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Pronouns + Comprehension (January 11th, 2020)

Activity 1:  https://www.englishgrammar.org/pronouns-worksheet-2/  

Possessive Pronouns 


mine        ours        hers        his         its        theirs

Read the first sentence then write the possessive pronoun that suitably completes the second sentence. 

Example:

The house belongs to them. 
The house is theirs. 

1. These marbles belong to us. 

2. That notebook belongs to her. 

3. The rabbit belongs to her. 

4. The yellow umbrella belongs to me. 

5. These lunchboxes belong to him. 

6. The toys belong to us. 

7. The football belongs to him. 

8. Is this her piano?

9. Are these my books?

10. Is this their project?




Great white sharks can be found throughout the world’s oceans, mostly in cool waters. These super swimmers are some of the largest fish on our planet. Some great whites have been measured at 6 metres – that’s half the length of a bus!

Great white sharks are grey with a white belly. That’s how they get their name. They have powerful tails that push them through the water at over 60km per hour! Any creature unlucky enough to find itself close to a great white is in for a shock because the shark’s mouth has 300 sharp, triangular teeth arranged in up to seven rows. 
While you may think of sharks as man-eaters, sharks do not eat humans. There are around 5-10 attacks a year, but researchers believe that  the sharks are just taking a “sample bite” out of curiosity, before swimming off.
 So what do they eat? When they’re young, they feed on small prey, such as fish and rays. When they’re older and bigger, they feast on sea mammals such as sea lions, seals and small whales. Great white sharks have such a strong sense of smell that they can detect a set of seals miles away. If there was only one drop of blood in 100 litres of water, a great white would smell it!


1. In what type of water would you find great white sharks?
You would find great white sharks _____________________

2. How big is a great white shark?
A great white shark is ______________________

3. How did these sharks get their name?
They got their name from ______________________

4. Read paragraph 2. Explain why a great white shark may seem scary to some smaller animals. 
A great white may seem scary because _______________________

5. Name one thing that these sharks eat. 
The sharks eat ___________________________. 

6. How do we know that great white sharks have a great sense of smell?




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