Year 5 Revision for May Assessments 17 th April 2016 English The Ant and the Grasshopper One summer's day, Grasshopper was dancing, singing happily and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw Ant passing by, bearing along with great toil a wheat ear to store for the winter. Come and sing with me instead of working so hard, said Grasshopper Let s have fun together. I must store food for the winter, said Ant, and I advise you to do the same. Don t worry about winter, it s still very far away, said Grasshopper, laughing at him. But Ant wouldn t listen and continued his toil. When the winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to Ant s house and humbly begged for something to eat. If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need, said Ant. I m afraid you will have to go to bed without supper. Then he closed the door. 1. List 3 common nouns in this story:,, 2. Circle all the proper nouns in the story. 3. Who are the characters in the story? 4. What can we learn from this story? 5. What can you do, so you don t end up like Grasshopper? English Grammar 1. Complete each sentence with an object, then underline the subject in each sentence. a) The hot air balloon floated over b) The workman picked up c) The old lady was carrying d) A beautiful butterfly landed on
2. Write these phrases using possessive nouns. The first one has been done to help you. a) The dinner belonging to the dog. The dog s dinner. b) The car belonging to Ms. Nelson. c) The clothes belonging to the boys. d) The tails belonging to the mice. e) The bag belonging to the lady. f) The eggs belonging to the birds. 3. Complete each sentence with a possessive adjective. a) I rode bike to school. b) Mr. Peek crashed car c) We realized that tent was ripped. 4. Complete each sentence with a possessive pronoun. a) The dog belongs to me. It is. b) Does this money belong to you? Is it. c) We brought the apples. They are. 5. Write sentences using each of these noun phrases. a) some purple flowers b) a sunny afternoon c) an old pair of trainers 6. Write sentences using each of these verb phrases. a) couldn t believe b) was going c) crashed into 7. Write a passage with at least three paragraphs. The title of the passage is Caring for animals. Your paragraphs might be about cats, dogs, and rabbits, but you can choose other animals if you like. 8. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence. a) The chairs painting. (need, needs) b) Plink and Plonk cartoon characters. (is, are) c) A line of cars blocking the way. (was, were) d) Uncle Steve it. (done, did) e) He play tennis very well. (doesn t, don t)
f) Each child a packed lunch. (has, have) g) All the oranges bad. (was, were) 9. Think of a preposition to fill each gap. a) full biscuits b) share the two children c) similar my old one d) angry me e) according Dad f) wait me 10. Copy these sentences. Underline the two clauses in each sentence. a) The children packed their bags and went home. b) The cricketer could bat very well but he could not bowl. c) The driver braked hard but could not stop. d) Monkeys love eating bananas and like climbing trees. 11. Change these sentences into indirect speech. a) Please can you check my homework, Mrs. Davis? said Jess. b) Mishari yelled up to his sister, Quick or we will be late for school! c) When can I meet up with my friends? Alia asked her Dad. 12. Copy this paragraph, changing all the verbs into the future tense. The pirate rowed his boat to the island and jumped onto the sand. He unloaded the box of jewels and looked for somewhere to hide it. He searched the whole island. The pirate found a good spot in a cave and buried the treasure there.
The Dog and His Reflection A Dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of meat in his mouth, saw his own reflection in the water. Thinking it was another dog with a bigger piece of meat, he growled and frowned at it, wishing to have that meat, too. He opened his mouth to grab the other piece of meat, but at that moment, his own fell into the water with a splash and the stream swept it away. Thus, he lost both. 1. List 3 verbs in this story:,, 2. Circle all the pronouns in the story. 3. Who are the characters in the story? 4. What can we learn from this story? 5. What can you do so you don t end up like the dog?
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Year 5 Science Revision Pack May 2016 Assessment. Use you Science Success 3 Book and your class book to help you find the answers to these questions. You can also research on the Internet. 1) What happens if living things do not reproduce? 2) For a plant to reproduce they need to be pollinated, suggest two ways plants can be pollinated? 3) Tigers in the wild are decreasing. Give two reasons why this is happening? 4) What will happen to the tigers if this trend continues? 5) Correctly order the following stages in the human lifecycle: elderly (old age) foetus, adult, teenager, baby, child, adolescent. 6) Name the segments of the human spine. 7) Suggest two functions of the human spine. 8) What is the main difference between animals classified as vertebrates and invertebrates? 9) Name 6 animals that are vertebrates. 10) Name 6 animals that are invertebrates. 11) What do you use to measure the temperature of water?
12) What happens to water when it evaporates? 13) Force can be defined as.? 14) The larger the Mass of an object, the greater it will resist any change in motion. Is this statement correct? Explain why or why not? 15) What are Newton s three laws of motion? 16) What scale is used to measure force? 17) How long does it take for the Moon to complete 1 orbit of the Earth? 18) The Earth spins (rotates) on its axis, how long does it take to spin one full rotation? 19) In which direction will the sun rise in the morning? 20) Where will it set in the evening?