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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Independent task



Independent Learn Task:
The Bittern

Make a copy of this document and complete the task!
Please answer these questions in full sentences, not just one word answers!


  1. What were the characters running around like on Saturday morning?

They were running around like headless chooks.
2. What time was it they they were needing to get going?

They needing to get their by ten-thirty.
3. Where were the family on their way to?

They were on their way to Taieri Plains.
4. What was grandads name and what did he do for a living (his job)?

Their grandad name was Henare and his job was sheep farmer.
5. What does it mean when the text says ‘it got boggy’?
Boggy mean it gets to muddy and to wet to walk on.
6. What is a bittern?

A bittern is a large marsh bird.
7. What did the neighbours call Grandad?

His neighbors call useless farmer.
8. What is ‘harakeke’?

A harakeke is a native plant to New Zealand .
9. What does conservationist mean? (You might need to do some research)

Conservationist mean the principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.
10. What did it say on the sign?The sign had on it their family name: Karetu Wetlands.

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