Well, your ears have been put to good use. Now let us see if your eyes can help you to get the message! We need not only to see, but also to LOOK!

The following passage is a short story about an ordinary girl who became famous. Read the passage carefully. Once you have read it through twice, complete the questions that follow by selecting the correct answer. Underline your answer using a ruler.

Well, your ears have been put to good use. Now let us see if your eyes can help you to get the message! We need not only to see, but also to LOOK!

The following passage is a short story about an ordinary girl who became famous. Read the passage carefully. Once you have read it through twice, complete the questions that follow by selecting the correct answer. Underline your answer using a ruler.

Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee was only nine years old when she took her father’s big Kentucky rifle into the woods to hunt food. Her father was dead and the family was poor and hungry.

When she found that she could shoot quail, squirrels and rabbits by aiming the rifle carefully, a new life began for her. She began earning money by selling game to Mr Frost, who owned a hotel in a nearby town.

Then Annie began to try trick shots. Everyone heard of her skill with a rifle. When she was fifteen, Mr Frost set up a shooting match between her and a world-famous sharpshooter. Annie surprised everybody and won the shooting match. She then became famous and called herself Annie Oakley.

1. Annie first used her rifle to . . .

A hunt food.

B see whether it was fun to shoot.

C frighten a robber.

D protect herself.

2. A new life began for Annie when she . . .

A met Mr Frost.

B found out that she could shoot.

C met a famous marksman.

D learned trick shots.

3. Annie’s career began when she . . .

A visited a nearby town.

B began to earn money.

C won a match against a famous marksman.

D bought a hotel.

4. Annie Oakley became famous as a . . .

A guide for hunters.

B big-game hunter.

C sharpshooter.

D hotel owner.

5. The best title for this piece is . . .

A How Annie Oakley Got Her Start.

B The Girl Who Could Not Shoot.

C The Shooting Match.

D How To Shoot Game.

Educator’s Assessment:

LO 3

READING AND VIEWINGThe learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and to respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

We know this when the learner:

3.7 reads for pleasure:

3.7.1 reads much fiction and non-fiction at an appropriate reading and language level;

3.8 uses reference books and develops vocabulary:

3.8.2 uses a dictionary;

3.8.3 demonstrates a reading vocabulary of bewteen 3 000 and 5 000 common words.

The focus now shifts to reading and understanding stories. The passage provided should be read aloud with the class. Make use of this opportunity to assess some of the learners, as they read aloud for you. The rubric is at the end of the activity. Read through this with your learners before they begin.

The answers are as follows:

1. Annie first used her rifle to

A hunt food

2. A new life began for Annie when she

B found out that she could shoot

3. Annie’s career began when she

C won a match against a famous marksman

4 Annie Oakley became famous as a

C sharpshooter

5. The best title for this piece is

A How Annie Oakley Got Her Start