Jack and The Beanstalk Tall and Short Stories

Island Hopping Shopping Without Stopping

Ain’t no doubt about it,

The magnificent man in his fying machine who flew over Jack’s beanstalk couldn’t sit !

Whenever the wind started to blow a bit,

Up he jumped, and started dancing about a bit !

He headed off from Liverpool,

At one hundred miles per hour, breaking the beanstalk speed rule,

On an island, he went shopping,

Then zoomed off quickly, without stopping …

He skidded down a mountain, at at least a thousand miles and hour,

All because he wanted magnificent maths flying machine super - power !

Zoom Into Writing Action … If you were the Magnificent Man in his flying machine, what things might you buy ?

Up ! Down ! Flying Around !

250 500 650 750 1500 1200 1750 1800 1900 1350

If the magnificent man in his flying machine was flying at a height of 1000 km above the ground, how long would it take him to descend to ground level travelling at a speed of 50 km / hr ?

The magnificent man in his flying machine had 50 dials in his aeroplane, but only one fifth - were working,

a) How many is that ?

b) What percentage and decimal were working ?

c) What percentage, decimal and fraction were NOT working ?

Answers :

1. 1750

2. 1500

3. 1350

4. 1250

5. 500

6. 800

7. 250

8. 200

9. 100

10. 650

11. 1000 / 50 = 20 hrs

12. a) 10 ; b) 20 % = 0.2 ; c) 80 % ; 0.8 ; 4 / 5 ths

Answer the following questions. Each answer contains a mathematical number. Then work out the final answer.

1. What do the initials E.U. stand for ? (count the letters)

2. + How many countries are there in the EU ?

3. x How many feet arre there in the highest mountain in the E.U. ?

4. / How many rivers are there in the E.U. ?

5. + How many people live in Belgium ?

6. x In what year was the E.U. established ?

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Where is Ally hidden inside these words ?

emphatically

centrally

chronologically

aristocratically

classically

eccentrically

fanatically

egotistically

ceremonially

erratically

pedantically

charismatically

gigantically

tally

shilly shally

rally

eternally

exceptionally

eventually

functionally

elementally

centrally

categorically

substantially

electrically

dramatically

especially

substantially

artifically

carnally

economically

eccelsiatically

dismally

eccentrically

divisionally

coincidentally

essentially

embryonically

educationally

universally

denominationally

dually

officially

ecumenically

numerically

casually

unofficially

gradually

colossally

collaterally

asymmetrically

atmospherically

wally

apocryphally

typically

archetypally

astronomically

fundamentally

mentally

factually

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When the Sun came out and the day went hazy, the gondalier went a little bit crazy ! He’d spent so long paddling in the Sun that he overheated at fahrenheit one hundred and one.

On & On

How many words can you think of that include the word “on” ?

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When the heater broke in Peter the cheetah’s car engine, he really was upset. Now, he had no way of getting to work … and the tyres were flat, I bet. Peter the cheetah filled up with fuel - it dripped onto the floor, so he considered the problem some more … perhaps travelling by a mule would be best ? (I bet that they didn’t need an MOT test !). Peter the cheetah knew that he was one of the fastest animals in the jungle and his carberetter caused a rumble. But when it came to driving cars, he usually took a tumble. With every loose screw and burnt out fuse, his frustration simply grew and grew. But how to get his ol’ banger to work properly, he didn’t have a clue (and nobody else knew !).So Peter the cheetah stopped off at the shops. First, he tried just window shopping, but the windscreen wipers were flops. He looked at the racing catalogue - which was the brightest car (but also the most expensive in the shop by far). So Peter the cheetah decided to settle, for a two seater moped, with a little less metal. He polished his new moped daily and very soon it shone … it took a few attempts to kick start it, but soon, off he was gone. After about a mile or so, the moped chugged and started to slow. A few more feet and it didn’t go. Peter the cheetah had hit a pot - hole in the road, the pedal had become loose and the exhaust started to explode ! He really wasn’t having very much luck - whenever he fixed something, it became unstuck ! Peter the cheetah asked a passing lorry for a tow, but the lorry driver said he was sorry … and that he didn’t think he could get the moped to go ! Just then, on the pavement, a lion was passing by, who said that he’d taken a course in car maintenance once - and perhaps he should have a try ? The lion fiddled in the middle, twisted and turned. Very soon, the engine was roaring so loud, that the temperature guage positively burned !Before the moped got stuck in a drift, “Jump on - I’ll give you a lift !”, cried Peter the cheetah, as the gears he shift. As they headed off towards the Sun, Peter found that a bicycle made for two is much more fun !

Two’s Company

Where should the word “two” go inside these words ? Which words are hyphenated, separate or not ?

seater

dimensional

faced

sided

some

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Answers :

two - seater

two dimenstional

two faced

two sided

twosome

How many words can you think of that include the letters “ra” ? Example - cobra.

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How many words can you think of that include the letters “pa” ? Example - grandpa.

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Jack Beanstalk decided to take a holiday - he looked through the brochures for suitable horticulture resorts - where there would be plants growing in greenhouses, with tatsy fruits and vegetables that could be bought. Jack, of course, played black jack. But of course, the game that he liked best, was the one with all the oranges, raspberries and pears that had to be lined up in pairs.

Casino Pip - Squeaks

Don’t be pipped at the post with this spelling game ! How many words can you think of that include a “pip” ?

Pot Luck

Match the fruits and vegetables.

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Where is the signpost in these words ?

sign language assignment design resign signpost designer designate signature designer signed significant signal significance signal signal box signal man sign up sign on signify

How many different things can you think of that you may sign with your name ? Exam tip - write your signature ten times in different styles - which do you find is the most comfortable handwriting style ?