Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

Read the passage below and then answer the questions “All about

ants”.

1. The Queen Ant makes the rules. No rules can be

changed unless her majesty says so.

2. All worker ants must be on duty when the weather is

fine. When it is raining, all ants must return to the

nest.

3. Ants must not carry more than five times their own

weight.

4. Any ant who finds food must report it to the rest of

the colony.

5. The soldier ants will tell which worker ants are to

get the food.

6. The Queen and her babies must be fed first. When

they have finished, other ants can eat in the dining

room.

7. Soldier ants must warn all ants when anteaters are

nearby.

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

8. All ants who grow wings must leave the nest as soon

as the wings are dry and they are ready to fly.

9. All ants must make sure their stings are kept sharp

and filled up with poison.

10. Soldier ants must stay close to the entrance of the

nest and not let any strangers in.

1. Who makes the nest rules? ______________

2. Which kind of ant collects the food? _____________

3. Which ants defend the nest? ______________

4. Where do the ants go when it is raining? ___________

5. Which animal worries the ants? _____________

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

Can you find all 9 words?

Hint: Words are across or downwards.

q u e e n a z x h j l q a a s d

e r f d s n a a w i n g s x c v

s w s d c t f v o e r b o c b c

z e w r r e p o r t t r l m u p

x l c v z a x v k g g h d m h n

h k f g c t h c e e p o i s o n

g y c d r e j h r w q q e q l w

f h j c a r r y w j k e r r e e

g h k a i a q e b j k n l r s k

f q j a n k g a m e x c n v u b

1. She is the one who rules. _ _ _ _ _

2. This animal eats ants. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Some ants use these to fly away. _ _ _ _ _

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

4. The ant which looks for food. _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Ants who find must do this. r _ _ _ _ t

6. This ant stays close to the entrance of the nest. _ _ _

_ _ _ _

7. This is the ants’ defence. p _ _ _ _ n

8. Where the ants must hide when enemies are around.

h _ _ _ s

9. When this happens, ants must go back to the nest.

r _ _ n

10. Something ants can do! C _ _ _ y weights.

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

Read the recipe to make Banana ice. Answer

true or false to the statements below. Try

making your own Banana ice!

Ingredients

3 bananas

2 egg whites

25 g sugar

lemon juice

food colouring

Equipment

Mixing bowl

Small bowl

Fork

Whisk

spoon

Procedure

1. Wash your hands and put on an apron.

2. Peel the bananas and put them in the small bowl.

Mash them with the fork and add a few drops of

lemon juice.

The lemon juice will stop the bananas going brown.

3. Put the egg whites in the mixing bowl and whisk them

until they stand up in stiff peaks.

4. Add the mashed bananas and sugar to the egg

white and whisk until the mixture becomes quite stiff.

5. Add a few drops of the food colouring and mix until

the colour is spread through the mixture.

6. Spoon mixture into serving dishes. Add some sprinkles

or coconut slices to the top if you wish.

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

1. The bananas must be washed. ________ (True/False)

2. Lemon juice makes bananas go brown. ________

(True/False)

3. You make the egg whites stiff with a whisk.

________ (True/False)

4. The sugar goes into the mixing bowl. ________

(True/False)

5. You must make the mixture runny. ________

(True/False)

6. You must add sprinkles to the top. ________

(True/False)

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

At first I could not find a small _______________ so

I mashed the bananas in a tea cup. They went

gooey and _________ over the sides and onto the

table.

I forgot to put in the ________ juice so when I had

finished, my banana ice was ______ .

By this time my hand was tired and I could not

____________ the whisk properly. The egg whites

were still ____________ when I added the other

things.

Language/Comprehension skills with Cloze Week 10, Term 3 2020

My hand slipped when I put in the food

____________. My pudding was now a bright pink.

That was when I gave up and _________ the whole

lot to the cat. At least she liked it!