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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE G5-G6

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

2.

What was the name of the lion in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?'

a)

Cecil

b)

Aslan

c)

Simba

d)

Leo

3.

What is the name of airport for helicopters

a)

Helipad

b)

Herport

c)

Heliport

d)

Chopper

4.
Who is the author of the famous Harry Potter books?
a)
J.K. Rowling
b)
J.R.R. Tolkien
c)
E.B. White
d)
Roald Dahl
5.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
6.

Which one of these is a computer monitor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What computer browser has this icon?

a)

Chrome

b)

Firefox

c)

Internet Explorer

d)

Safari

8.

What do you use the program with this icon for?

a)

Doing shopping on the internet

b)

Creating charts and graphs

c)

Creating letters and reports

d)

Creating presentations

9.

Which device would you use to store files on?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

11.

What is this country?

a)

Sigapore

b)

Singapore

c)

Singlish

d)

Indonesia

12.
Name the longest reptile in the world.
a)
Viper
b)
King Cobra
c)
Alligator lizard
d)
Anaconda snake
13.
What force causes her "bad hair day"?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Electrostatic
d)
Magnetic
14.
It lays eggs. It belongs to ______
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
None of the above
15.
This fruit is rich in ____
a)
vitamin B
b)
vitamin C
c)
minerals
d)
water
16.
This plants can be found in ______
a)
Amazon Basin
b)
Mangrove
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Thorn Forest
17.
What is this emoji stand for?
a)
Surprise
b)
Happy
c)
Cool
d)
Blind
18.

What is the second largest country (in size) in the world?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

China

19.

What is the name of the third Harry Potter book? Harry Potter and...

a)

the Philsopher's Stone

b)

the Prisoner of Azkaban

c)

the Goblet of Fire

d)

the Chamber of Secrets

20.

In what year was Google founded?

a)

1994

b)

1996

c)

1998

d)

2000

21.

Which is the smallest city in the world?

a)

London

b)

Belfast

c)

Vatican City

d)

Brussels

22.

Which animal is known as the ship of the desert?

a)

Goat

b)

Camel

c)

Elephant

d)

Snake

23.

In which direction does the sun rise?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

How many bones does a human have?

a)

206

b)

201

c)

220

d)

215

25.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Edwin Aldrin

c)

Neil Armstrong

26.

Which two countries is Mount Everest located in?

a)

China / Nepal

b)

India / Nepal

c)

China / India

d)

Bhutan / Nepal

27.

Global warming is caused by the excess of which type of gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Helium

28.

Who am I?

a)

Tiger

b)

Lion

c)

Cheetah

d)

Logan

29.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

30.
What is gravity?
a)
The force that keeps you down.
b)
The solar system.
c)
The 7th planet..
d)
A force that keeps you up. :)
31.

On what continent is Egypt?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

32.

The largest group of Egyptian society was made up of

a)

farmers ans workers

b)

artisans and merchants

c)

scribes and traders

d)

soldiers and nobles

33.

A plant that grew thickly in the marshes of Egypt & was used for making paper.

a)

reed

b)

bamboo

c)

papyrus

d)

cattail

34.

What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Greek

35.

The Great Sphinx is..

a)

a statue of a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a man

b)

a waterpark in Egypt

c)

a cat

d)

a pyramid

36.
Students want to write a summary statement explaining how the sun and oceans interact in the water cycle.  Evidence could be used to prove which of these claims about the water cycle?
a)
Water rains down as precipitation from the clouds and returns to the oceans as runoff.
b)
Water evaporates from the oceans and returns to Earth as precipitation.
c)
Water is heated by the sun and cycles through the oceans, the atmosphere, and Earth's freshwater systems.
d)
All of the above
37.
what is a hypothesis?
a)
an educated guess 
b)
a theory 
a theory 
c)
hot dog 
38.
What's a herbivore
a)
Eats meat
b)
Eats plants
c)
eats meat and plants
d)
decomposes
39.
A food web is a more realistic model of the flow of energy through an ecosystem than a food chain because - 
a)
most organisms depend on more than one species for food
b)
each organism in a food chain represents multiple feedings
c)
most organisms depend on just one species for food
d)
each organism in a food web represents a single feeding
40.
Why are coal, oil, and natural gas considered nonrenewable resources?
a)
There is a limited supply, and they can be replaced in a short period of time.
b)
There is not a limited supply, and they cannot be replenished in a short period of time.
c)
There is a limited supply, and they cannot be replenished in a short period of time.
d)
There is not a limited supply, and they can be replaced in a short period of time.
41.

What is the 6th planet from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

42.

Q1.What forces are acting on a parachute as it falls through the air?

a)

Upthrust and air resistance

b)

Friction and magnetism

c)

gravity and air resistance

d)

magnetism and

water resistance

43.

What does adaptation mean?

a)

Animals and plants like their habitats

b)

Animals and plants decide to change their habitats

c)

Animal and plant species develop characteristics over time which help them survive their habitats

d)

Animals and plants learn to

thrive in their habitat

44.

What do plant leaves prepare for growth of the plant through photosynthesis?

a)

Protein

b)

Flowers

c)

Seeds

d)

Sugar

45.

Earth is surrounded by layers of

gases collectively called the _____.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Ozone layer

46.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

26°C

b)

50°C

c)

75°C

d)

100°C

47.

If you were burning a candle,

which of the following would be

a reversible change?

a)

The solid candle wax melts

b)

The liquid wax in the wick burns

c)

The flame produces smoke

d)

All of the above

48.

Jami is doing an experiment to find out how temperature slows down or speeds up the sprouting of bean seeds. To prepare for the experiment, she plans to put soil into three cups and place six seeds in each cup.

When Jami performs the experiment, which of the following is the only condition she should change for all of the cups of beans?

a)

the temperature

b)

the amount of water

c)

the amount of sunlight

d)

the amount of fertilizer

49.

John has weak bones .What most likely he may be advised by his doctor?

a)

To exercise daily

b)

To eat healthy food

c)

To increase the amount of calcium and Vitamin D rich food

d)

To take Vitamin D and calcium rich food and do mild exercise

50.

What is the hardest substance on Earth?

a)

gold

b)

diamond

c)

iron

d)

platinum