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Part 1: Non-fiction
Reading
Read Water, water everywhere!

Water, water everywhere! Plants and trees also lose water into the
atmosphere through their leaves. This process is
Some people believe our planet is running out of known as transpiration.
water. In fact, our Earth is made up of more
water than land! You may not know it, but an
amazing 70% of the planet is covered in water! Bring in the clouds
Most of that water is found in the oceans. The As the water vapour rises higher and higher into
rest of our liquid water can be found in rivers, our atmosphere it gets cooler and cooler. As it
lakes and even underground. However, not all of cools, the water vapour turns back into a liquid
the water is liquid. Sometimes the water is found and is stored in the clouds. The cooling process is
as solid ice in glaciers, snow and at the North called condensation.
and South Poles. There is even water in the air
People often watch the clouds and think they can
around us as gas, known as water vapour.
see faces and pictures in them. You may have
Did you know that all of this water is constantly done this yourself. Next time you watch clouds
changing place? Incredibly, water never stops drifting across the sky, you might want to think of
moving as it follows a path around Earth. This them as huge airborne water carriers!
moving path is known as the Water Cycle.
Get your umbrellas!
Water in the air
What do you think will happen to all of that water
Many people believe that the polar ice caps are stored in clouds? As the clouds fill up with more
melting faster than ever before because of global and more water droplets, the weight of the water
warming. Whether that is true or not, the water gets heavier and heavier. When the cloud becomes
in glaciers and ice melts as it is warmed up by the full and heavy with condensed water, the cloud is
sun, as part of the water cycle. The water from unable to hold onto the water any longer. So, just
glaciers and ice runs into the lakes and oceans. like a balloon filled with too much air, the cloud
Some of this water goes underground to provide bursts and all the stored water falls back to Earth.
water for plants and for us to drink. The sun also This part of the water cycle is known as
warms up the water in our oceans, lakes and precipitation. The condensed water falls as rain,
rivers and turns this is water vapour. This process sleet, snow or hail.
is known as evaporation.

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On and on it goes will begin with evaporation. Water that falls on

plants and trees will trickle into the ground and
Once the water falls to Earth, it is collected and
make its way to lakes and rivers, some of it will
eventually the whole cycle starts again. Which
feed the plants and then it transpires and
part of the process happens first will depend
evaporates. Wherever it falls, water will keep
upon where the collection happens. If water falls
on moving.
straight into oceans, lakes and rivers, the cycle

Glossary:
glacier: a large block of snow that has turned to ice
water vapour: water that has changed to gas
polar ice cap: ice at the North or South Poles

1 Tick () the box that describes this type of text.

Narrative

Instruction

Playscript

Information [1]

2 What is the title of the text?

[1]

3 Why do you think the author has used an exclamation mark in the title?

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4 Draw lines to match these words from the text to their synonyms.

water vapour endless

constantly produce
process gas

provide flow
trickle system
[2]

5 Explain the meaning of these words.

a condensation:

b transpiration:

c evaporation: [3]

6 Circle the incorrect answer. Water stored in the clouds:

 falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow or hail

 is collected in oceans, lakes and rivers
 warms up and forms water vapour
 remains in the clouds until it becomes too heavy. [1]

7 Write two statements from the text that are facts.

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8 Write two statements from the text that are opinions.

[2]

9 Name two features that show that the extract is a non-fiction text.

[1]

10 Find one proper noun in the first paragraph. Write it out correctly.

[1]

11 What verb tense is the text mainly written in? Give one example.

[1]

12 Read the last paragraph. What effects the order of each part of the
water cycle?

[2]

13 What is precipitation? Explain it in your own words.

[1]

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14 Tick () the box that could be used as a subheading for the paragraph
‘Bring in the clouds’.

Water vapour

Condensation

Transpiration

The atmosphere [1]

15 Evaporation ends with the suffix –ion.

Find two more words in the text with the same suffix.

[2]

16 Find two noun phrases in the extract.

[1]

17 Based on what you have learnt, explain how important the sun
is in the water cycle.

[2]

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Writing
Use the facts provided to write a contents page, fact file and glossary on rainforests.
A World of Deserts

Contents
A Very Dry Place 2
Desert Sand 3
Deserts in the World 4
Different Kinds of Deserts 6
Animals in the Desert 8
Desert Plants 12

Use the contents page above to write a contents page for a book on rainforests.

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Choose three words to include in a glossary.
Write each word with a definition in your own words.

Write your fact file about rainforests. Include the following:

 a title, heading and sections
 factual sentences
 simple, multi-clause and conditional sentences with different connectives
 factual information with some interesting verbs and adjectives.

Step 1: Plan your fact file using this table.

Subject:

Topics and questions Answers

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Step 2: Write your fact file.

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Step 3: Read what you have written. Check your spelling, grammar and
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Part 2: Fiction
Reading
Read the extract from Dragon in the Cupboard by Karen Dolby.

Inside the Cupboard

‘Crunch … Crackle … Munch … Slurp …’ The sounds were coming from a large
cupboard in the farthest, darkest corner of the kitchen. Whatever could be inside?
George listened at the door and opened it quietly, just enough to peep inside. GULP!
George slammed the door shut. He couldn’t quite believe his eyes.
‘What is it?’ asked Lottie.
Trying to look bold, George grasped the handle and this time flung open the door.
There, smiling shyly, its cheeks crammed with food was …
‘A dragon!’ gasped George.
The little dragon nodded and said, ‘I’m very hungry and … and … I’m lost.’
With that a big tear welled up and began to trickle slowly down the creature’s face.
‘Please don’t cry, we’ll help you,’ said George, while Lottie patted the dragon’s paw.
‘What happened to you?’
‘Everything’s mixed up and I’ve got a bump on my head.’ He gave a loud sniff and
began to tell his sad tale.

1 Tick () the box that describes the type of text the extract belongs to.
Recipe

Adventure

Myth

Riddle [1]

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2 Tick () the box that best describes the word type that crunch, crackle
and slurp belong to.

Adjectives

Similes

Onomatopoeia

Adverbs [1]

3 Find an example in the text of each of these sentence types.

a Statement:

b Exclamation:

c Question: [3]

4 Find two examples of adverbs in the text.

[2]

5 Complete this table. The first row has been done as an example.

Present tense Past tense

He opens He opened
You peep
He slammed
She crammed
It comes
It has [2]

6 Find an example of an irregular past tense verb in the text.

[1]

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7 Explain the sentence He couldn’t quite believe his eyes in your own words.

[2]

8 What did Lottie do when the dragon cried?

[1]

9 Write a synonym for the word bold.

[1]

10 Find an example of a multi-clause sentence in the text.

[1]

11 Find an example of a compound word in the text.

[1]

12 Write one of the words at the start of the extract as a calligram.

[2]
13 The text says the dragon is a little dragon.
Which other information in the text gives you a clue that the dragon is little?

[2]

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14 Find an example of a preposition in the text.

[1]

15 Find a contraction in the text. Write it in its expanded form.

[1]

16 What do you think George and Lottie will do when the dragon has finished
his tale?

[1]

17 Write a homophone for tail. Explain what the homophones mean.

[2]

Writing
Write a playscript using the extract from Dragon in the Cupboard.
Make sure that you:
 include stage directions
 set your dialogue out like a playscript.

Step 1: Plan your stage directions.

Planning:

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Step 2: Write your playscript.

Write the adventure you think the dragon had before he arrived in the cupboard.
Plan your adventure using these ideas:
 Where did the dragon’s adventure begin?
 Who was the dragon with?
 How did the dragon bump his head?
 How did the dragon get into the cupboard?

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Your adventure will need:
 interesting nouns and noun phrases
 sentence openings that describe when, where and how
 powerful verbs and interesting adverbs.

Use the planning box to make notes.

Planning:

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Write your adventure.

[25]

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