Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Comprehension and Vocabulary
Aussie Facts
100
Find the adjective (describing word) in this sentence -
'I watched an interesting movie'.
interesting is the adjective.
100
Find the verb (doing word) in this sentence.
The child played in the garden.
Played
Verbs are doing words, like play, walk, and listen
100
Li visits her sister twice a week. Does she go..?
a) often
b) rarely
c) never
Li goes to visit her sister often.
a) often
100
Kim goes to the market after she goes to the pharmacy. When she is finished at the market, she goes home.
Kim is at the pharmacy. Where will she go next?
a) home
b) the market
Kim will go to the market.
Kim goes to the market after she goes to the pharmacy.
(pharmacy means a place to buy medicine. It means the same as chemist).
100
Which one of these plants is NOT native to Australia?
a) kangaroo paw
b) eucalyptus (gum tree)
c) carrots
d) tea tree
c) carrots
Carrots are not native to Australia.
200
Which of these words fits best in the sentence?
Elephants are _________!
enormous
tiny
glowing
Enormous
Elephants are enormous!
200
Which word could go in this sentence?
'In the library, you need to ... quietly.'
a) remain
b) speak
c) succeed
b) speak
Speak means talk.
Remain means stay - 'he remained at the party after everyone else had left'.
Succeed means get the result you want - she will succeed in winning the race, because she practices everyday.
200
Add an appropriate adverb to this sentence.
'Hurry up, we need to move _________!'
'Hurry up, we need to move QUICKLY!'
Or
'Hurry up, we need to move FAST!'
200
There are ten people working at a café. Three people are from Vietnam. Two people are from Japan. One person is from Brazil. The other people were born in Australia.
What percentage of people working at the café are from Asia?
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 60%
b) 50% of people are from Asia.
(3 from Vietnam and 2 from Japan, so 5 out of 10 makes 50%)
200
A baby kangaroo is called a...
a) joey
b) toby
c) bobby
a) joey
Baby kangaroos are called joeys.
300
There are two mistakes in these sentences. Say theses sentences without the mistakes.
'She is the goodest swimmer in her school. She swims fast than all the boys'.
'She is the best swimmer in her school. She swims faster than all the boys'.
300
What are the two mistakes in this sentence?
'Yesterday, I drive to beach.'
'Yesterday, I DROVE to THE beach.'
300
Ayla makes baklava occasionally. She hardly ever makes halva. She often makes bread.
Which of these does she make the least?
a) baklava
b) halva
c) bread
b) halva
Ayla hardly ever makes halva
300
"This pasta is far too spicy!" complained Gavin. "And the soup doesn't have enough salt!"
What are Gavin's problems with the food?
a) He wants his pasta with more spice and his soup with less salt
b) He wants his pasta with less spice and his soup with more salt
c) He has no problems, he loves his food
b) He wants his pasta with less spice and his soup with more salt
"far too spicy" means he wants less spice.
"doesn't have enough salt" means he wants more salt.
300
What is the name of Australia's Prime Minister?
Anthony Albanese is Australia's Prime Minster.
400
Which of these things might be automatic?
lights
hats
trees
lights
Automatic means something happens without human doing it. For example, automatic lights turn off and on when people leave or enter the room.
400
Change this sentence from past to future tense.
"I walked to class, even though it was raining".
I will walk to class, even if it is raining.
400
Make these sentences correct. There are two mistakes.
'With a smartphone, we can easy contact our family and friends. I very love receiving photos from overseas.'
'With a smartphone, we can easily contact our family and friends. I really love receiving photos from overseas.'
400
Ali works in a café during the day. He likes working in the café, but he dreams of becoming a lawyer, so he takes night classes at university. Even though his schedule is busy, he is never late for work.'
Which of these words does NOT describe Ali?
a) ambitious
b) industrious
c) unreliable
c) Unreliable
Unreliable means you don't do what you have promised, so people can't rely on you. Ali is always on time for work, so he is reliable.
Ambitious means having big goals for the future.
Industrious means hard-working.
400
Before British people first came to Australia, how many different languages did Indigenous Australians speak?
a) Only one, all Indigenous people spoke the same language
b) Six, a different language for each state
c) About 30 different languages
d) Over 250 different languages
d) Over 250 different languages
Australia had over 250 native languages.
Today, there are only about 120 of those languages are still spoken, but many people are working hard to save these languages by writing them down and teaching them to their children and grandchildren.
500
'Shane peered through the fog and shivered. The atmosphere was eerie, like someone was watching him from afar'.
How does Shane feel?
a) ashamed
b) scared
c) bored
d) disappointed
b) scared
Shane feels scared. The words 'shivered' and 'eerie' give us a clue.
500
Which of these sentences does NOT make sense?
a) I get on with my teacher very well
b) I am looking forward to the holidays
c) My car broke away while I was driving to work
d) We ran out of milk, so I will buy some more
c) My car broke away while I was driving to work
This does not make sense. Your car can break down, but it cannot break away.
500
Which one of these words is the opposite of 'accidentally'?
a) deliberately
b) carefully
c) obviously
a) deliberately
Deliberately means 'on purpose' - He broke the plate deliberately.
Accidentally means not on purpose, didn't mean to - He crashed the car accidentally.
500
Which of these is a sentence that makes sense?
a) Let's take a shortcut to keep time.
b) I called my sister for a chat the other day.
c) Are you still on touch with your old classmates?
d) He's pretty tired, so he might not make it up to the party.
b) I called my sister for a chat the other day.
'the other day' means a couple of days ago.
500
Name any four places in Australia that are NOT capital cities or suburbs in capital cities (for example, not Melbourne or Glenroy)
Many country towns, such as Daylesford, Bright, Byron Bay, Margaret River.
Smaller cities like Ballarat, Bendigo, Alice Springs, Gold Coast, Cairns
And other places, like Wilson's Prom, Philip Island, Uluru, Daintree National Park