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Plants
1. The beautiful smell of flowers is often called a____________.
a) smelly
b) stink
c) scent
d) perfume
2. Leaves on a plant are attached to its _________ .
a) stick
b) stem
c) line
d) pole
3. A __________ protects plants from the cold.
a) glasshouse
b) greenhouse
c) window shed
d) garden house
4. Everyone loves a beautiful ___________ of flowers.
a) bouquet
b) cluster
c) harvest
d) blender
5. We say that a person who is good at gardening has _________.
a) dirty fingers
b) green fingers
c) plant talent
d) flower power
6. Many of London’s parks have beautiful flower_________.
a) places
b) yards
c) beds
d) fields
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ANSWERS:
1. The beautiful smell of flowers is often called a____________.
a) smelly
b) stink
c) scent
d) perfume
a) No, a bad smell is smelly.
b) No, this is a really bad smell!
c) Well done! You can use this word for nice smells.
d) No, but you are almost right. Perfume has a nice smell.
2. Leaves on a plant are attached to its _________
a) stick
b) stem
c) line
d) branch
a) No, try again.
b) Well done!
c) No, this is not correct.
d) No, but you are almost correct. Leaves are attached to the branches of trees.
3. A __________ protects plants from the cold.
a) glasshouse
b) greenhouse
c) window shed
d) garden house
a) No but you are almost correct. Try again!
b) Well done. A greenhouse keeps plants warm.
c) No it’s not the answer.
d) No, this isn’t the correct name.
4. Everyone loves a beautiful ___________ of flowers.
a) bouquet
b) cluster
c) harvest
d) blender
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a) Correct! And it is pronounced ‘bookay’.
b) No, this is not correct, but almost. Try again.
c) No, this is not correct.
d) No, this is not correct
5. We say that a person who is good at gardening has _________.
a) dirty fingers
b) green fingers
c) plant talent
d) flower power
a) No, this is not correct, but most gardeners have dirty fingers!
b) Well done! In North America they say that this person has a green thumb!
c) No, this is not correct.
d) No, this is not correct. (Flower power was an expression in the 1960s to talk about hippies
and the peace movement.)
6. Many of London’s parks have beautiful flower_________.
a) places
b) yards
c) beds
d) fields
a) No, this is not the best answer. Try again.
b) No, this is not correct.
c) Well done!
d) No, this is not correct.
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