Mini warm-up practice test – The 2003 Heatwave
Q1. 1976 / 1995
Q2. 2000
FLOODING
TEST 1 – Spices
Q1. FOOD POISONING
Q2. 100 / ONE HUNDRED % / PER CENT Q3. SAUSAGE (S)
Q4. COOLER ONES Q5. UNSPICED FOODS Q6. SALT
TEST 2 – Tower of Strength
Q1. (BUCKMINSTER) FULLER
Q2. TENSION BANDS / RUBBER BANDS Q3. MICROFILAMENTS
Q4. (PROTEINS CALLED) INTEGRINS
TEST 3 – Ocean Acidification
Q1. (SMALL) FLAPS Q2. (THEIR/THE) SHELLS Q3. (ABOUT) 1/3 // A THIRD
Q4. ROCKS (ON LAND) Q5. (OVER) 100,000 YEARS
Q6. FISHING AND TOURISM (IN EITHER ORDER)
Q7. CORAL(S)
Q1. (EXISTING) PHONE NETWORKS Q2. PRESS A BUTTON
Q3. (IN) CARS
Q4. 2G / THE SECOND GENERATION Q5. BATTERY DESIGN
Q6. MACHINE-GENERATED
TEST 5 – Automobile’s History Q1. PETROL-FUELED INTERNAL COMBUSTION
Q2. IDENTITY AND STATUS Q3. 15 MINUTES
Q4. THE 1973 OIL CRISIS Q5. (A)
GAS-GUZZLER
Q6. FUEL POWER Q7. TOXIC GAS
Q1. (HIS) DIARIES Q2. 3 / THREE YEARS
Q3. (CONVICT’S) CHAINS Q4. GOVERNOR PHILIP Q5. JUNE 1789
Q6. CHINA
Q7. SYDNEY COVE
TEST 7 - Saving the British Bitterns
Q1. (IN THE) 1950S
Q2. (BEING) SHY / SHYNESS Q3. STARVATION
Q4. (NATIVE) FISH
Q5. PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (NETWORK) / NETWORK (OF SITES)
Q6.
OTTER AND BROWN-HERE
TEST 8 – Classifying Societies
Q1. TOOLS Q2. NOMADIC
Q3. GROUPED (TOGETHER) Q4. FOODSTUFFS
Q5. 20.000 PEOPLE / PERSONS Q6. CRAFT SPECIALISTS
TEST 9 – Thomas Young The Last Know-It- All
Q1. 46
Q2. HUMAN EYE ACCOMMODATION Q3. INDO-EUROPEAN
Q4. RICHARD BROCKLESBY Q5. ROYAL INSTITUTION Q6.
GAS LIGHTING
TEST 10 – Seaweed for Human Consumption
Q1. (IT) STIMULATES REPRODUCTION Q2. RELATIVELY HIGH
Q3. DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT Q4. CATHOLIC FOOD TASTES
Mini warm-up practice test – Tough Sensor Can Take the Heat
Q1. D Q2. A Q3. E Q4. C
TEST 1 – The Pearl
Q1. A Q2. E Q3. G Q4. C
TEST 2 – How deserts are formed?
Q1. B Q2. G Q3. A Q4. H Q5. D Q6. C Q7. C
TEST 3 – Timekeeper: Invention of Marine Chronometer
Q1. E Q2. A Q3. E Q4. G Q5. B
Q1. C Q2. D Q3. C Q4. A Q5. E
TEST 5 – How Well Do We Concentrate?
Q1. B
Q2. E Q3. F Q4. C Q5. D
TEST 6 – Keep the Water Away
Q1. D Q2. B Q3. G Q4. A Q5. F Q6. E
TEST 7 – The Connection Between Culture and Thought
Q1. E Q2. G Q3. D Q4. B Q5. E
TEST 8 – Monkeys and Forests
Q1. G Q2. A Q3. C Q4. B Q5. H Q6. D
TEST 9 – Leaf-Cutting Ants and Fungus
Q1. F Q2. D Q3. C Q4. G Q5. J
TEST 10 – Antarctica – in from the cold?
Q1. D Q2. F Q3. E Q4. C Q5. A