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GRADE 7 TERM 2 – PART 2

Dear Grade 7 Learners,Welcome to the second part of your English notes and activities. We trust that you havecompleted part 1. You will find the answers to the Activities 1 – 14 (part 1) at the end. Try todo at least 1 hour of English per day to keep those brains well-oiled and running smoothly.Enjoy and remember: be safe and keep washing those hands.☺Lots of loveYour English Teachers

LANGUAGE• PROPER NOUNS• PLURAL NOUNS• GENDER• DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS• DIRECT/ INDIRECT SPEECH• PUNCTUATION: COLONS AND SEMI – COLONSWRITING•ADVERTSREADING AND VIEWINGREADING – HOLES CLASS NOVELREADING COMPREHENSION• VISUAL TEXT – COMIC STRIPLISTENING TEXT• LISTEN TO A SONG

A prisoner’s favourite punctuation mark is the full stop… its marks the end of the sentence.☺

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LANGUAGEPROPER NOUNS

♦ Proper nouns have two distinct features:

♦ They name specific one-of-a-kind items, and they begin with capital letters, no matter

where they occur within a sentence.

Activity 15 : Proper nouns

UNDERLINE THE PROPER NOUN IN EACH SENTENCE1. The boy threw the ball to his dog, Wilson.2. “Jumanji” was an awesome movie!3. We are going to New Zealand for the next holiday.4. My second grade teacher was Mrs. Gilbert.5. We went to Smith’s Furniture and bought a new couch to replace our old one.6. Do you think “The Dolphins” will win the game?7. James is flying first-class on Emirate Airlines.8. “Dork Diaries” is my favourite book to read.9. My best friend Jenna, moved to Israel.10.When “The Titanic” sank, many people lost their lives.

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PLURAL NOUNS

♣ Plural nouns are words used to indicate that there is more than one person, animal,

place, thing, or idea.

♣ A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal

place, thing, or idea.

♣ When you talk about more than one of anything, you’re using plural nouns.

♣ When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word,

simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end. Refer to changes in the block below.

♣ There are a few exceptions to this rule, but not many e.g. 1 mouse = many mice not

many mouses.

♣ The difference between singular and plural nouns is easy to spot.

♣ When a noun indicates one only, it is a singular noun.

♣ When a noun indicates more than one, it is plural.

Singular Noun Examples1. The boy had a baseball in his hand.2. Your mom is going to be upset about that broken lamp.

Plural Noun Examples1. Those cats were chasing one another in and out of those boxes.2. Our moms are going to be upset that we stayed out all night going to parties.

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Activity 16 : Plural nouns

WRITE THE PLURAL FORM FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS:1. goose2. country3. wolf4. mouse5. wish6. mango7. sheep8. thief9. orange10.bus

GENDER

Masculine: words denoting maleFeminine: words denoting femaleGender for people:

MASCULINE FEMININE

actor actress

bachelor spinster

boy girl

bridegroom bride

brother sister

conductor conductress

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count countess

dad mum

Gender for animals:ANIMAL MASCULINE FEMININE

rabbitbuck doe

horsestallion mare

sheepram ewe

pigboar sow

chickenrooster hen

duckdrake duck

cattlebull cow

goosegander goose

foxfox vixen

tigertiger tigress

lionlion lioness

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Activity 17 : Gender

WRITE THE GENDER OPPOSITE FOR PEOPLE1. widow2. waitress3. host4. hero5. madam

WRITE THE MASCULINE FOR THESE ANIMALS:6. tigress7. cow8. goose

WRITE THE FEMININE FOR THESE ANIMALS:9. lion10.ram

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to hospital. When hisgrandmother telephoned to ask how he was doing, a nurse said … No change yet.☺

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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Do not confuse demonstrative pronouns with demonstrative adjectives. They are identical,

but a demonstrative pronoun stands alone, while a demonstrative adjective qualifies a

noun.

That smells. (Demonstrative pronoun)That book is good. (Demonstrative adjective + noun)

Activity 18: Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

UNDERLINE THE DEMONSTRATIVE WORD AND STATE IF IT IS A DEMONSTRATIVEADJECTIVE OR NOUN.

1. That is a beautiful house.2. This shirt today is too big for me.3. Those dresses were bought yesterday.4. These letters have no address.5. This is a small shop.6. That bird is extinct in South Africa.7. Those flowers are colourful.8. Linda’s hair is gorgeous.9. This glass is breakable.10.These do not belong in the fridge.

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DIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech quotes exactly what someone says.What a person says/said, is given within quotation marks “…”

You have to give the exact words of the person.

E.g. Sarah says, “I love strawberries!”

E.g. “I bought a new dress,” said Jane.

♦ Add a comma after the introductory verb e.g. says, or said,

♦ If the person speaking, appears at the end of the sentence, then the commamust be placed before the closing inverted comma e.g. “I need …,” said Jane.

♦ Quotation marks must be used to open and close the speech (“…”)

♦ A capital letter must begin the direct speech.

♦ A full stop, or exclamation mark or question mark must end the sentence (./!/?)

In direct speech, each new speaker must begin on a new line.

INDIRECT SPEECH

♣ Indirect speech is when you report what a person has said.

♣ Many changes occur when we convert direct speech into indirect speech.

♣ The changes are as follows: Remove the comma and add the word that. Take away all quotation marks. Change all pronouns. Check your tense. Add the word if or whether to questions. Keep present tense sentences in present tense e.g. says

E.g. Anna says, “I love the smell of roses.”

Anna says that she loves the smell of roses.

All sentences with the word said, will move one stage back in tense.

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E.g. Joe said, “I am feeling tired.”

Joe said that he was feeling tired.Activity 19 : Direct Speech

CHANGE THE DIRECT SPEECH SENTENCES TO INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH

1. Philip said, “I am going to the cinema.”2. Sandra says, “I am going to study for mytest.” 3. Polly asked, “Do you want to help me?”4. “Are you tired?” asked Taryn.5. “Benny forgot his book at home,” said Katlego.6. “I can beat you in any game,” says Linda.

Additional notes for Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)Direct speech versus Reported speech:

Direct speech Reported speech

She says, "I like tuna fish." She says that she likes tuna fish.

She said, "I am visiting Paris nextweekend"

She said that she was visiting Paris thefollowing weekend.

PronounsIn reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what.

Example:She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.” She

says that her dad likes roast chicken.

Tenses• If the sentence starts in the present, it remains the same.

• If the sentence starts in the past, there is often a backshift of tenses inreported speech.

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Direct speech Reported speech

He says, “I write poems.” He says that he writes poems.

He said, “I write poems.”He said that he wrote poems.

Examples of the main changes in tense:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple PresentShe said, "I am happy."She says, “I am happy.”

She said that she was happy.She says that she is happy.

Present ProgressiveHe said, "I am looking for my keys."He says, “I am looking for my keys.”

He said that he was looking for his keys.He says that he is looking for his keys.

Simple PastMary said, "I visited New York last year."John says, “I visit New York every year.”

Mary said that she had visited New York

the previous year.John says that he visits New York everyyear.

Place and time expressions

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Time Expressions

today that day

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now then

yesterday

last week

next year

tomorrow

here

the day before

the week before

the following year

the next day/following day

there

PUNCTUATION

Colon: Introduces a list.Example:The following are harmful to our planet: pollution, poaching and global warming.

Semi-colon: Used to separate two closely related independent clauses. Example:Paul was lonely; eventually he made friends.

Activity 20 : Colon and Semi -colon

INSERT THE COLON IN THE SENTENCES BELOW.1. The bookstore has these textbooks in store Art, English and History.

2. David has the following ingredients sugar, water, milk, and eggs.

3. The school play includes three types of dances hip-hop, modern and kwaito.

INSERT THE SEMI-COLON IN THE SENTENCES BELOW.4. You tried your best second place is still good enough.5. I like chocolate I do not like dark chocolate.6. Winter storm conditions have made travel impossible the roads are completely

covered in snow and ice.

I am selling my guitar … no strings attached.☺

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WRITING AND PRESENTING

ADVERTISING

Do you remember the AIDA Principal used in Advertising:

A - Attention - the advert must get the reader’s attention by using boldwriting/colour/attractive words/slogans/logos/pictures/etc.

I - Interest - the advert must create an interest in the reader, to want to read/know more.

D - Desire - the poster must create a desire for the reader to go and buy the product or itmust appeal to their emotions (depends on the type of advertisement)

A - Action - after reading the advert, the reader takes action, by either buying the product

or taking action against something.

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AdvertisementsTo captivate the audience, consider the following:

Desire

The product needs to look desirable. You need to make the reader want to go out

and buy/use the product/service.

Target market

Who is likely to buy your product?

Positioning

Where and when your advertisement will be shown to the public-in what media,

at what time and where in the programme or magazine

Appeal

To what sense is the advertisement appealing to?

The layout

Which words would you emphasize by changing the font size?

The attitude

Is this advert sincere or not?

Colour

Is it a bright and cheerful advert or is it dull?

Language

Clichéd, repetitive, figurative, rhetorical, humorous, etc.

Format

Have you included: Product/service brand name, a catchy slogan, graphics, logo

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Activity 21 : AIDA Principle

Look at the 2 advertisements below, and write down how the AIDA Principlehas been used.

Advert 1

Advert 2

DESIGN A POSTER USING THE AIDA PRINCIPLE AS WELL AS ALL THEFEATURES USED IN ADVERTISING. FOLLOW THE WRITING PROCESS.

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HOLES BY LOUIS SACHAR

ACTIVITY 22: READ THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN PART 1 OF YOUR ENGLISHWORK BOOK AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. What are the different stories told in Holes? How do these stories relateto one another?

2. What is the relationship of the past to the present in this book?3. What types of holes exist in the story?

Setting/Time and Place: Where in the World Are We?

“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There once was a very large lake here, thelargest lake in Texas. That was over a hundred years ago. Now it is just a dry, flatwasteland. “There used to be a town of Green Lake as well. The town shrivelled anddried up along with the lake, and the people who lived there.”

— Holes

You can tell that setting is important in Holes because that is where the author begins. At firstglance, this setting seems like a realistic place: somewhere in the Texas desert, in the presenttime. However, the novel constantly reminds us that appearances can be deceiving. In theworld of Holes, the reader soon discovers that the real and the imaginary coexist andsometimes even blur together.

Sachar locates Camp Green Lake in a dry lakebed in Texas, a place where no rain has fallenin more than a century. The punishing heat and uncomfortable conditions make this theperfect spot for a prison. No guard towers or fences are necessary because anyone attemptingto run away would quickly die of thirst and end up as “buzzard food,” as Mr. Sir puts it. Theonly animals that can survive here are dangerous desert creatures: scorpions, rattlesnakes, andthe deadly yellow-spotted lizards that everyone fears.

However, Green Lake wasn’t always dry, which is something else we learn in the revealingopening paragraph. The fossil fish that Stanley digs up serves as a reminder that this was oncea beautiful lake, which “sparkled like a giant emerald in the sun.” Holes contains three stories,all intersecting in one place. One of these stories tells how the lake, and the town named afterit, became a wasteland.

Stanley’s first impressions of Camp Green Lake sketch out a stark picture for the reader:“The land was barren and desolate. He could see a few rundown buildings and some tents.Farther away there was a cabin beneath two tall trees. Those two trees were the only plant lifehe could see. There weren’t even weeds.” On Stanley’s second day at the camp, “The onlything that got him out of bed was knowing that every second he wasted meant he was onestep closer to the rising of the sun. He hated the sun.”

READING AND VIEWING

READING – CLASS NOVEL

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READING COMPREHENSION

These descriptive details seem realistic enough, but there are also signs that Camp GreenLake is not an actual place. Pockmarked with holes, the dry lakebed reminds Stanley of thesurface of the moon, an unearthly setting. The yellow-spotted lizards we hear about do notreally exist but are inventions of the author. Big Thumb, the strange rock formation whereStanley’s great-grandfather found refuge in the desert, marks a spot where watermiraculously runs uphill. This magical spring irrigates a secret onion field, the source of atonic that supposedly can cure illness and prolong life. According to Sam, the onion man, asteady diet of onions has helped his donkey, Mary Lou. She lived to be almost fifty,“extraordinarily old for a donkey.”

The combination of realistic details and imaginary elements in the setting of this book mayremind you of a fable or a folktale. Folk tales narratives typically include both real andfanciful elements (think of the Paul Bunyan stories, for instance), and are part of the cultureof the American West.

In the stories in Holes that take place in the past, things are not what they appear to be, either.The town of Green Lake seems too good to be true—and it is. The narrator first describes itas a “heaven on earth” where the sky is “painted pale blue and pink— the same colour as thelake and the peach trees along its shore.” Like the mirage that confuses Stanley in the desert,making him believe that he sees a pool of water as he searches for Zero, the placid little townof Green Lake is a beautiful vision that disappears when we look more closely. Before long,we witness the ugliness of racism and violence that lurks beneath the surface of thecommunity.

Finally, in this book we must remember that what isn’t there is as important as what is. Ahole, after all, is a space where something is missing, and this is also true of Camp GreenLake. Read the first paragraphs of the book again and you’ll hear more about what is missingfrom this setting than what is there. The absence of water influences much of what happens toStanley at the camp. As Mr. Sir makes clear, the lack of water means that escape from CampGreen Lake is practically impossible: “Nobody runs away from here. We don’t need a fence.Know why? Because we’ve got the only water for a hundred miles.”

I usually take steps …to avoid elevators.☺

ACTIVITY 23: VISUAL TEXT ANALYSIS

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Describe and analyse this cartoon by answering the questions.

1. Who are the characters?2. Where does the scene take place? (give a clue)3. What is going on?4. Focus on Calvin’s face: how does he look in each picture?5. Why is this comic strip funny?6. What shows that Calvin is a clever little boy?

Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated daily comic strip that was written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson,and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin, a precocious andadventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-centuryFrench Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher. Nearly 45 million copiesof the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold.

Calvin and Hobbes is set in the contemporary United States in an unspecified suburban area. The strip depicts Calvin'sflights of fantasy and his friendship with Hobbes, and also examines Calvin's relationships with family and classmates.Though the series does not mention specific political figures or current events, it does explore broad issues likeenvironmentalism, public education, and the flaws of opinion polls.

Source:Wikipedia

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ACTIVITY 24: E-LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1. Read Katy Perry´s background info and answer the questions.

Background information

Birth name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

BornOctober 25, 1984 (age 26)

Santa Barbara, California,

United States

GenresPop, pop rock, dance-pop,

electropop, europop, CCM (early)

Occupations Singer-songwriter, actress

Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano

Years active 2001–present

Labels Red Hill, Island, Columbia, Capitol

Associatedacts

The Matrix

Website

katyperry.com

Katy Perry's signature

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. What`s her name? ___________________________

2. How old is she?_____________________________

3. When is her birthday? ________________________

4. Where is she from?__________________________

5. What`s her job?___________________________

6. What kind of music does she play?_____________

_________________________________________

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LISTENING ACTIVITIES: LISTEN TO KATY PERRY’S “FIREWORKS” SONG

1- Complete the song with the words from the box.

4th of July - you – house – thing – light - plastic – face

2- Complete the sentences.

CHORUS

'Cause ________you're a

_______________

________ ____, show 'em what you'reworthMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y___________, you're a ____________________ ____, let your colors burstMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own

Boom, boom, boomEven brighter than the _______, ______,_______It's always been inside of _____, ______,_______And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough

1- Order the lines.

______After a hurricane comes a rainbow______If you only knew what the future holds______You don't have to feel like a waste of space______You're original, cannot be replaced

______So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road______Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed______And when it's time, you'll know______Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow

Do you ever feel like a A ._____________bag, drifting through the wind wanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin like a B. ___________of cards, one blow fromcaving in?Do you ever feel already buried deep? 6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear aC.________Do you know that there's still a chance for D.__________'Cause there's a spark in you You just gotta ignite, the E._____________, and let it shineJust own the night like the F.________________________

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ENGLISH TERM 2 PART 1 ANSWERS:ACTIVITY 1: UNDERLINE THE COMPOUND/COMPLEX NOUNS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW.

1. The butterfly was rare and beautiful.

2. We hired a babysitter to take care of thechildren.

3. The earthquake caused severe damage tothe supermarket.

4. Danny is a part-time worker.

5. The mother-in-law put the clothes in thewashing machine.

6. The fish tank was emptied into theswimming pool.

7. Housekeeping must be done on a daily basisat hotels.

8. The police officer caught the thief red-handed.

9. I love the brightly-lit room

10. The children’s handwriting was neat.ACTIVITY 2: SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND OBJECTIN THE SENTENCES BELOW, CIRCLE THE SUBJECT AND UNDERLINE THE PREDICATE.

1. John played the drums at school.

2. My family went to London for the holiday.

3. Lions are the most feared animals in theworld.

4. The soup burnt my mouth.

5. Dark clouds gathered on the horizon

IN THE SENTENCES BELOW, UNDERLINE THE OBJECT.

6. Tim swept and mopped the floor.

7. Mark and Sam sailed their boat.

8. Mandy hid all the coins.

9. The fire destroyed the house.

10. Jesse saved the kitten.

ACTIVITY 3: UNDERLINE THE FINITE VERB IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. We must always greet our elders.

2. Sarah performed well on stage.

3. Some learners forgot their lines whilereading.

4. James received a certificate for eisteddfod.

5. She promised to complete her work.

6. Yesterday, I saw a strange man in theneighbourhood.

7. The president travelled to London for ameeting.

8. I love eating pizza and pasta.

9. We swam in the pool for two hours.

10. Linda gave me a story book for my birthday.ACTIVITY 4: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. angryangrier angriest

2. sweetsweeter sweetest

3. excitingMore exciting Most exciting

4. goodbetter best

5. thinthinner thinnest

6. modernMore modern Most modern

7. littleless least

8. hungryhungrier hungriest

9. badworse worst

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10. bigbigger biggest

ACTIVITY 5: COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE IN EITHER SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE TENSE. CHOOSE FROMTHE OPTIONS GIVEN BELOW.

1. My father GOES for a brisk walk every evening.

2. Jamie SOLVED all his maths problems.

3. The councillors MET the Minister of Education last week.

4. Samantha WILL go to the dentist next week. will5. The teacher SCOLDS the lazy boy for sleeping in class.

ACTIVITY 6: STATE IF THE SENTENCES BELOW ARE SIMPLE, COMPOUND OR COMPLEX.

1. “Vampires Dairies” is my favouritetelevision show, but I also love “True Blood”. -COMPOUND

2. The student wiped the whiteboard that hadlast week’s notes. - COMPLEX

3. The trendy fashion designer released hernew line on Wednesday. - SIMPLE

4. I'm going to take a nap when I get home fromschool. - COMPLEX

5. Regina cast a spell on the entire city, so thecitizens decided to rebel. - COMPOUND

6. Being alone can be scary unless you keepyourself busy. - COMPLEX

7. Keith, Carrie, and Kyle bought donuts andate them down by the river. - COMPOUND

8. Crossing the street is dangerous if you don'tlook both ways before you cross. - COMPLEX

9. Trina and Harold went to Paris to celebratetheir anniversary. - COMPOUND

ACTIVITY 7: ANTONYMS1. Our teacher was sad in the morning. -HAPPY

2. The dry surface was good to play the gameon. - WET

3. I looked down the stairs. UP

4. The weather in the morning was cold. - HOT

5. I looked under the table for the lost baseball.- ABOVE

6. The short basketball player ran very fast. -SLOW

7. I arrived late to class. - EARLY

8. None of the players were prepared to playthe game. - ALL

9. The small cloud hovered over us. - LARGE

10. I took a shower after I played my basketballgame. – BEFORE

ACTIVITY 8: SYNONYMS1. The man was upset that he didn’t finishthe race. - MAD

2. Her parents are wealthy because theylive in a big mansion. - RICH

3. The money was secure in the bank. -SAFE

4. She was courteous to the man whobought her a gift. - POLITE

5. I was happy that I passed my test. -GLAD

6. The building was very tall. - HIGH

7. The ancient artefacts were on display atthe museum. - OLD

8. The modern building was justconstructed this year. - NEW

9. The investigator was very clever insolving the crime. - INTELLIGENT

10.The old house was empty for many years.- VACANT

ACTIVITY 9: EMOTIVE LANGUAGE1. Which words make this an emotive speech?

Dedicated; cherished; struggle; fought; domination; harmony; equal; hope

2. What are your feelings after reading this extract?

(Own answer)

3. What is the ideal that Mandela stands for?

He wants equal rights for all regardless of their skin colour/ race.

4. Which particular words show that he is totally committed to his cause?

Dedicated; fought

5. Explain what emotive language means. Has Mandela achieved this in his speech?Emotive language is used to make the reader feel a particular way, to get the reader to become involved in the story orprovoke a reaction from the reader.Nelson Mandela has achieved this because anyone who reads this extract is moved emotionally by his words.

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ACTIVITY 10: STATE OF THE SENTENCES BELOW, HAVE A LITERAL OR FIGURATIVE MEANING.

1. They sky is pale blue with a few clouds. -LITERAL

2. The sky is full of dancing stars. -FIGURATIVE

3. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. -FIGURATIVE

4. Tom’s mouth is a vacuum machine. -FIGURATIVE

5. I was so hungry, that I ate all the food on myplate. - LITERAL

ACTIVITY 11: Rewrite the following sentences adding any punctuation marks needed

1. Are John, Mark and Katlego coming today?2. Look out!3. Jack could not believe that South Africa lost thecricket match.4. Are you sure that you want to say your speechtoday?

5. Njabulo, the fastest runner in school, broke therecord.6. Black Panther was a movie filled with suspense,action and revenge.

ACTIVITY 13: USING THE SKIMMING AND SCANNING METHOD, FIND THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS LISTEDBELOW.

1. What is the setting of the story?

The setting is the land of animals, a farm and acave.

2. Name the first character in this story.

The first character is the lizard.

3. What did the farmer take out from the cave?

The farmer took a handful of yams.

4. Who did the lizard share his secret with?

The lizard shared his secret with the tortoise.

5. Was the tortoise greedy? How do you knowthis?

Yes. He did not take just one yam/ He wanted totake as many yams as he could carry andmaybe even more.

6. Who caught the tortoise in the cave?

The farmer

7. What was lizard doing at home?

The lizard was taking a nap.

8. What reason did lizard give for not enteringthe cave?

The lizard said that he was sick and had beenlying on his back the whole day.

9. How did tortoise’s shell break?The tortoise’s shell broke when the farmer threwhim against the wall.

ACTIVITY 14: Questions:

1. Which animal is known as the world’slargest marsupial?

The red kangaroo

2. What is a marsupial?

An animal where the mother has a pouch forcarrying, feeding and protecting her young.

3. Give the name of a young kangaroo.

Joey

4. When would the young kangaroo hurry backinto its mother’s pouch?

It would go back to its mother’s pouch when it ishungry, cold or frightened.

5. What do these kangaroos have to help themwith hopping?

They have long, powerful hind legs and big feet.

6. Which part of their body is used forbalancing?

They use their tails.

7. What do kangaroos eat?

Kangaroos eat grass, leaves and othervegetation.

8. How do kangaroos conserve water and staycool?

They stay in the shade, pant and limit most oftheir activity to night time.

9. What name is given to kangaroos who traveltogether?

A mob.

10. How do kangaroos defend themselves fromthe dingo?They kick with their hind legs or use their sharpclaws.

Sleeping comes naturally to me,… I could do it with my eyes closed.☺

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