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NEWS FLASH
HOMEWORK CLUB
TEACHER PACK
FEBRUARY 22-26
This pack includes ...
LIST OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK
PUPIL WORKSHEETS FOR THE WEEK
ANSWERS FOR THE ACTIVITIES
**Children can access all activities online as a paperless alternative
where no photocopying is needed. **
***Children WILL NEED their TPP mags (ONLINE VERSION) when
completing some of the activities***
© News Mag Media Ltd 2021NF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
Children visit www.theprimaryplanet.ie
and click on the News Flash bar
1. NF WEEKLY QUIZ (AUDIO)
(15 QUESTIONS, POSTED ONLINE FROM MONDAY A.M.
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2. FILL IN THE BLANKS
(A VOCABULARY ACTIVITY, AVAILABLE ON WORKSHEET OR ONLINE
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3. SO MANY MISTAKES
(VOCABULARY ACTIVITY, AVAILABLE ON WORKSHEET)
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4. IN THE NEWS (B)
(A COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY, AVAILABLE ON WORKSHEET)NF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
Pupil Instructions
1. NF WEEKLY QUIZ (AUDIO)
A 15-question general knowledge audio quiz posted online every Monday from 9:00 a.m. You listen to an
audio file, as we call out the questions. You can write down your answers on an answer sheet, in a
designated Homework Club copy, or type them online in the comment box provided. Answers to the quiz
are posted every Friday in the Friday Answer Podcast (also audio), allowing you to listen in and self-
correct.
2. FILL IN THE BLANKS (WORKSHEET OR ONLINE)
A comprehension activity posted online every Monday from 9:00 a.m. This activity requires you to fill in
the 8 words from the word box to complete the article. You can write down your answers on an answer
sheet, a designated Homework Club copy, or type them online in the comment box provided. Answers to
the cloze tests are posted every Friday in the Friday Answer Podcast (also audio), allowing you to listen in
and self-correct.
3. SO MANY MISTAKES
A vocabulary enrichment activity posted online this Monday from 9:00 a.m. This activity requires children
to match the meaning of words to corresponding words found in this month's issue of News flash. Clues
are given.
4. IN THE NEWS (B)
A comprehension activity posted online every Monday from 9:00 a.m. This activity requires you to answer
the questions based on the articles from this month's news pages (3 and 4). You can write down your
answers on an answer sheet, a designated Homework Club copy, or type them online in the comment box
provided. Answers to the cloze tests are posted every Friday in the Friday Answer Podcast (also audio),
allowing you to listen in and self-correct.NF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
Answer Sheet for your
NF WEEKLY QUIZ
Right, before anyone asks you to do anything, be ready to shout: IN TEN MINUTES!
As that's how long it will take you to complete this, we're thinking.
OK, enough of the intro, we want answers ... NOW! So, listen up!
NAME:
DATE:
FRIDAY SCORE:NF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
Cloze Test Activity
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Read through the words below and make sure you understand them. Then, read through the article. Make sure you
think about the best place to put a word, not the first place. Careful as you go, as some words may fit in more than
one place, while other words will only suit one.
MOSCOW
million president buildings Games Moscow capital beautiful
Moscow is the ____________ city of Russia.
With a population of over 12 ____________ people, it is Europe’s biggest city.
The ____________ of Russia, Vladimir Putin, lives in the Kremlin. The Kremlin is an ancient
walled city in the middle of ___________ close to Red Square.
Many of the _____________ in Moscow, such as St. Basil's Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower,
are very _____________ and famous.
Moscow’s underground train system is called the ___________ and it carries 9 million
passengers every day.
The Olympic ______________ were held in Moscow in 1980.
More billionaires live in Moscow than anywhere else.
Your answersNF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
SO MANY MISTAKES
In Find the Words, we give you the meaning of the word we need you to find in this month's News Flash. We also tell you the
page where it can be found. You just need to make sure the meaning we give matches the word you give. Simple, right?
8 SPELLING MISTAKES
BILLY THE COPYDOG, PAGE 5
We have all heard of copycats, but Billy the lurcher has becom a ‘copydog’.
Billy’s owner, Russell Jones, broke his ankle in a workplace accident. He was forced
to use a cruch as he limped around his house.
To make matters worse, Billy soon developed a limp of his own.
Mr Jones was so concerned about Billy’s limp that he tuk him to the local vet’s
surjery.
When Billy was examined, his paw seemed to be perfectly helthy and there was no
reason why he should be limping.
The following day, Russell’s wife Michelle made a startling discovary. She noticed
that the dog only limped when his owner was around. Billy was actually imitating
Russell.
Mr Jones posted a video on Facebook showing Billy limping along beside him, with a
capshun which read: ‘Cost me £300 in vet fees and X-rays, nothing wrong just
sympathy. Love him.’
The video received almost 40,000 veuws and 20,000 likes in a week.
Your answersNF Homework Club: Feb 22-26
Comprehension Activity
IN THE NEWS
How well have you read this month's paper? Here, in Question Time, as well as testing
your memory and retention skills, we also test your imagination and creative skills. We
base this activity on our news section, pages 3 and 4.
1. Read the article ‘Chilean President Fined’. Do you think President Pinera deserved to
be fined? Why do you think so?
2. Read the article ‘Neighbours to the Rescue’. Write out five questions you would ask
Tom Hill about what happened.
3. Read the article ‘Iceberg S.O.S’. Write out five facts you have learned from this article.
4. Read the article ‘Sean-Nós Dancing Zoom Style’. Write two reasons why the sean-nós
Zoom classes are so popular.
5. Read the article ‘Newgrange Online’. Write ten facts you have learned from the article.
6. Read the article ‘Newgrange Online’. Write a short email to the OPW asking to be
allowed visit Newgrange during the winter solstice in 2021.
7. Read the article ‘Neighbours to the Rescue’. Design a ‘Thank You’ card for any of the
people who helped repair Tom’s house.
8. Read the article ‘Iceberg S.O.S’. Use your research skills to find and write five facts
about penguins.
9. Read the article ‘Chilean President Fined’. You have a pen pal in Chile. Write an email
to your pen pal telling them ten things about you.
10. What is your favourite news article in this month’s News Flash? Why?ANSWERS
FILL IN THE SO MANY
BLANKS MISTAKES
1. capital 1. become
2. million 2. crutch
3. president 3. took
4. Moscow 4. surgery
5. buildings 5. healthy
6. beautiful 6. discovery
7. Metro 7. caption
8. Games 8. views
PUPILS CAN TUNE IN FROM 9 A.M. EVERY FRIDAY TO HEAR THE ANSWERS TO ALL
ACTIVITIES CALLED OUT SO THEY CAN MARK THEIR SCORE IN THIS WEEK'S SET OF
ACTIVITIES
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