Online Check-up 2 Term 2

What information from the text tells you that the campers chose a good spot to set up their tents?

• There were screeches and squawks, whistles and warbles, chatters and chirrups...

• The poor unsuspecting insects fall into the cup and drown.

• It’s 6 o’clock and it’s getting dark quickly now, so I must stop writing.

• they were camping on high ground, so they don't get wet.

Tick the boxes which are Facts for each statement about animals and plants in the Amazon rainforest.

• Poison dart frogs can be a range of different colours.

• Sloths are slow because they are lazy.

• Pitcher plants eat insects by catching them in their nectar.

• Anacondas are the scariest snakes.

Which word means closest to ‘vivid’?

• scary

• bright

• odd

• many

Which three living things had Uncle Ben seen on his trip so far. Check all the correct answers.

• poison darts

• sloths

• monkeys

• cactus

• pitcher plants

Tick the answers that describe the Anaconda.

• It is over 9 metres long.

• It has razor-sharp teeth.

• It hunts in packs.

• It swallows prey whole.

• It eats other animals.

Which 2 past tense verbs will be used in the following sentences:

1. 1 _____________ (study) English the last year.

2. My sister ____________ (speak) with her friend an hour ago.

• studies

• spoke

• studied

• spoken

Which 2 present tense verbs will be used in the following sentences?

1. Sarah __________ (watch) a film every night.

2. Sahar __________ (eat) an apple every morning.

• eaten

• eats

• watched

• watches

Which of the 2 sentences has been correctly punctuated?

• what a great day yelled Mr. Dobbins.

• "What a great day!" yelled Mr. Dobbins.

• Sharon said, "take your homework out."

• sharon said? "take your homework out."

Which of the 2 sentences have all the punctuations?

• My dad asked, "when do you want to go to the movies?"

• on friday, the project is due, expressed my teacher.

• My dad asked? when do you want to go to the movies.

• "On Friday the project is due," expressed my teacher.

Which conjunction is missing in the given sentence?

Jane ran quickly ______ carefully in the snow.

Write only the word for the blank