How to Make Pikelets — Reading a Procedure — Answers

Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 2 reading comprehension comprehension exercise.

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Year 2 · English · Reading Comprehension

How to Make Pikelets — Reading a Procedure — Answers

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Part A — Find the facts

Look back at the recipe to find each answer.

1.What is the goal of this recipe?[1 mark]

Answer: To make about twelve small pikelets for morning tea.

2.Name two things you need to make pikelets.[1 mark]

Answer: Any two of: self-raising flour, sugar, an egg, milk, butter, a bowl, a whisk, a frying pan.

3.What do you do in step 3?[1 mark]

Amelt the butter
Bwhisk everything together
Cflip the pikelets
Dcrack the egg

Answer: whisk everything together

Step 3 says 'Whisk everything together until the mixture is smooth.'

4.How do you know when to flip a pikelet?[1 mark]

Answer: When bubbles pop on top.

Part B — Think about it

5.Why does the recipe say to ask a grown-up to help?[2 marks]

Answer: Because the frying pan gets hot and you could get burnt.

6.Why are the steps numbered?[1 mark]

Answer: So you know which step to do first and can follow them in order.

7.Put these steps in order (1, 2, 3): ___ Flip the pikelets. ___ Put the flour and sugar in the bowl. ___ Whisk the mixture.[1 mark]

Answer: 3, 1, 2

Part C — Words in the text

8.Many steps start with a bossy verb that tells you what to do. Which word is a bossy verb?[1 mark]

Apikelets
BWhisk
Csmooth
Dsmall

Answer: Whisk

'Whisk' tells you what to do.

9.Find two more bossy verbs in the steps.[1 mark]

Answer: Any two of: Put, Crack, pour, Ask, melt, Drop, flip, cook, Let, eat.

Part D — Your turn

10.Think of something you know how to make or do, like making a sandwich. Write the goal and the first step. Start your step with a bossy verb.[2 marks]

Model answer: Goal: To make a cheese sandwich. Step 1: Spread butter on two slices of bread.

Success criteria:

A clear goal
The first step starts with a bossy verb
Capital letters and full stops

Marking tips

Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.

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