Let's make a bird ball

Let's make a bird ball

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Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about reading some instructions and answering questions.
Read the recipe "Lets make a bird ball" School Journal, Part 2, No 2 1994 and answer the questions below.
 

a)

 

List the ingredients in the recipe.

 

 

 

 
 

b)

 

How soon after making the bird ball can it be used?
 

 
 
c)
Give three reasons why the bird ball is a good way of feeding birds.
 
1. _____________________________________________________________________
 
2. _____________________________________________________________________
 
3. _____________________________________________________________________
 

d)

 

What birds might be attracted by putting out honey or sugar?

 

 
 

e)

 

Why should the food be put high above the ground?

 

 

 

 
 

f)

 

When will the birds begin to feed confidently from the bird ball?

 

 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Copyright: 
Making a bird ball - Text was first published by Learning Media Limites on behalf of the Ministry of Education © Linda McIntyre 1994. Reproduced with permission.
 
Source: School Journal, Part 2, No 2, Learning Media, 1994.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Thinking, Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
instructions, comprehension, School Journal, SJ-2-2-1994
Description of task: 
Students read about creating a bird ball and respond to six short written questions which assess their comprehension of instructions. SJ-2-2-1994. Text provided.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:

  • use comprehension strategies
  • locate and summarise ideas
 

as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.

Answers/responses: 
 

Y7 (04/1999)
a) Any 1 of:

  • Bran, muesli, breadcrumbs (must have all 3) and lard/fat.
  • Cereal and lard/fat.

[Do not award mark if "string" is included in ingredients.]

 difficult
b) The next day/24 hours later/overnight/when it has set hard. easy
c) Any 3 of:

  • It does not melt.
  • It does not smell or rot.
  • There are no messy crumbs.
  • You can see the birds feeding.
  • The food is high up to be safe from cats.
 3 correct – very difficult

2 correct – difficult

1 correct – easy
d)
 		 Any 1 of:

  • Honey-eating native birds.
  • Tui and bellbirds.
 easy
e) It would allow the birds to be safe (from cats when feeding). very easy
f) When (they are sure) the food and feeding place are safe. moderate