ENGLISH HOMEWORK 2. How high can you jump? If you are like most people, you can probably jump one or two feet high.

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1 ENGLISH HOMEWORK 2 Hw high can yu jump? If yu are like mst peple, yu can prbably jump ne r tw feet high. Hw high d yu think the wrld's best jumper can jump? A man named Javier Stmayr set the wrld recrd fr the highest jump. He is an Olympic gld medalist. He has jumped ver a bar set at a height f 8.04 feet. S far, Javier Stmayr is the nly persn wh has ever jumped higher than 8 feet. That's pretty amazing. But believe it r nt, there are many animals ut there that are far better at jumping. When yu think f animals that can jump well, yu prbably think f kangars, rabbits, r frgs. These animals are all very gd at jumping, but they are nt the best. When we talk abut hw gd an animal is at jumping, we d nt simply mean hw high they can jump. Instead, we mean hw high they can jump cmpared t hw big they are. Fr example, a grasshpper can jump 20 inches. That is nt very far fr a persn, but it is very far fr smething as small as a grasshpper. A grasshpper is nly ne-inch lng. This means that a grasshpper can jump 20 times its wn height. This wuld be like a persn jumping ver a ten-stry building! One mammal that can jump very high is called the klipspringer. The klipspringer is a small antelpe that lives in suthern Africa. Klipspringers can jump up t 25 feet int the air. This is abut 10 times their wn height. Because klipspringers live in the muntains, they als need t be gd at jumping nt rcks. A klipspringer can easily jump frm ne very small rck t anther. It can d this by using nly the very tips f its hves t jump and land. Sme f the rcks they land n are nt much bigger than ping png balls. Fleas are als very gd at jumping. Fleas are tiny bugs that drink animal bld. They need t jump high in rder t get their fd because they live n animals like dgs r cats. They need t jump up nt the backs f these animals s that they can eat. A flea can jump up t 220 times its wn height. This wuld be like a persn jumping ver an eighty-stry building! Althugh grasshppers, klipspringers, and fleas can all jump exceptinally well, there is ne ther animal that utdes them all: the cpepd. Like fleas, cpepds are very small. They're nly abut twice the width f the tip f a pencil. Because cpepds are s small, many different kinds f fish try t eat them. They need t get away frm these fish very fast. A cpepd's legs help it t mve swiftly. Cpepds have the

2 strngest leg muscles f all f the animals in the wrld. A cpepd can jump 500 times its wn height in under a secnd. This wuld be like a persn jumping almst half a mile int the sky! If yu want t get very gd at jumping, yu will need t practice a lt. Wh knws if yu train hard enugh, ne day yu might even break Javier Stmayr's recrd. There is ne thing fr sure, thugh. N matter hw hard yu try, yu will never be as gd f a jumper as a grasshpper, klipspringer, flea, r especially a cpepd. 1) Accrding t the passage, a grasshpper can jump A. 5 times its wn height B. 10 times its wn height C. 15 times its wn height D. 20 times its wn height 2) In this passage, the authr cmpares rcks t A. hves B. klipspringers C. ping png balls D. the tip f a pencil 3) Accrding t the passage, why d fleas need t jump high? A. t avid predatrs B. t get exercise C. t reach their fd D. n ne knws fr sure 4) The authr mentins the tip f a pencil in rder t A. prve a pint B. make a cmparisn C. prvide an example D. draw a cnclusin 5) As used in paragraph 6, which f the fllwing wrds has the same meaning as swiftly? A. ludly B. bravely C. quickly D. slwly

3 6) Based n the passage, which f these facts abut the cpepd is true? I. it can mve fast II. it is tiny III. it has very lng legs A. I nly B. I and II C. II and III D. I, II, and III 7) The authr mentins Javier Stmayr t A. illustrate just hw gd sme animals are at jumping B. admire a wrld-class athlete at the height f his career C. juxtapse the jumping ability f a grasshpper and a flea D. shw physical similarities between humans and animals Wheat Flur Wheat flur is a fd that many peple cnsume every day withut thinking abut it. It is a key ingredient in many cmfrt fds. It is an essential part f many breads, crackers, pastas, and baked desserts. But few peple cnsider hw wheat flur is made. It s gd t understand what we are eating. S let s learn mre abut wheat flur. Flur is nt grwn; it is made f grains that farmers grw. Grains are small seeds r fruit. They cme frm grasses that farmers grw fr fd. Wheat, crn, and rice are grasses cmmnly grwn fr their grains. Many peple in America use wheat flur mre than any ther flur. After wheat seeds are swn and nurtured, wheat plants grw. Then they are harvested. During the harvest, the wheat is gathered frm the crp. T d this, farmers start by chpping ff the tp f each wheat stalk. They keep the tp because it has the grains. Then they separate the grains frm their uter cvering. T d that, they hit r spin the heads. Third, they thrw away everything but the grain. Thse three steps are ften cmpleted by ne machine. Next, the farmers wash the grains. Finally, the grains are ready t g t mills.

4 At the mills, the grains are crushed t create whle-wheat flur. T get very fine, very sft whle-wheat flur, mills smetimes sift the flur. That remves the large pieces and lumps. But the whle-wheat flur still has the whle grain in it. Whle-wheat flur is healthier than white flur. But many peple eat a different kind f wheat flur, called white flur. White flur des nt have the whle grain in it. It is made frm nly ne small part f the whle grain. Manufacturers use machines in the mill t remve the ther tw parts f the grain. When they d that, they get a light-clured flur. It is gd fr baking, and it lasts a lng time. But many peple like flur that is bright white. S manufacturers add a chemical called bleach. They als add things t make the white flur healthier. That kind f flur is called white enriched flur. 1) The infrmatin in paragraph 1 leads us t believe that which f the fllwing is a cmfrt fd? A. crn B. rice C. chclate D. bread 2) As used in paragraph 1, the wrd essential mst nearly means A. helpful B. necessary C. healthy D. delicius 3) Accrding t the passage, white flur is made frm A. ne part f the whle grain B. tw parts f the whle grain C. the whle grain D. the whle stalk f grass 4) This passage talks abut A. grwing grains first, then cnsuming flur everyday B. harvesting first, then making white flur C. crushing grains first, then cutting stalks D. making flur white first, then thinking abut flur

5 5) As used in the final paragraph, the wrd manufacturers mst nearly means A. peple r cmpanies that explain smething B. peple r cmpanies that grw smething C. peple r cmpanies that make smething D. peple r cmpanies that advertise smething Capital Letters All sentences begin with a capital letter and s d prper nuns. When we are reading, capital letters help us t see where new sentences begin. Prper nuns include the names f peple, places and rganisatins: i.e. Charles Dickens, Lndn and the Ministry f Justice. Prper nuns are capitalised even when they are in the middle f a sentence. Unless starting a sentence, the majrity f wrds dn t need a capital letter. Hwever, it s imprtant when writing English t knw when t use them, therwise yur writing will be wrng. It s especially imprtant in tests and exams! 1) Which f these is crrect? Capital Letters Questins Have yu read any Bks written by Michael Mrpurg? Have yu read any bks written by michael mrpurg? have yu read any Bks written by Michael mrpurg? 2) Which f these is crrect? Have yu read any bks written by Michael Mrpurg? A terrible strm hit Eastern sctland during the night. a terrible strm hit eastern sctland during the night. a terrible strm hit eastern Sctland during the Night. 3) Which f these is crrect? A terrible strm hit eastern Sctland during the night. She pured the steaming water int the teapt. imagine ur surprise when it cracked! She pured the steaming Water int the teapt. Imagine ur Surprise when it cracked! she pured the steaming water int the teapt. imagine ur surprise when it cracked! She pured the steaming water int the teapt. Imagine ur surprise when it cracked! 4) Which f these is crrect? what is 144 divided by 12? is it 12?

6 What is 144 divided by 12? Is it 12? What is 144 Divided by 12? Is It 12? What is 144 divided by 12? is it 12? 5) Which f these is crrect? d yu knw Jhn? he is in yur Class. D yu knw jhn? He is in yur class. D yu knw Jhn? He is in yur class. 6) Which f these is crrect? D yu knw jhn? he is in yur class. A red car came arund the crner. i heard a terrible squeal frm its tyres. A red car came arund the crner. I heard a terrible squeal frm its tyres. A Red Car came arund the crner. I heard a terrible squeal frm its tyres. 7) Which f these is crrect? a red car came arund the Crner. I heard a terrible squeal frm its tyres. They tk the train t Newcastle. After that, they tk a bus t their cusins' huse. They tk the train t Newcastle. After that, they tk a bus t their Cusins' huse. They tk the train t newcastle. After that, they tk a bus t their cusins' huse. 8) Which f these is crrect? they tk the train t newcastle. after that, they tk a bus t their cusins' huse. They were hping t have time t visit berlin during their hlidays. they were hping t have time t visit Berlin during their hlidays. They were hping t have time t visit Berlin during their hliday. 9) Which f these is crrect? They were hping t have Time t visit berlin during their hlidays. He wasn't sure f the right answer. He shk his head. He wasn't sure f the Right answer. he shk his Head. he wasn't sure f the right answer. he shk his head. 10) Which f these is crrect? he wasn't Sure f the right answer. He shk his head. I saw the Butterfly. it landed n the windwsill. I saw the butterfly. It landed n the windwsill. i saw the butterfly. it landed n the windwsill. I saw the butterfly. It landed n the Windwsill.

7 Vcabulary Lk up and memrise the meaning and spelling f the fllwing wrds: 11. GRAVE x2 12. CONDEMN 13. COMMENCE 14. SANITARY 15. EMPLOY 16. ABANDON 17. HOAX 18. RELEASE 19. ABODE 20. IMITATE

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