Answers

Challenge 1 Super Challenge 1

1 capital letter 2 letter
3 word 4 picture
5 alphabet 6 sentence
7 page number 8 diagram
1 a 2 downwards
3 frogs, toads, newts 4 tadpoles, or larva
(other correct examples not 5 plants or other animals
included in the dictionary
should also be accepted)

Super Challenge 2
Challenge 2 1 a) fish b) cactus
1 Hard Soft c) human d) flower
e) bird f) frog
shell feather
rock grass g) tree h) goat
metal hair Plant Animal
glass cactus fish
diamond flower human
tree bird
Challenge 3 frog
goat
1 a) winter b) spring
c) summer d) autumn 2 crocodile, alligator, snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise
(names of different species should also be accepted)
2 a) pupa b) butterfly
Super Challenge 3
c) egg d) caterpillar
1 a) seed b) sun
Challenge 4 c) water d) germinate
e) seedling f) bud
1 a) bulb b) sun g) flower h) pollen
c) lamp d) torch
Super Challenge 4
e) stars
1
natural: sun, stars
manufactured: bulb, lamp, torch
2 television, radio, car, hairdryer, computer,
telephone, electric toothbrush, oven,
kettle, iron, microwave
(other correct answers should also be accepted)

Challenge 5
1 a) plod b) glide, or float
Super Challenge 5
c) slither, or slide, or glide 600
1
d) slither, or glide e) hop
500
f) soar, or glide g) gallop
400
2 swan horse bird
mph 300
slow fast
200
tortoise kangaroo snake
(any order is acceptable as long as children can explain their choices) 100

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