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Visual Literacy Activity

Questions and Answers for the Classroom: Grade 4 to 7

Compiled by Marieta Nel

Ages: 9+

Suggested grades: Grade 4 to 7

What is included in this book?

Preface 

READING COMPREHENSION

1. A special letter for Mbali (Gr 4 FAL) 
2. Why Tortoise’s shell is cracked (Gr 4 HL)
3. A sports hero (Gr 5 FAL)
4. Casey’s first day (Gr 5 HL) 
5. Why is the ocean salty? (Gr 6 FAL) 
6. Map your online journey (Gr 6 HL)
7. Wetlands (Gr 7 FAL) 
8. Memory, you need a makeover (Gr 7 FAL) 
9. Floods kill hundreds (Gr 7 HL) 
10. The homework blues (Gr 7 HL) 

VISUAL LITERACY 

19. A birthday party (Gr 4 FAL) 
20. Is that the sound of music? (Gr 4 HL) 
21. Hiking (Gr 5 FAL) 
22. Liza’s menu (Gr 5 HL) 
23. The tiniest country of all (Gr 6 FAL) 
24. Cyber-security poster contest (Gr 6 HL) 
25. Mathematical tools (Gr 7 FAL) 
26. Just breathe (Gr 7 HL) 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION 

11. Chris Barnard’s boots (Gr 4 FAL) 
12. The storyteller (Gr 4 HL) 
13. Africa, here I come! (Gr 5 FAL) 
14. Personal computers (Gr 5 HL) 
15. Teacher hopes learners become trendsetters (Gr 6 FAL) 
16. Virtual reality (Gr 6 HL) 
17. Wildlife (Gr 7 FAL) 
18. The boy who cried “Dog!” (Gr 7 HL)

SUMMARY 

27. Permaculture (Gr 4 FAL) 
28. Tommy’s robot (Gr 4 HL) 
29. Rugby (Gr 5 FAL) 
30. Robin Hood (Gr 5 HL) 
31. Meditation for kids (Gr 6 FAL) 
32. Overcoming public-speaking anxiety (Gr 6 HL) 
33. Making an indoor garden (Gr 7 FAL) 
34. Elon Musk (Gr 7 HL)

LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS IN CONTEXT

35. Toys (Gr 4 FAL) 
36. A funny horse tale (Gr 4 HL) 
37. Letterland language game (Gr 5 FAL) 
38. Saving our planet (Gr 5 HL) 
39. Eight facts about Roald Dahl (Gr 6 FAL) 
40. Electronic books (Gr 6 HL) 
41. The lonely quagga (Gr 7 FAL) 
42. Dear Diary (Gr 7 HL) 

POETRY 

43. The moon in the morning (Gr 4 FAL) 
44. Toy fight (Gr 4 HL) 
45. Super Gran (Gr 5 FAL) 
46. Swift things are beautiful (Gr 5 HL) 
47. Animal limericks (Gr 6 FAL) 
48. Could robots ...? (Gr 6 HL) 
49. Someone else’s shoes (Gr 7 FAL) 
50. Remember why it rains (Gr 7 HL) 

BARRETT AND BLOOM 

ANSWERS 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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