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Monday Study Tip
Jan
Week: Go. is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The tea bag was introduced in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan of New York.
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Base your study around completing past exam/ test papers. This will show you areas exams may focus on as well as familiarity with ways exams are constructed.
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Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
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abominable adj. Very hateful.
Spotted bananas have a sugar content of more than 20%, compared with 3% in green ones.
A third of the world live on less than $2 a day, with 1.2 bn people living on less than $1 a day.
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
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Where is the one place wherea flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted?
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Wednesday
A compass does not point to the geographical North or South Pole, but to the magnetic poles.
Only 30% of people can flare their nostrils.
Sydney
On a Myer hairdryer: “Do not use while sleeping” Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Sat /Sun
Aim not for what you are, but for what you could be. Lucas Hellmer
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30/31
Sydney is the largest city in Australia, with a population of approx. 4.5 million. It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in Australia. It was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, admiral of the First Fleet from Britain.
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Term:
01
Monday Study Tip
Feb
Week: A typical athlete’s heart churns out 25 to 30 litres of blood per minute.
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The scales of a crocodile are made of ceratin, so are the hooves and fingernails.
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Be sure to get plenty of sleep.
02
Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
04
abrade v. To wear away the surface, or some part of, by friction.
The odds of being struck by lightning are about 600,000 to one.
A Duke is the highest rank you can achieve without being a king or a prince.
Guess The Hobby…
Friday Puzzler of the Week
05
What one-syllable word can be transformed into a three-syllable word by adding only one letter?
03
Wednesday
A dog was the first to parachute.
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Sat / Sun Beijing
Do you think that when they ask the Queen for ID, she just whips out a dollar coin?
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The tall chef’s hat is called a toque.
Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr. Seuss
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06/07
Beijing is the second largest city in China after Shanghai, with a population of approx. 17 million. Formerly known as Peking, it is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. The China Rose or Chrysanthemum is its city flower.
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Term:
01
Monday Study Tip
Week: The largest web bookshop, Amazon.com, stores 2.5 million books.
Subject
Description / Deadline
The term “Blue Chip” comes from the colour of the poker chip with the highest value, blue.
Subject
Description / Deadline
Keep up with your exercise.
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Tuesday
Mar
Thursday Word of the Week
04
abscond v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
African elephants only have four teeth with which to chew their food.
Air becomes liquid at about minus 190 degrees Celsius.
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
05
The Bell Tower strikes ‘6’ in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike ‘12’?
03
Wednesday
The largest giant squid, captured in North Atlantic in 1878, weighed 4 tons with tentacles 10m long.
Air-filled tyres were used on bicycles before they were used on motorcars.
Rio de Janeiro
If nothing sticks to Teflon, then how do they make Teflon stick to the pan? Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Be yourself. An original is always worth more than a copy. Unknown
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06/07
Rio de Janeiro has a population of approx. 13 million and the main language spoken is Portuguese. Until 1960, Rio was the capital of Brazil, when it was moved inland to Brasilia.
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Monday
29
Study Tip
A pr
Week: About 2/3 of a person’s body weight is water. Blood is 92% water, muscles (and brain) 75%.
Subject
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Argon is used to fill the space in most light bulbs; neon in fluro signs & mercury gas in fluro lights.
Subject
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Get your family members or friends to test you.
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Tuesday
T hursday Word of the Week
01
bumptious adj. Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
The first motorcycle speedway race was held in Maitland, Australia, in 1925.
The typical bolt of lightning heats the atmosphere to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Guess The Hobby…
Friday Puzzler of the Week
02
3 grain silos have the following capacity: A: 8000 kilos, B: 5000 kilos, C: 3000 kilos, A is full, B & C are empty. Can you, without weighing, put 4000 kilos in silo A & 4000 kilos in silo B?
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Wednesday
The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
Australians are the heaviest gamblers in the world; an estimated 82% of Australians bet.
Tokyo
Arson: Not our daughter. Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Follow your heart. It’s the only right way out of darkness. Allison Milana
ents:
03/04
Tokyo is the seat of the Japanese government, home of the Emperor of Japan and is the capital of the country. It has a population of over 33 million, making it one of the most densely populated urban areas in the world.
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Term:
03
May
Week:
Monday Study Tip
One year contains 31,557,600 seconds.
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Description / Deadline
Count Alessandro Volta invented the first battery in the 18th century.
Subject
Description / Deadline
Use your imagination to be creative in what you are learning, think of images that will make the work easier to understand and memorise.
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Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
06
catastrophe n. Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
Coffee is the seed of a cherry from the tree genus Coffea.
The Dead Sea is 365 m (1,200 ft) below sea level.
Guess The Hobby…
Friday Puzzler of the Week
07
What gets around everywhere?
05
Wednesday
The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980.
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08/09
Cannes Film Festival
On Boot’s Children’s Cough Medicine: “Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication.”
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Domestic cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine.
Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
It is your attitude at the beginning of a task that determines success or failure. Corrine Clewlow
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Cannes is situated in the Cote d’Azur region in France, known as the French Riviera, and has a population of approximately 70,000.
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Term:
31
Monday Study Tip
Jun
Week:
Excessive use of credit is cited as a major cause of non-business bankruptcy after unemployment.
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The 200 richest people in the world doubled their worth in the 4 years ending 1998.
Subject
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Practice labelling and drawing all diagrams. Get used to drawing them clearly and as neatly as possible.
01
Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
03
caustic adj. Sarcastic and severe.
The world’s first TV news helicopter was introduced by KTLA Channel 5 in LA on 4th July 1958.
For each person there are about 200 million insects.
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
04
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
02
Wednesday
Fish and insects do not have eyelids - their eyes are protected by a hardened lens.
Tap dancing originates from Irish clog dancing and what is called the Irish Reel and Jig.
On most brands of Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only.
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Johannesburg Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Sat / Sun
One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael J. Fox
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Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa and the second largest in Africa after Cairo in Egypt. Forty percent of the world’s gold is found in the greater Johannesburg region. In effect, Johannesburg is referred to as ‘Egoli’, meaning the ‘Place of Gold’.
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Term:
28
Monday Study Tip
Jul
Week: Over 90% of all fish caught, are caught in the northern hemisphere.
Subject
Description / Deadline
In 1870 there were more Catholics living in London than in Rome.
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Think about your answers before writing anything. Write an answer plan for every major question.
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Tuesday
Thursday
01
Word of the Week finite adj. Limited.
Pork is the world’s most widely eaten meat.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
02
If one man has 3 sacks of corn on his back, and another has 4 sacks on his back, which of them has the heavier load?
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Wednesday
In 1620, Dutch inventor, Cornelius van Drebbel, launched the world’s first submarine in the Thames.
Over the last 40 years, food production actually increased faster than population.
4th July
On Nobby’s peanuts: ”Warning: contains nuts.” Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Sat / Sun
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. PAUL TOURNIER
ents:
03/04
New York City was once the capital of the United States. George Washington was inaugurated as the first president in downtown Manhattan.
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Term:
02
Monday Study Tip
Aug
Week: In the Middle Ages, sugar was a treasured luxury costing 9 times as much as milk.
Subject
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Millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget them.
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Keep your focus on the test… not on lunch! Have a light, healthy meal before the exam.
03
Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
05
flamboyant adj. Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
More than 100 billion crayons have been produced so far.
Ireland has won the most Eurovision song contests (seven times).
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
06
I was born on August 1, 25 B.C. I died on August 1, 25 A.D. How old was I when I died?
04
Wednesday
Snow fell on the Sahara desert on February 18th 1979.
It takes about 3 months for transplanted hair to start growing again.
Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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07/08
Great Barrier Reef
Who tastes dog food when it has a “new & improved” flavour?
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Sat / Sun
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese proverb
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The Great Barrier Reef lies off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Coral Sea (in the Pacific Ocean). At 2,000 kilometres long, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world consisting of a series of more than 2,800 smaller reefs.
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Term:
30
Monday Study Tip
Sep
Week: Wine is sold in tinted bottles because wine spoils when exposed to light.
Subject
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Leonardo Da Vinci could write with the one hand and draw with the other simultaneously.
Subject
Description / Deadline
Remain calm and confident!
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Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
02
floe n. A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.
Lady Peseshet of Ancient Egypt (2600-2100 BC) is the world’s first known female physician.
In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
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Friday Puzzler of the Week
03
200% of 50% equals?
01
Wednesday
The first Christmas card was created in England on Dec. 9, 1842.
Due to time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver gifts. He has to visit 832 homes each second!
Tuscany
Have you ever stopped to think, and forget to start again? Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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Everything you can imagine is real. Picasso Generic H/M Date Section
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04/05
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. The city is often referred as the source of the Italian Renaissance and is even called the Athens of the middle age. Generic H/M Date Section
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04
Week: You’ll drink about 75,000 litres (20,000 gallons) of water in your life time.
Study Tip
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Liquid air looks like water with a bluish tint.
Subject
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Underline & highlight key words in the question.
05
Word of the Week
07
outskirt n. A border region.
Mammals are the only animals with flaps around the ears.
Watermelons are 97% water, lettuce 97%, tomatoes 95%, carrots 90%, and bread 30%.
Guess The Hobby…
Puzzler of the Week
08
A square lawn has a path 1 metre wide around the outside of all the 4 edges. The area of the path is 40 square metres. What is the area of the lawn?
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
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Maria Ann Smith introduced the Granny Smith apple in 1838.
Egypt
What creature sticks to the bottom of sheep ships? Baaa-nacles ! Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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09/10
The official name of Egypt is ‘Arab Republic of Egypt’. The country is known as ‘Misr’ or ‘Masr’ in the local language. The capital of Egypt is Cairo and is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.
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If you choose not to decide - you still have made a choice! Neil Peart
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Term:
01
Nov
Week:
Monday Study Tip
Water expands by about 9% as it freezes.
Subject
Description / Deadline
Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbour, Henri Nestlé.
Subject
Description / Deadline
Try not to be extreme in your answers. Answers which include words such as ‘only’, ‘all’, always’, ‘never’ are more likely to be incorrect.
02
Tuesday
Thursday Word of the Week
04
vitalise v. To endow with life or energy.
Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931).
More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.
Guess The Hobby…
Friday Puzzler of the Week
05
What kind of triangle has sides of length 2, 2 and 3?
03
Wednesday
Tourism is the world’s biggest industry, affecting 240 million jobs.
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Why is it easy to swindle a sheep?
Because it is so easy to pull the wool over its eyes!
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Traffic lights were in use before the advent of the motorcar.
Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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06/07
London is in the southeast of England and is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the most densely populated area in Britain and is the ninth largest city in the world.
No pressure, no diamonds. Mary Case
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Monday
29
Study Tip
Dec
Week: To make one kilo of honey, bees have to visit 4 million flowers.
Subject
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More than 60 million people annually visit France, a country of 60 million people.
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Think of an answer to the question before you look at the choices.
Tuesday
30
Thursday Word of the Week
02
vivify v. To endue with life.
Midday refers to the moment the sun crosses the local meridian.
TIP is the acronym for “To Insure Promptness.”
Guess The Hobby…
Friday Puzzler of the Week
03
A clock takes 5 seconds to strike six times. How long does it take to strike twelve times?
Wednesday
01
In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours.
There are more than 7 million millionaires in the world.
Taj Mahal
Why did the carpenter go to the doctor? He had a saw hand! Teache r / Parent Signature and Comm
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The more you know, the less you need to show. Anonymous
ents:
04/05
Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. It is built entirely of white marble. Over 1000 elephants were used during its construction.
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Goal Setting
Goals for 2010 The Dr. Dingle’s Goal Getting Formula Written by Dr. Peter Dingle
Associate Professor Health and the Environment Murdoch University (For more information check out http://www.drdingle.com)
Make sure your goals are:
What are your goals?
PRECISE: Be as specific and as clear as possible. POSITIVE: You will always head in the direction of your goals. A negative goal will take you in a negative direction. PRESENT: When your mind thinks you are already there, it will
do everything it can to keep you there. PURPOSE DRIVEN: Find out what is really important to you
and head in that direction. Make sure your goals are consistent with your values. PERSONAL: Make sure your goals are what you want and not other people’s goals. SHORT TERM: Set goals you can achieve each day and each
week to build up your successes. LONG TERM: Set long-term goals that give you something to
strive for. CHALLENGING AND SIGNIFICANT: Make your goals worth
When? Set your goals in a time frame. Set a time and a date (crucial for success).
Where? Create an environment around you to support your goals - a place that refreshes, motivates and inspires you.
Who? Who can help you and support you along the way? Identify role models, mentors. Who should you stay away from? (The negative people in your life and the media.)
while. If they are too easy, your mind thinks, “Why bother?” MEASURABLE: This makes it easy to see how well you are
doing, to measure your pace and your success.
Why? Why is achieving the goal so important?
FLEXIBLE: This means that if major things happen in your life
and you are not on target, simply adjust your goals. “Stuff” happens in our lives and we can’t always plan for it.
Now write them down Most people do not write down their goals. The research shows that those who do not write their goals do not achieve them as successfully as those who do write them. Because it is a commitment, it seems hard. But the hardest part is starting. Writing your goals more than doubles your chances of getting them. The act of writing uses the senses of sight and touch; it focuses your thoughts and uses muscles. All of these stimulate the release of chemicals in your brain, which cause millions of extra connections in the brain to be formed, greatly reinforcing your chance of achieving goals.
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What are the benefits I gain by taking action now? Start with at least 10 reasons and keep adding more reasons. This is really the most important step - it keeps you motivated. Make your reasons personal and important to you.
How? These are the steps you need to take to achieve your goals.
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