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Y2 English 2030b – 2024 Week 34 Notes 1 GRADE 2 ENGLISH Term 4, Week 7 (34) – 2030b REFLECTING ON EXAMS Rhyming Words Rhyming words are two or more words that have the same or similar ending sound. When you are figuring out if two words rhyme, use your ears to listen as you say the words. If they sound the same or similar, they rhyme. 1. Which pair of words rhyme? A. meat – street C. liar – hair B. hair – church D. horse – worse Sentence Order A simple sentence comprises three essential components: the subject, the verb, and the object. A sentence follows Subject + Verb + Object word order. He (subject) obtained (verb) his degree (object). 3. Which sentence is written in the correct order? Student work at home: • Complete English homework booklet – Paper No: 2030b • Textbook ‘Spelling & Vocabulary Level 1’ – sets 43 - 44 (classwork) & set 45 (homework) • Read every night – complete reading record sheet. • Continue your personal vocabulary list – use a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words from the homework booklets and your personal reading. Record the definitions in your English notebook.
Y2 English 2030b – 2024 Week 34 Notes 2 A. I On learn piano. play to the Tuesday B. sister teddy brown bear. My cuddles her C. For lunch on Saturday, we had pizza. D. Last movies. went we to watch week the Tenses Past and present tense is all about time. When an action is happening determines the tense. If an action has already happened, it is past tense; if it is happening now, it is present tense; and if it is about to happen, it is future tense. 4. In which tense is the sentence written? The cat is chasing a little mouse across the oval. A. past C. present B. future D. none of these answers Spelling Spelling is the ability to arrange letters in the correct order to make words that are communally understood. 6. Which word has the correct spelling? A. glideing C. comeing B. climing D. gliding Antonyms Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. For example, an antonym of day is night, and an antonym of on is off.
Y2 English 2030b – 2024 Week 34 Notes 3 9. Which word is an antonym for happy? A. cheerful C. merry B. sad D. joyful Knowing opposites of words can help us compare and contrast different concepts and organise the vocabulary in our brain. Synonyms A synonym is a word which means the same or is similar to another word. For example, beautiful and attractive are synonyms of each other because they both refer to someone or something that looks good. This includes simple science skills (observing, classifying and predicting), basic problem-solving skills and basic math skills (numbers, measurement, shapes and patterns). 10. Which word is a synonym for cold? A. coffee C. chilly B. warm D. hot General Knowledge General Knowledge can be defined as important facts and figures collected over a period of time. Examples of common knowledge are: • There are four seasons in the year. • There 365 days in a year. 11. It is your bedtime. What time of the day is it? A. night C. noon B. morning D. afternoon Comprehension Comprehension refers to the ability to understand written words. It moves beyond vocabulary knowledge and word recognition to add meaning. When students use reading comprehension skills, they’re turning words into thoughts and ideas.
Y2 English 2030b – 2024 Week 34 Notes 4 The two main components of reading comprehension are vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension. Both skills combine to help students get the most out of a text. Vocabulary knowledge Vocabulary knowledge is where reading comprehension starts. Students with good vocabulary strategies understand what words mean and have the background knowledge to understand a given text. It also includes strategies for using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Text comprehension Text comprehension is a big-picture look at what, exactly, a text means. It helps students interact with a text to understand what’s being said and what they need to learn from it. When students have good text comprehension skills, they can answer questions about what the author is saying, summarise the passage and connect information between texts or prior knowledge. 12. Which statement is not true about spiders? A. Some spiders attack their prey. B. All spiders are dangerous. C. Spiders belong to the Arachnid group. D. Some spiders are large. We can evaluate each statement about spiders: A. Some spiders attack their prey. – This statement is true. Many spiders are predators and do indeed attack and capture their prey, often using webs or venom. B. All spiders are dangerous. – This statement is not true. While some spiders can be dangerous to humans (e.g., black widow, brown recluse), the vast majority of spiders are harmless and pose no threat to humans. C. Spiders belong to the Arachnid group. – This statement is true. Spiders are classified as arachnids, which also