Parts of a book II

Parts of a book II

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Overview
Using this Resource
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This task is about knowing where to go to in a book for different sorts of information.
Use the contents page from the book Bats Have Hands to answer the questions.
Contents
Introduction 4
Bat Myths and Superstitions 5
Big Bats, Small Bats 8
What Do Bats Look Like? 9
Bat Detectors 14
Bats Around the World 15
Where Do Bats Live? 23
Lost Bat Babies 32
Bats Take it Easy 33
The Future of Bats 36
Glossary 39
Index 40

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a)  i) Write the title of the chapter that begins on page 14.

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ii)  On what page does the chapter "Lost Bat Babies" begin? Page: 

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c)  Which chapter would you read if you wanted to find myths about bats?

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d)  Which chapter would you read if you wanted to find myths about bats?

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e)  What would you find in a glossary?

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f)  What would you use an index for?
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (without auto-marking).
Copyright: 
'Bats Have Hands' written by Wendy Blaxland, Courtesy Macmillan Education Australia 1999. Reproduced wtih permission.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Making meaning, Reading
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
glossary, index, contents page, information skills, text features
Description of task: 
Students read a non-fiction contents page to identify where to go for different information.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • identify purposes of structural features
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: text structure, set 3
within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y4 (10/2002)
a)
i)
ii)
"Bat Detectors"
Page 32
very difficult
very easy
b)   "Bat Myths and Superstitions" easy
c)  
  • "Big Bats, Small Bats"
  • "What Do Bats Look Like?"
  • "Bats Around the World"
 
moderate
difficult
moderate
d)   Words and their meanings or similar. very difficult
e)   To find the pages for specific information or similar. difficult