GOLDFINCH QUIZ 1 - ANSWERS

ROUND 1 - ENGLISH

1. Find the adjectives in this sentence and underline them.

'Children often prefer sweet food to savoury.'

2. Find the adverb in the following sentence and underline it.

"Who broke the dish?" my little brother asked innocently.

3. Read the sentence and underline the connective.

'I was feeling bored because all of my friends were on holiday.'

4. Complete the simile in the sentence.

'It was as dark as ____________________ in the cave.

a) oak

b) black

c) night

d) a house

5. Read the statement below before choosing the answer which uses the correct version of 'there', 'their' or 'they're'.

'The football fans cheered loudly for the team.'

a) The football fans cheered loudly for there team.

b) The football fans cheered loudly for they're team.

c) The football fans cheered loudly for their team.

6. Read the statement below before choosing the answer which uses the correct version of 'there', 'their' or 'they're'.

'Nicola and Anna are going to take the dog for a walk'.

a) They're going to take their dog for a walk.

b) There going to take they're dog for a walk.

c) Their going to take they're dog for a walk.

7. Find the verbs in the following sentence and underline them.

'They went out for a stroll and watched the sunset.'

8. Read the statement below before choosing the answer which uses the correct version of 'your' and 'you're'.

'You are eating breakfast.'

a) Youre eating breakfast.

b) Your eating breakfast.

c) You're eating breakfast.

9. How many syllables are in the word 'Friendliness'? 3

10. How many syllables are in the word 'Strength'? 1

GOLDFINCH QUIZROUND 2 - ANIMALSGuess the animal from the close-up picture

1.

elephant

2.

tiger

3. spider / tarantula

Hippopotamus

5.

lion

6.

Rabbit

7.

Mouse

8.

Bird

9.

Lizard

10.

snake

GOLDFINCH QUIZROUND 3 - MATHS

1. What would you add to 6.4 to make 7?

0.6

2. Which of these sequences is in ascending order?

a) 56,55,54,53,52

b) 455, 450, 445, 440, 435

c) 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5

d) 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18

3. What does the digit 2 represent in the number 5.12?

a) 2 tens

b) 2 tenths

c) 2 ones

d) 2 hundredths

4. Which of these fractions is NOT equivalent to 1/3?

a) 2/6

b) 4/12

c) 2/10

d) 3/9

5. What type of fraction is 6/5?

a) Mixed fraction

b) In-proper fraction

c) Equivalent fraction

6. How do you find a third of a number?

a) Multiply it by 3

d) Divide it by 6

c) Multiply it by 6

d) Divide it by 3

7. A rectangle has a perimeter of 38cm. The shortest sides are 7cm. What length are the two longest sides? 12cm

8. What does the digit 4 in 401,253 represent?

a) 400

b) 4000

c) 40,000

d) 400,000

9. What has the smallest value?

a) 40,000

b) 41 multiplied by 1000.

c) 410 multiplied by 100.

d) 4100 multiplied by 10.

10. What time on an analogue clock is 15:20?

a) 20 minutes past 5

b) 20 minutes past 3

c) 20 minutes past 4

d) 20 minutes past 2

GOLDFINCH QUIZROUND 4 - WHAT AM I?

1. I am hot and I live in the sky. I am bright. Don't look directly at me. I disappear at night. What am I? The Sun

2. I am red and blood pumps through me. I live in your body. I am the symbol for love. What am I? Heart

3. Please be patient with me, I am new to the world. I cry a lot. What am I? A baby

4. I am usually green and brown and with sun and rain I can live a long time. Children love to climb me? What am I? Tree

5. I am beautiful in lots of different colours. I smell nice. You must not forget to water me. What am I? Flowers

6. I come in many different colours and I get bigger when I am full. I will make a loud sound if I break. What am I? Balloon

7. I am a tasty treat you can lick with your tongue. One of my common flavours is vanilla. What am I? Ice Cream

8. You can use me when you are resting. I am soft and comfortable. Fighting with me can be fun. What am I? Pillow

9. I am full of keys but cannot open any doors. What am I? Keyboard

10. I am full of holes but I can still hold a lot of water. What am I? Sponge

11. White and sparkly I can be. Children make angels out of me. What am I?

12. I get wet whilst drying. What am I? Towel

13. I have a head and a tail but no legs. What am I? Coin

14. I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, you are close behind me. What am I? Nose

15. I am a fruit with seeds on the outside. What am I? Strawberry

GOLDFINCH QUIZROUND 5 - GUESS THE SWEETS/CHOCOLATEGuess the sweet from the pictures below.

1.

Fruit Pastille

2.

Werther Originals

3.

Palmer Violets

4.

Smarties

5.

Malteser

6.

Bounty

7.

Skittles

8.

Starburst

9.

Crunchie

10.

Rice Krispy Square

11.

Mars Bar

12.

Chupa Chup

13.

Flump/Marshmallow

14.

Jelly Beans

15.

Gummy Bears (Haribo)