ACTIVITY 4

Reading is important to stimulate your cognitive levels and will improve your ability to study optimally.

FOR THE CURIOUS

Do research and see if you can find a picture of the brain with captions.

Write down the name of each part of the brain and what each part’s job is in your workbook.

ACTIVITY 4

Read the story below taken from Die mooiste Afrikaanse sprokies written by Pieter W. Grobbelaar and Sean Verster. Read the following piece with comprehension and answer the questions that follow without reading the piece again.

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One morning very early Fox went to Crab’s house to drink water. “Morning Fox,” said Crab. “This is a nice morning we’re having?”

“Very nice” said Fox, who had plenty to each the previous evening. “I feel like jumping and running around.”

“Let’s run!” said Crab.

“You?” asked Fox. “You cannot even stay with me for half a stride.”

“We’ll see!” said Crab.

“Let’s go,” said Fox and ran down next to the stream. What he doesn’t realise is that Crab got hold of his tail with his big claws.

When Fox felt that he ran enough, he called over his shoulder: “Where are you Crab?”

“Right here,” Crab answered from behind him.

“But how did you get here?” Fox asked surprisingly.

“I ran,” Crab answered.

“Run so I can see,” said Fox.

Crab jogged sideways away from Fox and came back sideways again, just as crabs usually do.

“Oh,” said Fox “It is no wonder you stayed with me. You are simply running to allsides, while the other animals only run forward.”

Comprehension questions

1. The story is about two animals, name them. 2. What tipe of race does Fox propose? 3. How did Crab deceive Fox? 4. What was Fox’s reaction when he realised that he did not win? 5. What did he ask Crab to do then? (2) (1) (1) (2) (1)