Rock doc II
This task is about knowing which information is important so that you get the main idea.
Read "Rock Doc", by K.E. Anderson, Junior Journal 21, pages 8 to 13.
Question
a) Select the
three
pieces of information below that are most important to this text
Not all doctors look after sick people.
Geologists sometimes look for dinosaur fossils.
Geologists know a lot about Earth and its rocks.
Geologists' work is varied.
Geologists find things underground and in rocks.
Geologists use microscopes and other equipment.
Question
b) What is the main idea of this text?
Geologists work outside most of the time.
Geologists are rock doctors.
Geologists use their knowledge to find out all sorts of useful things.
Published on
https://newzealandcurriculum.tahurangi.education.govt.nz