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Keeping Food Fresh

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Food lasts longer when preservation changes conditions microbes need or slows chemical reactions. Common methods include _____, _____ and an _____. Because they work differently, safe combinations can offer more protect…

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Primary
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129 words
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3
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Both
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English
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Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up

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When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the end under the surface warms first. Fast-moving particles in the soup bump into particles in the spoon and pass on some energy. This transfer from the hotter soup to the cool…

Level
Primary
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124 words
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3
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Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

Changing Map Scale

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Map scale tells us how distance on a map compares with distance on the ground. A map that shows a small area in greater detail is called a _____. A street plan is one example: it may include individual buildings, paths…

Level
Primary
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121 words
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3
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Both
Language
English
Story gaps English

Two Places, One Word

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On Saturday, Maya received a message from her cousin Leo: “Meet me by the bank at four.” They planned to feed _____, so Maya walked to _____ with a bag of peas. She waited beside the water, but Leo did not appear. Mean…

Level
Primary
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119 words
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3
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Short phrases
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Safe Way Round

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On their first visit to Hilltop Farm, Maya and her cousin Ben followed the main footpath towards the _____. Overnight wind had blown an _____ across its gate, and broken branches hung above it. Ben wanted to squeeze und…

Level
Primary
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123 words
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3
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Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

How Food Preservation Slows Spoilage

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Food spoils when _____ grow or when enzymes and oxygen cause chemical changes. These tiny living things, including bacteria, yeasts and moulds, multiply quickly when they have warmth, moisture and nutrients. Preservatio…

Level
Secondary
Words
178 words
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3
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Both
Language
English
Story gaps English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up in Soup

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When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the submerged end warms first. Particles in the soup collide with particles at the spoon’s surface and transfer thermal energy to them. The liquid does not travel along the spoo…

Level
Secondary
Words
190 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

From Streets to Continents

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_____ is the relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground. It is often written as a ratio. For example, at 1:10,000, one centimetre on paper represents 10,000 centimetres, or 1…

Level
Secondary
Words
196 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Both
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Wrong Lab

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On Friday, during her first week at Westbrook School, Amira was in the office when Ben, the class monitor, brought a note from Ms Evans, the languages teacher. It read, “Please take _____ to the lab at break.” Amira kn…

Level
Secondary
Words
185 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Short phrases
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Dark Stage

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On Thursday, Leo and Mari led the final _____, the last full practice before Friday's school play. As Mari switched on the stage lamps, they flashed and went dark. A metal chair had crushed an extension _____ until the…

Level
Secondary
Words
183 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
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