Rising water, a persuasive essay and two characters compared
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
A gauge showed 5 mm on Monday, 8 mm on Tuesday, 13 mm on Wednesday and 4 mm on Thursday. Write the total with the working.
5 + 8 + 13 + 4 = 30 millimetres.
2
Write the cause and the effect: The lights were left on all weekend, so the electricity bill was high.
Cause: the lights were left on all weekend. Effect: the electricity bill was high.
3
Write a rhetorical question and a call to action for a persuasive essay about walking to school.
For example: Why sit in a car when your legs can carry you? Walk to school with a friend tomorrow. Any suitable pair is accepted.
4
Write one sentence with whereas to compare a calm character and an excited one.
For example: Salma stays calm in a crowd, whereas Amr becomes excited. Any correct sentence is accepted.
5
Write a persuasive paragraph of 50 to 70 words: Our class should plan a cleaning day for the school yard. Use hope or pride, a strong modal verb and a call to action.
A paragraph with an opinion, a reason, an appeal to hope or pride, a strong modal such as must, should or need to, and a call to action.