The Race - Year 8

What happens to Adeline when she is left at school?

• she stays with the teachers

• she goes out and gets lots

• she tries to call her stepmother

• she gets extra homework

What did Jim buy for Della in the Gift of the Magi?

• two expensive combs

• a new wig

• extra homework

• a gold chain

Which of these can grow on small farms in Singapore?

• extra homework

• a variety of short stories

• chilies, melons and tomatoes

• Malala Yousafazi

Who rescued the Merchant?

• the tiger

• the banyan tree

• the extra homework

• the jackal

What was the good news from Gaza?

• the school was closed

• students got good results

• there was a lot of fighting

• they had extra homework

What are two ways to reduce air pollution?

• eat more, drive more

• work less, sleep more

• spend more, use less

• drive less, plant trees more

What did Mahesh Das give to the guard?

• 25 lashes

• 50 lashes

• 25 lashes and time in jail

• 50 lashes and extra homework

The poem "whenever you see a tree" was about...

• ... the amazing time trees wait and hope.

• ... the shape of a tree.

• ... being concerned with leaves.

• ... having more time for writing poems.

The poem "The silliest teacher in the school" contains...

• ... a list.

• ... a cliche.

• ... a punchline.

• ... a comparison.

The student Zlata had three

• "giants"

• "enemies"

• "languages"

• "extra homeworks"