Part of our reading programme involves reading and responding to articles in the Kiwikidsnews. This helps us to know what is happening in Aotearoa and in the world.
Recall Questions
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
- Banana company
2. What was the key event from the news article?
- Banana shortage
3. Where did this event take place?
- New Zealand
4. When did this event take place?
- Two weeks ago
Thinking Questions
1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article?
- None Customers could face up to four days without any bananas’.
2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article.
- This is the first time that NZ have shortage of banana because of the cargo ship from Ecuador. The ship broke down couple of weeks ago.
3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place.
- In NZ banana is the most popular fruit eaten at breakfast or anytime of the day.
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.
- Two weeks ago. NZ might not able to eat banana for 4-5 days.
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.
- This banana shortage happened because the cargo ship broke down. Maybe we should consider bringing in bananas from other near countries like Philippines,Tonga, Fiji and Samoa
6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.
- Cargo ship - Big ship that bringing stuff to the other country
- Wholesale - The selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others.
- Produce - things that have been produced or grown, especially by farming.
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