Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Words of the Week 23/6

arid            conceal

acrid          reveal

lucid           veal

timid          bleary

rigid           lead

rapid          consist

aid              contain

placid         conduct

tepid           contract

 mid            contest


Note: Some of the words have more than one meaning. Make sure, you learn them all.


Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Verbs

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs:

threw        left       crashed        pleased        sent         whispered      swept

thought    taught     heard     convert     departed    bought     strolled   felt

fought    found     expected     woke   laughed     brought    allowed   bought  

danced

1. The ship  _________________ against the rocks.

2. Sara ______________ happily when she _____________ the good news.

3. The tornado ____________ all the homes in its path.

4. The little boy ___________ the ball up in the air.

5. She ____________ the secret into her friend's ears.

6. The plane to Paris ___________ on the scheduled time.

7. My mother was _______________ with my results.

8. Mr. Smith ___________ early to work today.

9. She ___________ very embarrassed when everyone ___________ at her.

10. He _______________ of a good idea to solve the problem.

11. Our teacher ______________ us how to _____________ mixed numbers to improper fractions.

12. The old man _____________ along the path around the park.

13. You are _____________ to finish your assignment by next Monday.

14. Sara ______________ ice cream, chocolates and juice in the super market.

15. Dogs are not ____________ inside the store.

16. He ________________ his pet dog with him to the park.

17. I ____________ with my friend yesterday.

18. I ____________ up very late today.

19. Peter _____________his lost toy under the bed.

20. Grandma _____________ me a greeting card for my birthday.


Area and Perimeter of Square and Rectangle

1. Find the perimeter of a square with side:

Note: 1. Remember to write the answer with appropriate units ( m, cm, mm).

         2. After answering all the questions, come up with a general rule to find the perimeter of              a square.


a) 8 m                         f)  15 mm
b)  16 cm                    g)  5  m
c)  9 mm                     h)  25 cm
d)  7 cm                      i)   12 cm
e)  14 cm                     j)  10 mm

2. Apply the general rule you worked out in the first question and find the side of a square with the perimeter:

a)   132 m                 f)   72 m
b)    56 cm                g)  24 cm
c)    84 mm               h)  96 cm
d)    50 m                  i)   120 mm
e)    68 cm                 h)  160 cm

3.  Find the perimeter of a rectangle with

Note: After answering questions a) to e), work out a general rule to find the perimeter of a rectangle.

a) length 8 cm  and breadth  12 cm
b) length 5 cm  and breadth   6  cm
c) length  7 m   and breadth   8  m
d) length  15 cm  and breadth  12 cm
e) length  18 cm and breadth 11 cm



4. Note: Draw the shape to help you work out the answers.

a) Work out the breadth of the rectangle with perimeter 36 cm and length 12 cm. 

b) Work out the length of the rectangle with perimeter 40 cm and breadth 10 cm.


5. Find the area of a square with side 

Note:  Remember the unit for area will always be written as m², cm², mm² ......


a)  8 m                 f)  12 cm
b)  7 cm               g)  4 cm
c)  6 mm              h)  3 m
d)  5 cm               i)   1 cm
e)  10 mm            j)   2 cm

6. Find the area of the rectangle with

a)  length 3 cm and breadth 4 cm
b)  length 5 cm and breadth 7 cm
c)  length 8 cm and breadth 6 cm
d)  length  4 m and breadth 12 m
e)  length  10 mm and breadth 5 mm

Word Problems:

1. Rita's garden is 15 m long and 12 m wide. What is the perimeter of her garden?
What is the area of her garden?

2.  A swimming pool is 25 m long and 12 m wide. What is the perimeter of the pool? What is the area of the pool?

3. A school playground is 150 m by 75 m. What is the perimeter of the playground? What is the area of the playground?

4. A parking lot is 100 m and 72 m wide. What is the perimeter of the parking lot? What is the area of the parking lot?

5. John takes a walk around a park which is 750 m long and 500 m wide. How much distance does he walk if he walks around the park once?






Monday, 16 June 2014

Words of the Week 16/6

weary                  increase             measles             rear

dreary                 decrease             seal                    gear

yearn                   seam                    teal                    spear

heath                   feature                sneak

heather               feasible               reap

beacon                weave                  squeal

cease                   weasel                preach

lease                    creak                 leap

crease                 treacle              meagre

grease                 reason               breach

tease                    mean                 ream


Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Words of the week 02/06

Learn the meaning and spelling of the following words and put them in sentences:

Remember to use appropriate adjectives, perfect punctuation and include lots of interesting details in your sentences 

hopefully

possibly

probably

normally

steadily

hastily

strangely

wearily

angrily

happily






Percentages and Fractions

Convert the following percentages to fractions:


1) 20%                6) 58%            11) 25%

2) 45%                7) 28%            12) 90%

3) 65%                8) 40%            13) 55%

4) 74%                9) 80%            14) 64%

5) 62%               10) 15%            15) 32%


Convert the following fractions to percentages:

1) 4/5              6)  20/25           11)  9/20            16)  32/64  

2) 16/25           7) 18/25            12) 13/20           17) 48/64

3) 2/5              8) 7/10              13)  17/20           18) 15/60

4) 3/10            9) 11/20             14)  23/25           19)  8/80

5) 18/25         10) 7/20              15)  18/72            20) 12/48


Match the following fractions, decimals and percentages:

1/5                    30%                   0.1

1/4                    75%                   0.2

3/10                  50%                   0.7

1/2                    25%                   0.6

3/5                    40%                   0.3

7/10                  10%                   0.01

2/5                    70%                   0.25

3/4                      1%                   0.5

1/10                   60%                   0.75  

1/100                 20%                   0.4


Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Measures - Revision

Convert:


1)  3500 g = _____________kg          16) 350 ml = ______________ L

2)  4060 g = _____________ kg         17) 456 g  = _______________kg

3) 706 cm = _____________kg          18) 623 m  = _______________km

4) 6200 ml = _____________ L          19) 653 cm = _______________m

5) 5780 g =  _____________ kg         20) 4502 g  = _______________kg

6) 1065 m = ____________km          21) 604 cm = _____________m

7) 5.46 kg = _____________ g          22) 1205 ml = ____________ L

8) 2.25 L    = ____________ml         23) 2306 g = ___________kg

9) 0.75 m  = ____________cm         24) 7750 g =  ____________kg

10) 3476 m  =____________ km       25) 6005 g = ____________kg

11) 3025 m  = _____________km

12) 0.75 kg =  ______________ g

13) 0.5 kg = _______________g

14) 0.5 m =   _____________cm

15)  0.25 L = _____________ml


Write these measures as fractions:

Example:  50 cm = 1/2 m

1) 250 ml = __________ L

2) 750 g  =  __________ kg

3) 250 m =__________km

4) 10 cm =  ___________m

5) 500 m = ___________ km

6) 750 m = ___________ km

7) 100 g =  ____________ kg

8)  500 ml = ___________ L

9) 100 ml = __________ L

10) 75 cm = __________ m

11) 200 g = ___________ kg

Word Problems:

1. How many kilograms and grams are there in three and a half kilograms?

2. How many litres and millilitres are there in one and a half kilograms?

3. A jug has 2 litres of orange juice. Sam pours 250 ml of juice into a cup for him to drink. How much juice is remaining in the jug? Express your answer in litres and also millilitres.

4. One chocolate bar weighs 50 g, how much do 50 such chocolate bars weigh? Give your answer in kilograms.

5. Jack is 147 cm tall. John is 15 cm taller than Jack. How tall is John? Give your answer in metres.