Year 6 English Unit 11 page 108

Year 6 English Unit 11 page 108

by Cikgu Ong @ PH2

​Textbook

​page 108

​Paragraph 1

​- salt water

​-thin 'skin'

​- prevents

​- enter the plant

​-remove salt

Multiple Choice

Why is the mangrove tree so special?

• Mangrove cannot grow in salt water. 

• The thin 'skin' of the roots avoid salt to enter the plant. 

• The root also remove salt from the plants. 

• The salt will enter the leaves of the mangrove trees.

Multiple Choice

Where can you find the mangrove tree?

• island 

• desert

• mountain

• cave

Multiple Choice

Which part of the mangrove tree prevent the salt from entering the plant?

• roots and flowers

• leaves and stems

• leaves and roots

• roots and shoots

​Paragraph 2

​- aerial root

​- grow above

​- the ground

​- take in

​- soil

​-flooded

Fill in the Blank

What is the name of the mangrove root that grow above the ground?

Fill in the Blank

During the flood, aerial roots ______________ from the atmosphere.

​Paragraph 3

• ​support

• ​wet

• ​muddy

• ​fixed

• ​trunk

• ​downwards

Multiple Choice

Which of these following is true about 'prop roots'?

• take in oxygen in the wet muddy ground.

• They make the tree stable. 

• They grow from the stem to upward into the soil.

• They are called 'special mangrove roots.'

​Paragraph 4​

• ​breeding grounds

• ​habitat

• ​wildlife

• ​protect coastlines

• ​erosion

Open Ended

What animals can be found in the mangrove forest?

Open Ended

What happen if mangrove tree are cut down?

Open Ended

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