Unit 2- the Wolf S Story

Unit 2 STELLAR PRIMARY 3 TERM 1

The Wolf’s Story

______Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story

Theme: Truthfulness

What have I learnt?

VOCABULARY New Words chimney, puff, scene, testify, whiskers phrases minding my business, checking it out, locked away, put out the fire, heading for a fall

GRAMMAR Noun phrases house of straw, house of sticks, house of bricks, pile of sticks Adjectives innocent, wicked, mean, nasty, dangerous, wrong

Verbs knowing/thinking: agree, believe, know, testify, thought senses: noticed, listen, saw, eat contractions isn’t, you’ve], couldn’t, he’d, doesn’t quantifiers two, another Preposition Position – in/out, up/down, over/under Pronouns he (for animals in a story all about animals) determiners those, that

SENTENCE MANIPULATION Sentence Structure Use of connector ‘or’ to combine two sentences

Parent's signature: ______Date: ______

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story Suggested Theme: Truthfulness

Song/Poem for Tuning-in (Tune: Here we go round the mulberry bush)

Wolfy says he’s innocent,

Innocent, innocent.

Wolfy says he’s innocent,

And so do all his good friends!

All I did was huff and puff,

Huff and puff, huff and puff.

All I did was huff and puff,

And the house came tumbling down!

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story

Date: ______LEARNING SHEET LS 2.1

Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks. Underline the words in each sentence that give you clues to the answer.

chimney puff scene testify whiskers

1. He blew out the lighted candles on the cake with one huge ______.

2. No one dared to ______against the bully because they were afraid of him.

3. We could see smoke coming out of the ______when we climbed high up the tree.

4. The baby likes to pull at the cat’s ______.

5. A large crowd gathered at the ______of the accident.

Make your own sentences with each of the phrases in the box.

minding my business checking it out

put out the fire heading for a fall

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Date: ______LEARNING SHEET LS2.2

Can you think of words with the suffix –ful to fill the clouds?

Match column A to column B and complete the sentences. Write out the sentences on the lines provided.

Column A Column B That flower has magazines are tomato is children are snake is Those animals belong to tourists are train goes shirt is mice are

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Choose the correct group of words and fill in the blanks. house of sticks bottle of jam pile of books house of bricks pile of sticks pail of water box of matches house of straw glass of milk

1. The first little pig built his house with straw so he lived in a

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2. The second little pig built his house with sticks so he lived in a

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3. The third little pig built his house with bricks so he lived in a

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4. When the wolf blew down the second little pig’s house, it

became a ______.

5. Joshua went to the library and borrowed a ______

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6. Mother tells Ali not to play with the ______

______because it may cause a fire.

7. Mary likes to have a ______

before she goes to sleep.

8. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a ______

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9. Please pass me the ______

on the table. I want some on my bread.

Choose a group of words from the box and make your own sentence.

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Date: ______LEARNING SHEET LS2.5 ______Fill in the blanks with the correct word in the brackets.

1. Tom dropped his sandwich ______I gave him mine. (as, so)

2. I was watching TV ______the telephone rang. (so, when)

3. ______the police arrived, the gangsters ran away. (when, then)

4. I had my breakfast, ______I went to school. (as, then)

5. ______I was walking down the road, I met Susan. (as, so)

6. It started to rain ______we went inside. (so, then)

7. ______she was crossing the road, she saw a dead cat. (then, as)

8. Seals are intelligent animals ______they are often seen in circuses. (so, then)

9. I brushed my teeth, ______I went to bed. (when, then)

10. We laughed ______John told us a joke. (so, when)

Finish these sentences in your own words.

11. I was scared so ______

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12. Mother washed the dishes, then ______

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Date: ______LEARNING SHEET LS2.6 ______Underline the adjectives in the following sentences. Then write out the noun that is described by each of the adjectives. The first one has been done for you.

1. The tiger is a dangerous animal. animal

2. Mrs Tan is very polite lady. She smiles at everybody. ______

3. John has always been good. He never loses his temper. ______

4. In many fairy tales, the wolf is often seen as wicked. ______

5. Tom was bad because he stole Mary’s money. ______

6. Siti was being mean when she refused to help her sister. ______

7. Mr Li is a nasty man. He always bullies his wife. ______

8. Pinocchio was dishonest to tell lies. ______

9. The man was innocent. He did not steal anything. ______

10. Fire can be dangerous, so do not play with matches. ______

Read this story. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Many years ago, in a forest, there (1) ______(live) three witches. One of the witches was kind and friendly, but the other two witches were mean and nasty.

One day, a young girl (2) ______(wander) by the cottage. She was selling flowers. “Would you like to buy a posy?” she (3) ______(ask) when the witches (4) ______(come) to the door.

“I (5) ______(buy) a posy if you (6) ______(come) into our cottage,” said the first witch.

“I (7) ______(buy) a posy if you have a drink with us inside,” said the second witch.

“They (8) ______(lock) you up and make you their servant if you come inside,” (9) ______(warn) the kind witch.

“Follow me, I (10) ______(save) you.”

The little girl followed the kind witch out of the forest and hurried home.

Date: ______LEARNING SHEET LS 2.8

Visual Text Comprehension

Read the advertisement below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.

Post New Year Sale at MARINA MALL!

Our shopping mall is having its annual post New Year Sale. Great discounts await you. So, don't miss this opportunity to buy that expensive party dress you are eyeing!

The sale will be on from this coming Saturday till next Wednesday. We are located between Marina South and the Town Square.

Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.

1. The sale will be held ______.

(1) after the New Year (2) before the New Year (3) after Lunar New Year (4) before Lunar New Year ( )

2. This sale is held once a ______.

(1) day (2) year (3) week (4) month ( )

3. The shopping mall is called ______.

(1) Marina Mall (2) Town Square (3) Marina South (4) Marina Shopping Centre ( )

4. The sale will be on for ______.

(1) five days (2) two days (3) three days (4) four days ( )

5. What will the people expect at this sale?

(1) Free gifts (2) Great discounts (3) Expensive dresses (4) Lucky draw tickets ( )

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story LEARNING SHEET LS 2.9 Date: ______

Vocabulary MCQ Choose the correct answer and shade its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.

1. I bought a ______of grapes from the market. (1) pack (2) bunch (3) cluster (4) bouquet ( )

2. That man is a/an ______. He drives rich old Mrs Tan around in her car. (1) butler (2) plumber (3) mechanic (4) chauffeur ( )

3. Mary joined the choir because she likes to______. (1) jog (2) sing (3) swim (4) dance ( )

4. A hen ______little Andy with its beak. (1) bit (2) pecked (3) chewed (4) pinched ( )

5. Pupils who break the school rules and regulations deserve to be ______. (1) helped (2) praised (3) punished (4) rewarded ( )

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story LEARNING SHEET LS 2.10 Date: ______

Grammar Cloze Read the passage carefully. Choose the correct word from the words given in the box and write its letter (A to G) in each blank. Use each word once only.

(A) are (B) had (C) has (D) have

(E) is (F) was (G) were

Taufik loves to read. He (1) ______a total of 200 story books in his personal library collection. Some of his favourite books (2) ______given to him last year as his birthday presents. He (3) ______delighted to receive those books on his birthday.

Taufik (4) ______a responsible boy. He keeps his books neatly on the book shelves in his room. His parents (5) ______happy that he takes good care of all his books.

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story LEARNING SHEET LS 2.11

Date: ______

Comprehension Open-ended Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Jason is a member of his school's Young Entomologists Club. The members

of the club meet every Thursday and study about insects together with their teacher.

Jason's fascination with insects started when his uncle took him for a stroll in

the park near his home when he was six years old. As they walked, his uncle pointed

out many varieties of plants and insects to him.

At that time, Jason and his uncle were admiring a particular plant when he

suddenly noticed a leaf move! Jason's uncle examined it and laughed aloud!

"This is an insect which has ribs on its wings that look exactly like the veins

of a leaf. Many insects' bodies blend perfectly with their surroundings in order to hide

from their enemies as well as their prey. This is known as camouflage," Jason's uncle

explained.

1. WhatSince is then,Jason's through CCA? the Young Entomologists Club and his uncle, Jason has

learnt more about such insects and has started a small collection. His ambition is to

be an entomologist and study about more unusual insects in other parts of the world.

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Unit 2- The Wolf’s Story 1. What is Jason's CCA?

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For Question 2, read each statement and put a tick √ for “True” or “False”. 2. Statement True False

Example  An entomologist studies plants.

Young Entomologists Club sparked off Jason's interest in a. insects.

b. The club members meet every week.

Some insects camouflage themselves to attack other living c. things.

3. Which word in the third paragraph has the same meaning as "took a closer look"?

For Q4 - 5, write your answers in complete sentences.

4. Why do insects camouflage themselves?

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5. Why do you think Jason started his own collection of insects?

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LEARNING SHEET LS 2.12

For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the given one(s).

1. We will buy the stool. We will buy the chair.

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2. Do you want a bun? Do you want a sandwich?

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3. The tourists can stay at the hotel. The tourists can stay at the resort.

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4. My brother wakes me up in the morning. My mother wakes me up in the morning.

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5. Should I put the soup in the bowl? Should I put the soup in the pot?

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