Reading Comprehension Benjamin Zephaniah Biography
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Reading Comprehension Benjamin Zephaniah Biography Your writing task this week is to write a biography. This week for your reading comprehension, you are going to read about the life of Benjamin Zephaniah and answer questions about what you read. It might give you some ideas about how to write your own biography. Let’s start with some vocabulary work. These words will come up in your reading today. oppose If you oppose someone or oppose their plans or ideas, you disagree with what they want to do and try to prevent them from doing it; to be against something. Premier League clubs oppose the return of international football in September. accessible If something is accessible to people, they can easily use it or get hold of it; easily available. Free healthcare should be accessible to everybody. reluctant If you are reluctant to do something, you don’t really want to do it and hesitate before doing it. He was reluctant to put his hand in the box of spiders. protest If you protest against something or about something, you say or show publicly that you do not agree with it. Crowds gathered to protest about racism. Which word is opposite to reluctant? hesitant eager confident afraid Which word is opposite to protest? prevent demonstrate support enjoy Which word is opposite to accessible? available restricted easy public Complete the sentence: I oppose ______________________________________ because ____________ _______________________________________________________________.
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Reading Comprehension
Benjamin Zephaniah Biography
Your writing task this week is to write a biography. This week for your
reading comprehension, you are going to read about the life of Benjamin
Zephaniah and answer questions about what you read. It might give you
some ideas about how to write your own biography.
Let’s start with some vocabulary work. These words will come up in your reading
today.
oppose If you oppose someone or oppose their plans or ideas, you
disagree with what they want to do and try to prevent them
from doing it; to be against something.
Premier League clubs oppose the return of international
football in September.
accessible If something is accessible to people, they can easily use it or
get hold of it; easily available.
Free healthcare should be accessible to everybody.
reluctant If you are reluctant to do something, you don’t really want to
do it and hesitate before doing it.
He was reluctant to put his hand in the box of spiders.
protest If you protest against something or about something, you say
or show publicly that you do not agree with it.
Crowds gathered to protest about racism.
Which word is opposite to reluctant?
hesitant eager confident afraid
Which word is opposite to protest?
prevent demonstrate support enjoy
Which word is opposite to accessible?
available restricted easy public
Complete the sentence:
I oppose ______________________________________ because ____________
_______________________________________________________________.
Read the biography of Benjamin Zephaniah and then answer the questions at the end.
Extension
Benjamin Zephaniah writes poetry about issues and
causes he cares deeply about, from racism to being a
vegan.
Can you write a poem about something you care about?
