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New Century School Y2 Scholarship Writing Year 2 Scholarship Writing 2001SW Simple Sentences and Paragraphs Student Name______________________ A - Simple Sentences: Complete the following sentences. For extra brownie points, identify whether the word added is a subject, verb or object. The first one has been done for you. 1. Mary spent all of her money. ( verb ) 2. ___________ made dinner for all of us. ( ) 3. He threw the _____________ so far. ( ) 4. Olivia always ______________ around outside all day. ( ) 5. Luckily, _____________ came prepared. ( ) B - Conjunctions: In these compound sentences, write the most appropriate conjunction. The first one has been done for you. 1. We were all hungry so we made our way to the canteen. 2. He was grumpy ___________ his neighbours played loud music all night. 3. Greg Champion trained all week _____________ he still couldn’t beat the championship record for the 200m. 4. Neither her family ______________ her friends could stop her from staying up to try to catch Santa. 5. It was a great experience _____________ she has already decided to come back and compete again next year.
New Century School Y2 Scholarship Writing – 2001sw C - Paragraphs: In the paragraphs below, highlight the topic sentence in green, and any relevant details you find interesting in yellow, and the closing sentence in red/orange. If you don’t have a highlighter, use a crayon, or underline with a pen or marker. The first one has been done for you. 1. Polar bears are well adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments on our planet. As well as their thick fur, they have a layer of fat, called blubber, that insulates (protects) their bodies from the frosty air and near-freezing water. Polar bears also have black skin under their glistening coat, which helps them soak up the Sun’s rays and keep warm. No wonder they are so adapted to living in the harsh Arctic climate! 2. Schools should give kids days off for mental health. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students were away from friends and family. Now they are back in school. Many have feelings of depression and anxiety. This is because of the load of schoolwork. Mental health days would help students relax so they can come to school ready to learn. 3. Did you know that a dog can smell separately with each nostril? It uses its nose in much the same way that we use our eyes. This allows it to sniff things out quickly. A dog can follow the trail of a person or another animal. Dogs gained this super sense long ago. It was important for their survival in the wild. Isn’t that amazing? D - Writing: Let’s try to write our own paragraph! Remember to use a variety of sentences, and to include a topic sentence and closing sentence. Today, let’s write about something that made you laugh. What happened to make you laugh? Who was there? Where did it happen? Why was it funny? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
New Century School Y2 Scholarship Writing – 2001sw E – Optional Extension Task: Let’s write another paragraph about why you should eat more vegies. Are vegetables good for you? How many reasons can you think of for why they’re good for you? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
New Century School Y2 Scholarship Writing – 2001sw ANSWERS SECTION A (answers will vary) 1. spent (verb) 2. Mum (subject) 3. ball (object) 4. ran (verb) 5. we (subject) SECTION B 1. so 2. because 3. but / yet 4. nor 5. and / so SECTION C 1. Polar bears are well adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments on our planet. As well as their thick fur, they have a layer of fat, called blubber, that insulates (protects) their bodies from the frosty air and near-freezing water. Polar bears also have black skin under their glistening coat, which helps them soak up the Sun’s rays and keep warm. No wonder they are so adapted to living in the harsh Arctic climate! 6. Schools should give kids days off for mental health. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students were away from friends and family. Now they are back in school. Many have feelings of depression and anxiety. This is because of the load of schoolwork. Mental health days would help students relax so they can come to school ready to learn. 7. Did you know that a dog can smell separately with each nostril? It uses its nose in much the same way that we use our eyes. This allows it to sniff things out quickly. A dog can follow the trail of a person or another animal. Dogs gained this super sense long ago. It was important for their survival in the wild. Isn’t that amazing?