Pharaoh's Revenge Practice Questions

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These practice questions are made up of two parts.

Part 1: Practice questions that give immediate feedback for your answers.

Part 2: A quiz that will record marks in your mark book.

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Herminio is a copy editor for a college newsletter. He is responsible for reviewing all items before they go to print. Here are the items he has to review today:

- an assessment of a new movie currently showing on campus
- an advertisement
- a safety awareness item.


Herminio's first task is to check that the student's review of the movie does not show too much bias. He reads the review and identifies the facts. Have a look at the phrases he has found and decide which ones are fact and which ones are the opinions of the writer.

Select 'True' next to the facts and 'False' next to the opinions.

 



Hilarious comedy...

True False


...BAFTA award winning team

True False


...the incomparable talents...

True False


...set in a remote country village...

True False


Latterman's comic genius...

True False


...the best comedy to come out of the UK in years

True False
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Whilst reviewing this advertisement, Herminio notices that the photograph of the cottage is missing. He finds the folder where the images are stored but he's not sure which one it should be. Can you help him choose the most likely image? Select the option you think is correct.

 

       

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Herminio's last task of the day is to review an item about safety awareness. The author wants to highlight some of the warning signs students will see around campus. Unfortunately, he has forgotten to note down the meaning of each sign. Can you help? Select the options you think are correct.

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Walking Allowed
No Adults
Entry Permitted
No Entry

  
Mobiles Prohibited
Mobile Point
Mobiles Permitted
Mobiles Available

  
Water Point
Drinking Prohibited
Drinking Permitted
Caution Hot Liquid

  
Toxic Hazard
Protective Gloves Must Be Worn
Caution Dangerous Chemicals
Danger Men At Work

  
Fire Alarm Point
Dangerous When Wet
Danger Highly Flammable
Fire Risk

  
Caution Stairs
Caution Slippery Surface
Danger High Voltage
No Slipping

Part 2: Decisions

Which one of the following statements is an opinion?

 


Dinosaurs were fearsome, vicious creatures.
The first dinosaur bones were found in the nineteenth century.
Experts have recently discovered the bones of a dinosaur thought to be 68 million years old.
Some dinosaurs were 'meat eaters'

Which word would you use as a title for this photograph?

 


castel
casstle
castle
casle

Which image would best match the following text?

The football stadium was packed with fans.

 

 


Image A
Image B
Image C
Image D

Which of these signs means 'No right turn'?

 


Sign A
Sign B
Sign C
Sign D