ks1 English 2004 Reading Booklet 2

Traditions from
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Introduction 4–6
Clothes 7
Music and Dance 8
Story Time 9–10
Glossary 11
Words that are in bold print are explained in

the glossary.

Welcome to Africa, a vast continent covering
more than one fifth of the earth’s land surface.
Africa is made up of many countries, peoples,
lifestyles and traditions.
As you can see on the map there are over 40

different countries in Africa. Some of the
countries are smaller than England but many
are larger.
The traditions that people follow depend on

where in Africa they live. In this booklet you
will find out about some of the traditions of
West Africa.

England

West Africa is an interesting mix of the old and the
new, the modern and the traditional.
Most people
live in the
countryside
but more
and more
West
Africans are
moving to
towns and
cities in
search of
work. Lagos, a city in Nigeria.
A house in a traditional West

African village.

A street scene in Ghana
showing different styles
of clothing.
People in West Africa wear many different styles of

clothing.
In Ghana, weavers make narrow strips of cloth

from silk. These strips are called ken-te strips. The
long ken-te strips are sewn together into large
cloths, which people wear on special occasions.
Sometimes strips of ken-te cloth are worn with
modern clothing.
Ken-te cloth worn in a

Ken-te cloth worn in modern way as a tie.
a traditional way.

All over Africa, music and
dance play an important
part in celebrating events
such as birth and
marriage. Music and
dance in West
Africa are a mix of
the traditional and
modern.
A singer from Senegal mixes

traditional and modern music at
a pop concert.
Traditional dancers often wear masks

made from wood or animal skins.
Mask-makers work carefully so that the
masks are the same as they have
been for hundreds of years.
Masks can be in the form of a person or

animal or a mixture of both. When
people put on a mask they can almost
feel like they have become another
person or animal.
A wooden antelope mask.

T
here has always been a great tradition of
storytelling in Africa. Around fires at night,
people told stories and poems that
entertained them and helped them to
make sense of the world. In some villages, people
still gather together to hear stories.
African stories are for children and adults. Many

stories are designed to teach the listener how to
behave. In most stories at least one character is
taught a lesson. Some stories explain how things
first came about or were discovered.
Many traditional African stories are hundreds of

years old. However, each time a story is told, the
storyteller changes the story a little. The changes
the storyteller makes will depend on who the
listeners are. If the listeners are young children the
storyteller will make the story easier to understand.
African stories often have an unusual or surprising

ending; in this way the storyteller keeps the listeners
on the edge of their seats right to the end.
Sometimes the listeners even have to help the
storyteller decide on the best ending for a story.

Many African stories have been made into
books. People all over the world enjoy reading
about traditional characters such as Anansi.
Anansi is a special creature. Sometimes he is a

spider, sometimes a man and sometimes a little
bit of both. Anansi is often called a ‘trickster’
because he likes to play tricks on people and
animals. Anansi stories came first from Ghana in
West Africa, and later travelled to different parts
of Africa and to the islands of the Caribbean.
The story you are going to read next is about

another special spider.
Two books about

Anansi the spider.
10

Caribbean
A sea off the coast of America.
ken-te
Ken-te is the name given to a colourful silk cloth made in

a traditional way.
modern
Doing things in a new way.
traditional
Doing things in the way they have been done for

many years.
11

Picture acknowledgements:
Lagos and traditional village (page 6) from We Come from Nigeria by Alison Brownlie. Street
scene (page 7) from The Ashanti of West Africa by Jamie Hetfield. Man dressed in traditional
ken-te (page 7) from Ghana Enchantment of the World by E Blaurer and J Laurie. Man dressed in
ken-te tie (page 7) from www.nmfaa.si.edu/exhibits/kente. Youssou N’Dour (page 8) from
Traditions from Africa by Vivien Golding. Antelope mask (page 8) from www.zyama.com/dogan.
Book covers (page 10) Anansi does the Impossible by Verna Aardema and Anansi and the Magic
Yams by Joanna Troughton. Effort has been made to trace the source of the photograph on
page 3. Anyone seeking acknowledgement should contact QCA.
Text and illustrations have been incorporated into this test paper solely for the purposes of the
examination in accordance with Section 32(3) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
No copyright clearance for any other use has been obtained or sought.

© Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) 2004
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The traditions that people follow depend on

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A house in a traditional West

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People in West Africa wear many different styles of

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Ken-te cloth worn in a

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A singer from Senegal mixes

Traditional dancers often wear masks

Masks can be in the form of a person or

A wooden antelope mask.

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African stories are for children and adults. Many

Many traditional African stories are hundreds of

African stories often have an unusual or surprising

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Anansi is a special creature. Sometimes he is a

The story you are going to read next is about

Two books about

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A sea off the coast of America.

Ken-te is the name given to a colourful silk cloth made in

Doing things in a new way.

Doing things in the way they have been done for

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