nursery rhyme character fell off a wall? Humpty Dumpty A naming word is called a ________ noun Name the four main directions on a compass. North, South, East, West Tuesday would you find a book’s index? At the back inside of the book. Too many cooks spoil the _______ A doing or action word is called a ____ verb Wednesday When do you start a new paragraph? When there is a change in topic, time, or person speaking. Out of sight, out of ________ mind London is the capital city of country? England Thursday What punctuation mark do you use at the end of an ordinary sentence? Full stop Edinburgh is the capital city of which country? Scotland How many wheels has a monocycle? one Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Five Monday
What punctuation mark would you use to show that a question has been asked? A question mark What do you call a young horse? Foal Belfast is the capital city of which country? Northern Ireland How many letters are in the alphabet? 26 Where does wool come from? A sheep’s fleece Tuesday What punctuation mark would you use to show a command or strong opinion? Exclamation mark What the five vowels? A, E, I, O, U Where does cotton come from? From the seeds of a cotton plant Wednesday What punctuation mark would you use to show the words spoken by someone? Speech marks What do you call a young sheep lamb What are the four countries in the United Kingdom? Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland Thursday What two colours are to make purple? Blue and red How many years are in a millennium? 1000 years in a millennium Name five things which run on electricity. various Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Six Monday
What is the Roman numeral for 500? D How would you say ‘hello’ in French? Bonjour Which metal makes the strongest magnet? Iron In which year did the second world war start? 1939 Tuesday What is the numeral for 1 000? M Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere? Carbon dioxide How many years 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 you write 7 in Roman numerals? VII What do you call a person who studies dinosaurs? palaeontologist What colours are on the German flag? Black, red and yellow Friday – Use all the from lists above. Week Ten Monday How would you write 14 in Roman numerals? XIV
Which 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 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, place 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 parts of a tree Roots, trunk, branches, leaves Wednesday What attracts some metal objects to each other? Magnetism How many 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
Name adjectives to describe the sky. Blue, cloudy, grey, dark, sunny, watery, colourful What is a compound word? A word made up of two shorter Scare + crow = scarecrow What is a sphere? A ball shaped object grows more quickly: hair or toenails? Hair Tuesday What is a cylinder? A three dimensional shape like a smarty tube. Which colours are the five Olympic rings? Red, blue, black, yellow and green What colours are on the Italian flag? Green, white and red Wednesday How many cards are there in a pack of cards? 52 What is the largest instrument in an orchestra? The tuba True or false. 8 o’clock in the evening is written 8am? False Thursday What continent is India in? Asia What colours are on the British flag? Red, blue and white How many months of the year begin with the letter J? 3 – January, June, July Friday – Use all the from lists above. Week Seventeen Monday What is a verb? A or action word. Name three verbs Run, think, jump, bend
Monday What is a conjunction? A word which joins two or more sentences or phrases together into one longer sentence. Name three conjunctions And, but, because, so, then What is a reptile? A cold blooded animal with dry scaly skin. In nature what is a ‘twister’? A tornado How many sides has a pentagon? 10 Tuesday What is the most poisonous animal in the world? A box jellyfish – it can kill a human in two minutes What shape has six sides? A hexagon Where is the London home of the British Prime Minister? 10 Downing Street. Wednesday What are sometimes called, ‘ships of the desert’? camels In which country is the Statue of Liberty? America What is the Capital city of Australia? Canberra Thursday Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to America? France Are the finger prints of identical twins the same? No Which material is magnetic? metal Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-two Monday
What is a preposition? A word that the position of something. Over, under, on, in, beside Name prepositions Behind, in next to, far, near, What is a eclipse? When the moon blocks the light from the sun. In which stadium do Real Madrid play their home matches? Bernabéu Who invented the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee Tuesday How many wheels has a monocycle? 1 What colour belt does a karate expert wear? Black belt What does a herbivore eat? plants Wednesday How many faces has a dice? 6 What do we call a meat eater? Carnivore Athens is the capital city of country? Greece Thursday How many degrees are in a right angle? 90° Think of three words which rhyme with ‘bright’. Night, sight, right, light, What tree do acorns grow on? Oak tree Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-three Monday
When do you use a capital letter? To begin a sentence, a proper noun and initials. river flows through Paris? 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 has a cone? 1 How many stars 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 If you drop a brick and a sponge from the top of a house at the same time, which will land first? Both will land at the same time. 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 from lists above. Week Twenty-four Monday
When do you take a new paragraph? When the time has changed, the topic has changed, when someone else is talking. Name three words with the prefix ‘un’. Unbeatable, unhappy, unreal How many faces has a cuboid? 6 How many syllables are in ‘understanding’? 4 un-der-stand-ing What are three different ways to write the sound /A./ ? Ai, a-e, ea Tuesday How many edges has a cuboid? 12 Why are flamingos pink? Because of the shrimps they eat. Does your heart beat faster or slower after exercise? faster Wednesday How many vertices has a cuboid? 8 What mythical bird dies in a ball of fire and then is reborn in the ashes? Phoenix Name three adverbs which can be used to describe singing She sings beautifully, terribly, sweetly, loudly, quietly……. Thursday Blue and yellow makes? green How much change from £1 would you have if you spent 49p? 51p animal can run fastest? Cheater Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-five
Monday What are italics? Words written in a slanted way to highlight something. What does coffee come from? The coffee bean. Name three things that you can recycle. Plastic bottles, drinks cans, newspapers….. Name two ways in you could go from Scotland to America. Plane or boat. Where on the tree does the cashew nut grow? Under the cashew apple Tuesday does tea come from? The leaves of the tea plant. Name three flowers which begin with ‘D’ Daffodil, dandelion, dahlia How many degrees are in a full circle? 360° Wednesday What number would you phone in an emergency? 999 Where would you find your femur? In your leg – it is a bone. Which is the most Northerly town in Scotland? Skarfskerry – mainland Skaw - Islands Thursday Where would you find your Humerus? It is a bone in your arm. Which is the most Southerly town in England? Lizard – mainland St - Islands In England, what word would be used instead of ‘loch’? lake Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Twenty-six Monday
Why would you fly to Australia and not go by car? It is too far and across 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 point of water? 0°C If you are bullied, what must you do? Tell an adult you trust. Thursday Who was the first female Prime Minister in the UK? Margaret Thatcher How often are the Olympic Games held? four years. What are the four main swimming strokes? crawl, back crawl, breast stroke, butterfly Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week
Week Twenty-nine Monday Why is a flag flown at To show that someone has died. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci What are fossil fuels? made from dead plants and animals – oil, coal, gas How many seconds are in a minute? 60 What is the name given to plants that grow where they are not wanted? Weeds Tuesday Why do bees dance? To show where food is. When do you put the word ‘an’ before a noun? When it begins the word begins with a How many years are in a century? 100 Wednesday What is it called when a gas turns into liquid? condensation What do you call a tree that never loses its leaves? An evergreen Who do you call if a boat is sinking? The guard Thursday What is the human body’s biggest organ? Skin What are clouds made of? vapour Why are stones on the often smooth? The waves turn them over against the sand which rubs them smooth. Friday – Use all the words from lists above.
you are and where you are from. Name an insect with no legs worm Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Thirty-two Monday What did the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz ask for? A What do you call a group of sharks? A shiver of sharks On the road, what are ‘cats eyes’? Small reflectors which shine when a car’s head light hit them. What does RSVP stand for? Repondez si vous plait. Which is French for: please reply. Name Scottish islands Eigg Rum, Canna, Skye, Lewis Tuesday What is a horse’s height measured in? Hands Name three sources of renewable energy Wind, sun, waves What does a dairy farm produce? Milk which can be made into butter, cheese and yogurt. Wednesday Who were the Japanese warriors who fought with long, curved swords? Samurai Which kind of road signs are triangles? Warnings e.g. sharp bends, children crossing Name three fruits that grow on trees Apples, oranges, pears, peaches Thursday In the story, ‘The Ugly Duckling’, what did the ducking grow up to be? A swan
What are the 5 vowels A, E, I, O, U What does a musician play? Musical instruments Friday – Use all the words from lists above. Week Thirty-three Monday part of the blood attacks germs? blood cells What is glass made from? Melted sand What is Dr short for? Doctor Name three airborne vehicles. Planes, helicopter, rocket How many digits are in 2000 4 Tuesday Which story book character had a nose that grew when he told lies? Pinocchio What kind of road are on circular boards? Instructions 50, no entry, no stopping What does a solid white line in the middle of a road mean? No overtaking Wednesday Why do squirrels gather nuts? So they have food to eat in the winter. How many digits are in one million? 7 1 000 000 What is the date of New Year’s Day? 1st of January Thursday What is the name of the galaxy that our solar system is in? The Milky Way What do two yellow lines at the side of the road mean? No parking nutrients help our body to fight disease: Protein or vitamins? vitamins Friday – Use all the words from lists above.
Week Thirty-nine Monday People of which religion celebrate Ramadan? Muslims What date is the longest day of the year? 24th June – The summer solstice How many arms does an octopus have? 8 animal makes a sound like laughing? How many legs has a tripod? 3 Tuesday What is the traditional dress of men in Scotland? The kilt What does the RSPCA protect? Animals – royal society for the prevention of cruelty for animals What are the traditional shoes of the Netherlands called? Clogs – they were made from wood Wednesday During Ramadan what do people not do during daylight? Eat or drink What does the word diminish mean? Getting smaller What word do American call Autumn? Fall Thursday What do Americans call the sidewalk? pavement What does not eating and drinking help Muslims understand? What poor people feel like when they can’t afford food. flower is associated with Remembrance day? The Friday – Use all the words from lists above.
Week Forty Monday What do Christians believe happened at Easter? Jesus died and rose again to forgive our sins. What does the word 'impending' mean? About to happen What do word do Americans use for a tap? Faucet Name the two planets closest to the Earth and Mars What games is often called the Beautiful Game? Football Tuesday What is the address of the British Prime Minister? 10 Downing Street, London What colour is emerald? Green A word beginning with ‘A’ that warns of danger alarm Wednesday After how many days did Jesus rise from the dead? 3 days What is the antonym of smooth? rough What is a common red insect with black spots? Lady bird Thursday What do you call something that is there but can’t be seen? Invisible What does unique mean? Nothing else like it. A mountain from which lava erupts A volcano Friday – Use all the words from lists above.