Starter quiz
- Which sentences use an apostrophe for singular possession correctly?
- The penguins' feet are webbed.
- The penguin's feet are webbed. ✓
- A macaroni penguin's diet is largely composed of krill. ✓
- A macaroni penguins' diet is largely composed of krill.
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- Which sentences use an apostrophe for plural possession correctly?
- Macaroni penguins' nests are shallow and stone-lined. ✓
- Penguin's nests are shallow and stone-lined.
- The penguins' breeding sites are across three continents. ✓
- The penguins' breed on three different continents.
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- Which sentences use apostrophes for possession correctly?
- The penguin's oily feathers help keep it warm. ✓
- The penguin's oily feathers help keep them warm.
- The penguins' oily feathers help keep them warm. ✓
- The penguins' oily feathers help keep it warm.
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- Which of these sentences might belong in a paragraph based on the theme 'Penguins' habitats'?
- They breed in colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. ✓
- They survive mostly on krill.
- They spend half of their life swimming at sea. ✓
- They are considered a vulnerable species.
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- Which version below is an appropriate bullet point note about penguins' habitats?
- nest = shallow scrape - rocks + grass > incubate eggs ✓
- Their nest is a shallow scraped lined with rocks and grass.
- Their nest is a shallow scrape where they incubate their eggs.
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- Which of the following facts tell us that macaroni penguins are sociable and communicative?
- They live in colonies of up to 100,000 penguins. ✓
- They spend six months of the year at sea.
- They uses noises to show aggression, find each other and attract mates. ✓
- They can move their flippers to communicate with gestures. ✓
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