Setting A
The chatteringchattering sounds drew her onwards.onwards. EventuallyEventually she found herselfherself standing,standing, watching,watching, in front of verticalvertical bars. Lithe brown body,bodies like miniatureminiature gymnasts,gymnasts, were hurling themselvesthemselves from one branch to another.another. The jabbering,jabbering, echoingechoing aroundaround the space, was suddenlysuddenly dwarfeddwarfed by the furiousfurious screams coming from the child standingstanding nearby,nearby, a puddlepuddle of ice cream meltingmelting intointo the ground at her feet. The new noise, so stridentstrident above their own, causedcaused the animals to stop and stare. FearfullyFearfully they retreatedretreated to the cornercorner furtherestfurtherest awayaway from the sound and, clusteringclustering together, beganbegan pickingpicking away at each other's fur, all the time snatchingsnatching scaredscared glances at the girl. Finally,Finally, once peace was restored,restored, they returnedreturned to their play.
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Comprehension Clarify these words: chattering, onwards, eventually, vertical, lithe, gymnasts, hurling, jabbering, dwarfed, strident, retreated, furtherest, clustering, snatching, glances, restored. Retell what has happened in this setting description. Make inferences or give opinions about:
What question could you ask about this description? Visualise these uses of descriptive language: chattering sounds drew her onward; in front of vertical bars; lithe, brown bodies, like miniature gymnasts; hurling themselves from one branch to another; jabbering echoing around; dwarfed by furious screams; puddle of ice cream; the new noise, so strident; fearfully retreated, clustering together; picking away at each other's fur; snatching fearful glances; peace restored and returned to play. Find the clues that let you know what this setting is. Make a connection with this description. |
Word Study Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: come, cause, restore, scare. Other affixes: What happens when we add other prefixes and suffixes like re, ly, s, est to these words: turn, store, eventual, sudden, fearful, final, body, itself, further. What other words can you think of that end in -ous like furious? What two words make up these compound words: onwards, herself, themselves, another, around, nearby, into, away.
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