Year 5 English Reading non-fiction: retrieving, summarising and fact or opinion: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Look at the purpose and the layout.

1. Look at the purpose. It gives facts about bees.
   facts
2. Name the type. A report.
   report
3. Write the answer.
   a report

Check. A report. ✓

Method. Read the entry.

1. Read the entry. Nectar is a sweet liquid made by flowers.
   sweet liquid
2. Write. A sweet liquid made by flowers.
   sweet liquid
3. Write the answer.
   a sweet liquid made by flowers

Check. A sweet liquid. ✓

Method. Read the table.

1. Find the row. Clover has 31 visits.
   31
2. Write. 31.
   31
3. Write the answer.
   31

Check. 31. ✓

Method. Find the number 24.

1. Find the number. Lavender has 24 visits.
   Lavender
2. Write. Lavender.
   Lavender
3. Write the answer.
   Lavender

Check. Lavender. ✓

Method. Read the first sentence.

1. Read the first sentence. Bees are in danger.
   in danger
2. Write. Bees are in danger.
   in danger
3. Write the answer.
   bees are in danger

Check. Bees are in danger. ✓

Method. Subtract the smaller number.

1. Find the numbers. Lavender 24, mint 9.
   24 and 9
2. Subtract. 24 minus 9 is 15.
   15
3. Write the answer.
   15

Check. 15. ✓

Method. Compare the letters.

1. First letters. n, p, p.
   n
2. Next letters. Pollen comes before pollinate.
   pollen, pollinate
3. Write. Nectar, pollen, pollinate.
   nectar, pollen, pollinate
4. Write the answer.
   nectar, pollen, pollinate

Check. Nectar, pollen, pollinate. ✓

Method. Can it be proved?

1. Check. Boring is a judgement.
   judgement
2. Decide. It is an opinion.
   opinion
3. Write the answer.
   opinion

Check. Opinion. ✓

Method. Look for a loaded word.

1. Look. Silly is a loaded word.
   loaded
2. Write. Silly.
   silly
3. Write the answer.
   silly

Check. Silly. ✓

Method. Keep the main ideas and leave out details.

1. Main idea 1. Bees help plants.
   help plants
2. Main idea 2. Bees are in danger.
   in danger
3. Write the answer.
   Bees help plants make seeds and fruit, and many foods depend on them, so they must be protected.

Check. The summary has the main ideas. ✓

Method. Think about the purpose.

1. Think. A recount tells what happened, in order.
   in order
2. Choose. A recount.
   recount
3. Write the answer.
   a recount

Check. A recount. ✓

Method. Read the sunflower row.

1. Find the row. Sunflower has 18 visits.
   18
2. Write. 18.
   18
3. Write the answer.
   18

Check. 18. ✓

Method. Read the entry.

1. Read. Pollinate: to move pollen to a flower.
   move pollen
2. Write. To move pollen so seeds or fruit can grow.
   seeds or fruit
3. Write the answer.
   to move pollen to a flower so it can make seeds or fruit

Check. Seeds or fruit. ✓

Method. Find the smallest number.

1. Read. Mint has 9 visits.
   9
2. Write. Mint.
   Mint
3. Write the answer.
   Mint

Check. Mint. ✓

Method. Read the first sentence.

1. Read. Many of the foods we eat depend on bees.
   depend on bees
2. Write. Many foods depend on bees.
   depend on bees
3. Write the answer.
   many foods depend on bees

Check. Many foods depend on bees. ✓

Method. Can it be checked?

1. Check. An estimate can be checked against a quote.
   checked
2. Decide. It is a fact.
   fact
3. Write the answer.
   fact

Check. Fact. ✓

Method. Read the entries.

1. Read. Nectar is a sweet liquid made by flowers.
   nectar
2. Write. Nectar.
   nectar
3. Write the answer.
   nectar

Check. Nectar. ✓

Method. Think about the reader.

1. Think. A heading tells the reader what the section is about.
   section
2. Choose. A heading.
   heading
3. Write the answer.
   a heading

Check. A heading. ✓

Method. Look for a loaded word and whether it can be checked.

1. Check the fact. It cannot be checked.
   not checked
2. Find the loaded word. Silly pushes the reader to agree.
   silly
3. Write the answer.
   it is biased, and it is also an opinion, because silly is a loaded word that pushes the reader

Check. Biased, with a loaded word. ✓

Method. Think about what can be checked.

1. Fact. The 84 pupils who replied can be counted.
   84
2. Opinion. A garden being the best idea is a judgement.
   judgement
3. Write the answer.
   a fact can be checked, such as the 84 pupils; an opinion cannot be proved, such as the best idea

Check. The difference is clear. ✓