Week 25 - Happy Friday Quiz!

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "Please can I have some?" asked Ollie.

• "Please can I have some? asked Ollie."

• Please can I have some? "asked Ollie."

• "Please can I" have some? asked Ollie.

Select the punctuation:

speech marks

• " "

• '

• ?

• ...

Select the punctuation:

apostrophe

• " "

• '

• ?

• ...

Select the punctuation:

ellipses

• " "

• '

• ?

• ...

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Vietnam's flag

• Vietnams' flag

• Vietnams flag's

• Vietnams flags'

Answer explanation

The possessive apostrophe goes in front of the S on the end of the owner (the person/ place/ thing that something belongs to).

If the owner is plural (more than one) you actually put the apostrophe after the S on the owner. E.g. The teachers' staffroom.

What does 'appearance' mean?

• What something or someone looks like

• What general feelings, behaviours and attitudes someone has (e.g. brave, kind, honest etc.)

What does 'personality' mean?

• What something or someone looks like

• What general feelings, behaviours and attitudes someone has (e.g. brave, kind, honest etc.)

Which is the biggest fraction here?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/20

• 1/7

Answer explanation

The numerators (numbers on the top) are all the same (1). This means we have to look at the denominator. The bigger the denominator, the smaller the fraction because the bigger the number of pieces the whole is being split into so each piece will be smaller.

Which is the smallest fraction here?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/20

• 1/7

Answer explanation

The numerators (numbers on the top) are all the same (1). This means we have to look at the denominator. The bigger the denominator, the smaller the fraction because the bigger the number of pieces the whole is being split into so each piece will be smaller.

Which set of fractions is ordered correctly from smallest to largest?

• 1/7, 1/8, 1/9,

• 1/9, 1/8, 1/7

• 1/2, 1/4, 1/8

• 1/20, 1/30, 1/37

Answer explanation

The numerators (numbers on the top) are all the same (1). This means we have to look at the denominator. The bigger the denominator, the smaller the fraction because the bigger the number of pieces the whole is being split into so each piece will be smaller.