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Y6_Week3_Spring_2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Assess the importance of mountains to climate and weather patterns. What is the most critical role they play?

a)

Blocking wind

b)

Generating rain

c)

Increasing temperature

d)

Decreasing humidity

2.

How many mountains, which were higher than 8,000 metres,

did Nirmal Purja climb in 7 months?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

8

d)

14

3.

"Mathew scored the winning goal."

What is this an example of?

a)

Passive Voice

b)

Active Voice

c)

Direct Speech

d)

Indirect Speech

4.

"A winning goal was scored by Mathew"

What is this an example of?

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

c)

Direct Speech

d)

Indirect Speech

5.

What is another name for reported speech?

a)

Direct Speech

b)

Indirect Speech

c)

Speech marks

d)

Reporting Clause

6.

Which example of direct speech is correct?

a)

"Over there!" Billy Bob shouted, "under the table."

b)

"Over there" Billy Bob shouted, "under the table."

c)

Over there!" Billy Bob shouted, "Under the table."

d)

"Over there!" Billy Bob shouted "Under the table."

7.

PSHE - Taking responsibility for health and well being.

I am used in food to improve the flavour. Too much of me can damage my heart, kidneys and circulation. I am labelled on some foods so that people know how much of me has been added. What am I?

a)

Sugar

b)

Salt

c)

MSG

d)

Transfats

8.

Spelling: the definition of overreact is....

a)

fail to notice.

b)

abolish or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.).

c)

respond more emotionally or forcibly than is justified.

d)

fall or cause to fall over from loss of balance.

9.

The idiom, 'spread like wildfire' is typically used with the rapid spread of ...

a)

news

b)

rumours

c)

diseases

d)

all of the other 3 answers

10.

The 'gen' in generation and 'con' in constructive are examples of what?

a)

siffix

b)

suffix

c)

prefux

d)

prefix

11.

Apply the concept of sustainable development to mountain tourism. What is the best practice?

a)

Increasing hotel capacity

b)

Promoting mountain climbing competitions

c)

Limiting tourist access to sensitive areas

d)

Reducing park fees

12.

What are the features of a newspaper?

(2 answers - 30 seconds)

a)

title

heading

byline

b)

italics

fiction

labels

c)

columns

caption

main body

d)

future tense

prompts

stage directions

13.

What did Hillary and Tenzing leave at the summit of Everest?

2 answers - 20 seconds

a)

a union jack flag

b)

prayer flags

c)

a cross

d)

chocolates

14.

Who was the first person to step on the summit of Mount Everest and return?

a)

Mallory

b)

Hillary

c)

Tenzing

d)

Nobody knows...

15.

Hilary came from what country?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Great Britain

d)

Nepal

16.

Which of the following is a famous quote from Sir Edmund Hillary?

a)

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

b)

"Where there is a will, there is a way."

c)

"Don't concern yourself with moving mountains, for the mountains will move you."

d)

“If the mountain won't go to Mohammed, then Mohammed must come to the Mountain”.

17.

What is the highest cause of death on Mount Everest?

a)

Hypoxia

b)

Hypothermia

c)

Lack of oxygen

d)

Avalanches

18.

On average, how long does it take to climb Mount Everest?

a)

6 - 9 months

b)

6 - 9 weeks

c)

6 - 9 days

d)

6 - 9 hours

19.

What is this glacial formation called?

a)

glacier

b)

crevasse

c)

split ice

d)

sink hole

20.

What is it called when a mass of snow crashes down a mountain?

a)

snowfall

b)

landslide

c)

tsunami

d)

avalanche