29/04/24 | Quiz of the Week 🏛️

What tense is a balanced argument written in?

• First person

• First person then third person

• Third person then first person

• Third person

Answer explanation

The argument is written in third person until the last paragraph. That paragraph switches to first person as you make your opinion clear.

A word describing something related to the moon.

(a)  

Which one is the verb?

• practise

• practice

What quote did Malala use in "Malala's Magic Pencil"?

• "One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world"

• "It takes a big heart to shape little minds"

• "Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day"

Answer explanation

What is the area an MP or MSP represents called?

• democracy

• democratic union

• constituency

• jurisdiction

What does MP stand for?

• Member of Parliament

• Minister of Prime

• Membrum Partus

• It's latin for "backbencher"

Answer explanation

And an MSP is...

Member of Scottish Parliament.

How many seats are there in Scottish Parliament?

• 650

• 129

• 52

• 435

Which of these do not have an allocated place in the House of Commons?

• Backbenchers

• The Opposition

• The Speaker

• The Sovereign

Answer explanation

The Sovereign has a clear space in the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.

A figurative technique that describes something that is not literally true.

e.g. The sun has got his hat on.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Simile - uses "like" or "as".

Metaphor - something that is not literally true.

Personification - gives human trait to something that is not a person.

Hyperbole - an exaggeration.

What was your favourite lesson?

• ✏️

  Malala's Magic Pencil

  (RME)

• 📱

  Exploring the Scottish and UK Parliament

  (Social Studies)

• 📦

  Making an accurate cuboid net

  (Class Maths)

• 🏊‍♂️

  Artistic swimming

  (Swimming)