Dapper dogs

Dapper dogs

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
This task is about reading a text to find information.

Read "Dapper dogs" pages 8-12 School Journal Part 1, Number 1, 1997.

 
a)
The flowchart below shows the steps Penny goes through when grooming a dog.
Fill in the missing steps.
   

1. Penny brushes the dog's coat.
2.

 
 
3. Penny washes the dog and cleans its face, ears, and any other parts that are especially dirty and gets rid of any fleas.
4.

 
 
5.

 
 
6.

 
 
7. Penny puts the dog back on the leash and takes it back to its owner.
 
b)
 
Write down four things Penny uses to help her do her job.
 
i)   __________     ii)   __________     iii)   __________     iv)   __________
 
c) What are two things Penny finds hard about being a dog groomer?
 
i)   ____________________________________________________
 
ii)  ____________________________________________________
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
 
Equipment:
"Dapper dogs" pages 8-12 School Journal Part 1, Number 1, 1997.
Copyright: 
Dapper Dogs. Text published by Learning Media Limited for the Ministry of Education. Copyright David Somerset, 1997.
 
Source: Pages 8-12 School Journal Part 1, Number 1, 1997.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Thinking
Keywords: 
School Journal, comprehension, retrieve, information skills, flowchart construction, SJ-1-1-1997
Description of task: 
Students read an article on dog grooming. They find information to complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-1-1997. Text not provided.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.

 

Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Making sense of text: processing system, set 3
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y5 (03/2000)

a)
  • Penny trims the dog's coat/fur.
  • Penny dries the dog (with towels and a hairdryer).
  • Penny brushes the dog's coat.
  • Penny clips the dog's nails.

 

3 correct – moderate

2 correct – easy

1 correct – easy

 

b)

 Any 4 of:

  • scissors
  • (electric) hair trimmer
  • shampoo
  • (warm) water
  • (dog) bath
  • towel
  • hairdryer
  • brush
  • (nail) clippers
  • (special) shelf
  • leash

2 correct – easy

1 correct – easy

c)

 Any 2 of:

  • Dogs that are heavy to lift.
  • Dogs that snap/bite.
  • Dogs that are scared of water/bathing the dogs.
  • Dogs that don't like the sound of the hairdryer/drying the dogs.

2 correct – difficult

1 correct – easy