ACTIVITY N° 11 : 2nd GRADE READING COMPREHENSION

Teacher: Valeria Urrutia

Virtue: Perseverance

Name: Grade: Date:

Requirement: 60% Ideal Score: 34 Cut off score: Final Score:

Topic: Unit 3: Vocabulary and grammar Skills: To apply Reported speech

PRE READING
I. Look at the pictures and answer. Use your own words. (6,2p. each)

1. What do the people in the picture have in common?

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2. Do you think that all the people that make remarkable actions are famous or recognized?
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3. How many unknown remarkable people do you know? Who are they?
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READING
 II. Read the text about Wangari Maathai and answer the questions. (10,2p.
each)

1. When was Wangari born?

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2. Where did she study?
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3. What did she do when she returned to Kenya?
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4. What is the Green Belt movement?
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5. What was it about?
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III. Read and write if the sentences are True or False. (10, 2p. each)

1. _____ The green belt movement started in 2002

2. _____ Wangari was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

3. _____ In 1940 girls from rural Kenya always received an education

4. _____ She introduced the idea of planting trees for peace to Kenyan citizens.

5. _____ She died in United States

LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR

IV. Choose a character and write 4 sentences reporting what he/ she has

said. (8, 2p. each)

Example:

Name: Malala Yousafzai

Direct speech: Reported Speech:

“I am here to speak up for She said that she was

the right of education of there to speak up for the

every child.” right of education of every

child.

Name: __________________________

Direct speech Reported Speech