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Term 2 Week 5 Question One: What did a Rotorua businessman do when his bank mistakenly gave him a ten million dollar overdraft? a) He rang talkback radio to complain b) He gave the money to local charities c) He bought ten million dollars worth of lotto tickets d) He took some of the money and fled the country
 * KIWI KWIZ 2009 **** **** WEEK 15 ****

Question Two: In New Zealand’s past, what did the Women’s Christian Temperance Union want? a) To stop the sale of alcohol b) To organise the Miss New Zealand beauty contest c) To ban men from teaching in schools d) To stop all migration to New Zealand

Question Three: What does a Norwegian fossil expert think he’s found? a) Proof that life came from outer space b) The bones of a dinosaur that had two heads c) The missing link in human evolution d) The world’s oldest animal dropping

Question Four: Who spent more than 45 years caring for the sick and poor in the Indian city of Calcutta? a) Florence Nightingale b) Mother Teresa c) Princess Diana d) Lady Gaga

Question Five: The month of May is..? a) the sixth month of the calendar year b) Maori Language Month c) New Zealand Music Month d) the end of the financial year

Question Six: In the book 'The Arabian Nights', why did the King's wife start telling a new story every night? a) Because she was afraid of the dark b) To delay her execution c) To uncover the key to the royal treasure chest d) Because she was paid a gold coin for every story

Question Seven: The Sri Lankan civil war ended last week. What was the outcome? a) Sri Lanka is to be split into two countries b) The Sri Lankan Government surrendered to the Tamil Tigers c) Sri Lanka is to become a state of India d) The Sri Lankan Army defeated the Tamil Tigers

Question Eight: If pasta is cooked ‘Al Dente’ it is..? a) overcooked b) underdone c) firm d) mushy

Question Nine: Which of the following claims is false? a) There are about 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean b) The Pacific Ocean is shrinking c) The Pacific Ocean contains more than 40% of all the salt water on the planet d) The Pacific Ocean covers half of the earth’s surface

Question Ten: Which two teams will compete in next weekend’s Super 14 rugby final? a) The Crusaders and the Hurricanes b) The Bulls and the Sharks c) The Chiefs and the Bulls d) The Crusaders and the Chiefs

__**Spelling**__

It's the last week of practising spelling words and completing spelling activity sheets. The group doing this will have a test at the end of this week using a selection of words from every list.


 * __ Spelling List for the other group - Please write a sentence using each word in the correct context __**


 * 1. Abbreviate 2. combustible 3. grotesque 4. pizzicato 5. abstract**
 * 6. communist 7. guerilla 8. populous 9.abundance 10. comparative**


 * __ Reading __**

You should be reading 15-20 mins each night. You need to be recording what you read and you should be aiming to cover a wide range of genre - remember to check off the genre types in the back of your homework book.


 * __ Topic - Homework that helps keep you up to date __**

MOULD - ( Check the Science Page for the WALT's) What does your science group need you to do? Is there anything you could do to help your group keep up to date?

Your group should have completed their TITLE -AIM - HYPOTHESIS these should all be displayed by now. Your group should have started to work on the METHOD.

INTEGRATED LEARNING - ( Check the Integrated Learning Page for the WALT's) You should have completed your BRAINSTORM - it should be typed up using the brainstorm tool on MS Word. You are now up to the stage where you should be writing your poetry using your brainstorm. The types of poetry you have to choose from are: Cinquain, Diamante and Palindrome. (You can find out how to write these types of poetry by going to the English part of our website under writing.)

LIBRARY COMPETITION - ( Check the English Page for Competition) You should have all the written areas of your Library Competition complete. You now have 2 weeks to complete the design and final presentation. This project is due Friday Week 6

IF YOU ARE TOTALLY UP TO DATE WELL DONE!!!!!