Jump rope

Jump rope

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This task is about understanding the words and images used on a poster,
Jump Rope for Heart poster
 
Read the words and look at the picture, then answer the following questions.
 
a) Write down four ways the heart has been made to look human.
 
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b) How does the picture show that skipping is fun?
 
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c) How does this picture show that the main part of your body to benefit from skipping is the heart?
 
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          Image of a cartoon heart
d) What do the black lines near the hands and feet of the skipper show?
 
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          Image of cartoon sweat droplets
e) What do these shapes near the top of the heart show?
 
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f) How do the words, "Keep the Beat", go with the picture of the heart?
 
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g) How do the words, "Keep the Beat", go with the picture of the skipping rope?
 
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h) The words, "Jump Rope for Heart", stand out because they are big. What is another reason they stand out?
 
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Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pnecil and paper.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Keywords: 
Description of task: 
Students study a poster about the benefits of exercise and make inferences from written and visual information.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (08/1999)

a) Any 4 of:

  • It has eyes.
  • It has a nose.
  • It has a mouth.
  • It has hands.
  • It has feet.
  • It is wearing shoes and socks.
  • It is wearing a sweat band.
  • It is skipping.
easy
b) The heart (character) is smiling/looks happy. easy
c) Any 1 of:

  • The heart part (of the character) has been enlarged/is big.
  • It shows a heart skipping/the character/person is in the shape of a heart.
moderate
d) They are moving. moderate
e) The heart (character) is sweating/is hot. very easy
f) A heart beats (and skipping is good for the heart going well). moderate
g) Any 1 of:

  • The skipping rope has a beat when it is moving.
  • You need to keep in time when you are skipping.
difficult
h) Any 1 of:

  • The white colour (against the black background).
  • They are framed by the skipping rope.
difficult