Jack and The Beanstalk Tall and Short Stories

Which is the correct one to use - P -O - S or P - O -S - S ?

1. ________ e for the camera.

2. The house was re - ________ essed.

3. I sup ________ e you may be right.

4. He was a real ________ er in his sunglasses.

5. It is not ________ ible.

6. She carried a rather ________ h handbag.

7. What is the government ________ ition on the matter?

8. I am ________ itive.

9. I forgot to ________ t the letter.

10. I stuck up a ________ ter.

11. It was im ________ ible to see in the thick fog.

12. The baby’s position was ________ terior.

13. I gave the parcel to the ________ tman.

14. The party had to be ________ tponed.

15. What is the ________ ibility of winning the lottery ?

16. The patient’s arthritis meant that he had very bad ________ ture.

17. The speaker ________ tulated another suggestion.

18. She is ________ itively beautiful.

19. The bank manager counted how many de ________ its there had

been that day.

20. She put a photograph in an album for ________ terity.

The Stagecoach’s Last Post

How many words can you think of to which the prefix “post” or “poste” can be added ? Example - post - mortem.

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Answers :pose

possessed

suppose

poser

possible

posh

position

positive

post

possessed

poster

impossible

posterior

postman

postponepossibility

1. POSe for the camera.

2. The house was re - POSSessed.

3. I supPOSe you may be right.

4. He was a real POSer in his sunglasses.

5. It is not POSSible.

6. She carried a rather POSh handbag.

7. What is the government POSition on the matter?

8. I am POSitive.

9. I forgot to POSt the letter.

10. I stuck up a POSter.

11. It was im POSSible to see in the thick fog.

12. The baby’s position was POSterior.

13. I gave the parcel to the POStman.

14. The party had to be POStponed.

15. What is the POSSibility of winning the lottery ?

16. The patient’s arthritis meant that he had very bad POSture.

17. The speaker POStulated another suggestion.

18. She is POSitively beautiful.

19. The bank manager counted how many dePOSits there had been that

day

20. She put a photograph in an album for POSterity.

Sheriff Hotdog was called out to the jail one day, all the inmates had got away ! He telephoned Governor Oven - but was put on hold. He had gone out with his gun (or that’s what he was told !). Circle the word “hold” inside all of the following words and phrases, then make a sentence that includes the word.

stronghold

holdout

hold on tight

beholdhold back

hold forth

holder

hold up

hold the fort

holding

threshold

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The totem pole as totally fed up … he’d been blown over by the wind three times and couldn’t get back up ! When In’jun Joe came along, the wind was still blowing really quite strong. But nothing could get the totem pole to stand straight … and In’jun Joe was getting irate. Can you help In’jun Joe ? What are the angles that the totem pole should go ? The angle shown in the diagrams is how far the totem pole is off the ground - in order to stand the totem pole upright, how much further in an anti - clockwise motion should In’jun Joe push the totem pole ?

1. Work out the remaining angle that the totem pole should travel to stand at a 90 degree right angle.2. What type of angle is the totem pole ? 45 , 75 , 55 , 25

3. If to move 5 degrees takes 50 joules of energy, how much energy does In’jun Joe use a) per angle ?

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Resources

50 cardsone dictionary for each team.

A Grasp Of Spelling Asp

Circle the asp inside these words.

The rattlesnake in the ravine, scared the cattle so much, that they screamed ! “Rattling rattlesnakes !”, cried In’jun Joe as another rattling rattlesnake crawled slow below. Even Tom Tomahawk was getting terrified (and it started to show !). Soon, there were so many rattlesnakes crawling around - that even brave Wild Bill wouldn’t step on the ground. Governor Oven wanted rattlesnake for tea - but of course, Sheriff Hotdog said he would like hotdogs, preferably ! “Even a rattlesnake stew would do !” said the coy coyote (”With a slice of bread or two”). As the old maid who made marmalade went to find a pot, the hungry animals mouths were watering quite a lot. You wouldn’t believe how much ketchup that they’d got ! The chipmunks, of course, said they would like chips - covered with salt and vinegar - and saucy dips ! Soon the pans were rattling as well … along with all the rattlesnakes down in the dell. Around the campfire, there was so much rattling, that off the wheel of the wagon wheel fell ! Mmmmm … rising above the teepee, there really was a really delicious smell. Some of the wizards and witches had a taste - the rattlesnake stew was swell ! Better even than Mississippi mud pie - even the chipmunks came along from the blue lagoon to have a try. Triganometry Trigger galloped up - which rattled the ground more than an Earthquake and the rattling broke a cup ! As the rattlesnake’s rattling shook the floor, Pocohontas cooked up some more (In’ jun Joe really didn’t like rattlesnake raw). When news got out that the rattlesnake stew was piping hot, as quick as flash, Jesse James rolled up like a shot ! From the saloon in town, he sat down - but he wished he’d not - he sat on a cactus and kicked over the lot in the pot !

Can you hear the rattlesnake rattle inside these words ? Add the word “rat”.

Add the letters S - N - A

Answers : snapsnakesnatch

The S Express came in every day - carrying coal and horse’s hay. The S Express was quicker than ever, whenever the engine driver had done his maths homework and was feeling clever. The switches switched and the dials clicked - the engine driver’s buttons flicked. The passengers in the carriage behind - thought it hilarious as the clock dial began to unwind. The S Express chugged happily on, until all the petrol was almost gone. No wonder that the cola in the catering carriage fizzed … the bottles rattled as the engine whizzed !

Coa or col - which is the correct one to use ?

How many words can you think of that include a “coy” “cay” - ote howling inside ? Example - decoy.

owl or howl - which is the correct one to use ?

1. The cayote started to gr ___ .

2. The cayote drank water from a b ___ .

3. The cayote pr ___ ed through the trees.

4. The cayote was strung to a tree with a t____ ine rope.

5. The cayote heard the wind ____ing through the trees.

6. The baby was ____ing all night to be fed.

7. The kettle started to ____ when it was boiled.

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Answers :

Tom Tomahawk was one of In ‘ jun Joe’s scouts. He was the one who went looking for things, whenever In ‘ jun Joe couldn’t be bothered to go out. He used the cactus on the top of the hill as his lookout - and drove himself potty going round and about. He followed footprints in snowy weather and in Summer, went collecting headdress feathers. Tom Tomahawk loved to walk - though it was quite lonely in the hills and there was no - one with whom to talk. One time, he looked up and heard a hawl squawk, being an In ‘ jun, he understood hawk talk.

Hav, haw, hay or haz - which is the correct one to use ?

a type of bush - __ __ __ thorn

a bird of prey - __ __ __ k

somewhere to keep hay - __ __ __ loft

chaos - __ __ __ oc

sanctuary - __ __ __ en

remove hair with a razor - s __ __ __ e

danger - __ __ __ ard

mist - __ __ __ e

wrap - s __ __ __l

way of acting - be __ __ __ iour

a kind of nut - __ __ __ elnut

© Jacqueline Richards 2007

Answers :

a type of bush - hawthorn

a bird of prey - hawk

remove hair with a razor - shave

danger - hazard

mist - haze

wrap - shawl

way of acting - behaviour

a kind of nut - hazelnut

Wild Bill’s horse was running around in circles one day. No wonder his head was in a spin and he soon lost his way. He circled this way, then circled that, his rein was soon in knots and he landed on the cat !  Wild Bill soon was quite mad, too ! He jumped up and down, spilling his stew. He had such a lot of maths homework to do, now he’d never find the answer to one million times one million and two ! Then he realised, he needn’t have feared and suddenly all his maths problems quickly disappeared. As he studied the horse’s trot, he noticed the arc and median rather a lot. He called his horse “Trigger ! Over here”. Along he galloped … making the answers clear. Until this time, Wild Bill never understood triganometry. But using Trigger’s rein, he answered his maths more understandably.

 Use the following formula to help you to work out the questions below : Cosine, sine and tangent.

 1. If Trigger’s rein measured 2 metres long, work out the area of the ranch that he circled.

 2. Trigger ran from the gate (East) to the bucket of water (North) (one quarter of this area) - what is that in square m ? Draw a diagram to show your working out to this problem.

 3. Wild Bill made a cake that measured 50 cm across the middle (the diameter) but his horse Trigger ate one sixth -

a) How much cake did the horse eat ?

b) Work out the area of the cake that was left.

 4. If Wild Bill was stood at the ranch and Trigger walked to him via the gate, how far did he walk ?

ranch 45 km.

In’ jun Joe went fishing one day, he wanted to see how many fish he could catch in the bay. He did catch a few, but some swam away. In’ jun Joe brought his rod and net, just to see how many tiddlers he could get. Although, he didn’t expect there to be a hole, I bet. In’ jun Joe had a can of worms, inside they wriggled and squiggled and squirmed. In’ jun Joe put one on the line, then sat back awaiting, whistling a tune, just to pass the time. He fell asleep because the blue lagoon was so hot, after an hour, he looked to see what he’d got. What a surprise ! He couldn’t believe his eyes, inside the net there were twenty fish (and french fries !). In ‘ jun Joe counted his catch … fifty piranhas, a tortoise and a jellyfish (He wondered if they’d all fit in his dish !). In’ jun Joe thought he’d save them till later, he hadn’t even spotted the approaching alligator. When he looked around, he saw him crawling on the ground ! In ‘ jun Joe cried “Watch out ! There is an alligator hunting about !”. Whilst he had fallen asleep, one or two snakes also started to creep from the deep. “Yikes !”, yelled Joe, scarpering off, he jumped in his canoe and quickly took off ! The river rapids weren’t that far away, his canoe boat tossed and started to sway. Clinging onto one of the oars, In ‘ jun Joe navigated some more. Luckily he managed to avoid the rocks, and glided safely into the docks. The Piranha Maths Quiz

2. 10 x 20 / 60 = 3.3 hours = 3 hours and 20 mins

3. 250 - (250 / 100 x 70 = 175) = 75 cm

4. 2 x (9 / 3) = 6

5. 1.2 x 5 = 6m

6. 200 / 50 = 4 hours

7. 15 (200 / 20 = 10) = 150

8. 300 - 80 = 220 cm

9. 500 - (12 x 9 = 10 = 492

10. 1/10th = 0.1 = 10%

11. 12 x 0.5 = 6 km

12. 1 : 3

13. 300 - (300 / 10 x 2 = 60 cm) = 240 cm

14. a) 20 hours b) 4 / 10 = 0.4 hours = 24 mins c) 24 x 7 = 168 mins = 2 hrs 40 mins d) 24 : 216 mins e) 0.11 r = 11.11 r % 15. 60 / 10 x 4 = 24