Super Minds Stories
Super Minds Vocabulary
Gerunds
Levers
Inventions
100

What is the name of the girl in the Super Minds stories>

Pheobe

100

Where would we go to buy meat?

Butcher's

100

"Having friends at your house is fun" - what is the gerund?

Having

100

What type of machine is a lever?

A simple machine

100

When was the TV invented?

September 7th 1927

200

What was the name of the man in the great fire of London who the children helped go to the countryside?

Mr. Fisher

200

Spell the word where we would go to buy a watch, a necklace or a ring

Jeweller's

200

"If you come over to my house, I don't mind cooking". What is the gerund?

Cooking

200

What do we put on the end of a lever in order to lift a load?

Force

200

Which country was the man who invented the world wide web from?

UK

300

What was the name of Professor Potts machine that did your homework for you?

Homework express

300

What would we usually use with a hammer?

Nails

300

Complete this sentence with a gerund. Chhayhok has a red sports car. He enjoys ____

driving it

300

What do we call the central part of a lever system?

Pivot or fulcrum

300

What was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879?

The electric light

400

What did Professor Potts put inside his tele-transporter to move to the other side of the room?

His bike

400

What verb 2 would we cut things with?

Saw

400

Complete this sentence with the correct gerund. "Lita doesn't like killing animals so she doesn't go ____"

hunting

400

If we want to lift heavier loads we move the pivot towards us, away from us or use a shorter pole?

Move the pivot away from us and towards the load

400

What is strange about the invention of the can opener?

It was invented 48 years after cans were invented.

500

Where in America is the control room for all space missions?

Houston

500

What do we call holes on the moon?

Craters
500

Guess the missing gerund. "Sambat doesn't like _____ his hair cut."

having

500

Animals don't know how to use levers. True or False.

False. Many apes use them. (page 78 tells you orangutans use them)

500

Which country has an 'inventors day' on February 2nd?

Thailand