Aladdin was most upset one day,
Someone had thrown his lamp away !
He searched in the cupboard, it wasn’t there,
Nor on the table, nor under the stairs.
Aladdin was really perplexed,
Losing his only lamp made him considerably vexed.
He looked under the bed … but cracked his head …
Looking for his lamp made him see red !
At last Aladdin had some luck …
He found his lamp by the recipe book.
1/ If Aladdin polished his lamp for 15 minutes every day, how long did he spend polishing his lamp in four weeks ? Give your answer in hours and days.
2/ Aladdin make three wishes every hour … how many wishes is that per week ?
3/ Aladdin dropped his lamp once every 15 metres. If he walked 2 km to his cave, how many times did he drop the lamp ?
4/ Aladdin polished his lamp so much that a genie appeared … then disappeared again ! If the genie appeared for 5 minutes in the morning, five minutes in the afternoon every day, how long did he appear for in on week ? Give your answer in hours and minutes.
5/ Aladdin had a magic rug that could float through the air … if it travelled at a speed of 50 km / hour, how long did it take Aladdin to get from the beach to the top of the mountain 75 km away ?
6/ Aladdin used his lamp to light the road. If it shone for 5 minutes every hour, how long did it shine in three days ?
7/ Aladdin’s lamp could be seen for a radius of 5 km, what area circle is that ?
8/ Aladdin went to buy a box of matches to light his lamp … as he opened the box of 100 matches, out spilled 45% – how many did he have left ?
9/ Aladdin decided to upgrade his lamp … and he went to buy a bulb, which cost £4.99. How much change did he receive from £10.00 ?
10/ Aladdin used his lamp to spell a message in morse code. If he flashed ON and OFF 4 times in one minute, how many times did he flash his lamp in a message lasting 7 minutes ?
Aladdin’s Lamp – Light Spelling
Add either “lamp” or “light” to complete these words and phrases.
__________ shade
lamp __________
de__________
__________ post
c__________
f__________ attendant
__________ fly
__________ oon
__________ weight
__________ burner
f__________
de__________ ed
__________ rey
__________ __________ er
c__________ ed
fluorescent __________
b__________
safety __________
traffic __________
brake __________ s
leading __________
rear __________
__________ bulb
f__________ path
__________ s out !
__________ up
© Jacqueline Richards 2007
Answers :
1/ 15 x 7 x 4 = 420 hours / 24 = 17.5 days
2/ 3 x 24 x 7 = 504 wishes
3/ 2000 / 15 = 133.3
4/ 10 x 7 = 70 minutes = 1 hour 10 minutes
5/ 75 / 50 = 1.5 hours
6/ 24 x 3 = 72 x 5 = 360 minutes = 15 hours
7/ Formula = 2 II r = 2 x 3.14 x 5 = 31.4 km
8/ 100 – 45 = 55
9/ 10 – 4.99 = £5.01
10/ 4 x 7 = 28
Answers :
lampshade
lamplight
delight
lamp post
clamp
flight attendant
lamp fly
lampoon
light weight
lamp burner
flight
delighted
lamprey
lamplighter
clamped
fluorescent lamp
blight
safety lamp
traffic light
brake lights
white light
leading light
rear light
light bulb
flight path
lights out !
light up
