Secondary School Level - English & Maths Quiz

[Carl]

The following 14 questions cover all the basics teenagers are expected to know, and were part of a quiz set by a teacher during 'lockdown' for her pupils.

1. 'The leaves danced across the green field' is an example of which language technique ?

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Alliteration

2. It takes 3 men 12 hours to build a wall. How long would it take 4 men to build a wall ?

A. 5 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 9 hours
D. 16 hours

3. It takes 2 towels 2 hours 30 minutes to dry on a washing line. How long would it take 3 similar towels to dry on a washing line ?

A. 1 hour 30 minutes
B. 3 hours 45 minutes
C. 2 hours 30 minutes
D. 1 hour 15 minutes

4. Two people are cycling towards each other on a road 150 miles long. They start at opposite ends. A is travelling at 20mph and B is travelling at 30mph. After how many hours will they meet ?

A. 9 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 5 hours

5. In 6 years time Ellie will be twice as old as she was 4 years ago. What is Eli's current age ?

A. 20
B. 14
C. 11
D. 18

6. I paid £22.50 for a jacket in a 10% sale. What was the original price ?

A. £25
B. £20.25
C. £27
D. £26.50

7. The horse ran out of ......... stable.

A. Its
B. its
C. it's
D. It's

8. 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' is an example of which language technique ?

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Alliteration

9. 3 pencils, 5 pens and 2 rulers cost £6.04. 5 pencils, 7 pens and 4 rulers cost £10.24. What is the total cost of one of each item ?

A. £1.12
B. £3.24
C. £2.10
D. £1.72

10. 4 (x - 3) - 7 (x - 3) = -12. What does x = ?

A. -7
B. 7
C. 4
D. -4

11. I am facing West. I turn 270 degress anti-clockwise, then 135 degrees clockwise, then 45 degrees anti-clockwise, then 225 degrees clockwise. Which direction am I now facing ?

A. South West
B. North East
C. North West
D. East

12. What takes place when particles gain enough energy to escape the surface of a liquid ?

A. Solidification
B. Condensation
C. Diffusion
D. Evaporation

13. There are 3 bells. Bell A rings every 2 minutes, bell B rings every 7 minutes and bell C rings every 10 minutes. They all ring together at 10:00 am. At what time will they again ring all together ?

A. 10:14 am
B. 13:10 pm
C. 12:14 am
D. 11:10 am

14. Henry VIII was born in MCDXCI. He died aged 56. In what year did he die ?

A. MDLVII
B. MCDLV
C. MDXLVII
D. MCCCXL


As per the the other quizzes, maximum 2 answers per post and no consecutive posts by the same person.

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

2. C
3. C

[LucindaC]

7. B
12. D

[elcarretero]

4. C
5. B

[LucindaC]

6. A

[elcarretero]

8. D
10. B

[Carl]

As it is Thursday, and the answers will be revealed later - if you can answer the outstanding questions elcarretero please do so as LucindaC has not posted anymore answers since your post.

[stowie39]

9. Again has me stumped so askedy son to.have a look ( Phd from Oxford,) and he had a stab, no wonder I couldn't get there.

[stowie39]

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[elcarretero]

1. c
9. c
11. c
13. d
14. c