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Term 2 Weeks 1 - 10 CORE YEAR CONTENT Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum Complements Ongoing Learning and Reinforces Essential Concepts Repetitive and Constant Revision Student Workbook Cindy Holmberg-Smith Year 5 QUICK QUESTIONS A DAY A Survival Guide for the Primary School Curriculum 10 FOR TEACHERS, RELIEF TEACHERS and PARENTS! Literacy & Numeracy in ONE Easy-to-Use Resource!

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  • Term 2Weeks 1 - 10

    CORE YEAR CONTENTLiteracy and Numeracy Curriculum

    Complements Ongoing Learning and Reinforces Essential Concepts

    Repetitive and Constant Revision

    Student Workbook

    Cindy Ho lmberg-Smith

    Year 5

    QUICK QUESTIONS

    A DAYA Surv iva l Gu ide f

    or the

    Primary Schoo l Curr icu l um10

    FOR TEACHERS, RELIEF TEACHERS and PAR

    ENTS!

    Literacy & Numeracy in ONE

    Easy-to-Use Resource!

  • Acknowledgements and Copyright Laws

    Lizard Learning Pty LtdGPO Box 1941, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001ABN: 13 158 235 333www.lizardlearning.com

    Copyright © Lizard Learning 2016Edition 2First published 2015 by Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    Publisher: Lizard Learning Pty LtdContent Writers: Cindy Holmberg-Smith, Carmen Kliendienst, Cassandra Potts, Elizabeth Beames, Rebekka CurnowContent Editors: Cindy Holmberg-Smith, Carmen Kliendienst, Barbara StewartDigital Formatter: New Wave Design, Natalie PugsleyCover Design: Book Cover Cafe, New Wave DesignIllustrators: Trevor Salter, Book Cover Cafe, Aleisha Coffey, New Wave DesignProject Managers: Cindy Holmberg-Smith, Anthony PutteeAdministration Officers / Desktop Operators: Natalie Pugsley, Dylan Holmberg

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    ISBN: 978-1-925509-17-5

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  • Year 5Name:

    110 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    Term 2 - Week 1 - Day 1

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: what is the right ratio of serup to water when youre mixing cordial theyre is no right answer really it depends on how sweet you like it ____________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A preposition is a word used before a noun or a pronoun to show its relationship to some other word in the sentence; it is used to make a phrase (e.g under the box, in

    the box, on the box, by, up, down, near, through, over, at). Write the correct preposition into this sentence: ________________ ( In / About ) January it is possible to fry eggs ________________ ( on / from) the driveway, it’s so hot!

    3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write the correct plural of the word painting: ___________________________

    4. A homograph is a word that has the same spelling but a different meaning (e.g. fine/fine) and sometimes a different sound (e.g. tear/tear). Write the homographs: its / close / young / incline / horse _____________________________________________

    5. Write the odd one out: ________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time 6 hours from now? ___________________________________________ Cindy was born in 1976. How old is she in 2016? _____________________________________

    7. Can you buy a sausage roll with $4? ___________________ How much change will you receive? ___________________

    8. Write the missing number: 493 - _________ = 281

    9. Area measures the size of a surface. Square centimetres is the measure used for small surfaces (e.g. the desk top). Square metres is used for larger surfaces (e.g. a football

    field). Formula for Area = Length x Width. 1cm2 = 1cm x 1cm. A = L x W.

    Write the area of this rectangle: _____________________________________________________

    10. Peter had $9.80, but dropped a $2 coin and three 20 cent coins down a drain. How much did he have left? ______________________________________________________

    Jennie’s LunchstopMeat Pie $5.50

    Custart Tart $1.20Cream Bun $3.70

    Sausage Rolls $2.60

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  • Year 5Name:

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    Term 2 - Week 1 - Day 2

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: why is the sand on the beech wet it is becuse the tied is coming in _____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Write a clause from these group of words: Her black in the breeze. hair blew ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Compound words are two or more words joined together to form a new word (e.g. seashell). Write a compound word at the movies: ______________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms? Choose a word from your class spelling list. Write a sentence with its antonym: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Vowels are A E I O U. Consonants are all the other letters of the alphabet. Write five words that contain four vowels. Use your dictionary to help you. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 6 hours and 12 minutes from now? _____________________________

    7. Write the multiplication facts for the number 10: ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Write the turnaround facts to match: ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    8. What is the chance the die will show a 5? ___________________________________________

    9. Would you use litres or millilitres to measure the volume of a glass of juice? ___________

    10. Michelle’s parents said they would match her savings for a weekend visiting her cousin in Sydney. She thinks she’ll need $95 for spending and outings whilst she’s there. She has saved $46. Will she have the money she wanted once her parent’s make their contribution? ________________________________________________________________________________

  • Year 5Name:

    310 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: she had lots of freinds but lucy would say that sarah tammy and veronica were her best freinds of course ellie was also a really great mate ______________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition. Write the phrase in this sentence: The dog next door barks a lot. ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Couldn’t is the contraction for which two words? ___________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of synonyms to complete this question? Choose five words from your class spelling list. Write a synonym to match each word: ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. This sentence is written in future tense. Change two words to make this sentence present tense: Learning to dance will be fun. ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 6 hours and 20 minutes from now? _____________________________ If I worked 14 hours on Tuesday, 4 hours on Thursday and worked half of an 8 hour shift on Saturday. How many hours did I work that week? __________________________________

    7. Write an O before odd numbers: Write an E before even numbers:

    8. Which coordinates display an obtuse angle? __________________ Write the coordinates that display a straight angle: ____________ What is the shape of 5,B? ___________________________________

    9. What is the volume of this diagram? _______________ cm3

    10. Many people entered a drawing competition which rewarded $100 to the person with the best drawing. Three people actually tied for first place. How much prize money did they receive when it was divided between the contestants equally? ________________________

    Term 2 - Week 1 - Day 3

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    410 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: i love them so much millie squelled when her big sister gave her a pear of lovly shoes for her birthday ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Write the dictionary meaning for vacant: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Locate the incorrectly spelled words. Write them correctly:

    ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of articles to complete this question? Write the articles in this sentence: I’m going for a run to the shops for an ice cream. ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write this sentence correctly: picked the I grandma. phone up answer a to call and was it my ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time six and a half hours ago? _______________________________________

    7. Write the number displayed on the abacus: ________________

    8. Write the direction from Darwin to Canberra: _________________________ Write the name of a state and its capital that is north east of Melbourne: ________________________________________

    9. True or false? A table is the shape of a cone. _______________________________________

    10. Erin’s school uniform skirt was 40cm long. She had recently had a growth spurt so her mum decided she needed to take down the hem 50mm. How long in centimetres was her skirt after the adjustment? ________________________________________________________

    Term 2 - Week 1 - Day 4

    kitchen, finnish, solar, loosly, humidity, yesterday, umbrela, recieve, number, moment

  • Year 5Name:

    510 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: i thought the photo of the muther ducks ducklings traling behind her as she crossed the grass to get to the pond was very cute _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Proper nouns are the actual names of people, places, animals or things. Write whether these words are proper nouns or common nouns: Antarctica _____________________________ Mary __________________________________ apple _________________________________ lamp __________________________________

    3. Rearrange this Commonwealth/Olympic Games word ymngstacsi: ___________________ Is this word a noun, a verb or an adjective? ________________________________________

    4. Write the definition that best describes the word argument: a) a disagreement between two people b) the plan for an event _______________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence. It was a cold day so I put my jumper on and… _______ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time six hours forty-three minutes from now? _______________________ What fraction of a century is 10 years? ____________________________________________

    7. On your calculator which symbol is used to reach this number? 700 200 = 500

    8. Complete the number pattern and write the rule: 6 9 12 ________ ________ ________ ________ Rule: _____________________________

    9. Write which measurement is most appropriate to measure the width of a loaf of bread km, m, cm or mm: ________________________________

    10. The bush at the front of their house had grown quickly and was now 230cm tall. This bush was blocking out the sunshine and needed to be trimmed 80cm. How tall in metres, were the bushes after they were trimmed? ________________________________________________________________________________

    Term 2 - Week 1 - Day 5

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    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 1

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: what three primary colurs mixed togetther make brown the ansur is blue red and yellow but only a very small amount of blue is needed _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Can you remember the meaning of verbs and adverbs to complete this question? Write whether these words are verbs or adverbs: walk ___________________ dance ____________________ quickly ___________________ eat ____________________ carefully __________________

    3. Apostrophe of ownership: for singular words to show possession of one owner, add an apostrophe then the letter s to the owner (e.g. dolphin’s tail, Ollie’s toothbrush). For

    plural words, that end in s, to show ownership, add an apostrophe after the s (e.g.

    teachers’ staffroom). Write the apostrophe of ownership in the sentence: The computer was Jennifers until she sold it to another lady. ___________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling (e.g. right/write). Write the words that are homophones: addition / passed / son / birthday ______________________________________________

    5. Write these words in alphabetical order: horrible / business / brought / bought / budget ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 7 hours and 2 minutes from now? ______________________________ 1 day is what fraction of a week? _________________________________________________

    7. Subtract these fractions:

    8. Write the missing number: 20 ÷ _______ = 5

    9. Converting kilograms (kg) to grams (g) x 1000. Converting grams (g) to kilograms (kg) ÷ 1000. Convert 4.629 kilograms to grams: ________________________________________

    10. Jordan’s grandma had just put four photos in picture frames which were each 20cm in length. When she put them on her shelf, right next to each other, how much space (at least) did they take up (in centimetres)? __________________________________________________

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    710 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: when thay got home from school they discovered the dog was missing because they mustnt hav shut the gate ______________________________________________________________________

    ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Adjectives are describing words. Write five adjectives to describe a pirate: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A prefix is a letter or group of letters placed before or in front of a word to change its meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Write re, im, ir, un, dis to each of these words to change their meaning: conventional ____________________________ relevant __________________________________ respect _________________________________ polite ________________________________ turned __________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones or homographs to complete this question? Write if row in this sentence is a homograph or homophone? The boys got into a row over whose turn it was. ______________________________________

    5. Write the words you find in this word worm: _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What was the time six hours fifty-eight minutes ago? _______________________________ Write these times on the analogue clocks:

    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 2

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    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 2

    7. Which instrument is the most popular? ________________________________________________________________________________

    8. Which bird species was most common at the zoo? __________________________________ Which bird species was least common at the zoo? __________________________________

    9. Measure the length and width of this box (to the nearest cm) and find its perimeter:

    10. A plane weighs 365 tonnes when loaded with passengers and their luggage, the weight of the plane when empty is 181 tonnes. How much did the passengers and luggage weigh? ________________________________________________________________________________

    100 Musical Instruments

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  • Year 5Name:

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    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 3

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: tesss teeth were a little crocked so she was going to need bracers ____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Adverbs are words that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb. Write the adverbs in this sentence: Instantly I knew I’d achieved a successful result. ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change its meaning. Which word could use both suffixes, -ion and -ing? quick / act / avail ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms to complete this question? Write an antonym for each word: hard __________________________________ fast ___________________________________ joy ____________________________________ early __________________________________ warm __________________________________

    5. Write the odd word out: _______________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time seven and a quarter hours ago? __________________________________ Show these times on the clock faces:

    7. Write one half as a decimal: ______________________________________________________

    8. What is the chance your favourite football team will win this year’s rugby league premiership? Impossible, likely, possible or certain ________________________________

    9. Write the angle: __________°

    10. The temperature reached 5°C overnight, during the day the highest temperate was 22°C warmer than this. What was the daytime temperature? ____________________________________________

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    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 4

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: when it was time for dinner yusufs mum always called the members of the family in this order dad his brotha his alder sister and then him ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g. her, him, its, themselves). Write the pronoun: The gunshot echoed in the still night, until finally she stopped breathing and collapsed. _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write woman as a plural: _______________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of synonyms to complete this question? Write a synonym for these words: mean _________________________________ kind ___________________________________ bossy __________________________________ soft ___________________________________ long ___________________________________

    5. Write the vowels: c h ____ l d r ____ n w ____ t c h c ____ l ____ b r ____ t ____ ____ n s l ____ w ____ r y ____ s t ____ r d ____ y

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 7 hours and 23 minutes ago? __________________________________

    7. If you bought the following, how much would it cost to buy? 1 sausage roll $__________ 2 custard tarts $__________ $

    8. Write the coordinates for the cube: ________________________________________________ Write the coordinates for the trapezium: ____________________________________________

    9. What is the date of Anzac Day? _______________________

    10. The top temperature today was 29°C, it is expected to drop 17°C overnight. What temperature will it get down to? ____________________________________________________

    Jennie’s LunchstopMeat Pie $5.50

    Custart Tart $1.20Cream Bun $3.70

    Sausage Rolls $2.60

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    1110 Quick Questions a Day | www.lizardlearning.com©2016 Lizard Learning Pty Ltd

    Term 2 - Week 2 - Day 5

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: olivia loved staying at her unkle petes house because he had too beautiful big fluffy cats ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A preposition is a word used before a noun or a pronoun to show its relationship to some other word in the sentence; it is used to make a phrase (e.g under the box, in the box, on

    the box, by, up, down, near, through, over, at). Write a sentence using one preposition: __________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Compound words are two or more words joined together to form a new word (e.g. seashell). Write a sentence that includes two compound words: _________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of articles to complete this question? Write the articles: We’re moving house in a couple of weeks to the big blue house on the corner. _________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the present tense for helped: ________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time seven and a half hours from now? ______________________________ 16 months = _____________ year _____________ months

    7. True or false? 5 x 2 = 3 + 6 + 1 ___________________________________________________

    8. Which direction is half way between south and east on a compass rose? ______________ Which direction is half way between south and west on a compass rose? ______________

    9. How long is the Year 1’s presentation? __________________________________ How long is the ceremony in total? __________________________________ A parent has a child in year 1 and year 7, and stays for all her childs presentations. In total, how long are these presentations? __________________________________

    10. The teacher told Jim that the temperature today was the same as the answer to 15x2. What is the temperature? __________________________________________________________

    ANZAC Day Parade9:00am Roll9:15am Welcome from the Principal9:30am Speech by Community Representative9:45am Playing of ‘Advance Australia Fair’

    9:55am 'The Last Post’ and observing a minute silence

    10:00am Presentation by Year 7’s

    10:15am Presentation by Year 5’s

    10:30am Presentation by Year 3’s

    10:45am Presentation by Year 1’s

    11:00am First Break

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    Term 2 - Week 3 - Day 1

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: congratulations his parents called out from th front door of his h0m before he had even entered the gate ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Rearrange these words to make a clause: couldn’t stop We laughing. ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Write the contraction for the words they will: _______________________________________

    4. Write the nearest meaning to the word complete: ____________________________________ When I’m using a computer I can complete my work much quicker.

    5. Rearrange this sentence so it makes sense: storm. pot was nicely plant until growing the it knocked The was over in wild ____________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _______________ What will be the time 7 hours 23 minutes from now? _______________ Write a quarter past twelve in digital time.

    7. Write the first 5 multiples of 4: 1 x 4 = _______ 2 x 4 = _______ 3 x 4 = _______ 4 x 4 = _______ 5 x 4 = _________

    8. Write each missing decimal on the number line: ________________________________________________________________________________ 5.3 5.9 6.5 ________ ________ ________

    9. Is this picture a flip (reflection), slide (translation) or a turn (rotation)? _____________________________________

    10. If one blue whale weighed 98 tonnes and another weights 104 tonnes. What is their combined weight? _____________________________________

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    Term 2 - Week 3 - Day 2

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: how many times can you say purple people eatter in a row befor you say purple purple eatter ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition. Write a sentence that contains this phrase beside the huge dinosaur: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Locate the words that are spelled incorrectly. Write the correct spelling: I can’t imagin what it wood be like too run in a marathon. ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones to complete this task? Write the matching homophones for these words: fair ______________________________ berries ___________________________________ bread _______________________________ cymbals _________________________________ herd ________________________________

    5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: The wind was so strong it blew my… ________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 7 hours and 45 minutes ago? ___________________________________ 2 years is what fraction of a decade? _____________________________________________

    7. Write the value of the highlighted digit in this number 3 728 191: ______________________

    8. Who beat their time by 1 second? ____________ On what day did they do this? ________________

    9. Area measures the size of a surface. Square centimetres is the measure used for

    small surfaces (e.g. the desk top). Square metres is used for larger surfaces

    (e.g. a football field). Formula for Area = Length x Width. 1cm2 = 1cm x 1cm. A = L x W. Write the measurements of a rectangle with an area of 15cm2: _______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    10. Sally laid a line of blue tiles the middle of her bathroom wall. The line measures 160cm and she used 20 tiles. How long is each tile? ____________________________________________

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    Term 2 - Week 3 - Day 3

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: what did you do at skool today her grandmuther axked ______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Write the dictionary meaning for valiant: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Rearrange the words in this popular children’s book title and spell correctly: yahrr rptote ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling (e.g. right/write). Write one homophone at a birthday party: ____________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Rearrange these words into alphabetical order: _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time eight hours from now? ________________________________________ 80 years = _____________ decades

    7. Calculator sentences - change 420 to 20 using your calculator (e.g. 420 – 400 = 20). Write the calculator sentence to change: 42 21 = 21

    8. Write the words least likely and most likely: You will watch television some time tonight: __________________________________________ A friend will come over to play: ____________________________________________________ Your principal will hop into your classroom today: _____________________________________ Your principal will be sunburnt Monday morning: _____________________________________ You will have Brussels sprouts for dinner tonight: ______________________________________

    9. Converting Litres (L) to millilitres (mL) x 1000. Converting millilitres (mL) to Litres (L) ÷ 1000.

    How many litres in 1 000mL? _________________

    10. If one elephant weighs 6 tonnes. How much would 3 elephants weigh? ___________________________________________

    drank, dusty, beat, blown, rocket

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    Term 2 - Week 3 - Day 4

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: boys sneekers and girls sneekers often look exactly the same __________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Nouns are the names of people, places, animals or things. Write the nouns: Iona gently reached out her hand to pat the beautiful Golden Retriever that was named Casino.

    ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Apostrophe of ownership: for singular words to show possession of one owner, add an apostrophe then the letter s to the owner (e.g. dolphin’s tail, Ollie’s toothbrush).

    For plural words, that end in s, to show ownership, add an apostrophe after the s

    (e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write five proper nouns with an apostrophe of ownership: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms to complete this question? Write the definition for an antonym: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the words you find in this word worm: __________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time eight hours and twelve minutes from now? _____________________

    7. What percentage of this diagram is coloured? _________________________________________

    8. < means less than > means greater than. 10 x 3 Twenty-eight

    9. How many cubic centimetres are there in this diagram? ________________

    10 A truck is carrying 7 new cars, the total weight of these cars is 14 tonnes. How much does one car weigh? ___________________________________________________

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    Term 2 - Week 3 - Day 5

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: there are many types of snackes in australia some poisonus some not however in new zealand there is not a single land snake ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A preposition is a word used before a noun or a pronoun to show its relationship to some other word in the sentence; it is used to make a phrase (e.g under the box, in

    the box, on the box, by, up, down, near, through, over, at).

    Write a sentence using one preposition: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Can you remember the meaning of prefixes to complete this question? Write the correct prefix un, sub, mis, or dis to match the word standard: ______________

    4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Write five words. Write their synonyms: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. The find-a-word has three home related words and one word that relates to the sky. Locate and write the four words: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time eight and a half hours from now? ______________________________ 120 minutes = _____________ hours _____________ minutes

    7. Write which colour matches each fraction: ____ ________________________________ ____ ________________________________ ____ ________________________________

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    u

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    b

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    8. What direction on a compass is Station Parade from Wattle Road? ____________________ Tom went for a swim at Blue Lake. Write the directions he took from his house to the lake: ________________________________________________________________________________ Sam and Ben play soccer. Sam has to be at Ben’s house each Saturday morning so his mum can drive them to the soccer field. Write the directions that Sam takes from his house to Ben’s house each Saturday morning: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ What does mean? ____________________________________________________

    9. How many faces? ________________________________________________ How many vertices (corners)? _____________________________________ How many edges? _______________________________________________

    10. Write the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 13cm and a width of 5cm: ________________________________________________________________________________

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    STATION PARADE

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: woof woof woof the huge dog barked at sacha and her litle puppy threw the fence ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Adjectives are describing words. Write 5 adjectives at the circus: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change its meaning. Write the suffix -ful to the correct word: need / work / long _________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms to complete this question? Write three articles in a sentence: _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the five vowels: ____________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 8 hours 32 minutes from now? _________________________________ 442 days = _____________ weeks _____________ day

    7. Ascending order is arranging numbers from smallest to largest. Arrange in ascending order: 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.5 _________________________________

    8. Draw your own, or write on this compass, the coordinates NE and SE:

    9. Write to the nearest cm, the length of the dotted line: ________________________________

    10. The area of Jenny’s backyard is 64m2. She has a paved area of 16m2, the rest of the yard is grass. What is the area of the grassed space? ____________________________________

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: teishas rist was brocken so she had to have it in a plaster cast _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. An adverb is a word which modifies or adds meaning to a verb, adjective or adverb by telling how, when, why or where a thing is done. Write a sentence using two adverbs: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write the word selections in its singular form: _______________________________________

    4. Write the nearest meaning to against: ______________________________________________

    5. Write past, present or future tense: Juice is my favourite drink: ________________________________________________________ On our trip around the world we went to Spain, Italy and America: _____________________ The chocolate will melt if we don’t place it back into the fridge: _______________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 8 hours and 45 minutes ago? ____________________________________

    7. What is the change from eight dollars if I spend $5.10? ______________________________

    8. Write the letter that shows numbers counting forwards by 100: _______________________ a) 3 000, 4 000, 5 000, 6 000 b) 253, 353, 453, 553 c) 9, 29, 49, 69 d) 300, 401, 502, 603

    9. Formula for the perimeter of a rectangle L = length, W = width, and P = perimeter. P = L + L + W + W or P = 2 x L + 2 x W or P = 2 x (L + W). Find the perimeter of this rectangle: P = _____________________________

    10. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 7cm and a width of 5cm? _______________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    9cm

    4cm

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: neya always thort it was funny that her name was neya because it sounded like the niose her favourite animal made what do you think the animal was _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Can you remember the meaning of pronouns to complete this question? Write the definition of a pronoun: __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Compound words are two or more words joined together to form a new word (e.g. seashell). Write a compound word at the bakery: _______________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones or homographs to complete this question? Is fare in this sentence a homograph or homophone? I paid the appropriate fare as I boarded the bus. _____________________________________

    5. Rearrange these words into a sentence: fed. handler were being the alligators lost when his hand The ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time nine hours from now? _________________________________________ 6 centuries = _____________ years

    7. True or False? ____________________________________________________

    8. Write the baby’s weight at 18 months: __________________________________ What was the approximate weight gained by the baby from July to Australia Day? ____________________

    9. Convert 2 076 grams to kilograms: __________________________________

    10. Geoff has a square room with a perimeter of 12m. What is the length of each wall? ________________________________________________________________________________

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    Baby’s Weight Gain Over 18 Months(Born January)

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: they really didnt no wot to do for the day; theyd made no plans at all __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Verbs are doing / action words. Write the verb in this sentence: On Tuesday I will be playing soccer with my friends. __________________________________

    3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Didn’t is a contraction using which two words: _____________________________________

    4. Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings (e.g. right / write). Write two separate sentences to explain these homophones: wave: __________________________________________________________________________ waive: __________________________________________________________________________

    5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: The Uno cards were all lined out on the table and... ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time nine hours and eleven minutes ago? _____________________________

    7. Use this diagram to help you complete these number sentences: 12 = __________ x __________ 12 = __________ x __________ 12 = __________ x __________

    The factors of 12 are ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________

    8. = equal to or ≠ not equal to. Write the appropriate sign: $63.45 $50.05 + $13.40

    9. How many degrees does a straight angle have? ____________________________________

    10. Sam bought 2 chocolate bars at the shop. Each cost $1.20 and $1.40. What was the total cost of his chocolate bars? _________________________________________

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: mrs joness books were wondaful and she had so many _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Rearrange these words to make a clause: water. all Kelly drank the ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Locate the incorrectly spelled words. Write them correctly: ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms to complete this question? Choose a word from your class spelling list. Write a sentence with its antonym: __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Rearrange these words in alphabetical order: angle / angry / cubic / already / decide ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 9 and 1 4 hours from now? ______________________________________ 13 years = _____________ weeks

    7. Write the larger number 4 291 382 or 4 392 438: ____________________________________

    8. Write, as a fraction, the chance the spinner will land on the tractor: ___________ Write, as a fraction, the chance the spinner will land on the cow: __________

    9. Summer ends in which month? ___________________ It’s Saturday 5th February in a leap year today, what is the date one month from today? __________________

    10. Shelly has $9.50, she spends $3.75. How much money does she have left? ____________

    brought, plesant, moisture, thorough, usefull, welcome, aquarium, disapear, bisness

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: Aleisha luved dogs and oftan asked her parents if they could get one finally on her birfday her parents gave her a puppy whom she named cherry _____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition. Write a sentence that contains a phrase: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Rearrange these words and write them correctly: cegoniser __________________________ xpelaantoin ______________________________ yttrreior ______________________________ nssxiepro _________________________________ ccmesiirle ____________________________

    4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Choose five words from your class spelling list. Write a synonym to match each word: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the words you find in this word worm: ___________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 9 hours and 23 minutes ago? ____________________________________ Write the time 9 hours before 4:45am on the clock face:

    7. Calculator Sentences - change 420 to 20 using your calculator (e.g. 420 – 400 = 20).

    Write the calculator sentence for 3 118 to 3 000: _________________________________________________

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    8. Write the full names and their abbreviations of the states at: 2,C: ____________________________________________________________________________ 5,F: ____________________________________________________________________________

    9. It’s 9.30am, how many hours until home bell? _______________________________________ You are half an hour late for roll call. What time will you arrive? _______________________

    10. Tim had 9 10 of a cake. If he gave 3 10 to his friends. What fraction of the cake is left?

    ________________________________________________________________________________

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    Riverton State SchoolYear 4 Year 5 Year 6

    9:00am Roll Roll Roll9:30am Music Swimming Math

    10:15am - 10:45am Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea

    11:30am Reading Gym Music

    12:45pm - 1:30pm Lunch Lunch Lunch

    2:15pm Gym Speaking Session Swimming

    3:00pm Home Bell Home Bell Home Bell

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: toot the horn sounded from the car behind them becos his dad hadnt noticed the lights had turned green ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Write the dictionary meaning for perimeter: ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Apostrophe of ownership: for singular words to show possession of one owner, add an apostrophe then the letter s to the owner (e.g. dolphin’s tail, Ollie’s toothbrush).

    For plural words, that end in s, to show ownership, add an apostrophe after the s

    (e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write five words that use an apostrophe of ownership for groups: ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of articles to complete this question? Write the definition of an article: ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the odd word out: ______________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 9 hours and 36 minutes from now? _____________________________

    7. Which two breeds are the same percentages? _________________________________________ Which breed dominates the dog park? _________________________________________

    8. Write the opposite direction to south-east: ______________________________________ Write the territory that is north of Adelaide: ______________________________________

    9. How many axes of symmetry does a square have? ____________________________________________

    10. The length of a rope is 123.5m. If it’s cut into 10 equal pieces, how long would each piece be? ________________________________________________________________________________

    Term 2 - Week 5 - Day 2

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    Dogs at the Park

    Golden Retriever 25%

    Rottweiler 15%

    Fox Terrier 25%

    Bull Dog 35%

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: cucumber capscim pumpkin and potatoe witch one of these vegetables doesnt have seeds ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Nouns are the names of people, places, animals or things. Write five nouns at a bowling green: ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A prefix is a letter or group of letters placed before or in front of a word to change its meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Write the correct prefix for the word view in the box: un / in / re view

    4. Write the definition that best describes the word possible: ___________________________ a) it can be done b) it will be done

    5. Write the consonants in the alphabet: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What was the time nine hours and twenty-seven minutes ago? ______________________ How many minutes between 4:24am and 4:52am? __________________________ minutes

    7. Can you cut this picture in half? Draw your answer to explain: __________________________________________ __________________________________________

    8. Complete the number pattern and write the rule: 57 52 47 _______ _______ _______ _______ Rule: ______________________________

    9. Which would you use cm2, m2 or hectares to measure an eraser? ____________________

    10. Jim uses 1 2 a cup of flour and 1 4 cup of sugar.

    What fraction of a cup in total? ___________________________________________

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: dont let the bed bugs bite her grandmother said to gabby as she turned of the lights ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Verbs are doing / action words. Write five verbs to do in mud: _______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change its meaning. Write the correct suffixes from the box to match friend: _____________________

    4. Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings and spelling (e.g. right/write). Write the correct homophone: It is important that you spell the word ________________ ( right, write, rite ), or it may change the meaning of the word.

    5. Write past, present or future tense: Mum’s going to cook a cake tonight for my birthday: ________________________________ He was watching when the train went past, but didn’t think to board it: _________________ I am helping dad mow the lawn: __________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time nine hours and forty-five minutes ago? __________________________

    7. Write 1 hundred, 8 tens, 3 units, 5 tenths and 2 hundredths in decimals: _______________

    8. How many smoothies did Grayson and Kim drink altogether? _________________________________ What is the difference in smoothies consumed between Mitchell and Grayson? _______________ If Ryder continued with his smoothie purchases, how many would he drink over 12 weeks? ____________________________________________

    9. Converting Litres (L) to millilitres (mL) x 1000. Converting millilitres (mL) to Litres (L) ÷ 1000. Which measurement L or mL, is most appropriate to measure: A baby’s bottle ________________ A spray bottle of insect repellent ___________________

    10. Barry’s music shelf has 10 DVDs. Each DVD measures 1.1cm. How much space do the DVDs occupy? __________________________________________________________________

    ly er ed s ing ion able est ful

    Child Smoothies bought over 1 month

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    Kim

    MitchellRyder

    Grayson

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: jarrod was alowed to have his favourite fast food on his birthday but he cudnt decide betwen piza hamburgers and chips ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Can you remember the meaning of adverbs to complete this question? Write the definition of an adverb: ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write these words in plurals: beach __________________________________ home ________________________________ half _____________________________________ wave _________________________________ building _________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homographs to complete this question? Write the homographs: may / light / whether / through / nurse ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: We cooked sausages for breakfast and there was a lot of... ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 9 hours and 52 minutes from now? _____________________________ How many years in half a century? _____________ years

    7.

    8. Write the missing numbers:

    9. How many cubic centimetres are there in this diagram? _____________________________

    10. Leah’s mum cut oranges into quarters. Leah ate 5 pieces. How many oranges is this equal to? __________________________________

    Term 2 - Week 5 - Day 5

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: dominic couldnt believe that he was goin to the theme parc for his birthday yay he kept on saying excitedly to his parents ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Adjectives are describing words. Write the strongest adjective: nice / friendly / kind / loving / delightful ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Can you remember the meaning of compound words to complete this question? Write the definition of a compound word: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    4. Antonyms are words that are opposites. Write an antonym for these words: bad _____________________________________ excited ______________________________ clever ___________________________________ interesting ____________________________ small ____________________________________

    5. Rearrange these words into alphabetical order: ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time ten hours from now? __________________________________________ Ava was born in the year 2013. How old is she in 2023? ______________________________

    7. My answer is 24. I have doubled the first number. What number did I start with? _________

    8. Which ball is least likely to be chosen? ______________________ Show your answer as a fraction: _____________________________

    9. Which shape is a cone? ____________________________________

    10. Matt has 35 biscuits. He puts 1 5 of these in a container. How many does he put in the container? __________________ What fraction are not in the container? __________________

    tomorrow, property, contradict, monoplane, consequence

    Term 2 - Week 6 - Day 1

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: for how many minutes do you think you shud brush your teath would you be surprised to no each time you brush them it should be for 3 minutes __________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g. her, him, its, themselves). Write the correct pronouns it , that, she, her into this sentence: ___________________ is only a matter of time before __________________ falls off the swing.

    3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Does this sentence use the contraction we're correctly? If you’re going to we’re the red dress, I’ll wear the blue one. ____________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of synonyms to complete this question? Write five synonyms for these words: create ___________________________________ silent ________________________________ excited __________________________________ teach _______________________________ scream __________________________________

    5. Write the words you find in this word worm: __________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 10 hours and 5 minutes ago? ____________________________________

    7. Joe is 143cm, Kate is 152cm and Mark is 146cm. What is the average height of the students? __________

    8. Which coordinates display the nets? _________________ Which coordinates display the time closest to lunch time? __________________________________________________

    9. Convert 471cm to metres: _________________________

    10. Mel had collected 2 345 trading cards. Kyle had only begun collecting and had only 200. If Mel gave Kyle her cards, how many would he have? _______________________________

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: taylor hadnt always loved pop music but these days she thought it was just the best she was always being discovered danceing and singin along to her favorite songs buy her brothers

    ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. A preposition is a word used before a noun or a pronoun to show its relationship to some other word in the sentence; it is used to make a phrase (e.g under the box, in the

    box, on the box, by, up, down, near, through, over, at). Write the preposition/s in this phrase: Until recently, I didn’t realise how important it was to be in a sports team. _______________

    3. Locate the incorrectly spelled words. Write them correctly: Nexed time we atempt climing rocks I think I’ll we’re a safty harness. _______________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of articles to complete this question? Write the articles in this sentence: If I could, I’d join the school cricket team, but unfortunately I’m not very good at hitting the ball. ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Write the odd word out: ___________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 10 and a quarter hours from now? ______________________________ Lilly went to the library for 12 hours on Saturday, 8 hours Monday and nine hours on Tuesday? How many hours was Lilly at the library that week? __________________________

    7. Write the numeral for (7 x 103) + (3 x 102) + (8 x 101) + (6 x 100): ________________________

    8. Write the direction that is opposite to north-east: ___________________________________ Write the direction that is opposite to north-west: ___________________________________

    9. Formula for the perimeter of a square L = length and P = perimeter. A square has 4 equal sides so we use L for all four sides.

    P = L + L + L + L or P = 4 x L. Measure all sides of the square. Write the answers in the table:

    10. The prawn fisherman caught 6 590 prawns in a day. He needed to throw 2 675 back because they were too small. How many did he take to market? _______________________

    Length Width Perimeter

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: slurpies come in a range of flavours which you can work out from their colour bruwn is cola red is strawbery and green is lime __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Can you remember the meaning of clauses to complete this question? Write the definition of a clause: ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Rearrange this word ublebbs. (Hint: It’s found in the bathtub.) Is this word a noun, a preposition, or an adjective? _________________________________

    4. Write a word with the nearest meaning to tidying: ___________________________________ We spent all day tidying the house ready for sale.

    5. Write five words that contain four vowels. Use your dictionary to help you. ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 10 hours and 19 minutes ago? ___________________________________

    7. Calculator sentences - change 420 to 20 using your calculator (e.g. 420 – 400 = 20). Write the calculator sentence to change 6 178 to 6 000: _____________________________

    8. Write each missing fraction on the number line: ________________________________________________________________________________ 0 1 2 3 10 10 10

    9. An acute angle is less than 90 degrees. A right angle is 90 degrees. An obtuse angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. A straight angle is 180 degrees

    exactly (a line). A reflex angle is greater than 180 degrees. Write the angle that measures exactly 90°? _________________________________________

    10. Complete the magic square so each row, column and diagonal adds to 108:

    38

    40

    34

    3632A B C

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    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: help help yelled caseys mum as she tryed to carry in the huge shopping bags that were beginning to split ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Can you remember the meaning of phrases to complete this question? Write the definition of a phrase: ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. Apostrophe of ownership: for singular words to show possession of one owner, add an apostrophe then the letter s to the owner (e.g. dolphin’s tail, Ollie’s toothbrush). For

    plural words, that end in s, to show ownership, add an apostrophe after the s (e.g.

    teachers’ staffroom). Write the apostrophe of ownership: The watch was Isaacs, but its battery died __________________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones to complete this question? Write one homophone to use on holidays: _________________________________________

    5. Rearrange this sentence to make a proper sentence: I a mowing. noise that looked came dad the backyard I out loud and from found had started heard and _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 10 and 1 2 hours from now? _____________________________________ What fraction of a century is 5 years? _____________________________________________

    7. What percentage are trumpets? ____________ What percentage of a whole are percussions? _________________________________________ What are the percentage differences between violins and flutes? ________________________

    8. Write the missing numbers: 2 819 - _______ = 1 940 $9.49 + _______ = $21.48

    9. = equal to or ≠ not equal to. Write the correct sign: 6 000g 60t

    10. 6 friends contributed equal amounts of money towards buying a second-hand go-cart. The go-cart cost $66. How much did each person contribute? ________________________

    100 Musical Instruments

    Violin 60%

    Flute 20%

    Trumpet 15%

    Percussion 5%

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    Term 2 - Week 7 - Day 1

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: isnt it funny that wen you see someone yorn you feel like you need to yorn too ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Write the dictionary meaning for justice: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    3. A prefix is a letter or group of letters placed before or in front of a word to change its meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Write the prefix that is correct for the words not respected: unrespected disrespected imrespected __________________________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones and homographs to complete this question? Is the word fine a homograph or homophone? If you park in that spot you will receive a fine. ________________________________________

    5. Write past, present or future tense for the words below:

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time ten hours and forty minutes ago? ________________________________ Write these times on the analogue clocks:

    Past Present Future

    watch

    go

    look

    clean

    rest

    03:26 04:53

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    Term 2 - Week 7 - Day 1

    7. This recipe makes 12 muesli slices. There are only 6 children in the class. Change the amounts to only make 6 slices: 2 1 4 cups rolled oats ________________ cups rolled oats

    1 cup cornflakes ________________ cup cornflakes

    1 2 cup chopped dried dates ________________ cup chopped dried dates 1 2 cup chopped glace cherries ________________ cup chopped glace cherries 1 4 cup firmly packed brown sugar ________________ cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 2 cup shredded coconut ________________ cup shredded coconut

    1 2 cup chopped dried apricots ________________ cup chopped dried apricots

    1 2 cup sultanas ________________ cup sultanas

    250g butter, chopped ________________ butter, chopped

    1 4 cup honey ________________ cup honey 8. Which bird species was most common at the zoo? __________________________________ Which bird species were least common at the zoo? _________________________________ What is the difference in percentage between ducks and galahs? _____________________

    9. Write the missing words in the calendar rhyme:

    10. The Gupta family were having a reunion on the Gold Coast. They needed to work out how many flights to book for their relations who lived in Melbourne. There were 6 families and each family had 5 members. How many flight bookings did they need to book altogether? ________________________________________________________________________________

    Calendar Rhyme

    30 days have September, April, and November. All the rest have 31 except for

    alone, which has 28 days clear but 29 days in each leap year.

    Bird Species

    Duck 29%

    Cockatoo 11%

    Swan 3%

    Peacocks 5%

    Galah 17%

    Lorikeets 35%

    112

    23

    46

    5

    3

    4

    5

    6

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    Term 2 - Week 7 - Day 2

    1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: wheres youre best mate the teacher asked marcus however for once marcus couldnt give him an answer he didnt no where nico was __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Proper nouns are the actual names of people, places, animals or things. Write whether these words are proper nouns or common nouns: seaweed _____________________________ Mount Everest ___________________________ Charlie _______________________________ plane ___________________________________

    3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change its meaning. Which suffix added to danger is correct: -ly -ous -able ________________

    4. Can you remember the meaning of antonyms to complete this question? Write the definition of antonyms: ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Writing time! Finish this sentence: The sun was very hot and it was beating down on my... ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

    6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time ten and three quarter hours from now? _________________________ 1 year is what fraction of a century? _______________________________________________

    7. Write 9 10 in decimals: ______________________________________________________________

    8. What is the chance the die will show an odd number? _____________________

    9. Jo is the coach for the Under 10’s. How long is she at training? ________________________ Jo missed training for the Under 10’s soccer team by 15 minutes, what time did the coach arrive? ____________________________ Under 8’s hockey training was late finishing by 25 minutes. In digital form, write what time they eventually finished training: ___________________________

    10. Mitch wanted to buy a few pairs of rubber thongs for his Christmas at the beach. Each pair of thongs cost $3.80. How many pairs can he purchase with $9.90?