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CORE YEAR CONTENTLiteracy and Numeracy Curriculum

Complements Ongoing Learning and Reinforces Essential Concepts

Repetitive and Constant Revision

Student Workbook

Cindy Ho lmberg-Smith

Year 6

QUICK QUESTIONS

A DAY A Surv iva l Gu ide for the

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: there where so many remmote controls on the cophee table that damion didnt now witch

one was four the TV witch one was four the stareo and witch one was four the DVD playa ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

2. Nouns are the name of people, places, animals or things. Identify the nouns in this sentence: The students had an exciting lesson today using computers to design CD-covers

for their favourite bands. __________________________________________________________

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). Which word has the prefix that matches the meaning? Ignoring a personal sense of what is right (correct): ___________________________________

diconscientious, inconscientious, disconscientious, unconscientious

4. Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings

or spellings (e.g. right / write). Write matching homophones for each of these words: build _____________________ brews ____________________ carrot ___________________ brows ____________________ scent _____________________ seller ____________________

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 3 minutes from now? __________________________________________ Show these times on the clock faces:

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7. This recipe makes 24 cupcakes, change the amounts so that we only make 12:

200g unsalted butter, softened _____________ unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract _____________ vanilla extract

1 cup sugar _____________ sugar

4 eggs _____________ eggs

2 1 2 cups self-raising flour _____________ self-raising flour

1 2 cup milk _____________ milk

8. Is a 6 harder to roll than a 4 on a die? ______________________________________________ Discussion: Roll a die 30 times and record your results. Record:

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 these shapes: a)________________________ b) _______________________

10. It was Colin’s chore to rake up the leaves that dropped from the big tree in their family’s backyard. On one day he estimated that he raked up 2 657 leaves, but two days later it was 1 538. How many leaves in total did he have to rake up? ____________________________________________________________

1 2 3 4 5 6

3cm

2cmA

5cm

3cmB

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: jim was exsitdley teling his dad the circos avent was spectaculer with all the parformers

acrobats animals and clownes ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Verbs are doing / action words. Identify the verbs in this sentence: In our family we all

take turns in the kitchen. Sometimes we cook dinner, and sometimes we wash the dishes. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change

its meaning. Add the suffix -ly, -ion, -ed or -less to these words: private ___________________ induct __________________ correlate ___________________ silhouette _________________ effort ___________________ doubt _____________________

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 homograph/s in this list of words: clear / insect / accept / light / permit / breath ____________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence. (You may need extra paper to complete your sentence). The thundering music coming from beyond the hill was heard from the town locals... ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 5 hours and 5 minutes from now? ______________________________ What is the elapsed time between 2am and 4pm? ___________________________________

7. Use numerals and decimals to write: two decimal seven ____________________________ three tenths ____________ seventeen tenths _____________ seven tenths ____________

five decimal three ___________ nine tenths ____________ six decimal four ___________

one hundred and eighteen hundredths _______________ fifty-nine tenths _____________

8. < means less than > means greater than

94 579 74 037 0.101 0.2 1.9 2.1 1 017 1 100

9. Volume is length x width x height. V = L x W x H. The symbol for cubic centimetres is

abbreviated as cm3 (e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3). What is the volume of this rectangular prism? _____________ m3 What is the area of the square base? ______________________

10. Marc had 342 trading cards, and Alexander has 108 more than Marc. How many cards would they have together? ________________________________________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: this yeer we will learne awll about proportiens as part of our maths cericulom the techer

was explaning to herr knew Yeer 6 clarss ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Adjectives are describing words. Identify the adjectives in this sentence: The puppy was

very chubby, with thick, dense fur that would keep him warm during the cold nights. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write six plurals in an airport: ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Antonyms are words that are opposites. Write an antonym for these words: accept __________________ addition __________________ average __________________ necessary ________________ excitement _______________ destructive ________________

5. Write the missing vowels in the following six words: c ___ ___ l ___ f l ___ w ___ r p r ___ m ___ s ___ n ___ p h ___ w g r ___ m m ___ r ___ m b r ___ l l ___ n ___ n s ___ n s ___

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time 6 minutes from now? __________________________________________ 23 months = _____________ years _____________ months We left home at 6:15pm and drove for 2 3

4 hr to the coast. What time did we arrive? ______

7. Write the total: $2; 20c x 3; $1; 50c x 3 = ____________________ $10 x 2; $2 x 4; 50c x 3; 20c x 4 = ____________

8. Which day did the person get the most exercise? _______________________ What is the difference

between the least amount of exercise and most amount of exercise? ___________________ What was the total amount of time spent on exercise for the week? ___________________

9. Volume is length x width x height. V = L x W x H. The symbol for cubic

centimetres is abbreviated as cm3 (e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3).

How many cm3 are in this shape? ____________________________

10. Georgia thought that she had ridden 1 360 metres to school, but then she remembered she had to walk 250m as the path was too rough. How many metres had Georgia really ridden? _______________________________________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: it was tipical for our famely to venchure out onto the boosh walking trackes when we visited

minyon falls on our annuel december holidays ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Adverbs are words that modify a verb, adjective or adverb. Decide what the adverbs or adverbial phrases tell you in this sentence. Write how, when, where or why next to the sentence: Today I heard a strange bird call that I’ve never heard before. _______________

3. Compound words are two or more words joined together to form a new word

(e.g. seashell). Write a compound word you would find at the library: _________________

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Write a synonym for these words: transparent ______________ climax __________________ courteous ___________________ likelihood _________________ curiosity ________________ unbearable _________________

5. Write if these sentences are past, present or future tense: It was raining so she put on her gumboots as she left the house. ________________ It had been raining all day so she put on her gumboots when she left the

house. ____________________ It was raining so she knew she would have

to put on her gumboots before she left the house. ____________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time eight minutes ago? _____________________________________________ 10 months + 12 months = ___________ years How many years/months? _____________

7. True or False? 7 x 5 = 29 + 6 _________ = 16 ÷ 4 _________ 6 x 9 = 70 - 16 ______

8. What is the chance of rolling: a six? _______________ an even number? ______________ a number greater than 4? _______________ a number less than 3? ___________________

9. How many faces? ____________ How many vertices? __________ How many edges? ____________

10. Daniel had been practising a song for the school band. The song has 1 346 notes to play. In his most recent rehearsal he made mistakes with 198 of the notes. How many notes did Daniel get right? _________________________________________________________________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: efficiant comunication among navy seal divors is necessery in order for them two have a

safe mishion _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g. her, him, it, themselves).

Write the correct pronouns they and themselves in this sentence: The kids could always entertain ______________ if ______________ had a deck of cards.

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words.

Write the long version of the contraction/s in this sentence: He hadn’t yet heard that they’d won tickets to the concert. ___________________________

4. The definite article (the) is used when it is clear which person or thing we are

talking about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular

and non specific nouns (e.g. a book). List the article/s in this sentence: The toast was a

little burnt, but the family had grown accustomed to how the toaster turned it, out and

burnt bits could always be covered up with a little extra peanut butter. _________________

5. Rearrange these words to make a proper sentence: her as they drove Her mother

informed to the shops and buy petrol. that she needed to stop ________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does teacher’s the clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time thirteen minutes ago?__________________________ Write eighteen minutes past two am in digital time:

7. Write this number in words: 3 584 921 ____________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

8. Which region is at 2,B? ________________________ Which capital city is at 6,E? ____________________ Which islands are at 5,A? ______________________

9. Write the perimeter of this shape: ______________________________

10. Ronnie brushed his teeth for a total of 7 minutes every day. How many minutes did he brush his teeth each week? ______________________________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: what is the wright rachio of seerup to water when yore mixing cordiel their is know rite anser

really it depens on how sweat u 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 preposition/s you find in this phrase: Tricia was having trouble sleeping after watching a scary movie right before

bed. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. Rewrite this sentence correcting the spelling as you go: The liqid was extremmely flamable

so the sceintist had to be caushous when handleing it. _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Write a word or phrase with a similar (or same) meaning to the word underlined: Meg’s behaviour was very strange today and Joan wondered if she had something other

than school on her mind. _________________________________________________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence. (You may need extra paper to complete your sentence). Phoebe opened her lunchbox, expecting as usual to find some sandwiches; however... ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 18 minutes ago? _______________________________________________ How many days in spring? ____________ How many days in a leap year? _____________

7. Write the value of 7 in these numbers: 46 487 294 ________________ 894 758 ________________ 9 840.07 ___________________

8. Complete the missing directions on the compass: What angle does NE make with N? ______________ What is the magnitude/size of this angle? _________

9. Converting centimetres (cm) to millimetres (mm) x 10.

Converting millimetres (mm) to centimetres (cm) ÷ 10.

Write the length in cm and mm where the arrow is pointing: ____________________________________

10. Leon uses 1 2 a cup of flour and

1 4 cup of sugar.

What fraction of a cup does he use in total? _________________________________________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: we had too have an inittial flite briefing befoure we were aloud intwo the hellicopter for

our joy ride over the gold coast passagway when we were in tha air we sore see world the

beeches end even sharks in the warter _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A sentence or a clause, is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Rearrange these words and underline the clause. The her drink icy headache gave a she

it drank when ___________________________________________________________________

3. Rearrange these words.The words in the box are spelled correctly to help you. lioinml ____________________ mbesclaenre ________________ mtriamcesyl _______________ neoniuapm _________________

4. A simile brings out the resemblance of two different things often using like or as

(e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind). Write whether the following sentence is a metaphor or a simile: The boundary wall was as high as the sky. _____________________

5. Rearrange these words in alphabetical order: _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? What will the time be in 22 minutes from now? 30 years = _____________ decades Write these times using am and pm: 18:30 _______ 19:12 _______ 03:13 _______

7. On your calculator, which symbol is used to complete this equation? 7 3 = 21 100 25 = 4 35 2 = 70 100 20 = 5

8. Complete the counting pattern. Determine the rule: 1 2 4 7 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Rule: __________________________

9. Write 1 432 grams the short way (e.g. 2 932 grams = 2.932 kg): ______________________

10. Lucille wanted to buy a cake that cost $3.50 and a book that cost $4.20. How much money did she need? __________________________________________________ How much change would she get from $50? ________________________________________

millionsymmetrical resemblance

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foundation traverse counterfeit chandelier smoothly loathsome

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: taylor hadnt alwayes loved pop music but theese dayz she thorght it whas just the best she

was alwayes beeing discoverred dancing end singing alonge too her favorite songs bye

her bruthers _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition. Write the phrase in this sentence: The house around the corner has a blue roof. ________________________________________________________________________________

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/s in this sentence: Double Chocolate-Chip Biscuits: This biscuits appeal is the extravagant amount of rich

chocolate; my grannys are the best! _______________________________________________

4. A metaphor is when we compare two things but we say one thing is the other

(e.g. the sea is an angry dog). Write whether the following sentence is a metaphor or simile: She was as warm as toast. _________________________________________________

5. Rhetorical questions are asked when an answer is not needed (e.g. Why would anyone

hurt an animal?). Underline the rhetorical question and put a question mark next to the actual question: How stupid was that. James went out in the pouring rain and consequently

caught a cold. Would you do that.

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time three quarters of an hour ago? __________________________________ 36 months - 5 months = _____________ How many years/months? _________________ We left home at 11:20am and drove for 3hr 17min to the coast. What time did we arrive? ________________________________________________________________________________

7. Write these fractions as a percentage:

= __________ % = __________ % = = __________ %

= __________ % = __________ % = = __________ %

25 100

17 100

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3 4

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100

100

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8. Complete the bar graph using the results provided:

9. Write the magnitude of this angle: _________________________________________________ What type of angle is this? ________________________________________________________

10. Henry was having a very bad day. He had $6.45 in coins in his pocket, but when he got home he had lost $2.75 through a hole in his pocket. How much did he have left? _______ Draw a picture of a possible combination of coins in his pocket:


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: both melbourne and perth are built on rivors melbourne on the beautiful yarra river and

perth on the pichuresque swan river _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the dictionary meaning for bury: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Add a prefix to: __________ usual _________ accurate _________ continue _________ conduct


or spelling (e.g. right / write). Write the homophone/s from the list: court / correct / heard / recess / hail / error ____________________________________ Use court, heard and recess in one sentence: _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. A colon ( : ) is used after a statement that introduces a list or examples (e.g. My best

friends are: Toby, Nathaniel and Jerimiah). Correctly insert a colon in this sentence: I always loved the lunch my dad packed an avocado and tomato sandwich, a peach

and a small bag of almonds.

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 29 minutes from now? _________________________________________ 14.5 years, how many months? _____________ 6 yrs = _____________ months What time will it be: 2 1

2 hr after 3pm? _____________ 4 hr after 2:30pm? _____________

7. Which fraction is bigger?

or ___________ or ___________ or ___________

Complete:

0.25 = = _______ % 0.90 = = _______ % 0.65 = = _______ %

0.35 = = _______ % 0.40 = = _______ % 0.50 = = _______ %

1 2

1 4

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7 6

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8. = equal to or ≠ not equal to

395 + 238 693 10.2 + 7.5 + 2.3 20 100 ÷ 4 52

9. 10 minutes is allowed at the end of each movie to prepare the theatre for the next movie.

What time does the first movie begin? ______________________________________________ What movie starts at 12:20pm? ____________________________________________________ How long is the movie Finding Nemo? ______________________________________________ What time does Shrek finish? ______________________________________________________

10. Krista loved all lollies except for the lemon flavoured ones. She had a bag of 48 lollies of 4 different flavours; one being lemon (yuck!). How many lemon lollies would be left after Krista ate the other flavours? ____________________________________________________________

Time Movie Cost9:00am The Avengers $7.00

10:40am Shrek $7.0012:20pm Iron Man $7.002:20pm Finding Nemo $7.004:20pm The Lion King $7.006:00pm Movie Marathon concludes

SPECIAL PRICE $7.00 adults and children $30 for all 5 movie tickets Children under 5 FREE

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: slurpees come inn a range of flavors whitch u can work out from there color brown is coler

read is strawbarry yellow is lemon orange is orange end grean is liime __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Colloquialism is an informal phrase common in everyday speech that is often specific

to a country or area (e.g. bonza, crikey, g’day, Aussie, bloke). Write the colloquialisms found in this sentence: Adam and Dennis were in mega trouble for having a blue in the

playground at lunch time. ________________________________________________________

3. Can you remember the meaning of plurals to complete this question?

Write the definition of plurals: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Can you remember the meaning of homophones and homographs to complete this

question? Is aisle in this sentence a homograph or homophone? She wandered down

every aisle in the supermarket twice but still couldn’t find the mustard. __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. A comma (,) is used to indicate a short pause in a sentence or to separate items in a

list. Rewrite this sentence correctly inserting commas: It’s not just the film that makes the

cinema so much fun it’s the popcorn! ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What was the time half an hour ago?__________ 2 years, how many months? _________

7. Ascending order is arranging numbers from smallest to largest.

Rearrange in ascending order: 4.6 5.9 3.7 1.4 2.5 0.2 5.3 6.5 1.2 ________________________________________________________________________________

8. Write the probability as a fraction of the spinner landing on each colour: Blue = ___________ Red = __________ Yellow = ___________

9. Would you use litres or millilitres to measure the volume of: a swimming pool? ___________________________ a drinking glass? ______________________

10. Whilst Lula waited for the bus to go to school, she counted 45 red cars driving past, 31 white cars and 20 black ones. How many cars did she see in total? _________________

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Yellow

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: she had lots of frends but lucy wuld say that sarah tammy and becky where her best frends

of cause may and connie where also really grate mats _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Conjunctions are joining words used to connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences.

The conjunction may be used at the beginning of a sentence as well as within

(e.g. John went into the shop but he forgot to buy bread. Although John went into the

shop, he forgot to buy bread). Write the conjunction in this sentence: I like to sketch with pencil, but my friend prefers charcoal. ____________________________

3. A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed after or at the end of a word to change its

meaning. Add the suffix -est to the word that makes the most sense (hint - you may need to modify the last letter of the word, so the new word is spelled correctly): drowsy / authentic / big / breezy _______________________________________________

4. Antonyms are words that are opposites. Think of a word. Write a sentence with its opposite. Underline the antonym used. _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. A semi-colon ( ; ) is used to separate words. They separate two main clauses that are

similar to each other but could stand on their own as sentences also

(e.g. I have swimming practice at 6am tomorrow; I must go to bed early).

Rewrite this sentence correctly inserting a semi-colon: Rachel felt so happy today she was happier than she had felt in weeks.

___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _____________________ What will be the time 34 minutes from now? _________________________________________ 80 years = _____________ decades

7. $ 3.54 $ 3.84$ 9.03+

$ 86.35$ 39.78-

$98.65 7 x

$ 75.85$ 9.95$ 28.95+

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8. What is located at 1,B? ___________________________________________________________ Write the grid reference for the pool: ________________________________________________

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 1 cm. A = L x W. Write the possible measurements of a rectangle with an area of: 18cm2: _________________________________________________________________________

10. Complete this magic square so each row, column and diagonal adds to 423:

Tom Chris

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the foregn correspondant was explaning on the knews bullotin here we are in japan

serrounded by rubble after the earthqake __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A noun is the name of people, places, animals or things. Write five nouns you would find in a carpark: ________________________________________________________________


(e.g. seashell). Complete these compound words: _________________ wash _________________ coat _________________ chair

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Think of six words. Test someone on their knowledge of synonyms that would match! _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Circle the ellipsis in the box:

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time in a quarter of an hour from now? ______________________________ Write the missing 12 hour times: 4:10 4:22 _______ _______ 4:58 _______ How many days in summer? ______________________________________________________ If the first day of December is a Thursday, what day is the 9th? _______________________

7. 6 + ( 5 x 4 ) = ___________ 24 - 3 x 6 = ___________ 99 ÷ ( 9 + 2 ) = ___________ 4 + ( 21 - 15 ) = _________ 10 + 9 x 4 = ___________ 99 ÷ 9 + 2 = ______________

8. Complete the missing directions on the compass:

9. Volume is length x width x height. V = L x W x H.

The symbol for cubic centimetres is abbreviated as cm3

(e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3).

How many cm3 in this shape? _______________________ Area of front face? _________________________________ Area of Top face? __________________________________ Perimeter of front face? ____________________________

10. Kathleen loved milk, which is lucky because it’s good for you. She thought that she probably had a glass of milk every day of the year. Kathleen wondered how many glasses of milk in total she would have had over two years. How many did she have? ___________

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: i wunder how meny old parlimentariens will be left in the parliamant arfter the next election

the yeer 6 stewdent mentioned two his teacher _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Verbs are doing / action words. Write five verbs you would do in the gymnasium: ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Write six contractions: ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. The definite article (the) is used when it is clear which person or thing we are talking

about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular and

non specific nouns (e.g. a book). Write a sentence to include one article: _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time 41 minutes from now? _________________________________________ 66 minutes = ______ hours ______minutes 109 minutes = ______ hours ______minutes Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed.

What distance have I travelled in: 5 hr at 70km/h? ________ 3 1 2 hr at 80km/h? ________

7. Write this number: Three million, four hundred and fifteen thousand, two hundred and sixty-eight

________________________________________________________________________________

8. Complete the counting pattern. Determine the rule: 1 2 4 8 ______ ______ ______ Rule: _________________________________________ 0.25 0.5 0.75 1.0 ______ ______ ______ Rule: ________________________________

9. What 3D shape is a basketball closest to? __________________________________________

10. From a 90cm piece of ribbon, Patsy cut off 1 3 then she cut the remaining piece into 6

equal parts for some bookmarks she was making. How long were the bookmarks? _______

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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: to strenthen youre coure you nead too have motevation to execise and eat well the

personel trainar was telling his client _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Adjectives are describing words. Write at least six adjectives you would use to describe a rose: _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Correctly rewrite the misspelled words: fotografer / geography / physishan / garantee ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Write the word with the nearest meaning to consequence: outcome / reply / punishment __________________________________________________

5. Write six words. Make one the odd one out. Test someone near you. ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 1 hour and 47 minutes from now? _____________ Write a quarter past twelve in digital time: Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed. What distance have I travelled in 7 hr at 70km/h? ___________________________________

7. Write the smallest number: 946 285 / 1 029 745 / 472 584 _________________________

8. Which colour had 41 cars go past? ________________________________________________ Which colour had the most cars go past? ___________________________________________ What was the total number of cars that went past? __________________________________

9. Write the best unit to measure the length of a football field: _____________________________________________________

10. Judy was working on a very large piece of cross stitch. To complete the cross stitch there are a total of 3 462 stitches. Judy has completed 1 525 stitches; how many did she have left to do? _______________________________________________________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: mum can we by that magezine the cover story is abowt chris hemsworth hes my faverrite

moovie star renee was beging her mum ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. An adverbial phrase is a group of words which can be used instead of an adverb

(e.g. Lisa ate her dinner at a frantic pace – a phrase used instead of saying ‘quickly’).

Write the adverbial phrase within this sentence: Her handbag was very heavy, on her

shoulders so that it was starting to make her arms ache. ______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Jumble six spelling words from your weekly class list. Test someone to see if they can work out your challenge! ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind). Finish this sentence with a simile: He cleaned his room as __________________________________________________________

5. Complete the missing vowels: s t ___ m ___ c h ___ q ___ ___ r ___ ___ m ___ n d ___ v ___ d ___ ___ l m ___l l ___ ___ n ___ ___ r ___ g ___ v ___ r n m ___ n t m ___ n ___ ___ t ___ r ___

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 49 minutes ago? ________________________________________________ 28 days = _____________ weeks _____________days

7. Calculator Sentences - change 420 to 20 using your calculator (e.g. 420 – 400 = 20). Complete the calculator sentences for: 10 17 + 22 = 192 127 - 9 8 = 55 (52 + 6) 9 = 522

8. How many different

ways can you calculate to arrive at this answer:

9. Write the correct perimeter for the shape described: Square with each of the 4 sides measuring: 5cm ____________ 30cm ____________ 45cm ____________ 20cm ___________

10. Franklin’s family drank 8 litres of water every day for 11 days. How many litres of water did they drink in total? _______________________________________________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: each time we visit the poler bears at the theme park water world they are never

owt in there inclosure so know we go to see the penguins the sting rayes the sharkes

in the aqarium and of course the dolphins in theyre inclosure at dolphin bay _____ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________


Write five pronouns: ____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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).


(e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write six examples of an apostrophe of ownership of a common or proper noun. ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. the sea is an angry dog). Create your own metaphor to add to this sentence: The kitchen was … _______________________________________________________________

5. Write the past, present and future tense of these words:

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 2 hours and 53 minutes from now? _____________________________ 73 months + 59 months = _______________________________________________________ Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed.

Distance travelled in 3hr at 50km/h? = _____________________________________________ Calculate speed 33km in 3hr: _____________________________________________________ Calculate time 20km at 5km/h: ____________________________________________________


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8. Place the letters on the timeline to show the development of the moon space travel:

9. Converting kilograms (kg) to grams (g) x 1000.

Converting grams (g) to kilograms (kg) ÷ 1000. Write these weights in grams: 1kg ___________ 2.46kg ___________ 5.09kg ___________

10. The farmer had 60 eggs from his free-range chickens. He was going to sell them at the markets in cartons of a dozen. How many cartons will he have to sell? __________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the people of fiji are younique in theyre frendliness toowards visitors many live in qwuite

small villagers and grow all there own fewd and also produce items that visitors kan take

away as souvonirs _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the dictionary meaning for obey: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Write six words that a prefix can be added to: _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Write the definition for a synonym: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Rearrange these words to make a proper sentence: come and greet always Bill’s dog was

the first to him in the morning. _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 66 minutes ago? ________________________________________________ 1 year = _____________ weeks 2 year = _____________ days

7. Write the fraction shaded: __________________________

8. Which angle is located at 2,B? ______________________ What shape is at 1,C? ______________________________ Which position is the slide at? ______________________

9. Circle what type of angle is pictured: acute / obtuse / right / straight / reflex / revolution What is the magnitude/size of the unmarked angle? ________________________

10. Johanna had $4.00 and was going to the corner shop to get a chocolate milk. On the way out the door, her sister gave her $1.90 to get her some chips and her mother gave her $3.50 to get some bread. How much money was she taking to the shop? _______________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the tuckshup ladees were all agittated we have ordors for fiffteen egg and

letucce sandwichs twenty to sorsage rolls end a duzen corn meet and pikle rolls

how are we going to produce all this by lunchtime yelled the tuckshup convinor ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A subordinate clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but

cannot stand alone as a sentence. A main clause is a group of words that could stand

alone as a short, simple sentence. Complete this sentence by adding a subordinate

clause: The netball game was cancelled ... _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


its meaning. Write the words that make sense if both suffixes -er and -ful were added: ________________________________________________________________________________ help / wonder / rest / discover / awkward / publication / mind

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). Provide one example of a homograph associated with the animal kingdom: _________________________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: Both her father and mother were pharmacists, but Lulu

always wanted... ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 64 minutes ago? ________________________________________________ 245 months = _____________ years _____________ months

7. Use decimals to write: two hundred and thirty-four and five tenths _____________________

8. Complete the counting pattern. Determine the rule: 0.15 0.3 0.45 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Rule: ______________________

9. Write as cubic centimetres (cm3): 9L __________ 11L __________ 5L ___________

10. Juana’s grandpa had given her $25.00 for her birthday. She really wanted to buy a new hat, which cost $18.60. Will Juana have enough money left over to buy a scarf that costs $6.80? __________________________________________________________________________


Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: there are meny forms of acommodation that a famely can residde in barry lives in a large

soleid brick howse on acreege josephs famely recentley perrchased a for bedroom

apartement and molly lives in an 100 year old renorvated queenslander ________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition.

Write a sentence that contains this phrase: below the cupboard ______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write the correct plural form of fox: foxes / foxs / focks ____________________________________________________________

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

5. Rearrange these words in alphabetical order: ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 59 minutes from now? _________________________________________ Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed.

What is the distance travelled 5hr at 90km/h? ______________________________________ Calculate the average speed 360km in 4hr: _________________________________________ Calculate the time travelled 720km at 80km/h: ______________________________________

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8. Write the chance as a fraction of landing on green: ______________ Write the chance as a fraction of landing on yellow: _____________

9. Write P or A next to the correct answer based on the measurements given: Length 5cm, width 10cm: 30cm _____ 50cm2 _____ 15cm2 _____ 30cm2 _____ 50cm _____

10. Betsy has read 3 10 of a book. She reads another 2

10. If the book has 200 pages, how much has she read? _________________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: have you ever thourght how life wood be withowt doctors the pachient was sayeing two

the nerses at the nurses stachion __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


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 in a sentence: under the rotting log: _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ by the sea: _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. seashell). Write a sentence that includes two compound words: __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


or spellings (e.g. right / write). Write the homophones for: bear ____________________ bail ____________________ aisle _______________________ freeze ___________________ pair ____________________ pain ______________________


hurt an animal?). Write your own rhetorical question: _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 55 minutes ago? ________________________________________________ 20 months - 3 months = _____________ months Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed.

Calculate the distance travelled 4hr at 85km/h: _____________________________________ Calculate the speed travelling 270km in 3hr: ________________________________________ Calculate the time travelled 490km at 70km/h: ______________________________________

7. 40 x 3 = _______________ 9 x 50 = ________________ 70 x 30 = ________________


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8. Complete the bar graph using the information given:

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

Converting millilitres (mL) to Litres (L) ÷ 1000. Convert: 4 000mL = ____________ L 70mL = _______________ L 72L = _______________ mL 9.5L = _______________ L 69.2mL = _____________ L 8.85L = ______________ mL



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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the plain from new york too sydney was delaid dew two a severe blizzard that was fourcast

four that region the three hundread and thirty one passengers slept at the airport until

rescheduleing of the flite _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


The conjunction may be used at the beginning of a sentence as well as within (e.g.

John went into the shop but he forgot to buy bread. Although John went into the shop,

he forgot to buy bread). Complete the following sentence with the correct subordinating

conjunction from the box: even if as much though since I am allergic to dairy milk, _________________________I can have soy, which I really enjoy.

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words.

Wasn’t is the contraction for the words: ____________________________________________

4. Can you remember the meaning of definite articles to complete this question? Write the definition for a definite article: ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


friends are: Toby, Nathaniel and Jerimiah). At the end of the following sentence, use a colon to introduce a list of items: My school bag had never been so full

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now?________________________ What will be the time 68 minutes from now?____________________________ Write the time 4 hours before 11:37am on the clock face:

7. Write the numbers that are square numbers: __________________________ 1 3 4 5 8 13 16 20 25 29 32 36 41 45 49 53 64 72 81 85 94 100

8. Using numbers complete: Six hundred and twenty-seven plus _______________equals seven hundred and thirty-three

9. How many cm3 in a rectangular prism with a length of 5cm, width of 4cm and height of 2cm? __________________________________________________________________________ Answer in metres: 37cm + 103cm + 64cm + 56cm + 1.3m = _________________________ 236cm + 4.2m + 274cm + 80cm = _________________________________________________

10. Mia had a collection of 428 shells. She gave half of these to a friend but then she was given 131. How many shells does she have now? _________________________________________


Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: harry was ancxious becourse his favouright football team the broncos was playing his dads

favouright football team the roosters go go go broncos harry screamed from the football

grandstand _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


to a country or area (e.g. bonza, crikey, g’day, Aussie, bloke). Write your own sentence that includes the following colloquialisms: whinging / bathers ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Find and write the misspelled words in this sentence: It was magnifacently benerficial to

the principle to have finaly learned all the names of the students in his new school, because

now he could more durectly praise or repramard individuals. __________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which definition best describes disrepair: __________________________________________ a) poor condition of a building or structure due to neglect.

b) an item discarded because it is not worth repairing.

5. A comma ( , ) is used to indicate a short pause in a sentence or separate items in a list.

Write your own sentence using 2 commas. _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time seventy-seven minutes ago? ____________________________________ Was the year 2000 a leap year? ___________________________________________________ What is the time: 50min after 3:35am?__________ 1hr 15min before 7:15pm? __________

7. Use powers of ten to determine what this number is: (8 x 104) + (4 x 103) + (2 x 102) + (5 x 101) + 6 = ___________________________________

8. Complete this number line:

9. Re-draw this 2D shape as a 3D shape:

10. Marion worked out that her class used 175 pencils over the year for writing. Her sister’s class used double that amount. How many pencils were used by both classes? _________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: what is the emurgency numer too call when medicel asisstance is reqired the amboolance

officer was askeing the stewdents in the heallth and fisical educatchion lesson __________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can you remember the meaning of nouns to complete this question? Write the definition for a noun: ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. This word is jumbled. huadterg

It involves a female member of a family. What is the word? ____________________________ Is it a noun, verb or adjective? ____________________________________________________


(e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind). Write a simile that you already know: ________________________________________________________________________________


similar to each other but could stand on their own as sentences also (e.g. I have

swimming practice at 6am tomorrow; I must go to bed early). Write a sentence using one semi-colon: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 70 minutes from now? _________________________________________ How many minutes between 2:08am and 3:22am? _____________ minutes

7. Turn your calculator upside down. What word do you see on your calculator when you press 77345993? ________________________________________________________________

8. What is the position of the arrow? ____________________ What is the position of the pentagon? _________________

9. Converting millimetres (mm) to centimetres (cm) ÷ 10.

Converting centimetres (cm) to millimetres (mm) x 10.

Convert: 45mm = _________ cm 7mm = _________ cm

10. Lee was very good at jumping a skipping rope. On Monday he was able to jump 224 times. However, on Tuesday he only managed half that amount. How many less jumps did Lee do on Tuesday than on Monday? _______________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: how culd u possibly think i wouldnt whear those jeens agane mum the frustrated teennager

said they are full of wholes at the nee why wouldnt i think thay were ready for the bin was

her mothers reply ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can you remember the meaning of verbs to complete this question? Write the definition for a verb: _____________________________________________________




(e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write six examples of an apostrophe of ownership of groups: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. the sea is an angry dog). Write a metaphor that you already know: _______________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. An ellipsis ( … ) is a series of 3 dots that show words that have been purposely left out. In the following sentence place an ellipsis where it would best fit: My mum seems to go on

and on and on but I realise she is just trying to help me.

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 3 quarters of an hour from this time?_________________ If the day is Monday and the time is 23:48pm, what day and time is it in 72 hours? ________________

7. 52 = ____________________ 102 = ____________________ 12 = ______________________ 22 = ____________________ 202 = ____________________ 72 = ______________________

8. Write the following years on the timeline. Grandma was born 1940, Grandad 1938, Dad 1955, Mum 1961, John 1980, Sandra 1984 and Elizabeth 1990.

9. Calculate the perimeter of this shape: ___________ What type of triangle is this? __________________

10. Neil was writing a story for a competition. The story needs to be 3000 words. He has written 1684 words so far. How many words does he still need to write? _______________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: last chrismas my family and i drove around australia we visited ayers rock sydeney opera

house broom monkey mia and the great australian bite ______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Adjectives are describing words. Write six adjectives that might describe the beach: ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Change to plural form: leaf ____________________ dwarf ____________________ potato ____________________

4. Can you remember the meaning of similes to complete this question? Write the definition for similes: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time eighty-one minutes from now? __________________________________ How many years in three quarters of a century? _____________ years

7. Write the equivalent fractions for: __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____

8. Calculate the average/mean of a set of numbers by adding them all up and then dividing

the answer by how many numbers you had. (e.g. the total of 15, 10, 15, 5, 20 is 65. There are

5 numbers so divide 65 by 5; average is 13). Find the average of: 10, 5, 10, 15, 20 _______________ 12, 8, 11, 9 _______________ 3, 16, 5 _______________

9. Converting kilograms (kg) to grams (g) x 1000. Converting grams (g) to kilograms (kg) ÷ 1000.

Convert: 13.6kg = ____________ g 0.72kg = ____________ g 1243g = ____________ kg 26kg = ______________ g 115g = _____________ kg 32.7kg = ____________ g

10. Nine girls in Lynda’s class each had 4 people in their families and three girls had 3 in their families. How many people were there in these 12 families? ___________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: in sommer time our fameily eets lots of salades and a heallthy varitey of foods includeing

letuce tomatoe beetroot carrots and my favorite of awll hard boyeld eggs _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. An adverbial phrase is a group of words which can be used instead of an adverb

(e.g. Lisa ate her dinner at a frantic pace – a phrase used instead of saying ‘quickly’). Write an adverbial phrase to finish this sentence: The runner was getting so tired he ran... ________________________________________________________________________________


meaning. Which words make sense when you add the suffix -ing? (hint: you may need to modify the last letter of the word, so the new word is spelled correctly). deceive / writhe / examine / exterior ____________________________________________

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 two separate sentences to explain the homograph: sign ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ sign ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. There are three words relating to the big screen/television/theatre. There is one odd word which relates to the sky. Find all four words and write them on the lines: __________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? ___________ What was the time 88 minutes ago? _________________________ Patricia was born in 1983. How old was she in the year 2002? _________________________

7. Use decimals to write: 3 1

10 = __________________ 7 4

10 = __________________ 4 9

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8. Tally the information given:

9. Write in the name of the angle and select an appropriate magnitude/size:

10. At the school sports day there were 132 year 4’s. The teachers wanted to divide them into teams of 12. How many teams of year 4’s were there at the sports day? _____________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: we cleen the howse every saturday my weekly task is taking the bins out washing them

and plasing them back into there designaited spot owtside the garadge timmy my yungest

bruther has to clean out the dishwasher and restockes it with the dirty dishes ____________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


Rewrite this sentence correctly replacing the repeated nouns with pronouns: The dog was

very restless because the dog hadn’t been for the dog’s usual walk today. ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


meaning. Which words make sense when you add the suffixes -s -ed -ing: (hint: you may need to modify the last letter of the word, so the new word is spelled correctly). explore / implement / oblique __________________________________________________

4. Antonyms are words that are opposites. Write an antonym for these words: popular __________________ disgusted _________________ rarely ___________________ nonsense _________________ solemn ___________________ foreign _________________

5. Write the consonants in the alphabet: _____________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time eighty-nine minutes from now? ________________________________ Linda was born in 1964. How old will she be in 2021? ______________________________ How many seconds in: 3 and a half minutes? _______ 2 3

4 min?_______ 1 1

6 min? ______

How many minutes in: 4 1 4 hr? ___________ 1 day? ___________ 1 hour? ____________

7. How many horses are there in a paddock if there are 36 legs? ________________________

8. 72 ÷ _____ = 6 _____ x 9 = 72 _____ ÷ 9 = 6 _____ ÷ 9 = 7 48 ÷ _____ = 8 90 ÷ _____ = 9 56 ÷ _____ = 7 _____ ÷ 8 = 4 _____ x 8 = 96 _____ ÷ 8 = 3

9. Select 30°, 70°, 90° or 150° that would most likely match each labelled angle: a) ________________ b) ________________

10. My house was advertised for sale at $890 000 but I was very happy when it sold for $1 180 000. How much did I receive above the advertised sale price? ______________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: at the wedding cerimony nobody notised that tha bride had forrgotten her vail it wasnt until

well arfter the cerimony that the bridesmade wispered to her where is youre vail _________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can you remember the meaning of prepositions to complete this question?

Write the definition for a preposition: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. seashell). Make compound words from these single words: _______________ thing pass ______________ sun ______________ _____________ ball light _________________

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Write synonyms for these words: courier _________________ fulfilled ___________________ regular ____________________ scarce _________________ premiere __________________ cautious ___________________

5. Rewrite the sentence changing it to future tense: I wrote a long letter to nanna yesterday. ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time ninety minutes from now? _____________________________________ If I worked 10 hours on Tuesday, 8 hours on Thursday and worked half of an 8 hour shift on Saturday. How many hours did I work that week? ________________________________ How many minutes in: 3hr 49 mins? _________ 2 5

6 hr?_______

How many weeks in: a fortnight? ____________ 3 1 2 yr? ___________

7. Add: 38.6, 15, 0.06, 14.8, 10 ______________________________

8. < means less than > means greater than 53 029 27 394 56 719 326 41 739 116 823 659 001 double 411 828 500

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 1 cm. A = L x W. Write the area of this shape: _____________

10. Gene had $5.50 to spend on lunch at the school canteen. He bought a cheese and tomato sandwich for $2.60 and cake for $1.60. How much change did Gene receive? __________


$ 387.90 $ 299.80-

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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: this year i have bean two ten berthday partys already and next week will bee my elleventh

ben exscitdley told james _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A subordinate clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but cannot

stand alone as a sentence. A main clause is a group of words that could stand alone

as a short, simple sentence. Write a main clause to match the subordinate clause given. ... [but] was only resting and not actually asleep. ______________________________________

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Write the contractions for the words: must not: ______________________________ let us: __________________________________


about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular and

non specific nouns (e.g. a book). Choose a definite or indefinite article to best complete this sentence: Even with ___________ lights switched on, ____________ room was very dark.

5. Rearrange these words to make a proper sentence: When they in the morning, cup make

first thing do themselves a of the hot coffee. parents rise my is _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 95 minutes from now? _________________________________________ How many years in half a century? _____________ years Write these 24hr times as am and pm: 0730 ________ 2200 ________ 1340 ________ 0315 ________ 2320 ________ 1215 ________ 1702 ________ 0005 _________

7. A prime number is a number that only has one and itself as factors e.g. = 1 x 7; there

are no other factors. (One is not a prime number as it identifies all numbers).

Write the prime numbers:_________________________________________________________ 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 27 29 30

8. What mode of transport is located in the top left section? _________ Describe the position of the car:________________________________


The symbol for cubic centimetres is

abbreviated as cm3 (e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3).

What is the volume of this rectangular prism? ____________________ What is the area of the side with the largest area? _________________

10. Kelly has eaten 2 8 of a pizza, her brother ate 1

2 . How much pizza did they eat between the 2 of them? ________________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the docter rote a perscription four my mothers infected foot she had to youse crutchs so

she wouldnt warlk on it end i had two do lotes of chores around the house until the

antibyotics took effect ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can you remember the meaning of phrases to complete this question?

Write the definition for a phrase: _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

3. Correctly rewrite the misspelled words: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Write a word or phrase with a similar (or same) meaning to the words underlined: The doctor’s surgery was completely full! It

seemed there were many people feeling unwell in her suburb. ____________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence. Once a year many of the residents of her suburb spent

the whole day picking up rubbish from around the local parklands, but this year ... ________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time one hundred minutes ago? ______________________________________ What fraction of a century is 1 year? _____________ years What fraction of a year is: 4 weeks? __________________ 9 weeks? __________________

7. Rearrange these numbers in ascending order: 98 648 709 / 40 244 584 / 62 540 870 ________________________________________________________________________________


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Year 6Name:


8. Which is the northern most capital city? ____________________________________________ Which direction is Sydney from Melbourne? ________________________________________ Which capital city is in the South West of Australia? __________________________________


The symbol for cubic centimetres is abbreviated as cm3 (e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3).

How many cm3 in a cube with all sides measuring 3cm? _______________________________



242

236

234

Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: i luve to play the recoreder at scool but at home im lerning the piano do u like to play eny

instrewments tania asked her classmate georgie ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the dictionary meaning for tremble: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. These jumbled words are animals from the jungle. Rearrange them so they are spelled correctly: ykonme _________________ anconaad ________________ gerit _____________________ agatllior _________________ ncauot ___________________ pdraelo _________________


question? Write whether the following words are homographs or homophones: evening ________________ need ___________________ fine ________________________ bow ____________________ mail ____________________ ate ________________________


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 105 minutes from now? ________________________________________ Write these times on the analogue clocks:

7. Division of fractions: Four friends share 11 slices of apples. How many would each receive?

How much would each of the four friends receive if there were: 13 slices? ________________ 26 slices? _________________ 17 slices? __________________

8. Determine the rule and complete the counting pattern: __ __ 1 1__ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Rule: _______________________

9. Which 3D shape does this net make? _____________________________________

10. Kevin could play ALF, soccer, rugby and cricket. His sister Daisy could play netball, hockey and 4 other sports. How many different sports did the brother and sister know how to play altogether? ______________________________________________________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: at weakends i help my dad in the vedgetable garden we cultevate our own fewd to

reduce the youse of pesticids and insectecides used in the farming of hour food that we

purcharse ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


The conjunction may be used at the beginning of a sentence as well as within (e.g. John

went into the shop but he forgot to buy bread. Although John went into the shop, he

forgot to buy bread). Write the conjunction in the following sentence: My brother is petrified of cockroaches, yet is fine with spiders. __________________________




(e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write the apostrophe of ownership/s in this sentence: Lisa did ten minutes of stretching before her run. The activitys purpose was to warm up

Lisas muscles in preparation for the strenuous exercise. _______________________________

4. Can you remember the meaning of metaphors to complete this question?

Write the definition for a metaphor: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Rhetorical questions are asked when an answer is not needed

(e.g. Why would anyone hurt an animal?). Which sentence is a rhetorical question? a) How lovely do you look today?! b) Do I look ok? _________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 3 hours and 4 minutes from now? ______________________________ Write the time 9 and half hours after 3:27am on the clock face:


Year 6Name:


7. Complete the table budgeting for a class trip to the movies (30 people):

What you need:

Tickets - $10.50 ea

Bus trip - $1.30 ea

Optional Extras

Popcorn & drink combo - $5.75 ea

8. Which was the warmest day? _____________________________________________________ Which was the coolest day? ______________________________________________________ Which day was 32°C? ____________________________________________________________

9. Which unit (km, m, cm, mm) would you use to measure the height of: a table ________ a door ________ a mug _________ a CD ________ a step _______ Answer in cm: 27mm + 19mm +13mm + 15mm = ___________________________________ 10mm + 46mm + 13cm + 14mm = ________________________________________________

10. Tasha wanted to grow her hair long. When she first decided to grow her hair, she measuredits length from her scalp to the tip so she could see how much it was growing. It was 379mm. When she measured it a year later it was 284mm longer. How long was her hair at this point? (Answer in cm) _______________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the teacherr was explaning to her class did you now asian elefants can be identifyed bye

there smaller rowndead ears she continued i wish i had nown that when i road onn a

elefant in tibet last year on holidays _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


to a country or area (e.g. bonza, crikey, g’day, Aussie, bloke). Write a sentence using three colloquialisms of your own: _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Can you remember the meaning of prefix to complete this question? Write the definition for prefixes: ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


or spelling (e.g. right / write). Write the correct homophone in this sentence: sees / seas / seize The footballer decided to ___________________ the opportunity whilst

he had possession of the ball and kicked it towards the goals.


friends are: Toby, Nathaniel and Jerimiah). Write a sentence using one colon: ________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 7 hours and 14 minutes from now? _____________________________ Write these times as am or pm: 1520 __________ 0906 __________ 2317 __________

7. Write in the gap to make an equivalent fraction: __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____ __ = _____

8. How far did Lucy travel in: 2hrs _____ 1 1 2 hrs _____ 3hrs _____

At this rate how far would she travel in 5 hours? _____________ How long did Lucy take to travel: 20km _______ 50km _______ 70km _______

9. Circle the correct perimeter for the shape described: Square with each of the 4 sides measuring 9cm.

10. Nicholas was writing a story for homework. He had written 576 words. However, when the teacher checked her work the next day, he had removed 42 words. How many words were still left to write if the story was meant to be an 800 word story? ________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the bewtiful spring time flours blossommed so i was abel too make a delicut bowkay to take

to my sick frend in the wesley hospital in brisbane ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Proper nouns are the actual names of people, places, animals or things.

Write whether these words are proper, common or collective nouns: ford ____________ biscuit ____________ flock ____________ stomach _____________ Jason ___________ tupperware _______ Australia _________ congregation _________


meaning. Underline the suffixes used in the following words: childish / steadily freedom / dependence / affectionate / servant / blockage / comfortable / northern

4. Can you remember the meaning of homographs to complete this question? Write the definition for a homograph: ______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Circle the comma in the box:

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time six and a quarter hours ago? ____________________________________ How many years in 2 and a half decades? _________________________________________ Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed. How long will it take me to travel 560km, if I drive at 70km/h? _________________________ How long will it take me to travel 720km, if I drive at 90km/h? _________________________

7.

8. Write the probability of the spinner landing on each colour using the scale 0 to 1 (0 being impossible and 1 being certain) (hint: use a decimal number): Blue = ____________ Red = ____________ Yellow = ___________ Pink = ____________

9. Would kilograms or tonnes be the more appropriate unit of measurement for:

10. There were 1 254 packs of jelly crystals on the supermarket shelf on Monday morning. During the week 40 dozen packs were sold. How many packs were left on the shelf at the end of the week? ________________________________________________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: at the lone pine sanctuarey i had photoes takin holding a koala and with a snack around

my neck my famely thourght i was veery brave but i wasnt the koala was much brayver

then me ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Underline the adverbs and circle the verbs in this sentence: I seem to be running very late every morning for school. I need to wake up earlier.

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Change to singular form: a) dispensaries __________________________ b) calories ___________________________

4. Antonyms are words that are opposites. Think of a word. Write a sentence with its opposite. Underline the antonym used. _______ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: A deafening crash could be heard as... _____________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 10 and a half hours ago? ________________________________________ Was 1989 a leap year? ____________________________________________________________

7. Write as an algorithm and then find the answer: a) $26.39 + $62.34 + $7.32 + $29.05 = ____________________________________________ b) 1hr 20min + 3hr 50min + 2hr 10min = ____________________________________________

8. Describe the location of Sarah’s desk in the room: ____________________________________________ Who is sitting behind Sarah? __________________

9. Write the magnitude of the missing angle:

10. Hope noticed that all of the 12 houses on her side of the street had 4 trees in each of their front yards. How many trees were there in total? ____________________________________ If each house planted one more tree how many trees would there be? _________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: were you given homwork when you were an child uncle max askd liam yes mutch moore

then you coold ever imagine my boy replied uncle max with a giggel _________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the strongest adjective from this list: _________________________________________ capable / invincible / weak / tough / powerful


(e.g. seashell). Write a compound word you would find in the kitchen: ________________

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. Replace the underlined words with a suitable synonym – it must fit in the sentence. As he was hastily clambering over the slippery rocks, a massive wave crashed over him,

knocking him into the swirling water.

As he was _____________ _____________ over the _____________ rocks, a _____________ wave

_____________ over him, _____________ him into the _____________ water.

5. Rearrange into alphabetical order: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time in 24 hours from now? _________________________________________ Show these times on the clock faces:

7. True or false? 9 x 4 = 27 + 8 ______________ 18 ÷ 6 ≠ 3 ______________ 9 = 90 ÷ 9 ______________ 8 x 11 ≠ 63 ÷ 9 ______________

8. The sun rises in which direction? ______________ The sun sets in which direction? ______________

9. What show would I be watching at 4pm? ____________________________________________ Which program/show runs for the longest? ____________________________________________ How long does it run for? _____________________ What type of show is on at 5:30? ____________ Who might be watching it? _____________

10. Jane watched 18 cartoons in a row on TV, one Saturday morning. However, she did leave the lounge room after every 3 cartoons to get drinks, food and go to the toilet. How many times did Jane leave the lounge room that morning? _________________________________


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2:09 5:213:43

Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: our scool colors are green and gold but my cusins uniforms are nayvie blew and read they

also have to where nayvie stokings and a read hat but at my scool we onley have two

where soks ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. An adverb is a word which modifies or adds meaning to a verb, adjective or adverb by

telling how, when or where a thing is done.Write the adverbs in this sentence: Jarod was asked to pour a glass of juice for everyone, but he was rushing so poured them

unevenly and sloppily. ____________________________________________________________

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. The contraction we’ll is a combination of which two words: ______________________________________________________________


about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular and non

specific nouns (e.g. a book). Complete the following sentence with definite or indefinite articles: It is very important to have __________ insurance policy if you own

__________ car in case you are involved in __________ accident.

5. Write the odd word out: ___________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time three hours and nineteen minutes from now? ___________________ 9 centuries = _________ years 3 decades = _________ years 3.5 dozen = __________

7. List the factors of: 8 _____________________________ 18 __________________________ List the first 5 multiples of: 5 _______________________ 7 __________________________

8. 23 + ________ = 70 13 x ________ = 130 58 + 92 = ________ 173 ÷ ________ = 1.73 ________ x 9 = 72 200 - ________ = 56

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 1 cm. A = L x W. Write the area of the shape: _____________

10. Chelsea’s family were having a garage sale and she was selling some of the toys she no longer wanted. After only an hour she had already sold 3 toys for $3.20 each and another one for $4.50. How much had she made so far? _____________________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: arfter shool the kides in my family are very bizzy with differant sports my brother atends

gimnastics my littel sister is enroled in ballay classes and i enjoy beeing a part of a team so

i play soccer my paw muther is exhorsted bye dinner time _____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A subordinate clause adds meaning to a principle clause. It cannot be used by itself.

It needs the principal clause (e.g. I have to help my little cousin with colouring in, as she

can’t keep within the lines). Use the boxes below to draw a line to the matching clause:

3. Correctly rewrite the misspelled words in this sentence: The unacspected car trubbles

were incredably inconveiniant because Kelly was requirred to attend a importent rehersal

in fiftheen minutes. _______________________________________________________________


(e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind). A metaphor is when we compare two

things but we say one thing is the other (e.g. the sea is an angry dog).

Is these sentences a metaphor or simile? The cat’s coat was like satin. _____________ The cat’s fur was a satin coat. _____________


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 5 hours and eight minutes ago? _________________________________ Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed. What speed am I travelling at if I travel: 150km in 2hr? __________________________ 560km in 7hr?___________________________ 45km in 30min? _________________________ 15km in 2hr? ____________________________


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There were so many kangaroos in the farmer’s paddock

Subordinate Clausethat his dogs were very eager to chase them.

but she was still very excited to go back again.

Year 6Name:


7. Descending order is arranging number from largest to smallest. D for counting DOWN.

Rearrange these numbers in descending order: 98 648 709 / 40 244 584 / 62 540 870 ________________________________________________________________________________

8. Which sport was the most popular? ________________________________________________ How many athletes played this sport? ______________________________________________ Which sport was the least popular? ________________________________________________ How many athletes played this sport? ______________________________________________ Which 2 sports had the same popularity? ___________________________________________ What fraction were these 2 sports combined? _______________________________________

9. Write the length in cm and mm where the arrow is pointing: __________________________ Write your answer as a decimal and fraction: ________________________________________

10. Jody’s mother gave her $10.00 to take to school to pay for the bus trip to the pool for the swimming carnival. The bus cost $4.20 and her mother said that she could have the remaining money for spending at the carnival. How much spending money will Jody have?___________________________________________________________________________


Preferred Sport of 80 Athletes

25% Basketball

25% Netball

40% Football

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10% Baseball

Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: mum i learnd the most interresting fact twoday in sience class matthew exclaimed did you

no some coins used to be made from coper and that coper is yoused in many of the

appliancces we use averyday ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


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, from the box, into this sentence: unlike / over / up / on / above

__________ her brother who followed the footy team Collingwood, Brittany’s team had

always been Carlton, who were __________ her brother’s team on the AFL ladder.

3. Unjumble these words. The words in the box are spelled correctly to help you: ctihenua __________________ erldalhten __________________ dolshehtr__________________ payhtmsy __________________

4. Write the word which has the nearest meaning to queue: line / file / row _______________

5. Write six words that have three vowels in them: _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 6 hours and 21 minutes from now? _____________________________ 539 minutes = _________ hours _________ minutes

7. Expand as powers of 10: 3 208 = ____________________ 197 = ____________________ Complete: 103 = __________ 101 = ___________ 102 = ___________ 100 = ____________

8. = equal to or ≠ not equal to

48.932 ÷ 4.473 63.925 100 ÷ 5 4 x 5 90 ÷ 2 9 x 5


The symbol for cubic centimetres is abbreviated

as cm3 (e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3).

How many cm3 in this shape? _____________________

10. Challenge! Ivan has filled 2 8 of his veggie garden with carrots and 3

8 with potatoes and 1 3

with squash. What fraction of the garden do these vegetables take up? _________________ What fraction of the garden is available for another vegetable? ________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: more then 85% of orstralias poppewlation live within 50km of the coaste why do you thenk

this is so the geographey teachar arsked hiss hi scewl studdents its dew to the fact that

orstralia is an eyeland continent ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

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




(e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write six examples of an apostrophe of ownership of plural nouns: ___________________________________________________________________

4. Can you remember the meaning of metaphors and similes to complete this question?

Write whether these sentences are a simile or metaphor: The clouds rolled in like an ethereal wave. __________________________________________ The clouds rolling in were an ethereal wave. ________________________________________

5. Write forgive in past tense: _______________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 45 minutes ago?_______________________________ Write twenty-three minutes to five in digital time:

7. 0.61 = ______ % 0.8 = ______ % 0.75 = ______ % 0.05 = ______ % 0.99 = ______ %

8. I roll 2 dice, what combinations could I have if looking down their totals are: 8 _________________________________________________________ 10 _________________________________________________________ 6 __________________________________________________________

9. Draw a net for the 3D shape pictured:

10. Jenny had two packets of beads for her craft work. One packet said it contained 745 beads the other contained 1 595. How many beads did she have in total? _________________________________


:

Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the skewl library hade too by moore harry potter books as evary singel won was conestantly

borrowwed out each week _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition. Write a sentence containing two phrases: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


meaning (e.g. un, re, mis). Write the word with the prefix that matches the meaning: A written account of your own life. _________________________________________________


or spellings (e.g. right / write). Write one example of a homophone associated with a garden: __________________________________________________________________

5. Rearrange these words to make a proper sentence: in Melbourne is unpredictable,

Although the weather some of temperatures. people enjoy the variety _________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 11 hours and 36 minutes from now? ___________________________ Which century are the following years in? 1856 _____ 1543 ______ 2019 ______ 878 _____ Write the following times in digital form: 12to6 ________ 25to11 ________ 13to8 ________

7. Add these fractions together __ + __ = _____ __ + __ = _____ __ + __ = _____ __ + __ = _____

8. Write the coordinates for the parallel lines: ____________________ Which shape is at 2,D? ______________________________________

9. If Millie had 15mL of medicine every night for 10 nights and this was half the contents of the bottle, how much did the bottle hold? _______

10. Lucille was becoming a very fast typist. In only 20 minutes she typed 1 354 words. The next day, in the same 20 minute period she managed to type 1 244! How many words in total had she typed over the two days? ___________________________ What was the difference in the amount of words typed? _______________________________


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Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: in art clarss we had two paynt an portrate of an famus moosicion mary janes was the best

with her creative deepiction of mozart _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Write the dictionary meaning for manner: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Write the plurals for: formula ________________ diagnosis ________________ medium __________________ bison _______________________________ goose __________________________________

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 homograph/s in this list of words: capture / incline / world / rock / back / masque _____________________________________

5. Writing Time! Finish this sentence: Jeremy knew his first train trip alone was going to be a

bit of an adventure, however he never anticipated... ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 12 hours and 43 minutes ago? ___________________________________ 70 years = _________ decades Write 70 years out of a century as a fraction? _________

7. 6.5 - 1.2 = _____ 9.5 - 2.5 = _____ 8.7 - 4.2 = _____ 9.9 - 9.1 = _____ 8.7 - 8 = ______

8. Write the missing years:

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.

What is the perimeter of this shape? ________________________________

10. Complete this magic square so each row, column and diagonal adds to 1 332:


446

440 448

1899

1924

1949

1964

1904

1909

15cm

15cm

Year 6Name:


1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: the yachtt race in monte carlo showed sum fascinateing expensieve yachtts that had

traveled from many differrent parts of tha glowbe it was a wonderfull spectacel to sea for

the forign traveller or yachtt enthoosiast ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


The conjunction may be used at the beginning of a sentence as well as within

(e.g. John went into the shop but he forgot to buy bread. Although John went into the

shop, he forgot to buy bread). Complete the following sentence with the correct subordinating conjunction from the box: provided / that / unless / because / only / if

My parents said I need to be home by 8pm, ________________ I have my older sister with me.

3. Plurals are words that mean more than one. Make these six words plural: talker _______________ stimulus _________________ broach _______________________ wife _________________ apology ________________ correspondence ______________

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


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time thirteen hours and one minute from now? ______________________ We left home at 10:50am and drove for 5 hours and 25 minutes. What time was it when we reached our destination? ______________________________________________________

7. 99 ÷ 9 + 2 = _____________ 99 ÷ (9+2) = _____________ 7 x 4 x 3 = _______________

8. Draw a parallelogram at 3,D; a square at 4,C; an isosceles triangle at 4,A and an acute angle at 5,B:

9. Write these measurements in kg: 5 972g ____________ 7 894g __________________ 9 080g _________________

10. Greg was reading a book that had 687 pages. He is up to page 465, how many pages does he have left to read? ___________________________________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: we awll had to chukle when hour history teacher explained that ustralias ferst police force

was maid up of the most well behaved convicts jackie said still laurghing two her sister ____ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


to a country or area (e.g. bonza, crikey, g’day, Aussie, bloke). Underline the colloquialisms

found in this sentence: At the barbie for my birthday there was a canetoad jumping on the tucker.


(e.g. seashell). Complete these compound words: ____________________ bolt ____________________ house __________________ wall

4. Can you remember the meaning of synonyms to complete this question?

Write the definition for a synonym: ________________________________________________


hurt an animal?). Write your own rhetorical question: _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 14 hours from now? _____________ 28 years = __________ months

7. Spell this number: 74 000 428 _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

8. Which colour was the least popular? _____________ How many people completed this survey? ________ How many people chose blue as their favourite colour? _______________________________________ What fraction (in lowest terms) liked blue? ________ What fraction (in lowest terms) liked purple? ______

9. Write the value/magnitude of the missing angles:

10. Lora’s aunty bought bark chips for her garden, the bag stated that it contained approximately 5 000 bark chips. She used 3

5 bag on her garden beds. She used 2 5 on

another bed. Approximately how many chips were left? ______________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: there r many manufachuring companys which prodjuice various materiels four the

consumer these include textilles apparrel end syntheticks ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Abstract nouns are words that identify concepts, experiences, ideas, qualities, and

feeling. These are things that you can see, touch, hear or smell eg fear, hope, happiness. Write the abstract noun and underline the proper noun in the following sentence: The weather in Queensland is generally wonderful and always makes me feel great relief to

not have to be wearing layers and layers of clothing. _________________________________

3. Contractions are shortened forms of two words. Does this sentence use the contraction correctly? They’re last name was very long and difficult to spell. ________________________


about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular and non

specific nouns (e.g. a book). List the article/s in this sentence: Every day her dad would

put all the change from his pockets in a huge glass bowl on the entry table. ____________ ________________________________________________________________________________

5. Circle the colon in the box:

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time 15 hours and thirty-three minutes from now? ___________________ On Saturday Mum spent 20 minutes making beds, 1 hour 12 minutes washing, 1 hour 15 minutes preparing lunch, 1 hour 45 minutes vacuuming and 50 minutes tidying up. How much time did she spend on these chores? ____________________________________

7. A composite number is a number that has more than itself and one as factors.

One is neither prime nor composite (e.g. 8 = 8 x 1, 4 x 2, 2 x 4). All even numbers are

composite except 2. Write the factors of 32: ________________________________________

8. Write the missing digits:

9. __ + __ = __ + __ = _____ __ + __ = __ + __ = _____ __ + __ = __ + __ = _____

10. Every day, Ted’s mum gave their dog 2 bones, which she always buried in the garden. How many bones were buried in Ted's yard during March? ____________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: where iz youre resipe four the marshmellow easter bunies that u sold at our hat parad last

year my teecher is arsking fore it becusse thay were a reel hit cindy arsked her aunty _____ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Verbs are doing / action words. Write five examples of a verb in an art studio: _________ ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Correctly rewrite the misspelled words: illustrated / elaberatel / regonnal / religious ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which definition best describes utilise: _____________________________________________ a) put into service b) to transport in a utility van

5. A comma (,) is used to indicate a short pause in a sentence or to separate items in a list.

Rewrite this sentence placing the commas in the correct position: Kelly Louise and Sarah all

had their birthdays in March. ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 16 hours and 39 minutes ago? ___________________________________ What size and angle does: 6 o’clock make on a clock face? __________________________ 5:05 make on a clock face? _______________________________________________________

7. Write the value of 6 in: 96 184 345 _________________________________________________ 4791.63 ____________________________ 27 437.06 __________________________________

8. Dividing a whole number by a factor of the divisor (e.g. 80 ÷ 20 ( 80 20 ) divide top and

bottom by 10 80 ÷ 10 20 ÷ 10 = 8

2 = 4) 350 ÷ 70 = ________________________________________________ 280 ÷ 40 = ________________________________________________ 140 ÷ 20 = ________________________________________________


The symbol for cubic centimetres is abbreviated as cm3

(e.g. 3cm x 2cm x 7cm = 42cm3). How many cm3 in this shape? _______________________

10. Every student in 6H was contributing $4.50 towards a farewell gift for their teacher Ms Tammy who was leaving. Julie’s father gave her a $10.00 note to pay with and asked her to bring home the change. How much change will she bring home? ____________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: duck ore hen egges were the erliest easter egges that were deckorated in brite culours

with vedgtable die and charcole chocalate easter egges were ferst maid inn europe in the

erly 19th centery in france and germany ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. An adverb is a word which modifies or adds meaning to a verb, adjective or adverb by

telling how, when or where a thing is done. Add adverbs to these verbs: walk ________________ stumble ________________ scream _______________________ drive _______________________________ gallop __________________________________




(e.g. teachers’ staffroom). Write six examples of an apostrophe of ownership of groups: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


(e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind). Finish this sentence with a simile: The sky was … ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? _________________________________ What will be the time 17 hours and six minutes from now? ___________________________ Write twenty to twelve in digital time: Distance = speed x time.

Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed. A trial driver had 4 1

2 hr to complete a 3 part trial course; he took 67mins over the first part; 1hr 43min over the second part; how long did he have to complete section 3? __________


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8. Which day recorded the most customers? __________________________________________ Why do you think this day was more popular? _______________________________________ How many customers were there on Wednesday? ___________________________________ How many customers were there on Sunday? _______________________________________ Explain the number of customers Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

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

Converting millilitres (mL) to Litres (L) ÷ 1000. How many litres in: 4 000mL ________________ 170mL ________________ 74 000mL ________________ 90mL _________________

10. Ed had just received a new dog from the RSPCA. He and his father went to the pet shop to buy a dog bowl, some food and a lead. The bowl was $6.95, the food was $6.20 and the leash was $7.65. How much did the items cost in total? ___________________________ How much change would there be from $50? ________________________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: have you evar sean the easter bunny littel tahlia was askeing her mom know but i hade

an bunnie as a pet when i was a littel gerl and i yoused two playe with it at easter tyme

and called it my easter bunny her mum replyed ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can you remember the meaning of verbs to complete this question? Write the definition for a verb: _____________________________________________________

3. Jumble six spelling words from your weekly class list. Test someone to see if they can work out your challenge! _________________________________________________________


(e.g. the sea is an angry dog). Create your own metaphor to add to this sentence: His heart... ______________________________________________________________________

5. An ellipsis ( … ) is a series of 3 dots that show words that have been purposely left out.

In the following sentence, rewrite the sentence to place an ellipsis where it would best fit: It was the longest shopping list bread, pasta, eggs, soy milk, soap I was going to be in the

supermarket forever! _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time eighteen hours and fifty-one minutes from now? ________________ What type of angle does 3:45 make on a clock face? _________________________________

7. Turn your calculator upside down. What word do you see when you press: 22 032 ÷ 4 = ____________________ Make your own: _______________________________

8. What fraction of each animal was owned by students? dogs ______ cats ______ fish ______ birds ______ What percentage were: dogs ______% cats ______% How many of each animal were owned by students? dogs ______ cats ______ fish ______ birds ______

9. Write the possible measurements of a rectangle with an area of 24cm2: ________________________________

10. The transport company started with 4 trucks and every 2 years the company bought a new truck. How many years did it take for the transport company to own 10 trucks? _________________________


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: we conduccted a clarss sirvay on destinachions four these holeidays the sirvay showed a

vareiety of plases that studints will vissit ten studints are stayeing at home ate r heding too

the beech to r travvelling too ovaseas destinachions three r visiteing famely and the finel to

r travvelling interstate ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


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 suitable preposition in these phrases: _____________ the doorway; _____________ the rotten log;

_____________ the moon; _____________ the bubbling ocean; _____________ the fox

3. Can you remember the meaning of prefixes to complete this question?

Add to these prefixes to make a word: com ______________ pre ______________ trans ______________ inter ______________ ad ______________ dis _____________


or spellings (e.g. right / write). Write two separate sentences to explain these homophones: dyeing _________________________________________________________________________ dying __________________________________________________________________________


similar to each other but could stand on their own as sentences also (e.g. I have

swimming practice at 6am tomorrow; I must go to bed early).

Rewrite this sentence placing the semi-colon in the correct position: ‘Call me tomorrow I’ll

be able to let you know then.’ _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What was the time 18 hours and 32 minutes ago? ___________________________________ 541 months = _______________ years _______________ months Distance = speed x time. Speed = distance ÷ time. Time = distance ÷ speed.

A bike takes 2 hours to travel 80km. How fast is it going? _____________________________ A bus travels for 2 and a half hours; Stops for half an hour for morning tea; Travels for another 2 and a half hours; stops for lunch for 1 hour then travels another 1 3

4 hours to its destination. How long does the trip take? ___________________________________________


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7. Subtract these fractions: __ - __ = _____ 1 - __ = _____ __ - __ = _____ __ - __ = _____


9. Draw the top view and front view of the 3D shape pictured:

10. Complete this magic square so each row, column and diagonal adds to 1 344:


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1. Rewrite the sentence/s with the correct punctuation and spelling: she sells see shelles bye the see sure the shelles she sels are seeshelles im shore sea how

many times you can say this without makeing a mistake _______________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

2. A sentence or a clause, is a group of related words containing a subject and a verb. Write two separate clauses of your own: ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________


its meaning. Add a different suffix to each word: curious____________ souths____________ point_____________ convert _____________ train_______________ combine__________ strength__________ youth _______________


question? Is the word suspect in this sentence a homograph or homophone? He was beginning to suspect there was something wrong with his train; he had been waiting

for 15 minutes and now was going to be late for work. _______________________________

5. Write six words. Make one the odd one out. Test someone near you. ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

6. What time does the teacher’s clock show right now? __________________________________ What will be the time nineteen hours and four minutes from now? ____________________ Days in a: year ___________ months ___________ fortnight _______ leap year __________

7. Use numerals and decimals to write: one tenth ________ five tenths ________ seven tenths ________ fifty-five tenths ________


9. Write the best unit of measurement to measure the length of the classroom: ____________

10. Erik had a cake. If he gave 1 5 to a friend and ate 3

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Week 1 - Day 11. There were so many remote controls on

the coffee table that Damion didn’t know which one was for the TV, which one was for the stereo and which one was for the DVD player.

2. students, lesson, today, computers, CD covers, bands

3. unconscientious4. build - billed, brews - bruise,

carrot - carat, brows - browse, scent - cent, seller - cellar

5. national, envelope, persuade, advice, eye, manner, recess

6. adult to direct, adult to check

7. 100g unsalted butter, 1 2 teaspoon vanilla

extract, 1 2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 1

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4 cup milk8. no / various answers9. a) 6cm2 b) 15cm2

10. 4 195 leavesWeek 1 - Day 21. Jim was excitedly telling his dad, “The

circus event was spectacular with all the performers, acrobats, animals and clowns.”

2. take, cook, wash3. privately, inducted/induction, correlation/

correlated, silhouetted, effortless, doubted/doubtless

4. light, permit5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check, 14 hours7. two decimal seven - 2.7,

three tenths - 0.3, seventeen tenths - 1.7, seven tenths - 0.7, five decimal three - 5.3, nine tenths - 0.9, six decimal four - 6.4, one hundred and eighteen hundredths - 1.18, fifty-nine tenths - 5.9

8. 94 579 greater than (>) 74 037, 0.101 less than (<) 0.2, 1.9 less than (<) 2.1, 1 017 less than (<) 1 100

9. 36m3, 9m2

10. 450 cardsWeek 1 - Day 31. “This year we will learn all about

proportions as part of our maths curriculum,” the teacher was explaining to her new Year 6 class.

2. very (in this sentence, very is an adverb modifying chubby), thick, dense, cold

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. planes, passengers, tickets, people, suitcases, windows

4. accept - decline, addition - subtraction, average - extraordinary/poor, necessary - unnecessary, excitement - indifference, destructive - constructive

5. cauliflower, promise, nephew, grammar, umbrella, nonsense

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 1 year 11 months, 9pm

7. $5.10, $30.308. Saturday, 110 minutes, Totals in graph:

10, 120, 60, 30, 14, 60, 30 = 324 minutes (5 hours, 24 minutes)

9. 12cm3

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Week 1 - Day 41. It was typical for our family to venture

out onto the bush walking tracks when we visited Minyon Falls on our annual December holidays.

2. adverbs only - today, before 3. various answers, adult to check

e.g. bookshelf, dustcover4. transparent - clear, climax - peak,

courteous - polite/well mannered, likelihood - probability, curiosity - interest, unbearable - detestable

5. past, past, future6. adult to direct, adult to check,

22 months, 1 year and 10 months7. True, True, True8. a six - 1

6 , an even number - 3 6 , a number

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Seal divers is necessary in order for them to have a safe mission.

2. themselves, they3. had not, they had4. the, a, the, the, a5. Her mother informed her as they drove to

the shops that she needed to stop and buy petrol.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 02:187. three million, five hundred and eighty-four

thousand, nine hundred and twenty-one8. 2,B - Kimberly Region, 6,E - Sydney,

5,A - Torres Strait Islands9. 9cm10. 49 minutesWeek 2 - Day 11. What is the right ratio of syrup to water

when you’re mixing cordial? There is no right answer. Really it depends on how sweet you like it.

2. after, before3. liquid, extremely, flammable, scientist,

cautious, handling4. actions5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

91 days, 366 days in a leap year7. 46 487 294 - 7 000, 894 758 - 700,

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4 of a cupWeek 2 - Day 21. We had to have an initial flight briefing

before we were allowed into the helicopter for our joy ride over the Gold Coast passageway. When we were in the air we saw, Sea World, the beaches and even sharks in the water.

2. The icy drink gave her a headache when she drank it.

3. lionml - million, mbesclaenre - resemblance, mtriamcesyl - symmetrical, neoniuapm - pneumonia

4. simile

5. chandelier, counterfeit, foundation, loathsome, smoothly, traverse

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 3 decades, 18:30 - pm, 19:12 - pm, 03:13 - am

7. 7 x 3 = 21, 100 ÷ 25 = 4, 35 x 2 = 70, 100 ÷ 20 = 5

8. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22, 29, 37 Rule - Add one more than you added to the previous number

9. 1.432kg10. $7.70 / $42.30Week 2 - Day 31. Taylor hadn’t always loved pop music,

but these days she thought it was just the best. She was always being discovered dancing and singing along to her favourite songs by her brothers.

2. around the corner3. biscuit’s, granny’s4. simile5. How stupid was that. Would you do that?6. adult to direct, adult to check,

31 months, 2 years 7 months, 2:37pm7. 25

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9. 75˚ / acute angle10. $3.70,

various answers, adult to check e.g. 3 x $1, 3 x 20 and 1 x 10, $2 $1 50c and 20c

Week 2 - Day 41. Both Melbourne and Perth are built on

rivers: Melbourne on the beautiful Yarra River and Perth on the picturesque Swan River.

2. Put or hide underground, cover3. unusual, inaccurate, discontinue,

misconduct4. caught, herd, hale

various answers, adult to check e.g. The judge in the court heard the case just before recess.

5. I always loved the lunch my dad packed: an avocado and tomato sandwich, a peach, and a small bag of almonds.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 174 months, 72 months, 5:30pm, 6:30pm

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0.40 = 40 100 = 40%, 0.50 = 50

100 = 50%, 8. 395 + 238 not equal to (≠) 693,

10.2 + 7.5 + 2.3 equal to (=) 20, 100 ÷ 4 equal to (=) 52

9. 9am, Iron Man, 1 hour 50 minutes, 12:10pm

10. 12 of each so 12 lemon lollies left overWeek 2 - Day 51. Slurpees come in a range of flavours

which you can work out from their colour: brown is cola, red is strawberry, yellow is lemon, orange is orange and green is lime.

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3. Plurals are words that mean more than one.

4. Isle and aisle = homophone5. It’s not just the film that makes the cinema

so much fun, it’s the popcorn!6. adult to direct, adult to check, 24 months7. 0.2, 1.2, 1.4, 2.5, 3.7, 4.6, 5.3, 5.9, 6.58. blue - 1

10 , red - 2 10 , yellow - 7

109. swimming pool - L, drinking glass - mL10. 96 carsWeek 3 - Day 11. She had lots of friends, but Lucy would

say that Sarah, Tammy and Becky were her best friends. Of course, May and Connie were also really great mates.

2. but3. drowsiest, biggest, breeziest4. various answers, adult to check

e.g. When I asked the question I expected the correct answer.

5. Rachel felt so happy today; she was happier than she had felt in weeks.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 8 decades7.

8. 1,B - Park, Pool - 1,E9. 9cm x 2cm, 3cm x 6cm10.

Week 3 - Day 21. The foreign correspondent was explaining

on the news bulletin, “Here we are in Japan surrounded by rubble after the earthquake.”

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. cars, people, trolley, truck

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. carwash, overcoat, armchair

4. various answers, adult to check5.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 4:10, 4:22, 4:34, 4:46, 4:58, 5:10 90 days in summer / 91 leap year, Friday

7. 6+(5x4)=26, 24-3x6=6, 99÷(9+2)=9, 4+(21-15)=24, 10+9x4=46, 99 ÷9+2=13

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9. 48cm3, A -12cm2, A - 8cm2, P -16cm10. 730 glassesWeek 3 - Day 31. “I wonder how many old parliamentarians

will be left in the parliament after the next election,” the year 6 student mentioned to his teacher.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. lift, run, jog, sweat, talk

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. I’ve, they’ll, should’ve

4. various answers, adult to check e.g. Mia loved the movie they had just watched.

5. quarrel, guitarist, athlete, grammar, picture, revenge


1 hour 6 minutes, 1 hour 49 minutes, 350km, 280km

7. 3 415 2688. 1, 2, 4, 8,16, 32, 64

Rule - doubling or multiplying by 2 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 Rule - adding 0.25

9. sphere10. 10cm eachWeek 3 - Day 41. “To strengthen your core you need to

have motivation to exercise and eat well,” the personal trainer was telling his client.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. vibrant, colourful, beautiful, breathtaking

3. photographer, physician, guarantee4. outcome5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

12:15, 490km7. 472 5848. blue, white, 2239. metres10. 1 937 stitchesWeek 3 - Day 51. “Mum can we buy that magazine? The

cover story is about Chris Hemsworth. He’s my favourite movie star,” Renee was begging her mum.

2. on her shoulders3. various answers, adult to check4. He cleaned his room as quickly as a

lightening flash.5. stomach, aquarium, individual,

millionaire, government, miniature6. adult to direct, adult to check, 4 weeks 7. 10x17+22=192, 127-9x8=55,

(52+6)x9=5228.

9. 5cm - 20cm, 30cm - 120cm, 45cm - 180cm, 20cm - 80cm

10. 88LWeek 4 - Day 11. Each time we visit the polar bears at the

theme park, Water World, they are never out in their enclosure. So now we go to see the penguins, the sting rays, the sharks in the aquarium and of course, the dolphins in their enclosure at Dolphin Bay.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. he, they, she, we, it

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, dogs’ tails, book’s cover

4. various answers, adult to check e.g. The kitchen was a giant’s playground or a secret hideaway.

5. played - playing, play/plays/playing, will or shall play fly - flew, flies, will or shall fly cheer - cheered, cheers/is cheering, will or shall cheer blew - blew/had blown, blows/blow, will or shall blow bark - barked, bark/barks, will or shall bark eat - ate/have eaten, eat/eats, will or shall eat.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 132 months, 150km, 11km per hr, 4 hours

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friendliness towards visitors. Many live in quite small villagers and grow all their own food and also produce items that visitors can take away as souvenirs.

2. Submit to the authority of someone or to comply with a law or regulation.

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. polite (im) cover (dis,un) trust (mis)

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

5. Bill’s dog was always the first to come and greet him in the morning.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 52 weeks, 730 days or 731 days if a leap year

7. 5 8

8. 2,B - obtuse angle, 1,C - parallelogram, slide - 4,C

9. acute angle, 130˚10. $9.40Week 4 - Day 31. The tuckshop ladies were all agitated.

“We have orders for fifteen egg and lettuce sandwiches, twenty-two sausage rolls and a dozen corn meat and pickle rolls. “How are we going to produce all this by lunchtime?” yelled the tuckshop convenor.

2. various answers e.g. The netball game was cancelled even though most players were in attendance.

3. help, mind4. various answers, adult to check

e.g. graze/graze, bat/bat, tear/tear5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

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3. foxes4. Antonyms are words that are opposites.5. camphor, exercise, insurmountable,

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Answers

Week 4 - Day 51. “Have you ever thought how life would be

without doctors?” the patient was saying to the nurses at the nurses’ station.

2. various answers, adult to check under the rotting log - The lizard hid under the rotting log as the dog came sniffing around. by the sea - We enjoy travelling to our cottage by the sea in the school holidays.

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. The seashells were plentiful by the seashore.

4. bear - bare, bail - bale, aisle - isle/I’ll, freeze - frees/frieze, pair - pear/pare, pain - pane

5. various answers, adult to check e.g. Why should I even bother? Are you kidding me?

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 17 months, 340km, 9km/hr, 7 hours

7. 40x3=120, 9x50=450, 70x30=2 1008.

9. 4 000mL - 4L, 70mL - 0.07L, 72L - 72 000mL, 9.5L - 9 500mL, 69.2mL - 0.692L, 8.85L - 8 850mL

10.

Week 5 - Day 11. The plane from New York to Sydney was

delayed due to a severe blizzard that was forecast for that region. The three hundred and thirty-one passengers slept at the airport until rescheduling of the flight.

2. though3. was not4. The definite article (the) is used when it is

clear which person or thing we are talking about (e.g. the dog). The indefinite articles a / or / an are used before singular and non specific nouns (e.g. a book).

5. My school bag has never been so full containing: a laptop, my lunch, heavy books and my iPhone.


7. 1, 4, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 1008. six hundred and twenty-seven plus 106

equals seven hundred and thirty-three9. 40cm3, 3.9m, 10.1m10. 345 shellsWeek 5 - Day 21. Harry was anxious because his favourite

football team the Broncos was playing his dad’s favourite football team the Roosters. “Go! Go! Go Broncos!!” Harry screamed from the football grandstand.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. It was no use whinging about mum's terrible bathers because she said she would not buy new ones.

3. magnificently, beneficial, principal, finally, directly, reprimand

4. A5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

yes, 4:25am, 6pm7. 84 2568.

9.

10. 525 pencilsWeek 5 - Day 31. “What is the emergency number to call

when medical assistance is required?” the ambulance officer was asking the students in the health and physical education lesson.

2. Nouns are the names of people, places, animals or things.

3. daughter - noun4. various answers, adult to check

e.g. The lamb was white as snow.5. various answers, adult to check

e.g. Dad is going bald; his hair is becoming thinner and thinner by the day.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 74 minutes7. eggshell8. arrow - 5,A

pentagon - 2,D (irregular pentagon)9. 4.5cm, 0.7cm10. 112 jumpsWeek 5 - Day 41. “How could you possibly think I wouldn’t

wear those jeans again mum?” the frustrated teenager said. “They are full of holes at the knee! Why wouldn’t I think they were ready for the bin?” was her mother’s reply.

2. Verbs are doing / action words. 3. various answers, adult to check e.g.

schools’ pupils, audiences’ participation4. various answers, adult to check

e.g. The crane was a hungry dinosaur.5. My mum seems to go on and on and on…

but I realise she is just trying to help me.6. adult to direct, adult to check,

Thursday 23:48pm7. 52 - 25, 102 - 100, 12 - 1, 22 - 4, 202 - 400,

72 - 498.

9. 16cm, isosceles triangle10. 1 316 wordsWeek 5 - Day 51. Last Christmas my family and I drove

around Australia. We visited Ayers Rock, Sydney Opera House, Broom, Monkey Mia and the Great Australian Bight.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. coarse sand, white sand, slippery rocks, crashing waves, suntanned people

3. leaf - leaves, dwarf - dwarfs, potato - potatoes

4. A simile brings out the resemblance of two different things often using like or as (e.g. as busy as a beaver, he ran like the wind).

5. especially, magnificent, daughter, absolute, reference, sleep

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 75 years

7. 1 3 = 2

6 or 3 9 or 4

12 or 5 15 or 6

18 1

10 = 2 20 or 3

30 or 10 100

3 5 = 6

10 or 15 25 , 2

3 = 4 6 or 15

25 3 4 = 9

12 or 75 100, 1

4 = 2 8 or 25

100 4 5 = 8

10 or 12 15

8. 12, 10, 89. 13.6kg - 13 600g, 0.72kg - 720g,

1243g - 1.243kg, 26kg - 1.243kg, 115g - 0.115 kg, 32.7kg - 32 700g

10. 45 peopleWeek 6 - Day 11. In summer time our family eats lots of

salads and a healthy variety of foods, including lettuce, tomato, beetroot, carrots and my favourite of all, hard boiled eggs.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. in a zig zag manner.

3. deceiving, writhing, examining4. various answers

sign - I was asked to sign the legal document. sign - The road sign said ‘Detour,’ as the road was blocked by the fallen tress from the storm.

5. actor, actress movie, cloud

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 19 years7. 3 1

10 = 3.1, 7 4 10 = 7.4, 7 9

10 = 4.9, 2 3

4 = 2.75, 5 1 4 = 5.25, 6 1

2 = 6.58. Dogs 18 -

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10. 11 teamsWeek 6 - Day 21. We clean the house every Saturday.

My weekly task is taking the bins out, washing them and placing them back into their designated spot outside the garage. Timmy, my youngest brother has to clean out the dishwasher and restock it with the dirty dishes.

2. The dog was very restless because he/she hadn’t been for this his/her usual walk.

3. explore, implement4. popular - unpopular,

disgusted - pleased, rarely - often,

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Answers

nonsense - sense/sensible, solemn - happy/bright/cheerful, foreign - familiar

5. b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y, z6. adult to direct, adult to check,

57 years old, 3 and a half minutes - 210 secs, 2 3

4 min - 165 secs, 1 1 6 min - 70 secs,

4 1 4 hr - 255 mins, 1 day - 1 440 mins,

1 hour - 60 mins7. 9 horses8. 72÷12=6, 8x9=72, 54÷9=6, 48÷6=8,

90÷10=9, 56÷8=7, 32÷8=4, 12x8=96, 24÷8=3

9. a) 150˚, b) 30˚10. $290 000Week 6 - Day 31. At the wedding ceremony nobody noticed

that the bride had forgotten her veil. It wasn’t until well after the ceremony that the bridesmaid whispered to her, “Where is your veil?”

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).

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. thing - something, anything, everything pass - passport, overpass sun - sunflower, sundeck, sunlight ball - softball, basketball, football light - moonlight, sunlight

4. courier - carrier/messenger, fulfilled - satisfied, regular - frequent, scarce - rare, premiere - first, cautious - careful

5. I will/shall write a long letter to nanna tomorrow.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 22 hours, 3hr 49 mins - 229 minutes, 2 5

6 min - 170 minutes, a fortnight - 2 weeks, 3 1

2 yr - 182 weeks7. 38.6+15+0.06+

+14.8+10=78.46

8. 53 029 greater than (>) 27 394, 56 719 326 greather than (>) 41 739 116, 823 659 001 greather than (>) double 411 828 500

9. (2cm x 5cm = 10cm2) + (2cm x 7cm = 14cm2) = 24cm2

10. $1.30Week 6 - Day 41. “This year I have been to ten birthday

parties already and next week will be my eleventh!” Ben excitedly told James.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. John has his eyes closed but…

3. mustn’t, let’s4. the, the5. When my parents rise in the morning, the

first thing they do is make themselves a cup of hot coffee.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 50 years, 0730 - 7:30am, 2200 - 10:00pm, 1340 - 1:40pm, 0315 - 3:15am, 2320 - 11:20pm, 1215 - 12:15pm, 1702 - 5:02pm, 0005 - 12:05am

7. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 298. rocket, car - middle left9. V - 24cm3, A - 12cm2

10. 6 8 , lowest terms: 3

4

Week 6 - Day 51. The doctor wrote a prescription for my

mother’s infected foot. She had to use crutches so she wouldn’t walk on it and I had to do lots of chores around the house until the antibiotics took effect.

2. A phrase is a group of words without a verb. Many phrases start with a preposition.

3. weigh, exercise, venue, seize4. surgery - office/rooms, many - several,

unwell - ill/sick5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

1 100 years, 4 weeks - 4

52 , 9 weeks - 9 52

7. 40 244 584, 62 540 870, 98 648 7098. Darwin, NE, Perth9. 27cm3

10.

Week 7 - Day 11. “I love to play the recorder at school, but

at home I’m learning the piano. Do you like to play any instruments?” Tania asked her classmate, Georgie.

2. To shake involuntarily with quick short movements, from fear, excitement, weekness, cold etc.

3. ykonme - monkey, anconaad - anaconda, gerit - tiger, agatllior - alligator, ncauot - toucan, pdraelo - leopard

4. evening - homograph, need - homophone (knead), fine - homograph (fine), bow - homograph (bow), mail - homophone (male), ate - homophone (eight)

5. moulded, mutant, muzzle, perspex, prospect, purpose


7. 13 slices = 13 4

26 slices = 26 4

17 slices = 17 4

8. 1 3 , 2

3 , 1, 1 1 3 , 1 2

3 , 2, 2 1 3 , 2 2

3 , 3 rule - counting on 1

3

9. triangular based pyramid10. 10 sportsWeek 7 - Day 21. At weekends I help my dad in the

vegetable garden. We cultivate our own food to reduce the use of pesticides and insecticides used in the farming of our food that we purchase.

2. yet3. activity’s, Lisa’s4. A metaphor is when we compare two

things but we say one thing is the other (e.g. the sea is an angry dog).

5. a6. adult to direct, adult to check

7.

8. warmest day - Tuesday, coolest day - Wednesday, 32˚C - Tuesday

9. a table - m, a door - m, a mug - cm, a CD - m, a step - cm, 7.4cm, 20cm

10. 66.3cm (663mm)Week 7 - Day 31. The teacher was explaining to her class,

“Did you know Asian elephants can be identified by their smaller rounded ears?” She continued, “I wish I had known that when I rode on an elephant in Tibet last year on holidays.”

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. “G’day cobber,” yelled out the Aussie bloke to his mate. (Hello, friend, Australian, male, friend)

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).

4. seize5. various answers, adult to adult

e.g. My favourite subjects are: maths, english and P.E

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 1520 - 3:20pm, 0906 - 9:06am, 2317 - 11:17pm

7. various answers e.g. 1 3 = 3

9 , 1 10 = 10

100,

3 5 = 12

20 , 2 3 = 20

30 , 3 4 = 75

100, 1

4 = 10 40 , 4

5 = 40 50

8. 2hrs - 40km, 1 1 2 hrs - 30km, 3hrs - 60km,

5 hours - 100km, 20km - 1 hour, 50km - 2.5 hours, 70km - 3.5 hours

9. 36cm10. 266 left to writeWeek 7 - Day 41. The beautiful spring time flowers

blossomed so I was able to make a delicate bouquet to take to my sick friend in The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane.

2. ford - common, biscuit - collective, flock - collective, stomach - common, Jason - proper, tupperware - common, Australia - proper, congregation - collective

3. childish, steadily, freedom, dependence, affectionate, servant, blockage, comfortable, northern

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).

5.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 250 years, 8 hours, 8 hours

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8. Blue - 5 10

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10 0.2, Pink - 0

9. car - tonnes, bull - kilograms, elephant - tonnes, table - kilograms

10. 774 packsWeek 7 - Day 51. At the Lone Pine Sanctuary I had photos

taken holding a koala and with a snake around my neck. My family thought I was very brave but I wasn’t, the koala was much braver than me.

2. adverbs - very, late, earlier verbs - seem, be, running, need, to wake

3. dispensaries - dispensary, calories - calorie

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4. various answers, adult to check e.g. black/white

5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check, no7.

8. Sarah’s desk: front row, second from the right Seated behind Sarah: Jill

9. 100˚10. a) 48 trees b) 60 treesWeek 8 - Day 11. “Were you given homework when you

were a child Uncle Max?” asked Liam. “Yes! Much more than you could ever imagine my boy!” replied Uncle Max with a giggle.

2. powerful or invincible (discuss as a group)

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. cupboard

4. As he was hurriedly, climbing/scrambling over the wet/slimy rocks, a huge/towering wave swept/broke over him sweeping him into the whirling/swooshing water.

5. denounce, efficient, exhausted, extinguish, precaution, splendour


7. 9x4=27+8 False, 18÷6≠3 False, 9=90÷9 False, 8x11≠63÷9 True

8. East, West9. 4pm - Cartoon Cache,

longest - Midday Movie - The Turner / 2 hours, 5:30 - Laughing Liz - Comedy, who - various answers e.g. people just arriving home from work, mothers at home, the elderly settling down to watch TV at night with their dinner

10. 5 times during the cartoons, 6 times if you include leaving at the end of the cartoons ( III / III / III / III / III / III )

Week 8 - Day 21. Our school colours are green and gold,

but my cousins’ uniforms are navy blue and red. They also have to wear navy stockings and a red hat. But at my school we only have to wear socks.

2. unevenly, sloppily3. we will / we shall4. an, a, an5. Easter6. adult to direct, adult to check,

9 centuries - 900 years, 3 decades - 30 years, 3.5 dozen - 42

7. 8 - 1, 8, 2, 4 18 - 1, 18, 2, 9, 3, 6 Multiples of 5 - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 Multiples of 7 - 7, 14, 21, 28, 35

8. 23+47=70, 13x10=130, 58+92=150, 173÷100=1.73, 8x9=72, 200-144=56

9. A = L x W = 3cm x 1cm = 3cm2; A = L x W = 6cm x 4cm = 24cm2; Total Area = 3cm2 + 24cm2 = 27

10. $14.10Week 8 - Day 31. After school the kids in my family are very

busy with different sports. My brother attends gymnastics, my little sister is

enrolled in ballet classes, and I enjoy being a part of a team, so I play soccer. My poor mother is exhausted by dinner time.

2. She had been to Bali twice before, but she was still very excited to go back again. There were so many kangaroos in the farmer’s paddock, that his dogs were very eager to chase them.

3. unexpected, troubles, incredibly, inconvenient, required, an, important, rehearsal, fifteen

4. The cat's coat was like satin. - metaphor The cat's fur was a satin coat. - simile

5. plumber, principal, stomach, draw, captain, orienteering,

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 150km in 2hr - 75km/hr, 560km in 7hr - 80km/hr, 45km in 30min - 90km/hr, 15km in 2hr - 7.5km/hr

7. 98 648 709, 62 540 870, 40 244 5848. most popular - football,

how many athletes - 32, least popular - baseball, how many athletes - 8, same popularity - basketball and netball, fraction - 1

2

9. 5cm 5mm, 5.5cm, 5 1 2

10. $5.80Week 8 - Day 41. “Mum, I learned the most interesting

fact today in science class,” Matthew exclaimed. “Did you know some coins used to be made from copper and that copper is used in many of the appliances we use everyday?”

2. unlike, above3. ctihenua - authentic,

erldalhten - enthralled, dolshehtr - threshold, payhtmsy - sympathy

4. line5. various answers, adult to check

e.g. booked, October, identify6. adult to direct, adult to check,

8 hours 59 minutes7. 3 208 - 3 x 103 + 2 x 102 + 8 x 100 1 x 102

197 - 1 x 102 + 9 x 101 + 7 x 100, 103 - 1000, 101 - 10, 102 - 100, 100 - 1

8. 48.932 ÷ 4.473 not equal (≠) 63.925 100 ÷ 5 equal to (=) 4 x 5 90 ÷ 2 equal to (=) 9 x 5

9. 32cm3

10. Used - 23 24, 1

24 - availableWeek 8 - Day 51. “More than 85% of Australia’s population

live within 50km of the coast. Why do you think this is so?” the geography teacher asked his high school students. “It’s due to the fact that Australia is an island continent.”

2. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g. her, him, its, themselves).

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. the dogs’ tails, the ladies’ hats, the men’s coats

4. The clouds rolled in like an etheral wave. - simile, The clouds rolling in were an ethereal wave. - metaphor

5. forgave6. adult to direct, adult to check, 4:37am7. 0.61 = 61%, 0.8 = 80%, 0.75 - 75%,

0.05 = 5%, 0.99 = 99% 8. 8 - (2,6) (3,5) (4,4) (6,2) (5,3),

10 - (4,6) (5,5) (6,4), 6 - (1,5) (2,4) (3,3) (5,1) (4,2)

9.

10. 2 340 beadsWeek 9 - Day 11. The school library had to buy more Harry

Potter books as every single one was constantly borrowed out each week.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. The recently planted flower in the garden bloomed early in the morning.

3. autobiography4. various answers, adult to check

e.g branch, plant5. Although the weather in Melbourne is

unpredictable, some people enjoy the variety of temperatures.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 1856 - 19th, 1543 - 16th, 2019 - 21st, 878 - 9th, 12to6 - 5:48, 25to11 - 10:35, 13to8 - 7:47

7. 1 4 + 2

4 = 3 4 , 1

4 + 1 2 = 3

4 , 2 4 + 2

8 = 6 8 , 2

3 + 1 4 = 11

12

8. 3,D / right angle or corner9. 300mL10. a) 2 598 b) 110Week 9 - Day 21. In art class we had to paint a portrait of

a famous musician. Mary Jane’s was the best with her creative depiction of Mozart.

2. A way in which a thing is done or happens.

3. formulae, diagnoses, media, bison, geese

4. capture, inline, rock5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check,

7 decades, 70 100

or 7 10

7. 6.5 - 1.2 = 5.3, 9.5 - 2.5 = 7.0, 8.7 -4.2 = 4.5, 9.9 - 9.1 = 0.8, 8.7 - 8 = 0.7

8.

9. 60cm10.

Week 9 - Day 31. The yacht race in Monte Carlo showed

some fascinating expensive yachts that had travelled from many different parts of the globe. It was a wonderful spectacle to see for the foreign traveller or yacht enthusiast.

2. unless3. talkers, stimuli, broaches, wives,

apologies, correspondences4. Antonyms are words that are opposites.5. bountiful , chauffer, smoothly, tension,

variable, variety6. adult to direct, adult to check, 4:15pm7. 99÷9+2=13, 99÷(9+2)=9, 7x4x3=848.

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9. 5.972kg, 7.894kg, 9.080kg10. 222 pages left to readWeek 9 - Day 41. “We all had to chuckle when our history

teacher explained that Australia’s first police force was made up of the most well behaved convicts,” Jackie said still laughing, to her sister.

2. barbie (barbeque), tucker (food)3. various answers, adult to check

e.g. thunderbolt, boathouse/clubhouse, firewall

4. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

5. various answers, adult to check e.g. Wouldn’t it be nice! Who knows?

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 336 months

7. seventy-four million four hundred and twenty-eight

8. least popular - green, how many - 38, how many chose blue - 14, fraction liked blue - 14

38 = 7 19,

fraction liked purple - 8 38 = 4

199.

10. 0 chipsWeek 9 - Day 51. There are many manufacturing

companies which produce various materials for the consumer. These include textiles, apparel, and synthetics.

2. proper nouns: Queensland abstract nouns: relief

3. No, it should be their4. the, a, the5.

6. adult to direct, adult to check, 5 hours 2 minutes

7. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 328.

9. 3 4 + 2

4 = 9 12 , 8

12 = 17 12 = 1 5

12 5 8 + 3

4 = 5 8 , 6

8 = 11 8 = 1 3

8 2 3 + 5

6 = 4 6 , 5

6 = 9 6 = 1 3

6 or 1 1 2

10. 62 bonesWeek 10 - Day 11. “Where is your recipe for the

marshmallow Easter bunnies that you sold at our hat parade last year? My teacher is asking for it because they were a real hit!” Cindy asked her aunty.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. create, paint, illustrate, imagine, clean

3. elaborate, regional4. a5. Kelly, Louise and Sarah all had their

birthdays in March.6. adult to direct, adult to check,

straight angle, obtuse angle7. 96 184 345 - 6 million,

4791.63 - 6 tenths, 27 437.06 - 6 hundredths

8. 350÷70=5, 280÷40=7, 140÷20=7

9. 36cm3

10. $5.50Week 10 - Day 21. Duck or hen eggs were the earliest

Easter eggs that were decorated in bright colours with vegetable dye and charcoal. Chocolate Easter eggs were first made in Europe in the early 19th century, in France and Germany.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. walk - slowly, stumble - over, scream - loudly, drive - erratically, gallop - fast

3. various answers, adult to check e.g. ladies’ shoes, kids’ school bags, shopkeepers’ products

4. The sky was as black as ink.5. grieve, nonsense, fatigue, gorgeous,

publish, sequence6. adult to direct, adult to check

11:40, 100 minutes or 1 hour 40 minutes7. 0.24 - 24%, 3

4 - 75%, 0.8 - 8%, 1 5 - 20%,

3.5 - 3.5%, 0.93 - 93%, 1 3 - 33.3%,

0.1 - 1%, 3 10 - 30%, 6.5 - 6.5%

8. most customers - Saturday, more popular - weekend, Wednesday - 30, Sunday - 40, various answers e.g. people were at work

9. 4 000mL - 4L, 170mL - 0.17L, 74 000mL - 74L, 90mL - 0.09L

10. $20.80, $29.20Week 10 - Day 31. “Have you ever seen the Easter Bunny?”

little Tahlia was asking her mum. “No, but I had a bunny as a pet when I was a little girl and I used to play with it at Easter time and called it my Easter Bunny,” her mum replied.

2. Verbs are doing / action words.3. various answers, adult to check4. various answers, adult to check

e.g. His heart is on his sleeve.5. It was the longest shopping list… bread,

pasta, eggs, soy milk, soap I was going to be in the supermarket forever!

6. adult to direct, adult to check, straight angle

7. Boss8. Fraction: Dogs - 48

96 = 1 2 , Cats - 24

96 = 1 4 ,

Fish - 8 96 = 1

12 , Birds - 16 96 = 1

6 Percentage: Dogs - 50%, Cats - 25%

Dogs - 48, Cats - 24, Fish - 8, Birds - 16 9. L 6cm x W 4cm or L 24cm x W 1cm or

L 12cm x W 2cm or L 8cm W 3cm10. 12 yearsWeek 10 - Day 41. We conducted a class survey on

destinations for these holidays. The survey showed a variety of places that students will visit. Ten students are staying at home, eight are heading to the beach, two are travelling to overseas destinations, three are visiting family and the final two are travelling interstate.

2. various answers, adult to check e.g. through the doorway, under the rotten log, over the moon, on the bubbling ocean, behind the fox

3. complete, previous, transport, interchange, adverb, discharge

4. various answers dyeing - He was dyeing the white shirt a deep red colour. dying - The ill fish was dying.

5. “Call me tomorrow; I’ll be able to let you

know then.”6. adult to direct, adult to check,

45 years 1 month, 40km/hr, 8 and a quarter hours

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Week 10 - Day 51. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

The shells she sells are seashells I’m sure.” See how many times you can say this without making a mistake.

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3. curiously, southern, pointer/less, converting/ed, trained/ing/er, combining/ed/s, strengthen, youthful

4. homograph5. various answers, adult to check6. adult to direct, adult to check

year - 365 or 366 days (leap year), months - 28/29/30 or 31 days, fortnight - 14 days, leap year - 366 days

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