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21_TheVeryWideLoad.pdfWhere had Mum been for the past few days?2 Why did Dad groan when he looked at the road ahead?3 Why was the truck taking up the whole road?4 Why did Eva want Dad to overtake the very wide load?5 Why would it have been dangerous to try to overtake the very wide load?6 Why didn’t Mum receive the first message Eva sent?7 Why did Dad say to try sending the message again when they were closer to town?8 Why did Eva think they had no chance of getting to the station on time?9 Why do police and pilot vehicles need to travel with wide loads on the highway?
24_TheFishbowlJungle.pdfWhat sort of tricks could be done on hover-skates?
2 Why does the boy get distracted by his terrarium?
3 What is an electronic shrinking machine?
4 How was Lara going to make a bracelet?
5 Why was the inside of the terrarium humid?
6 Why was Lara confused when she couldn’t hear her brother?
7 Why was the spider glaring at the boy?
8 How did the boy manage to escape from the spider?
9 Why did the boy press all the buttons on the shrinking machine at the same time?
10 What type of story is The Fishbowl Jungle?
Complete the story cube.
24_AllAboutSleep.pdfQuestions about All About Sleep1 Why do living creatures need to sleep?2 What is a ‘bad mood’?3 Why would a person’s brain be ‘quite busy’ when they are asleep?4 What stage of sleep is ‘deep sleep’?5 Why would a person’s eyes move when they are dreaming?6 Why do some people not remember their dreams?7 How does a horse usually sleep?8 Why do bats need to sleep for up to 20 hours each day?9 What could happen to a dolphin if its whole brain was asleep?10 Why are some animals more active at night?
23_TravellingtoSchool.pdfQuestions about Travelling to School
1 What are two unusual forms of transport?2 Why do many children in the Netherlands ride bicycles to school?3 Why do many school children in Melbourne use trams?4 What are water taxis?5 Why are tuk-tuks popular in many places in Asia and Africa?6 Why does an aerial tram travel up and down on the same line?7 Why are escalators used in Hong Kong?8 What would it feel like to travel on an outdoor escalator? Why?9 What would be the safest type of transport in a very busy city? Why?10 What is the best way to travel to your school? Why?23_WhatsMoreFunSurfingorSnowboarding.pdfQuestions about What’s More Fun: Surfing or Snowboarding?1 Who shared their opinions with Tai about surfing and snowboarding?2 Why can waves be different on different days?3 What is the hollow part of a wave?4 Why would long boards be better for riding small waves?5 What are short boards great for?6 What did Sophie mean when she said it is hard to catch a wave safely?7 Why does Sophie believe surfing is a dangerous sport?8 What are quarter pipes and half pipes at snow resorts?9 Why do snow resorts need to have chairlifts and tow bars?10 Why does the weather change so quickly on a snow field?
23_ParrotsAroundtheWorld.pdfQuestions about Parrots Around the World1 Why do many parrots live in countries such as Australia and New Zealand?2 How would parrots use their beaks to break nuts open?3 How did the Rainbow Lorikeet get its name?4 How would orchardists protect their crops from parakeets?5 Why do several species of parrots fly in large flocks?6 Why is the Kaka an endangered parrot?7 Why is the Kea an unusual parrot?8 What would the Kea find to eat?9 How could the Kakapo protect itself from predators?10 Why do people keep Budgerigars in cages?
24_JointheTree-PlantingProject.pdfQuestions about Join the Tree-Planting Project!1 Why did Abby and Luke put a message in the school newsletter?2 What was the project the children were planning?3 Why had the land beside the sports field become covered with weeds and long grass?4 What happens when the wind blows across the sports field on a winter’s day?5 Why did the children describe their project as being worthwhile?6 How would trees keep the children safe in the sun?7 Why did the sports field flood after heavy rain?8 Why did the children want to grow fruit trees?9 How would netting prevent rabbits from eating the trees?10 Why did the children want families to become involved in the project?
23_OurSuperheroChickens.pdf24_AreTimeCapsulesImportantToday.pdfQuestions about Are Time Capsules Important Today?1 What is a time capsule?2 Who stores information in time capsules?3 Why is information about what children did at school many years ago important?4 Why should information for a time capsule be recorded on paper?5 Why is a cornerstone of a building a safe place for a time capsule?6 Where can people today find information about the past?7 Why could rats and mice be a problem with time capsules?8 How could a time capsule pollute land and water?9 What happens to information when technology changes?10 Why is it better to hold real objects from time capsules?
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