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Vocabulary
Maths
HSIE
School
100

What colour blood do octopuses have?

Blue

100

What does 'twitch' mean?

Give a short sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

100

What is this maths strategy called?

4+4+4+4=16

Repeated addition

100

Name all four seasons.

autumn, winter, spring, summer
100

Name 1 Kindergarten teacher.

Answers may vary.
200

What animal can't move its eyeballs?

Owl
200

What does 'twilight' mean?

the faint light in the sky when the sun is below the horizon before sunrise and after sunset.

200

What is 5 groups of 3?

15

200

What is a living thing?

Living things are identified by a combination of features, including growing; moving by themselves; taking in and using food, water and air; responding to stimuli in their surroundings; eliminating wastes; and reproducing (produce offspring).

200

Name 2 speciality classrooms.

E.g. library, Enrichment room, music room etc.

300

Which reptile cannot stick its tongue out?

A crocodile

300

What is 'krill'?

Krill is a Norwegian word meaning ‘small fish’ or shrimp. 

Krill are the main source of food for the blue whale. 



300

Solve this problem:

Bob has 6 chicken coops. He wants to put 4 chickens in each coop. How many chickens does he need?

24 chickens

300

Name 3 native Australian animals.

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300

Name three Year 3 or Year 4 teachers.

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400

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its what?

Brain

400

What does 'boastful' mean?

Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one’s achievements, possessions or abilities

400

Name six 3D objects.

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400

Name the 3 types of environments and at least one feature of each.

Constructed, managed, natural

(e.g. roads, buildings, garden beds, fences, water ways, rocks)

400

Name 4 teachers that have brown hair.

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500

75% of our brain is mostly what?

Water

500

What does 'peculiar' mean?

Different from the usual or expected.

500

Sally wants to know how long all of her pencils are together. These are the lengths of her pencils. How long are they all together?

Blue: 10cm

Red: 24cm

Yellow: 8cm

Green: 33cm

75cm long

500

Name 4-5 ways we can care for the environment?

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500

Name 5 playground areas.

E.g. sandpit, adventure, mulch, sports field, top quad, kindy quad

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