OLYMPICS QUIZ

 1. This word starts with a "G." It is the name of the country where the Olympic Games began in ancient times. What is it?

2. This word starts with an "E." It is the name of the continent where the Olympics take place this year. What is this word?

3. This word starts with a "T." It is an object that carries a flame. What is it?

4. This word starts with an "S." It is a large building in which many sports events are held. What is it called?

5. This word starts with an "S." It is a hot season of the year in which some Olympic Games are held. What is it?

6. This word starts with a "W." It is a cold season of the year in which some Olympic Games are held. What is it?

7. This word starts with an "F." It is the number of rings in the Olympics flag. What is it?

8. This word starts with an "M." It is an award given to the top three people in each event in the Olympics. What is one of these called?  

9. This word starts with a "G." It is a precious metal. The top athlete in each event receives an object coated with this metal. What is this metal?

10. This word starts with an "S." It is a valuable metal. The second-best athlete in each event receives an object coated with this metal. What is this metal?

11. This word starts with a "B." It is a metal alloy (a mixture of other metals). The third-best athlete in each event receives an object coated with this metal. What is this metal?

12. This word starts with a "V." It is a team sport that involves serving, attacking, passing and blocking. What is it called?

FIND THE RIGHT CLOCKS

>> DESCRIPTION

Competition in which groups of students need to find the clocks showing the times called by the teacher.

 

>> RULES

- Make copies of one set of clocks for each group of students.

- Divide the class into small groups.

- Give each group a set of clocks, ask them to place them on a desk or on the floor faces up.

- Explain that you are going to call out a time. Then the groups need to search for the clock showing that time. The groups that finds it first, hands the picture in to the teacher and scores a point for his team.

- NOTE: Five of the clocks that were illustrated are not going to be called out.

- At the end of the activity, the group with the highest score is declared winner.

 

>> Suggested sequence

1. It’s half past two.                                                 

2. It’s ten after seven.

3. It’s twelve o’clock.                                              

4. It’s twenty to two.

5. It’s a quarter to six.                                                          

6. It’s a quarter after six.

7. It’s ten o’clock.                                                    

8. It’s ten to three.

9. It’s twenty after three.                                         

10. It’s half past nine.

11. It’s five after eleven.                                          

12. It’s twenty after ten.

13. It’s twenty-five after four                                              

14. It’s ten to seven.

15. It’s twenty-five to two.                                      

16. It’s five after two.

17. It’s ten to four.                                                   

18. It’s five to five.

19. It’s ten after five                                                

20. It’s twenty-five to seven.

21. It’s a quarter to eight.                                         

22. It’s eight o’clock.

23. It’s ten after nine.                                               

24. It’s ten to eleven.

25. It’s ten after eleven.

FIND 26 ITEMS

 

RUN FOR IT

 

RESOLUÇÃO

-Play with coin:

HEADS (side with the main design): one space

TAILS: (side with value or number): two spaces

 

ANSWER KEY

According to the clues, the crime happened around midnight and the thief is tall, has dark hair, smokes and has access to the front-door key.

 

Chloe Campbell/Sandra Cruz, the secretary, has dark hair, always carries a laptop computer, has access to the front door key, but she is only 1.60 m.

 

Joshua Johnson/Oliver Amaro, the butler, is tall. has dark hair and has access to the house, but he is allergic to cigarettes, so he can’t smoke, and he wouldn’t have left the smell of cigarettes in Mrs. Gallagher’s/Elizabeth room.

 

Ashley Anderson/Livia Aquino, the doctor, smokes, has dark hair and is tall (1.80 m), but she doesn’t have access to the key.

 

Grace Gallagher/Tatiana Santos, the stepdaughter, has access to the key, but she is not tall and she has red hair.

 

Michael Murray/João Pimentel, the nephew, is tall and has access to the key, but he has light brown hair.

 

Megan Murray/Luísa Pimentel, the niece, is tall, smokes and has access to the key, but she is blonde.

 

Nathan Norris/Cristiano Guimarães, the ex-husband, is tall and has dark hair. He also smokes and has access to the key, but he is in a wheelchair, so he couldn’t go to the room on the second floor.

 

Logan Lewis/Edson Bragança the editor, is tall and has dark hair. He smokes and has access to the key. So, he probably is the thief.

 

Note:

Two clues have no importance in the solution of the crime: “Grace/Tatiana is 18 years old” and “Megan Murray/Luísa has green eyes.

Two clues are misleading, but are clarified by other two: “A neighbor saw a redheaded person leave the house at around 11 o’clock (It was Mrs. Gallagher/Elizabeth) and “The detective found gray hair in the room” (It belonged to Mrs. Gallagher’s/Elizabeth cat).

A DETECTIVE'S WORK

THE BOARD

THE CONTEXT

THE SUSPECTS