Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

6th December: Verbal Reasoning Answers

Posted on 07/12/2011 by

Here are the answers to yesterday’s Verbal Reasoning Challenge.  Find more festive fun by opening windows on our advent calendar.  Learn more about Better Tuition, Urmston here. The hidden words were: scam; they; deal; sand; hand; wash; here; rasp; vale; skid; … Continue reading →

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7th December: Christmas Maths Problems Quiz

Posted on 07/12/2011 by

Here’s some more Better Tuition advent calendar maths, by popular demand.  This set of ten festive maths problems is fairly easy; the next set will be harder! If you struggle with maths, call Better Tuition on 0161 748 3912 to book your FREE assessment.  … Continue reading →

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December 5th Angles Challenge: Answers

Posted on 06/12/2011 by

Here are the answers to our  Better Tuition advent calendar angles challenge: there are 7 acute,  6 obtuse and 6 right angles. 0 – 6 could do better! 7 – 12 good! 13 – 16 well done! Does your child need help … Continue reading →

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6th December: Festive Verbal Reasoning Challenge

Posted on 06/12/2011 by

Our Better Tuition advent calendar would not be complete without a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are busily preparing for Trafford’s Entrance Exams.  In this challenge, you must find the 16 words hidden at … Continue reading →

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5th December: Hark! the Herald Angles Sing…

Posted on 05/12/2011 by

Time for some Better Tuition advent calendar maths: there are 19 angles on the Better Tuition Christmas tree below.  How many are acute, how many obtuse and how many are right angled?  Print it off to make the task easier: answers … Continue reading →

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4th December: Christmas Poetry Competition

Posted on 04/12/2011 by

It’s day 4 of our advent calendar and Christmas is a great time to pay a visit to poetry corner.  At Better Tuition, Urmston, our favourite, favourite Christmas poem is Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah.  Here’s the first stanza:  Be … Continue reading →

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Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear (Answers)

Posted on 03/12/2011 by

Here are the corrected spellings for Better Tuition‘s 2nd December’s spelling challenge: Return to our advent calendar here, or visit our welcome page. Rudolph the read knows rain, dear = Rudolph the red nosed reindeer A Weigh in A Manger = … Continue reading →

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3rd December: special offer. Voucher for £5 off a lesson at Better Tuition, Urmston

Posted on 03/12/2011 by

This was a £5 voucher towards a lesson at the Better Tuition Centre in Urmston.  You had to print the page off yesterday to get your voucher, but you can use it to claim your special offer any time before lessons finish for the year on 21st December.  … Continue reading →

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2nd December: Rudolph the Read Knows Rain, Dear!

Posted on 02/12/2011 by

Spot the spelling errors in our Christmas Spelling Challenge: can you identify and correct the misspellings in these well known Christmas songs and phrases?  There are 13 incorrectly used words.  Return to our Advent Calendar or find out more about … Continue reading →

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16th December: Jingle Bells! Can You Spell?

Posted on 01/12/2011 by

It’s Day 16 and we have a little spelling challenge for you today. We hope you enjoy it. Try our fun, festive spelling test: no cheating with the dictionary!  You have 30 seconds to answer each question. Return to our … Continue reading →

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