Nippers: awkward | Assessment Resource Banks

This task is about learning how to find the meaning of a word.

Question 1Change answer

a) Think about the word 'awkward'. Where have you seen or heard this word used?

b) Use the word 'awkward' in a sentence:

c) What do you think 'awkward' means?

Now find the word 'awkward' on page 9, first paragraph.

Now find the word 'awkward' on page 9, first paragraph.

d) i) Copy the sentence on page 9 which includes the word 'awkward' and the neighbouring sentence or sentences which help tell you what it means.

ii) What do these sentences tell you 'awkward' means?

e) Now write what you think 'awkward' means?

Your answer might be different from what you wrote above.

e) Now write what you think 'awkward' means?

Your answer might be different from what you wrote above.

f) Use the word 'awkward' in a new sentence:

g) Pause, look and think back. Something I'm still wondering about the word 'awkward' is: