Winter holiday home work (2016-2017)

Name: Class: 4 Sec

Reading Comprehension

Giant Jellyfish Invasion

Are aliens attacking the Sea of Japan? Not exactly. But these gigantic blobs areUnwelcome visitors from another place. Called Nomura's jellyfish, the wiggly, pinkish giants can weigh up to 450 pounds (204 kilograms) - as heavy as a male lion - and they're swarming by the millions. The supersize sea creatures - normally found off the coasts of China and North and South Korea -occasionally drift east into the Sea of Japan to feed on tiny organisms called plankton. But now one hundred times the usualnumber of jellyfish is invading Japanese waters.And local fishermen are feeling as if they are under siege.

The fishermen's nets are getting weighted down, or even broken, by hundreds of Nomura's. The jellies crush, slime, and poison valuable fish in the nets, such as the tuna and salmon that the fishermen rely on to make a living.

No one knows for sure what's causing this jellyfish traffic jam. It's possible that oceans heated by global warming are creating the perfect jellyfish breeding ground. Another theory is that overfishing has decreased the numbers of some fish, which may allow the jellies to chow down without competition for food. For now, all the fishermen can do is design special nets to try to keep the jellies out. Some of them hope to turn the catastrophe into cash by selling jellyfish snacks.

Some Facts*Baby Nomura's jellyfish change from the size of a grain of rice to the size of aWashing machine in less than six months.*Jellyfish are 95% water.*Jellyfish aren't actually fish; they're invertebrates - animals without backbones.

A. Read the passage above and choose the correct option.

1. The Nomura jellyfish can weigh up to 450 pounds, which is as heavy as aA. ZebraB. Motor boatC. Male lionD. Large whale

2. What does the Nomura jellyfish mostly feed on?A. JellyfishB. PlanktonC. Small fishD. People

3. Why might the fishermen in these waters be upset with the large amount of jellyfish?A. They are way too bigB. They crush, slime and poison the fish in their netsC. They taste very badD. They are hurting people

4. What can fishermen do to keep the jellies out?A. Design special nets to keep them outB. Fish somewhere else to go fishingC. There is no way to keep the jellyfish out

D. Use different bait on the fishing pole

5. Jellyfish aren't actually fish, they're invertebrates. What are invertebrates?A. Animals without legsB. Animals without backbonesC. Animals that can swimD. Animals without tentacles

B. Match the word the words with their meaning and find four words in the box below

1. Catastrophean event causing great damage and suffering ( )

2. Siegehuge, enormous, verylarge ( )

3. Invade move somewhere in large number ( )

4. Gigantic be carried slowly by a current of air or water. ( )

5. Swarming to enter ( )

6. Drift a process of surrounding and attacking a place in such a way as

to isolate it from any help ( )

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C R N B O I O B N K Y

C. “Direct and indirect Speech”We use speech marks when we are writing to show what somebody has said. It is very important to also write who has been talking.

Example: “ I want to go shopping,” said Julie.

Speech MarksWrite a sentence with speech in for each picture.

Does this hurt?

Can I take him home?

Great shoes!

Listen carefully.

Read me a story.

Yuck!

said shouted cried yelledasked explained begged snapped

boasted whispered muttered answered

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I won!Well done.

I’ll help you.

D. Dictionary Scavenger hunt

Go on an adventure through the English language with dictionary scavenger hunt

Use a dictionary to find the words .fill in the answer in the blank and write page number you have found them on

1.The last word in the dictionary _____________________________________

2.Name of an animal _______________________________________________

3.Something that starts with X ________________________________________

4.A word with more than three meanings ______________________________

5.A word with more than three syllables ________________________________

6.Open any page what is the longest word you see _______________________

7.A silly sound word ________________________________________________

8.Write three words that you have not heard before write there meanings

i________________________________________________________________

ii_______________________________________________________________

iii ______________________________________________________________

E. Creative story

Imagine you found this creature . where did you find it? what is it? What can it do? Write on a A4 size paper

Students will illustrate the story and create own picture book for the story.