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6334153-7813Grade 4S Vocabulary – 16th March 2020NAME: ____________________________Dictionary Puzzles: Use your dictionary to find answers.1. Put the following in alphabetical order: fiddlestick, fiddlefooted, fiddlefaddle, fiddlehead, fiddleback.Answer: fiddleback, fiddlefaddle, fiddlefooted, fiddlehead, fiddlestick2. Can you store iced tea in a colander? Why or why not? Answer: A colander is a kitchen utensil used for draining foods such as rice and pasta, and could not be used for storing iced tea.3. Where on a horse’s body would you find (a) the fetlock? On the leg between the knee and the hoof (b) the withers? The highest part of the back (c) the flank? The side of the body between the ribs and the hip4. What is the difference between a lagoon and a legume? A lagoon is a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a sandbank or reef. A legume is a type of pea or bean.5. What is the difference between a carton and a cartoon?A carton is a cardboard box for storing things. A cartoon is humorous drawing or animated film. 6. Would a lummox make a good ballet dancer? Why or why not?A lummox is a clumsy person. A ballet dancer is a lithe, graceful person. Therefore, a lummox would not make a good ballet dancer.Page 100Grade 4S Vocabulary – 16th March 2020NAME: ____________________________Dictionary Puzzles: Use your dictionary to find answers.1. Put the following in alphabetical order: fiddlestick, fiddlefooted, fiddlefaddle, fiddlehead, fiddleback.Answer: fiddleback, fiddlefaddle, fiddlefooted, fiddlehead, fiddlestick2. Can you store iced tea in a colander? Why or why not? Answer: A colander is a kitchen utensil used for draining foods such as rice and pasta, and could not be used for storing iced tea.3. Where on a horse’s body would you find (a) the fetlock? On the leg between the knee and the hoof (b) the withers? The highest part of the back (c) the flank? The side of the body between the ribs and the hip4. What is the difference between a lagoon and a legume? A lagoon is a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a sandbank or reef. A legume is a type of pea or bean.5. What is the difference between a carton and a cartoon?A carton is a cardboard box for storing things. A cartoon is humorous drawing or animated film. 6. Would a lummox make a good ballet dancer? Why or why not?A lummox is a clumsy person. A ballet dancer is a lithe, graceful person. Therefore, a lummox would not make a good ballet dancer.Page 13975397619. Name a 5-letter word the pronunciation of which does not change when four of its letters are removed. Answer: QUEUE (pronounced “q”) 20. Unscramble the letters of the five words below. All are animals:Answer: kangaroo, moose, salamander, porcupine, elephant21. Write 10 one-syllable words beginning with the letter t. Answer: tend, taste, thug, tight, touch, threat, tube, through, tongue, tempt22. Make 10 different words with the letters of the word shamrock. Answer: crash, march, sock, ham, shack, hack, shark, rash, harm, charm23. List six synonyms for the word beautiful. Answer: lovely, attractive, pretty, charming, good-looking, alluring24. What is a cliché? Give an example of one. Answer: A cliché is a phrase or idea that has been used so often that it is no longer interesting or effective. An example of a cliché is “At the end of the day”.Additional Information: The phrase 'At the end of the day' has been unveiled as Britain's most common annoying office cliché. The six-word expression is uttered on average at least three times-a-day in every workplace.Page 4Page 40019. Name a 5-letter word the pronunciation of which does not change when four of its letters are removed. Answer: QUEUE (pronounced “q”) 20. Unscramble the letters of the five words below. All are animals:Answer: kangaroo, moose, salamander, porcupine, elephant21. Write 10 one-syllable words beginning with the letter t. Answer: tend, taste, thug, tight, touch, threat, tube, through, tongue, tempt22. Make 10 different words with the letters of the word shamrock. Answer: crash, march, sock, ham, shack, hack, shark, rash, harm, charm23. List six synonyms for the word beautiful. Answer: lovely, attractive, pretty, charming, good-looking, alluring24. What is a cliché? Give an example of one. Answer: A cliché is a phrase or idea that has been used so often that it is no longer interesting or effective. An example of a cliché is “At the end of the day”.Additional Information: The phrase 'At the end of the day' has been unveiled as Britain's most common annoying office cliché. The six-word expression is uttered on average at least three times-a-day in every workplace.Page 4Page 432818579043goonarak, osmoe, dramalanse, ruppocine, phalteen00goonarak, osmoe, dramalanse, ruppocine, phalteen5925185-18848512. What is the plural of alga? Answer: algae13. Which word doesn’t belong in this list? lemming, loess, lemur, llama, leopard? Why? Answer: loess because it is a type of soil. The others are all animals.14. Name four different things that can be called frog. Answers: (i) the amphibious animal (ii) a closure for clothing (iii) a condition of the throat that produces hoarseness (a frog in the throat) (iv) a small holder (as of metal, glass, or plastic) with perforations or spikes for holding flowers in place in a bowl or vase i ii iii iv15. True/False: say which is which: a) an eyelet is a small eye. FALSE b) a flamenco is a beautiful pink bird. FALSE c) a liger is the offspring of a lion and a tigress. TRUE 16. Pair off rhyming words from the list below: mauve & stove; juice & loose; rule & fool; heard & word; beard & weird; high & buy 17. What do a gecko, a Komodo Dragon and an iguana have in common?They are all lizards.18. What is a mnemonic? Give an example of one. A mnemonic is a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something. An example is My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets. The first letter of each word is the first letter of each planet of our solar system in order from the sun. Therefore: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. OR BODMAS: Brackets; Of; Division; Multiplication, Addition; Subtraction. This is the order in which mathematical items with mixed signs should be done. Page 30012. What is the plural of alga? Answer: algae13. Which word doesn’t belong in this list? lemming, loess, lemur, llama, leopard? Why? Answer: loess because it is a type of soil. The others are all animals.14. Name four different things that can be called frog. Answers: (i) the amphibious animal (ii) a closure for clothing (iii) a condition of the throat that produces hoarseness (a frog in the throat) (iv) a small holder (as of metal, glass, or plastic) with perforations or spikes for holding flowers in place in a bowl or vase i ii iii iv15. True/False: say which is which: a) an eyelet is a small eye. FALSE b) a flamenco is a beautiful pink bird. FALSE c) a liger is the offspring of a lion and a tigress. TRUE 16. Pair off rhyming words from the list below: mauve & stove; juice & loose; rule & fool; heard & word; beard & weird; high & buy 17. What do a gecko, a Komodo Dragon and an iguana have in common?They are all lizards.18. What is a mnemonic? Give an example of one. A mnemonic is a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something. An example is My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets. The first letter of each word is the first letter of each planet of our solar system in order from the sun. Therefore: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. OR BODMAS: Brackets; Of; Division; Multiplication, Addition; Subtraction. This is the order in which mathematical items with mixed signs should be done. Page 3-59055-1884847. Place each of the words listed below into one of the three categories: Jobs, Things to Eat, or Types of Homes.haddock, hovel, lasagne, barrister, kennel, obstetrician, chalet, podiatrist, kaleJobsThings to EatTypes of Homesbarristerhaddockhovelobstetricianlasagnakennelpodiatristkalechalet8. Find three animals and three birds that begin with the letter c and have at least five letters. Animals Birds Caiman Chicken Capybara Cormorant Cheetah Canary9. Would you like to go to a party and commit a gaffe? Why or why not?Answer: No; because a gaffe is an embarrassing blunder or mistake.10. If you were seriously ill, would you want to go to a charlatan for treatment? Why or why not? No; because a charlatan is someone who falsely claims to have a particular skill.11. Which would you use to help a baby go to sleep: a berceuse or a belladonna? Answer: A berceuse because it is a lullaby. A belladonna is a medicine made from a poisonous plant.Page 2007. Place each of the words listed below into one of the three categories: Jobs, Things to Eat, or Types of Homes.haddock, hovel, lasagne, barrister, kennel, obstetrician, chalet, podiatrist, kaleJobsThings to EatTypes of Homesbarristerhaddockhovelobstetricianlasagnakennelpodiatristkalechalet8. Find three animals and three birds that begin with the letter c and have at least five letters. Animals Birds Caiman Chicken Capybara Cormorant Cheetah Canary9. Would you like to go to a party and commit a gaffe? Why or why not?Answer: No; because a gaffe is an embarrassing blunder or mistake.10. If you were seriously ill, would you want to go to a charlatan for treatment? Why or why not? No; because a charlatan is someone who falsely claims to have a particular skill.11. Which would you use to help a baby go to sleep: a berceuse or a belladonna? Answer: A berceuse because it is a lullaby. A belladonna is a medicine made from a poisonous plant.Page 288552791982750010147300197725007468870197623005978525198258006837045247484mauve, juice, rule, stove, heard, beard,loose, weird, fool, high, word, buy00mauve, juice, rule, stove, heard, beard,loose, weird, fool, high, word, buy6228272-138022(13) Which of the following quadrilaterals has exactly ONE PAIR of parallel lines?rectangle rhombus trapezium square(14) What is the name of this solid? cylinder(15) The bar graph shows the favourite fruits of people.(a) Which fruit was the least favourite? peach (b) 6 people preferred oranges. (c) How many people preferred apples to kiwis? 7 more(d) How many people were sampled? 39(16) What is 15.75 rounded to the nearest whole number? 15.75 = add 1 = 16(17) A salesman had 90 shirts for sale. After one day, 19 of the shirts were sold. After a second day, 25 of the remainder were sold. How many shirts were NOT sold? 48 not sold(18) N multiplied by 3 and the result added to 15 equals 51. What is N? (work backwards)51 – 15 = 36 36 ÷ 3 = 12 N is 12(19) Write the time in DIGITAL notation. 7:44(20) Express the shaded part of the shape as a common fraction anda decimal fraction. 38 and 0.625Page 200(13) Which of the following quadrilaterals has exactly ONE PAIR of parallel lines?rectangle rhombus trapezium square(14) What is the name of this solid? cylinder(15) The bar graph shows the favourite fruits of people.(a) Which fruit was the least favourite? peach (b) 6 people preferred oranges. (c) How many people preferred apples to kiwis? 7 more(d) How many people were sampled? 39(16) What is 15.75 rounded to the nearest whole number? 15.75 = add 1 = 16(17) A salesman had 90 shirts for sale. After one day, 19 of the shirts were sold. After a second day, 25 of the remainder were sold. How many shirts were NOT sold? 48 not sold(18) N multiplied by 3 and the result added to 15 equals 51. What is N? (work backwards)51 – 15 = 36 36 ÷ 3 = 12 N is 12(19) Write the time in DIGITAL notation. 7:44(20) Express the shaded part of the shape as a common fraction anda decimal fraction. 38 and 0.625Page 2-111125-178435Grade 4S Mathematics (16th March 2020) (1) In the number below, circle the digit that equals 3100 3.3 33…(2) How many groups of 50 are there in 500? 10 groups(3) Write the numeral for ten thousand and one. 10,001(4) Complete the number notation for 1.701 below.(1 x 1) + (7 x 110) + (1 x 11000) (5) There are 12 chapters in a book. Each chapter has 18 pages. How many pages does the book have? 12 x 18 = 216 pages (6) √81 x 52 = 9 x 25 = 225(7) Mark creates a number pattern below by adding the same number to the one before. What is the EIGHTH number in the pattern?7 14 21 28 56_(8) 16.2 + 9 + 11.23 = 36.43(9) Joe has the following coins in cash. What is his total amount of money?10 x 11 x 9 x = $5.00 + $1.10 + .45 = $6.55(10) 14 cm What is the AREA of the square? 14 x 14 = 196 cm2 (11) 314 + ? = 718 What is the missing value? 718 – 314 = 378(12) 4.6 km = ___________ cm 1 km = 100,000 cm4.6 x 100,000 – move the point 5 places to the right = 460,000 cm Page 100Grade 4S Mathematics (16th March 2020) (1) In the number below, circle the digit that equals 3100 3.3 33…(2) How many groups of 50 are there in 500? 10 groups(3) Write the numeral for ten thousand and one. 10,001(4) Complete the number notation for 1.701 below.(1 x 1) + (7 x 110) + (1 x 11000) (5) There are 12 chapters in a book. Each chapter has 18 pages. How many pages does the book have? 12 x 18 = 216 pages (6) √81 x 52 = 9 x 25 = 225(7) Mark creates a number pattern below by adding the same number to the one before. What is the EIGHTH number in the pattern?7 14 21 28 56_(8) 16.2 + 9 + 11.23 = 36.43(9) Joe has the following coins in cash. What is his total amount of money?10 x 11 x 9 x = $5.00 + $1.10 + .45 = $6.55(10) 14 cm What is the AREA of the square? 14 x 14 = 196 cm2 (11) 314 + ? = 718 What is the missing value? 718 – 314 = 378(12) 4.6 km = ___________ cm 1 km = 100,000 cm4.6 x 100,000 – move the point 5 places to the right = 460,000 cm Page 1263272215942130039668558710480669353525336500424079728859116.2 + 911.2336.43016.2 + 911.2336.431052385526380110411460192704ITEM 1719 of 901 = 1090 – 10 = 8025 of 801 = 3232 + 10 = 4290 – 42 = 480ITEM 1719 of 901 = 1090 – 10 = 8025 of 801 = 3232 + 10 = 4290 – 42 = 482777118975155?005?16030169592110?0010?4310099775450?0050?362285175763956627518895400883344910929200-86264-258792Answers for Comprehension Passage(1) In the first paragraph of the story, we read that the boy decided to study judo.(2) The boy had lost his left arm in an accident.(3) Throughout the story, the boy displayed perseverance. The passage tells us that he “kept training’. He did this even when he only had one move and couldn’t understand why his sensei was not teaching him more moves.(4) The referee called a time-out because he was afraid that the boy was outmatched and could get hurt.(5) (a) A synonym for opponent is competitor. (b) A synonym for deftly is skillfully.(6) The sensei and the boy reviewed all the moves in all the matches to see the moves that had been made by the boy’s various opponents.(7) The boy won the last match because his opponent made a mistake and dropped his guard, enabling the boy to pin him. (8) After the tournament, the boy must have been happy but also confused or bewildered about why he won as he had only ever been taught one move.(9) I think that the lesson taught by this story is to keep trying and never give up even if something seems very difficult or even impossible at first.ORI think that the lesson taught by this story is that bad things can happen to anybody but you must move forward and keep trying to do things that you would like to do.ORI think that the lesson taught by this story is that what you see as a weakness might well be a strength or might be something that you could turn into a strength. (10) A suitable name for this story is Turning a Weakness into a Strength.00Answers for Comprehension Passage(1) In the first paragraph of the story, we read that the boy decided to study judo.(2) The boy had lost his left arm in an accident.(3) Throughout the story, the boy displayed perseverance. The passage tells us that he “kept training’. He did this even when he only had one move and couldn’t understand why his sensei was not teaching him more moves.(4) The referee called a time-out because he was afraid that the boy was outmatched and could get hurt.(5) (a) A synonym for opponent is competitor. (b) A synonym for deftly is skillfully.(6) The sensei and the boy reviewed all the moves in all the matches to see the moves that had been made by the boy’s various opponents.(7) The boy won the last match because his opponent made a mistake and dropped his guard, enabling the boy to pin him. (8) After the tournament, the boy must have been happy but also confused or bewildered about why he won as he had only ever been taught one move.(9) I think that the lesson taught by this story is to keep trying and never give up even if something seems very difficult or even impossible at first.ORI think that the lesson taught by this story is that bad things can happen to anybody but you must move forward and keep trying to do things that you would like to do.ORI think that the lesson taught by this story is that what you see as a weakness might well be a strength or might be something that you could turn into a strength. (10) A suitable name for this story is Turning a Weakness into a Strength. ................
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