The week’s A2/B1 news quiz — 9–15 October 2026
Weekly news quiz — 9–15 October 2026
Friday, 16 October 2026
Warm-up
- Which of this week’s stories do you remember best?
- Which story surprised you most, and why?
- Did you talk to anyone about one of these stories this week?
Vocabulary
- motorist
- a person who drives a car
- forecourt
- the area in front of a petrol station where you fill up
- expedition
- a planned journey with a goal, often for science or discovery
- researcher
- a person who studies a subject to find new information
Reading
This quiz has 10 questions on this week’s A2/B1 stories: Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices; Search team heads to Nikumaroro island. Every question comes from one of those lessons, and each one names its story. Answer from memory first, then go back to the lesson to check.
Comprehension
- Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices: What new information does Google Maps show in the UK?
- Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices: Which platform provides the price data to Google Maps?
- Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices: About what percentage of forecourts does Fuel Finder cover?
- Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices: What recent record price is mentioned for diesel?
- Google Maps adds live UK fuel prices: Why is Google adding live prices to the map?
- Search team heads to Nikumaroro island: Where is the team travelling to?
- Search team heads to Nikumaroro island: What object are they hoping to inspect?
- Search team heads to Nikumaroro island: How long is their journey from the capital?
- Search team heads to Nikumaroro island: In what year did Amelia Earhart disappear?
- Search team heads to Nikumaroro island: What does Ric Gillespie think the object might be?
Discussion
- Which of this week’s stories would you most like to read more about?
- Which story would people where you live find most interesting? Why?
- If you could ask someone in one of these stories a question, what would you ask?
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