Year 5 English Multiple Choice Cloze Text Berlin! In the questions below, select the word from the options given that you think is the best fit for each sentence. Berlin, Germany s 1. vacant prohibited bigger capital city, is one of sixteen states in the European country. With around 2. purpose populous enjoy densely three and a half million people currently living there, it is one of the most adept cities in profusely obsessed 3. the European Union. 4. Often Despite Since While 5. Berlin s large population, approximately mostly least one third of the city is covered by forests, parks rarely and other green spaces. During World War II, the Berlin was 6. misplaced effect increased devastated by bombing raids, and much of the city has since 7. established had to be faded rebuilt. disturbed 8. After World War II, Berlin was visited extinct divided section 9. into two parts. East and West Berlin were separated piqued ended astounded 10. reunified 11. emphatic blessed demolished by the Berlin wall. In 1989 Germany was and the wall was, although a found assembled fusion saddened 12. portion of it has been preserved proud directed fastened and can still be seen today.
Year 5 English Guy Fawkes Night Acrostic Poem In the UK, the 5th of November means only one thing Guy Fawkes night! Guy Fawkes night celebrates the time the Houses of Parliament in London were almost blown up with gunpowder, but the plot was foiled at the last minute. Nowadays, we celebrate the night by lighting bonfires and attending fireworks displays. We want you to create a poem based on what Guy Fawkes night means to you. This is an acrostic poem, so use the letters from the word bonfire to start each new line of your poem. Before you begin, there are few thing that we want you to include: At least ONE simile (describing something by comparing it to something else. E.g. The man ran as fast as a lion ). At least ONE metaphor (describing something by saying it is something else. E.g. The stars were diamonds ). At least TWO examples of alliteration (starting two or more words with the same letter. E.g. The slimy snake ). Off you go! B O N F I R E
Year 5 Maths Do your best to answer the following Guy Fawkes themed word problems. Use the space provided to show some working out where necessary. 1. Maddie counted 36 fireworks outside her bedroom window on Guy Fawkes night. ²/₃ of them were Roman candles. How many of the fireworks that Maddie saw were Roman candles? 2. A refreshments stall at a fireworks display sold 76 toffee apples, 140 cups of hot chocolate, and 95 hotdogs. How many items were sold at the stall altogether? 3. The organisers of a fireworks display need to place a fence around 3 sides of a square field. The total perimeter of the field is 360m². How many metres of fence will the organisers need? m 4. A bonfire contains 165 logs. How many logs would 3 bonfires contain? logs 5. There are 520 people at a firework s display. If 20% of them are wearing scarves, how many people at the even are not wearing scarves? people
Year 5 Maths (Continued) 6. Maisie lives 3.5km away from where the local fireworks display is being held. She plans to walk there with her family. If it takes them 16 minutes to walk 1km, how long does the journey take in total? minutes 7. A jug of firecracker punch contains 450ml of lemonade, 475ml of apple juice, and 275ml of ginger beer. How much liquid, in litres, is in a jug of punch? l 8. At a fireworks display, the ratio of girls to boys is 3:2. If there are 45 children at the fireworks display, how many of them are girls? girls 9. A fireworks display starts at 7.10pm. It lasts for 25 minutes, then there is a 20 minute break for refreshments. The display then continues for another 15 minutes. At what time do the fireworks end? pm 10. On Guy Fawkes night, 30% of people held a sparkler. Out of 180 people, how many held sparklers? people
English Answers Maths Answers Multiple Choice Cloze Text - Berlin! 1. capital 2. currently 3. populous 4. Despite 5. approximately 6. devastated 7. rebuilt 8. divided 9. separated 10. reunified 11. demolished 12. preserved 1. 24 2. 311 3. 270m 4. 495 logs 5. 416 people 6. 56 minutes 7. 1.2l 8. 27 girls 9. 8.10pm 10. 54 people Guy Fawkes Night Acrostic Poem There is no specific mark scheme for this poem, but try to ensure that your child is as creative as possible with their writing. Poems should contain each of the things mentioned (simile, metaphor, alliteration) along with creative adjectives and original ideas.