Monday 30th March 2020

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Maths 

 Understanding how much change you should get is really important - you don't want people to short change you!  Can you solve these problems to find out how much change you should get? 




Challenge: 

 English





Can you re-write these sentences adding the punctuation that may be needed?  Use the above resources to help you with ideas.  Don’t forget about the punctuation that you may need to add to the end of the sentence.  


1. Third-class train tickets which originally meant that passengers were transported in an open box car were ended in 1956
2. The Northern hemisphere the part of the planet north of the equator has ninety percent of the world’s population
3. In the event of an accident or other emergency a train guard can take charge of the train
4. Fleas those small flightless insects can jump around thirty thousand times in a row
5. Have you or anyone you know ever visited Crewe or Carlisle
6. Elation which is a state of great happiness and exhilaration could be a response to seeing an especially good friend
7. The national police force for the railways the British Transport police look after six million passengers every day
8. A fixed bunk on a means of transport particularly a ship or a train is often called a berth
9. A counterpane is a type of bedspread a bit like a duvet popular particularly in the first half of twentieth century


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