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Homeschool Week 8 -

 



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Please be prepared for quizzes all week!







MATHEMATICS REVISION

Section A

1. 678 + 426 = _________


2. 821 - 507 = _________


3.     205 x 34 = _________


4.     





5.         9 + 6 - 2 x 7 = 


6.     124 - 3 x (7 + 5 )= 


7-8. Change the mixed numbers to improper fractions:







9. Identify which of the following numbers are prime numbers:

 a) 14         b) 4         c) 11     d) 9         e) 3             f) 17


10-11. Find the LCM of: 

        3, 4 and 5


        6 and 8


Solve: 

12. 

        





13. 





14. 






15-16. 









17.         35.87 - 10.2 = 


18-19. 










20. What is 35% of 200?
























ANTONYMS










Please review unequal sharing. There is a test tomorrow. 


Replace the common underlined word in the sentence with a synonym that means the same thing. 


1. Karen was sad when she did not win a prize in the race. 

 


2. Jonas lives in that large yellow house on the corner. 

 

3. After the game, Marcus looked sleepy. 

 


4. Summer days on my grandfather’s farm are hot.



5. Can you help me put together these boards to make a bird house? 



6. I got a bad grade on the math test, so I cannot go to the dance. 



7. My mom says that it doesn’t cost anything to be nice to other people. 

 


8. I would like to buy one of those new red t-shirts


Writing Assignment: African Awareness Month has now come to an end. Write a short paragraph (8-10 lines) about a few of the fascinating things you have learned about the continent. Say why you think African Awareness month is/is not important.






Tuesday, March 1st, 2022


First man on the moon: 


https://eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=31087


Tenses


EXAMPLES -Look at the verb.


I watched Spiderman on Saturday. (Past Tense)


I watch Spiderman on Saturday. (Present Tense)


I will watch Spiderman on Saturday. (Future Tense)


I will be watching Spiderman on Saturday. (Future Continuous Tense


I was watching Spiderman on Saturday. (Past Continuous Tense)


I am watching Spiderman. (Present Continuous)



























Unequal Sharing Test



1. Share $4090 so that one portion is $1200 more than the other. 



2. Kyle and Ian together have $500 but Ian has $78 more than Kyle. How much money does each person have?



3. The total length of a piece of rope is 5.65 metres long. It is cut into two pieces and one piece is 1.24 cm longer than the other. Calculate the lengths of each piece. 


4. There are two cups on a table. Together they contain 3400ml of juice. The larger cup has 450ml more than the other. How much juice does each cup contain?


5. Share $680 so that one portion is $55 less than the other. 


6. My teacher has 88 pencils. She gives Group A 6 more than Group B. How many does each group get?


7. The sum of Kaylee and John's age is 48. If John is 14 years older than Kaylee, how old is she?


8. Find the larger portion when $900 is divided among 2 friends so that one geta $200 more than the other.


9. Two bags of sand together weigh 95kg. One bag is 15.5 kg heavier than the other. How heavy is each bag?


10. Zack worked 2 days and earned $320. If on one day he earned $68 more than the other, how much did he make on each day?




No Homework



Wednesday, March 2nd



Get your favourite books! Its reading time!


Light

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/dr-binocs-light


Underline the verbs in the sentences below and state the tense. 
















The work below must be done INDEPENDENTLY. Use your notes and examples to help you. 


1. 60 students are in grade 1, but only 30 students are in kindergarten. What is the ratio of grade 1 students to kindergarten students?


2. The ratio of students who madethe honor roll to the total number of students is 1:50. If there are500 students in total, how many made the honor roll?


3. 12 students play on the school's basketball team and 36 students play on the football team. What is the ratio of basketball players to football players?

4. 45 employees are American, and 9 employees are Asian. What is the ratio of American employees to Asian employees?


5. Jayden and Caden share a reward of $140 in a ratio of 2 : 5. How much money does each boy get?


6. Sophia and Isabella share  $117 in a ratio of 1 : 8. How much does Sophia get?


Homework

Vocabulary - Synonyms & Antonyms





Thursday, March 3rd, 2022

Has anyone used Google Docs before?

Homework Correction
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. G
5. F
6. H
7. F
8. E

***

1. D
2. B
3. H
4. C
5. E
6. G
7. A
8. F


Dog Cloning?





Long-form Mathematics Test:

Follow the link below to do numbers 1-24. However, do not do numbers 4, 5, 6, or 7. 



Homework

Ratio 

1. Jay and Conan share  $340 in a ratio of 2 : 3. How much money does each boy get?


2. Sofie and Isaiah share  $1070 in a ratio of 1 : 9. How much does Sofie get?


3. There are 400 markers in a box. There are four times as many red markers as there are blue. How many markers are there of each colour?


4. A man wants to share $2000 between his two children. He will share it so that one child gets nine times as much as the other. How much will each child get?


5. A piece of string is 50cm long. It is cut so that one part is 4 times longer than the other. Find the length of each piece. 


6. Divide 435.5 in the ratio   1:4. 


7. At a school, for every 1 teacher, there are 6 children. If there are 840 people overall, how many are teachers.? How many are children?





Friday, March 4th, 2022 


CRITICAL THINKING




1. Do you think that the average person takes time to understand the nutrition labels on foods? Give a reason for your answer. 

2. 80% of deaths in Barbados are caused by non-communicable diseases. What do you think this means?

3. Why are labels needed on the front of foods?

4. It's time to be creative! 



a. Cheeze-Stiks is a very popular snack with Barbadian school children. 
Draw the label that you think should go on this snack.  


b. Bacon is a favourite breakfast food around the world. Draw the label that you think 
should go on a packet of bacon.  








Read together, discuss and then answer the questions:





Mathematics - Do these numbers:
 
29, 30, 32, 34, 37, 39, 41





Synonyms



1.

 

My brother won the cross country run without any difficulty at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

ordinarily    

 



(B)

effortlessly


 

 

(C)

cautiously

 

 

 

(D)

strongly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

This serious mistake will probably cost Mr. Hsu his job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

blunder

 



(B)

melee


 

 

(C)

chaos

 

 

 

(D)

confusion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

 

Kiah felt tired and drained of energy after a hard day's work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

miserable

 



(B)

sore


 

 

(C)

crossed

 

 

 

(D)

exhausted  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

 

These porters must be very strong to be able to handle our bags, trunks and suitcases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

goods

 



(B)

luggage    


 

 

(C)

cargoes

 

 

 

(D)

equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

 

Our monitor was chosen by voting by the pupils in our class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

selected       

 



(B)

picked


 

 

(C)

elected 

 

 

 

(D)

named

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

 

She left her husband because he is a brute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

strong person

 

 

 

(B)

rude person


 

 

(C)

mad person

 

 

 

(D)

cruel person   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

 

Nobody cares to work with Senhui because he is full of deceit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

dishonesty  

 

 

 

(B)

greed


 

 

(C)

nonsense

 

 

 

(D)

selfishness

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

 

My mother reminded us that our father had lost his job and we should not be wasteful with our money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

excessive

 

 

 

(B)

extravagant      

 

 

 

(C)

expensive

 

 

 

(D)

extraordinary

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

 

The absent-minded doctor caused some panic when he could not find his scalpel after performing the operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

hopeless

 

 

 

(B)

funny

 

 

 

(C)

forgetful      

 

 

 

(D)

joking

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

 

Susan is well liked by her boss because she is very careful with her work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A)

meticulous

 

 

 

(B)

industrious

 

 

 

(C)

flexible

 

 

 

(D)

responsible     



Circle the correct homophone.


  1. The king's (throne / thrown) was made out of solid gold. 

        A male deer is called a buck and the            female is a (dough/doe) 

  1. My parents and I are very (clothes / close). 

  2. I saw a girl whose hair came down to her (waste / waist). 

  3. I like the (scent / cent) of this perfume. 



Directions: Write which version of (to, too, two) that best completes each sentence.

Example A- I had _________ go to school. (to, too, two)

Answer- to

1. I have _________ pairs of shoes under my bed. (to, too, two)

2. Do we have ________ go to the library? (to, too, two)

3. I am _________ tired to get up in the morning. (to, too, two)

4. The bicycle has _________ wheels. (to, too, two)

5. My mom took me ________ the market. (to, too, two)

6. Can I have _________ pieces of cake? (to, too, two)

7. We left _________ late. (to, too, two)


Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the adjectives.

1. He is probably the____________________ tennis player I have ever seen (BAD) .

2. Jane is the _____________________-working student in our class (HARD) .

3. Sit over there. It's the_________________ chair in this room. (COMFORTABLE)

4. This pub is so noisy. Can we go to a place that is _________________ (QUIET)?

5. I don't have _________________ idea of what you are taking about. (SLIGHT)

6. John is a ____________________ person than Humphrey. (RELIABLE)

7. The new Mission Impossible movie is good, but the next James Bond film will be

_____________________. (EXCITING)

8. How much ________________ is it to the airport? – We'll be there in ten minutes.

(FAR)

9. Why can't you stay a bit ____________________? - It's only half past six. (LONG)

10.The more you practice, the _____________________ you will get. (GOOD)



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