Month: March 2022

Response To Text: China

China – Questions

 

Instructions

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

 

Questions

 

1) Where is China located?

  1. a) Eastern Asia b) Eastern Africa
  2. c) Eastern South America d) Eastern Europe

 

2) What is the official name of China?

  1. a) The Kingdom of China b) The Republic of China
  2. c)  The People’s China d) The People’s Republic of China 

 

3) What is the capital city of China?

  1. a) Taiwan b) Beijing
  2. c) Hong Kong d) Xiamen

 

4) What two things does China have?

  1. a) World’s tallest mountain range & longest river        b) World’s tallest mountain range and Asia’s longest river
  2. c) Asia’s tallest mountain and longest river d) Asia’s tallest mountain range and world’s longest river

 

5) What fraction of the China’s population live in cities?

  1. a) 1/4 (quarter) b) 1/2 (half)
  2. c) 1/5 (fifth) d) 1/3 (third)

 

6) Which of these is NOT a Chinese invention?

  1. a) Swords b) Gunpowder
  2. c) Paper d) Silk

 

7) Give me 3 examples of things the Chinese used to create art.

 

a)Calligraphy b)Painting c)Poetry

 

8) Which Chinese animal is endangered? 

  1. How many are left in the wild?

 

9) Explain why you think it is important to look after, and protect endangered animals like the Giant Panda.

→ we should protect them because they are loved by so many and it is heartbreaking to see the population die each day.

Response To Text:France LandMarks

France Landmarks            

Please read the article on French Landmarks here before answering the questions.

 

Highlight the correct answer, or type in what you think is correct.

 

  1. How many people visit France each year? 

 

  1. a) 80 Thousand                     b) 800 Million
  2. c) 80 Million                          d) 8 Million

 

  1. The Eiffel Tower is found in which French city?

 

  1. a) Bordeaux             b) Paris
  2. c) Marseille                d) Lyon

 

  1. The Eiffel Tower was built in 

 

  1. a) 1999                       b) 1840
  2. c) 1898                       d) 1889

 

  1. List one fact about Versailles from the reading

 

→It is the biggest museum in the world.

 

  1. True or False: The Arc de Triomphe was built to honour French soldiers who fought during the war. 

 

  1. a) True b) False

 

  1. The Louvre Museum is the biggest museum in the world and holds a famous piece of art called  

 

  1. a) The Starry Night             b) The Modern Lisa
  2. c) The Mona Lisa                     d) Sunflowers

 

  1. Which of the landmarks in France would you most like to visit and why?

 

→Paris is visited every week and month and has at least 100,000 tourists a month.

Response to Text: French Food

French Food

Please read the article on French Food here before answering the questions.

 

1) Food in France is also known as French

  1. a) Fries         b) Toast
  2. c) Cuisine     d) Cheese

 

2) French food has influenced the style of cooking throughout 

  1. a) North America      b) Europe
  2. c) Australasia           d) Asia

 

3) In the South of France people prefer to use this in their cooking

  1. a) butter b) canola oil
  2. c) water d) olive oil and garlic

 

4) A well known type of bread in France is called a 

  1. a) scone         b) baguette
  2. c) crepe         d) bun

 

5) Crepes are usually filled with chocolate sauce and fresh fruit

  1. True                     b) False

 

6) Crepes are never filled with a savoury filling

  1. a) True                            b) False

 

7) A well known cheese that the French are famous for is 

  1. a) Colby                    b) Cheddar
  2. c) Camembert         d) Mozzarella cheese

 

8) Ratatouille is a thick stew that is made from these vegetables

  1. a) carrots and peas                       b) lettuce and cabbage
  2. c) kumara and corn                        c) tomatoes and bell peppers

 

9) The word ratatouille translates to 

  1. a) motley crew b) motley stew
  2. c) motley crue d) mouldy stew

 

10) Escargot is the French name for 

  1. a) cheese                   b) truffles
  2. c) snails                     d) baguettes

Response to Text:France

France – Response to Text

 

 

1) France is a country in Europe.

  1. a) True b) False

 

2) France is the largest country in 

  1. a) Northern Europe b) Western Europe
  2. c) Eastern Europe d) Southern Europe

 

3) The capital city of France is

  1. a) London b) Wellington
  2. c) Paris d) Rome

 

4) The population of France is

  1. a) 5 million b) 100 million
  2. c) 50 million d) 67 million

 

5) The currency (money) in France is called the 

  1. a) Euro b) Dollar
  2. c) Peso d) Tālā

 

6) One of the most famous products sold to other countries by the French is

  1. a) T-Shirts b) Vacuums
  2. c) Cheese           d) Electronics

 

7) The number of tourists who visit France each year is approximately 

  1. a) 8 Million           b) 80 Million
  2. c) 80 Thousand d) 800 Million

 

8) Bordeaux is a famous wine region in France

  1. a) False                       b) True

 

9) France is well known for its food such as 

  1. a) crepes b) baguettes
  2. c) truffles d) all of the above

 

10) Escargot is the French name for a famous French delicacy made from

  1. a) cheese                   b) truffles
  2. c) snails                     d) baguettes

Response to Text Antarctica Animals

Antarctic Animals – Questions

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.

 

Emperor Penguins

 

1) What is the scientific name for Emperor Penguins? 

→ Aptenodytes forsteri

 

2) The Emperor penguin is the ____________ of all penguins:

  1. a) Tallest b) Heaviest
  2. c) Smelliest d) a&b

 

Whales

 

3) What does the blue whale eat?

  1. a) Fish b) Krill
  2. c) Penguins d) a&b

 

4) How big can Blue Whales grow? 

  1. a) 30m b) 3m
  2. c) 300mm d) 30cm

 

Seals

 

5) What do the Fur seals eat?

→ Krill,fish and squid

 

Leopard Seals

 

6) What is the scientific name for Leopard seals

→ Hydrurga Leptonyx

 

7) How much time do they spend in the ocean?

→ 80% of their lives.

 

No Wolves or Polar bears?

 

8) Wolves and Polar bears live in the? 

  1. a) South Pole b) North Pole
  2. c) Parakai d) a&b