Research
Year 7 and 8 Homework: No 7
(10 marks)
Giant Panda
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
Why are they endangered?
Find or draw a picture of one.
Find six 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.
General Knowledge
(10 marks)
Write out the sentences and underline the answers:
1.
Border Leicesters are a type of ………………………….. .
2.
Sir Richard Hadlee is a famous ………………………….. .
3.
Auckland is located on the …………………….. and
…………………... harbours.
4.
The letters Y.W.C.A. stand for …………………
………………………. ……………………………
…………………………..
5.
Billy T James was a famous ………………………… .
6.
The hydro lake near Twizel, which is a popular venue
for rowing competitions, is Lake ……………………….. .
7.
You would find a stalactite in a ………………………….. .
8.
The coach of the Highlanders rugby team is
…………………… …………………………….. .
9.
The name of the strait between Australia and Tasmania
is ………………… ……………………. .
10.
The sea between Australia and New Zealand is called
the …………………………… ……………….
Draw and Design
Adjectives
(5 marks)
Adjectives describe nouns.
A still life picture is a close-up picture of objects which
cannot move by themselves.
Draw a still life picture of one of the following:
3 pieces of fruit or vegetables
 a vase of flowers
 a coffee mug

Your picture should take up ½ a page
of your book.
Where is it?
(5 marks)
On your map of the South Island show as accurately as
possible the following places:
1.
Timaru
2.
Kaikoura
3.
Picton
4.
Oamaru
5.
Bluff
(10 marks)
Write out these sentences and underline the
adjectives in them:
1.
The old rusty truck climbed up the steep hill.
2.
The handsome young prince won the heart of
the youngest daughter of the king.
3.
After the dreadful night of heavy rain we
packed up our leaky tent and headed back to
sunny Dunedin.