HOMEWORK CONTRACT – Week 20
Write your spelling words each day using
LOOK – SAY – COVER – WRITE - CHECK
Monday
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Monarchy v. Republic
Australia is a constitutional monarchy. A
head of state is a monarch, otherwise
known as a sovereign, who is governed and
bound by the Constitution. Queen Elizabeth
II of England is Australia’s head of state. A
Governor General is then chosen by the
Prime Minister, and agreed to by the
monarch, to represent the sovereign in
Australia. The monarch is born into this
position. In modern society, the monarch
does not practise their political power but
simply performs ceremonial functions,
leaving the political power with the
Parliament. There is much debate within
Australia about the worth of continuing to
have a monarchy.
Many Australians would like to see Australia
become a republic with the Head of State
residing in Australia and knowing what it is
to be Australian. This would mean that the
Australian people would elect a new
Australian Head of State based on merit,
rather than birthright. Instead of a Prime
Minister, Australia would then be
represented by a President. This person
would then be seen as an equal to other
Heads of State from around the globe.
Add commas to each of
the following sentences.
1. Amanda’s cat is black white and grey in colour.
2. My younger brother Sam is a talented athlete.
3. Australia Canada and New Zealand are all
Wednesday
Thursday
1) A synonym for “monarch” is:
a. constitution
b. republic
c. sovereign
2) What would many Australians like to see happen?
a. For Australia to become a republic.
b. To elect the monarch as a Prime Minister
c. For the monarch to exercise more political
power.
3) What is the monarch’s current role?
a. To be Australia’s Head of State
b. To perform ceremonial functions.
c. To approve the nomination of a Governor
General
d. All of the above.
4) What is a republic?
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Quick Quiz
Who is Australia’s current Prime Minister?
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Who is Australia’s current Governor General?
part of the British Commonwealth.
4. Luckily the boys all escaped unharmed.
5. Last week I watched birds fly by the lake and
enjoyed feeding all the hungry ducks nearby.
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Who is Australia’s current Head of State?
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Number Facts
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Problem solving
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1 The Australian government estimates the
population of Australia to be 21,812,723 in
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June 2009. Write this number in words.
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2. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took
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place on June 2, 1953. How long as she
been the queen?
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Write the value of the
underlined number.
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43.52
Colour prime numbers red and
composite numbers blue.
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6 251 867
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37.326
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89 071
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Complete the following
weight conversions.
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6.2kg
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2.
4.3L
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172 minutes
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