Reading activity

Name____________Tuakana_______________________________

Date______26/09/2017_Tuesday_September_2017____________

Drawing Conclusions

Luke is very competitive and loves to win when he plays sports. Kyler doesn’t take sports all that seriously. So when their tennis singles match was over, it was no surprise that both boys were in a good mood, especially Luke.

1. Which statement is most likely true?

a. Luke won the match.

b. Kyler won the match.

c. The game was rained out.

d. Kyler was given a new truck.

Leslie’s main playlist has forty rock songs, fifteen rap songs, and one country song. It also contains twelve classical instrumentals.

2. Which statement is probably NOT true.

a. Leslie likes music.

b. Leslie’s favorite music is country.

c. Leslie likes rock better than rap.

d. Leslie listens to a wide range of music.

I think you’ll like your present, Scott. You’ll still be able to use it for at least the next couple of months before the weather gets too warm. It can be a lot of fun, especially if you take a lesson or two first. Remember, people are often injured by using these things if they don’t know what they’re doing.

3. Scott’s new present is a _______.

a. rifle

b. tennis racquet

c. snow shovel

d. snowboard

Brad put a load of clothes into the washing machine. An hour later, he unloaded the damp clothes and put them into the dryer. Later, he unloaded the clothes and carried them upstairs in a basket. To his dismay, Brad noticed that the load of laundry just didn’t smell nearly as fresh as usual.

4. One of the following is the reason why. Which one is it?

a. Brad forgot to turn on the washing machine.

b. Brad wasn’t paid to do the laundry.

c. Brad had forgotten to put detergent into the machine.

d. The radio didn’t work.

Reading comprehension

Tuakana Reading comprehension 26/09/2017

Today I completed this reading comprehension and got a score of 100%. In this game I really had to think about which answer I would choose because I really wanted to get a good score. During the game I was going through it very well. It would’ve been really hard for other but because I read the question and the answers carefully I managed to get 100%.

Reading activity 2

Name_________Tuakana____________________________________

Date_________26/09/2017_Tuesday_September__2017_________________________________

All That Glitters

Kim wants to drive her three kids and their two friends to the soccer game. The problem is that her shiny new SUV only has room for five passengers including the driver. Kim misses her old eight passenger SUV but she’s still thankful that the new one gets much better gas mileage.

1. Which of the following statements is false?

a. Kim’s new vehicle is not meant to carry six people.

b. Kim’s old SUV had seating for more passengers than the new one.

c. Kim won’t be able to take her kids to the soccer game.

Karim had $500 dollars to invest. He was considering a number of options.

“I’d really like to buy gold bars with the money and hide them in a big hole in our yard,” he said. “Five hundred dollars won’t buy much gold,” his father pointed out. “You could put all the gold in your shoe and never notice that it’s there.” “That takes all the fun out of it!” Karim groaned. “I just won’t buy any gold at all!” When Karim’s father suggested that he deposit the money in his new savings account at the local bank, Karim quietly stated, “That could work.”

2. What did karim want to buy?

a. new shoes

b. a small gold coin

c. gold bars

d. a used hamburger

3. From the selection we can tell that Karim _______.

a. will save his $500 at the local bank

b. might decide to put his money into his bank account

c. will put the cash under his pillow and wish for a tooth

d. does not trust banks

Scientists in Australia have discovered a planet that seems to be a solid diamond. They estimate it to be about five times the size of Earth. The diamond planet is 4,000 light years away, so don’t plan on traveling there any time soon.

4. Which one of the following do you think scientists needed in order to make this discovery?

a. a microscope

b. a smartphone

c. a jewelry store

d. a radio telescope

Making quiche

Today we went to technology at Tamaki college and made quiche. It was a lot to take in with all the food we had to prepare to make the quiche. It was so much fun that I enjoyed making it. In the end I did learn a lot in cooking and also this could help me in the long run.

Teachnology: Food tech

Technology

Today I went to Tamaki college and we made this delicious warm salad and sausage meal. It was really delicious that I enjoyed it so much. This was a really easy dish because I have made food like this at home as well. In class I enjoyed making it because I did learn new things like cooking, chopping and so on. Thank you Mrs Heka for teaching us how to make this delicious meal.

Solving maths problems

Today I completed these maths problems given to me by my teacher. These problems were challenging but I did manage to solve it. Some of these questions were hard a bit but I did manage to complete it all.

Technology: Making milkshakes

Today I went to Tamaki college for Technology. In class we made these delicious Oreo milkshakes which tasted so nice. The process of making the milkshake wasn't really easy though because we did make a lot of mess, but it ended up being a great dish. In the end I really liked making it because now I have learnt something new.

Solving problems in Statistics, Geometry and Measurement

Today I completed this activity given to me by my teach. I do have to say that it was easy to figure out because I applied my skills that I have learnt before into this and magically got them all correct.