Monday 31 August 2020
Wednesday 26 August 2020
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Thursday 20 August 2020
Animals - Questions
1) What Animal is pictured on the right?
a) Grizzly Bear
b) Mr Goodwin
2) What is another name for a Cougar?
a) Puma b) Mountain Lion
c) A & B d) None of the above
3) Which is the biggest?
a) Moose b) Reindeer
c) NZ Deer d) A mouse
4) List the things that a Grey Wolf likes to hunt?
→ Gray wolves are carnivorous -- they primarily eat meat. Wolves often hunt in packs for large prey such as deer, moose, sheep, goats, caribou, elk, bison, and muskox. Wolves also prey on rodents, beavers, fish, and birds.
5) How many species of Canadian Goose are there?
a) 6 b) 7
c) 8 d) 1
6) What kind of whales will you see playing at Robson Bight Ecological Preserve, BC?
a) Blue whale b) Whale Shark
c) Orcas d) Humpback
7) Marmots are the largest members of the:
a) Rat Family b) Squirrel Family
c) Mr Moran’s Family d) Pt England School Teachers Volleyball Team
8) What animal looks like a small bear, but is more closely related to Mustelidae (weasels)?
a) Magneto b) Cyclops
c) Mr Moran d) Wolverine
9) The American Pika is very sensitive to what?
a) Low Temperatures b) High Temperatures
c) Being picked on d) Pollen
10) Bison (buffalo) nearly became extinct in?
a) 1650’s b) 1750’s
c) 1850’s d) 1950’s
Monday 17 August 2020
Friday 14 August 2020
Fri: Response to text
1. What cultures are said to have influenced capoeira?
a) African and Burmese b) American and Brazilian
c) African and Brazilian d) American and Burmese
2. In what year did the Rio Festival begin?
a) 1720 b) 1721
c) 1722 d) 1723
3. In Samba, requires a fairly still upper body with arms and hands responding to the...?
a) finger and toe movements b) hip and leg movements
c) eye and hand movements d) left and right movements
4. How many people can the Rio Carnival attract per year?
a) 2 million b) 2 billion
c) 2 trillion d) 2 quillion
5. When was the samba said to have been created?
a) 1700s b) 1800s
c) 1900s d) 2000s
6. Why is capoeira said to have derived from martial arts?
Answer:
multi-ethnic community, constantly threatened by Portuguese colonial troops,
capoeira evolved from a survival tool to a martial art focused on war.
capoeira evolved from a survival tool to a martial art focused on war.
7. Why do you think the Rio festival attracts so many people?
Answer:
Rio Carnival attracts 6 million participants, with 2 million people on the streets
every day during the festivities. With roughly 1.5 million tourists joining in with
the celebrations.
every day during the festivities. With roughly 1.5 million tourists joining in with
the celebrations.
8. Why is the Brazillian dance samba said to have African roots?
Answer:
During the mid 19th century, the word referred to several types of music made by African slaves.
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Wed: Response to text
1. When was Christ the Redeemer built?
a) 1890 b) 1990
c) 1922 d) 1500
2. What is the most popular tourist attraction in Brazil?
a) Beach Park b) Escadaria Selarón
c) Sugarloaf Mountain d) Christ the Redeemer
3. How many tiles are in the Escadaria Selarón?
a) 200 b) 20
c) 20000 d) 2000
4. What do the arms of Christ the Redeemer measure up to?
a) 30 b) 29
c) 28 d) 27
5. How old is Sugarloaf Mountain said to be?
a) 600 billion b) 600 million
c) 60 billion d) 60 million
6. What is the main religion in Brazil? Why do you think that?
Answer:Brazil has the largest number of Catholic Christians in the world.
Catholicism has been Brazil's main religion since the beginning of the 16th
century.
Catholicism has been Brazil's main religion since the beginning of the 16th
century.
7. What is the significance of the name ‘Sugarloaf’ Mountain?
Answer: Sugarloaf was coined in the 16th century by the Portuguese during the
heyday of sugarcane trade in Brazil.
heyday of sugarcane trade in Brazil.
8. What would you like to visit if you got the chance to go to Brazil?
Answer: I would like to go to Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro because it has a beautiful
beach and it smells refreshing and the breeze is really relaxing
beach and it smells refreshing and the breeze is really relaxing
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