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A very special frog

This task is about using details to work out the main idea of the text.

Read "A Very Special Frog", pages 8 to 11 in School Journal Part 1 Number 4, 2005. In this text there are lots of details about:

1. The Maud Island frog is different from other frogs.

2. The Maud Island frog is endangered.

a) First, find details in the text about: "The Maud Island frog is different from other frogs."

Write down or tell in your own words what the details say:

Page 8911

b) Second, find details in the text that are about: "The Maud Island frog is endangered."

Write down or tell in your own words what the details say:

Page 8911

c) What is the main idea of this text?

- The Maud Island frog is very different from other frogs.
- The Maud Island frog is found in only two places in New Zealand.
- New Zealand is the home of some very unusual animals.
- The Maud Island frog is an unusual, endangered frog.