Determiners, Translations & Factorising
We have some amazing students. Sometimes their insight, and depth of understanding, is inspiring. A few have very high academic level, and I'm sure are destined to be leaders in their field.
Apart from flashes of brilliance, there is one characteristic that tends to shine through: consistency. All these students are incredibly consistent with their work - they just don't miss a beat. Some attend fairly demanding schools, but still are extremely productive. I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work with them.
Key Stage 2 (years 3 - 6)
A determiner is the word that comes before a noun or at the start of a noun phrase. Many different words can be used as determiners. They can tell you whether the noun is known or unknown.
the report this school our pupils two schemes (known)
a car an idea some parents many children (unknown)
Task 1:
Underline all the determiners in each sentence (the number in brackets tells you how may there are):
1 Some new houses are cramped but this house has a spacious living room. (3)
2 Every magnet has two poles, a north pole and a south pole. (4)
3 The room was small, with one window overlooking her little garden. (3)
4 Most lizards have four legs but some, such as the slow-worm, have no legs. (4)
5 All bats in this country are protected by the law. (3)
6 It took many weeks and much effort for those brave explorers to reach the North Pole. (4)
Task 2:
Complete each sentence using suitable determiners.
1 ___________ metals are hard but ____________ metals are softer and more flexible.
2 ___________ mole uses _________ front feet to loosen ________ earth when it is digging.
3 Behind us, there was _________ empty space with _________ trees in the middle but __________ grass.
4 ___________ seagulls just swooped down for ___________ crumbs left from ______________ sandwiches.
5 _____________ animals such as ____________ chameleon can change colour to match ______________ background.
Key Stage 3 (years 7 - 9)
Ever play a computer game?
An item - such as an alien spaceship - moves across the screen.
Key Stage 4 (years 10 - 11)
Factorising techniques are usually taught around year 9, and are used all the way through to A level.
Here's a practice worksheet, answers and walkthrough video.
Have a great week
Simon D
PS. And finally, aiming for A level maths? How did you get on with last weeks logarithms and exponentials video?
Here's another one!
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