Revise Your Study Skills # 1

Atlas Skills (5 Points)

Use your atlas and the clues to find the following places in New Zealand.

  1. Lake _ a _ p _
  2. B _ _ _ s Peninsula
  3. Bay _ f _ l _ _ ty
  4. E_ _ _ Cap _
  5. I _ V _ _C _ _ _ _ ll

Proof Reading (6 Points)

There are 6 mistakes in the following passage. Can you find the following: 3 spelling mistakes, 1 capital letter missed, 1 apostrophe missing, 1 full stop missing.

' A number of diferent rodents live in south American rainforests. The giant anteater is the worlds largest anteater It lives on the ground. It has a large tongue and a large pointed nose to reach termates.

Unusual Words (5 Points)

The dictionary is full of many unusual words. Many of them we hardly use and many more we don't know. Use your dictionary to find the meanings of the following words and then use them in a sentence.

bequeath • curator • peregrinations • sidle • zeal

Antonyms (Antonyms)

An antonym is a word which has the opposite meaning, eg an antonym for hot is cold. Find antonyms for the following words.

lastly • dimmest • crazy • gormless • senior • ugly

Correct or Incorrect (4 Points)

Identify the incorrect statements below. Say why they are incorrect.

  1. A dozen is an old name for 10 of anything.
  2. The joke was so bad he went te-hee.
  3. The cowboy lassoed a steer at the rondo.
  4. The intricate instructions made it easy to follow.

Curious Captions (5 Points)

Collect five pictures from a newspaper and write a caption of no more than six words for each picture. Your caption should make people curious and want to know more.

False Statements (5 Points)

Rewrite each false statement below to turn it into a true statement.

  1. I enjoyed eating the juicy gossip.
  2. I went to my wardrobe to choose a pretty flock.
  3. The decibel was ringing at the church.
  4. We were each given a certify to show we had completed the marathon.
  5. We could all clearly see the invisible man.

Travelling in NZ (5 Points)

What geographical feature would you pass over if you were travelling by car between the following:

  1. Auckland and the North Shore
  2. Methven and Windwhistle
  3. Napier and Taupo
  4. Upper Hutt and Masterton
  5. Christchurch and Lyttleton

Fact or Opinion (6 Points)

Decide whether each of the following statements is a fact or an opinion.

  1. The earth and the planets revolve around the sun.
  2. Auckland has more rain than any other place in NZ
  3. Everyone likes summer better than winter.
  4. A sailing boat is powered by wind.
  5. The All Blacks will always beat Wales at Rugby.
  6. Anti clockwise is moving in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock.

Possible Score = 47 Points



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