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Ten Questions – ANSWERS (Exact wording may differ.)
(1) Does everybody in Uganda only earn $US1 a day? How do you know that from the text of
Article 1? (Inference) No. The text says that “many” people have to survive on not more
than $US1 a day, not that “all” have to.
(2) (Based on Article 1) Research another project that makes good use of a recycled product
or of recycled items to benefit those in the developing world. Present your findings in an
interesting and informative way to a live audience. (Research) Teacher/Tutor assessed
(3) Writing Challenge: (Based on Article 1) “What can I do to Make a Difference in this
World?” (350-500 words)
Teacher/Tutor assessed
(4) According to the information given in Article 2, what are most Google logo doodles like?
(Inference) They cannot be played with.
(5) According to the information given in Article 2, what was the date of Les Paul’s birth?
(Reorganisation) June 9th, 1915
(6) Design your own Google icon doodle to commemorate something that you think is worth
commemorating. (You may wish to submit it to Google for consideration.)
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(7) If it is true that the average visitor to Google earns $US25 per hour, how many millions of
dollars would the doodle have been responsible for (in theory) for lost productivity?
(Reorganisation) 10 700 000 x 25 = $US 267.5 million
(8) Write out the first paragraph of Article 3. Put a single line through all the nouns and
pronouns, highlight all the verbs, and underline all the articles and adjectives. (Grammatical)
The Swiss are renowned for their innovative and quality engineering, and the unveiling of
a new electric cycle simply adds to this reputation.
(9) According to the information given in Article 4, around what year did the Roman Empire
start? (Reorganisation) 800 – 500 = around 300BC
(10) According to the information given in Article 6, does the writer believe that there are
other “disgusting” foods, apart from the ones described on the website? How do you know
that from the text? (Inference) Yes. The text says that the list “is not complete”.
Extra for Experts
(1) Writing Challenge: (Based on Article 1) “Is the Western World Largely Insensitive to the
Needs of the Developing World? My Thoughts.” (350-500 words)
Teacher/Tutor
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(2) Write out the first paragraph of Article 3. Put a single line through all the nouns and
pronouns, highlight all the verbs, and underline all the articles and adjectives. Put parentheses
around prepositions, brackets around conjunctions, and double lines through any adverbs.
(Grammatical) The Swiss are renowned (for) their innovative [and] quality engineering,
[and] the unveiling (of) a new electric cycle simply adds (to) this reputation.
(3) (Based on Article 3) Research what you consider to be another piece of innovative, quality
engineering. Present your findings in the form of an interesting and informative talk, using
some form of electronic media, to a live audience. (Research) Teacher/Tutor assessed
(4) Article 5 contains a number of analogies to illustrate just how big one trillion is. Devise
your own. (Reorganisation) Teacher/Tutor assessed
(5) List in reverse alphabetical order all the proper adjectives used in this week’s articles.
(Grammatical) Voltitude, Swiss Army, Google Internet, Global Soap’s
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General Knowledge Quiz
1. The Galápagos Islands are a provincial territory of which South American country,
600 miles away on the same equatorial latitude? Ecuador
2. What, in ballet terms, is a cavalier? The male partner of the ballerina
3. What is a baby oyster called? A spat
4. Which country in the world is the last alphabetically? Zimbabwe
5. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean? Sicily
6. What did a cordwainer make? Shoes
7. If something is bicephalous, it has two what? Heads
8. What is the origin of name of the tinned meat product spam? Spiced ham
9. What is the name of the weight on the end of a pendulum? Bob
10. What is the Latin term used in referencing which means “in the same place”? Ib. (or
“Ibid.” from the full Latin word “ibidem”)
11. What is the flap which covers the human windpipe when swallowing? Epiglotis
12. What is the name of the largest island of Japan? Honshū (which means “main state”)
13. Who invented the radio? Guglielmo Marconi, (1874-1937)
14. Which common chemical element has the atomic number 8? Oxygen
15. Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields? Marie Curie (Physics in 1903, and
Chemistry in 1911)
Featured Country: Argentina
Area: 2 766 890 km2
Locate the following features on the map:
Neighbouring
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Population: 40 091 359 (‘10)
Parana River
Capital: Buenos Aires
Language: Spanish
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Type of Government:
Federal representative presidential republic
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Currency: peso (ARS)
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Secret Codes
1. Why do Scuba divers fall backwards out of a boat? Because if they fell forwards they’d still be in the boat.
2. What's E.T. short for? He has tiny legs.
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