Leilah
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Visiting The Governor General
A. Comprehension
1. What is the name of the Governor General?
Silvia Cartwright
2. Where does Hanahiva come from?
Houghton Valley School
3. How many times has the Governor General met the queen?
5 times
4. Using a map, find out where London is.
London is in the United Kingdom.
5. Why does the Governor General live in such a big house?
It was built especially for the Governor General to live in, and it has to be big because most people stay there including the queen.
6. How many bathrooms are in the house?
Nineteen Bathrooms
7. Who appoints the Prime Minister?
The Governor appoints the Prime Minister
8. How many people are in New Zealand?
Four Million
9. Describe the Governor General's dog.
It’s a Boston Terrier
10. What is the Governor Generals favourite ice cream flavour?
Hokey - Pokey
11. What website would you find more information on the Governor General?
12. Find out who the current Prime Minister of NZ is and what Party they belong to.
Helen Clark
New Zealand Labour
B. Word Study (Find the words)
1. 6 letters Pg 7 To watch it
Movies
2. 7 letters Pg 5 Lots
Million
3. 5 letters Pg 3 Not king
Queen
4. 4 letters Pg 7 Kids do it
Play
5. 5 letters Pg 3 49 + 1
Fifty
6. 7 letters Pg 6 Good
Naughty
7. 3 letters Pg 4 O.K
Yes
Pictionary/dictionary
8. Election
Being chosen by someone
9. Laws
The rules
10. Curtsey
To bow
11. Appoint
To assign a job to someone
12. Neither
Not anything
C. Word Study 2
1. Windows on Pg 2
28
2. Photos altogether in this article?
10
3. What are all the colours on the dog?
Black and White
D. Retell - Summarising
1. Is it hard to take the role of being Governor General?
2. How much do you get paid?
3. Is it a big step to be Governor General?
4. What are the words you say in the conference?
5. How many siblings do you have?
6. What are the things you do in your spare time?
Contents and Cover Pages
2. On the front cover, what article or story does the picture come from?
From the windsor clan
3. What Part and Number Journal is this?
Part 1 Number 2
4. What is the poem about?
It is about Hanahiva visiting the Government house to talk to Dame Silvia Cartwright about life as the Governor General of New Zealand.
E. Mixed Up Sentence
Dame Silvia Cartwright is in this interviewed article.
F. Activity
Give it a mark out of 5 what you thought of it. Say why.
0 1 2 3 4 5
I found this article very interesting.
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