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GL Assessment 11+ Course Week 8 - Parent Guide

* Please Note: these timings are based on what we'd expect from an average Year 5 student. These should not be viewed aslimits – please allow for extensions where students may be struggling, and be aware that some students may be capable of

completing the work in a faster time.

Day/Topic(s) Covered

Page Number(s)

Suggested Time Taken*

Teaching Points

Day 1: Multiple Choice Comprehension

3, 4 and 5 25 minutes Multiple choice style comprehension exercises are very common in exams like the 11+, so it's a really good idea for students to get comfortable with answering questions in this format. Students should read the examples and instructions, learning how to spot the tricks that are often used to try to catch them out! They then have a short practice exercise to put their skills in motion.

Day 2: Non-Verbal Reasoning: Reflection

6 and 7 15 minutes Most students will already be familiar with at least the most basic concept of reflection, but it's important that they understand how to differentiate it from rotation (as well as being able to spot when a shape has been rotated and reflected). Page 6 explains this using clear diagrams, so your child should then be able to complete page 7 without too much difficulty.

Day 3: Percentages 8, 9and 10

25 minutes Pages 8 and 9 demonstrate the 2 main ways of working out percentages of numbers (using fractions and mental maths). If your child already has a method they are comfortable with, we would encourage them to continue with it. However, if your child lacks confidence with working out percentages, we would suggest that they try both methods, then use whichever one they feel most comfortable with going forward.Please note that the last table on page 10 contains a higher level of questions. If your child is not yet confident using decimals, it might be best to leave these until next week, when we will be covering decimals in more detail.

Day 4:Revision Sheets

11, 12 and 13

20 minutes These revision sheets cover the topics studied in this week's work, and students should use them to help highlight and strengthen any weaker areas before they attempt the Mini Test. If they come across any questions they don't understand in the revision sheets, students should take care to refer back to previous worksheets to help them figure out the right method to use to come up with their answer.

Day 5:Mini Test

3 pages 20minutes

We would suggest that Mini Test 8 should take 20 minutes. Corrections can be done straight away (fresh in the student's mind).

Week 8 Extra Activities!

The extra activities below are designed to help students further strengthen skills needed in Year 5. They can be completed at any time that is convenient during the week's schedule.

1. Complete Vocab List 8 (2 words per day is a good way to break it down).

2. 'Punctuation Bingo' game. Can be played as a family or with friends. Instructions are on a sheet.

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Day Date Fraser Stevens Work School Work(homework, projects,

reading etc...)

MondayDay 1, pages 3, 4 and 5 (Comprehension)

TuesdayDay 2, pages 6 and 7 (NVR: Reflection)

WednesdayDay 3, page 8, 9 and 10 (Percentages)

ThursdayDay 4, weekly revision sheets x 3

FridayMini Test

SaturdayREST!

SundayREST!

Activities(sports, after-

school clubs etc...)

Week 8 - Schedule for Students.Remember to fill in your school work and any other activities you have planned for the week!

Week 8 - Blank Schedule for Students.Here, you can organise the work exactly as you want to do it!

Day Date Fraser Stevens Work School Work(homework, projects,

reading etc...)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Activities(sports, after-

school clubs etc...)

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Comprehension: Understanding Multiple Choice Format

Example: Lightning bolts can reach temperatures hotter than what?

A Boiling water B The surface of the sun

C The sun's rays D Fire

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In multiple choic style questions, you'll often be asked to fill in an answer box. This may be on the same page as the question (like on the left) or you may have to fill in a separate 'answer sheet' on another sheet of paper.

In some comprehension exercises, you'll be asked to choose the correct answer from a selection of different options. This is known as a multiple choice format.

Sometimes, this type of question can be very straightforward. Take a look at the example below to familiarise yourself with this style of questioning.

LightningLightning occurs in electrically charged storm systems, and is one of the most beautiful (and the most dangerous) of Earth's natural phenomena.

Lightning bolts can reach temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun, and send shockwaves out in all directions.

The question above was pretty simple. The information we needed was plainly written in the text, so there really wasn't much thinking involved at all!

Be careful though, because not all of the questions are likely to be this straightforward. Often, you're going to need to look for the inferred meaning within the text, in order to pick out the most suitable option from the multiple choice answer box.

Time for a trickier example...

Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein is one of the best known scientists in history. He is widely regarded as a genius, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. However, Einstein was not always regarded as such. It is said that he was a fairly late developer, being slow to learn to speak as a child. He also rebelled against his teachers, leaving many of them to believe that he would not amount to anything. Surely they must have felt a little sheepish about their dismissal of him in later years?!

Example: Why might Einstein's teachers feel surprised by his success?

A Because they thought he was stupid B Because he was slow to learn to speak C Because he was not a very good student

D Because he won the Nobel Prize for Physics

ABC

D

You need to be careful with questions like the example above. Sometimes the right answer might not immediately jump out at you from the page. Your job is to choose the option that you think is the best fit to the question being asked. In the example above, it's true that Einstein was slow to learn to speak, and it's also true that he won the Nobel Prize. However, neither of these options actually answer the question. It's not really implied that his teachers thought he was stupid but the fact that it's mentioned that he 'rebelled' at schoo suggests that he wasn't the best student! Therefore, option C is our correct answer. Turn over the page to have a go at a few questions yourself!

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Comprehension:Multiple Choice Format Practice

Exercise

The following exercise aims to help you get used to filling in a multiple choice answer sheet.

The passage below is an extract taken from The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting. Read it through carefully before answering the questions on the next page. Remember to use your skim reading skills when searching for the answers!

ONCE upon a time, many years ago when our grandfathers were little children—there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle—John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.

He lived in a little town called Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. All the folks, young and old, knew him well by sight. And whenever he walked down the street in his high hat everyone would say, "There goes the Doctor!—He's a clever man." And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him; and even the crows that lived in the church-tower would caw and nod their heads.

The house he lived in, on the edge of the town, was quite small; but his garden was very large and had a wide lawn and stone seats and weeping-willows hanging over. His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him; but the Doctor looked after the garden himself.

He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow with a calf too, and an old lame horse twenty-five years of age—and chickens, and pigeons, and two lambs, and many other animals. But his favorite pets were Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too-Too.

His sister used to grumble about all these animals and said they made the house untidy. And one day when an old lady with rheumatism came to see the Doctor, she sat on the hedgehog who was sleeping on the sofa and never came to see him any more, but drove every Saturday all the way to Oxenthorpe, another town ten miles off, to see a different doctor.

Go to the next page to start answering the multiple choice questions!

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Comprehension:Multiple Choice Format Practice Exercise

(Continued)

Answer the following multiple choice style questions that are based on the text from the previous page. Choose your answer by drawing a line through the correct box.

1. What does the 'M.D.' part of Doctor Dolittle's name mean?

A Nobody knows what it means B It means Mad Doctor C It means he was a proper doctor D It means he doesn't know a whole lot

2. What would the Doctor wear when he was walking down thestreet?

A A high hat B A clever smile C A pair of spectacles D A long coat

3. What lives in the church-tower?

A The villagers B The crows C The housekeeper D A squirrel

4. Which one of these is not one of Doctor Dolittle's favouriteanimals?

A A baby pig B A parrot C A duck D A cow

Well done! Remember to check your answers to make sure they're correct!

Always remember to read each question very carefully. Some may be hoping to catch you out!

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Non-Verbal Reasoning: Reflection

Hopefully you'll already be reasonably familiar with reflection. Reflections of ourselves are what we see when we look in the mirror!

However, reflected images aren't just exact copies of the original. Instead, they are a 'mirror image'.

Look at the pictures below to see the difference between an exact copy of a shape (in NVR, we call these 'translations') and a reflection.

Exact Copy (Translation)

Reflection

Lots of people also confuse reflection with rotation. Be careful, as they're not the same thing!

Rotated Shape

Reflected Shape

The following shape has been reflected and rotated! Watch out for this, as it often comes up in Non-Verbal Reasoning exercises.

Here, you can see that the shape has been rotated, but if you spun it round, it would be an exact translation of the previous shape. This means it has not been reflected.

Here, you can see that the shape has been rotated, but if you spun it round, it would not be an exact translation of the previous shape, because it's been flipped over. This means it has been reflected.

Spot thedifference!

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In these questions, choose the shape on the right that is a reflection of the shape on the left.

In some cases, the figure that’s been reflected has also been rotated. See if you can spot them all!

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1% you must ÷ by 100 (¹⁄₁₀₀) 25% you must ÷ by 4 (²⁵⁄₁₀₀ = ¹⁄₄)

50% you must ÷ by 2 (⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ = ¹⁄₂) 20% you must ÷ by 5 (²⁰⁄₁₀₀ = ¹⁄₅)

10% you must ÷ by 10 (¹⁰⁄₁₀₀ = ¹⁄₁₀) 5% just halve your answer for 10%!

Percentages

Along with fractions, percentages can sometimes look a little bit scary, but there's really very little to worry

about! The first thing we need to note is that 'percent' literally means 'per one hundred', or 'out of a hundred'.

We already know a way of writing this down…

… as a fraction!

Percentages and fractions are just two ways of saying the same thing!

30% means 30 out of 100, which we could write down as a fraction – ³⁰⁄₁₀₀

If you can manage fractions, you'll have no trouble here!

Finding percentages

We now know that percentages are the same thing as fractions, so let's remind ourselves of how we work out fractions of numbers – divide by the bottom (the denominator), times by the top (the numerator). Before we can do this, we need to change the percentage into a fraction. Take a look below:

Example: Find 20% of 80

First, let's change 20% into a fraction – ²⁰/₁₀₀. Simplified, this fraction is ¹/₅ (look back to your fractions sheets from Week 6 if you can't remember how to simplify fractions).

Now we can figure out the percentage by working out ¹/₅ of 80. First divide by the bottom (80 ÷ 5 =16), then multiply that answer by the top (1, so it will be the same answer in this instance).

So, 20% of 80 is 16!

If you're not comfortable finding percentages using fractions, there is another way...

Finding percentages using mental maths

The method here is one of the best (and quickest once you get the hang of it!) but needs us to learn a few tricks and shortcuts. Look at the table below. It gives you some of the best and most common shortcuts to help you find percentages of numbers.

To find:

Using these in little combinations can help you quickly solve percentages questions. On the next page there are a couple of questions that have been broken down into these little 'chunks' to help you.

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Imagine we were given the following (quite tricky!) sum: Find 35% of 80

We can 'break up' 35% into some handy little sections to help us solve the problem.

10%10%10%5%

Altogether this comes to 35% and is made up of the shortcuts from the previous page. We know that to find 10%, we divide our number by 10, so:

80 ÷ 10 = 8

You can see above that we need three lots of these, so 8 x 3 is 24.

The last bit we need is the 5%, which we can work out by halving 10%.

10% = 85% = 4

All we need to do now is add those parts together (24 + 4) and we get the correct answer of 28.

Try these:

1. What is 45 % of 90? _______

2. What is 15% of 200? _______

3. What is 95% of 400? _______

Working out space

Percentages Continued

Finding percentages using mental maths (continued)

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1. Have a go at the following:

10% of 40 = 50% of 220 =

50% of 120 = 1% of 7600 =

2% of 1800 = 25% of 300 =

25% of 360 = 25% of 36 =

5% of 140 = 20% of 15 =

20% of 35 = 5% of 120 =

75% of 60 = 25% of 4400 =

5% of 260 = 20% of 350 =

60% of 550 = 90% of 700 =

11% of 2100 = 30% of 390 =

12% of 1000 = 41% of 4500 =

6% of 800 = 70% of 1200 =

2. These ones are a bit trickier. Watch out for decimals in some of these questions. If you're not sure how touse decimal numbers in sums, you may want to save these for after next week's work, as we'll be studyingdecimals then in more detail.

Percentages: Further Practice

16% of 90 = 60% of 25 =

45% of 600 = 25% of 2480 =

80% of 8 = 51% of 62 =

11% of 240 = 23% of 650 =

1% of 6 = 2% of 340 =

71% of 330 = 16% of 7600 =

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FACTF ILE: BABOONS

Species Name: Baboon

Order: Primate

Found in: Africa and Arabia

Size: Different species range from 50cm to 120cm

Weight: Different species range from 14kg to 40kg

Appearance: Long muzzles, sharp teeth, close-set eyes, thick fur

Species: 5 species of baboon have been identified, although there is some argument about whether there are more species or sub-species. The species commonly named are:

- Olive Baboon- Guinea Baboon- Yellow Baboon- Hamadryas Baboon

General Information: Of all primates, baboons interact with humans the most frequently. They are crafty and clever, and so are often considered a pest in agricultural areas.With the exception of humans, baboons are the most adaptable of all primates, and hence can be found in a variety of habitats.Baboons groom each other as a way of forming close bonds between members of the group.

Habitat and Diet: Baboons are terrestrial (they live on the ground) and can most often be spotted in woodland, on hillsides or in the savannahs of Africa. They are mainly herbivorous, though they have been known to prey on fish, insects, antelope and even small monkeys.

Adult Baboon

Baboon Eating

Behaviour: Baboons typically live in troops. The size of these troops can range from around 5, all the way up to around 250 animals! The troops are hierarchical, which means that there are levels of power within the group. Young male baboons leave their group eventually, but female baboons stay with the same troop for their whole lives.

Predators:HumansLionsHyenasLeopardsCheetahs

Interesting Facts:- Female baboons are only around half thesize of male baboons.

- Baboons have over 30 vocalizationsranging from grunts to screams.

Below you'll find a factfile about baboons. Read through the whole thing carefully, and then answer the questions on the following page.

Week 8 Revision Sheet 1

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Make sure you've read the baboon factfile on the previous page before attempting to answer these questions. Be sure to refer back to the text to help you find the correct answers.

1. Baboons are of the order...

A Animal B Monkey C Primate D Species

2. Which of these statements is not true?

A Baboons are not very adaptable B Baboons vary considerably in size C There are 5 agreed species of baboon D Baboons are omnivorous

3. Where would you be most likely to spot a baboon?

A Up a mountain B On the savannah C Up in the trees D In built up areas

4. What is a negative aspect of baboons being intelligent?

A It isolates them from other species B It causes them to fight amongst each other C It means they are considered pests D It prevents them from forming close bonds

5. What helps baboons to form closer relationships?

A They live together in the trees B They feed on plants and animals C They clean each other's fur D They alter their habitat

6. Choose the correct definition of 'hierarchical'.

A Large groups of up to 250 B Arranged in order of rank C The correct term for a group of monkeys D The act of leaving a group

Go to the next page for some more questions about baboons!

Week 8 Revision Sheet 1 Continued

7. Choose the correct definition of 'herbivorous'.

A Feeding only on meat B Feeding only at certain times of the year C Feeding on both meat and vegetation D Feeding only on plants and vegetation

8. Choose the correct definition of'vocalization'.

A Sound made by vibrations in the throat B A word spoken in any language C A loud shout D A soft grunt or a scream

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Week 8 Revision Sheet 2


How many of the shapes on the right are reflections of the shape on the left? Circle the reflected shapes.

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Percentages

Work out the following...

10% of 80 = 50% of 342 =

50% of 18 = 1% of 2000 =

2% of 600 = 25% of 784 =

25% of 480 = 25% of 44 =

5% of 360 = 20% of 95 =

20% of 70 = 5% of 3400 =

20% of 30 = 50% of 726 =

50% of 458 = 1% of 400 =

5% of 200 = 3% of 6500 =

7% of 500 = 25% of 84 =

15% of 420 = 10% of 430 =

75% of 4000 = 5% of 460 =

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Mini Test H Name:

Score %This week's Mini Test covers a range of topics studied in Week 8. Make sure you have completed this work before attempting the test. This test should be completed under a maximum time limit of 20 minutes. Be sure to check your answers if you have time left over during the test, and complete your corrections shortly after the test has been marked. Good luck!/25 %

Okay, it's official: today is the worst day of my life.

It started as soon as I woke up this morning to find the dog chewing on my maths book. Seriously! As if Mrs Rankford is going to accept that as an excuse for not doing my homework. I can see the unamused expression on her ratty little face right now. She'll raise her overplucked eyebrows in that knee-trembling way that we all know so well, and then she'll throw me straight into detention. I suppose I could take the chewed up book in to show her, but then she'd probably just accuse me of eating it up myself. Even I'm not that desperate to get out of doing my maths homework! I shooed the blinking dog out of my room, and he bounded off down the stairs. I could have sworn I heard him laughing.

I got up and looked in the mirror. Big mistake. Some sort of abominable zit army had set up camp on my face overnight. "Good job today isn't school photo day," I said to myself. "Oh wait. It is."

I pulled on my slippers and headed down to the kitchen. My scabby little sister, Gemma, started snorting into her bowl of Chocobits as soon as she saw me. "PIMPLE FACE!" she squawked. That's not even an original insult. I directed a rude hand gesture towards her right as Mum decided to turn around from the teapot.

"Marcus!" she shouted. "Apologise to your sister right now!"

I muttered an insincere apology as I shook the Chocobits box over my bowl. The box was empty. Unbelievable. Gemma continued to chortle.

I stomped back upstairs to have a shower, only to find that my older sister, Jessica, was already hogging the bathroom. She would be in there for at least six hours. I took another look in the mirror to determine whether or not a shower was absolutely necessary. It definitely was. It had already been a good few days since my body had last seen soap and water, and my hair was starting to stick to my forehead, thick with grease and slime. Oh well. I pulled on my baseball cap, grabbed my stupid torn up maths book, and stomped out the door.

"Nice hat, zitface," said the first kid I saw at school. His name was Gareth Wyburn, and he was a proper nerd. Brilliant. I was even getting picked on by the geeks.

Straight after assembly, it was time for the school photos. I tried to get away with leaving my baseball cap on, but the photographer was having none of it.

"Come on, kiddo, let's see that lovely head of yours!" he smiled. I grudgingly took the hat off, and watched as the smile drained from his face.

"Ah," he said. "Maybe turn a little ways to the right. No, a little more. That's the ticket." I was practically facing the back wall by the time he took the blinking photo. I could hear the rows of kids who had been waiting behind me as they sniggered into their hands. My face was as red as a beetroot. At least it probably made the zits blend in.

"Nice one, spottyboy!" shouted Derek Steiner. Ah, perhaps not then.

Read the following story extract carefully before continuing on to the questions on the next page.

WORST DAY EVER1

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Make sure you've read the short story extract on the previous page before attempting to answer these questions. Be sure to refer back to the text to help you find the correct answers.

Mini Test H Name:

CONT INUE TO THE NEXT PAGE

1. What is the overall tone of this piece of writing?

A Narcissistic B Optimistic C Decadent D Humorous

2. How is Marcus behaving during the majority of thispassage?

A Insolently B Melodramatically C Disdainfully D Flamboyantly

3. How does Marcus feel about his maths teacher?

A He is perplexed by her B He is unafraid of her C He admires her D He thinks she is very severe

4. Describe the relationship between Marcus and hissisters.

A He always has to apologise to them B They are a solid family unit C He is very irritated by them D They are both older than him

5. How does Marcus describe the spots on his face?

A Like a repulsive infantry B An absurd collection of zits C As red as a beetroot D Covered in grease and slime

6. Define the meaning of the word 'insincere' as used inline 18.

A Reacting in an angry manner B Apologising profusely for something C Dwelling on the past D Not expressing genuine feelings

7. Describe how Marcus is likely to be feeling in lines18–19.

A Expressive B Exasperated C Devastated D Deceitful

8. What happened when Marcus took off his hat?

A His face blushed dramatically B The photographer ceased smiling C His hair became very greasy D All the other children gasped with horror

9. Why did the photographer make Marcus turnaround for his photo?

A To obscure his appearance B To make the other children laugh C Because he wasn't facing the camera D Because he was not a professional photographer

10. How is Marcus feeling at the end of the passage?

A Disruptive B Defeated C Deafened D Dramatic

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Mini Test H Name:

How many of the shapes on the right are reflections of the shape on the left? Circle the reflected shapes.

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END OF TEST

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11. 50% of 400 = _____

12. 25% of 200 = _____

13. 10% of 80 = _____

14. 50% of 700 = _____

15. 10% of 3000 = _____

16. 1% of 525 = _____

17. 20% of 450 = _____

18. 25% of 840 = _____

19. 50% of 682 = _____

20. 11% of 200 = _____

Yr5 WEEK 8 GAME


Percentages Bingo

Players: Maximum 4 (plus someone to read out the numbers!) although you can quite easily create new cards if you want more players.

Instructions:Each player takes a bingo card (included on the next page – cut them out and stick them onsome card if you want to make them a bit more sturdy.

Enlist a person who's not playing to read out the percentages questions below in a random order. Once the question has been read aloud, each player then has 30 seconds in which to work out the answer (you can decide between yourselves if working out on paper is allowed). If the answer is on your bingo card, you must then put a line through it (or place a counter on it if you want to use the cards again).

The first person to have filled a line on their card must shout 'Bingo!' to become the winner of the first round. Then play on until somebody has completed their whole card.

Percentages Questions (read in a random order):

What is 5% of 320? (16)What is 5% of 640? (32) What is 10% of 60? (6)What is 10% of 340? (34)What is 10% of 4200? (420)What is 15% of 460? (69)What is 15% of 100? (15)What is 20% of 520? (104)What is 20% of 90? (18)What is 20% of 320? (64)What is 25% of 1000? (250)What is 25% of 260? (65)What is 25% of 80? (20)What is 30% of 450? (135)What is 30% of 310? (93)What is 50% of 34? (17)What is 50% of 566? (283)What is 50% of 842? (421)What is 75% of 412? (309)What is 75% of 48? (36)What is 75% of 60? (45)What is 80% of 120? (96)What is 80% of 100? (80)What is 90% of 2000? (1800)What is 90% of 300? (270)

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Percentages Bingo: Cards

1800 421 36 6

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32 20 96 104

135 15

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9645283250

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651730932

4201356

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