Language art

Language art

Soil

What is soil? 

Soil is a mixture of four main ingredients: weathered rock, organic matter, air and water. The weathered rock can be in the form of sand, silt, clay, pebbles or larger rocks.

Organic matter can be anything from old leaves, dead animals and plants, to microorganisms—tiny living things, like bacteria. The last two ingredients are air and water. Without air and water, the microorganisms found in soil cannot live, grow, or help dead matter to decay. 

Why is soil so important? 

Soil is important because it provides a place where organisms and bacteria can live. Plants rely on soil for nutrients, water and mineral salts. Plants in turn provide the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the foundation and building materials we use to make our homes. We could not meet our basic needs without soil! 

Multiple Choice

Soil is a mixture of four main ingredients: ______, organic matter, air and water.

• weathered rock

• soil

• sand

• fire

Multiple Choice

The weathered rock can be in the form of sand, _____, clay, pebbles or larger rocks.

• silt

• water

• wax

• fossil

Multiple Choice

Bacteria is not organic matter

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence and look for the meaning of it.

Without air and water, the microorganisms found in soil cannot live, grow, or help dead matter to decay

• decompose

• define

• decrease

• defend

Open Ended

Why is soil so important? ( answer with full sentences) ,

Multiple Choice

Soil is a home for organic matter to live.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Exploiting and producing energy from natural resources is harmful for the environment.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is the suggestion to reduce this problem? They suggest....

Using Context Clues

Instructions: Sometimes when reading, we come across a word that we don't quite know the meaning of. Sometimes looking up the word in the dictionary is an option, and sometimes it's not. Use the context clues in the sentence to find the meaning of unknown words. 

Multiple Choice

The coach admonished her for picking daisies when she should have been defending the goal

• a. Criticized

• b. Praised

• c. Listened

Multiple Choice

He tried to perturb his sister by putting his foot closer and closer to her side of the car.

• a. Congratulate

• b. Irritate

• c. Question

Multiple Choice

She showed great prowess in the engineering competition and won first prize.

• a. Anxiety

• b. Patience

• c. Skill

Multiple Choice

I don’t wish to impede your progress, I was merely trying to make sure you understand the instructions.

• a. Slow

• b. Improve

• c. Exaggerate

Multiple Choice

He just had to get back at the other player ;he was quite vindictive

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• a. Loving

• b. Thoughtful

• c. Resentful

Multiple Choice

The onslaught of dishes came right after the party of 18 left the restaurant.

• a. Handful

• b. Invasion

• c. Trickling

Multiple Choice

The cat had some trepidation as it passed the dog’s kennel.

• a. Confidence

• b. Hunger

• c. Unease

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This is a weather forecast on a local radio station. Complete the missing words.

Multiple Choice

'Good morning. This is the weather_____ six o'clock in the morning.

• at

• on

• in

Multiple Choice

_____ Thursday 7 February.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

It’s cold _____ , and there’s ice ____ the roads, so don’t drive too close to the car infront of you!

• in-in

• on-in

• outside-on

Multiple Choice

There should be 40 meters _____ you and that car!

• IN front

• on

• over

• before

Multiple Choice

If you’re driving _____ the city in the morning, pay attention to school children walking _____ the road.

• on- around

• in-across

• over-on

Multiple Choice

Remember, you might be ______a school!

• in

• near to

• on

Multiple Choice

Traffic is moving very slowly _____ the city centre at the moment.

• in

• over

• on

• to

Multiple Choice

There was an accident ____ night, so if you’re driving

• on

• over

• last

Multiple Choice

_______ Central Library, the police may stop you and ask you a few questions.

• Passing

• getting

• landing