Thales Foundation Cyprus
P.O. Box 28959, CY2084 Acropolis, Nicosia, Cyprus
Kangourou English
Competition 2016
Level 5-6
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Δημοτικού)
27 February 2016
10:00 – 11:15
Questions 1 – 9 = 3 points each
Questions 10 – 19 = 4 points each
Questions 20 – 30 = 5 points each
KANGOUROU ENGLISH COMPETITION Level 5-6
1. The big wheel in London is called … .
A) The London Eye
B) London Bridge
D) The London Underground
E) The Museum of London
C) Big Ben
2. Which character is the odd one out?
A) The White Rabbit
B) The Scarecrow
D) The Mad Hatter
E) The Queen of Hearts
C) The Cheshire Cat
3. If you add two to three times two you get … .
A) ten
B) five
C) eight
D) six
E) seven
4. A tiger has got very sharp … .
A) scales
B) claws
D) paws
E) shells
C) horns
5. The house that Hansel and Gretel find in the forest is made of … .
A) bread
B) stone
C) bricks
D) wood
E) gingerbread
6. Complete the dialogue:
Jane: What is your brother like?
Jim: …
A) Fine, thanks. B) Tall and thin.
D) 20 years old.
E) Tony.
7. My grandma used to knit while … me stories.
A) saying
B) telling
C) talking
D) remembering
E) speaking
8. You need a shuttlecock to play … .
A) hockey
B) cricket
D) badminton
E) tennis
D) Is
E) There aren’t
C) Football.
C) golf
9. … a lot of snow on the roads this winter.
A) There are
B) It’s
C) There’s
10. What colour is normally associated with Saint Patrick’s Day?
A) red
B) blue
C) green
D) white
E) orange
11. My aunt … enough money to buy a new car so she’s going to get a second-hand one.
A) have
B) don’t have
C) has
D) doesn’t have
E) not have
12. I went to the supermarket and bought a … of chocolate.
A) packet
B) bag
C) loaf
D) carton
E) bar
13. What woke the princess up in Sleeping Beauty?
A) thunder
B) music
C) a kiss
D) a hug
E) a scream
14. How … cheese do you need for the spaghetti?
A) many
B) few
C) old
D) big
E) much
15. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day in … .
A) June
B) December
C) September
D) November
E) October
16. If you want to … weight faster, youʼll need to eat much less and exercise much more.
A) loose
B) lost
C) win
D) lose
E) waste
17. Heʼs married but he hasnʼt got any children, … ?
A) isn’t he
B) has he
C) he hasn’t
D) does he
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E) is he
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18. What is the answer to the question: “Do you like opera or musicals?”
A) I like them two.
B) I like to listen both.
D) No, I can’t sing.
E) I like both.
19. My best friend Tom … late for school.
A) is never
B) never is
C) isn’t never
C) I don’t like both.
D) never isn’t
20. Chess, Backgammon and Monopoly are all … .
A) board games
B) games of chance
D) puzzles
E) card games
E) it’s never
C) dice games
21. Which is the odd word out in the series?
radish – aubergine – cauliflower – tangerine – lettuce
A) radish
B) aubergine
C) cauliflower
D) tangerine
E) lettuce
22. Ice always … in water.
A) floats
B) float
D) will float
E) has floated
D) Japanese
E) Greece
C) doesn’t float
23. Which of these words is not a nationality?
A) Polish
B) German
C) Brazilian
24. Who wrote The Prince and the Pauper?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Oscar Wilde
D) Hans Christian Andersen
E) Mark Twain
C) Lewis Carroll
25. The famous character Garfield is an overweight … whose favourite food is lasagna.
A) dog
B) cat
C) mouse
D) parrot
E) fish
26. A photographer is someone who … .
A) does photos B) makes photos
C) takes photos
D) paints photos
E) buys photos
27. Which of these is not a sport?
A) athletics
B) baseball
D) hockey
E) hopscotch
D) fifty
E) twenty
C) soccer
28. How many pence are there in a pound?
A) ten
B) one hundred
C) one thousand
29. For he’s a jolly good fellow is a song that people sing as a way to … .
A) celebrate somebody
B) recommend somebody
C) say goodbye to somebody
D) puzzle somebody
E) greet somebody
30. The British flag is often called … .
A) The Lines and Stripes
B) The Cross of St. Andrew
D) The Five-Cross Flag
E) The Red Dragon
C) The Union Jack