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PARENT AND CHILD EXERCISE: Parents must supervise and aid in the research.
BUILD THAT BACKGROUND/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR GRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS

Research these areas with your child in order to improve their COMPREHENSION SKILLS.
They can write the meaning of the words on the spaces provided or in their note-books.

1) What is an advertisement and what are the characteristics of an advertisement?

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2) What is a notice and what are the characteristics of a notice?
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3) What is a flyer? What can it be used for and what are some important
characteristics of it?
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4) What are some necessary information on a poster/flyer: (e.g. Email address,

number, address) and why are they placed on them?
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5) Why are different types of text/fonts used on poster/flyers? Why are words written
in BOLD, italics, ALL CAPS, LARGER THAN OTHER WORDS, different colours,
underlined etc.?
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6) Why are illustrations used on posters/flyers?
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7) What is the “target audience” of advertisements or posters?

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8) Identify some types of media?

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9) Identify the most effective media to display advertisements(ads) and posters for
missing persons, animals, things and state why such media should be selected to
display these ads and posters.
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10) What is a resume and what is it used for?

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11) Why do some employers ask for a resume?

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12) What is an applicant/application? (job)

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13) What are qualifications? (resume)

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14) What is a police certificate of good character and why do some employers ask
for it?
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15) What does it mean to have a vacancy (job), vacancy (at a hotel/apartments)?
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16) What is a product label and what is the importance of it?
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17) Why are warnings or cautions on product labels?
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18) What is an overdose (medicine) and what should be done if this happens?
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19) What is the shelf-life of a product?

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20) What is the manufacturer’s date and the expiry date and why are they written
on a product?
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21) Why are there printed inner seals beneath the caps of products. (esp.
medication)?
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22) What does “For external Use Only” mean?

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23) What is a budget, what is budgeting and how is it helpful?

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24) What is an itinerary and how is it helpful?

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25) What is a boarding pass and what is the importance of it?

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26) What is the importance of a map (world/road map etc.)?

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27) What is the Key or Legend on a map?

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28) What are the cardinal points and how are they related to the compass?
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29) How is a compass helpful and who usually uses it?
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30) What is deforestation and reforestation?

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31) What is an advantage/benefit or disadvantage?
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32) What is an “Establishment”?

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33) What is a gift certificate?

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34) What is a “cheque” and what is the purpose of it? What is the importance of the
cheque number on a cheque?
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35) What are some benefits of reading?
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36) What are the parts of a book, what are the purposes of these parts and where in
the book are they found?
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37) What is a tv guide, how is it helpful and where would usually you find it?
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38) What are four things that can be displayed on a tv guide?

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39) What is a family tree and how is it useful/important?

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40) What is a “Weather Forecast” and how is it useful?

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41) What are alphabetical, numerical and chronological order?
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42) What does confidential mean?

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43) What does anonymous mean?

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44) What is compensation/to compensate?

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45) What is an incentive?

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46) What does import and export mean?

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47) What is a replacement or refund?
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48) What does “Non- refundable” mean?
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49) What “Non –tranferrable” mean?
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50) What does “All proceeds go to” mean?
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51) What does “Come out and show your support” mean?
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52) What does “Annual” mean?
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53) What does “optional, mandatory, compulsory” mean?

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54) What does it mean to be optimistic or pessimistic?
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55) What does “Express” mean (pertaining to transport/travel)?
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56) What does “Offer Valid While Stocks Last” mean?
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57) What does it mean when an offer is “subject to change”?
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58) What does “detach” mean?
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59) What does “prohibited” mean?
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60) What is the meaning of “former” and “latter”?

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61) What does “convenient/convenience and inconvenient/inconvenience” mean?
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62) What does it mean to be dependent and independent?

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