Mental Math

Mental Math - 5 minutes challenge

1. What is two thousand subtract nine?

2. What is one third of thirty-six?

3. Divide fifty-six by seven.

4. What is six hundred and twenty-nine rounded to the nearest ten?

5. How many centimetres are there in one metre?

6. What is eight times five?

7. What is twelve multiplied by one hundred?

8. What is seventeen take away seven?

9. What is ninety plus eight?

10. What is double thirty-one?

Simile

 

Simile
A simile compares two different things so people reading or hearing the simile get a picture in their minds. Using similes make sentences more interesting to read or hear. 

example:
as busy as a bee, as sweet as honey, as white as snow

Fill in the blanks from the list to complete these well known similes. 

1. The cashier at the grocery store is as busy as a _____.
2. The track star runs like a ________.
3. She dives well and swims like a __________.
4. He saw the distant star; he must have eyes like a ______ .
5. Don’t call Charlie; he chatters like a ______.
6. In her prom dress, Lucy was as pretty as a _____.
7. The vanilla sponge cake is as light as a ____.
8. Her eyes are as deep as the ______.
9. The sound was as clear as _______.
10. My dog obeys well and is as good as _______.
11. The gymnast is as nimble as a ______.
12. It’s sad that the model is as thin as a _______.
13. The back tire of the car is as flat as a ________.
14. Learning similes is as easy as ______.
15. Wet concrete is soft but dry concrete is as hard as _____.

Rearrange the words

 

Rearrange the words to form sentences. 

1. you are When ? here coming

2. going you Where? are

3. sisters many How ? have you do

4. ambition your What ? is

5. time recess When ? your is

Underline the correct answers

 

Read the sentences below and underline the correct answers. 
1. ( This , These ) are my brother’s shoes. 
2. ( This , These ) is my pencil. 
3. ( That , Those ) books belong to the pupils of Year 3. 
4. ( That , Those ) girl is my cousin. 
5. We ( do , does ) our homework together. 
6. He ( read , reads ) storybooks every night. 
7. I ( brush , brushes ) my teeth every night before I go to sleep. 
8. My cat like to eat fish ( and , or , but ) meat. 
9. Would you like a hamster ( but , or , and ) a parrot for a pet? 
10. My dog is big ( or , and , but ) my cat is small.

Nina's Pet

 

1. Nina has a _____________ at home.

2. How many big fish does Nina have?

3. Where did Nina buy her fish?

Nina buys her fish from ___________________.

4. Nina _________ the fish every day.

5. _____________ washes the aquarium.