WorksheetsP5 - Unit 6 - Holey Moley Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these names is NOT an example of a palindrome.
a)
Hannah
b)
Bob
c)
Emma
d)
Eve
2.
What is the scientific word for a fear of spiders?
a)
Glossophobia
b)
Acrophoboia
c)
Arachnophobia
d)
Clautrophobia
3.
A simile is ....
a)
Using 'as' or 'like' in a sentence.
b)
A comparison of two similar things using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’.
c)
'as' and 'like'
d)
All of the above.
4.
A praying mantis looks like a leaf.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
__________ the years, Holes has remained a very popular book for young adults.
a)
Over
b)
Throughout
c)
During
d)
While
6.
In my opinion, digging holes all day is the cruelest punishment known ____ man.
a)
by
b)
with
c)
from
d)
to
7.
The writer dropping hints for the reader about future events in the story
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashbacks
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
8.
The cartoon shows an example of
a)
foreshadowing
b)
a mean boss
c)
a flashback
d)
a dream
9.
The prefix 'tele' means
a)
to look or see
b)
to communicate
c)
fear
d)
far off
10.
If something dries up and becomes smaller with wrinkles on its surface we could describe it as
a)
stifling
b)
compressed
c)
shrivelled
d)
a black hole
11.
The first person to construct a telescope that could see craters on the moon was
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Galileo
d)
Edwin P. Hubble
12.
Which is the odd one out?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
13.
Preconceived - ideas formed ........ you have enough experience to know what something is really like
a)
before
b)
after
c)
when
d)
because
14.
When might you say "it's stifling in here"?
a)
When it's really cool and there's a fresh breeze.
b)
When it's so noisy that you can't hear yourself speak.
c)
When it's so hot and stuffy that it's difficult to breathe comfortably.
d)
When the room is filled with a really bad smell.
15.
The theory of geocentrism states that
a)
the Earth is in the centre and the Sun, moon and planets orbit around it
b)
the Sun is in the centre and the Earth orbits around it
c)
the Moon is in the centre and the Earth orbits around it
d)
a blackhole is in the centre and the Earth orbits around it
16.
Stanely was innocent. ___________ he was still sent to Camp Green Lake.
a)
Though
b)
Consequently
c)
Nevertheless.
d)
Therefore
17.
The mossy frog lives near streams and rivers in Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Some tarantulas can live up to the age of 40 years.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
After a large meal a scorpion can live as long as a year without a meal.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Some wetas are 90 mm long and as heavy as a bird.
a)
True
b)
False
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