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:
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The Maud Island frog is different from other frogs.
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The Maud Island frog is endangered.
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b) Second, find details in the text that are about:
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b) Second, find details in the text that are about:
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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.
Published on
https://newzealandcurriculum.tahurangi.education.govt.nz