Inuit Carving

Inuit Carving

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This task is about adding words to a text so that it makes sense.
 
soapstone
Image source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
 
The following piece of writing has some spaces where words are missing.
 
First, read the whole piece of writing through to get an idea of what it is about. Then fill each space with ONE word so that the whole piece of writing makes sense. You are able to change answers as you go.

When you have filled in all the spaces, re-read the text to check that the whole piece of writing makes sense.

Question 1Change answer

Inuit Carving
 
Inuit carving is found throughout the northern part of Canada where ever there are deposits of soapstone. The Inuit still use primitive 1 and methods for their carving. Often a piece of metal fastened 2 a bone handle is used 3 a carving tool, while a 4 needle serves as an etching 5 for fine detail. The bow drill is still utilised for boring 6. These simple tools force the 7 carvers to use the natural shape of the material to the 8 advantage and encourages them to 9 bold and simple lines. Most Inuit 10 their carvings in full detail 11 both sides. Unlike many other 12 of the world they do 13 imitate one another, but try 14 make each object original. If 15 carver has done one animal 16, he does not wish to 17 it. He knows that he 18 do it and wants to 19 something different next. After the 20 has been carved and drilled 21 the desired shape, coarse sand 22 sometimes a rough stone is 23 to smooth the object's surface. 24 the finished carving is left 25 in seal oil for two 26 to darken it.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (without auto-marking).
Copyright: 

Image source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
cloze, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, text features
Description of task: 
Students create well-formed sentences as they complete a cloze exercise on Inuit carving.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
  • monitor their reading for accuracy and sense
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, sets 6-7
Making sense of text: vocabulary knowledge, sets 7-9
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
1.     tools
2.     into/in/to
3.     as/for
4.     steel/sharp/thin/sewing/long/small/fine
5.     tool/device
6.     holes/today
7.     Innuit/Eskimo/stone/skilled
8.     best/greatest/utmost/maximum
9.     use/carve/create/make
10.   finish/do/make/carve/create/prefer
11.   on/covering
12.   carvers/artists/people(s)/cultures
13.   not
14.   to
15.   a/the
16.   carving/already/before/once/well
17.   repeat/re-do/copy/imitate/re-make
18.   can
19.   try/do/carve/make/create
20.   stone/sculpture/carving/soapstone/object
21.   into/to
22.   or/and
23.   used
24.   Then/Next/Finally
25.   soaking/sitting/immersed/lying/submerged
26.   hours/days/weeks/months/years

N.B. Every effort has been made to find the copyright holder of the text used in this resource.

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