Research
(10 marks)
Year 7 and 8 Homework: No 20
Sydney Opera House
When was the building completed?
Who was the architect who designed it?
Who was it opened by?
What is it used for?
Draw or find a picture of it.
Find five more interesting facts and set them out on your page
like the sample you have been given.
It may be done over one or two pages.
Flags
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2.
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5.
(5 marks)
Colour your flag with the correct colours.
What continent is this country in?
What is the capital of this country?
What is the main language they speak?
What currency do they use?
SWITZERLAND
Find Out
(10 marks)
Write out the following sentences putting words in the gaps.
This week all answers begin with “E” and must be spelled
correctly. Use your dictionary or atlas.
1.
The wide tidal mouth of a river is called an
2.
A speech written in praise of a person is a …………………… .
3.
The time or date in which the sun crosses the equator, and
day and night are equal is known as ………………………… .
4.
A Christian festival held in March or April is …………………… .
5.
A heavy, hard, black wood is ……………………… .
6.
An alpine plant with white flowers is ……………………………… .
7.
A native of Egypt is an ……………………………… .
8.
A cake of choux pastry filled with cream and iced is an
…………………………………… .
9.
An eagle’s nest is called an …………………………… .
10.
A moving staircase is an ………………………………… .
……………………… .
Maths
Speech Marks
(10 marks)
Solve these fraction problems, showing your working.
1.
The painter bought 2½ litres of paint, but only used
¾
of a
2.
Jill ate 2 slices of pizza and Aaron ate 3 slices. If the pizza
was cut into 8 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?
3.
16 students from one class are members of the choir.
If 2/3 of the class are in the choir, how many from that class
are NOT in the choir?
4.
A class took a poll to find out their favourite ice cream.
chose chocolate, ¼ chose vanilla and ½ chose strawberry.
If there are 28 students in the class, how many didn’t choose
chocolate?
5.
There are 30 kites in the shop.
½
are blue, 1/3 are yellow
and the rest are red. How many red kites are there?
6.
An orange juice recipe calls for 1/3 of a kilogram of oranges
per serving. How many kilos of oranges are needed for 10
servings?
7.
On Sam’s birthday cake he blew out
¾
of his candles in one
puff. If 3 candles were still burning, how old is Sam?
8.
In a class of 25 students, 1/5 support the Crusaders and the
rest cheer on the Highlanders. How many are Highlanders
supporters?
9.
McDonalds sell milkshakes in two sizes. A small milkshake
contains 300ml and a large milkshake contains 2/3 more. How
much does a large milkshake contain?
10.
If Jamie drinks 2/3 of a small milkshake and Sara drinks
of a large milkshake who drinks the most?
The first word inside speech marks begins with a
CAPITAL LETTER.
 The full stop, comma or exclamation mark is placed inside
the closing speech marks.
e.g. The teacher said “Please take out your exercise books.”
Copy out the following sentences. Use the speech marks around
the actual words spoken.
Add commas, and capital letters where needed.

litre. How much paint was left over?
¼
(10 marks)
½
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
the bear said i don't like porridge
the policeman shouted there’s an elephant that has escaped
from the zoo
the principal announced the rugby team will
perform the haka
lay off him shouted peter as the boys began
to fight
come here please requested the teacher
Draw and Design (5 Marks)
Otago has recently held the Ranfurly Shield for the first time in
many years! The shield itself is over 100 years old.
Re-design the shield with an Otago theme!