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Transport & HS2 for Common Entrance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Car

b)

Train

c)

Aeroplane

2.

Name the system of transporting bulk goods by carrying them in large metal boxes which fit securely on both ships and lorries.

a)

Crating

b)

Containerisation

c)

Box bouncing

d)

Container carrying

3.

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?

a)

Cars

b)

Buses

c)

Bicycles

d)

Trains

4.

By which type of transport do all goods arriving at ports or rail hubs have to travel to warehouses and shops?

a)

Car

b)

Lorry

c)

Bicycle

d)

Bus

5.

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.

a)

Bicycle

b)

Lorry

c)

Bus

d)

Aeroplane

6.

Which type of transport is best for transporting very expensive goods internationally?

a)

Aeroplane

b)

Container ship

c)

Car

d)

Lorry

7.

Which type of transport is best for transporting perishable goods over long distance?

a)

Lorry

b)

Train

c)

Aeroplane

d)

Container ship

8.

Which type of transport is generally best for transporting heavy, bulky goods internationally?

a)

Container ship

b)

Aeroplane

c)

Train

d)

Lorry

9.

Through which Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is there going to be an enormous tunnel on the HS2 route between London and Birmingham?

a)

The Thames valley

b)

The Cotswolds

c)

The Chiltern Hills

d)

The South Downs

10.

How much of the HS2 London to Birmingham route is due to be in either cuttings or tunnels?

a)

About half

b)

About a quarter

c)

About three quarters

d)

All of it

11.

What is the correct word for goods transported in large quantities (bulk)?

a)

Freight

b)

Crates

c)

Mass materials

12.

HS2 phase 2, will connect which cities?

a)

Birmingham with Manchester and Leeds

b)

Birmingham with York and Edinburgh

c)

Birmingham with Liverpool and Lancaster

d)

Birmingham with Grimsby and Sunderland

13.

Which London railway station will be the start/end point for HS2?

a)

Waterloo

b)

Liverpool Street

c)

King's Cross

d)

Euston

14.

How many times more power will the HS2 trains use than current UK fast trains?

a)

2 times

b)

3 times

c)

5 times

d)

10 times

15.

How many jobs will be created by HS2?

a)

10,000

b)

25,000

c)

40,000

d)

60,000