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Year 4 Reading Challenge Spring 2

Mrs Khaliq

Hi year 4,

For your reading challenge this half term, read through the following non-fiction text about rainforests.

Rainforest-Text-for-Reading-ChallengeDownload

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

Bronze:

  1. Name two types of rainforest.
  2. Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
  3. What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?

Silver:

  1. Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain.
  2. How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
  3. Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?

Gold:

Read the last line carefully. What is you opinion, and why?

Platinum:

Produce your own information text on the Brazilian rainforest, using your own research.

75 responses to “Year 4 Reading Challenge Spring 2”

  1. Amirah T.

    Bronze:
    1. Name two types of rainforest. The two types of rainforests are tropical rainforests and temperate rainforests.
    2. Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical? Tropical is closer to the equator.
    3. What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest? 25 percentage of medicines come from rainforests.
    Silver:
    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain. There are no rainforests in Antarctica as it is too cold, so the plants and animals will die.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another? They communicate by using loud calls.
    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section? The author did this to point out that it is humid and damp too.

    Gold:
    Read the last line carefully. What is your opinion, and why? My opinion is that the author is trying to point out that we can’t live without rainforests as they provide oxygen and if we have not oxygen we might not survive.

    Platinum:

    Produce your own information text on the Brazilian rainforest, using your own research.

    Do you ever wonder about the Amazon rainforest?
    Do you want to learn about it’s endangered species and wonderful facts?
    We cannot survive without them. The trees provide us with oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. This is why we call the Amazon rainforest the ‘ lungs of the planet.’ There are endangered animal species from huge orangutans to ferocious jaguars. Read on to find out more!
    Animals are housed in the rainforest. Their homes are being destroyed by deforestation. Even if they try to find homes, they might die before they have the chance. People live in the rainforest as well. They get their food from the rainforest! Of their homes are destroyed, they might not survive. We have lots of tree in the rainforest. They provide us with oxygen. If there are not trees in the rainforests, we have less oxygen and might not survive. This is why rainforests are very important to us. You can stop deforestation by writing a letter to the loggers and pleading the, to stop, or maybe have an eco club in your school. You can also write posters and use fast food restaurants less.
    Save our rainforests!

  2. Ahmad R.

    name two rainforist amzon rainforest and temprater rainforist.
    The tropcal nerer to the equter .
    famsee medcient is foud in the rainforest.
    silver
    you need rainfoist in evey continent because animals live rainforest.

    animails can comitent because they have there own language.
    because it ingage the reder.
    Gold
    we need the rainforest because it give us oxyen food and animals.

  3. Zaeem J.

    The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate
    Tropical is nearer to the equator
    25% percent of natural medicine comes from rainforests
    Silver
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it’s too cold
    Animals communicate by using loud calls
    The author has used damp so it can build an image in the readers mind
    Gold
    My opinion is they are saying we can not live with out rainforests because they provide us oxygen

  4. Yoshita P.

    Bronze:
    The 2 types of rainforests are the Amazon and the Tropical rainforests.
    Only tropical rainforests are nearer to the equator.
    Only 25% of medicines are from plants in the rainforests.

  5. Harrison S.

    there are two types of rainforest are tropical and Amazon.

  6. Alinna A.

    Bronze
    1. Tropical and temperature.
    2. Tropical rainforests is near the equator.
    3. 25% percent of medicine is from the rainforest.

  7. Ianis-Andrei D.

    1,There are two types of rainforest the Amazon add a tropical.
    2, temperature is father din the equator.

    1. Ianis-Andrei D.

      3,25% medicines is found in the rainforest.

      sliver.
      1,It is to cold in there.
      2,thay shout and use there sounds.
      3,is wet and is dark.
      Gold.
      We can not live if we hadn`t have the rainforest.
      platinum.
      brazilian rainforest.
      In Antarctica there are no rainforest because is to cold. in the rainforest 25% of medicines is
      in it. If the animals can not see they communicate by using there sounds. We can not live
      if there was no rainforest.

  8. Ammar W.

    There are two types of rainforest the Amazon and the tropical rainforest .
    The tropical rainforest is nearer to the

  9. Safa S.

    Bronze:
    1. tropical and temperature
    2.The rainforest is next to the equator
    3.25%have been found in the rainforest
    Sliver:
    Because its to dry and cold in the Antarctic

  10. Alzahra R.

    Bronze
    1. Rainforest are powerful natural climate solution.
    Topical forest have become a not carbon emitters.
    2.topical rainforest are found close to the equator where it is warm.
    3.That’s an impressive statistic, especially considering that less than 5% of Amazon plant species have been studied for their potential medicinal benefits.

  11. Amelia A.

    Bronze
    1. Temperate and tropical.
    2. Equator
    3.25 % of natural medium have been found in the rainforest.
    Sliver
    1. Because it’s too dry and too cold to be a rainforest in the Antarctica
    2. Animals that live in the canopy have use the loud cal to communicate because they can not see each other’s.

  12. Haarun M.

    Bronze
    1.Congo Basin and Southeast Asia,
    2. Asia or South America Brazil

    1. Haarun M.

      3.25% of medicine are found in rainforests.
      Silver
      1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is far too cold there.
      2.Animals communicate with loud calling noises to call each other if they live in the canopy.
      3.The author has written the word damp in brackets to explain to the reader what the word means if the reader does not know what the meaning of the word is.In this case,the word that their trying to explain is ‘humid’.
      Gold
      My opinion of the last line is they’re saying is we can’t live without medicines and water so the rainforest has both.

  13. Lawan R.

    BRONZE
    1 Tropical and temperate.
    2 Tropical rainforests are the nearest rainforests the equator.
    3 25% of natural medicines can be found in the rain forest.

  14. Simra S.

    BRONZE
    1. Tropical and temperate.
    2. Tropical rainforests are the nearest rainforests o the equator.
    3. 25% of natural medium have been found in rainforest.
    SILVER
    1. Because it is too dry and cold so the rainforest need medium temparature.
    2. Animals that live in the canopy have to use the loud calls to communicate because they cannot see each other.
    3. The author used the word damp because canopy blocks lot of the light and it is humid.
    GOLD
    I think rainforests are very important in our life because the trees absorb carbondioxide and give us oxygen to breathe.

  15. Afsa P.

    The 2 types of rainforests are Tropical rainforests and the temperate rainforest.

    Rainforest are closer to the equated because they are warm.

    25% of natural medicine is found.

    Silver
    Because it is to cold.

    They communicate with the loud noises.

    The author is trying to say that wet humid means gold.

    Gold
    I say we should stop cutting trees down because if the trees gives us and everyone in the world oxygen and if we have no oxygen we will all die to death .

    Platinum
    The Brazilian rainforest
    This fantastic Brazilian rainforest gives us oxygen but these greedy wood choppers are cutting our trees down for plants ,paper and to make stuff out of wood.
    Will we tell them to keep on cutting the trees down? no! We are proud of our rainforest we should never cut them down we tell them stop 🛑 .

  16. Manha S.

    BRONZE :
    1.There are 2 types of rain forests: Tropical in the tropical warm zone near equator. Temperate in the temperate zone further away from the equator.
    2.The tropical rainforests are the nearest rainforests to the equator.
    3. 25% of natural medicines can be found in the rain forest.

    SILVER:
    1.There are no rainforest in Antarctica because it is dry and the temperature is always in minus.
    2. They can use loud call to communicate because they cannot see each other.
    3.The author has used the word damp because the canopy blocks a lot of the light and the forest floor becomes wet ,humid and dark.

    GOLD:
    My opinion- I think Rainforests are more important to our lives on Earth because trees takes in carbondioxide and gives us oxygen to breathe and survive.

    PLATINUM:
    Brazilian Rainforest:
    The most part of the Amazon forest is occupied by Brazilian rainforest.
    The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and other countries. 24 million people of Brazil live in Amazon.
    Brazil destroying the rainforest:
    To meet the global demand for meat, vast areas of land in the Amazon are being destroyed to make space for cattle ranching. This activity is the largest cause of deforestation in the Amazon, accounting for around 80 percent of the destruction, and also the release of 340 million tons of carbon per year.

  17. Khadijah M.

    Bronze Challenge:
    1) The two different types of rainforests are, tropical rainforests and temperate rainforests.
    2) The tropical rainforests are nearer to the equator because, they are much warmer, however the temperate rainforests are further away to the equator. This is because, it is much colder then the tropical one.
    3) As a result, 25% of natural medicine are found in the rainforests.
    Silver Challenge:
    1) The reason why there are no rainforests in Antartica is because, it is to cold for the animals to cope and death may occur.
    2) The animals communicate by doing loud calls, causing them to hear each other.
    3) The author has written ’damp’ to say that it is cold and wet.
    Gold Challenge:
    My personal opinion, is that we can not survive without these live saving rainforests because, the rainforest has trees in it and trees can give you oxygen therefore oxygen helps us to breathe and survive.
    Platinum Challenge:
    The Brilliant Brazilian Rainforest!
    Have you ever wanted to find out fantastic facts about the Brazilian Rainforest? Well, here’s your chance! Read more to find out amazing, fascinating facts.

    Why is the Brazilian Rainforest getting destroyed?
    Unfortunately, the rainforest is getting destroyed to make space for cattle ranching. This is the largest cause of deforestation in the Amazon!

  18. Aiza B.

    Bronze
    1. Temperate and tropical.
    2. Tropical rainforests
    3. 25% of natural medicine’s are found in rainforests.
    Silver
    1. Because it’s too cold there.
    2.communicate with loud voices.
    3. Author trying to say whet humid means.
    Gold
    My opinion is the less trees we have the less oxygen we get so I say stop cutting trees down.

  19. Mahdi R.

    3.25% of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest.

    Silver
    1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because its too far and cold there.
    2.Animals communicate by loud voices.
    3.Because The Author tells what humid mean about but some people who don’t know what humid means.

  20. Mahdi R.

    Reading challenge
    Bronze
    1.There are 2 rainforests tropical and temperate.
    2.Tropical is near to the equator.
    3.

    1. Mahdi R.

      3.25% of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest.

      Silver
      1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because its too far and cold there.
      2.Animals communicate by loud voices.
      3.Because The Author tells what humid mean about but some people who don’t know what humid means.

  21. Mopelola L.

    Bronze
    1. The 2 types of tropical rainforests are:Temperate and Tropical.
    2. Tropical rainforests are closer to the equator.
    3. 25% of natural medicine are found in rainforests.
    Silver
    1. There are no rainforests in Antartica because it is too cold.
    2. Animals that live in ‘canopys’ use loud noises to communicate when they cannot see eachother.
    3. The author wrote ‘damp’ in brackets to tell us what humid means.
    Gold
    My opinion is that if we cut down more and more trees each year, there will be less oxygen. Therefore it will get harder to breathe.

  22. Aqsaa F.

    Bronze:
    The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    1: Tropical is nearest to the equator.
    2: 25% natural medicine can be found in the rainforests.

    Silver:
    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica?
    1: There are no rainforests in Antarctica, this is because it’s way to cold.
    2: Animals communicate with loud calling noises to call each other
    3: Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section? Because dead animals and plants decompose on the forest floor.

  23. Khadeeja M.

    Bronze:

    Q1)Name two types of rainforest.
    1.Amazon rainforests.
    2. Temperate rainforests.
    Q2)Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
    Tropical rainforests are found closer to the equator where it is warm.
    Q3)What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?
    The percentage of nature medicines is 25% in the rainforest.

    Silver:

    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain.
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica because
    rainforests require large amounts of rainfall to
    be sustained while the entire continent of
    Antarctica is dry.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
    Animals communicate using signals which can include visual;
    auditory or sound-based;chemical involving pheromones.
    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?

    The author has written the word ‘damp’ in brackets because
    he/her wanted to tell us what the word humid meant.

  24. Keaton O.

    Platinum
    The Amazon rainforest covering much of the northwestern Brazil and extending into Columbia, Peru and other South American countries its is the worlds largest tropical rainforest famed for its biodiversity it is crisscrossed by thousands of rivers including the powerful Amazon river towns with 19th century architecture. The rainforest smells like a well planted green house the combined scent of vegetation moisture,soil and decaying plants and wood it’s the smell of life. The rainforest has animals and insects so you would hear a concert of humming, thrumming buzzing and chirping. Frogs cicadas, howler monkeys and birds make some of the loudest rainforest sounds.

  25. Keaton O.

    Bronze
    The two rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    Tropical warm zone is near to the equator.
    25% of natural medicines have been found in the rainforest.

    Silver
    We can’t live without rainforest because we need it because it produces food and gives us oxygen.
    There is no rainforest in Antarctica it is far too cold.
    Animals use loud calls to communicate because they can’t see each other.
    They used the word ‘damp’ because it is dark and warm.

  26. Meena B.

    Bronze:
    1. The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    2. Tropical is nearest to the equator.
    3. 25% natural medicine can be found in the rainforests.
    Silver:
    1. There are no rainforests in Antartica because it is too cold there.
    2. They can communicate and not see each other because they can make loud calls.
    3. Because the author is telling you what humid means because some people don’t know what humid means.
    Gold:
    My opinion is that we cannot live without rainforests because there is lots of trees in rainforests and the trees give us carbon dioxide and oxygen and if we don’t have carbon dioxide and oxygen we won’t be able to breathe.

  27. Arifa H.

    There are two types of rain forests tropical (near the equator) and temperate (further away from the equator)
    2. Tropical is more near the equator than temperate.
    3. 25 percent of medicine can be found in the rainforest
    Silver:
    1. There are no rainforests in Antartica, this is because it’s way to cold.
    2. They do loud calls and some animals jump from tree to tree
    3. The author has put “damp” in brackets to tell us what the word humid means.
    Gold-
    My opinion is that it’s true because what would we do without water and we can’t live with water mostly if your in a desert or on a hike and you have no food water can fill you up and help you survive

  28. Eliza H.

    Bronze:
    1.Two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.

    2.Tropical is closer to the equator.
    3.The percentage of natural medicine is 25%.
    Sliver:
    1.There are no rainforests in Antartica because it is very cold there.
    2.Animals communicate by loud calls.
    3.The author put the brackets for human d because some people don’t know what humid means
    Gold:
    1.My opinion is that we can not live with out rainforests because they give you carbon dioxide and oxygen.
    Platinum:
    The largest part of Amazon rainforest is found in Brazil. There are over 1500 species of birds and over 2.5 million species of insects.

  29. Zahra N.

    Bronze:
    The 2 types of rainforests are tropical rainforest the tropical rainforest is next to the equator and the temperate rainforest is very far from the equator.

    2 The tropical rainforest is near the equator and the temperate is not near.
    3.25 Medicians are in the temperate rainforests and the tropical rainforests.
    Silver:
    1 there are no rainforests in Antarctica because polar bears live there and also it is very cold no one will survive.
    They communicate by loud voices.

  30. Dhiyashini S.

    Bronze
    1. Two types of rainforests is tropical rainforests,which are near the equator,and temperate rainforests,which are farther away from the equator.
    2.Tropical rainforests are near to the equator.
    3.25% of medicine are found in rainforests.
    Silver
    1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is far too cold there.
    2.Animals communicate with loud calling noises to call each other if they live in the canopy.
    3.The author has written the word damp in brackets to explain to the reader what the word means if the reader does not know what the meaning of the word is.In this case,the word that their trying to explain is ‘humid’.
    Gold
    My opinion of the last line is they’re saying is we can’t live without medicines and water so the rainforest has both.

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