Grade Six English
Answers to last week’s exercises:
Grammar 1) noun 5) adverb 2) preposition 6) verb
Composition
Odd sentences: Writers must choose their words more carefully than speakers. Students must make sure that they organize their work carefully.
Comprehension 2)A
Hello boys and girls of Grade Six!
Have you completed all the exercises you had last week? If not, try to finish them before you begin the work on this page. This week you will learn to identify nouns and get ideas to use order in a paragraph. Make sure you read carefully and complete all the exercises. Enjoy your session.
GRAMMAR
3) conjunction 7) interjection 4) pronoun 8) adjective with my friend
- Read these sentences aloud.
I bought an ice cream cone and a bun from the shop. The girl put the ripe fruits in the basket.
- Pick out all the name words from the sentences.
- Try to make up a definition for the noun.
- Use your reference books to find out more about nouns. - Read and discuss the notes.
The Noun
5) C ● The noun is a word which names or identifies a person, animal, place, thing, quality, feeling or idea.
● A noun often follows articles such as: the, a, or an.
● Sometimes a descriptive word may come between an article and the
noun.
● A noun can be part of the subject or predicate or both parts of the sentence.
● It usually tells who or what.
on my own
Pick out the nouns from these sentences.
1. The flowers in the garden are very attractive. 2. Ryan gathered shells from the beach.
3. Mom gave me an apple and a banana.
4. The dog barked at the children.
5. Two pencils are on the floor.
6. The cows are grazing in the pasture.
7. Carol boiled an egg and an eddo for the toddler. 8. There was an accident on the highway.
COMPOSITION with my friend
-Read and discuss the notes.
Order in a Paragraph
- Order is achieved in the paragraph when supporting sentences move the details easily from one point to the next without backtracking or wandering. Therefore, for a writer to achieve order, all the sentences must tell us something about the topic sentence.
- A good paragraph must have order. In good paragraphs, sentences are arranged in logical order. However, there is no one order for every paragraph.
- A paragraph may be ordered according to:
• number
• time
• importance
-A paragraph that is arranged in a sensible order has a beginning, middle and an ending. Beginning: Encourages interest
States the main idea (using one key word)
Suggests what is coming next
Middle: Has one or more details that support the main idea.
Ending: Has one or more details that sum up all the other details.
Restate the main idea.
A) Read as many paragraphs as possible from your reader.
B) Use the notes above to explain how each paragraph has been ordered.
on my own
- Read the paragraph carefully then rearrange the sentences in a sensible order.
Rice is the staple diet for most Guyanese. In addition to this grain, families add vegetables to make a balanced diet. In many homes, rice is the greatest portion at the lunch table. Rice is usually given to toddlers because they tolerate it at an early age. Rice has become very much a part of our Guyanese cuisine. Also, rice forms part of our desserts and drinks.
with my friend
Discuss your paragraph with a friend and give reasons for your choices.
COMPREHENSION on my own
The method for the recipe below is not stated in the correct order. Arrange the method in the correct order.
Study the recipe carefully then answer the questions which follow.
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked white rice
½ cup ground beef or ground fish cooked
½ grated onion
2 eggs
½ tbsp finely chopped eschallot
½ tbsp mustard
1/8 tsp grated nuts
Salt to taste.
Method:
Cook for about one hour or until set.
Cover with aluminum foil and steam in a pot of boiling water. Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Serve with a tomato puree sauce.
Transfer mixture to a well-greased pudding bowl.
Serves 2
Questions
Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the answer you choose.
1. Which ingredients are needed in the same quantity? A) Grated nuts, mustard
B) Rice, ground beef/fish
C) Eschallot, mustard
D) Mustard, grated onion
2. The first step of the method should be
A) Cook for about one hour or until set.
B) Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl.
C) Transfer mixture to a well-greased pudding bowl. D) Cover with aluminum foil and steam in a pot of boiling.
3) Which is the best reason the pudding bowl is greased? A) To flavour the food.
B) To give the rice colour.
C) To hold the mixture together.
D) To prevent the mixture from sticking to the bowl.
4) According to the recipe, which statement is A) The onions must be diced.
B) The rice is pre-cooked.
C) Two persons can be served with this recipe. D) The recipe should be completed in an hour.
false?
5. The most suitable name for the recipe is
A) Cook up Rice B) Rice Mix
C) Ground Beef/Fish Sauce D) Savory Rice Pudding
Goodbye boys and girls!