Rajagiri InternationalSchool, Dubai
Year 4
Summer Break - Holiday HW
Q1. Read the passage ‘MAGICIAN OF THE SEA’
What do three hearts, eight arms, and one hugebrain add up to? An octopus, a creature
that can doamazing things.Octopuses are extremely intelligent.
They can learnnew things just like humans. They’ve even learned a fewtricks
to get them out of sticky situations. If an octopus isthreatened by a predator,
such as a shark or bird, it can use some pretty incredible skills to get away.
Octopuses don’t have teeth or sharp claws todefend themselves. Instead,
they use more clever ways to fool their attackers. Octopuses liketo hide themselves in
the sand on the bottom of the ocean floor. How you ask? Well, theoctopus is like a
chameleon because it can change the color of its skin to match the sand.And this color
change, or camouflage, happens in less than a minute.Some octopuses like to stay in
more shallow water where there are rocks and coral.Because octopuses are
invertebrates, meaning they don’t have backbones, they can squeeze
themselves into small spaces between the rocks to get out of reach of their predators.
Anotherway an octopus can hide is by shooting ink. An octopus uses a part of its body
called a siphonto shoot ink into the water. The ink forms a cloud that hides the octopus.
By the time the inkclears and the predator can see again, the octopus has swum away or
hidden. It’s very muchlike a magician doing a vanishing act.If you think that’s a neat trick,
then you’ll love what else these creatures have up theirsleeves.
If an octopus is being attacked, it can actually make itself look like a venomous sea
snake. It will bury itself in the sand, keeping two arms visible. It will change the color of
thosearms to match a sea snake. But what if there’s no time to hide? If an octopus is in
trouble, it canbreak off one of its arms. The arm will then change colors and squirm
around in the water todistract the predator while the octopus swims away to safety. Don’t
worry though. Theoctopus’s arm will grow back.There is one kind of octopus that has
venom to use in defense.
The blue-ringed octopus istiny; it could fit in the palm of your hand. Predators might think
this size makes the octopus agreat snack, but they know to stay away.
The blue-ringed octopus is very poisonous and cankill predators much
larger than itself, includinghumans.So the next time you see an octopus
in theaquarium or while you’re snorkeling, remember thatinside that
oversized head is a very large brain,making them a clever addition
to the sea.
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1. Complete the graphic organizer.
2.How isan octopus and a chameleon alike?
a. They both like to hide on the ocean floor.b. They can both change the color of their
skin.
c. They are both invertebrates.d. They both use their arms to kill predators.
3. Explain how shooting ink helps an octopus to escape from predators.
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4. What happens to an octopus if it loses one of its eight arms?
a. It will grow a new one.b. It will die.
c. It is no longer poisonous. d. It can swim faster.
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5. What is the author's purpose for writing this article?
a. to explain how octopuses eat, live, and playb. to show how dangerous octopuses are
c. to describe the physical characteristics of octopusesd. to explain how octopuses
protect themselves
Q2. Circle the 2 synonyms for each set of words.
1. toastychilly cool comfortable
2. walkcrawl stroll run
3. arguescare confuse frighten
4. braveryhonesty courage winner
5. cookdrink eat munch
6. recordpaint draw sketch
Q3. Write a synonym for each word.
1. Thin _____________________2. Tiny _____________________
3. Store _____________________ 4. Fall _____________________
5. See _____________________ 6. Friendly _____________________
7. Tasty _____________________ 8. Silent _____________________
9. Smelly _____________________ 10. Smile _____________________
11. Think _____________________ 12. Break _____________________
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Q4. Tell whether each pair of words is synonym or antonym.
1.agree, disagree ___________________________
2.cold, freezing ___________________________
3. easy, difficult ___________________________
4. argue, squabble ___________________________
5. guess, estimate ___________________________
6. bottom, top ___________________________
7. tired,energetic ___________________________
8. huge, gigantic ___________________________
9. sink, float ___________________________
10. windy, calm ___________________________
Q5. Punctuate these sentences.
(1) what are you going to do today, kylie
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(2) what an amazing goal
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(3) i am going to go home if i finish my schoolwork on time
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(4) i hate it
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(5) when are you going to go shopping in Birmingham
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(6) i live in smethwick, in a house just off brasshouse lane
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(7) stop that now
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(8) who has left this mess on the table in my classroom
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(9) do you attend galton valley primary school
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(10) london is the capital city of england, in the united kingdom
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(11) drhussain works at city hospital on dudley road
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(12) helphelp me i’m drowning
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(13) our head teacher is called mrscole
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(14) my name is carly smith and i support Liverpool
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Q6. Homonyms
1. I am not ___________________ to drink aerated drinks.(allowed/aloud)
2. I was so hungry, I (eight/ate) ___________________ my entire dinner.
3. I got a new bat and a (bowl/ball) ________________________.
4. Winnie the Pooh is a friendly ______________________(bare/bear)
5. What do you want to __________________(be/bee) when you grow up?
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6. Eat that last ______________________(been/bean) on your plate!
7. Where have you ______________ (been/bean) all this while?
8. I (beat/beet) ____________________ you in the race.
9. My ________________(ant/aunt)bought me a new dress.
10.I was stung by a ____________________(be/bee)
Q7. Circle the action verb in each sentence.
1. James found a box of toys.
2. My cell phone rang.
3. Carlton squeezed the oranges into the bowl.
4. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk.
5. The dog eats her food.
6. Chloe bought a lovely necklace for her mother.
7. Alex's basketball bounced off the garage door.
8. Ava poured a glass of milk for his brother.
Q8. Determine which word is the action verb and write it on theline.
1. big
house
jumpedtree _____________________
2. tableblanket see yellow _____________________
3. jogapple markerpear _____________________
4. letterdrink kind potato _____________________
5. sunwrite chair baby _____________________
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Q9. Verb Search.Read the paragraph and circle all of the verbs.
In our physical education class we playlots of games. My favourite is kickball.
Wekick the ball, and then we run around the bases.I like to pitch the ball and
try to tag theother kids out. I do my best to catch theball and throw it to my
teammates.
Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. But,we enjoy ourselves each time.
Q10. Have you ever moved home? If you have, write a short story in
three paragraphs about:
Paragraph1-your feelings as you leave your old home.
Paragraph 2-a description of your new house.
Paragraph 3- your feelings about your new house.
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