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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Verbal reasoning: Words with two meanings
Choose one word from those printed below that would fit equally well with both sets of words in the brackets. They may have a similar meaning or be connected in some other way.
Verbal reasoning: Words hidden in a sentence
In these questions you are asked to find a four-letter word that is hidden in a sentence. The hidden word will be spread over two consecutive words.
Verbal reasoning: Word sets: spotting the odd words out
In these questions you are given five words. Three of them are connected, but the other two aren’t part of the set. Can you spot the odd words out?
Verbal reasoning: Word sets practice
These questions are all about spotting the connections between words. Try these practice questions.
Verbal reasoning: Word connections
In this question type you are asked to choose two words, one from each set of brackets, that will complete the sentence in the most sensible way. Try these practice questions to get you thinking about word connections.
Verbal reasoning: Synonyms selection practice
We’re looking for synonyms in this worksheet. Have a go at completing these synonyms selection practice questions.
Verbal reasoning: Sums using letters as numbers
In algebra we answer mathematics questions using letters in place of numbers, so you need to be confident with all four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in order to answer correctly. Try these simple questions as an introduction to basic algebra.
Verbal reasoning: Selecting synonyms
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings. Can you think of three synonyms for each of the words below? After you’ve done that, use a thesaurus (a synonyms dictionary) to add another two to your list.
Verbal reasoning: Practising word connections
Word connection questions can be tricky! In these questions you are asked to choose two words, one from each set of brackets that will complete the sentence in the most sensible way.
Verbal reasoning: Number relationships practice
Complete the questions by inserting a number in the brackets. The answer (number) is related to the two numbers that are either side of the brackets.
Verbal reasoning: Number and letter codes
Here are four words. Below the four words are three of the words written in a secret code. The codes may be in a different order from the words. The answer may be one of the words you are given or it may be a new word that you need to work out.
Verbal reasoning: Number series practice
Let's put your advanced counting skills into practice! In these questions you are asked to insert the next number or numbers into the series.
Verbal reasoning: Number and letter codes practice
Each of the codes in these questions uses numbers as letters, so you need to find the correspondence between the digits and the letters to crack the code.
Verbal reasoning: Next letter in the series practice
Have a go at finding the next two letters in the series in these practice questions.
Verbal reasoning: Moving letters and making new words practice
In the questions you need to make two new words from two original words by moving one letter from the left-hand word and placing it somewhere in the right-hand word.
Verbal reasoning: Move a letter to make two new words
In these questions you need to move one letter from the left-hand word and place it somewhere in the right-hand word to create two new words.
Verbal reasoning: Missing three-letter words practice
In these questions you are asked to find a three-letter word that is missing from a larger word.
Verbal reasoning: Looking at a number series
In this question type you are asked to insert the next number or numbers into the series. These are some of the number series you might find in this type of question. Can you continue each of the series?
Verbal reasoning: Logical deduction practice
Logical deduction questions are tricky, but your step-by-step methodical technique will stand you in good stead when it comes to identifying the correct answer! See how well you do at these logical deduction practice questions.
Verbal reasoning: Link between letters practice
In these questions you are trying to find a connection between two pairs of letters. You have to work out this pattern or connection and apply it to the second set of letters. Can you find the next two letters in this series?