AC9E4LE02 • Homework
Download a separate 8-question worksheet aligned to this curriculum code.
Open practiceRead, write or dictate your own responses. Share when asked. An adult checks the completed comparisons or explanations using the answer guidance in the printable worksheet.
Read: “A broad-shouldered sailor with a rain-soaked hat smiled at the child.” Write an opinion of this description. Identify one noun group and explain the picture it creates.
Read: “The classroom was a beehive before the concert.” Explain the metaphor and give your opinion of its effect.
Read: “Once more we try the knot. / Once more we pull it tight. / Once more—and now it holds!” Explain the repeated phrase and share your response.
Read: “Today Freya led the team onto the court. Last season she had been too shy to join a game.” Explain the flashback and say how it affects your opinion of Freya’s present action.
Read: “A footstep sounded outside. I held the lantern still. Then Gran called, ‘It is only me.’” Explain how tension builds and is released.
Compare “The storm hammered the roof” with “The rain tapped softly on the roof”. Which would you choose for a peaceful scene? Explain how the words affect your choice.
Read: “The evening stretched like a slow, sleepy cat.” Share your opinion of the simile with an adult or partner. Write their response and one point of agreement or difference.
Write a short response to this ending: “After searching all day, Theo found the missing sketchbook under his coat. He laughed, then opened to a clean page.” Explain the resolution and whether you find it effective. Suggest one small wording change and explain its effect.
Example or expected evidence: The noun group a rain-soaked hat helps me picture a wet sailor arriving from outdoors. I like the smile because it makes the character seem friendly.
Adult check: Require a correctly identified noun group, image/effect and a personal opinion supported by the words. A different supported impression is acceptable.
Example or expected evidence: A beehive suggests lots of busy activity. I like the comparison because it helps me imagine children preparing energetically.
Adult check: Require nonliteral busy activity, not literal bees. Accept noisy activity as a plausible association; distinguish an inference from a stated fact.
Example or expected evidence: Once more emphasises repeated effort. I find the ending satisfying because the knot finally holds.
Adult check: Require repetition and its effect tied to continued effort and success; accept other text-supported opinions.
Example or expected evidence: Last season returns to an earlier time. Her earlier shyness makes leading the team seem like a brave change, which I admire.
Adult check: Require earlier-time contrast, its effect and a supported opinion. Do not require claiming the team wins.
Example or expected evidence: The unidentified footstep and stillness create uncertainty. Gran identifying herself explains the sound and can bring relief.
Adult check: Require both build-up evidence and resolution of the immediate uncertainty; accept different supported response.
Example or expected evidence: I would choose tapped softly because it suggests gentle sound. Hammered feels forceful and less suited to peace.
Adult check: Require a choice plus comparison of wording and effect, not only naming a preferred sentence.
Example or expected evidence: I think the sleepy-cat comparison makes the evening feel relaxed. My partner thought it also made time feel slow; we noticed different parts of the same comparison.
Adult check: Adult checks actual discussion. Require own response, accurately recorded other response and comparison supported by the simile.
Example or expected evidence: Finding the sketchbook resolves the search. I find the laugh a cheerful finish. Replacing laughed with sighed with relief would make the ending focus more on his worry ending.
Adult check: Require a supported opinion, accurate resolution, a sensible proposed change and explained effect. Accept critical views if connected to the supplied ending.