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WARRIORS READING WORK WEEK 10


School Journal 2000 Part Four Number One

THE GAME

Here is a list of descriptive words and phrases. Choose the three that your think best describes the Space World game players. Choose the three that you think best describe the arcade ifself. Base your choices on what you’re told on page 2.

young polite aggressive badly-behaved modest keen to play dark noisy well-lit

virtually adult-free menacing cheerful lowlife scum



Words or phrases describing the players
Words or phrases describing the arcade
Young
menacing
Polite
adult-free
Ready to play
virtually


Answer these:
  1. Matt’s ‘feet rested on pedals, and the fingers of his left hand danced over four keys set on a lever’. Which one word in this sentence tells you that Matt was a skillful player? Danced
  2. Write down three details that show that Matt was badly affected by his experiences in playing the new machine
  3. Why were adult fighter pilots no use against the alien fighters?

Complete the following sentences. Delete any words that don’t apply:
I like/don’t like arcade games because
The best arcade game I’ve ever played is because


Use the words below the passage to fill in the gaps in the passage itself:
This story suggest two things that many people will find disturbing. One is that we are already under attack from alien invaders. While for years much has been made of sightings of strange craft in our skies, the idea that aliens are fighting a secret war against us is dangerous. The second disturbing thing is the _ idea that children are the key to defeating these aliens. And what if harmless fun in arcades is real warfare against a new enemy. Does that mean other arcade games aren’t what they seem? Perhaps when you a character in an arcade game, a real person somewhere in the world!


attack dangerous dies find idea new shoot skies these warfare

The writer uses some interesting verbs in this story. Match six of the words below with the meanings listed on the left.


  1. slid out of control Skidded
  2. moved and stopped abruptlyJerked
  3. grabbed tightly gripped
  4. tearing clawing
  5. sprang bouneded
  6. rushed at great speed hurtled

shoved skidded flicked gripped jerked bounded hurtled clawing



THERE STOOD A MAN

Here are ten events from the story, but they’re in the wrong order. Put them in the right order.
  1. George woke up about mid-day (8)
  2. Night began to fall
  3. George smelled food
  4. Shorty told George there was no-one with him when he came into camp
  5. George rubbed the bump on his head and wondered where he was (2)
  6. Shorty told George he would lead him down the old greenstone trail
  7. George followed the Maori along a faint track
  8. The men in the camp stared at George as he swayed unsteadily
  9. George thought about Robbie Burn’s lines about ghosts and ghoulies
  10. A Maori suddenly appeared ahead of him

Complete these sentences using information from the story
  1. George didn’t know where he was because _
  2. George started thinking of ‘ghoulies and ghosties’ because
  3. The Maori guide suggested that George keep quiet by _
  4. The first sign that there was a camp nearby was _

When the Maori guide pointed at George’s feet and beckoned, George took this as a signal to walk. See if you can come up with a hand signal for each of the following commands. Write your description beside each command:
  1. Keep quiet one hand by mouth
  2. Speed up bring your hand towards you
  3. Stop put hand in front of him
Bring your hand twards you and then to the ground



Complete the following sentences. Delete the words which don’t apply
If I had found myself lost like George I would have stayed were i was or try find shelter
I think the best word to describe George is because confused
I enjoyed/did not enjoy this story because it showed how he felt and had heaps of emotions in it.it was interesting and a mystery