IN THE KNOW – NEWS QUIZ (15 – 21 MARCH 2013)

What is responsible for around 3,000 apes being stolen or killed every year? Which former Government minister was sent to prison for eight months on Monday for ‘perverting the course of justice’?

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In this resource: 

  • Quiz available in three formats: with answers, without answers and scaffolding (showing page numbers for the answers) 

Suitable for: 

  • KS3 (age 11+) independent, small group or whole-class work, form time, and homework, as well as for pupils achieving greater depth in reading at KS2 

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  • Encourage reading for pleasure 
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  • Develop cultural capital 

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