SHORT READ - ANIMAL RECORD BREAKERS

• ENGLISH
• Primary Education

GOD, OUR FATHER, YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF

 ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. GIVE ME AN ATTENTIVE MIND SO THAT I CAN GRASP MY LESSON. GIVE ME AN EAGER MIND TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY, GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND THE COURAGE TO STAND FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE AND THUS HELP ME TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN. 

                                                                               -AMEN

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions

Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation

Identify new words and meanings given in the text

Brainstorm to identify main idea/message of the text 

BIG QUESTION:

What are the fastest and slowest animals in the world? 

What are the fastest and
slowest animals in
the world?

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option given below. The Peregrine falcon swoops d
own on its prey. Its top speed is ______

1. 320 Km/hr
2. 420 Km/hr
3. 200 miles/hr
4. 300 miles/hr

Where are Cheetahs mainly found?
How much time do they take to go from 0 km/hr to 96 km/hr?

1. Africa, 3 minutes
2. Asia, 3 seconds
3. Asia, 3 minutes
4. Africa, 3 seconds

Name the fastest swimmer in the ocean. Mention its speed.

1. Dolphin, 110 km/hr
2. Dolphin, 110 km/hr
3. Sailfish, 110 km/hr
4. Sailfish, 70 miles/hr

What is the word swoops mean?
What clues in the text helps you
determine the meaning?

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option given below :
The American woodcock is the ________ flying bird. It can drift along at _____. It lives in ______.

1. slowest, 8 km/hr, USA
2. fastest, 8 km/hr, USA
3. slowest, 12 km/hr, UK
4. fastest, 12 km/hr, UK

It is so slow that algae grow on its coat! It moves at 240 m/hr.
Whom does it refer to? Where does it live?

1. It refers to the seahorse. It lives in Central and South America.
2. It refers to the sloth. It lives in Central and South America.
3. It refers to the American Woodcock. It lives in Central and South America.
4. It refers to the seahorse. It lives near the Bahamas and the USA.

Mention the top speed of the dwarf seahorse. Where does it live?

1. 1.5 m/hr, It lives near the Bahamas and The UK.
2. 1.5 m/hr, It lives near the Bahamas and The USA.
3. 1.15 m/hr, It lives near the Bahamas and The USA.
4. 5 ft/hr, It lives near the Bahamas and The USA.

Look at the pictures of the birds given in the
short-read card. What is each bird doing?
How are the birds different?

Why do you think the author uses
the phrase- “algae grow on its coat”
in the entry about the sloth?
What is a dwarf seahorse?

ALGAE

DRIFT

SLIGHTY

SWOOP

A LITTLE BIT.

TO MOVES SLOWLY TO BE CARRIED ALONG.

PLANTS THAT USUALLY GROW IN WATER.

TO DIVE SUDDENLY OR QUICKLY.

Now I can:
*Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions
*Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation
*Identify new words and meanings given in the text
*Brainstorm to identify main idea/message of the text

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Need help
4. Confused

ART INTEGRATION ACTIVITY

ART INTEGRATION - Create a two-column chart to show the speed of all six animals in the reference book excerpt, from the slowest to the fastest. 

HOME FUN

DATE        LAQ      S.L No. -1.10         

Were you surprised by any of the record-breaking animals? Why or why not? What other animals are incredibly fast or slow? (50 – 60 words)