5B Frequent Flyers

COMPREHENSION 30

2008-10-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

1) Alleybone did not get a chance to eat most of the time, resulting in him being skinny.

2) Human beings attacked him using bricks, cams and even resorted to kicking him.

3) The rats were half his size and twice as tough, putting him at a disadvantage.

4) I think he will lose in fights most of the time due to insufficient food and his skinny build.

5) The phrase is "got out of the way of."

6) He scrounged in grabage bins, caught occasional mouse, found scraps of food here and there.

7) He smelled wonderful smells of food; most of the time, he had to search for food.

8) I think a chef or a waiter spoke to Alleybone.

9) I think the food came from buffet spread.

10) It refers to the chef offering Alleybone the leftover stuff again.

WHOLE NUMBERS AND TRIANGLES - REVISION ONE

2008-10-17T04:06:00.000-07:00

1) 70000

2) 600000

3) 300000

4) Six hundred and eighty-nine thousand, four hundred and ten

5) 1350

6) 1000000

7) 100

8) 29

9) 1888

10) 1044000

11) 21408

12) 30cm2

13) 280

14) 412.78

15) 63cm2

16) 333

17) 280

18) 60

19) 64cm2

20) $56

DECIMALS TWO

2008-10-17T04:04:00.000-07:00

1) 100

2) Andry- $3000 Betsy - $2400

3) $3600

4) 100cm

5) 21

6) Rose - $340 Marc - $510

7) $11.375

8) 2962.8

9) $138

10) 10kg

11) 0.018 kg

12) 0.00009909

13) 12.75m

ANGLES 3

2008-10-15T10:33:00.000-07:00

1) 326 degrees

2) x= 63 degrees
y = 62 degrees

3) 40 degrees

4) a= 35 degrees
b = 48 degrees
c = 55 degrees

5) y = 275 degrees

6) b= 75 degrees
f= 70 degrees

7) p = 40 degrees
q - 50 degrees

8) 720 degrees

9) p = 37 degrees
q = 106 degrees

10) p = 52 degrees
q = 87 degrees

11) x = 45 degrees
y = 50 degrees

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AVERAGE ONE

2008-10-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

1a) 36

1b) 3m 60cm

1c) 14kg 525g

2) 85m

3) 2 litres 104ml

4) 138

5) 76

6) 155

7a) 15

7b) 14

8) $34

9) 0.24m

10) 98

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VOLUME TWO

2008-10-15T10:23:00.000-07:00

1) 37500 min

2) 32 hrs

3) 2808 cm3

4) 3000 min

5) 100cm2

6) 26244cm3

7) 48 min

8) 2.4992m

9) 8cm

10) 52 cm

11) 7.5cm

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VOLUME ONE

2008-10-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

1) 1.8 litres

2) 1400ml

3) 10 containers

4) 3 1/3 cm

5) 23 jugs

6) 168 cubes

7a) 715am

7b) 10.35am

8) 12/3 cm3/min

9a) 1.5litres

9b) 15cm

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TOPIC: TRIANGLES, 4-SIDED FIGURES

2008-10-15T10:16:00.000-07:00

1) (3)

2) (2)

3) (2)

4) 85 degrees

5) 63 degrees

6) 64 degrees

7) 105 degrees

8) 150 degrees

9) 15 degrees

10) 70 degrees

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TOPIC: WHOLE NUMBERS, FRACTIONS, AREA & PERIMETER, ANGLES

2008-10-15T10:12:00.000-07:00

1) (4)

2) (3)

3) (2)

4) 1/5

5) 6125

6) Friday

7) 240cm2

8) 79 degrees

9) 270

10) $1152

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TOPIC: PERCENTAGE, RATE, AVERAGE, GRAPHS, VOLUME...

2008-10-15T10:09:00.000-07:00

1) (4)

2) (2)

3) (1)

4) 125 cubes

5) 35

6) 60

7) 24 degrees

8) 315 degrees

9) $240

10) 178.2 litres

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REVISION PAPER: MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

2008-10-15T10:03:00.000-07:00

1) 32841

2) 170000

3) 523 8/19

4) 1070 26/53

5) 30

6) 965 x 87

7) $62840

8) 90

9) $60

10) 218

11) $206.60

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REVISION PAPER: DECIMALS

2008-10-15T09:59:00.000-07:00

1a) 0.38

1b) 0.11

1c) 2.43

1d) 9.44

2a) 2 7/100

2b) 39/10

3) 1

4) 7

18) 1.53m

19) $80.50

20) 0.25m

21) 8

22) 25.8m

23) 62/3 km

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REVISION PAPER: AREA OF TRIANGLES AND ANGLES

2008-10-15T09:54:00.000-07:00

1) 30

2) 135

3) 9

4) 18

5) 45

6) 12

8a) 95 degrees

8b) 237 degrees

9) 107 degrees

16) 160 cm2

15) 345 cm2

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MATHEMATICS REVISION PAPER 2006: WHOLE NUMBERS

2008-10-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

1. 280

2. 5003004

3. Three million, forty thousand and twelve

4. 23449

5. 3020408

6. 8423

7. 24R 200 or 242/3

8. 60378

9. 6020 2/7

10. 13408/27

11. 25

12. 21

13. $20

14. 19, 7 (More than one set of answers)

15. 18

16. $48

17. 20

18. $400

19. 23 years

20. 11 questions

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COMPREHENSION 29

2008-10-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

1. They piloted ships into ports frequently; earning a name for themselves in the process.

2. He was a famous dolphin who piloted ships up narrow Malborough Sound for 32 years of his life.

3. There were three instances.

4. It was the first instance whereby a man saw the dolphin saving the wife of a well-known trial lawyer.

5. The boat she was on capsized and she ahd to swim towards the land for help.

6. The smell of the blood oozing from her injured foot made the sharks trail Tricia Kirk.

7. The word is "infested".

8. It was the seaweed.

9. The phrase is "for what seemed an eternity".

10. It refers to the dolphin.

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COMPREHENSION 25

2008-10-15T09:39:00.000-07:00

1. They used wood, bamboo, rattan and sago palm leaves to build their houses.

2. The houses were built on stilts to avoid the tides and floods.

3. They used canoes to travel around.

4. They believe that the spirits of their ancestors and other animals live in them.

5. The phrase is "built up".

6. They can be cured using plant extracts.

7. They made a living out of fishing and farming.

8. It refers to the situation of livelihoods being endangered as rainforests are destroyed.

9. They take what is enough for themselves.

10. It has lost the chance to discover genetic materials to improve crop quality.

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NIGHT

2008-09-18T22:15:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

Finally we have completed the book, Night by Elie Wiesel. Do share with your friends your favourite or least favourite part of the book. :)

Tell me about anything you would have changed if you were Elie Wiesel.

Hope to hear from you soon! :)

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder

Should Organ Trading be Legalised

2008-09-09T21:08:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

Do you think organ trading should be legalised? Share your viewpoints on this blog... :)

Rgds,
Ms Loh

Book Review

2008-08-28T20:25:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

I hope you had read at least a book during the one week holidays. Please share your book review with me in this blog. In your book review, include the followings:

Who are the characters?
What is the most interesting part in the book?
Give me a summary of the plot (storyline), include the setting of the story.
List 5 phrases/words from the book that you can share with your friends (Words that your friends probably don't know and that it will help to build their vocabulary).
Rate the book out of five stars.

Enjoy your holidays! I look forward to reading your book review.

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder

Science Scores

2008-08-24T16:10:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

Had fun with the simple machines? Post your score so that your Science Teacher can track your progress. :)

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder

Netiquette

2008-08-24T08:01:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

Having watched the PowerPoint slides on Netiquette, write down THREE things you have learnt from the slides, TWO things you should observe when you are using internet and ONE thing you will share with your friends on netiquette.

Looking forward to read your reflections. :)

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder

Mathematics Word Problems

2008-08-20T09:30:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

How's the Mathematics Word Problems? Share your answers on this online platform. If in doubt, we can always discuss the next day when we are back in school.

Remember, you should at least attempt the questions. :) Have fun!

Rgds,
Ms Reginia Loh

English Online Games

2008-08-20T09:24:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B,

Now that you have tried all the English online games, I hope that you had a great time. :)

Your next task is to share your favourite game from the ones you had just played with your classmates and me. Remember to give me reasons for your choice of favourite game. :)

Rgds,
Ms Reginia Loh

Welcome to our Class Blog

2008-08-13T00:29:00.000-07:00

Dear 5B cabin crew,

Welcome to our blog! Before you embark on your e-learning journey today, here's some flight information to take note of:

a) Strictly no vulgarities to be peppered in your posts.
b) Respect for all cabin staff is needed.
c) Unauthorised personnel/posts are prohibited.
d) Observe the use of proper language in your mode of communication i.e. no sms language.

In case of emergency, DO NOT PANIC! Do email your flight pilot at reginia.loh@gmail.com for clarifications.

Have a safe e-journey on Flight 5B.

Cheers,
Flight pilot aka Spoilt Recorder