MATHS MAYHEM
What is ¾ of 20?
15
What is the past tense of teach?
Taught
What force pulls us towards Earth?
Gravity
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
How many sides does a dodecagon have?
12
What angle is exactly 90°?
Right Angle
What type of word is quickly?
Adverb
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
Which ocean is between Australia and Africa?
Indian Ocean
Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?
Jupiter
A pizza has 12 slices. You eat ⅓. How many slices remain?
8
“The wind screamed through the trees.” What language feature is this?
Personification
What process turns liquid water into water vapour?
Evaporation
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
Rearrange LISTEN to make another six-letter word.
SILENT
A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm and a length of 9 cm. What is its width?
6 cm
Identify the dependent clause: “Although it was raining, we kept playing.”
“Although it was raining”
Why does your shadow change length during the day?
The Sun’s apparent angle changes as Earth rotates
If you travel directly west from Australia, which major ocean do you enter?
Indian Ocean
Two fathers and two sons catch 3 fish. Everyone gets one fish. How is this possible?
There are only three people: grandfather, father and son
I multiply a number by 4, add 7 and get 51. What was my number?
11
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Give an example of each.
Simile compares using “like/as”; metaphor says something is something else.
Name the two processes involved when a puddle disappears and later water droplets form in a cloud.
Evaporation and condensation
Why have many major cities throughout history developed near rivers? Give two reasons.
Fresh water, transport, food, farming/fertile soil, trade
What comes next: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?
42