
‘Naughty’
In panelalso
3means
ofsaid
the that
comic
behaving
hestrip,
becomes
badly
Calvin or
‘hyperactive’
said
not obeying
that heafter
is
rules.
‘incoherent’
having
Richard
One of the
Richard saidreasons
that hewhy
believes
Richardall parents
thinks being
think an
thatonly
their
child is
used eating
after
three ‘bratty’
bowls three
of
to sugary
describe
bowlscereal.
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better is are
children because
beautiful,
he doesn’t
good-looking
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‘cast-offs’
in from older
that can
We
people’s
it means
guess
energy ‘naughty’
this
andwould
high
because
have
amounts ainnegative
the
of itcomic
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make
strip,
onpeople
Calvin
his health
‘too
is not
siblings. We
paragraph 2.can deduce that these are old clothes.
considered
and
active’.
might makewell-behaved.
his speech rather ‘unclear’ afterwards.

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