WorksheetsTransport & HS2 for Common Entrance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which type of transport has the added benefit of commuters being able to work on their laptops, use their phones etc. if they want to?
Car
Train
Aeroplane
Name the system of transporting bulk goods by carrying them in large metal boxes which fit securely on both ships and lorries.
Crating
Containerisation
Box bouncing
Container carrying
Which type of transport is very environmentally friendly, good for your health and cheap, but can be tiring, is limited in what you can carry and can be quite dangerous without special lanes?
Cars
Buses
Bicycles
Trains
By which type of transport do all goods arriving at ports or rail hubs have to travel to warehouses and shops?
Car
Lorry
Bicycle
Bus
Name a type of transport that can take up to 60 cars off the roads - so reducing congestion and pollution - but which can still get caught in traffic itself.
Bicycle
Lorry
Bus
Aeroplane
Which type of transport is best for transporting very expensive goods internationally?
Aeroplane
Container ship
Car
Lorry
Which type of transport is best for transporting perishable goods over long distance?
Lorry
Train
Aeroplane
Container ship
Which type of transport is generally best for transporting heavy, bulky goods internationally?
Container ship
Aeroplane
Train
Lorry
Through which Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is there going to be an enormous tunnel on the HS2 route between London and Birmingham?
The Thames valley
The Cotswolds
The Chiltern Hills
The South Downs
How much of the HS2 London to Birmingham route is due to be in either cuttings or tunnels?
About half
About a quarter
About three quarters
All of it
What is the correct word for goods transported in large quantities (bulk)?
Freight
Crates
Mass materials
HS2 phase 2, will connect which cities?
Birmingham with Manchester and Leeds
Birmingham with York and Edinburgh
Birmingham with Liverpool and Lancaster
Birmingham with Grimsby and Sunderland
Which London railway station will be the start/end point for HS2?
Waterloo
Liverpool Street
King's Cross
Euston
How many times more power will the HS2 trains use than current UK fast trains?
2 times
3 times
5 times
10 times
How many jobs will be created by HS2?
10,000
25,000
40,000
60,000
