Discover some of the many countries that make up our world
Australia Iraq Canada Italy China Japan France New Zealand Holland Swaziland India Sweden
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Can you get all the answers correct? Once you have answered them all see how many you got right. The answers are on page 9.
1. What constellation is on Australia’s flag?
2. Where did the game of golf originate?
3. What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
4. In what country can the Leaning Tower of Pisa be found?
5. Which country’s flag consists of a red circle on a white background?
6. Which big cat lives in the Amazon rainforest?
7. Which islands are famous for their giant tortoises?
8. What is the world’s largest ocean?
9. Which country has the most active volcanoes?
10. What are the names of the two sets of imaginary lines we use to help measure distance and location in the world?
Have a go at writing your own quiz on world trivia questions and test your family and friends.
For more fun and games visit these World Trivia websites
www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy Travel around the world as a spy and test your knowledge
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/ Online geography quiz – test yourself!
www.lizardpoint.com/fun/index.html Find out what you know about world geography
www.greatfacts.com Interesting and unusual facts
www.worldbook.com/wb/Quiz?Birds&sc=2 Try these quick quizzes on subjects such as birds, dinosaurs, volcanoes and other topics
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Strap on your boots, explore time, and travel to places both near and far. Discover the answers by finding each book in your library, or by researching online. (Answers on pg 9).
The book of lies by James Moloney Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda The forests of silence by Emily Rodda (part of the Deltora quest series) The kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan (part of The ranger’s apprentice series) Dragon keeper by Carole Wilkinson Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr The wish pony by Catherine Bateson Lily Quench & the magicians’ pyramid by Natalie Jane Prior
If any of these books are unavailable at your library, you could search in these places:
CMIS Resource Bank website at http://amlib.eddept.wa.edu.au Primary Focus & Fiction Focus sites at www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval Aussie Reviews website at www.aussiereviews.com
1. Who is Marcel’s father in The book of lies? a) King Stephen b) King Pelham c) Lord Ashbury
2. How many villagers travel to the mountain with Rowan of Rin? a) five b) three c) six
3. Which gem must Leif find in The forests of silence? a) The golden topaz b) The diamond c) The lapis lazuli
4. Which cult does Halt want to destroy in Ranger’s apprentice: the kings of Clonmel? a) The Sun Children b) The Outsiders c) Firesong
5. The Dragon Keeper series is set in which Chinese dynasty? a) Han Dynasty b) Ming Dynasty c) Tang Dynasty
6. Why does Sadako make one thousand paper cranes? a) She is bored b) To grant one wish c) Her mum asked her to
7. Which mysterious woman gives Ruby a gift in The wish Pony? a) Magda b) Soraya c) Darelle
8. Perry Angel comes with his suitcase to which family? a) The Merryweathers b) The Silks c) The Rainbows
9. What must Lily Quench close in The magicians’ pyramid? a) The dragon’s eyes b) The prism door c) The eye stones
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Enjoy this tasty dessert next time your camping or have a barbeque.
Serves 1 Ready in 12 minutes (2 mins prep – 10 mins cook)
Ingredients 1 green apple 1 tablespoon soft dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Ice cream to serve Large piece of aluminium-foil
Preparation Ask an adult to help you remove the core of the apple. Fill the core of the apple with the brown sugar and cinnamon. Wrap the apple in a large piece of foil, twisting the extra foil into a tail for a handle. With the help of an adult place the apple in the coal of the camp fire or barbecue and let cook for 5-10 minutes until apple is softened. Remove and unwrap, being careful of the hot sugar. Serve with ice cream.
Trail mix is a healthy treat that is excellent for camping and hiking.
Serves 5
Ready in 5 minutes
Ingredients 4 cups Nutragrain cereal ½ cups dried fruit (cut into small pieces) ½ cups sultanas ½ cups m&m’s ½ cups peanuts or other nuts
Preparatio Put into plastic bag or container and shake to mix. Separate into smaller bags for each person.
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If you travelled around the world from Brisbane to New York, London, Cape Town, Perth and returned to Brisbane, you would cross this line… travel the maze to spell it out.
(Answer on page 9)
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To search and find, is your Quest! 1 name from the 3 Quest series below is NOT in the Word Search. Can you find which one? The leftover letters will be something you need on every quest whether north, south, east, or west. Words can run straight across or up and down, and can share letters. Double words might be separated. Answers on page 9.
Y S A R C T A D R E A D O S H I F T I N G U N E W T E A R A C H N I D D S R A P D J A S M I N E O K G G R O M O U N T A I N O E U O W N L A A R T H U R R S N L I I I J A R R E D A F C A M E L O T O R G O R E D N U F I S S A N D S D R E D E E S B A R D A L F N L S S H A D O W G A T E O
GRAIL QUEST DELTORA QUEST Find the words below BEAST QUEST Find the words below Find the words below CAMELOT SHIFTING SANDS NIMUE SEPRON SHADOWLANDS AILIS ARACHNID SHADOWGATE ARTHUR SOLTRA JASMINE NEWT ARCTA DREAD MOUNTAIN GERRAD SKOR LIEF TORGOR DEL TAGUS ENDON FERNO JARRED BARDA
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Sail away like Max from Maurice Sendak’s wonderful story Where the Wild Things Are by making these fun sailing boat collages.
What you need
A4 paper Scissors Scraps of wrapping paper Glue Paint or crayons
How you do it
This is your creation so you choose how you want to design your boats. The following is an example of what you can do:
Cut out your sailboats and sails, trying to make sure that one sail is bigger than the other. Paint the sky first by starting with a layer of a light colour like yellow. Without washing your brush, mix some yellow and red together and paint over the top of the yellow. Paint the sea by using a mixture of blue and green. PS. For greater effect, don’t mix the colours very well. While the sea is still wet, use a plastic fork (or table fork if you’re allowed!) to create the waves. When the background is dry, glue on your sailing boats. When you have finished your creation you could scan it or take a photo and upload it to the Summer Reading Club website E-gallery.
Fantastic!
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The order of the compass points can be hard to remember, which is why people use fun sentences, rhymes, songs or names called a mnemonic to help them remember the order of things or even how to spell tricky words:
Never Eat Soggy Weetbix is a mnemonic for North East South West
Make up your own fun mnemonic to remember the order of the compass points and write them below.
Did you know that the word news was invented from the first letter of each of the compass points?!
N E W S North East West South
Around the world anagrams
An anagram is a fun word game you can play it is when you take a word and rearrange the letters to spell other words, the goal is to come up with as many as you can. Then check your answers
For example the country Tonga can be rearranged into tango.
Try and find more anagrams for these words:
China Niger Peru Nepal North East South West
Try these anagram solver websites: http://wordsmith.org/anagram/ or www.ssynth.co.uk/~gay/anagram.html to find out what other words have anagrams.
Answers to Puzzles
Around the world in 10 questions: 1.The Southern Cross 2. Scotland 3. Port Moresby 4. Italy 5. Japan 6. Jaguar 7. The Galapagos Islands 8. The Pacific Ocean (It covers approximately one third of the Earth’s surface) 9. Indonesia 10. Latitude and Longitude. Know the noel: 1b, 2c, 4b, 5a, 6b, 7a, 8b, and 9c. Maze traveler: International Date Line Word search pg 6: Quest not in the word search Soltra, left over letters yourself. Anagrams: China – chain, Niger – reign, Peru – pure, Nepal - panel, penal, plane, north – thorn, East – seat, eats, South – shout, West – stew. www.summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au 9
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