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Daily 5 Reading Writing

Read the passage, then complete each task. Use clues from the passage and give your writing a clear purpose and audience.

Read: The Wind-Test

Ngaio and Hemi arrived early at the kite festival with a bright orange kite. Mere, the organiser, warned them that the wind was gusty. “A gust is a sudden burst of wind,” she explained. “Watch the flags before you launch.” Hemi examined the kite’s tail. One ribbon had come loose, so Ngaio tied it firmly. They waited until the nearest flag stretched straight out. Then Hemi ran across the open field, and Ngaio let out the line. The kite dipped, wobbled and rose above the tents. A smaller kite nearby began to spin. Its string was tangled around a low branch. Ngaio called to its owner, who carefully freed the line. “We should check our knots before every flight,” Hemi said. The orange kite sailed steadily as the crowd clapped. Ngaio grinned: their careful preparation had made the difference.

Read closely

Answer using details from the passage. When asked to explain, include a reason or evidence.

1.What does “gusty” mean in the passage? Choose the best meaning.

The wind is completely still
The wind comes in sudden bursts
The sky is very cloudy
The air is warm

2.Which clue helped Ngaio and Hemi decide when to launch their kite?

3.Why did Ngaio tie the ribbon firmly before the kite flew?

4.What can you infer about Ngaio and Hemi from their actions? Choose the strongest inference.

They like to ignore safety advice
They are careful and work together
They want to stop the festival
They do not know how to fly a kite

5.In “The kite dipped, wobbled and rose”, what does the sequence of verbs help you picture?

Plan, create and improve

Use the festival setting as inspiration. Make choices that help your reader picture events clearly.

6.Put these writing-process steps in a sensible order by numbering them 1–4: edit, plan, publish or share, draft.

7.Complete the sentence: Before writing, an author thinks about the (who will read it) and the (why it is being written).

8.Write a simile that describes the orange kite moving in the sky. Use “like” or “as”.

9.Ngaio is writing a short announcement inviting families to the next kite-flying demonstration. Name the audience and purpose of her writing.

10.Write two lively sentences about a kite festival. Include one example of alliteration (nearby words beginning with the same sound) and underline or identify it.

11.A draft says: “the kite went up it looked nice” Rewrite it with capitalisation and punctuation, then explain one improvement you made.

12.Why should a writer revise and edit before sharing a piece of writing? Give one reason.