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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. Anaya R.

    Bronze:
    1. Two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    2. The tropical rainforests are nearer to the equator.
    3. 25% of natural medicines have been found in rainforests.
    Silver:
    1. There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it’s to cold there.
    2. Animals use loud noises to communicate.
    3. The author used damp to tell you another word for humid.

  2. Muhammed K.

    Bronze
    1) tropical and temperate
    2)tropical
    3)25%

    Silver
    1) because It is cold and not near the equator
    2)loud calls
    3)because It is an important word

    Gold
    We can not survive without rainforest because they give us cleans oxygen and hold water.

  3. Arhan Sarkar

    bronze
    1.tropical rainforest , Congo rainforest
    2. tropical rainforest.
    3.25% medicine found in rainforest.
    silver
    1. there are no rainforest in Antarctica because its too cold there.
    2. the animals call each other to communicate
    3. The author has said damp beacause its too dark there.
    gold
    1.no we cant manage because oxygen come from rainforest and medicine made from rainforest. if deforestation is there still no oxygen will be on rainforest and no medicine will be here.

  4. Adam O.

    Bonze:
    1.The two rainforests are called the Tropical and the temperate rainforests.
    2.The tropical rainforest is the closest to the Equator.
    3. 25% of the natural medicine can be found in the rainforest.

    Silver:
    1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is to cold for the plants to grow.
    2. They can communicate by shouting and jumping tree to another.
    3.The author has put the word damp in brackets because he is describing how the canopy blocks a lot of light and humidity.

    Gold:
    We cant manage without them because they give us oxygen and life they also keep our weather system stable.

    1. Adam O.

      OK

  5. Madeeha T.

    The 2 two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    Tropical is near to the equater.
    25% of the natural medicine have been found in the rainforest.
    Silver
    There are no rainforest in Antarctica because
    it is freezing there.
    Animals use their loud calls to communicate.
    The author has used the word damp because its to describe it in another way.

  6. Arfa S.

    Name two types of rainforest.
    Tropical and Temperate.

    Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
    Tropical is near to the equator.

    What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?
    25% of natural medicines have been found in the rain forest.

    Silver:

    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain.
    there are no rain forest in Antarctica because it is so cold there.

    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
    Animals that are in canopy have to use loud calls to communicate.

    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?
    the author has written damp because in the air there is too much moisture.

    Gold:
    Read the last line carefully. What is you opinion, and why?
    We can’t manage without oxygen which trees produces.
    Trees do a lot of things like it cleans carbon dioxide and also cleans the air.

  7. Hudayfa A.

    Bronze

    1) Two types are Temperate and Tropical
    2) Tropical because it’s hot and the equator is the hottest place on earth
    3) 25%

    Silver

    1) Because it’s only snow and ice so it’s too cold
    2) In the Canopy they use loud calls to communicate
    3) For the meaning of humid

    Gold

    We need the rainforest so that it cleans the air so we can breathe and it regulates the temperature

  8. Amelia A.

    Bronze
    1) tropical and temperate
    2)tropical
    3)25%

    Silver
    1) because it is very cold so animals may die from it might freeze to death
    2) loud calls.

  9. Sabiha K.

    Bronze
    The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    The tropical rainforest is closer to the equator.
    25% of medicines are from the rainforest.
    Silver
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica for it is very cold there. Also if there was a rainforest there the trees ,plants and animal species will die.
    Animals that live in the canopy have to use loud calls to communicate.
    Writing another word of humid.
    Gold
    There wasn’t rainforests we won’t have oxygen and the trees can’t absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen.

  10. Muhammad D.

    Bronze
    Two types of rainforests are the tropical rainforests and the temperate rainforest.
    The rainforests closest to the equator is the tropical rainforests.
    The percentage of medicines found in the rainforest is 25%.
    Silver
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica because if there were rainforests then it would be too cold for the trees and it would be a waste of oxygen as no one will live there.The animals would die as it is too cold for them.
    Animals communicate by speaking loud when they cannot see each other.
    In case you do not no the meaning of humid they put damp so you can understand.They put damp sometimes because it is good vocabulary and it is not boring.

  11. Aryan M.

    The 2 types of rainforests are tropical and temperate
    The tropical rainforests are closer to the equator than the temperate rainforests
    25% of medicine comes from rainforests

  12. Nma M.

    Bronze:
    1. The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    2. Tropical is more closer to the equator then temperate.
    3. 25% of the natural medicine is in rainforests.
    Silver:
    1. There are no rainforests in Antarctica, because it’s cold. It is also icy, and ice can melt from rain or water.
    2. Animals need to use loud calls to communicate in a canopy, then because they won’t be able to see each other from thick leaves.
    3. The author has written damp in brackets because some people don’t know what humid might mean, so the author has put the word damp in the section Forest Floor.
    Gold:
    My opinion is that without trees we wouldn’t be able to give our carbon dioxide to the trees since they could already been cut, and it would be too late. Carbon dioxide could be harmful to us, so we wouldn’t be able to live long without trees. Also, we have to breathe oxygen to live. So without trees, we can’t have long to live.

  13. Hussein H.

    Bronze
    1) The answer for name two types of rainforest is Temperate and Tropical.
    2) The answer for which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical? The answer is the Tropical as they really warmer than the Temperate.
    3) The answer for what percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest? The answer is 25%.
    Silver
    1) The answer for why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? is because it’s far too cold for either of them to exist.
    2) The answer for how do animals communicate when they cannot see one another? is because they use the loud canopy.
    3)The answer to why the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section? is to describe it into better words
    .Gold
    My opinion is that if we didn’t have the rainforest we could be dead by now because there is no oxygen and where does oxygen come from trees and the rainforest is filled with trees so if you’re cutting down trees you’re putting your plant at risk.

  14. Mohammed K.

    Bronze
    1.The two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.
    2.The tropical rainforest is closer to the equator.
    3.25% of natural medicines have been found in rainforests.
    Silver
    1.There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is too cold there.Also because if there was a rainforest there the trees,plants and animals will die.
    2.Animals that live in the canopy have to use loud calls to communicate.
    3.To write another word for humid.
    Gold
    My opinion is if there was no rainforests we won’t have oxygen and the trees won’t absorb carbon dioxide

  15. Muhammad Y.

    Bronze
    Types of forests are tropic and temperate.
    Tropical rainforests is more closer to the equator.
    25% of our natural medicine comes from the rainforests.

  16. Welat M.

    The two types of rainforests are temperate and tropical.
    Tropical rainforests are closer than temperate because they are hotter.
    25% if medicine’s have been found.
    Silver
    They’re no rainforests in Antarctica because it’s so cold.
    They use loud noises to know where they are.
    Gold
    My opinion on rainforests is you can do it because it provides materials such as wood ,paper and list goes on and you replant them.

  17. Zaynab M.

    and the temprate they are two different climate zones the tropical is the most hottest zone
    but for a chance both are very damp ( humid ) the tropical is much closer to the equator other then the temprate which is not. in the rainforest there are branches stuck together which is called a
    canopy all of the trees in the rainforest are called a canopy .there is a rainforest in south america
    which is the largest . did you know that the canopy can be about 30m above the ground .

  18. Amina J.

    Bronze:
    Tropical and temperate
    Tropical rainforests are nearer to the equator.
    25% of natural medicines have been found in rainforests
    Silver
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is too cold.
    They make loud calls
    To explain what the word humid means
    Gold
    We cant manage with ought rainforests because they contain all types of species and trees and the trees provide us with oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. If we didn’t have rainforests or trees global warming will increase. And around 25% medicines were found in rainforests so if we didn’t have rainforests the diseases or illnesses would not have been cured.

  19. Yoshita P.

    Bronze:
    The 2 types of rainforests are Amazon and tropical.
    Tropical rainforests are nearer to the equator.
    Only 25% of the natural medicines can be found in the rainforests.

  20. Osas O.

    BRONZE
    Two types of rainforests are temperate and tropical but, tropical rainforests are much closer to the equator unlike, temperate ones. 25% of medicines are found in rainforests so it’s important not to cut them down.
    SILVER
    There are no rainforests in Antarctica because it is far too cold and they need large amounts of rainfall and heat if they were to survive the harsh weather in Antarctica. ( there is no rain there)
    Animals communicate using loud calls since they can’t see through thick leaves.
    The author has used the word ‘damp’ in brackets to show that damp means the same as humid.
    GOLD
    My opinion is that the author has used the rhetorical question very well because trees produce oxygen and if we cut them down there isn’t enough left to breathe through.
    How would we live if we could barely breathe?!
    PLATINUM
    I will bring this to school on a piece of paper. (Hopefully it goes on the display)

  21. Janelle O.

    Bronze:
    1 . The two types of rainforest are temperate and tropical.
    2. The rainforest that is close to the equator is tropical.
    3. The percentage of the medicine that can be found is 25%.
    Silver:
    1. The reason why there is no rainforests in Antarctica is because is freezing cold!
    2. How they communicate is they speak loud so the animals can hear them.
    3. The reason why they put damp in brackets is because it was important.
    Gold:
    We still have oxygen if there was no rainforest but we will need water to drink because without water we could die.

  22. Ammar W.

    Bronze:

    Name two types of rain forest.
    The tow tips of rain forest is tropical and Amazon.
    Which rain forests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
    The closest is tropical
    What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rain forest?

    25% of medicines

    Silver:

    Why are there no rain forests in Antarctica? Explain.
    Because Antarctica is a verey cold place.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
    Because they live in conpy they jump tree to tree

    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?

  23. Ramandeep K.

    BRONZE
    Name two types of rainforest
    Two types of rainforests are tropical and temperate.

    Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical?
    The tropical one is nearer to the equator.

    What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?
    25% of medicine is in the rainforest.

    1. Ramandeep K.

      Silver
      1. Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica?
      There are no rainforests there because it is way to cold there.
      2.How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
      They communicate by hearing it.

  24. Alzahra R.

    Bronze:
    1.There are two types of rainforests, tropical and temperate.
    2.There are two types of rainforests, tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found closer to the equator where it is warm.
    3.Tropical rainforests have been called the ‘world’s largest pharmacy’, because over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered within them; additionally, about 70% of the drugs used today are models of natural products..
    silver:
    1. There is no rainforest in Antarctica because rainforests require large amounts of rainfall to be sustained while the entire continent of Antarctica is dry.
    2.Animals communicate using signals, which can include visual; auditory, or sound-based; chemical, involving pheromones; or tactile, touch-based, cues.
    3.The author written it in brackets because it tells you what the rainforest looks like.

  25. Muhammad I.

    Bronze
    The two types of rainforest is called the tropical ( In the tropical , warm zone near the Equator )
    and temperate ( in the temperate zone further away from the Equator ).
    The tropical is near the equator
    25% of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest

  26. Zaynab M.

    Name two types of rainforest ? There are the tropical and temperate .
    Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical? The tropical is closer to the equator.
    What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?
    25% of the medicine is found in the rainforest .
    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain. There are no rainforest in Antarctica because it’s to cold so that’s why and also no animal or plants.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another? By there calls and there hearing skills.
    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section? To explain what humid is.
    Read the last line carefully. What is you opinion, and why? My opinion is that if we don’t have a rainforest then It will be so bad because we will have no oxygen and then that will be that we can’t breath.
    Produce your own information text on the Brazilian rainforest, using your own research.
    Do you know what a rainforest is?
    How do you provide oxygen and carbon dioxide it has two areas which is the tropical and the

  27. Mustafa A.

    Bronze
    Name two types of rainforest. Two types of rainforests are temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests.
    Which rainforests are nearer to the equator – temperate or tropical? The tropical rainforest is the closest to the equator also known as (the warm zone).
    What percentage of natural medicines can be found in the rainforest?25%of the rainforests natural Medicean is found there
    Silver:
    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain. Antarctica has no rainforests because it is to cold.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?The animals can communicate with there loud calls
    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’ section?The author written it in brackets because it tells you what the rainforest looks like.
    Gold
    Read the last line carefully. What is you opinion, and why?I think we cannot live without rainforests because it kills animals and gets rid of lots of oxygen.
    Platinum
    RAINFORESTS

    What a rainforest is
    A rainforest is an area of tall ever green trees and a high amount of rainfall.There is two types of rainforests they are temperate and tropical rainforest. There are no rainforest in the i’m tired care because it is too cold for animals or trees to surviveWhat type of cold Antarctica. In forest provide half of our oxygey.If we never had a rainforest we wouldn’t have very much oxygen.

  28. Maryam M.

    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?
    The two types of rainforest are tropical and temperate.
    The tropical rainforest is nearer to the equator.
    The percentage of the natural medicines is 25% .
    Silver:
    Why are there no rainforests in Antarctica? Explain.
    How do animals communicate when they cannot see one another?
    Why has the author written the word ‘damp’ in brackets in the ‘Forest Floor’?

  29. Mohammed E.

    Bronze: The two types of rainforests are temperate and tropical .
    The tropical rainforest is near to the equator .
    25%of medicine is found in the rainforest .
    Silver:
    It is way too cold there.
    They use their loud voices to communicate .
    To write the meaning of humid
    Gold:
    If we didn’t have rain forests we would have less oxygen.

  30. Zaeem J.

    THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
    The Amazon rainforest covers much of Brazil and some other countries like Peru and Colombia the Amazon is the largest rainforest on earth sometimes called THE LUNGS OF THE EARTH In the Amazon rain forest there are a lot of different species the Amazon rainforest has the second longest river on earth called the AMAZON RIVER

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