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Handwriting/Typing Spend 10 minutes on your handwriting/typing. You can use the links on the blog to take you to sites where you can develop your typing skills. Or copy the following poem (written by Emily) in you neatest handwriting. Quiet wind hovers Sloshy ground sticks Steamy pools twirl Never-ending doors knocking Crazy dreams awake I loved the time there. I will never let it go.
Reading Read the following and answer the questions. Make sure your answers are detailed and use full answers.
ROOM 25 LEARNING Thursday 17 and Friday 18 June
If you can print it off, highlight the key words as you read. This will help you identify the main ideas. Dogs
Dogs were domesticated from wolves over 10,000 years ago in the Middle East as people started to realize dogs' great potential in guarding and hunting. This is evident from ancient cave paintings which often depict dogs assisting men during hunting. Today there are over 200 million dogs being kept as pets with North America having the largest share.
The dog is not a pure carnivore. It eats fruits, vegetables as well as meat and should be considered an omnivore. Its internal organs are similar to those of humans although externally both species look very different. The body of a dog basically provides strength and speed. The paws have pads which act as shock absorbers when they run or leap.
Dogs have excellent sense of smell because their noses have long smelling membranes. Their sense of hearing is also much better than human beings. They are able to swivel their ears so as to focus on the source of the sound. However, they do not see things in colour but in black, white and shades of grey.
The average life span of a dog is tweleve years. The first year is equal to fifteen human years, the second is nine and thereafter, each dog year is four human years. This means dogs age much faster and live the equivalent of about sixty-four human years.
1. Why did Man domesticate dogs?
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2. Why is the dog not a pure carnivore?
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3. Would you describe a dog's vision as excellent? If not, why?
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4. When we say that 1 dog year is equal to several human years,
what are we actually referring to?
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Safe From Bombs It was past midnight and the air raid sirens began to wail all
over the city. This warning meant that there was going to be an air raid from the enemies.
A little boy was woken by the siren. He ran quickly downstairs to his parents. Together they ran out into the garden towards a door half-buried in the earth. They hurried in and closed the door behind them and soon they could hear the drone of aeroplanes overhead as they hid in the air raid shelter. They could feel the earth shake as bombs began to fall.
In the shelter, the little boy was tucked into bed by his mother. Next to his bed was a little night-light, just in case he was afraid. He didn't like being in the shelter, even though it was a safe place to be. It was both hot and stuffy with water leaking from the walls and ceiling. Sometimes he had to stay there for hours.
Many families built shelters in their gardens. Those who didn't had to run to public shelters. Many spent the night in underground railway stations just to be safe from the bombs.
During the Second War World, which began in 1939, there were thousands of air raids. Towns all over Europe were destroyed by bombs and hundreds of thousand of innocent men, women and children were killed. This was the first time that war had put everyone in danger because in the past, it was mainly the soldiers on the battlefield who were likely to be killed.
1. How did the boy know there was going to be an air raid?
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2. How would you describe the condition of his air raid shelter.
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3. How did the Second World War affect Europe?
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4. What did those without their own air raid shelter do for
protection?
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5. Which words describe to you that the shelter was hidden.
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Writing Yesterday you had the opportunity to write an information report about bones. Have a go at planning an Information report about one of the planets. You can use the following graphic organiser to plan or you can use your own.
Once complete, follow the Banks Avenue writing process and write your report. Publish it in a creative way. Make sure you proofread your work.
Check the Success Criteria Take it a step further: If you would like feedback on your Information Report, please email it to…… [email protected]
Maths- Room 25 (Interchange)
Maths- Room 26/27 (Interchange
)
Spelling- Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
1. These football players from England are finding it hard to ________
to the equatorial climate.
(1) localised (3) adapt
(2) fit (4) climatise ( )
2. There's ________ in the question, it must be corrected.
(1) an error (3) an errata
(2) a fault (4) a mishap ( )
3. Can you ________ what the world would be like without a sun?
(1) imagine (3) fancy
(2) observe (4) determine ( )
4. My daughter ________ to be a lawyer when she grows up.
(1) aspires (3) expires
(2) inspires (4) thinks ( )
5. The sales promoter is giving away free product ________ to potential customers.
(1) examples (3) packets
(2) specimens (4) samples ( )
6. I'm in a bad ________ now. I have not been exercising regularly for the past year.
(1) physique (3) figure
(2) size (4) shape ( )
7. I think we should join the ________ tour around the museum provided by a member of the staff.
(1) delayed (3) promotional
(2) guided (4) self ( )
8. The wound is badly infected, apply some ________ to it.
(1) antibiotic (3) cream
(2) antiseptic (4) antidote ( )
9. This oceanliner is having an overhaul in the ________.
(1) dock (3) harbour
(2) quay (4) pier ( )
10. He had contacted ________ disease, the doctor said there is no cure available.
(1) a rare (3) an incurable
(2) an unusual (4) an ordinary ( )
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
1. The book ________ I have just read was written by Charles Dickens. (1) when (3) where (2) which (4) who ( ) 2. All the guests ________ by half past seven but the host and hostess
are nowhere to be seen. (1) arrived (3) have been arrived (2) had arrived (4) having arrived ( ) 3. He ________ by to see you this evening if he is free. (1) drops (3) may drop (2) has dropped (4) dropping ( ) 4. Why walk when we ________ on a bus?
(1) get (3) can get (2) shall get (4) got ( ) 5. Why ________ you add soy sauce to this dish? It is so bland. (1) did (3) didn't (2) would (4) should ( ) 6. The inheritance ________ divided out fairly and everybody should be
happy. (1) is (3) has been (2) was (4) will be ( ) 7. The Colonel was doubtful whether the new recruit can ________ the
plan sucessfully. (1) carry out (3) run in (2) get on (4) fall through ( )
8. There's a nasty rumour ________ that some directors embezzled
money from the company. (1) moving (3) falling on (2) growing (4) going around ( ) 9. ________ your three minutes up yet? I have an urgent call to make
right away. (1) Isn't (3) Aren't (2) Wasn't (4) Will ( ) 10. Nina has been waiting all this while; she's wondering ________ he is. (1) when (3) where (2) which (4) what (
Inquiry-Immersion Find the similarities and differences between Jupiter and Earth by filling in the Venn diagram.
I have taken some following information from the Internet for you if you’re unable to use the Internet for research. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. These are the giant gas planets. Scientists think they are made of small, solid cores. Their interiors are fluid. Lightweight gases such as hydrogen and helium make up most of their mass. With all their satellites and ring systems, they are very interesting to observe. 3 Jupiter is the largest planet. It is the fifth from the sun. The length of its year is about 4330 Earth days. This is how long it takes for Jupiter to make one revolution around the sun. It spins very fast, however. It takes only about nine Earth hours for Jupiter to make one rotation. 4 Jupiter's diameter is eleven times larger than Earth's. In fact, Jupiter is only ten times smaller than the sun. This giant planet makes up about 70 percent of all the planetary matter in our solar system. 5 Jupiter's atmosphere is made of mostly helium and hydrogen. There are strong winds in its upper atmosphere. These cause violent storms that rage almost all the time. The Great Red Spot is actually a giant storm. It has been seen for over 300 years.
Well done for taking responsibility for your own learning and completing the learning tasks at home. I will see you Monday! ;-) Mrs Kingi