English Skills Answers - Collins

1 English Skills Answers Contents Reading Rescue 4 Writing 50. Activities 5 Language 51. Cloze 6. Grammar 7 Reading Elephants 52. Writing 8 Activities 53. Language 9 Writing 54. Grammar 55. Reading UFOs 10 Writing 56. Activities 11 Language 57. Cloze 12. Grammar 13 Reading The Bears 58. Writing 14 Activities 59. Language 15 Cloze 60. Grammar 61. Reading The Crocodile 16 Writing 62. An Endangered Species Language 63. Activities 17. Cloze 18 Reading Apollo 13 64. Published by Collins Grammar 19 Activities 65.

2 An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Cloze 66. 77 85 Fulham Palace Road Writing 20. Language 21 Grammar 67. Hammersmith Writing 68. London W6 8JB. Reading Plant Survival 22 Grammar 69. Activities 23. Cloze 24 Reading The Battle of Marathon 70. Grammar 25 Activities 71. Browse the complete Collins catalogue at Writing 26 Cloze 72. Language 27 Grammar 73. Writing 74. Reading The Grand Canyon 28 Language 75. Activities 29. HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2011, on behalf of the author Cloze 30 Reading An Intrepid Traveller 76.

3 Grammar 31 Activities 77. First published in 2006 by Folens Limited. Writing 78. Writing 32. ISBN-13: 978-0-00-743723-8 Language 33 Grammar 79. Writing 80. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Reading The Robin 34 Language 81. system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Activities 35. recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher or a licence Phonics 36 Reading The Pharos of Alexandria 82.

4 Permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Grammar 37 Activities 83. Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Writing 38 Language 84. Language 39 Grammar 85. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Writing 86. A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Reading The Sun King 40 Language 87. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission Activities 41. Cloze 42 Reading Hungry for Gold 88.

5 For the use of copyright material. The authors and publishers will gladly receive any Activities 89. information enabling them to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions. Grammar 43. Writing 44 Writing 90. Editor: Geraldine Sowerby Language 45 Grammar 91. Layout artist: Patricia Hollingsworth Writing 92. Illustrations: Tony Randall Reading Earthquakes 46 Phonics 93. Cover design: Martin Cross Activities 47. Editorial consultant: Helen Whittaker Cloze 48 Language 94. Grammar 49 Grammar 95.

6 Printed and bound by Lavis (Trento). Grammar 96. 2 3. Reading Activities A Read the story. A Answer these questions. (Answer in sentence form where possible.). Rescue 1. 2. Because the water is flowing swiftly. Because there was a waterfall that way. The dog at once jumped 3. She is below the fall because she is close to it but safe. off the bank and in a few seconds reached the child and caught it firmly. Then 4. 5.. His efforts are described as powerful and he knows how to rescue the child. He jumps in at once and catches the child again in one movement.

7 6. It is too dangerous. he turned to swim back, but the swift-flowing 7. To listen for its heartbeat. water had got hold of 8. She sees it moving. him. Bravely he struggled 9. Write another title for the story. and lifted the child out 10. Write a paragraph about an accident that happened to you. of the water but his powerful efforts to stem the current were in vain. Each moment he was B Write the words in italics in interesting sentences of your own. Look up the words in your dictionary if you're unsure of their meaning.

8 Carried still further down until he was on the brink of the fall, which, though not C Summarise the story in your own words. Use about ten sentences. high, was the most dangerous on the river. He raised himself high out of the stream with the vigour of his last struggle and then fell over into the abyss. By this time the poor mother, as if she had anticipated the result, was already in a canoe, as D wordsearch : Dogs. Unscramble the words and find them in the grid. close to the fall as it was possible for her to go with safety.

9 The canoe danced like a cockle-shell r s p 1. albrorad labrador s h e e p d o g r a on the turmoil of waters as the mother stood with uplifted paddle and staring eyeballs awaiting the reappearance of the child. 2. sapnile spaniel z k g i m j s n d l t o b The dog came up instantly but alone, for the 3. ierretr terrier l a p o o d l e a x e t r dash over the fall had wrenched the child from 4. obxre boxer his grasp. He looked around eagerly for a moment 5. odopel poodle l g t q x i r b p i a t e and then caught sight of a little hand raised above 6.

10 Agelbe beagle e m h r n o r g l r e w t the boiling flood. In one moment he had hold of the child again, and, just as the prow of the 7. cloiel collie s k j e g a m l e d s e t mother's canoe touched the shore, he brought the 8. eshepgod sheepdog child to land. s e w x d h o s z p g i e 9. ttoriwelre rottweiler The mother sprang to the spot, snatched the 10. itsalaan alsatian u l r o q c x f a e s l s child from him and gazed in anguish on its deathlike face. Then she laid her cheek on its cold 11.