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Year6_Week4_Spring_2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of emotion is described in this passage?

Yash couldn't believe what he was hearing. "No way, I'm not walking with him again." He scowled and turned away, crossing his arms.

a)

happiness

b)

defiance

c)

embarassment

d)

rage

2.

When was Mount Everest finally conquered by Hillary and Tenzing?

a)

20th May 1952

b)

29th May 1952

c)

29th May 1953

d)

2nd June 1953

3.

How long did Hillary and Tensing stay at the summit of Mount Everest?

a)

5 minutes

b)

15 minutes

c)

1 hour

d)

1 night

4.

How high was Mount Everest in November 2021?

a)

8,849 m

b)

8,472 m

c)

8,174 m

d)

8,223 m

5.

Where is Tenzing Norgay from?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Tibet

c)

Nepal

d)

Sherpa

6.

When is the warmest time of the year on Mount Everest?

a)

April

b)

May

c)

June

d)

July

7.

Why is our blood red?

a)

Because it's naturally coloured.

b)

Because of our germs.

c)

Because the human eye can only see red.

d)

Because of a red-coloured protein called haemoglobin.

8.

How long is a normal adult's circulatory system?

a)

60,000 kilometres

b)

60,000 miles

c)

49,089 miles

d)

20,500 metres

9.

What was Edmund Hillary's job before he climbed Mount Everest?

a)

University Student

b)

Swimmer

c)

Cashier

d)

Beekeeper

10.

Which one of these sentences is in the passive voice?

a)

Amy threw a basketball in the net.

b)

The flowers were grown by hard-working farmers.

c)

Lily went to dance class after doing my homework.

d)

I was washing my hands with water.

11.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly in direct speech?

a)

"I love pizza," said Jack "it's my favorite food."

b)

"I love pizza", said Jack, "It's my favorite food."

c)

"I love pizza," said Jack, "it's my favorite food."

d)

I love pizza, said Jack, it's my favorite food.

12.

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation for direct speech?

a)

"I can't wait for summer vacation!" Sarah exclaimed.

b)

"I can't wait for summer vacation, Sarah exclaimed."

c)

I can't wait for summer vacation"! Sarah exclaimed.

d)

"I can't wait for summer vacation!" said Sarah".

13.

How should this direct speech sentence be properly written?

a)

Tom asked "where did you put my backpack."

b)

Tom asked, "Where did you put my backpack?"

c)

Tom asked, where did you put my backpack?

d)

"Tom asked where did you put my backpack?"

14.

After giving up its oxygen to your bodily tissues, what colour is your blood?

a)

bright red

b)

dark yellow

c)

dark red

d)

blue

15.

The definition of the word 'ramshackle' is...

a)

in a state of severe disrepair

b)

a key component of an excavating machine

c)

the roof of a mountain shack

d)

a male mountain sheep

16.

The definition of the word 'generation' is...

a)

the medical name for the circulation of oxygen in the body

b)

the nickname of children born from 2000 to 2010

c)

the studying of genes

d)

the period of time between the birth of parents and the birth of their children.

17.

The last words in chapter 4 were spoken by Guru Oluko, and he whispered.....

a)

"Doing what is right is never easy, Yashaswin, but it is within your power."

b)

"All good business decisions require a sacrifice."

c)

"The mountain can indeed be moved if you have enough patience."

d)

"For the mountains will move you."

18.

"Some of the men who were climbing into vehicles seemed to be smirking slightly, and Yash even caught two of them rolling their eyes in Goldlaw's direction"

Which emoji is 'smirking'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Yash stands in front of the bulldozer.  Jaw clenched and feet planted, fighting off his mother, he unflinchingly puts his life at risk standing in front of the bulldozer while shouting and pointing at Goldlaw.

The author has described (shown) what emotion?

a)

annoyed

b)

exasperated

c)

rage

d)

curiosity

20.

To conduct a fair test, it's important to keep as many factors the same as possible.

This ensures that we only measure one specific thing, called the

a)

controls

b)

dependant variable

c)

independent variable

d)

none of the previous answers