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Year 4 Reading Challenge Autumn 1

Mrs Khaliq

Hi year 4,

For your reading challenge this half term, read through the following non-fiction text about rainforests.

Rainforest-Text-for-Reading-ChallengeDownload

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

Bronze:

  1. Name two types of rainforest.
  2. Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
  3. What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?

Silver:

  1. Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain.
  2. How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
  3. Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?

Gold:

Read the last line carefully. What is you opinion, and why?

Platinum:

Produce your own information text on the Brazilian rainforest, using your own research.

One response to “Year 4 Reading Challenge Autumn 1”

  1. Aiyla S.

    Bronze

    1. Tropical and Temprature
    2. Tropical
    3.25%

    Silver

    1. There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is far too cold there.
    2.Animals have to use load calls to communicate because they cannot see each other.
    3. To explain what the word humid means.

    Gold

    We can’t manage without rainforest because they are super important to our life on Earth. They make oxygen which we need to breathe and survive.

    Platinum

    The Amazon is the worlds largest tropical rainforest.

    Amazon is found in South America, spanning across Brazil.

    In 2007 a man named Martin Strel swam the entire length of the Amazon River.

    One fascinating fish found in the Amazon is the Pirarucu.

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