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Math Activities

Study Island 1st Grade Math - Length

Question 1 .

How many fish hooks long is the fish?

Question 2 .

How many erasers long is the rainbow sticker?

Question 3 .

How many hands long is the horse?

8 7 9

1 3 2

15 12 13

Question 4 .

How many bones long is Lucky's doghouse?

Question 5 .

How many bandages long is Katie's leg?

Question 6 .

How many cars long is Mr. Johnson's house?

Question 7 .

How many fish long is the boat?

6 7 8

5 6 7

5 4 6

15 16 14

Question 8 .

Use the ruler in the toolbar to measure the objects and put them in order from longest to shortest.

X Y Z

Question 9 .

How many inch marks long is the dog?

Question 10 .

Use the ruler in the toolbar to measure the objects and put them in order from shortest to longest.

X Y Z

Y, Z, X Z, Y, X X, Z, Y

9 10 8

X, Y, Z Z, X, Y Y, X, Z

Explanations

1. There are 8 fish hooks end-to-end along the fish,

so the fish is 8 fish hooks long.

2. There are 3 erasers end-to-end along the sticker,

so the rainbow sticker is 3 erasers long.

3. There are 15 hands end-to-end along the horse,

so the horse is 15 hands long.

4. There are 7 bones end-to-end along the doghouse,

so Lucky's doghouse is 7 bones long.

5. There are 6 bandages end-to-end along Katie's leg,

so her leg is 6 bandages long.

6. There are 5 cars end-to-end along the house,

so Mr. Johnson's house is 5 cars long.

7. There are 15 fish end-to-end along the boat,

so the boat is 15 fish long.

8. Use the ruler to measure the objects.

The paddle is 1 inch long.

The hockey stick is 3 inches long.

The bat is 2 inches long.

So, the order of the objects from longest to shortest is hockey stick, bat, paddle, or Y, Z, X.

9. There are 9 inch marks end-to-end along the dog,

so the dog is 9 inch marks long.

10. Use the ruler to measure the objects.

The shirt is 4 centimeters long.

The shoe is 2 centimeters long.

The pants are 5 centimeters long.

So, the order of the objects from shortest to longest is shoe, shirt, pants, or Y, X, Z.

Answers0DWK/HQJWK

1. A

2. B

3. A

4. B

5. B

6. A

7. A

8. A

9. A

10. C

Reading and Literacy

Study Island 1st Grade Reading - Retelling Stories

Question 1 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Remi the dog likes riding in cars. The Walton family takes him

to many places. Remi goes to the park. He goes to the lake. Remi

always wants to jump into the car.

What is the best way to retell the story?

Question 2 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Simon has a cat named Oscar. Simon likes to play with

his toy car. Oscar likes riding on the toy car. This makes

Simon laugh. They have fun together.

Click on the sentence that best retells the story.

Question 3 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Ted and his parents played cards. His parents said they

would buy him ice cream if he won. Ted tried his best. He won

the card game. Ted's parents took him out for ice cream.

Which best retells the story?

Remi likes to go

places in the car.

Remi likes to swim

at the lake.

Remi likes to chase

all the cars.

Simon likes to laugh

at his cat Oscar.

Simon likes when Oscar

rides on the car.

Simon likes riding on his

toy car with Oscar.

Ted plays cards

with his parents.

Ted's parents buy

him ice cream.

Ted wins a game

and gets ice cream.

Question 4 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Randy had a snowball fight with his friends. One snowball hit

his face really hard. This made Randy cry.

Click on the sentence that best retells the story.

Question 5 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Janna wants to buy her mom a pot. Her mom's birthday is in

three days. Her mom likes the color blue. So, Janna buys the

blue pot.

Which best retells the story?

Question 6 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Shawn likes being mean. He took one of his sister's dolls.

He tied the doll to a toy spaceship. The spaceship shot up

into the air with the doll. His sister did not find it funny.

Click on the sentence that best retells the story.

Randy and his friends

have a snowball fight.

Randy's snowball hits

his friend's face.

Randy is upset when

a snowball hits him.

Janna buys something

for her mom's birthday.

Janna thinks the

blue pot is pretty.

Janna cannot find

anything to buy.

Shawn likes to

make spaceships.

Shawn makes his

sister cry.

Shawn is mean to

his sister's doll.

Question 7 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Landon saw a fish swimming. Landon thought the fish was a

toy. He put his hand into the water. He tried to grab the fish. But

he could not catch it.

Which best retells the story?

Question 8 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Eddie hid behind a dinosaur. His sister Beth walked by the

dinosaur. Eddie roared loudly at his sister. Beth thought it was

the dinosaur. She got scared and jumped into the air.

Which best retells the story?

Question 9 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Melissa has long hair. She asked her grandma to fix her hair.

She wanted it pulled back. Her grandma finished. Melissa looked

at it and liked it.

Which best retells the story?

Landon sees a toy

fish swimming.

Landon tries to catch

the fish but cannot.

Landon wants to

catch the fish.

Eddie scares his

sister Beth.

Eddie roars loudly

at his sister.

Beth jumps high

into the air.

Melissa's grandma fixes

Melissa's hair.

Melissa's grandma likes

Melissa's long hair.

Melissa's grandma wants

to cut Melissa's hair.

Question 10 .

Read the story below. Then, answer the question.

Cassie tried and tried to close her bag. She even tried

sitting on it. The bag would not close. She had to ask her dad

for help. He was able to close it.

Click on the sentence that best retells the story.

Cassie is going to

see her grandparents.

Cassie has to take

clothes out of her bag.

Cassie's dad helps

her close her bag.

Answers: Reading - Retelling Stories

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. A

10. C

Explanations5HDGLQJ5HWHOOLQJ6WRULHV

1. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a dog that goes a lot of places in the car. He really likes

this. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Remi likes to go places in the car."

2. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy that has a cat that likes to ride on a toy car. The boy

thinks this is funny. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Simon likes when Oscar rides on the car."

3. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy who plays cards with his family. He wins the game.

Because he wins, his parents buy him ice cream. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Ted wins the game and gets ice cream."

4. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy who gets hit in the face with a snowball. The best

way to retell the story is to say, "Randy is upset when a snowball hits him."

5. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a girl who is shopping for her mom's birthday. She finds a

blue pot to buy for her mom. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Janna buys something for her mom's birthday."

6. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy who takes his sister's doll. He ties it to a toy

spaceship. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Shawn is mean to his sister's doll."

7. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy who wants to catch a fish. He is not able to get the

fish. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Landon tries to catch the fish but cannot."

8. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a boy who uses a dinosaur to scare his sister. The best

way to retell the story is to say, "Eddie scares his sister Beth."

9. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a girl whose grandma fixes her hair. The best way to retell

the story is to say, "Melissa's grandma fixes Melissa's hair."

10. When you retell a story, you are telling it again in a shorter way. The story is about a girl who cannot close her bag. She goes to her dad for

help. The best way to retell the story is to say, "Cassie's dad helps her close her bag."

Name: _____________________

Syllables

How many syllables does each word have?

1. Fish ______

2. Pear ______

3. Chicken ______

4. Spaghetti ______

5. Cheese ______

6. Candy ______

7. Bread ______

8. Carrot ______

9. Tomato ______

10.Lion ______

11. Kangaroo ______

12. Peas ______

13. Corn ______

14. Puppy ______

15. Cookie ______

16. Duck ______

17. Lettuce ______

18. Soup ______

19. Hamburger ______

20. Apple ______

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Answers

1. 1

2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

5. 1

6. 2

7. 1

8. 2

9. 3

10. 2

11. 3

12. 1

13. 1

14. 2

15. 2

16. 1

17. 2

18. 1

19. 3

20. 2

ISBN 9781921852886 Spelling Games 1 © Blake Education 2013

Beat the Bomb

GRADE

1

Worksheet A

Add the missing letters.

• Af __ n keeps us cool in summer. ( i or a )

• Iseelittletigerc __ bs at the zoo. ( a or u )

• Jackch __ ps the wood for the ﬁre. ( e or o )

• Icecreamwillm __ lt in the sun. ( u or e )

Unscramble the letters to name the pictures.

k p l n d

phsi

_____________

roehs

_____________

ctisk

_____________

eahlw

_____________

Make six words by joining a top and bottom letter through the ee .

Name __________________________________________________ Date ______________________

1

2

3

4

ee

________________

s f k w

Write the rhyming words.

cake ride ship

m _______________ s _______________ wh _____________

r ________________ w ______________ tr _______________

t ________________ h _______________ sl _______________

Write the ﬁrst letter of each picture then spell your own word.

Spelling Challenge

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

ISBN 9781921852886 Spelling Games 1 © Blake Education 2013

Beat the Bomb

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Worksheet B

Complete the compound word in each sentence.

• Afterrain,youmayseearain __________inthesky.

• Wearegoingtothebeachthisweek __________.

• Mygrandfathertookustoafoot __________game.

• Icleanmyteethwithatooth __________.

Spell the missing words.

• Iputb ______________andjamonmytoasttoday.

• Sheisthebestsw ______________ in the pool.

• Wegotothebeachforoursu ______________holidays.

• Putsl ______________onyourfeettokeepthemwarm.

Name the pictures.

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Name __________________________________________________ Date ______________________

1

2

3

4

Complete the words then read them to a friend.

Add ‘-dle’ Add ‘-ble’ Add ‘-gle’

bun _____________ tum ____________ jug _____________

cud _____________ bub ____________ wig ____________

sad _____________ wob ____________ tin ______________

Use the letters in this word to make new words.

Scorefivepointsforeachcorrectword.

My score:

Spelling Challenge

r e a d i n g

ISBN 9781921852886 Spelling Games 1 © Blake Education 2013

Beat the Bomb

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Answers

1

2

3

4

fan,cubs,chops,melt

ship,horse,stick,whale

seek,seep,seen,seed,feel,feed,keep,keel,keen,week,weep,weed

cake:make,rake,take;ride:side,wide,hide;ship:whip,trip,slip

rainbow,weekend,football,toothbrush

bundle,cuddle,saddle;tumble,bubble,wobble;juggle,wiggle,tingle

butter,swimmer,summer,slippers

bone,snowman,candle,snail,ladder

Answerswillvary.

2 letters:ad,an,in

3 letters:age,aid,air,and,are,den,die,dig,din,ear,end,era,ide,ire,nag,

rag,ran,red,rid,rig

4 letters:aged,aide,arid,dare,darn,dean,dear,dine,ding,dire,drag,earn,

gain,gear,grid,grin,idea,near,rage,raid,rain,rang,read,rein,rend,ride,

rind,ring

5 letters:aired,anger,deign,diner,dirge,drain,grade,grain,grand,grind,

raged,range,reign,ridge

Worksheet A

Worksheet B

Spelling Challenge

r e a d i n g

sale

sail

meet

meat

plane

plain

steel

steal

flee

flea

hole

whole

pray

prey

sight

site

toe

tow

rain

rein

1. Copy each list word.

2. Circle the right word.

3. Missing word.

Spelling Level 2.20

Homophones

The landed safely at the airport.

The mole dug a deep in the dirt.

We watched the boats past the harbour.

I bought a box of old toys at the garage .

My brother tried to my new slinky.

flea

flee

plane

plain

meet

meat

hole

whole

sail

sale

steel

steal

tow

toe

rein

rain

wear

where

hire

higher

hall

haul

rays

raise

morning

mourning

5. Copy each challenge word.

Spelling Level 2.20

I eat breakfast in the morning mourning .

We enjoyed the warmth of the sun’s raise rays .

We climbed higher hire up the tree.

They have school assemblies in the big haul hall .

I didn’t know where wear my sister was hiding.

6. Choose it. Circle and rewrite the correct word to complete the sentence.

7. Silly sentences. Use as many challenge words as possible to make a silly story.

Challenge words

a tiny jumping insect with no wings

leather straps attached to a horse’s bridle

a hard strong metal

to run away or escape

an animal that is hunted by another

4. Word clues. Which word matches?

Homophones

707070

a-z

Name

The alphabet

Lesson 42 • Worksheet 1

1 Complete the alphabet snakes.

2 Draw lines to match.

a

b

d

e

t

u

w

y

g

h

j

k

m

o

q

s

R

H

B

D

G

T

r

d

g

t

h

b

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a-z

Lesson 42 • Worksheet 2

Word families

Name

1 Join each letter to the at machine.

Write each word you make.

3 Color the ap words.

c

b

f

h

m

at

map can gap nap tan

2 Color the pairs that rhyme.

cap tap

ham lap

pan zap

fan ran

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a-z

Name

Read and write

Lesson 42 • Worksheet 3

1 Complete each sentence. Draw a picture.

Sam has a

.

I can see a

2 Color the correct word. Cross out the wrong word.

The man had a .

ran

nap

She in the van.

sat

map

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a-z

Lesson 42 • Worksheet 4

Check

Name

1 Draw lines to match.

2 Color at words = red an words = blue.

3 Complete the sentences.

Sam has a

I can see a

cat man

hat fan

van

pan

rat

tan

K E Y Q N A

e

a

k

y

q

n

I __________________ see Sam.

She has a

__________________ .

The rat is

__________________ .

hat fat can

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Dd

Name

Phonemic awareness

Lesson 23 • Worksheet 1

2 Match each letter to a picture.

1 Color the pictures that begin with d.

3 Circle every D. Circle every d.

How many?

____ How many? ____

D

C

D

A

B

D

O

D

J

d

c

a

d

e

d

b

c

d

c

a

c

137

2

1

137137

Dd

Lesson 23 • Worksheet 2

Handwriting

Name

1 Trace the dinosaurs.

Circle

your best

letter.

2 Trace and write.

138138138

Dd

Name

Initial and end sounds

Lesson 23 • Worksheet 3

1 Add d and read the word.

2 Write words that end with d.

og

uck

rum

sa

oor

inosaur

see

d

olphin

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Dd

Lesson 23 • Worksheet 4

Check

Name

2 Write three words that use these letters.

a b c d e f h i m n p r s t v z

inosaur

olphin

1 Circle the beginning sound.

p m d

i e a

t v s

b n v

h b d

t s z

v z r b p d n m h

Kakadu

National Park

68

Unit 7:

Dry and

wet and

dry again

Seasons in Kakadu National Park, Australia

T

he Bininj/Mungguy Aboriginal people live in the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory.

In their language, they describe the year in six seasons.

Name of the

season Time of the year What it is like

Gudjewg January, February, A wet season of heavy rain and ﬂooding.

March It is hot and humid. The spear grass grows tall.

Banggerreng April The skies become clear, but there may still be

big storms. The Kakadu plums are ripe. Animals

care for their babies.

Yegge May, June There are cool winds. The wetlands are covered

in waterlilies. The Darwin woolly butt trees

are ﬂowering.

Wurrgeng June, July, August The coolest time of the year: about 30 degrees

Celsius during the day. The ﬂoodplains are

drying out. The magpie geese are getting fat.

Gurrung August, September, It is getting hotter and more humid. A good

October time for hunting geese, snakes and turtles.

Gunumeleng October, November, There are thunderstorms. Leichhardt’s

December grasshoppers come out for the ﬁrst rains.

Leichhardt’s

grasshopper

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Unit 7:

Dry and

wet and

dry again

Bininj is said as

“bin-ing”.

Mungguy is said

as “moong-gooy”.

Adult birds lay eggs

Eggs hatch

Young geese grow

Geese become

adult birds

Life Cycle of a Magpie Goose

1

2

3

4

In the texts

70

1 Look at pages 68 and 69. Tick the things you can ﬁnd.

a labels c arrows e headings

b ﬂow diagram d table f map

2 Which country are the pages about?

_________________________

3 Mark where you live on the map. Done

4 Read how to say Bininj and Mungguy.

Practise saying the words with a classmate. Done

5 Read Seasons in Kakadu National Park, Australia.

Write the name of the season in which these things happen.

There are cool winds. a

____________________________________

It’s a good time to hunt snakes. b

____________________________________

The magpie geese get fat. c

____________________________________

There is heavy rain and ﬂooding. d

____________________________________

It is in December. e

____________________________________

Darwin woolly butt trees are ﬂowering. f

____________________________________

It’s the coolest time of the year. g

____________________________________

The spear grass grows tall. h

____________________________________

It gets hotter and more humid. i

____________________________________

The Kakadu plums are ripe. j

____________________________________

6 Is the text nonﬁction (real) or ﬁction (made up)?

________________________

7 Why are the numbered pictures on page 69 connected with arrows?

_________________________________________________________________________________

Read and learn

71

1 What is a compound word? Hint: See page x if you don’t know.

____________________________________________________________________________________

2 Read the texts on pages 68 and 69 to complete these compound words.

a water

_________________

c wet

_________________

e thunder

_________________

b grass

_________________

d ﬂood

_________________

3 Count the syllables in these words and write the words in the table.

year Kakadu season thunderstorm

wet magpie Aboriginal snake

grasshopper waterlily August six

1 syllable a

2 syllables b

3 syllables c

4 syllables d

5 syllables e

4 Use a dictionary to ﬁnd out what these words mean.

a region:

________________________________________________________________________

b humid:

________________________________________________________________________

c ripe:

___________________________________________________________________________

d season:

________________________________________________________________________

e Celsius:

_______________________________________________________________________

5 Why do you think Gurrung is a good season for hunting?

____________________________________________________________________________________

72

1 Draw a ﬂow diagram to show what happens in the different

seasons in Kakadu National Park. Use the information on page 68.



1 Gudjewg (say “good-jowk”) 2 Banggerreng

(say “bung-ge-deng”)

4 Wurrgeng

(say “word-e-geng”)

3 Yegge (say “ye-gay”)

5 Gurrung (say “gu-doong”) 6 Gunumeleng

(say “goona-me-lang”)

Your turn

73

2 a Choose words from the word bank to complete

the explanation.

Word bank chicks seeds nest food

ﬂock parents eggs adult

Title: How a Magpie Goose Grows

Introduction: A magpie goose grows from an egg

to an adult.

Adult birds mate. They build a

____________________

in the

reeds and lay

____________________

.

Eggs hatch. The

____________________

are helpless.

The

____________________

feed and protect their chicks.

Young geese ﬁnd their own

____________________

. They

eat the

____________________

and bulbs of water plants.

The goose becomes an

____________________

. It lives in a

large, noisy

____________________

.

b Sum up your explanation. Hint: What will happen next in the cycle?

Conclusion:

______________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

An explanation tells how

and why things happen. It

explains actions. It has:

• a title that often includes

How or Why

• a statement introducing the

action

• paragraphs in present tense

• a conclusion

• diagrams and charts.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Conjunctions

74

1 A junction is where two things join together.

For example, a road junction is where two or more roads join.

Draw a road junction.

2 A conjunction is a word that joins two parts of a sentence together.

The words and, but, as, yet, then, so and because are all conjunctions.

Use the conjunction and to join these two sentences. For example:

The wetlands are covered in waterlilies. The trees are ﬂowering.

The wetlands are covered in waterlilies and the trees are ﬂowering.

a The ﬂoodplains are drying out. The magpie geese are getting fat.

___________________________________________________________________________

b The Kakadu plums are ripe. Animals care for their babies.

___________________________________________________________________________

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3 Underline the conjunction in each sentence, and then rewrite the

sentence as two sentences. For example:

It is hot and it is humid.

It is hot. It is humid.

a It is humid, so the spear grass grows tall.

___________________________________________________________________________

b The skies become clear, but there may still be big storms.

___________________________________________________________________________

c There are cool winds, and the wetlands are covered in waterlilies.

___________________________________________________________________________

4 Write your own sentences about weather using these conjunctions.

a but

___________________________________________________________________________

b so

___________________________________________________________________________

c because

___________________________________________________________________________

Unit 8: Pancake Tuesday

76

77

Unit 8: Pancake Tuesday

This week in your canteen!

DRINKS

Milk $1.00

(choc, straw, banana)

Juice $1.20

(apple, orange or mango)

FRUIT

Apple 20c

Banana 30c

Mandarin 30c

Packet of dried apricots 40c

SANDWICHES

Bread/Roll & Butter 50c

Cheese $1.80

Chicken $2.50

Ham $2.50

Jam $1.20

Tomato $1.20

Vegemite $1.50

Salad $2.40

Ham and salad $3.50

Chicken and salad $3.50

Salad contains: lettuce, carrot,

cheese, tomato and beetroot.

Add 10c for a roll.

Add 10c for a toasted sandwich.

HOT FOOD

Pancakes ONLY ON TUESDAYS

40c each or 3 for $1.00

Fish Bites 30c each

Pizza Pocket $1.60

Chicken burger with salad $3.30

In the texts

1 Read the text on page 76.

a What is the title?

________________________________

b Answer yes or no. Does the text have:

• a list of ingredients and tools?

________________________

• numbered steps?

________________________

• steps that tell how, when and where?

________________________

• pictures to match each step?

________________________

c What is the text type?

________________________

d What do you learn by reading this text?

______________________________________________________________________________

2 Read the text on page 77.

a What is the title?

___________________________________________________________

b Is this text a letter, a list or a poem? Circle one.

c What do you learn by reading this text?

______________________________________________________________________________

d Where might you ﬁnd a text like this?

______________________________________________________________________________

3 Label the following on pages 76 and 77.

money sandwich lunch bag pen

4 Write captions for these photographs.

boy on page 76:

_____________________________________________________________

boy on page 77:

_____________________________________________________________

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1 Read Pancake Recipe and ﬁll in the missing words.

a Dry and

_________________

ingredients are

_________________

together

_________

make

_________________

batter.

b The dry ingredients you need are ﬂour,

_________________

and

_________________

.

c The wet ingredients you need are egg,

_________________

and

_________________

.

2 Draw and label the three tools you need to make pancakes.

3 Write the numbers 1 to 7 in the boxes to show the order of steps.

Cook until the bubbles pop.

Heat oil or butter in the frying pan.

Stir.

Beat the egg and milk.

Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients.

Flip the pancake and cook the other side.

Add the batter to the pan.

4 In your own words, tell a classmate how to make pancakes.

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Read and learn

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5 Read This week in your canteen! Write how much each item costs.

apple juice $1.20 d banana milk

a mandarin e Vegemite roll

b ham sandwich f toasted cheese sandwich

c chicken burger with salad g three pancakes

6 What types of juice can you buy?

________________________

7 What food is in a salad? l

___

tt

___

ce, c

___

rr

___

t, ch

___

se,

t

___

m

___

to,

___

eet

___

oo

___

.

8 What is in the salad that is not a vegetable?

_____________________________

9 Can you buy pancakes on Friday?

_________________

10 Complete this lunch order.

I would like:

one apple juice _____________________

one chicken sandwich _____________________

one banana _____________________

Total: $ _____________________

Name: Samson Ryan

Class: Year 2, Wombat Room

Write the price

of each item and

the total price for

Samson’s lunch.

Also, it is kind to

write “Thank you”

on your lunch order

bag.

Write a procedure that shows how to order

lunch from the canteen.

Title:

__________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

What you need:

__________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

What you do:

______________________________________________________________________________________

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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

A procedure tells how to do

something. It has:

• a goal or aim

• a list of materials and equipment

needed

• steps in order

• steps that tell how, when and where

• steps written as commands

• time words

• pictures and diagrams.

Give your

procedure a title

that uses the word

How.

Write the materials

you need to order

lunch. Hint: they

are on pages 76

and 77.

Write what you do

in the order you do

it. Number each

step.

Your turn

Sentences

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A sentence can be a question. Do you like pancakes?

A sentence can be a command. Eat those pancakes now!

A sentence can be a statement. Pancakes are yummy.

A sentence can be an exclamation. The pancakes are burning!

1 Circle Q, C, S or E to show the type of sentence.

Q = Question C = Command S = Statement E = Exclamation

a We ate all the pancakes. Q C S E

b Are the pancakes ready yet? Q C S E

c Quick, ﬂip the pancake! Q C S E

d Ouch, that pancake is hot! Q C S E

2 Write your own sentences about pancakes.

question a

____________________________________________________________

command b

____________________________________________________________

statement c

____________________________________________________________

exclamation d

____________________________________________________________

3 A sentence begins with a capital letter.

a Check that each of your sentences in question 2 starts with a

capital letter.

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Done

b Read the steps for making pancakes on page 76.

Circle the capital letter at the start of each sentence.

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Singular or plural

4 A sentence ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation

mark. Draw a line to match each punctuation mark with its name.

full stop ?

exclamation mark .

question mark !

5 Add punctuation marks to the ends of these sentences.

a I am making pancakes

_______

b Watch out, the batter’s spilling

_______

c Would you like maple syrup too

_______

d She ate 25 pancakes

_______

e It’s fun to make pancakes

_______

6 A sentence needs to make sense on its own.

Answer yes or no.

Does it make sense? Is it a sentence?

a We made pancakes at school.

b I love pancakes!

c On Tuesday

d those pancakes are

e Add a pinch of salt.

f Can you ﬂip a pancake?

g will the pancake?

h She burnt the pancakes.

i It’s hot because

Interesting things I’ve read, seen or done lately.

Books read

poetry

cool games

The best part was

The hardest part was

The easiest part was

Most interesting fact

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

JKL

My stuff

photos

The best part was

The hardest part was

The easiest part was

Most interesting fact

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

JKL

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Unit 7:

Dry

and wet

and dry

again

Unit 8: Pancake Tuesday

Diary

drawings

plays

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Cut and stick

pictures from

magazines or

newspapers.

great websites

Print your name here:

Use a pencil. DO NOT use a pen. If you make a mistake, rub it out and try again.

Assessment: Units 7 and 8

This is a test to see how well you understand

what you have read, and to see what you

know about using language, spelling and

punctuation. It is also a writing test.

Instructions

Read each question carefully. Some

questions will ask you to read a text from

another page in this book before answering.

There are three different ways to show your

answer:

• Shade the bubble next to the correct

answer. O

• Write a word in a box.

answer

• Write a number in a box.

1

(First name) (Family name)

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Start of test

Read Seasons in Kakadu National

Park, Australia on page 69, and

answer questions 1 to 4.

1 The season that comes after

Banggerreng is

O Yegge.

O Gudjewd.

O Gunumeleng.

2 The magpie geese get fat in

O Yegge.

O Wurrgeng.

O Gunumeleng.

3 A good time for hunting snakes is

O Gurrung.

O Wurrgeng.

O Gunumeleng.

4 The Kakadu region is

O always dry.

O the dry season.

O part of the Northern Territory.

5 How many syllables are in the

word magpie?

O two

O three

O four

6 How many syllables are in the

word waterlily?

O two

O three

O four

7 How many syllables are in the

word Kakadu?

O two

O three

O four

Read questions 8 to 10, and write

the conjunction from each sentence

in the box.

8 There was lots of rain and it

ﬂooded.

9 It rained so the grasshoppers

came out.

10 There is a dry season, then there

is a wet season.

Read questions 11 to 14, and choose

the type of each sentence.

11 She made pancakes.

O question

O command

O statement

12 Can I help you?

O question

O statement

O exclamation

13 Wash the dishes now!

O question

O command

O exclamation

14 Help, it’s spilling!

O command

O statement

O exclamation

Read questions 15 to 18, and choose

the punctuation mark missing from

each sentence.

15 They ate the pancakes__

O full stop (.)

O exclamation mark (!)

O comma (,)

16 Why did you make pancakes__

O question mark (?)

O full stop (.)

O comma (,)

17 Yuck, I hate pancakes__

O full stop (.)

O exclamation mark (!)

O comma (,)

18 You need egg__ milk and ﬂour to

make pancakes.

O full stop (.)

O exclamation mark (!)

O comma (,)

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Assessment: Units 7 and 8

The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.

Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

19 Slowly por the mixture into the ﬂour.

20 Flip the pancake ova .

21 This is in yor canteen.

22 The pancake recipe on page 76 is a

O narrative.

O recount.

O procedure.

23 The pancake recipe tells you

O all about pancakes.

O how to make pancakes.

O who likes pancakes.

24 Which word completes this sentence?

The magpie geese are __________ fat.

O got

O get

O getting

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Tips

• Use dot points to list tools and ingredients.

• Write ingredients in the order they are needed.

• Write steps in the right order.

• Number each step.

• Draw a picture for each step on a separate piece of paper.

25 Write a procedure that tells how to make a sandwich.

What you do:

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Ingredients Tools

How to Make a Sandwich

What you need: