Comprehension OE 5

Read a narrative.

Annotate the narrative to make
my thinking visible.

Demonstrate understanding
of text read by answering the
questions.

COMPREHENSION OE 5

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Poll

Did you enjoy the story?

• Yes, I did.

• No, the story did not interest me.

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Why or why not?

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SENTENCE - Choose a sentence that identifies the main idea of the story. Share why you chose that sentence.

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PHRASE - Choose a phrase that moved, engaged or provoked you. Share why you chose that phrase.

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WORD - Write a word that grabbed your attention or was powerful.

Quacky was a half-grown duckling when it first wandered into the

Kim’s countryside house two years ago. As Mr and Mrs Kim’s two

teenaged daughters were frightened of the duck, Mr Kim tried chasing it

away several times. However, the duck was very persistent. It would

always return, quacking softly outside if the door was closed or strolling

contentedly all over the house if someone had forgotten to shut the door.

After a few months of having their home invaded by the duck, Mrs

Kim told her children that she would call a nearby shelter to take the

duck away. However, despite her resolve to get their unwelcome

visitor removed, she kept putting it off till a later date as she was very

busy during that period.

It refers to calling a nearby shelter

Multiple Choice

Which word is similar to invade?

• copy

• occupy

• enter

Multiple Choice

Which word is similar to resolve

• sort

• schedule

• settle

One morning, Mrs Kim was alone at home when she tripped over the edge of the living room

rug. There was a sharp pain in her right ankle, and soon it had swollen to almost double its original

size. That was when Mrs Kim knew she had to seek medical help quickly. But how? She had

accidentally left her handphone in the family car the night before, and by the time she remembered it

earlier that morning, her husband had already driven off to work. There was no other telephone in the

house as everyone in the house relied on their own personal handphone. There was no way that Mrs

Kim could call anyone for help.

Fearing that she had broken her ankle, Mrs Kim was beginning to panic when she heard a

familiar ‘quack, quack” coming from outside the house. Listening carefully, she could hear the

quacking becoming louder as the duck came closer. “Quack, quack.” Repeated the duck at frequent

intervals as it approached the house. The repetitive sound struck Mrs Kim as comical in her dreadful

situation and strangely calmed her down. (6)

the quacking sound distracted her from the pain. (6)

​Mrs Kim’s ankle has swelled to double its size.

It so happened that the front door had not been shut properly that day, and

soon a beak could be seen sticking out from behind the door. “Quack,” went the

duck happily as it entered the living room.

“Oh, hello, little duck,” Mrs Kim said weakly. But the moment the duck saw

Mrs Kim lying on the floor, it quacked rapidly and hopped around flapping its wings

before flying out of the door. Mrs Kim’s heart sank at the duck’s abandonment of

her. Now she did not even have an animal to talk to as a distraction from the pain

in her ankle.

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What would you do in this situation if you were Mrs Kim?

To Mrs Kim’s immense surprise and relief, the duck returned several minutes later, followed by

her neighbor, Mr Amir, who had an annoyed expression on his face. Mrs Kim later found out that

the duck had gone to Mr Amir’s house and quacked loudly and incessantly (7) until Mr Amir came out

of the house. The duck had somehow led him back to Mrs Kim. Mr Amir had intended to complain

to Mrs Kim about the noisy duck, but when he saw what had happened to her, he quickly called for

an ambulance.

At the hospital, Mrs Kim had an X-ray which revealed that she only had an ankle sprain.

Thanks to the prompt treatment she received, she recovered well in a couple of weeks. From then

on, no one in the family ever spoke about getting rid of the duck again and the children even let it

follow them about the house.

Mrs Kim found and old basket and filled it with straw for the duck to sleep in. She also gave it

a name that was highly meaningful to her. Quacky!.

Open Ended

Why was the name Quacky highly meaningful to Mrs Kim?