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Thursday 11 March 2021

Silver/Gold task, Adding numbers T1W6

 

Response to Text

 The Amazon Rainforest

Highlight the correct answers or write down the correct answer.


1. List all of the countries that the Amazon Rainforest covers.


BoliviaPeruEcuadorColombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana


2. How big is the Amazon Rainforest?


a) 2 million square feet b) 4 million square feet

c) 5 million square feet d) No exact measurement


3. How many of the world’s bird population can be found in the Amazon Rainforest?


a) 30% b) 10%

c) 20% d) 40%


4. Which of the following species CANNOT be found in the Amazon Rainforest?


a) Humans b) Dogs

c) Cats d) Reptiles


5. True or false: All of the plants and trees in the Amazon Rainforest have been discovered.


a) True b) False


6. What type of technique was used to create farmland and grazing pastures?


a) Clash-and-curve b) Slash-and-curve

c) Clash-and-burn d) Slash-and-burn


7. Why might the indigenous people who live in the Amazon not like interacting with humans that don’t live their lifestyle?

Because they might not be like us.


8. Why is it important that the Amazon Rainforest has protection laws?

So that the forest can be safe.


Four Facts - The Amazon Rainforest

 

Wednesday 10 March 2021

Bronze task, Adding numbers

 

Response to Text

 The Statue of Liberty

Highlight the correct answers or write down the correct answer.


1. What is the official name for the Statue of Liberty? 


→The Liberty Lighting The World


2. In what year was the statue finally completed and dedicated?


a) 1875 b) 1878

c) 1885 d) 1886


3. Who came up with the idea of the statue?


a) Frederic Bartholdi b) Edouard de Laboulaye

c) Leonardi DaVinci d) Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni


4. Where does the Statue of Liberty reside?


a) New Orleans b) New York

c) France d) Italy


5. Edouard de Laboulaye was an...


a) Activity Director b) Architect

c) Activist d) Avid protector


6. How many years was the statue closed because of attacks?


a) 1 year b) 4 years

c) 2 years d) 3 years



Four Facts - The Statue of Liberty

 

Monday 8 March 2021

Response to Text

 Cleopatra b) Khufu

c) Chephren d) Menkaure


4. What would the labourers NOT HAVE used to build the Pyramids?


a) Their hands b) Mechanical Cranes

c) Sticks and ropes d) No technology


5. How long does it say the pyramids took to make?


a) 10 years b) 25 years

c) 15 years d) 20 years


6. What type of white rock covered the pyramids making it look beautiful?


a) Lemonstone b) Diamonds

c) Limestone d) Crystals


7. Why do you think the people who designed the pyramids made passageways difficult?

- Not too sure sorry.


8. Why do you think it may be hard for historians to say how the Pyramids were built?

→I'm not to sure but I think that it's hard because we don't know what happened in the past.


Four Facts - The Pyramids of Giza

 

Monday 1 March 2021

Response to Text

 Māui and the Sun

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Write an answer if required


Questions:


1. What was the reason Māui’s brothers gave about the sunlight?

Answer:Every night, around the fire, Māui’s brothers would complain about the sun 


2. When Māui said he could tame the sun what did his brothers do at his announcement?

      a) They applauded him b) They patted him on the back 

      c) They gave him a cake d) They laughed at him 


3.What did Māui instruct his brothers whanau to collect?

  1. Kina b) Hay

      c)  Harakeke d) Ropes

 

4. Describe what Māui did with the harakeke:

Answer:  Once the pille was big enough, Māui taught them how to make weave ropes.


5. Where did Māui and his brothers hide waiting for the sun to awaken?

  1. In caves and behind trees b) Under trees

      c)  In the lake d) In caves

6. What is the Māori name for the sun?

Answer:Tamanuiterā


7. What did Māui use to attack the sun?

  1. His hook b) His magical jaw bone

      c) His brothers d) Harakeke


8) Describe the argument between Tamanuiterā and Māui:

Answer:If we let you go, will you promise to fly slowly across the sky and give us more daylight?"Māui asked Tamanuiterā.Tamanuiterā finally gave up. He knew he was defeated.


9) How did Māui’s brothers smile?

       a) with pride b) with jealousy 

       c) with love d) with kindness