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Australia is home to some of the world’s most dangerous snakes

Australia is the country with the most islands

The sun sets in the east in Australia

There are 8 stars on the Australian flag

Australia is home to the only two mammals that lay eggsAustralia is home to the world’s largest fence

1. True 2. False - Sweden has the most with an estimated total of 221,800 islands 3. False - there are six 4. True 5. False - the sun sets in the west 6. True - they are the Platypus and the Echidna 7. True - It is known as The Dingo Fence, found in south-east Australia, spanning approx. 5,614 km

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Find all the words from the word list in the grid. Words may be found going up, down, forwards, backwards or diagonally. Ask an adult for help if needed!

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Use an online translation tool to learn how to write the word ‘Australia’ in the languages listed in the table.

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WHAT IS A NOUN? A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing or event.WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE? An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

WHAT IS A VERB? A verb is an action word.WHAT IS AN ADVERB? An adverb describes a verb on how something was done.

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