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Thursday, 17 October 2013

Xtramaths results


This is my xtramaths results it shows that I got all of my answers correct but just got 1 wrong. Next time I need to improve on being faster.

Monday, 14 October 2013

Guide words


LEVEL 49- Guide words



Word
Before
After
Guide word
administration
administrate
administrative
administrate
apostrophe
apocalypse
apocrypha
apology
approximate
approx
appurtenance
April fool
efficient
efficacious
effigy
effort
repulsive
repulsion
reputable
requisite
recreation
recreate
recreational
recordist
verify
verger
verily
vernacular
waiver
waive
waka
waka
nickel
nick
nickel silver
niece
This is my spelling activity called guide words. I found this easy to do because I just had to find the word before, after and the one on the very top.

Te ara activity


Using Te Ara -
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1. Waitemata Harbour

L.I. Develop our knowledge of Auckland and the Tamaki River.
Familiarise ourselves with an online NZ encyclopaedia.
Use our skimming and scanning skills.

Use this link to open Te Ara
Enter Waitemata into the search box and use that page to answer these questions.

What sort of landform is the Waitemata harbour?
It is a drowned river valley which is stretched from Riverhead in the north west to Tamaki River in the east.

Why was it chosen to be New Zealand’s capital?
It was chosen to be New Zealand’s capital because of its tidal flats and the higher mangroves reaches to the west and sandy bays with sandstone cliffs along the eastern shores.

What does Waitemata mean?
The word Waitemata means obsidian waters.
Tell me one interesting fact about each of these features of the Waitemata:
Auckland’s chief port -  The Auckland’s port on the Waitemata was basic to the advance of the city and place.
Viaduct basin - The viaduct basin was the site of old fishing harbour which was redeveloped in the middle 1990’s as a site where the royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron could host the America's cup in 1999 and 2003.
Westhaven -  The Westhaven Marina, with 1,800 berths, is the largest managed marina in Australasia, and a symbol of Aucklanders’ love of sailing.
Harbour bridge - The Auckland Harbour Bridge (1,020 m long) was opened in 1959 to link the Auckland isthmus with the north.
Greenhithe bridge - The Greenhithe Bridge was built in 1975 as an alternative harbour crossing, spanning the upper Waitematā from Hobsonville to Greenhithe on the North Shore.
Natural features - Natural features of the Waitematā include Meola reef (also known as Te Tokoroa, meaning ‘a long reef’), a rocky sub-marine promontory.












This is my xtramaths results it shows that I got 3 wrong and the rest of them are all correct. Next time I will try to get all of the answers correct without any errors.

Thursday, 26 September 2013

My homonyms spelling activity

Homonyms lvl 47
convert
1- To change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product; transform: convert water into ice.
2-  To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose.

cardinal
1-  Of foremost importance; paramount.
2-  Dark to deep or vivid red.

fibre
1- Chiefly British.
2- Piece of thread like glass.

submission
1- an act or instance of submitting.
2- the condition of having submitted or submissive conduct or attitude.

I found this activity easy because all I used was a dictionary to find two meanings.

Monday, 23 September 2013

My spelling activity


LEVEL 48- Guide words


Words
Before
After
Guidewords
analysis
analyse
analyst
anathema
applause
applaud
apple
appellant
autograph
auto- erotism
autoimmune
autopsy
catapult
cat and dog
cataract
catalan
classified
classicism
classify
clavicle
confidential
confident
configuration
confab
crucify
cruciform
crud
crude
demonstration
demonstrate
demonstrator
demote
dissent
dissension
dissentient
disservice
exponent
expo
exponential
exploit
I found this activity very easy because all I needed was a dictionary.