Test Your Research Skills Famous Britons – When Were They Born? Write these famous Britons in the order in which they were born, starting with the earliest in history. Use the library or the Internet to find the answers.

Test Your Research Skills Fears and Phobias 1 What are you most afraid of? Use a library or the Internet to find out the official names of these fears and phobias.

Test Your Research Skills Famous Britons – Why are they Famous Today? Part 1 Write a sentence to show why these Great Britons are still famous today. Use the library or the Internet to find the answers.

Test Your Research Skills Famous Britons – Why are they Famous Today? Part 2 Write a sentence to show why these Great Britons are still famous today. Use the library or the Internet to find the answers.

Test Your Research Skills Find the Odd One Out 5 Example questions... 1. Which of the following is not a food that comes in tins? a) beans b) peas c) crisps d) sardines 2. Which of the following is not a type of shop? a) chemist b) dentist’s c) newsagent d) bakery

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Noisy Words 1 – Animal Noises Examples Write the name of the animal that makes each of these noises: 1. baa ________________________ 2. chirp ________________________ 3. squeak ________________________

Test Your Creative Writing Skills Write a Story 3 The students use the picture provided in the work to give then an idea for a story. The story must also include the following things: A broken down pizza delivery vehicle A bus stop in the middle of nowhere A mysterious stranger A man who claims to have had nothing to eat for five days

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 1 Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: Example questions... 1. The capital city of Luxembourg is __________________. 2. The six English counties that start with the letter ‘S’ are: ______________________________________________________ 3. Tea bags were invented in 1908 by __________________.

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 3 Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: Example questions... 1. The capital city of Romania is __________________. 2. The Victorian Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston belonged to the __________________ Party. 3. The Greek god Hebe represented __________________. 4. The chemical symbol for Hydrogen is __________________.

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 2 Example questions... Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: 1. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston, US, in ___________. 2. John Schlesinger won the 1969 Best Director Academy Award for the movie __________________. 3. Couples celebrate their pearl wedding anniversary after ___________ years of marriage.

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 5 Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: Example questions... 1. A female pig is known as a __________________. 2. Plutocracy is government by __________________. 3. The acronym RADA stands for _______________________________. 4. In the traditional English Christmas Carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ there were ________ ladies dancing and ________ geese a-laying.

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 4 Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: Example questions 1. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final Brazil defeated _____________ 2-0. 2. The capital of the Australian state of Victoria is __________________. 3. The chemical symbol for silver is __________________.

Test Your Research Skills You Either Know It Or You Don’t! 6 Use a research library or the internet to find the answers to this quick quiz: Example questions... 1. Kazuo Ishiguro won the Booker Prize in the UK for his novel ____________________________________ in 1989. 2. Samuel Ryder founded the Ryder Cup golf tournament in 19_____. 3. Couples celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary after _______ years of marriage. 4. The acronym TESSA stands for ______________________________. 5. The acronym KG after your name stands for ____________________.

Test Your Grammar Skills Prepositions of Place – Where I Live Students write fifteen sentences about the important buildings and places in their town or city. Use one of the following prepositions of place in each sentence: next to near opposite behind in front of in on For example: “The bus station is next to the theatre.”

Test Your Grammar Skills Question Tags Using Verbs ‘could’, ‘would’ and ‘should’ 2 Add an appropriate question tag to the end of each question. For example: They wouldn’t listen, would they? 1. You should get a refund if the concert doesn’t happen, _________________________ 2. The learners who finish first could do some extra reading practice, ___________________ 3. You should never switch off a computer without first closing it down, __________________

Test Your Grammar Skills Question Tags Using Verbs ‘can’, ‘will’ and ‘must’ 2 Add an appropriate question tag to the end of each question. For example: He can’t cook, can he? 1. Gabriella won’t let me use her hairdryer, _________________________ 2. He must send the application form to us by the fourth of June, _______________________ 3. My phone can send picture messages, _________________________ 4. You can’t come to the meeting tomorrow night, _________________________

Test Your Grammar Skills Sentence Building 3 Write six sentences using this word order: article adjective adjective noun verb (present continuous) article adjective noun For example: A large black dog is biting the helpless burglar. Tip: don’t forget to start with a capital letter and put a full stop at the end!

City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 1 Example: In the ‘Joseph Wright of Derby’ gallery, complete the table with the names and dates of these paintings: Painting: Date Painted: The ____________________’s Shop 17 ____________ The Wood ____________________ 17 ____________ A Philosopher Lecturing on the ____________________ 17 ____________ Self-Portrait as a ____________________ Man 17 ____________

City Quiz Series Iron Gate, Derby, UK Example questions... 1. Name two different ‘gates’, opposite the old Derbyshire Building Society. 2. Which ‘A’ road is Iron Gate? 3. How much is a cream doughnut and a cup of tea in Birds Restaurant? 4. Name a shop that sells musical instruments. The worksheet includes a page of answers for teachers.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Nationalities 2 Examples... Write the name of the country that each person comes from: 1. An American comes from _____________________________________. 2. An Austrian comes from _____________________________________. 3. A Briton comes from _____________________________________. 4. A Cambodian comes from _____________________________________. The worksheet also includes a teacher's answer sheet.