Exploring vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket' | English

Starter quiz

What type of text is 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?
- fiction
- narrative non-fiction ✓
- information text
What does 'chronological order' mean?
- sequencing of events in a random order
- sequencing of events from most recent to the oldest
- sequencing of events in the order of time ✓
What is a narrator?
- the person telling the story ✓
- the character in the story
- the person who writes the story
Where did the pebble's journey begin in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?
- in the girl's pocket
- as liquid rock inside a volcano ✓
- at the top of a mountain
'The Pebble in my Pocket' teaches us about which subjects other than reading?
- history ✓
- French
- science ✓
- geography ✓
- maths
Select the statements that you agree with.
- Our world has a very long history. ✓
- Our world has been through many changes. ✓
- The world’s climate has always been the same.
- The history of an object can help us understand more about the world. ✓

Match the keywords to the definitions.
- vocabulary
  
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  the words we know and use to communicate with others ✓
- word class
  
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  different types of words that are used to form sentences ✓
- illustration
  
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  visual representations accompanying the text ✓
Match the word class to its definition.
- noun
  
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  a person, place, thing or idea ✓
- adjective
  
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  a word that describes a noun ✓
- verb
  
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  a doing or being word ✓
'Enormous', 'jagged' and 'smooth' are examples of which type of word?
- noun
- verb
- adjective ✓
How do illustrations help us to understand the meaning of a text?
- they can visually support you when you don’t understand all of the vocabulary ✓
- they are colourful and enjoyable to look at
- they tell you exactly what the words mean
Which of these are useful strategies to help understand the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary?
- considering where you have heard the word before and what it meant ✓
- just knowing it
- using the word class to work out what type of word it is ✓
- reading the word over and over again
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- swarm
  
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  to move somewhere in large numbers ✓
- slither
  
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  to move with a twisting motion ✓
- skid
  
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  to slide ✓
- settle
  
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  to fall onto a surface and remain there ✓

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Looking at word class can help us to understand unfamiliar vocabulary.
Considering where you've heard a word before can help you infer vocabulary meaning.
Exploring illustrations can help us to understand the meaning of vocabulary.

You should always look at an illustration first to identify what is happening in a text.

Illustrations can be very helpful for supporting understanding, but using strategies to understand vocabulary first is really important.