Year 3 Reading Week beginning 30 3 20

Year 3 Reading Week beginning 30. 3. 20

Monday 30 th March

Answer the questions below about the text. 1. 2. 3. 4. Find and copy 3 adverbs from the text. Name the two children who slid down the bannister. How does the author show that Twaddles is excited about the snow? What do you think that the children did after Twaddles said it was snowing?

Tuesday st 31 March

Answer the questions below about the text. 1. 2. 3. 4. Which trick does the baboon do? Which trick does the monkey do? Which trick does the lion do? Find and copy the adjective which is used to describe the baboon. 5. What else would you see if you went to the animal show? 6. Can you write the last verse of the poem? Think of an animal and a new trick to write about.

Wednesday st 1 April

Answer the questions below about the text. 1. Find and copy the sentence which tells the reader what is inside the chrysalis. 2. What four things does the caterpillar do on the leaf where it is born? 3. Do butterflies enjoy cold weather? Find a sentence in the text to prove it. 4. What do butterflies do during the day? 5. What do butterflies do during the night time?

Thursday nd 2 April

Answer the questions about the text 1. 2. 3. Why does the traveller thank the star? Find and copy two adjectives the poet uses to describe the star’s spark. How do you think the poet feels about the star? Give a ‘because’ answer to explain this. 4. Can you draw a picture of the star using the poets description?

Friday rd 3 April

Answer the questions about the text. 1. Find and copy two words that the author uses to talk about the rivers movement. 2. Here are the names of the countries in the text. Can you number them to show their order in the text? The first one has been done for you. 3. How many species of fish live in the Amazon River? 4. Would it be safe to swim in the Amazon River? Explain your answer. 5. Can you write 4 sentences persuading someone to come and visit the Amazon River?