Printed Quiz | Secondary Schools | KS3 Mixed Subjects | For Class Use (1)
This printed quiz is for use with secondary school students and is intended for use in class or as
homework. The PDF file prints firstly the questions complete with answers and then the questions without
answers but with spaces left for answer insertion by the students. The questions are about varied subjects
that the children will be studying at the KS3 level. The Education Quizzes website contains many different
quizzes for schools that can be used by teachers free of charge.
1
London Orbital is another name for which motorway?
M25
2
Which type of rock has been formed from hot liquid rock called magma?
Igneous
3
Regarding Rights and Responsibilities, what does UDHR stand for?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4
How must the ingredients be listed on a food label?
In descending order of inclusion by weight
5
Tropical rainforest vegetation takes in which gas?
Carbon Dioxide
6
Is magma a component of soil?
No
7
A letter beginning with "Dear Sir/Madam," should end with what?
Yours faithfully,
8
What does the word "Protagonist" mean?
Leading character
9
The distance measured around a circle is called what?
The circumference
10 Spell the plural of "Lorry".
Lorries
11 Two lines that are equidistant and not intersecting are known as what type of lines?
Parallel
12 Spell "Miscellaneous"
MISCELLANEOUS
13 The main type of energy released by a coiled spring is what?
Kinetic
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 1 of 8
14 Which two languages had a major influence during the Middle English period?
French and Latin
15 What kind of "Board" might you use in relation to design?
An image board
16 Spell the plural of "Domino".
Dominoes
17 What does the idiom "Pull your socks up" mean?
You need to do better
18 In geography terms, what is "Scree"?
A pile of loose stones at the base of a slope
19 In the UK, slopes facing which way get the most sun?
South facing
20 True or False? Capillaries are very narrow blood vessels.
TRUE
21 Which river was Jesus Christ said to be baptised in?
The Jordan
22 Spell "Abbreviation"
ABBREVIATION
23 What was the slogan of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?
Am I not a man and a brother
24 Which media magnate is the founder of The Sun?
Rupert Murdoch
25 How do you spell "Technique" (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)?
TECHNIQUE
26 What is the function of the skull?
To protect the brain
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 2 of 8
27 Slavery itself was abolished in all British colonies in which decade?
1830s
28 Printed output from a database is called a what?
Report
29 What is meant by "Digital Data"?
Information represented as 1s and 0s
30 How do you say "My name is" in French?
Je m'appelle
31 What is 4 minus -17?
21
32 A pie chart is usually what shape?
A circle
33 The emergency USSR-USA telephone line in the Cold War was called what?
Hot line
34 In data handling, what is the one extra large value in the set called?
Outlier
35 Bearings are measured from which line?
North line
36 What does "Perpendicular" mean?
At a right angle to a line
37 What is meant by a "Flat file database"?
It is a database using a single table for all records
38 Which two government parties merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrat Party?
The Liberal Party and the Social Democrat Party
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 3 of 8
39 Data which can be counted is called what?
Discrete
40 Which city is almost entirely encircled by the M60 motorway?
Manchester
41 The letters WWW stand for what?
World Wide Web
42 In which year did Southern Ireland become independent?
1922
43 What is the plural of "Dormouse"?
Dormice
44 In a sponge cake, which ingredient acts as a binding agent?
Egg
45 What is meant by the term "intranet"?
It is a private computer network
46 What's the French word for "Wheel"?
Rou
47 What is a satellite?
A small object in orbit round a larger object
48 A plot to murder Elizabeth I and make Mary queen had what name?
Babington Plot
49 The taste buds in the tongue can detect how many basic flavours?
4
50 A country that does not take sides in a war is called what?
Neutral
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 4 of 8
Printed Quiz | Secondary Schools | KS3 Mixed Subjects | For Class Use (1)
1
London Orbital is another name for which motorway?
2
Which type of rock has been formed from hot liquid rock called magma?
3
Regarding Rights and Responsibilities, what does UDHR stand for?
4
How must the ingredients be listed on a food label?
5
Tropical rainforest vegetation takes in which gas?
6
Is magma a component of soil?
7
A letter beginning with "Dear Sir/Madam," should end with what?
8
What does the word "Protagonist" mean?
9
The distance measured around a circle is called what?
10 Spell the plural of "Lorry".
11 Two lines that are equidistant and not intersecting are known as what type of lines?
12 Spell "Miscellaneous"
13 The main type of energy released by a coiled spring is what?
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 5 of 8
14 Which two languages had a major influence during the Middle English period?
15 What kind of "Board" might you use in relation to design?
16 Spell the plural of "Domino".
17 What does the idiom "Pull your socks up" mean?
18 In geography terms, what is "Scree"?
19 In the UK, slopes facing which way get the most sun?
20 True or False? Capillaries are very narrow blood vessels.
21 Which river was Jesus Christ said to be baptised in?
22 Spell "Abbreviation"
23 What was the slogan of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade?
24 Which media magnate is the founder of The Sun?
25 How do you spell "Technique" (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)?
26 What is the function of the skull?
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 6 of 8
27 Slavery itself was abolished in all British colonies in which decade?
28 Printed output from a database is called a what?
29 What is meant by "Digital Data"?
30 How do you say "My name is" in French?
31 What is 4 minus -17?
32 A pie chart is usually what shape?
33 The emergency USSR-USA telephone line in the Cold War was called what?
34 In data handling, what is the one extra large value in the set called?
35 Bearings are measured from which line?
36 What does "Perpendicular" mean?
37 What is meant by a "Flat file database"?
38 Which two government parties merged in 1988 to become the Liberal Democrat Party?
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 7 of 8
39 Data which can be counted is called what?
40 Which city is almost entirely encircled by the M60 motorway?
41 The letters WWW stand for what?
42 In which year did Southern Ireland become independent?
43 What is the plural of "Dormouse"?
44 In a sponge cake, which ingredient acts as a binding agent?
45 What is meant by the term "intranet"?
46 What's the French word for "Wheel"?
47 What is a satellite?
48 A plot to murder Elizabeth I and make Mary queen had what name?
49 The taste buds in the tongue can detect how many basic flavours?
50 A country that does not take sides in a war is called what?
www.educationquizzes.com
Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | KS2 Languages |For Class Use (1)
Page 8 of 8