Ready Steady Read Together
Out There in the Wild: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘sonar’?
Which One's Right?
Sailors squinting at their sonar screens
Thought it was a secret weapon,
A fiendish plot to make them think
the sea floor had moved upwards.
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The word ‘fiendish’ suggests the plot was…
A) sinister.
B) confusing.
D) considerate.
C) mysterious.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3) myth
4) fiendish
1) pock
2) lumbering
D) moving slowly and heavily in a clumsy way
C) cruel or wicked
B) a traditional story about a person that may not be true
A) a small dent or mark on a surface
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem title with the sentence which best summarises it:
A) This poem is about an animal that sings at a higher pitch so may not be heard by others of its kind.
1) Limpet
2) 52-Blue - The Loneliest Whale
B) This poem is about creatures with a unique feature that was linked historically to unicorn horns.
C) This poem is about groups of animals that migrate up and down the ocean each night to feed, sometimes confusing sailors.
3) Narwhal Sonnet
Check
D) This poem describes an animal that clings tightly to a rock and ventures when the tide changes.
4) Lantern Fishes
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
LiveAction
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring the discovery of the mass migration of lantern fish to life.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
Greenland Shark
unknot
rooting
currents
chart
pulse
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From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Greenland Shark
Ancient tree of the sea,
will you answer me?
Unknot me some wisdom
from your hundred years and more
of rooting your migrations
to the sunken paths of continents.
Teach me
the slow ways.
Ancient tree of the sea,
turn my life like a leaf in the wind.
Let me drift in the light of moon,
whispering to the children
who will stand ankle-deep
in the Arctic tide.
From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Guide me through the currents.
Ancient tree of the sea,
chart the dark rocks of my heart
and break them into soil
for a future to grow in.
You are the pulse
of the world.
Show me
how to swim.
From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Let me drift in the light of the moon…
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘drift’ suggests that the person is floating…
deliberately.
directly.
effortlessly.
forcefully.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things the poet wants to learn from the shark.
Accept reference to any of the following either as a direct text lift or a paraphrase:
Text Mark Evidence teach me the slow ways
Text Mark Evidence unknot me some wisdom from your hundred years and more
how to slow down or have patience
some of its knowledge gained over time
Text Mark Evidence guide me through the currents
the way to travel through life
Text Mark Evidence chart the dark rocks of my heart and break them into soil for a future to grow in
how to change and grow as a person
Text Mark Evidence show me how to swim
to swim or move through life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) What impression do you get of the Greenland shark from the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - ancient tree of the sea - from your hundred years and more
very old
Text Mark Evidence unknot me some wisdom
wise or knowledgeable
Text Mark Evidence teach me the slow ways
calm / patient / slow-moving
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence you are the pulse of the world
powerful or important in nature
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which sentence best summarises the poem?
Tick one:
The poem explains how Greenland sharks learn how to track and hunt their prey.
The poem reflects on how people should learn to change and move quickly with the tides.
The poem suggests that humans can gain wisdom and patience by studying nature.
The poem explains how the Greenland shark has honed its survival skills to extend its lifespan.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Give an example of each poetic feature using evidence from the poem and explain its effect on the reader. The first has been completed for you.
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
5) Give an example of each poetic feature using evidence from the poem and explain its effect on the reader. The first has been completed for you.
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a poem.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
Out There in the Wild: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘sonar’?
Which One's Right?
Sailors squinting at their sonar screens Thought it was a secret weapon, A fiendish plot to make them think the sea floor had moved upwards.
Which answer best completes the sentence? The word ‘fiendish’ suggests the plot was…
A) sinister.
B) confusing.
D) considerate.
C) mysterious.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3) myth
4) fiendish
1) pock
2) lumbering
D) moving slowly and heavily in a clumsy way
C) cruel or wicked
B) a traditional story about a person that may not be true
A) a small dent or mark on a surface
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem title with the sentence which best summarises it:
A) This poem is about an animal that sings at a higher pitch so may not be heard by others of its kind.
1) Limpet
2) 52-Blue - The Loneliest Whale
B) This poem is about creatures with a unique feature that was linked historically to unicorn horns.
C) This poem is about groups of animals that migrate up and down the ocean each night to feed, sometimes confusing sailors.
3) Narwhal Sonnet
Check
D) This poem describes an animal that clings tightly to a rock and ventures when the tide changes.
4) Lantern Fishes
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
LiveAction
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring the discovery of the mass migration of lantern fish to life.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
Greenland Shark
unknot
rooting
currents
chart
pulse
Explore
From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Greenland Shark
Ancient tree of the sea, will you answer me? Unknot me some wisdom from your hundred years and more of rooting your migrations to the sunken paths of continents. Teach me the slow ways. Ancient tree of the sea, turn my life like a leaf in the wind. Let me drift in the light of moon, whispering to the children who will stand ankle-deep in the Arctic tide.
From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Guide me through the currents. Ancient tree of the sea, chart the dark rocks of my heart and break them into soil for a future to grow in. You are the pulse of the world. Show me how to swim.
From: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Let me drift in the light of the moon… Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word ‘drift’ suggests that the person is floating…
deliberately.
directly.
effortlessly.
forcefully.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things the poet wants to learn from the shark.
Accept reference to any of the following either as a direct text lift or a paraphrase:
Text Mark Evidence teach me the slow ways
Text Mark Evidence unknot me some wisdom from your hundred years and more
how to slow down or have patience
some of its knowledge gained over time
Text Mark Evidence guide me through the currents
the way to travel through life
Text Mark Evidence chart the dark rocks of my heart and break them into soil for a future to grow in
how to change and grow as a person
Text Mark Evidence show me how to swim
to swim or move through life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) What impression do you get of the Greenland shark from the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - ancient tree of the sea - from your hundred years and more
very old
Text Mark Evidence unknot me some wisdom
wise or knowledgeable
Text Mark Evidence teach me the slow ways
calm / patient / slow-moving
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence you are the pulse of the world
powerful or important in nature
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which sentence best summarises the poem?
Tick one:
The poem explains how Greenland sharks learn how to track and hunt their prey.
The poem reflects on how people should learn to change and move quickly with the tides.
The poem suggests that humans can gain wisdom and patience by studying nature.
The poem explains how the Greenland shark has honed its survival skills to extend its lifespan.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Give an example of each poetic feature using evidence from the poem and explain its effect on the reader. The first has been completed for you.
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
5) Give an example of each poetic feature using evidence from the poem and explain its effect on the reader. The first has been completed for you.
Click on each box to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a poem.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.