House Bus

House Bus

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about reading an interview and answering some questions.
Read the story House bus, School Journal Part 2, No 2, 1995  to help answer the questions.
 
a)
 
What job does Huia's father do? __________________________________ 
 
b) Write down two reasons the family decided to live in a house bus. 
 
i)
 
ii)
 
 
________________________________________________________
 
________________________________________________________ 
 
c)
 
 
Draw lines to match the things in the bus with the places they belong.
There will be one place left over. The first one has been done for you.
 
Matching activity
d)
Why does everything need "its own special place" in a house bus?
 
 
 
 
 
e)

 
One of the house bus rules is, "whoever rummages in that cupboard has to remake my bed".
What is the most likely reason this rule has been made?
 
 
 
 
 
f)

 
Why would the children do school work with their mum, instead of going to school?
 
 
 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Copyright: 
On the Move - Text and Images  first published by Learning Media Limited in School Journal on behalf of the Ministry of Education. © Diana Noonan, Illustrations © Crown 1995. Reproduced with permission.
 
Source: School Journal, Part 2, No 2, Learning Media, 1995. (Text abridged).
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Thinking
Keywords: 
comprehension, locate information, inference, School Journal, SJ-2-2-1995
Description of task: 
Students read a text about living in a house bus to answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1995. Text 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: 
 

Y4 (09/1999)
a) He is a carpenter/he builds things. very easy
b)
  • The father can find work almost anywhere.
  • The family like to travel.
 2 marks – difficult

1 mark – easy
c) Dinghy  – On the roof of the bus.
Toys     – In a cupboard.
Food    – Under the bench.
Clothes – In drawers under the bed.		 2 marks – moderate

1 mark – very easy
d) There is not much room/the bus is small. moderate
e) Any 1 of:

  • The bed would look untidy if it wasn't remade.
  • The cupboard is under her bed.
  • It would not be fair if Huia had to remake her bed each time.
  • Huia might get mad/it might cause a fight.
 difficult
f) They move around a lot/too often to be able to go to one school. moderate