UNUSUAL BRITISH FESTIVALS:

TRU OR FALSE:

Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions. TRUE 

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

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

TOTAL SCORE: 8/8

CHOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

The Clavie is A WHISKY CONTAINER 

In the Up Helly Aa festival, they burn A VIKYNG BOAT 

During a pancake race, you have to RUN AND JUMP OVER ROPES WITHOUT DROPPING THE PANCAKE ( the correct option is run and jump over ropes without dropping the pancake )

Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling competition are usually PEOPLE FROM THE VILLAGE 

The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is RESCUED FROM THE BARBECUE ( the correct option is given a prize of extra lettuce)

Black Pudding throwing is similar to BOWLING 

To win the best gurner competition, one man HAD ALL HIS TEETH REMOVED 

The Burning of the Clocks festival is 20 YEARS OLD

total score: 6/8

WHAT KIND OF STUDENTS ARE YOU?

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION 

At the beginning the teacher asks the students to think carefully about THEIR ANSWER 

The answers the students choose will be seen by NOBODY

The first question is about the time STUDENTS ARRIVE AT SCHOOL 

The teacher asks about WHEN THE STUDENTS DO THEIR HOMEWORK 

In question three, students who normally get half marks or less in tests should answer B ( the correct option is C ) 

Question four is about the students’ relationship with PEOPLE WORKING AT THE SCHOOL 

The teacher thinks some students prefer to sit in the middle of the class so that THEY CAN HAVE PLEASANT THOUGHTS WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE LESSONS 

Question six is about students' PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 

Students with mostly As have a good ATTITUDE TOWARDS STUDYING 

Students with mostly Bs need to CHANGE SOME OF THEIR HABITS 

Students with mostly Cs are probably WASTING A LOT OF THEIR TIME 

Students with mostly Cs should TRY TO CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 

TOTAL SCORE: 11/12

1.The quiz is designed to find out what kind of STUDENTS you are 

2. The teacher tells the students to pay ATTENTION to what she is saying 

3. One question asks about students’ average MARK ( the correct word is marks) 

4. Another question asks about students’ relationship with the STAFF at the school 

5. For some people, what they do after school DEPENDS on their exam results 

6. Students with mostly A answers have a good ATTITUDE towards studying 

7. Students with mostly B answers can improve and BECOME excellent students 

8. If ‘C’ students don’t change, they might leave school without any QUALIFICATIONS 

WHAT'S IN A NAME 

The US starts trends in names that Britain sometimes follows FALSE ( the correct option is TRUE )

Using nouns as names is a completely new fashion. FALSE 

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

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

'Lyric' is a relatively popular name. FALSE ( the correct option is true ) 

All the different months are popular as names. FALSE 

'Blue' is a popular name for boys. FALSE 

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

People soon accept names that seem strange at first. TRUE 

The Beckham's daughter was named after a famous writer. FALSE ( the correct option is true ) 

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

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

TOTAL SCORE: 9/12

Examples of names that are ABSTRACT QUALITIES are  'Honor' and 'Passion'.

Examples of names that suggest SAFETY AND WARMTH are 'Shelter', 'Bay' and 'Harbor'.

Examples of names that could be INSPIRED BY NATURE are 'Frost', 'Wolf', 'Fox' and 'Bear'.

Examples of FOOD NAMES  are 'Olive' and 'Clementine'.

Examples of names that are PLACES are 'Chelsea' and 'Brooklyn'.

Examples of names that are JOBS are 'Taylor', 'Mason' and 'Cooper'.

Examples of names taken from FICTIONAL CHARACTERS are 'Bella', 'Edward' and 'Hermione'.

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

TOTAL SCORE: 8/8