Unusual British Festivals

 

Total score is 6 out of 6 (100%)

 

1.follow ancient traditions 

2.cook and eat special food

3.watch a fireworks display 

4.take part in a competition 

5.decorate your house or street

6.dress up as a special character

 

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Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions.

True

The Burning of the Clavie brings good luck for the new year.

True

On Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough people dance with ropes.

False

Cheese rolling involves running away from a big, round cheese.

False

Snail racing started in the UK.

False

The competition to pull the ugliest face is an old tradition.

True

The Burning of the Clocks festival marks the summer solstice.

False

The Burning of the Clocks festival ends with people throwing water.

False

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Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)

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Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)

 

1.The Clavie is a whisky container

2.In the Up Helly Aa festival, they burn a Viking boat

3.During a pancake race, you have to run as fast as possible while tossing a pancake in a pan.

4.Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling competition are usually people from the village 

5.The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is given a prize of extra lettuce 

6.Black Pudding throwing is similar to bowling 

7.To win the best gurner competition, one man had all his teeth removed 

8.The Burning of the Clocks festival is 20 years old

 

 

What kind of student are you

 

Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)

 

 

1.When do you usually get to school? 

2.When do you usually do your homework? 

3.What is your average mark in tests? 

4.How do you feel before doing an exam? 

5.What kind of a relationship do you have with the staff at school? 

6.Where do you usually sit in class? 

7.How much time do you spend studying before an exam? 

8.What do you want to do when you finish school? 

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1.At the beginning the teacher asks the students to think carefully about … their answers

2.The answers the students choose will be seen by.. nobody

3.The first question is about... the time students arrive at school

4.The teacher asks about …

when the students do their homework.

5.In question three, students who normally get half marks or less in tests should answer ...

C

6.Question four is about the students’ relationship with …people working at the school

7.The teacher thinks some students prefer to sit in the middle of the class so that ..

they can have pleasant thoughts without following the lesson.

8.Question six is about students' ...

Plans for the future 

9.Students with mostly As have a good …attitude towards studying.

10.Students with mostly Bs need to …

Change some of their habits 

11.Students with mostly Cs are probably ...

wasting a lot of their time.

12.Students with mostly Cs should ...

try to change as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

What's in a name 

 

Total score is 10 out of 12 (83%)

1./ei/ train

Jacob

James

Daisy

Ava

Jake

Amy

 

2./æ/ ham

Muhammad

Daniel

Alice

Hannah

Jasmine

Harry

 

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Total score is 12 out of 12 (100%)

 

 

1.The US starts trends in names that Britain sometimes follows.

True

2.Using nouns as names is a completely new fashion.

False

3.Names that seem to come from nature could come from surnames.

True

4.'Ridge' is a name that is inspired by nature.

True

5.'Lyric' is a relatively popular name.

True

6.All the different months are popular as names.

False

7.'Blue' is a popular name for boys.

False

8.'Apple' is probably becoming popular because of the company of that name.

True

9.People soon accept names that seem strange at first.

True

10.The Beckham's daughter was named after a famous writer.

True

11.'Rowling' is a popular name because of the Harry Potter writer.

False

12.There is a Dutch family with six children whose names all use the same letters.

True

 

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1.Examples of names that are abstract qualities 

are 'Honor' and 'Passion'.

2.Examples of names that suggest warmth 

are 'Shelter', 'Bay' and 'Harbor'.

3.Examples of names that could be inspired by nature are 'Frost', 'Wolf', 'Fox' and 'Bear'.

4.Examples of food names are 'Olive' and 'Clementine'.

5.Examples of names that are places

are 'Chelsea' and 'Brooklyn'.

6.Examples of names that are jobs

are 'Taylor', 'Mason' and 'Cooper'.

7.Examples of names taken from fictionals characters  are 'Bella', 'Edward' and 'Hermione'.

8.Examples of names that are anagrams of each other are 'Alex', 'Lexa', 'Xela' and 'Xeal'.

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Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)