Weeds are plants in your garden that you consider to be a nuisance! Sometimes a gardener will introduce a plant to an area of his/her garden only to find that it "Escapes" from the area it has been allocated and becomes troublesome in other areas. Typical examples of this are Mint (herb) and Sedum acre (perennial flowering plant), both of which can quickly get out of control and spread to cover large areas where they should not be.
The most common sorts of weed are native species of plant that creep in from neighbouring properties or seeds that drift into your garden where they germinate and take up residence; it is these that are the subject of these quizzes.
Irrespective of whether the weeds are introduced or they come and live with you without your permission, you need to get rid of them! Weeds are often unsightly, they can smother the plants you are cultivating and they can harbour pests and diseases. In addition, some weeds like thistles and nettles can be a danger to your health. The first step in getting rid of weeds is to identify them and we hope these quizzes will help.
Each quiz consists of 10 questions and each question has 4 multiple choice answers. At the top of each quiz you are given a choice of how you want to play it and this affects what happens when you provide an incorrect answer. You can either have the correct answer given immediately, or you can choose to have the questions presented again at the end of the quiz. To print any of the Key Stage 3 quizzes (both questions and answers) click the “Print” link at the bottom of the quiz.
