Farmer Giles’ Wellington Boots
1/ Farmer Giles’ Wellington boots stamped 500 footprints across the farmyard, but after the rain came, only 70% were left – how many is that ?
2/ Farner Giles tractor ploughed one field in eight hours – how long did it take him to plough 50 fields ? If he ploughed for four hours per day, how many days did it take
him ?
3/ Farmer Giles left his Wellington boots out in the rain – and soon they were filled with water. If they were 35 cm high and it rained 1.5 cm / hour – how long did it rain ?
4/ Farmer Giles could walk one third as fast in his boots as he could normally. If he could normally walk at a speed of 2.5 km / hour – how far could he walk in his boots ? How long did it take him to walk 10 km normally ? And wearing his heavy boots ?
5/ Farmer Giles had three red, 6 blue and 8 green pairs of boots. Express this as a ratio. What fraction of his boots were red ? What decimal were blue ? What percentage were green ?
Dosy Rosy Counting Sheep
It didn’t take Dosy Rosy the sleepy sheep to yawn quite widely and fall fast asleep.
Her snores could be heard at the other side of the farm,
It rattled the milkbottles and disturbed the calm.
Even though she practised every day, Dosy Rosy couldn’t count the hay …
She started simply, by counting sheep,
She’d also counted the sheep by the end of the week.
But it was so boring, she fell fast asleep !
Farmer Giles’ Tractor
1/ Farmer Gile’s tractor broke down once every 45.2 km. If he drove 4500 km each season, how many times did his tractor break down ? Approximate your answer to the nearest whole number.
2/ Farmer Gile’s tractor needed a new wheel – it cost £25.99 – how much change did he receive from £50 ?
3/ Farmer Gile’s tractor could carry 15 bails of hay. How many trips did he have to make to carry 500 ?
4/ Farmer Gile’s tractor ploughed at a speed of 45 km / hour. How long did it take him to plough 4500 square km ?
5/ Farmer Gile’s tractor had to reach the farmhouse, 7 km away by five o ‘ clock. If his tractor travelled at a speed of 45 km / hour and it was now 4.40 pm. – did he make it on time ?
Farmer Giles’ Cow and the Rattling Milk Churns
Farmer Giles’ cow Daisy, was really rather lazy …
She spent all day chewing grass …
No wonder she was late for class !
Her milk made the tastiest milkshakes ever made …
Just like the hens whose eggs were the tastiest ever laid …
1/ If one milk churn could contain 5 litres of milk, how much milk was contained in 50 milk churns ?
2/ How many 2.5 litre bottles of milk did one 50 litre churn contain ?
3/ Farmer Giles cow moo – ed five times every 2.5 minutes – how many moo’s is that in one week ?
4/ Farmer Giles had a milk kart that carried 25 crates, each containing 20 milk bottles, but 10% got smashed and the milk spilt and 34 fell off the back of his milk kart. How many milk bottles were left ?
5/ Famer Giles cow ate a 3.5 bucketful of grass each day – how much grass is that in four weeks ?
Farmer Giles and the Broken Fence
Add the word “GATE” to these letters to make a new word – do you know what they all mean ?
______ + house =
wooden + ______s =
___h__ring =
investi + ______ =
man__ __ __ men__ =
wide open + ______ =
Farmer Giles’ Farthest Field Spelling Game
………………… – fetched
………………… row
………………… – reaching
………………… off
………………… from
………………… flung
by …………………
………………… aday
go …………………
………………… thing
………………… m house
so …………………
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………………… ce
………………… cical
………………… ewell
bus ………………… e
wel ………………… e
………………… e
a ………………… cry
………………… m
………………… mer
………………… thest
………………… – sighted
………………… ther
………………… rier
………………… myard
Farmer Giles’ Near and Far Barn Game
………………… by
………………… ness
li …………………
………………… er
………………… miss
………………… sighted
………………… ly
………………… dammit
………………… est
………………… East
………………… ing
………………… here
Farmer Giles’ Far and Wide Farmhouse Spelling Game
………………… – eyed
………………… r
………………… ranging
………………… off target
nation …………………
………………… mouthed
country…………………
………………… ly
………………… n
………………… ness
………………… st
………………… angle
………………… awake
………………… open
………………… gap
………………… spectrum
………………… spread
………………… of the mark
………………… screen
Farmer Giles’ Far and Away Farmyard Spelling Game
………………… day
once …………………
………………… with
explain …………………
fall …………………
………………… day
go …………………
fire …………………
make ………………… with
………………… from work
once …………………
………………… quick
get …………………
………………… at lunch
© Jacqueline Richards 2007
Farmer Giles Wellington Boots Answers :
1/ 500 – (500 / 100 x 70 = 350) = 150 footprints
2/ 50 x 8 = 400 hours / 4 = 100 days
3/ 35 / 1.5 = 23.3 r hours
4/ a) 2.5 / 3 = 0.83 km / hour b) 4 hours c) 10 / 0.83 = 12.04 hours
5/ a) 3 : 6 : 8 b) 3 / 17 c) 6 / 17 = 0.35 d) 8 / 17 = 0. 4705 = 47%
Farmer Gile’sTractor Answers :
1/ 4500 / 45.2 = 99.55 = 100 times
2/ 50 – 25.99 = £24.01
3/ 500 / 15 = 33.3 r
4/ 4500 / 45 100 hours
5/ 45 / 3 = 15 km / 20 mins – answer yes
Farmer Giles’ Cow and the Rattling Milk Churns Answers : 1/ 5 x 50 = 2250 litres; 2/ 50 / 2.5 = 20; 3/ 60 x 24 x 7 / 2.5 = 4032; 4/ (25 x 20 = 500) – (500 / 100 x 10 = 50) – 34 = 500 – 84 = 416; 5/ 3.5 x 7 x 4 = 98 litres
Answers : Farmer Giles’ Broken Gate
gatehouse ; wooden gates ; gathering ; investigate ; management ; wide open gate
Answers : Farmer Giles’ Farthest Field Spelling Game
far – fetched
farrow
far – reaching
far off
far from
far flung
by far
faraday
go far
farthing
farm house
so far
faraway
farce
farcical
farewell
bus fare
welfare
fare
a far cry
farm
farmer
farthest
far – sighted
farther
farrier
farmyard
Answers : Farmer Giles’ Near and Far Barn Game
nearby
nearness
linear
nearer
near miss
near sighted
nearly
near dammit
nearest
Near East
nearing
near here
Answers : Farmer Giles’ Far and Wide Farmhouse Spelling Game
wide – eyed
wider
wide ranging
wide off target
nationwide
wide mouthed
countrywide
widely
widen
wideness
widest
wide angle
wide awake
wide open
wide gap
wide spectrum
widespread
wide of the mark
wide screen
Answers : Farmer Giles’ Far and Away Farmyard Spelling Game
away day
once away
away with
explain away
fall away
away day
go away
fire away
make away with
away from work
once away
away quick
get away
away at lunch
