Research
(10 marks)
Itaipu Dam
Where is it?
When was it completed?
How many dams are there and what are they made of
?
Which river had its route changed so the dam could be built?
Find a picture or draw 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.
Year 7 and 8 Homework No. 20
General Knowledge
(10 marks)
Write out the following sentences putting words in the gaps to
make these true. Spelling must be correct.
1.
.................................. .................... separates the South
Island from Stewart Island.
2.
The Beaufort scale measures ....................................... .
3.
The largest lake in the South Island is
Lake ........................... .
4.
A fertile place in the desert is an ................................ .
5.
A ship that travels below the ocean is
a ................................. .
6.
A room on board a ship used for sleeping is called
a ............. .
7.
A .................................... is the fastest four-legged
animal in the world.
8.
A decagon has ........................... sides.
9.
The Richter Scale measures ............................................ .
10.
The smallest bird in the world is a ................................... .
Draw and Design
Language (10 marks)
to, too, two
(5 marks)
Design a new soft drink label and bottle. Remember all the
details a label on the bottle of drink must have on it.
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Where in the World?
(5 marks)
Write out the following sentences putting in the missing word
or words. Spelling must be correct.
1.
The CN Tower is in
………………………………… .
2.
The Empire State Building is in
…………………………………… .
3.
You would find Mecca in
……………………………………. .
4.
Timbuktu is in
…………………………………………. .
5.
The Matterhorn is in ……………………………
and ..................
two always means the number 2, as in: ‘There were two films
on TV.’
to has two meanings:
- it shows the direction ‘towards’ as in: ‘Let’s all go to the park.’
- it can also be used with a simple verb, e.g: ‘I want to run
fast.’
too has two meanings:
- it means ‘also’ or ‘as well’, as in: ‘I want to come too.’
- it also means an excess or a surplus (too much),
e.g: ‘She was too noisy.’
Copy out these sentences putting in the correct words.
“Let’s go ........... the arcade,” said Tom. “They’ve
got ............ brilliant new machines there.”
“I’m not sure. I have ........... do that maths
homework before tomorrow,” replied Andy.
Tom was not going ............ take no for an answer.
He looked at John and David. “Well, I hope
you ............ aren’t going ........... chicken out?”
Tom asked.
“Sorry mate,” replied John. “I want ………... get a
decent grade in maths.”
“You doing the homework ............?” he asked David
hopefully.
“Well yes.
Oh, I don’t know! It’s ......... hard.
Anyway I need ............ go out for a bit,” he
laughed. “Let’s go.”