Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Homework # 14

English

Task 1. In your English Homework Notebook make sentences with any ten of the Spelling words.
Inquirer- choose, shown, behind, become, whose,
knowledgeable - measure, straight, bright ,complete, suppose
Risk Taker – photography ,lens, captures, significant, individuals
Purpose: Learning vocabulary related to UOI topic
Task 2.Complete the  ‘Explicit and Implicit worksheet’
Purpose: Reinforcement of literal concepts.
3. Make your own story in you English Homework Notebook using the suggestions attached.
Purpose: Practice story writing skills

Reading Comprehension

Name________________________________________________________________

Date______________________________________________

Read the statements carefully and tick the comment that you think best answers the question.Remember the class discussions about implicit and explicit information

Luke is very competitive and loves to win when he plays sports. Kyler doesn’t take sports all that seriously. So when their tennis singles match was over, it was no surprise that both boys were in a good mood, especially Luke.

1. Which statement is most likely true?

a. Luke won the match.
b. Kyler won the match.
c. The game was rained out.
d. Kyler was given a new truck.

2.Leslie’s main playlist has forty rock songs, fifteen rap songs, and one country song. It also contains twelve classical instrumentals.

 Which statement is probably NOT true.

a. Leslie likes music.
b. Leslie’s favorite music is country.
c. Leslie likes rock better than rap.
d. Leslie listens to a wide range of music.

3.I think you’ll like your present, Scott. You’ll still be able to use it for at least the next couple of months before the weather gets too warm. It can be a lot of fun, especially if you take a lesson or two first. Remember, people are often injured by using these things if they don’t know what they’re doing.

Scott’s new present is a _______.

a. rifle
b. tennis racquet
c. snow shovel
d. snowboard

4.Brad put a load of clothes into the washing machine. Then he turned on the radio.An hour later, he unloaded the damp clothes and put them into the dryer. Later, he unloaded the clothes and carried them upstairs in a basket. To his dismay, Brad noticed that the load of laundry just didn’t smell nearly as fresh as usual.

 One of the following is the reason why. Which one is it?

a. Brad forgot to turn on the washing machine.
b. Brad wasn’t paid to do the laundry.
c. Brad had forgotten to put detergent into the machine.
d. The radio didn’t work.


5.Kim wants to drive her three kids and their two friends to the soccer game. The problem is that her shiny new      SUV only has room for five passengers including the driver. Kim misses her old eight passenger SUV but she’s still thankful that the new one gets better gas mileage.

 Which of the following statements is false?

a. Kim’s new vehicle is not meant to carry six people.
b. Kim’s old SUV had seating for more passengers than the new one.
c. Kim’s new SUV saves her money since it uses less gas than the old one.

 6.   Karim had $500 dollars to invest. He was considering a number of options. “I am tempted to buy gold bars with the money and hide them in a big hole in our yard,” he said. “Five hundred dollars won’t buy much gold,” his father pointed out. “One option is to put all the gold in your shoe and never notice that it’s there.” “That takes all the fun out of it!” Karim groaned. “I just won’t buy any gold at all. Maybe I should buy a shiny car with golden stars!”.When Karim’s father suggested that he deposit the money in his new savings account at the local bank, Karim quietly stated, “That could work.”

6. What did Karim want to buy?

a.  new shoes
b.  a small gold coin
c.  gold bars
d. a golden shoe

7. From the selection we can tell that Karim _______.

a. might save his $500 at the local bank.
b. finally decided to buy a a car with golden stars.
c. will make a hole in the yard and bury it .
d. does not trust banks


Given below are 3 options for plot character and setting. Pick any one set and make up your own story. Remember to give details about the setting and the characters.

Hint:-The plot should have a beginning ,middle and end.(introduction, problem and solution).Try  to include one solution that fails and another one that finally succeeds.


PLOT
CHARACTER

SETTING
LOST TREASURE

BOY/GIRL
AMAZON RAINFOREST
SOMEONE NEEDS HELP

SUPERHERO
CITY
TIME MACHINE IS FOUND

MAN/WOMAN
10,000 YEARS AGO

Math
  Task: See below for worksheet
Purpose: Reinforcing division and problem solving
Task 1:
Play fun games to practice division facts at the following site:
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/Division/
Task 2: Twist and turn….see if you can still remember the division facts! (Clue: Look for divisor)

1)    18 ÷ ___ = 3

2)    ___ ÷ 3 = 4

3)    ___ ÷ 2 = 5

4)    ___ ÷ 2 = 3

5)    24 ÷ ___ = 3

6)    ___ ÷ 10 = 1

7)    81 ÷ ___ = 9

8)    ___ ÷ 4 = 5

9)    ___ ÷ 4 = 7

10) ___ ÷ 3 = 6
Task 3: Choose any 10 of the following and work them out in your homework notebook check your answer. Show your working.




1)    593÷18                         

2)    842÷24

3)    911÷31

4)    942÷32

5)    2584÷67

6)    2081÷72

7)    2000÷100

8)    2282÷326

9)    684÷171

10) 5600÷1000

11) 1304÷163

12) 1384÷44

13) 9570÷10

Task 4: Solve any 3 of the following word problems in your homework notebook using Oranizer
(fact, question, operation, calculation and answer)

1. A school needs 160 notebooks for next year. If the notebooks come in packages of 40, how many packages should the school buy?
2. The airport shuttle bus needs to take 41 people from the terminal to the parking garage. The shuttle bus can take 17 passengers on each trip. How many passengers will the shuttle bus take on its last trip?
3. Fairview Bedding needs to ship 89 pillows across the country. Each shipping container can hold 39 pillows. How many pillows will be in the partially full container?
4. A group of 745 students wants to eat lunch in the cafeteria. If each table at in the cafeteria seats 7 students, how many tables will the students need?
5. Butler County needs 920 pieces of pipe to repair some water lines. If each box contains 9 pieces of pipe, how many boxes should the county buy?

UOI

Task 1: Go through the information on eyes (pages 1-5)http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/eyes.html - write your understanding from each link in the site.
Task 2: Optional for risk taker- on the site go through one or more of the tabs under more on the Topic and write your understanding in your UOI notebook
Hindi
Task -1 (Lotus) Do the given work sample.
Purpose: Practice of Pronoun.
Task -2 (Rose) Do the given Work Sample.
Purpose: Practice of Ang ki Matras.
French
Task 1:  Read pages 20 and 21 on your French book.
Purpose: Pronouncing correctly.
Task 2: Write a presentation of yourself indicating your name, your spoken languages, your favourite magazine and movie. Write about your favourite pets.
Purpose: Practice your writing
Spanish
Task 1: practice independendently the concept of family and professions in Spanish
ESL


Task: Learn as many words as you can in the worksheet.
Purpose: Spelling of High Frequency words in English.