Q.1
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. The Lake District is known for its lakes (obviously enough!) but also for its ...
  • ... mountains ...
  • ... hills ...
  • ... valleys ...
  • ... water ...
Q.2
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. Two colours that you may notice when you are travelling in wild parts of Britain are the ... ... of heather on moorland (particularly in Scotland) and in the spring, the bright ... ... of gorse bushes on the Downs.
  • ... purple ... / ... yellow ...
  • ... pink ... / ... red ...
  • ... green ... / ... blue ...
  • ... white ... / ... orange ...
Q.3
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. If you are travelling in the countryside and looking for some small village that may be hard to find, the best way to look for it in the distance is to try and spot the ... ... .
  • ... mobile phone mast.
  • ... garage sign.
  • ... tower or spire of the parish church.
  • ... pub chimney.
Q.4
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. You can meanwhile explore many of our fine ... ... using the networks of ... ... .
  • ... National Parks ... / ... footpaths and rights-of-way.
  • ... parklands ... / ... wander tracks ...
  • ... park areas ... / ... trails ...
  • ... public parks ... / ... tramp ways ...
Q.5
It is sad how some villages are gradually 'dying'. One way of reckoning the health of a village is to check how many it still has of the following features:
  • A church, a shop and a pub
  • A pub, a shop, a church and a regular bus service
  • A pub and a church
  • A shop and a pub
Q.6
Which of these Answers places these groups of trees in the correct order, from the smallest to the largest?
  • Forest / wood / copse
  • Wood / copse / forest
  • Copse or spinney / wood / forest
  • Copse / forest / wood
Q.7
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. The place where boats can transfer safely to a higher or lower water level, in a separate section of a river or canal, is called a ... ... ; and if there are several of these one after the other, the whole set is known as a ... ... .
  • ... water switch ... / ... water ladder.
  • ... lock ... / ... flight of locks.
  • ... slide ... / ... set of slides.
  • ... changer ... / ... water-climb.
Q.8
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. The first glimpse of Britain that you may see, if you arrive by boat across the Channel from France, are the ... ...
  • ... Great Hills of Sussex.
  • ... White Cliffs of Dover.
  • ... Big Mounts of Kent.
  • ... Tall Beaches of the South.
Q.9
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. When you are walking in the British countryside you should keep to ... ... and obey the ... ... .
  • ... roads ... / ... signposts.
  • ... footpaths ... / ... notices.
  • ... public rights-of-way ... / ... Countryside Code.
  • ... signed tracks ... / ... arrows.
Q.10
Choose the answer that best fills the gap/s in sensible, accurate English. A number of large old private houses (sometimes known as ' ... ... ' ) are now administered by the ... ... , and open to its members and to the public who come to visit.
  • ... major residences ... / ... British Landmarks ...
  • ... famous castles ... / ... Visit Britain ...
  • ... minor palaces ... / ... English Heritage ...
  • ... stately homes ... / ... National Trust ...
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