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1.  Be familiar with Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes u  Mal u  Pro u  Pre u  Post u  Multi u  Mono u  Poly u  See worksheet “Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes” for a more

extensive example.

Reading and Comprehension


It’s like this,’ he said. ‘When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is not to let the bees know you’re coming. Now, if you have a green balloon, they might think you were only part of the tree, and not notice you, and if you have a blue balloon, they might think you were only part of the sky, and not notice you, and the question is: Which is most likely?’ ‘Wouldn’t they notice you underneath the balloon?’ you asked. ‘They might or they might not,’ said Winnie-‐the-‐Pooh. ‘You never can tell with bees.’ He thought for a moment and said: ‘I shall try to look like a small black cloud. That will deceive them.’ ‘Then you had better have the blue balloon,’ you said; and so it was decided. (A.A. Milne, “Winnie the Pooh”)



1.  The balloon is used a)   to rise up to the honey b)  as a decoration c)  to carry the honey in d)   to scare away the bees

2.  The choice of colour for the balloon is

important because a)   Pooh wanted to be noticed by the bees b)  Bees like different colours c)  Pooh didn’t want the bees to see him d)   The colour affects the strength of the

balloon 3.  Because Winnie the-‐Pooh likes honey

we can assume he is a)   a bird b)  a bear c)  a snake d)   a butterfly

4.  The word deceive means a)   to mislead b)  to hide c)  to find d)   to help

5.  Choose the correct word for the following passage from the same book: But his arms were so stiff from holding on to the string of the balloon all that time that they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and _____________ a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off.’

a)   Until b)  Whenever c)  Tomorrow d)   Unless



1.  Know your timetables, fractions, decimals, percentages. 2.  Know your square numbers and cube numbers. 3.  Read the question carefully. Make sure you know what

the question is asking DO NOT ASSUME what the question is asking.

4.  Extract the numbers from worded problem questions. 5.  Draw diagrams and pictures to help you break down the

question. A question that seems intimidating can be attacked and deconstructed into an easier question (we’ll do some examples).

Mathematics


Q1. A child’s meal at a certain restaurant costs 40 % of an adult’s meal. If Christina and her father each had a meal and her father paid $18.20 altogether, how much did Christina’s meal cost? A.  $4.80 B.  $5.20 C.  $6.40 D.  $7.28


Mathematics – Percentages

Q2. Which gives the biggest answer?

A.  divide 2 by ½ B.  multiply ½ by 2 and add 3 C.  divide ½ by ¼ and double the answer D.  multiply 3 by ½ and divide the answer by 1/3


Mathematic – Fractions

Q3. Steven was absent because of his fever, so he had to take the English test a day late. He scored 96 which was found to raise the class average on the test from 71 to 72. How many students excluding Steven took the test? A.  21 B.  19 C.  22 D.  24


Mathematics – Averages

Q4. Use the digits 9, 7, 6, 4, 2, 0 once to make the smallest possible even six-‐digit number. Which digit is in the hundreds column? A.  7 B.  6 C.  0 D.  9


Mathematics – Place Value

Q5. double the product of 7 and 3 and subtract double the sum of 7 and 3

A.  42 B.  32 C.  21 D.  22


Mathematics – Place Value

General Ability


*  Idioms *  Proverbs *  Male and Female animals *  Acronyms *  Logic *  Capital cities *  Famous buildings and monuments *  Influential figures, inventors, *  Verbal reasoning *  Numerical reasoning *  Synonyms and antonyms *  Prefixes

Q1. Which is the best meaning of VELOCITY? A.  Speed B.  Force C.  Deceleration D.  Gravity

General Ability


Q2. Complete the sequence. LX, CV, CL, ? A.  CX B.  1CLX C.  CXCV D.  CLXV

General Ability


Q3. The word ARID is most nearly the opposite of A.  Desert B.  Moist C.  Oily D.  Regular

General Ability


Q4. What group of letters comes next in this series? JLP LNR NPT PRV ____ A.  A RVX B.  B STX C.  C RTX D.  D SVZ

General Ability


Q5. If the word UMPIRE is coded 380124 Then the word IMPLICIT would be coded A.  18100705 6 B.  18071417 9 C.  18011219 D.  18091715

General Ability


Q6. MOTHER is to SISTER as GRANDMOTHER is to A.  AUNT B.  NIECE C.  UNCLE D.  DAUGHTER

General Ability


1.  Go through a list of idioms and proverbs, understand the different and know some examples and their meanings.

u  See the worksheet “Idioms” and “Proverbs”.


General Ability – Proverbs and Idioms

General Ability – Animal Groups Animal Male Female Young

Bear Boar Sow Cub

Cat Tom Queen Kitten

Cattle Bull Cow Calf

Chicken Rooster Hen Chick

Dear Buck Doe Fawn

Donkey Jack Jenny Foal

Duck Drake Duck Duckling

Elephant Bull Cow Calf

Fox Dog Vixen Cub

Goose Gander Goose Gosling

Horse Stallion Mare Foal

Lion Lion Lioness Cub

Rabbit Buck Doe Bunny

Sheep Ram Ewe Lamb

Swan Cob Pen Cygnet

Swine Boar Sow Piglet

Tiger Tiger Tigress Cub

Whale Bull Cow Calf Empower Education © | empowereducation.com.au

General Ability – Illnesses, Ailments and diseases

Name Description

Angina, Cardio Heart

Cataract, Glaucoma Eye

Neuro Brain

Respiratory, Asthma Breathing, Lung

gastro Stomach

Ortho Bones


General Ability – Landmarks, Buildings and Famous Monuments

Landmark/Building City and Country Landmark/Building City and Country

Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa, Italy Machu Picchu Peru

Empire State Building New York City, USA Big Ben London, UK

United Nations Headquarters

New York City, USA

Eiffel Tower Paris, France

Taj Mahal Agra, India

Stonehenge Wiltshire County, UK

Acropolis Athens, Greece

Great Wall of China China

Colosseum Rome, Itally

Statue of Liberty New York City, USA

St. Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, Russia

The Great Sphinx Giza, Egypt

The Pyramids of Giza Giza, Egypt

Empower Education © | empowereducation.com.au For more information including pictures, see http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_famous_landmarks2.htm

General Ability – Acronyms

Acronym What is stands for

UN United Nations

WHO World Health Organisation

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

APEC Asia-‐Pacific Economic Cooperation

ANZAC The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

AM Ante Meridiem Latin = "before midday"

PM Post Meridiem Latin = "after midday",

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival

PS Post Script

USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

YMCA Young Men’s Christian Association

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation


For more information including picture, see http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_famous_landmarks2.htm

General Ability -‐ Countries Country Capital City Country Capital City

France Paris USA Washington D.C.

Germany Berlin New Zealand Wellington

Italy Rome China Beijing

Austria Vienna Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Spain Madrid Indonesia Jakarta

Greece Athens Vietnam Hanoi

Switzerland Stockholm India New Delhi

Ireland Dublin South Korea Seoul

Canada Ottawa Japan Tokyo

Finland Helsinki Mexico Mexico City

Denmark Copenhagen Egypt Cairo

Sweden Bern Russia Moscow

For all capital cities see this website: http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/capitals.htm


*  Creative *  Metaphorical meaning *  Imagery

*  Informative *  Relate it to yourself *  Evidence

Writing


1.  Writing must be appropriate to theme – there’s no point writing a well-‐crafted story that has nothing to do with the stimulus.

2.  Imagery – language that creates images by evoking the 5 senses: taste, smell, touch, hearing, sight.

3.  Create 5 strong descriptions for setting, characters, events, animals and feelings.

4.  Use words that demonstrate a wide vocabulary. Your synonym list will help you with this.

5.  Read over your work and triple-‐check your PUNCTUATION, SPELLING and GRAMMAR!!!

Creative


1.  Plan your writing u  Allow 1 to 2 minutes to plan what you are going to write about.

2.  Use facts, examples and statistics as evidence where possible. u  While they don’t expect you to be a walking encylcopaedia, you

can demonstrate that you have a good grasp of general knowledge and news e.g. Statistics show that smoking leads to heart failure and cancer.

3.  Try to relate it to yourself and your own experience u   if they ask you about you’re hero and you choose Nelson

Mandela but you don’t know much about him, that’s not going to impress the marker! Instead choose a friend, relative or someone you do know some information about.

Informative


1.  Take 1 to 2 minutes to plan what you are going to write. 2.  Your introduction should state your position and preview your arguments.

Try to start with a sentence that will capture the audience’s attention. 3.  Only write 2 to 3 body paragraphs. Quality is preferred over quantity. Each

body paragraph should contain your point followed by an example or evidence and then it should be linked back to your initial thesis position.

4.  Your conclusion should summarise your arguments and reinforce your thesis. End in a memorable way, e.g. a quote or powerful message.

5.  Use persuasive language techniques u   Alliteration, Facts, Authoritative language, Rhetorical questions, Repetition,

Persuasive


*  Your hard work will certainly pay off. Focus on improving your skills, knowledge and exam techniques in the last few weeks. *  Revise your past papers. *  You can do it!


All the Best!

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