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Year 6 facts Flashcards

Facts all year 6 pupils should know

1
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7x12=

A

84

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2
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What is a metaphor

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A comparison which is not literally true. It suggests what something is like by comparing it with something else with similar characteristics

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3
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What is a micro-organism.

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A tiny living thing.

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4
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What are the two creation stories?

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The creation of the world in 7 days. 2. The creation of the Garden of Eden.

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5
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What are your -er verb endings in French?

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e, es, e, ons, ez, ent

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6
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Name all 7 continents

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Africa, Asia, Antarctica, N America, S America, Europe, Australasia

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7
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7x8=

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56

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What is a simile

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A descriptive figure of speech that compares one thing with something else.

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9
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How are fossils formed?

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When a plant or animal dies and is buried.

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10
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What tree did Eve eat the fruit from against God’s wishes?

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The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

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How do you say “I think that” in French?

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Je pense que

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12
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Name all 5 oceans

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Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Pacific

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13
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12x12=

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144

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14
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What does the ‘imperative’ mean?

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A verb that gives an urgent or essential command.

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15
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What groups can animals be classifies into?

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Vertebrates and Invertebrates.

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16
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Who were Adam and Eve’s sons and what happened to them?

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Cain and Abel. Cain killed Abel in a fit of jealousy.

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17
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How do you write Boring in French?

A

Ennuyeux

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18
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Name the world’s largest desert and the continent where it is found

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Sahara, Africa

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19
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9x12=

A

108

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20
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What is personification?

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Giving a personal or human characteristic to something non-human

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21
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What is a solution? (in science)

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It is when a solid dissolves in a liquid.

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22
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Which descendant of Noah was the father of all religions?

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Abraham

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23
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How do you write fun un French?

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Amusant/ marrant

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24
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Name the world’s tallest mountain, the range, and which country it is in

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Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal

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25
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6x12=

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72

26
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What is alliteration?

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Two or more words in a sentence that start with the same letter or sound.

27
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When do you draw a line graph in science?

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When you have two sets of numerical data.

28
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From which mountain did Moses return with the 10 Commandments?

A

Mount Sinai

29
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Conjugate vouloir

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je veux, tu veux, il/ elle veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils/ elles veulent

30
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Name the world’s largest rainforest and the continent where you find it

A

Amazon, S America

31
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What does product mean in maths?

A

The answer after multiplying

32
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What is a homophone?

A

Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spelling.

33
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What is a pure substance?

A

Something that has nothing dissolved in it.

34
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Jesus spoke in parables. What’s a parable?

A

A normal story with a heavenly meaning. Eg. The Parable of the sower.

35
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Conjugate pouvoir

A

je peux, tu peux, il/ elle peut, nous pouvons, vous pouvez, ils/ elles peuvent

36
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Name the world’s longest river, the country of its source, and its mouth

A

The Nile
Source - Uganda
Mouth - Egypt

37
Q

What is the name of a line from the centre of a circle to its edge?

A

Radius

38
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What is a synonym?

A

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase

39
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What is gravity?

A

A force that pulls towards the centre of the Earth

40
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What religious books do Christians, Jews and Muslims follow?

A

The Bible, the Torah, the Quran (much of their content is the same).

41
Q

How do you write Last year in French?

A

L’année derniere

42
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What does the word ‘climate’ mean?

A

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

43
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What is the name given to all four sided shapes? (like squares, rectangles, etc.)

A

Quadrilaterals

44
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What is the difference between direct speech and reported speech?

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Direct speech = repeating the words actually said by someone. Reported speech = describing what someone else said.

45
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How many types of circuit can you name?

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Series, Parallel and Short.

46
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Which is the only mainstream religion with no God?

A

Buddhism. Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama, a man.

47
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How do you write Next week in French?

A

La semaine prochaine

48
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Name two types of wind storm

A

Any from: Hurricane, tornado, cyclone

49
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Define the word perpendicular

A

At an angle of 90° to a given line

50
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What is the difference between passive and active voice?

A

Active means the subject of a sentence does something to the object. Passive means something is done to the subject.

51
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What is meant by Evolution?

A

The process of living things developing from an earlier form.

52
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Where is the story of Jesus told?

A

In the New Testament, in the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

53
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Conjugate se laver

A

je me lave, tu te laves, il/ elle se lave, nous nous lavons, vous vous lavez, ils/ elles se lavent

54
Q

Name the three essential components of a map

A

Scale, Key and Compass points

55
Q

How many degrees are in a full turn?

A

360

56
Q

What is onomatopoeia?

A

A word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to

57
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What is a variable resistor?

A

Something that allows more control over the flow of the current.

58
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What are the first 5 books of the bible?

A

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

59
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How do you write stupid in French?

A

nul

60
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What is the name of the number that helps you find a location on a map

A

Grid reference

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