Exciting Friday Reading Session for Year 5
We are Readers!
Good afternoon year 5!
Friday 1st May 2020
Session 5
Go through the presentation and
complete reading activities as you go.
Contact us on twitter
Listen to Miss
Cerepanova’s daily
chapter on YouTube
E-mail me on:
We are learning to answer questions based on the text.
P
E
R
I
Prediction
based on existing proof, evidence
or background information
Explaining
new vocabulary or events
Retrieving
information
Inference
: Interpreting information
V
Vocabulary
(thinking about the choices (often
language) made by the author/director/artist)
S
Summarising
ideas from more than one
paragraph
Where do you think
today’s story going to
be set?
Read this text carefully. Look up any unfamiliar words using google if
you can.
Astronauts
‘I think we’d better be getting back now,’ said Alan.
‘Oh, come on,’ protested Beth, ‘we’ve still got plenty of time. I’ve got something really cool to show you.’
In a star system many, many light-years away, Alan and Beth, a couple of young Zarkians (alien beings, for want of a better
term), were taking their parents’ Galaxy Hopper spacecraft for a quick spin before supper. Actually, they weren’t really named
Alan and Beth (we Earthlings couldn’t pronounce their names if we tried) but it does help to call them something. Nor did
they ‘say’ anything: they communicated by projecting their thoughts into each other’s minds. Oh, and their ‘spacecraft’ was
nothing like any spaceship you could ever imagine, but that’s not your fault.
It’s all rather complicated, but human minds are far too simple to comprehend how these beings look, talk or travel.
Perhaps it’s best if you just envisage two green creatures whizzing around in a flying saucer, or your head might implode. One
thing is true, however: they really were in peril of being late for supper.
Nipping between the fifth and sixth dimensions (so much quicker than crawling along through space and time), Beth
popped the craft into a solar system that Alan had never visited before. The vehicle skidded between two large planets – one
with attractive but otherwise unexceptional ice rings; the other with too many moons for its own good – and Beth slammed
on the retro-boosters. There before them loomed a greeny-blue planet, swathed in water vapour.
‘What is this place?’ asked Alan.
‘It’s a funny little rock I stumbled across by accident,’ Beth replied. ‘It’s so remote and unremarkable, I’m not sure many of
our kind know about it. Hold tight!’
Answer these question in your notebook.
1.
V -
Look at the paragraph beginning ‘In a star system…’. Give the meaning
of the word spin.
2. R -
Circle the correct option to complete each sentence below:
The Zarkians communicate using their voices/minds/actions.
The greeny-blue planet was surrounded by clouds/moons/rings.
3. I -
What evidence is there in the passage to suggest that Zarkians are
more advanced than humans?
4. E -
Why does the author advise the reader to ‘envisage two green
creatures whizzing around in a flying saucer’?
5. I -
Look at the paragraph beginning ‘Nipping between…’ What impression
do you get of the way Beth is flying the space craft? Refer to the text when
giving your answer.
Answers
Engage in reading activities with Miss Cerepanova, explore new vocabulary and concepts, and dive into a captivating space adventure with Alan and Beth. Enhance your reading skills by answering questions based on the text provided.
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We are Readers! Good afternoon year 5! Friday 1st May 2020 Contact us on twitter https://twitter.com/ FvaYr5 Session 5 Go through the presentation and complete reading activities as you go. Listen to Miss Cerepanova s daily chapter on YouTube https://www.youtub e.com/playlist?list=P L6buUpxdolSpeCVRI XgywU2DRCED9bue 0 E-mail me on: misscerepanova@outlook.com
Visit this website for some thrilling reads! https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html
We are learning to answer questions based on the text. Vocabulary (thinking about the choices (often language) made by the author/director/artist) V I Inference: Interpreting information Prediction based on existing proof, evidence or background information P Where do you think today s story going to be set? E Explaining new vocabulary or events R Retrieving information Summarising ideas from more than one paragraph S
Read this text carefully. Look up any unfamiliar words using google if you can. Astronauts I think we d better be getting back now, said Alan. Oh, come on, protested Beth, we ve still got plenty of time. I ve got something really cool to show you. In a star system many, many light-years away, Alan and Beth, a couple of young Zarkians (alien beings, for want of a better term), were taking their parents Galaxy Hopper spacecraft for a quick spin before supper. Actually, they weren t really named Alan and Beth (we Earthlings couldn t pronounce their names if we tried) but it does help to call them something. Nor did they say anything: they communicated by projecting their thoughts into each other s minds. Oh, and their spacecraft was nothing like any spaceship you could ever imagine, but that s not your fault. It s all rather complicated, but human minds are far too simple to comprehend how these beings look, talk or travel. Perhaps it s best if you just envisage two green creatures whizzing around in a flying saucer, or your head might implode. One thing is true, however: they really were in peril of being late for supper. Nipping between the fifth and sixth dimensions (so much quicker than crawling along through space and time), Beth popped the craft into a solar system that Alan had never visited before. The vehicle skidded between two large planets one with attractive but otherwise unexceptional ice rings; the other with too many moons for its own good and Beth slammed on the retro-boosters. There before them loomed a greeny-blue planet, swathed in water vapour. What is this place? asked Alan. It s a funny little rock I stumbled across by accident, Beth replied. It s so remote and unremarkable, I m not sure many of our kind know about it. Hold tight!
Answer these question in your notebook. 1. V -Look at the paragraph beginning In a star system . Give the meaning of the word spin. 2. R - Circle the correct option to complete each sentence below: The Zarkians communicate using their voices/minds/actions. The greeny-blue planet was surrounded by clouds/moons/rings. 3. I - What evidence is there in the passage to suggest that Zarkians are more advanced than humans? 4. E - Why does the author advise the reader to envisage two green creatures whizzing around in a flying saucer ? 5. I - Look at the paragraph beginning Nipping between What impression do you get of the way Beth is flying the space craft? Refer to the text when giving your answer.
Answers 1. drive or ride 2. -minds -clouds 3. -Zarkians communicate telepathically -Zarkian children are able to operate space craft -Zarkian space craft can travel at great speed over great distances -Zarkian space craft travel between the 5th and 6th dimensions 4. The reader s head might implode . 5. Beth is a skilled pilot as she was able to navigate at speed between planets, as she was nipping and skidding around.
