Leilani - Carmelo The Dragon - Comprehension!

Walt: to be able to answer comprehension questions. 

Task description - This week room 8 does an activity everyday. Today activity was Carmelo the dragon. This story is a full in the caps , true or false and writing. This was so much fun that tomorrow I might get to do a new one. God bless you and your family , stay safe and see ya later! 

Leilani - Television Comprehension!

Walt: to practice comprehension skills

Television

Televisions show sounds and pictures. They get data from cables, discs, or over-the-air signals. They turn this data into sounds and images. People watch news and shows on them. You probably call them TVs.

John Baird made the first TV in 1925. It had one color. It could only show 30 lines. This was just enough room for a face. It didn't work well, but it was a start.

The first TV station was set up in 1928. It was in New York. Few people had TVs. The broadcasts were not meant to be watched. They showed a Felix the Cat doll for two hours a day. The doll spun around on a record player. They were experimenting. It took many years to get it right.

By the end of the 1930s, TVs were working well. America got its first taste at the 1939 World's Fair. This was one of the biggest events ever. There were 200 small, black and white TVs set up around the fair. The U.S. President gave a speech over the TVs. The TVs were only five inches big but the people loved it.

They wanted TVs. But World War II was going on during this time. Factories were busy making guns and bombs. When the war was over, TV spread across the country. By 1948 there were 4 big TV networks in America. They aired their shows from 8 to 11 each night. Local shows were aired at other times. Most of the time, nothing was shown at all.

TV was not "always on" like it is now. Color TVs came out in 1953. They cost too much money for most. Also, shows were aired in black and white. By 1965, color TVs were cheaper. TV stations started airing shows in color. People had to switch if they wanted to see the shows.

Now most TVs are high-def. This means that they have many lines on them. This makes the image clear. TVs have come a long way since Baird's 30 line set. High-def TVs have 1080 lines. There are state of the art sets called 4K TVs. These TVs have 3,840 lines. Some people watch TV in 3D. I wonder what they will come up with next. Smell-o-vision anyone?

Questions

1. When did color TVs come out?

a. 1925

b. 1953

c. 1939

d. 1965

2. Which was not true about the first TV?

a. It could only show one color

b. It only had 30 lines

c. It did not have sound
d. It did not work well

3. When did networks start showing programs in color?

a. 1948

b. 1953

c. 1965

d. 1939

4. Why did the first TV station only show Felix the Cat for two hours a day?

a. They were running tests.

b. Felix the Cat was really popular.

c. Felix the Cat had been a big radio star.

d. Felix the Cat was the only show that they had.

5. Which of these events slowed the spread of TVs?

a. The World's Fair of 1939

b. The Civil War

c. The election of the U.S. President.

d. World War II

6. What is the author's main purpose in writing this?

a. He is trying to explain how a TV works.

b. He is telling readers how TVs became popular.

c. He is describing the history of the TV.

d. He is trying to get people to watch more TV.

7. Why did many families switch to color TVs in 1965?

a. Color TVs cost a lot of money.

b. Many shows were only shown in color.

c. Color TVs came out in 1965.

d. World  War II ended and troops returned home.

8. Why was 1939 an important year for TV?

a. Many Americans were introduced to TV.

b. The first color TV was released.

c. The first TV station began broadcasting.

d. John Baird created the first TV.

9. How many lines does a 4K TV have?

a. 30

b. 1,080

c. 4,000

d. 3,840

10. Which happened first?

a. The 1939 World's Fair

b. The release of high-def TVs

c. The end of World War II

d. The release of color TVs

11. Why would watching TV have been boring in 1928?

Because tvs only had one colour and one show. That one show was very boring because it was just a cat doll spinning on a record player.

12. Why did the 5 inch black-and-white TVs at the World's Fair impress people?

They were grateful for what they got. Also it was their first time seeing tvs. They might of also been very cheep.

13. Why would it have been a bad idea to buy a color TV when they first were released? Maybe because it was too expensive. Then later on it will get cheaper because not a lot of people are buying the tvs.

Task description - Room 8 litracey is practicing their some work for our test that is coming up very soon. Here I have done a reading and some questions . No I did not make this amazing activity it was Miss Parrant . Miss Parrant did a amazing job adding questions and picking a reading for us . I think when I have my test I say I will be more focused and more better then last time. Just by doing this activity I have learnt so much about tvs.

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Leilani - The Big Dig - True Or False!

Walt: to practice comprehension skills

Task description - Room 8 is practicing their comprehension. Today we had to do a true or false activity that our wonderful teach Miss Parrant made for us. It was kinda hard because you had to go back and read to find the correct answer. So this activity took me a while.

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Leilani - The Big Dig!

Walt: to practice comprehension skills

Comprehension - The Big Dig

After you have completed the reading “The Big Dig” you will need to answer the following questions. Some of the questions you will be able to find straight from the reading but some will require you to think about what the author is trying to say

1. What happened on the night of the 19th August 2011?
2. It was a winter night and it was raining really hard.The rain was soaking into the steep hills.The ground could not hold any more water.So rocks rocks and mud pours came down.Covering the highway and and spilling the river.
3. The next morning workers see the slip , they started to clean up.
   
4. What did experts decided to cut into the landslip?
5. Series of benches.
   
6. What made it tough for workers to work on the slip?
7. Because it is slippery and rocks and earth land keep falling into the slip.
   
8. Why did they keep the road closed for so long?
9. So that it is more safe for people to go on.Also it needs to be safer for the workers

10. What happened when they first re-opened the road?
11. It was only open for traffic.But it didn’t work out.Because there minor rockfall.So the highway was closed for one more day.
    
12. How long was the road officially closed for?
13. It was closed for a year.
    
14. What two major towns is the Manawatu gorge between?
15. Ashhurst and Woodville.
    
16. Why do you think the workers wanted to wait until it was safe?Because if it wasn’t safe then then something might happen to the workers or the people that would like to go to Manawatu gorge.
    
17. Do you think there will be a chance for another slip in the gorge? Yes , there is plenty of heavy rain that will come in the future.
    

Task description - In room 8 wiring we have to practice our comprehensions for out test.We have to read the big dig then fill the answers.I like to do this because I like to practice for things.

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Leilani - Comprehension!!

Walt: make connections with what we read, and what we have read before.

Task description - Today I had no work to do and my teacher Miss Parrant was gone somewhere.So I decided to do some comprehension work.It was really fun and easy.I really enjoy this and I think I have done this activity before but I am not to sure when.In the googleslides there are questions and some activity on how to cross the road safely.Thanks to Miss Stickland for making this or Mr Goodwin.If you enjoy please leave a positive comment ( if you like ) Please sahre with family or friends ( if you like) God bless , stay safe and BYE BYE!! 

Leilani - Comprehension!

Walt: to be able to summaries a story in my own words
Walt: to be able to explain the differences and similarities with Mars and Earth 
Task description - Today the student in room 8 that are finish with there work did an activity all about comprehension.I did this with two of my friends.Thanks to Miss Parrant for letting us do this because it was super fun and I really like it.If you enjoy please leave a positive comment (if you like)Please share with family or friends ( if you like)God bless , stay safe and BYE BYE!!