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1 Arthur Fry invented the first Post-it note in

a 1974. b 1968.
2 How did Spencer Silver help Arthur?
a He created the glue. b He created the pieces of paper.
3 What colour were the first Post-it notes?
a light blue b yellow

4 Bette Graham worked as a

a secretary. b painter.
5 She invented a type of paint in 1951 for
a her secretary. b herself.

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6 Bette worked with to create Mistake out.

a her son b a teacher

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inventions you dont need to use.

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2 Jake _____

3 Carla _____

4 Phillip _____

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1 Daisy _____

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1 What did John like most?

a the butterflies
b the Skywire
c the Rainforest biome
2 The Skywire is the zip wire in England.
a highest and longest
b highest and fastest
c longest and fastest
3 John says the ride is
a fun.
b scary.
c dangerous.
4 When John was on the ride, he didnt see
a the sea.
b the biomes.
c the plants.

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5 How much did John pay for the Skywire ride?

a 25
b 15
c 10

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4 Read and write T (true), F (false) or DS (doesnt say).

Last week, Mrs Graham visited our school
to talk to us about inventions. When she
was a girl, she wanted to be an inventor
herself, but she decided to study history.
She likes reading about inventions that
we use every day. She talked about
two inventors from the USA: Josephine
Cochrane and Percy Spencer.
Josephine Cochrane was born in
1839. She was a very rich woman who
liked having parties, but didnt like
washing the dishes. Her servants did
this for her, but she wasnt very happy
because sometimes they broke the plates.
She wanted a machine to wash her plates
quickly and without breaking them. She
invented the first dishwasher in 1886. In

the beginning, it was used in hotels and

restaurants, then in peoples houses.
Percy Spencer was a scientist who
worked with radars in the 1940s. One
day he walked past a radar machine and
a chocolate bar in his pocket melted.
Percy noticed this and went to get some
popcorn seeds. He put the seeds in
front of the machine and they started
popping! Thats how he invented the
microwave. Percy didnt finish school, but
he learned chemistry, physics and maths
by himself. Isnt he amazing?
There are many important inventors
who invented things by accident, said
Mrs Graham. But like Percy, they were
all very observant and worked very hard.

1 Mrs Graham was an inventor when she was young. _____

2 Mrs Graham is from the USA. _____
3 Josephine Cochranes servants helped her to invent the dishwasher. _____
4 People didnt have a dishwasher at home in 1886. _____
5 Percy Spencer was an observant man. _____

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6 He invented the microwave because he liked popcorn. _____

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5 Read and circle A, B, C or D.

A FUN INVENTION!
Smartphones are a great invention. There are lots of applications you can
have for less than 5. Here are some fun apps for children or adults.
A Curious Georges Town (2.49)

B On this day (0.99)

Children (4 years old and older) organise the

vegetables in the market, learn the alphabet
in the library and help recycle in the park.
They win coins (not real ones!) which they
can save or use to build their town and buy
farm animals (and dinosaurs).

Choose any day of the year and get

information on events that happened in
the past on that day. For example, what
happened on 7th April? Well, Keith Kellogg
created the cereal Corn Flakes in 1860, and
the famous artist El Greco died in 1614. This
app is great for teenagers and adults.

C The Shape Monster (free)

This game is for children aged two and up,
and it helps them to learn the shapes. The
Shape Monster is a friendly but hungry
monster. He tells the children what shape he
wants to eat and they give it to him. There
are two levels for different ages.

D Waze (free)
This app is used by drivers who prefer to have
satnav technology on their phone. They can
build their own maps, get information on
the traffic and directions as they drive.
When there are problems, they can send
this information to other drivers who have
the app.

2 This app helps users learn the value of money.

3 This app is only for adult users.

4 You can learn about discoveries and inventions with this app.

5 Its the cheapest app for children.

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1 This app is designed for the youngest users.

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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

Captain James Cook was a famous explorer.
He was born in 1728 in England and lived on
a farm until he was about 18. He loved the
sea and decided to work on a ship. He was
very good at making maps and as a captain
he introduced important changes for his
sailors health and safety. For example, he
asked them to wash every day and eat lots of
fresh fruit.
He left for his first journey on August 26,
1768 and didnt return until July 1771.
Cook travelled around the South Pacific
and created maps of the islands. He didnt
discover Australia or New Zealand, but he
was the first to see the east coast of Australia
and the first to sail around and map the
islands of New Zealand.

He liked the kangaroos and other animals in

Australia. The scientists who travelled with
Captain Cook collected and recorded many
plants and animals.
On this first expedition, Captain Cook first
visited Tahiti. The natives on this island were
very nice and some of Cooks men didnt
want to leave. The Maoris, the natives in New
Zealand, werent so friendly and there was
a fight between them and Cooks men. They
also had tattoos on their faces and some of
Cooks sailors wanted to have them on their
arms. They started a tradition that continues
today. In his third and last expedition,
Captain Cook visited the Hawaiian Islands.
Unfortunately, there was a fight with the
natives and Cook was killed there.

2 Captain Cook didnt

a discover New Zealand.
b map New Zealand.
c sail in the Pacific.

3 Who wanted tattoos on their arms?

a the Maoris
b the sailors
c the natives

4 The natives in were friendly to

Captain Cook and his men.
a New Zealand
b Hawaii
c Tahiti

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1 Cook wasnt
a a farmer.
b a captain
c an explorer.

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7 Look at the information about Robert and answer the questions

with complete sentences.

Roberts life

6 years ago (5 years old)

Today (11 years old)

live

Manchester

London

play

football

tennis

like

history

science

listen to

pop music

rock n roll music

1 Where does Robert live now?

_______________________________________________

2 What school subject did he like 6

years ago?

_______________________________________________

3 What type of music does he listen

to now?

_______________________________________________

4 Where did he live before?

_______________________________________________

5 What sport does he play?

_______________________________________________

6 What school subject does he like?

_______________________________________________

7 What sport did he play?

_______________________________________________

What type of music did he listen to? _______________________________________________

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past. Use the verbs in bold.

1 Where ____________________________________________ now?

She lives in Edinburgh.

2 Who ____________________________________________?

She created Harry Potter.

3 Where ____________________________________________ after college?

She worked for Amnesty International after college.

4 Who ____________________________________________ now?

She helps people with health problems around the world.

5 Where ____________________________________________ when she was a child?

She lived in Gloucestershire, in England.

6 What ____________________________________________ to do in the future?

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She wants to write more books.

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complete sentences.

Hi! Im Jessica.
Im from Manchester. 1 When I was 4 years old, I didnt live in
a house. I lived in a flat. Now I live in a house and Ive got a big
bedroom. What about you?

2 I like listening to hip-hop music, but when I was younger I liked

pop music. When I was five, I wanted to be a pilot. Now I want to
be an inventor! And you?
3 My mother is a doctor. She worked in a hospital, but now she doesnt
work. She wants to help me and my brother. What about your parents?

1 ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________
2 ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________
3 ______________________________________________________________________________________

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10 Name the objects. Which is the most important to you? Why?

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Sophie

in 2010

today

live?

Manchester

New York

do?

study

work
see her friends

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want to do? travel the world