How would you say ‘hello’ in French? Bonjour In magnets poles attract? (N and N), (S and S) or (N and S) and South Poles attract In which year did the second world war start? 1939 Tuesday What is the Roman numeral for 1 000? M Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere? Carbon dioxide How many are there in a century? 100 Wednesday What did Jack Horner pull from his pie? Plum How would you write 9 in Roman numerals? IX What does the word ‘dinosaur’ mean? Terrible lizard Thursday How would you write 7 in Roman numerals? VII What do you call a person who studies dinosaurs? palaeontologist What colours are on the German flag? red and yellow Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Ten Monday How would you write 14 in Roman numerals? XIV
flower is the emblem of Scotland? Thistle How many sides does a cube have? 6 Which is the largest desert in Africa? The Sahara Which flower is associated with Remembrance day in Britain? The poppy Tuesday There are two species of elephants: the Asian elephant and the ______ elephant? African Which city is the statue of liberty in? New York Which country’s flag is known as the Stars and stripes? United States of America Wednesday What flower is the emblem of Wales? Daffodil In which month is Guy Fawkes night? November Which country is home to the kangaroo? Australia Thursday What is a semi-detached house? A house that is joined to another one. Where in Scotland is Nessie supposed to live? Loch Ness What is a Proper Noun? The name of a person, or day or month. Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twelve Monday
What is a contraction in English? Two words which have been shortened into one word. Name three contractions. Isn’t – is not Can’t – can not I’ve – I have What is a root vegetable? The root of a plant that we can eat. It grows underground. Name three root vegetables Carrots, turnips, radishes, parsnips What are the three types of medals given in the Olympic games? Gold, silver and bronze Tuesday What are the four seasons? Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter What is the sun made up of? It is a ball of burning gas Name four main of a tree trunk, branches, leaves Wednesday What force attracts some metal objects to each other? Magnetism How many World Wars have there been? 2 Name three kinds of triangles. Right-angled, equilateral, isosceles Thursday A triangle has how many corners? 3 What does opaque mean? You can’t see through it. What is the date of Christmas day? 25th December Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Fourteen Monday
What is an uncountable noun? Something that you cannot like sand or salt. They are spoken of as one thing. Name uncountable nouns Hair, rain, tea, sugar, What is a baby kangaroo called? A Joey What is the name for an acrobat’s swing? trapeze In the ‘hare and the Tortoise’ which animal won the race? The tortoise Tuesday In a race what is passed from one runner to the next? A baton What is the name of the gas that makes up almost 80% of the air we breathe? Nitrogen Which are slower – slow worms or earthworms? earthworms Wednesday What is the name of the Pirate flag? The Jolly Roger Name three verbs you would see happening in the playground. Running, shouting, jumping, smiling, laughing… The name of which martial art means, ‘empty hand’? karate Thursday What two colours together make orange? Red and yellow How many 50p are in £1? 2 is the small hand pointing at half past 3? Halfway between 3 and 4 Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty Monday
Monday When do you use a capital letter? To begin a sentence, a proper noun and initials. river flows through Paris? Seine How many syllables are in the word elephant? 3 el –e- phant How many faces has a cone? 2 Which month has neither 30 nor 31 days? February – 28 days but 29 on a leap year. Tuesday How many edges has a cone? 1 How many are on the American flag? 50 What is a preposition? A word that shows the position of something: on, under, behind Wednesday How many vertices has a cone? 1 What is the name of the main residence of the queen in London? Buckingham Palace Name three words which rhyme with ‘chair’ Hair, fair, stair, pear, rare…… Thursday Name three words with the prefix ‘anti’ Antifreeze, antibiotic, antisocial What is the opposite of ‘tall’ Short What are the four seasons? Summer, autumn, winter and spring Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-four
Why would you fly to Australia and not go by car? It is too far and across water. Where would you find your cranium? Your head – it is your skull In Scotland, what is another name for a mountain? Ben Name two internal organs that most people have two of. Lungs, kidneys What is the boiling of water? 100°C Tuesday Name three flowers which begin with ‘s’. Snowdrop, sunflower, snapdragon, sweet William.. What is a pronoun? A word that stands in place of a noun. E.g. he, she, it, them Before you cross the road, what three things must you do? Stop, look, listen Cross where and when it is safe. Wednesday Where will you find, Big Ben? In London. It is the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. What is the freezing of water? 0°C If you are being bullied, what must you do? Tell an adult you trust. Thursday Who was the female Prime Minister in the UK? Margaret Thatcher How often are the Olympic Games held? Every four years. What are the four main swimming strokes? Front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, butterfly Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-seven
Week Thirty-four Monday Which planet is called, ‘The morning star’ and the ‘evening star’? Venus What is the date of Halloween? 31st of October What do two white lines in the middle of the road mean? No crossing the line. What is butter an example of: Proteins, fats or vitamins? fats If you put oil and water into a bottle, which will float? oil Tuesday Which fictional bear was found in a train station and likes marmalade? Paddington Bear What is a VIP? Very important person Sugar is an example of: carbohydrates, proteins or fats? carbohydrates Wednesday Is it the male or female seahorse that gives birth? Male What is braille? Raised dots a blind person can ‘read’ by feeling. If we put an orange with its peel on into water will it sink or float? Float (because there are air pockets in the peel) Thursday What do bats to find their way about at night? Echoes