Test Your Pop Skills! The Classic Hits of S Club 7 and S Club Solve the cryptic clues below to find fifteen top hits by S Club 7 and S Club: 1. Keep in motion _____________________________ 2. There aren’t many of us _____________________________ 3. Not lucky once awake _____________________________

Test Your Research Skills The Classic Songs of Paul Simon Example Complete the song titles below to find fifteen classic songs by Paul Simon: 1. The Sound of __________________ 2. Mrs. __________________ 3. G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. __________________ The One

Test Your Creative Writing Skills The Great Alphabet Challenge! Can you write a sentence, or group of sentences where the first letter of each word starts with successive letters of the alphabet? Example One condition - sentences must make sense and be grammatically correct! Think it’s too hard? Have a look at these examples, then try your own... 1. Are British chefs dutifully engaged finding great hotels in jolly Korean locations? My niece once put quite red strawberry trifles under visitor William’s X-Men yoghurts - zikes!

Test Your Lateral Thinking! Word Puzzles 1 Examples Can you work out the clues to reveal some well known words and phrases? 1. TJIUSMTE ______________________________ 2. ECNALG ______________________________ 3. RAEG ______________________________

Test Your Lateral Thinking! Word Puzzles 2 Example questions Can you work out the clues to reveal some well known words and phrases? 1. GENFLEIS ______________________________ 2. THOEUCOTLD ______________________________ 3. PCIGAEOTNS ______________________________

Test Your Research Skills The Peerless Tunes of Busted Solve the cryptic clues below to find fifteen top tracks by Busted: Example questions... 1. Emergency exits are located… _____________________________ 2. It’s certainly not for the lessons _____________________________ 3. Unlucky and not very old _____________________________ 4. Approximately 996 years from now _____________________________

Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 4 Write six sentences using this word order: article adjective occupation verb (past simple) adverb preposition article room For example: The hopeful bank manager walked quietly towards the kitchen. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end!

Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 2 Write six sentences using this word order: article adjective noun verb (past simple) preposition article noun For example: The stupid boy sat on the chair. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end!

Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 5 Write six sentences using this word order: article noun verb (present continuous) preposition article noun For example: A man is swimming in the sea. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end!

Test Your Grammar Skills Using Modal Verbs 1 – Plans for the Weekend What are your plans for the weekend? Make a note in the boxes below of all the things that you might do, could do, should do, must do, can do and will do.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Verbs and Synonyms 1 A synonym is a word or phrase that has either the same or a very similar meaning to another word or phrase. For example, ‘wash’ and ‘clean’. Look at the verbs on the worksheet and find a synonym for it.

City Quiz Series 125 Years of the Central Library in Derby, UK – Quiz 1 Example 1. Name the bar next to the Central Library. 2. What time does the library close on a Wednesday? 3. Is traffic on the Wardwick one-way or two-way? 4. How do you join the library?

City Quiz Series 125 Years of the Central Library in Derby, UK – Quiz 3 Example questions 1. What are the opening times for Saturdays? 2. What is the web address for Derby City Libraries’ home page? 3. Go up the steps into the library. How many steps are there?

City Quiz Series 125 Years of the Central Library in Derby, UK – Quiz 2 Example questions 1. Which street is the Central Library on? 2. What are the two phone numbers for enquiries? 3. Complete the sign on the notice outside the main entrance: “Welcome to Your Library. ______________________ for ______________________”.

Test Your Research Skills American English 1 Despite most of them having English as their first language, British and American people sometimes use different words to talk about the same things. Match the British English word on the left with the American English equivalent on the right.

Test Your Research Skills Anagrams of World Cities Unscramble the letters to make the name of a world city, then match the city to one of the countries below: 1. U LOSE 2. Y Y SEND 3. WHEN I DEL 4. PS BURT GREETS Comes complete with teacher answers sheet!

City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 2 Example questions: 1. Write down the title and subject of the temporary exhibition(s) on the second floor. 2. Is it permitted to eat and drink inside the museum? 3. In the ‘Joseph Wright of Derby’ gallery, look at the writing around the side of the Orrery. In which month is: a) spring equinox b) midsummer equinox c) autumn equinox d) midwinter equinox 4. What does the Orrery represent?

City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 3 Example questions... In the ‘Richer than Gold’ gallery, in which cabinet will you find: a) ‘Figures of a penguin and her three chicks’ b) ‘Figure of a Sheep’ 2. In the same gallery: a) What colour are the fire extinguishers? b) How many are there in this gallery? Worksheet comes complete with answers for teachers.

City Quiz Series A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill 1 – A City Trail Example questions... On the way to the museum… 1. Start at Derby Bus Station. What number bus stop does the 109 bus to Ashbourne leave from? 2. Walk past the courthouse towards the council house. Across the road there is a pub called the ‘N ____________ A ____________’. 3. You will pass a newsagent. Look for a blue plaque on the wall. Read what it says and write down the title. The worksheet comes complete with answers for the teachers.

Test Your Research Skills The Great Big Yellow Banana Quiz – Fun Facts about Bananas 3 How much do you know about the world’s favourite yellow-skinned fruit? Example questions... 1. What colour are ripe bananas? a) yellow b) white c) green d) red 2. What colour are unripe bananas? a) green b) orange c) yellow d) red 3. Complete the gap - “The most popular type of banana in the world is called the __________ variety.” a) Regal b) Cavendish c) Brazilian d) Atlantic The worksheet also includes a teacher answer sheet.