Nation Workbook Thursday December 2nd 2021

Term 1

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Vol. 17 No. 10

Name: Name:

School: School: Class: Class:

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COMPREHENSION Read the following passage carefully.

Making Cookies

I’m making chocolate chip cookies,” said Jerry’s brother.

“Can I help?” Jerry asked.

“You’re too small,” said Roger.

Jerry stood on a chair to watch Roger. He mixed sugar and butter. He added eggs and salt. He stirred in three cups of flour. Then he spooned batter onto the pan.

“Stop!” Jerry said. “You forgot something.”

Roger checked. “I put in sugar and butter. I put in eggs, salt and flour. What did I forget?”

Jerry ran to the cupboard for a jar. “You forgot the chocolate chips.”

“You are right,” Roger said. “Thank you, Jerry.”

Jerry smiled. “See, I’m not too small to help!”

Now answer the questions below.

1. Who is Roger? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why couldn’t Jerry help Roger? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where do you think this story took place? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What ingredients were used to make the cookies? _________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. How did Jerry help Roger? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Then he spooned batter onto the pan. (Line 5) What is ‘batter’?

____________________________________________________________________________________ 7.

Where were the chocolate chips kept?

____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why do you think Jerry stood on a chair? ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9.

Which word in the passage is similar in meaning to mixed?

____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What was the last item to be placed in the mixture? ____________________________________________________________________________________ VERBS

The boy and his father fly the kite.

The girl writes in her book.

In the two pictures above we see persons doing something.

In the first picture the boy and his father fly a kite. In the second picture a girl writes in her book.

The words fly and writes tell what the persons do. Words that name the action done are

called verbs. Verbs are sometimes called action or doing words.

We do many things daily, for example: play, sleep, eat and talk.

On the lines below, write 6 other verbs a person or animal does. __________________

______________________

_______________________

__________________

______________________

_______________________

__________________

______________________

_______________________

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On the cover this week

Tshawn Morgan, 10, of Blackman and Gollop Primary School, hopes to become a football star like some of his international idols.

With that in mind, Tshawn spends every Saturday morning honing his football skills at Deighton Griffith Secondary School, Kingslands, Christ Church.

(Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)

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Can you find the verb in this sentence?

The baby cried loudly.

If your answer was cried, you are correct. The word cried tells what the baby did.

Find the verb in each of the following sentences and underline it.

1. Daddy washed his car last weekend.

2. Kyrie sings very well.

3. Mariah and her brother are my cousins.

4. I wrote a long letter to my grandmother.

5. The teacher has a new car.

6. The students are going to school soon.

7. He drives a blue truck.

8. All of us were laughing at the joke.

Complete each sentence with a suitable verb.

1. Mother_______________ the potatoes with a sharp knife.

2. The rain ____________________ all day.

3. My friend ________________ in Florida.

4. Last night I ______________ my favourite meal.

5. Paul ________________ his homework now.

6. I _______________two sisters.

7. The cake ________________ delicious.

8. The carpenter ________________ many houses.

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9. The boys ______________ cricket every evening after school.

10. She ______________ my best friend.

FINDING THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE Look at this sentence.

My dad rides his bike every evening.

The verb in this sentence is rides. It tells what dad does.

If the question is asked, Who rides? the answer is, My dad.

My dad is the subject of the sentence.

The subject of the sentence answers “Who did the verb?”

In this sentence Many apples grew on the tree.

The verb is grew. If the question is asked, “What grew?”, the answer is Many apples. This is the subject of the sentence.

The subject of the sentence also answers “What did the verb?”

Circle the verb then underline the subject of the sentence.

1. The farmer picks the tomatoes early in the morning.

2. The big, red bag belongs to me.

3. The fireman pulled the young boy from the well.

4. The lamp is burning brightly.

5. My friend and I love pizza and bread sticks.

6. The monkeys climb the fence.

7. We reached home before the mid- night curfew.

8.

All my books fell from my bag on to the floor.

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Multiplying Numbers (continued) Remember, in multiplying we find the total number of things.

Look carefully at the puzzle pieces above. Notice that in multiplying, we get the same answer as adding the same number again and again.

The answer we get when we multiply is called the product.

The answer we get when we add is called the sum or the total.

The multiplication statement can also be written like this

9 x 2

†† †† †† †† †† †† †† †† ††

=

9

10 x 2 11 x 2 12 x 2 Look carefully at the following: NATION WORKBOOK

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CIRCLE the statements below which show the rule stated above. a)

5 x 3 = 3 x 5

b)

9x7=7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7

c)

1 x 4 = 4

d)

8x1=1x8

e)

6 x 4 = 20 + 4

f)

2 +3=3 x 2

g)

6x7

h)

3 +4 = 4+3

= 7 x 6

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PROBLEM SOLVING Here is an example:

Now try these: 1. Kim’s reading book has 39 pages and Tiana’s reading book has 5 more than Kim’s. (a) How many pages has Tiana’s book?

______________

(b) What is the total number of pages in the two books? ______________ 2. A shopkeeper sold 43 drinks on Thursday.

On Friday she sold 28 more than she did on Thursday. (a) How many drinks did she sell on Friday?

______________

(b) How many drinks were sold in all?

______________

3. My dad has 12 goats. If he has 15 more blackbelly sheep than goats, how many animals does he have in all?

_____________

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Comprehension

Read the following passage carefully: A crow was so thirsty he thought he would die if he did not find water soon. Then, after a while, he spotted a pitcher and flew to it joyfully. However, when he came up to the pitcher, he found the water was so low that no matter how hard he worked, he could not reach it. So, the crow tried to break the pitcher, then to turn it over; but he did not have enough strength to do either. At last, seeing some pebbles at hand, he had an idea. He dropped a great many of the pebbles, one by one, into the pitcher. In this way, he raised the water level to the top and drank to his satisfaction.

Now answer these questions: 1.

How many ways did the crow try to reach the water?

A. one

B. two

C. Three

D. Four

2. How did the pebbles help the crow to get to the water?

A. They broke the pitcher.

B. They helped him to overturn it.

C. They caused the water to rise

D. They increase the amount of water

3. What is another word which may be used to replace “spotted” in line 1?

A. noticed

B. found

C. collected

D. used

4. Which of the following is the most suitable word to replace “enough” as used in line 4?

A. little

B. sufficient

C. enormous

D. such

5. Which of these pairs of words best describe the crow?

A. thirsty and bold

B. angry and determined

C. creative and determined

D. weak and bold

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6.

Which of these statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The crow found water immediately.

B. The crow felt weak.

C. The crow thought the pitcher contained plenty of water

D. The crow was able to get water eventually

7. Write the phrase in the passage which means the same as “individually”. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.

___________________ is a synonym for the word “strength”.

9.

What does the phrase “drank to his satisfaction” suggest?

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the main idea in this story? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ GRAMMAR

Now look at some other examples of past tenses. They do not follow the rule of adding -ed.

Insert the past tense of the word in CAPITALS in each space to correctly complete the sentence.

1. TAKE

They _________________ lunch for the old man.

2. LEAVE

Mother __________________ home at half past seven.

3. BRING

Mr Bim _________________ the drinks for the class party.

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4. ARE

They _________________ standing watching the parade.

5. BLEED

Ken’s foot _______________ from the cut made by the piece of glass.

6. BLOW

The wind _________________ the leaves through the louvres.

7. SHUT

They __________________ the windows when it started raining.

8. LET

Mother _________________ me stay up late last weekend.

Sometimes, you may be asked to change a given past tense to the present tense.

Rewrite the verbs in these sentences to the simple present tense.

1. My friend went to the library every week. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Daddy taught me how to drive. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Kevon played cricket every lunch time. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The horses galloped across the field. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I wrote a letter to my best friend. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The chauffeur drove the bus speedily along the highway. _____________________________________________________________________________________ NATION WORKBOOK

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Last week we looked at three special pairs of lines – intersecting, parallel and perpendicular. These lines can be seen in the letters of the alphabet below. Observe them carefully, then answer the questions which follow.

a. Which letters have at least one pair of parallel lines? ___________________ b.

Which letters have perpendicular lines? _____________________________

c. Which letters have intersecting lines? _______________________________ Multiplication (cont’d)

Multiplying by 10 and Multiples of 10 Observe the following multiplication problems:

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What did you notice when you multiplied 7, 12 and 325 by 10?

When we multiplied the numbers by 10, the ones digit moved to the tens column, the tens digit moved to the hundreds column and the hundreds digit moved to the thousand column. In other words, the digits shifted to the left. A zero was placed in the ones column as a place holder.

Example 1

When we multiply by 100, the ones digit moves to the hundreds column and the tens digit move to the thousands column.

In other words, the digits shift two places to the left. A zero is placed in the tens column and in the ones column as place holders.

Multiply the following: a) 16 x 10 = _______

b) 28 x 10 =

________

c) 114 x 30 = _______

d)

7 x 100 =

________

e) 33 x 100= ________

f)

10 x 100 =

________

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g) When full a bus carries 57 passengers.

Calculate the number of passengers in 20 similar buses.

__________ passengers

h) Books were packed on shelves in the school library.

Calculate the number of books that were packed on 30 shelves if each had 42 books.

_____________ books

LINES OF SYMMETRY A line of symmetry is an imaginary line that passes through the centre of a shape or object dividing it into identical halves.

We can say that one half is a mirror image of the other.

Both halves of the shape must match exactly for it to show symmetry.

When a shape has a line of symmerty it is said to be symmetrical as in the drawing above.

If there is no line of symmetry the shape or object is asymmetrical.

A. Tell whether the dotted lines on each shape represent line of symemetry or not. Write ‘YES’ or ‘NO’

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B. Draw a line of symmetry on each shape.

c. Draw the other half of each symmetric shape.

Some shapes and objects can have many lines of symmetry.

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Examine the Table of Contents carefully.

The following questions are about the table of contents you have just read.

CIRCLE the CAPITAL LETTER beside the word or phrase which gives the BEST answer to each question.

1. There are _________ chapters listed in the table of contents.

A. eleven

B. nine

C. seventy-three

D. eight

2. A table of contents would most likely be found A. in a book B . on a poster C. on a leaflet D. in a pamphlet 3. The table of contents tells us A. where to find specific information

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4. What is the purpose of the ‘Acknowledgements’?

A. to give the writers an opportunity to thank people who helped them.

B. to allow the readers to view the pictures in the book.

C. to identify the number of pages in the book D. to show the number of chapters written.

5. Information about the first people who came from England to live in Barbados begins on A. page 30

B. page 5

C. page 10

D. page 62

6. The two chapters which would most likely have information about the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers are A.

Chapters 1 and 2

C.

Chapters 7 and 8

B. Chapters 4 and 10 D. Chapters 2 and 5

7. The table of contents page would most likely come from a A. Health book B. Social Studies book C. Mathematics book D. Spelling book 8. Chapter 4 gives information about A. popular beaches found in Barbados

B. old houses found in Barbados

C. the capital of Barbados

D. plants and animals found in Barbados

9. The word “nightlife” as used in the title of Chapter 9 of the table of contents?

A. Adjective

B. conjunction

C. noun

D. adverb

10. The word “local” in the title of Chapter 6 refers to A. American festivals B. English festivals C. Caribbean festivals

D. Barbadian festivals

LANGUAGE ARTS

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To change a verb in the simple past tense from the active voice to the passive voice is quite simple. Look at the following subject Shamya

verb

wore

object a mask.

(active voice)

The subject (Shamya) did the action (wore) to the object (a mask).

To write the sentence so that a mask is the receiver of the action, in other words, in the passive voice, follow these simple steps: 1. Circle the subject and the object. Mark them using s for the subject and o for the object.

2. Underline the verb and indicate the tense 3. Subject and object exchange places.

4. Put in the past tense helping verbs was or were.

(Make sure the helping verb agrees with the new subject)

5. Use the past participle of the main verb 6. Put in the word by

The sentence would now readsA mask was worn by Shamya.

The sentence is now written in the passive voice.

Notice that an interrogative sentence in the active voice, is also in the question form in the passive voice.

Did you clean the desks?

active

Were the desks cleaned by you?

Passive

Write these sentences in the passive voice. Remember the steps given above.

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4. She offered her a conkie from the bag. _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Our team knew all the answers. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The students locked the keys in the room. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. You brought the newspapers to me. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Mrs. Demondonca taught two songs for the competition. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Many people heard the sound of the crashing cars. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Did you ring the break-time bell? _________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Did you sew this shirt, Kayra? _________________________________________________________________________________ 12. The eager pupils completed the assignments. _________________________________________________________________________________ ADJECTIVES The beaming student accepted the large, engraved trophy from the President

This says that the student accepted a prize .It also tells that the student was beaming and the prize was large and engraved. beaming

large

engraved

The word beaming tells us more about the student; it describes the student.

The words large and engraved tell us more about the trophy. They describe the trophy.

Words that are used to describe are called ADJECTIVES. An adjective is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun.

It modifies the noun or pronoun since it adds more meaning. In other words, it gives more details about the noun or pronoun.

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Notice that when more than one adjective is used to describe a noun or pronoun, commas are used to separate them.

Complete the following by using a suitable adjective.

1. a ___________________ dress

2. a _________________ noise

3. the _________________teacher

5. an _________________ story

7. some ________________news

9. a __________________ silence

4. a __________________ rug 6. the ________________ journey 8. that ______________ hallway

10. my ______________ parents

Underline all the adjectives in the following exercise.

1. Mummy bought a large, circular table.

2. Some parents do not spend quality time with their children.

3. The pouring rain prevented the willing workers from finishing the job.

4. Frustrated farmers cannot capture the destructive monkeys.

5 .The acquitted man gave a triumphant smirk.

6. The smiling representatives of St. George accepted the ambassador’s trophy.

7. The patient doctor spoke calmly to the anxious mother.

8. Separate rooms were assigned to the various groups.

9. His acrobatic performance impressed the captive audience.

10. The grateful, senior citizen thanked his helpful neighbour.

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT ( cont’d) 1. Use singular verbs with words and expressions such as these.

Every Not one of Either of

each neither of

somebody everybody

nobody no one

someone not one of

every one of

Eg. Neither of the trees has fruits.

Everybody likes to receive praise.

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2.

When a subject follows the verb, find the subject and make sure the verb agrees with it.

Eg. Here is

the last piece of the puzzle.

Verb 3

subject

The title of a work of art, music or literature requires a singular verb even when the title appears to be plural in form.

Eg. Patches is the name of a song sung during the 1980’s.

Subject verb

4.

The words both, several, few and many require plural verbs.

Eg. Several patrons look forward to the annual show.

Subject

5.

verb

The pronouns he, she and it, when used as subjects, are followed by singular verbs.

Example: She makes lovely cakes.

The pronouns I, you, we and they, when used as subjects, are followed by plural verbs.

Example: I dislike eggplant.

EXERCISE

Underline the verb which makes each sentence grammatically correct.

1. Therein (rest, rests) the reason for our difficulties.

2. All of the deer (has, have) escaped from the enclosure.

3. Either of the doctors (is, are) permitted to administer the medication.

4. Each of the candidates (possess, possesses) special talents.

5. They (distribute, distributes) food to persons who need assistance.

6. (Was, were) any of the pizza eaten?

6. Here (come, comes) the most annoying man I have ever met.

7. Planet of The Apes (scare, scares) many young viewers.

8. The formulae (was, were) used extensively during lab work.

9. Everyone (tend, tends) to purchase unnecessary items at Christmas.

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10. I (do, does) my homework as soon as I arrive home after school.

11. Neither of the girls (enjoys, enjoy) playing netball.

12. Not one of the men (wear, wears) a tie to work.

13. (Has, Have) either of the stores stocked the needed items 14. You (was, were) instructed to leave the premises.

15. Behind the radiant smile (hides, hide) a very unhappy person. .

WORD STUDY Match the words listed below with their meanings. Write the answers in the spaces provided.

diction

unison

unique

spectator

universe

uniform

spectacular

spectacle

1. Something showy

phobia

dictator

_____________

2. A saying of something together

_____________

3. Extreme fear

______________

4. Being always the same

5. Being the only one of its kind

6. Everything that exists

_______________ ______________ ______________

7. A ruler with absolute power

______________

8. One who views something

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Conclusion: The three angles in a triangle total 180o CALCULATING THE VALUE OF ANGLES IN A TRIANGLE If the measurements of two angles of a triangle are known, then the third angle can be calculated.

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THE EXTERIOR ANGLE OF THE TRIANGLE Each triangle has 3 interior (inner) angles, but it also has exterior (outer) angles. The outer angles are formed by extending one side of the triangle to form an angle on the outside of the triangle.

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formed when you extend the side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior opposite angles that is, the angles it does not touch.

Calculate the value of each angle marked with a letter.

x = _______________

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FRACTIONS This is how Mother cut my birthday cake into equal pieces: First she cut into

Can you tell what fraction of each shape is shaded? Write your answer in words and numbers.

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Shade the objects to show the fraction.

Complete the following:

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Write a fraction for each of the following: 1. In my pencil case there are 8 pencils. Six of them do not have erasers on the end. What fraction of the pencils do not have erasers of the end?

Answer: _________

2. Chelsea divided an orange into 7 equal pieces. She ate 5 pieces and puts away the remainder.

What fraction did Chelsea eat?

Answer:

_______

3. My teacher gave 25 words in a spelling test. I got twenty of them correct.

Write this as a fraction.

Answer __________

4. I counted twenty cars in the car park. 3 are blue, 6 are grey, 2 are black and the remainder are white.

What fraction of the cars is white?

Answer: __________

5. Hannah ordered a pizza. It was divided into 12 equal slices.

Hannah ate two slices right away and another slice before bed.

What fraction of the pizza was left?

Answer: __________

When the numerator and the denominator are the same, it means all the equal parts have been used. This fraction is the same as one whole.

8/8 tells that eight out of eight pieces have been used. The whole has been used.

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Name the type of fraction for each of the following?

POLYGONS (cont’d) A polygon is any closed 2-dimensional shape formed with straight sides. Triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons are all examples of polygons. The name tells how many sides the shape has.

For example, a triangle has three sides, and an octogon has eight sides.

Quadrilaterals The focus this week is on another set of polygons - quadrilaterals. The word quadrilateral is made up of two words -quad meaning four and lateral meaning sides.

A quadrilateral is a polygon that has exactly four sides. This also means that a quadrilateral has exactly four vertices, and exactly four angles. Although, the sides do not have to be the same length, the angles inside a quadrilateral will always add up to 360 degrees Here are some examples of quadrilaterals:

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Complete the following: a) A ____________________has four sides and four angles b) A____________________ has one pair of opposite sides that are parallel c) __________________have four right angles and four equal sides d) A parallelogram with four right angles is a _________________. e) A parallelogram with four equal sides is a __________________ f) The ________________has four right angles and opposite sides equal g) If a parallelogram is a __________, then the diagonals are equal rectangle h) The base of a trapezoid is one of the ________sides parallel i) The diagonals of a __________are perpendicular rhombus j) A __________________ is a rectangle that is also a rhombus. k) A quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of consecutive equal sides is a ________________ l) ________________ sides are congruent and parallel m) _______________ bisect each other n)

________________ is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides

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Class 1, 2, 3 & 4 Class One Language Arts – Comprehension 1.

The hare made fun at the tortoise because of the slow way the tortoise moved.

2.

The hare thought that he would win the race.

3.

They chose the fox because the fox was wise and fair.

4.

The tortoise was the bragger.

5.

The hare did not win the race because he stopped to rest and went to sleep.

6.

C. Elated 7.

B. Confident 8.

C. the tortoise left immediately 9.

D. the race ended 10. A. went to sleep Plurals or Nouns (continued) On the line provided, write the plural of the noun in the brackets.

1. men 2. teeth 3. mice 4. geese 5. feet 6. children 7. women 8. lice Find out 5 other nouns that do not change in the plural.

1. sheep 2. deer 3. furniture 4. trout 5. cod Antonyms or Opposites Find a word opposite in meaning 1. small/tiny 2. crooked 3. end 4. ugly 5. new 6. long/tall 7. front 8. wrong / left 9. question 10. narrow 11. loose / slack 12. empty Complete each sentence with a suitable word opposite in meaning to the one underlined.

1. sour 2. awake 3. true 4. tame 5. noisy 6. slow 7. dirty 8. early

Language Of Multiplication Work out the answers to the following questions.

1. 225 2. 252 3. 120 4.

30 stickers 5. a) 90 marks b) 135 marks 6. a) 108 eggs b) 96 eggs

b) 366 c) 273 d) 451 e) 215 f) 043 g) 267 h) 266 i) 263 girls j) 182 eggs Multiplication Draw pictures to show these : 1. 16 2. 10 3. 14 4. 15 Write how many are in each of 1.

4 groups of 3 4 times 2.

5 groups of 4 = 20 3.

4 groups of 3 = 12 4

the following 3 5 times 4 = 20 times 3 = 12

Find the total number of items. a) 3 groups of 9 = 27 / 3 times 9 = 27 b) 6 groups of 4 = 24 6 times 4 = 24 Class Two Language Arts – Comprehension 1.

Granddaddy is Brenda’s father.

2.

Nine persons are mentioned in the passage.

3.

Five persons are in the writer’s family unit.

4.

The writer is a male. The writer says that he is grandfather’s only grandson.

5.

Grandfather is tall and slim.

6.

Grandfather lives in St Joseph.

7.

I think he lives near the shore because he sometimes walks to the beach.

8. a) slim b) various c) ground d) attending to 9.

The word “exercises” refers to Grandfather’s walks in the community and swimming.

Verbs – The Simple Past Tense Complete the tables below by writing the past tense of the given verbs.

1. stopped 2. knitted 3. begged 4. stirred 5. travelled 1. cried 2. denied 3. studied 4. satisfied 5. employed 6. decayed 7. swayed

Mathematics Language in Subtraction 1. 44 2. 53 3. 20 4. 17 5. 153 6.

17 pencils

Write the past tense of the word in brackets in each space.

1. lived 2. begged 3. dried 4. skidded 5. grabbed 6. multiplied

Subtraction With Zero In The Tens Column

H T O a) 4 12 7 b) 6 18 4 c) 1 10 3 d) 3 10 9 e) 0 16 2

Mathematics 1. 102 2. 63 3. 48 4. 132 5. 180 6. 112 7. 402 8. 435 9. 836

Subtract the following a) 333

Pairs of Lines Classify these pairs of lines as parallel, perpendicular or intersecting.

1. intersecting lines 2. perpendicular lines 3. intersecting lines 4. parallel lines 5. perpendicular lines 6. parallel lines 7. intersecting lines 8. perpendicular lines Class Three & Four Language Arts – Comprehension 1.

The Landship was formed to strengthen relationships among the former seamen as well as to carry on sights and sounds of being at sea.

2.

The organisation provides the opportunity for members to save money as well as to provide loans for those who need.

3.

A word which is used as a synonym for divisions is “ships”.

4.

The entertainment through various dances usually attracts an audience.

5.

Onlookers are left in stitches because of the humorous movements of the dancers.

6.

Two dances performed by the Landship are the “wangle-low” and the “centre-march.

7.

The phrase “evening years” means old age or retirement age.

8. d. almost 200 years 9.

The word “spoofs” has a similar meaning to jokes.

10. The word “strengthen” is an antonym for disintegration.

Verbs (cont’d) – The Interrogative Sentence Rewrite these sentences in the interrogative form.

1.

Is this his house?

2.

Did my sisters attend the Independence Day parade?

3.

Did Dwayne go to Mapp’s for lunch?

4.

Were the peas stolen by the monkeys?

5.

Is the President Elect addressing the nation?

6.

Are many of the students absent?

7.

Does my little brother like to throw tantrums?

8.

Do the boys in the village gather at the playing field every afternoon?

9.

Has her secretary bought a new vehicle?

10. Have the champions been upset by the underdogs?

11.

Have some of the parents repainted the washrooms?

12. Did our school participate in the spelling completion Active and Passive Voice (cont’d) – The Simple Present Tense 1.

The Independence Day Parade is watched by the tourists.

2.

Every Sunday cakes are baked by my mother 3.

The branches of the coconut tree are trimmed by the workers.

4.

The injections are administered by the nurse.

5.

Fifty trees are felled a day by those

lumberjacks.

6.

Are the instructions understood by the child?

7.

Uniforms are worn by all Barbadian school children.

8.

Mr. Alleyne’s crops are constantly trod on by stray cows.

9.

Are different types of books chosen by you every week?

10. The pupils’ weak areas are focused on by the teachers.

Subject and Verb Agreement Underline the correct verb in the brackets.

1. march 2. trains 3. delivers 4. Have 5. is 6. dance 7. Has 8. Administers 9. Am 10. Contains 11. Are 12. Have Mathematics Angles at the Centre of the Circle 1. 75° 2. 83° 3. 120° 4. 90° 5. 40° 6. 180° Area of Rectangles and Squares Find the area of each of the following shapes 1. 100cm2 2. 60cm2 3. 126cm2 4. 325m2 5. 45m2 6. 2520cm2 Finding the length given the area and width A. Area of rectangle 1. 12m 2. 24cm 3. 16cm B. Area of square 4.

9 cm 9 cm 5.

14 cm 14 cm 6.

15 cm 15 cm 7. 33m 8. 45cm 9. 25m 10. 36cm Polygons Triangles 1. Isosceles 2. Isosceles 3. Equilateral 4. Scalene 5. Scalene 6. Equilateral Write acute, equiangular, obtuse or right to describe each triangle 1. Acute 2. Acute 3. Equiangular 4.

Right angled 5.

Right angled Classify 1.

2.

3.

each triangle by angles and by sides.

Acute, scalene Acute, equilateral Right-angled, scalene

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