Task 1
Read: “Our class aquarium holds 40 litres of water. Its graceful fish are wonderful to watch.” Copy a checkable detail and two evaluative words. Explain how you could check the detail.
AC9E4LA02 • Year 4 English • Homework
Subjective and Objective Language
Complete eight original reading and writing tasks. An adult checks your actual work; suitable alternative answers are welcome.
Open practiceEight language tasks
Use the space below or separate paper. You may dictate using your usual communication support. Read all the supplied details before editing.
Task 2
A: “The market has fifteen stalls.” B: “The excellent market has fifteen stalls.” Explain what stays the same and what changes. Write a third version that keeps the count but adds a different clearly signalled opinion.
Task 3
Notes: “The class visited the garden on Thursday and sketched three plants.” Write one objective report and a separate personal or imagined reaction. Label each and explain a word that marks the reaction.
Task 4
Write an opinion about a type of story using “I think” or “I believe”. Explain the thinking phrase and one evaluative word. Then write a checkable sentence beginning “I” about a supplied observation: “You counted 10 books.”
Task 5
A group checked three seed trays: A had 5 shoots, B had 8 and C had 6. Write a sentence beginning “We concluded” comparing which tray had the most shoots in this check. Then explain why “Tray B will always grow the most shoots” is too broad.
Task 6
Read: “Nico said the new wall painting was splendid. The report then claimed that everyone found it splendid.” Rewrite the report so the opinion belongs to the person who expressed it. Explain why quotation does not prove everyone agrees.
Task 7
Read: “The club met on Tuesday. Twelve members brought board games. I felt thrilled when we played my favourite game.” Write down two checkable details and two words expressing a personal response. Explain why this paragraph can contain both.
Task 8
Edit this report: “On Saturday, the marvellous school fair sold 24 jars of jam.” Keep the day, event, number and product but remove evaluation. Add your own separate opinion sentence and explain the difference.
Examples and adult review guidance
Task 1
Example or expected evidence: “40 litres” is the checkable water-volume detail. “Graceful” and “wonderful” evaluate the fish and the experience. The adult’s record of the water volume added could help check the amount.
Adult check: Require the 40-litre detail, both evaluative clues and a relevant checking source. Do not ask a child to empty or refill a real aquarium.
Task 2
Example or expected evidence: Both versions report fifteen stalls. “Excellent” adds approval. Another version: “I think the market’s fifteen stalls offer an exciting visit.”
Adult check: Require unchanged fifteen-stall count, exact evaluation identified and a new judgement clearly presented as a viewpoint. Do not change the number or invent verified features.
Task 3
Example or expected evidence: Report: The class visited the garden on Thursday and sketched three plants. Reaction: I think sketching plants would be relaxing. “Relaxing” expresses a response.
Adult check: Require class/garden/Thursday/three plants in the report; a separate opinion or feeling and an exact word clue. Accept varied preferences without grading agreement.
Task 4
Example or expected evidence: I believe adventure stories are exciting. “I believe” introduces my view; “exciting” evaluates. I counted 10 books. The last sentence reports a count despite beginning with “I”.
Adult check: Require an actual opinion, its thinking phrase and evaluation explained, and an accurate first-person count. First person alone is not the test for opinion.
Task 5
Example or expected evidence: We concluded that Tray B had the most shoots in this check. These counts describe one check and do not establish every future result.
Adult check: Require B correctly compared with A and C, wording limited to this check and a clear limit on predicting every future count.
Task 6
Example or expected evidence: Nico described the new wall painting as splendid. Reporting Nico’s words tells us his view; nobody else’s response is supplied.
Adult check: Require correct attribution and removal of the unsupported “everyone” claim. Accept a direct quotation or reported wording; quotation punctuation is not the assessment target.
Task 7
Example or expected evidence: Checkable: Tuesday meeting and twelve members bringing games. Personal response: “thrilled” and “favourite”. A paragraph may report events and also describe the writer’s feelings.
Adult check: Require both reported details and both feeling/preference clues. Do not classify every sentence by the paragraph’s overall topic alone.
Task 8
Example or expected evidence: On Saturday, the school fair sold 24 jars of jam. I think a school fair is an enjoyable way to gather. The report keeps checkable details; “I think” and “enjoyable” signal a viewpoint.
Adult check: Require Saturday/school fair/24 jars/jam preserved, “marvellous” removed and a separate identified opinion with wording explained. Accept an opposing suitable opinion.