Verbs

Verbs

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This task is about identifying verbs.

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Verbs are doing words. They often give a name to the actions we do.
 
Highlight all the verbs in the story below. The first verb has been circled for you.
 
boy on diving board.jpg
  • verbs
Jack slowly  the steps to the high diving board. His legs shook and a drop of sweat slid down his forehead. Even though the sun shone brightly Jack shivered. At the top he shuffled forward to the edge of the board and peered over. Jack gasped! Then without waiting a minute longer, he closed his eyes, held his nose, and leapt. As he hit the water all the rest of his class clapped and cheered.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed online or with pencil and paper.
If using pencil and paper students will need highlighter pens.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
Students are required to identify the verbs in a short story about a boy jumping off a diving board.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students’ ability to create texts to meet the writing demands of the New Zealand Curriculum.
 

Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • demonstrate knowledge of how language works
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y6 (11/2002)
shook
slid
shone
shivered
shuffled
peered
gasped
waiting
closed
held
leapt
hit
clapped
cheered
12-14 correct – very difficult

9-11 correct – moderate

6-8 correct – easy

3-5 correct – very easy