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                    I can understand a quiz about world records.  Reading                          4.5




                                                                        From the biggest spider to the tallest building.
                                                                        How much do you know about our world?
                                                                        Try this quiz to find out.

                        1   The highest waterfall in the world   4  The biggest spider in the world is the Goliath Birdeater.
                            is Angel Falls in    . It’s 979   It lives in the forests of    . It’s 28 centimetres
                            metres high. People sometimes   long. But don’t worry – it isn’t dangerous to humans.
                            jump from the top with a parachute!  a Africa  b Asia  c South America
                            a Canada  b Venezuela  c Norway
                                                                            5

                                                                           The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is
                                                  2  The world’s biggest tree   the world’s tallest building. It
                                                     house is in the USA. It’s   is 828 metres tall. People live
                                                     got      rooms, but   there, and the world’s highest
                                                     people don’t live in them.     is on the 122nd floor.
                                                     It isn’t safe.        a restaurant
                                                     a 30  b 50  c 80      b swimming pool  c zoo


                3  3                                               6
                                                                This is Jonathan, the giant tortoise. He lives on the
              The most dangerous snake in the world is
                                                                small island of Saint Helena and he’s the oldest
              the Belcher’s sea snake. It lives in the sea in
                                                                animal in the world. He’s     years old.
              South East Asia. It can kill a person in    .
                                                                a 150  b 185  c 270
              a 30 seconds  b 30 minutes  c 2 hours
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        1  What is a world record? What world                          It’s 979 metres high.
          records do you know?                       L     K!          It’s 28 centimetres long.
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                                                                       It’s 828 metres tall.
        2      2.34 Do the World Records quiz.
                                                                       He’s / She’s 185 years old.
          Then listen and check your answers.
        3  Read the sentences. Circle true (T)     4      2.35 Complete the sentences with the words in the
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          or false (F). Correct the false            box. Then listen and check.
          sentences.
                                                                                     6,853 km long    8,8
         1   The spider is more dangerous              272 cm tall   4,500 years old   6,853 km long    8,848 m high
           than the sea snake.            T / F
            The spider isn't dangerous to            1  Mount Everest is  8,848 m high .
                                                                           48 m high
             humans. / The sea snake is more         2  The River Nile is            . .
             dangerous than the spider.
                                                    3   The tallest man in history was             .
                                                                         history w
         2   The Burj Khalifa is higher than
                                                                 ids in Egypt are
                                                     4  The Pyramids in Egypt are
           Angel Falls.                   T / F

         3   The tortoise and the spider                                                           Fun
          live on small islands.          T / F                                                  Spot
                                                             5  As a class, find out
                                                             5
                                                                  a class, find
         4   More people live in the Burj
                                                               the answers.
           Khalifa than in the tree house.  T / F
         5   The spider and the snake live                     1  Who’s the oldest/youngest?
           in the forest.                 T / F                2  Who’s got the longest hair?
                                                               3  Who’s got the biggest pet?
                                                               4  Who’s got the oldest brother or sister?
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