Listening Skills for Reception: Interactive Quizzes and Games

Question 1

I'm going to ask you to do two things. First, tidy up your crayons. Then, get out your pencils. What do you do first?

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Tidy up your crayons.

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Get out your pencils.

Question 2

Listen carefully. I'm going to tell you what to do. What should you do?

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Close your eyes and listen quietly.

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Start talking to your friend.

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Don't pay attention.

Question 3

When listening to someone, it's important to be polite. Which of these is NOT a good listening habit?

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Interrupt the speaker.

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Look at the person speaking.

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Ask questions if you don't understand.

Question 4

Which of these sounds is loud?

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Fireworks.

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Whisper.

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Rain.

Question 5

How can you show that you're listening to someone?

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Nod your head.

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Avoid looking at the speaker.

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Cover your ears.

Question 6

When the teacher says, 'Put your pencils down,' what do you do?

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Put your pencils on the table.

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Put your pencils on your head.

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Put your pencils in your pocket.

Question 7

When listening to a story, what should you do?

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Look at the person telling the story.

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Play with your hands or feet.

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Talk while the person is telling the story.

Question 8

Which of these is a fruit?

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Apple

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Dog

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Car

Question 9

What shape is a ball?

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Circle

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Square

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Triangle

Question 10

What colour is the sky?

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

Question 11

What do you call a baby cow?

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Calf

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Puppy

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Kitten

Question 12

What is the opposite of hot?

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Cold

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Warm

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Cool

Question 13

What is the sound made by a clock?

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Tick-tock

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Buzz

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Ring

Question 14

What do you do when you are tired?

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Sleep

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Eat

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Play

Question 15

When your teacher says, 'Listen carefully', what should you do?

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Pay attention to what is being said

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Talk to your friend

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Look up at the ceiling

Question 16

Which of these words describes someone who is good at listening?

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Attentive

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Talkative

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Noisy

Question 17

Which of these sentences means the same as 'The dog is running fast'?

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The dog is sprinting quickly

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The dog is walking slowly

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The dog is sleeping soundly

Question 18

What should you do when you hear a bell in school?

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Line up quietly

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Run outside

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Start talking loudly

Question 19

Which of these is a good way to show that you are listening?

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Nodding your head

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Looking down at your shoes

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Tapping your pencil

Question 20

Who is a character in the story 'The Three Little Pigs'?

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The Big Bad Wolf

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Little Red Riding Hood

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Cinderella

Question 21

What is the main idea of the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'?

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Caterpillars turn into butterflies

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Caterpillars are very hungry

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Caterpillars should eat healthy food

Question 22

What does the word 'adventure' mean?

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An exciting experience

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A boring day

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A scary movie

Question 23

When listening to a story, what should you do?

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Look at the person speaking

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Talk to your friend

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Play with your toys

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Cover your ears

Question 24

When listening to a story, what should we do first?

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Look at the person telling the story and be quiet.

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Talk over the person telling the story.

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Play with toys.

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Draw pictures.

Question 25

When you hear 'Put the blue block on the red block,' what should you do first?

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Get the blue block.

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Put the red block on the table.

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Look for a green block.

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Build a tower.

Question 26

Where should you put your pencil when you hear the instruction 'Put your pencil on the table'?

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On the table

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On the floor

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In your bag

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Under your chair

Question 27

In the story about the three little pigs, who built their house out of straw?

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The first little pig

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The second little pig

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The third little pig

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None of the little pigs

Question 28

In the sentence 'The boy is playing with a toy car,' who is playing with the toy car?

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The boy

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The girl

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The dog

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The cat

Question 29

In the story about the gingerbread man, what did the gingerbread man do when he met the fox?

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He ran away

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He sang a song

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He gave the fox a hug

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He invited the fox for tea

Question 30

Which instrument makes the sound of a piano?

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Piano

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Guitar

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Drum

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Violin

Question 31

In the sentence 'The bird is chirping sweetly,' what is the bird doing?

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Singing

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Eating

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Sleeping

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Flying

Question 32

What sound does a cow make?

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Moo

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Meow

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Woof

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Quack

Question 33

In the story about the little red hen, who helped the little red hen plant the seeds?

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None of the animals

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The cat

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The dog

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The pig

Question 34

If you don't understand something someone said, what should you do?

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Ask them to repeat

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Ignore it

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Guess what they meant

Question 35

When someone is talking to you, what's a nice way to show you're listening?

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Nod your head

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Tap your feet

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Look at your shoes

Question 36

What do we call the things we need to do or follow?

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Rules

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Stories

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Pictures

Question 37

When we listen to a story, what's usually NOT a part of it?

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Instructions

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Characters

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Setting

Question 38

If you want to get better at listening, what's a good idea?

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Practice listening often

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Only listen to things you enjoy

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Never pay attention to anything

Question 39

Why is it helpful to listen carefully?

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We can learn new things

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We can make new friends

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We can get into trouble

Question 40

When you get distracted while listening, what should you try to do?

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Ask for help

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Give up

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Talk over the person

Question 41

What's the main reason why we listen?

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To learn and understand

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To make noise

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To pass the time

Question 42

When you listen well, what should you do?

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Sit still and look at the speaker.

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Play with something else.

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Talk over the speaker.

Question 43

What do you do when the teacher says 'Line up'?

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Go stand in a straight line.

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Draw a line on paper.

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Make a line of toy cars.

Question 44

Which of these is a story?

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Jack and the Beanstalk

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A recipe for a cake

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The alphabet song

Question 45

Who is the main character in the story of 'The Three Little Pigs'?

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The pigs

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The wolf

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The fox

Question 46

What sound does a cat make?

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Meow

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Woof

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Neigh

Question 47

Which word sounds the same at the end as 'cat'?

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Bat

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Dog

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Tree

Question 48

What is the opposite of 'loud'?

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Quiet

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Fast

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Small

Question 49

Which of these is something you play music on?

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Piano

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Book

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Chair

Question 50

What does it mean when we use the word 'please'?

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We are asking nicely.

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We are telling someone to do something.

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We are saying 'no'.

Question 51

What's a good way to solve a problem?

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Talk to someone about it.

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Ignore it.

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Hit someone.

Question 52

When the cat saw the mouse, what did it do?

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It excitedly chased it.

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It quickly ran away.

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It loudly meowed.

Question 53

What kind of sound does a dog usually make?

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Woof, like a dog.

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Meow, like a cat.

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Quack, like a duck.

Question 54

Which word rhymes with 'run'?

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sun

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cat

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dog

Question 55

Which of these words means the opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Funny

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Excited

Question 56

Which of these is a word we use to ask questions?

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What

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The

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And

Question 57

When you listen to a story, what should you do?

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Pay attention

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Talk to your friends

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Draw pictures

Question 58

When you hear: 'The children are playing in the garden,' who is playing?

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Children

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Teachers

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Friends

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Adults

Question 59

Which sound is NOT made by an animal?

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Vroom

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Woof

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Quack

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Meow

Question 60

When you hear: 'Put your pencils down,' what do you do?

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Put pencils away

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Start writing

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Sharpen pencils

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Raise hands

Question 61

Which word has the most sounds in it?

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Elephant

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Dog

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Cat

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Mouse

Question 62

Which word means the opposite of 'loud'?

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Quiet

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Small

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Big

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Fast

Question 63

In the poem 'Humpty Dumpty,' what happened to him?

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He fell off a wall

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He ate too much

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He flew away

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He got lost

Question 64

Listen carefully to the instructions. What should you do?

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Sit down quietly

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Jump and shout

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Run around the room