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Y2 Reading Challenge – SUMMER 2

Hello, Y2. Please read the text on minibeasts, choose and answer a suitable challenge below. If you can, read the text by yourself or you can have someone read it to you.

BRONZE
What are minibeasts?
Give 2 facts about one of the minibeasts.

SILVER
Please answer these questions in full sentences:
How do grasshoppers make noise?
How are bees useful to humans?
Why do snails often try to hide?

GOLD
Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words:
*environment    
*species     *pollen    *quantity    *threatened

PLATINUM
Research a minibeast of your choice using the internet or books and create a poster displaying key facts. Be creative – make it colourful, neat and add pictures. REMEMBER! Don’t just copy everything you read. Use your OWN words.

50 responses to “Y2 Reading Challenge – SUMMER 2”

  1. Karimah I.

    BRONZE

    Minibeasts are small animals and they don’t have backbones.

    Buterflies don’t have mouths.
    They tast with their feet.

    SILVER
    Grasshopers make sounds with their legs or wings.

    Bees are usefull for human because they give huney to us from flowers.

    Snails hide them when weather is to dry.

  2. Maryam N.

    Bronze
    Mini beasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone. Dragonflies have been on the earth before dinosaurs. They have two sets of wings.

    Silver
    Grasshoppers make noise by rubbing their wings together on their legs.
    Bees make honey for humans.
    If the weather is too hot the snails can hide in their shells for months.

  3. Grace C.

    Bronze
    Minibeasts are small animals that do not have a back bone.
    Honey bees can sting only once
    Honey bees talk to each other by dancing.

    Silver
    Grasshoppers make noise by rubbing their wings together.
    Honey bees are important to us because they make honey that we can eat.
    Snails try to hide because they do not like dry weather.

    Gold
    Environment means everything around us.
    Species means organisms of the same kind with the same name.
    Pollen is a fine powdery substance produced by certain plants.
    Quantity means the amount or the number of things.
    Threatened means a feeling that something bad may happen to you.

  4. Minsa M.

    Gold :
    Environment:
    the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

    Species:
    classification comprising related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding.

    Pollen:
    a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of other flowers of the same type to produce seeds.

    Quantity:
    the amount or number of a material or abstract thing.

    Threatened:
    state one’s intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

  5. Minsa M.

    Bronz
    Minibeast are small insects with no backbones.
    Some of them can fly and the rest can crawl or walk.
    Some can live 3 years ,some 21 days.

    Silver
    Grasshopper makes music by rubbing their wings on their legs.
    Bees makes honey for humans.
    Snails hide in dry weather.

  6. Andrew T.

    Bronze:
    1. Mini beasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone.
    2. Bees: Honey bees can still propel but only once and they make honey using pollen from flowers.

    Silver:
    1. Grasshoppers make noise by rubbing their wings on their legs.
    2. Bees are useful to humans because they make honey. Honey is sweet and makes you feel better when you are sick.
    3. Snails usually hide when the weather is too dry.

    Gold:
    Environment: The conditions in which an animal or plant lives
    Species: A group of living organisms that are able to breed fertile offspring
    Pollen: A powder produced by the male part of a flower
    Quantity: The amount or number of material
    Threatened: Cause someone to feel vulnerable

  7. Isabelle T.

    Bronze: Minibeasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone
    – snails, spiders, beetles, slugs, worms, ants, butterflies, starfish, crabs and more…

    Dragonflies have been on the earth before dinosaurs.
    A fly can beats its wings 200 times a second.

    Silver: Grasshoppers make music by rubbing their wings together or on their legs.
    Bees play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of ecosystem by pollinating trees, flowers and other plants.
    If the weather is too dry, the snails can hide in their shells for months.
    Gold: Environment: the conditions in which a person, animal or plants lives.
    Species: A species is often defined as a group of organisms that can reproduce naturally with one other and create fertile offspring.
    Pollen: it’s a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of other flowers of the same type to produce seeds.
    Quantity: it’s the amount of number of a material or abstract things.
    Threatened: state one’s intention to take hostile action against someone.

  8. Ameya R.

    Bronze:
    – Minibeasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone.
    – most of the minibeasts lives in small nests and they eat fruits and nectar from flowers.

    Silver:
    – Can jump 20 times its own length.
    – bees make honey using nectar from flowers and they give honey to humans.
    – If the weather is too dry, snails hide inside the shell for several months.

  9. Joshua B.

    Joshua Baker

    Bronze

    What are minibeasts ?

    They are creatures without backbones.

    Give 2 facts about one of the minibeasts
    They can live for up to three years
    They eat other minibeasts and even other centipedes

    Silver
    How do grasshoppers make noise? buzzing

    How are bees useful to humans?
    Producers of honey and also medicinal

    Why do snails aften try to hide?
    To prevent water loss and avoid predators.

    Gold:

    *Environment
    The surrounding or conditions in which a person animal or plant lives or operates. The natural world nature

    *Species
    For examples a home is species

    *Pollen
    Grains of pines, firs and spruced

    * Quality
    High grade, superiority, excellence.
    *Threatening
    Expressing or suggesting a threat of harm danger.

  10. Miracle O.

    Minibeasts are small animals that do not have a back bone.they make noise by rubbing their wings on their legs.Bees can be useful to humans because they make honey for us.snails may hide for protection.environment means we’re they live.species means the type of animal.pollen is some thing Bees collect to make honey.quantity mean how much.threatened means when you’re scared.

  11. Oliwia B.

    Bronze

    Minibeasts are small animals that do not have a backbone.

    Dragonflies were on earth before dinosaurs.
    They have two sets of wings and can fly backwards.

    SILVER

    Grasshoppers make nose by rubbing their wings together.
    Bees make honey for humans.
    Snails hide away when the wearfer is dry.

    GOLD

    Environment means the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

    Species means a class of things of the same kind and with the same name.

    Pollen is a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of other flowers of the same type to produce seeds.

    Quantity is the amount or number of a material or abstract thing.

    Threatened is to state one’s intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

  12. Sukhmanpreet K.

    Bronze: Mini beasts are little creatures. They don’t have a backbone and they do not have a mouth but to do have a long tongue to drink. Silver: rubs wings together on their legs . Bees help by helping in the process of making honey . Snails height when it’s to dry . Gold : environment – The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal , or plant lives or operates survival in an often environmental . Species is a class of an animals. A powder inside a flower that helps making honey. Quantity is a number of something. Feeling something bad could happen.

  13. Saliha K.

    Bronze

    Mini beasts are small animals with no backbone.

    Silver
    Grasshoppers make music by rubbings their wings together or on their legs.
    Bees are useful to humans because they make honey.
    Snails don’t like dry weather so they hide in their shells.

  14. Inarah T.

    Bronze:

    Minibeasts are small insects that does not have backbones.
    Minibeasts use their feet to taste as they don’t have a mouth but a long tongue.

    Silver:
    Grasshoppers make noises by touching their wing.
    Bees are very useful to humans as they make honey.
    Snails often try to hide because of the dry weather.

    Gold:
    Environment- Nature , Pollen-Powder from male and female flowers to make honey.
    Species- they are animals but different types, group of different animals.
    Quantity: The amount of animals.
    Threatened- Bad intention.

  15. Riya S.

    BRONZE
    Minibeast are mini animals and animals witch no back bones.
    butterfly’s don’t have a mouth but have a tongue.
    Butterflies use their feet’s to eat food.
    SILVER
    Grasshoppers use their feet to make sound.
    Bees are useful to humans because they give us flowers and honey.
    Snails to try hide because it is not rainy and their shells are delicate.
    GOLD
    Environment – everything that is around us.
    Species – a distinct group of animals or plants that have common characteristics.
    Pollen – powder thing inside the flower which bees use to make honey.
    Quantity – an amount or a number of something.
    Threatened – feeling that something bad might happen.

    1. Haaniya I.

      Bronze: Mini beasts are animals with no backbone.
      A grasshopper can jump 20 times it’s own length.
      Most grasshopper’s have 2 pairs of wings.

      Silver: Grasshopper’s make noise by rubbing their wings together or on their legs.
      Honey bees are useful to humans because they make honey using nectar from flowers.
      Snails hide because of the dry weather.

      Gold:
      Environment is the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

      Species is a distinct group of animals or plants that have common characteristics and can breed with each other.

      Pollen is a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of other flowers of the same type to produce seeds.

      Quantity describes an amount or a number of something.

      Threatened means in danger, or likely to stop existing.

  16. Aras M.

    Aras. Bronze. Minibeasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone.
    Butterflies taste with their feet.
    They don’t have mouths but drink with a long “tongue”.

  17. Aahil M.

    Bronze
    Minibeasts are small animals that don’t have a backbone.
    butterflies taste with their feet.
    They don’t have mouths but drink with a long ‘tongue’.

    Silver
    By rubbing their wings together or on their legs.
    By giving honey.
    If the weather’s too dry.

    Gold
    Environment=person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
    Species=a class of things of the same kind and with the same name.
    Pollen=a powder produced by the male part of a flower that causes the female part of other flowers of the same type to produce seeds.
    Quantity=The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.
    Threatened=state one’s intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

  18. Shreya S.

    Bronze
    minibeast are insects that don’t have backbones.
    They use their feet to taste.
    They don’t have a mouth but a long tongue.
    Silver
    Grasshoppers make sounds by rubbing their feet together.
    Bees are useful because they give honey to humans.
    Snails often hide when it is too dry.
    Gold
    Environment means a sound or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. species -The same animal but a different type. conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates Pollen is a type of powder that bees take to make honey. Quantity- the amount of a thing. Threatened to scare someone with bad intentions.

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