P6 T1L4 Mentor Text

1. Based on the information in paragraph 2, how do we know that Mrs Ong

was very committed to teaching?

(a)  

2. Which phrase in paragraph 2 tells us that the writer and Mrs Ong began their relationship badly?

(a)  

3. Which sentence in paragraph 2 gives us a hint that the writer’s opinion of Mrs Ong was going to change?

(a)  

4. Based on the information in paragraph 3, identify three ways in which Mrs

Ong helped the writer.

5. What was the announcement? Why was the class upset by it?

(a)  

6. Find a word in the passage that has the same meaning as the

words/phrases in the table below.

7. Identify three phrases in paragraph 4 that describe shock.

8. Identify two phrases in paragraph 4 that describe the writer being upset.

9. Identify a phrase in paragraph 5 that describes laughter.

(a)  

10. Based on the information in paragraph §, fill in the table below to

describe what the students and Mrs Ong did at the party.