Sudoku: July 30, 2024

In the mood for some number fun? Try your hand at this Sudoku. Can you complete the grid?

Love numbers? Then, this is perfect for you. Try your hand at this popular game and see if you can ace it. A Sudoku is a grid consisting of columns, rows and blocks. This is a 6*6 grid.

How to play

The objective of the game is to fill the missing digits into the grid. Use digits 1 to 6 to fill this 6×6-grid. In each column, row and block you can use a digit only once.

Rules

1. Each row will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.

2. Each column will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.

3. Each block will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.

When the past comes alive

What are fossils? How are they formed? What are the different types of fossils? Find out with this video.

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Fantastic tales

Who’s the author of Treasure Island? Who created Peter Rabbit? Here is a crossword that tests your knowledge of books and authors

Here is a crossword based on your favourite authors. Can you spot them all based on the text and picture clues?

All eyes on Paris

Everything you need to know as you gear up to watch the Summer Olympics of 2024, live from Paris

The Olympic Games of 2024 are underway! Bring yourself up to speed with all the facts that matter by scrolling through these slides. Don’t forget to complete the interactive tasks in the end.

Historic highlights

How did the Olympic Games come to be the extravaganza it is today? Here is a timeline of key milestones.

This timeline highlights the rich history and evolution of the Olympic Games, showcasing the diversity and progression of sports over the years.

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Take a trip down history with a glimpse of countries that have been banned from the Olympics over the years.

The Olympic Games are the biggest sporting event globally. The Summer Olympics 2024, beginning in Paris today, will see around 10,500 athletes participate in 32 events.

Almost all of the 206 countries on the International Olympic Committee will have an athlete participating. But there have been times when countries have been banned from the Games. Let’s take a look at when and why.

Feel the beat

How does a musician know how fast or slow a piece should be played? Using the tempo markings, of course!

Have you ever wondered why some songs make you want to dance super fast while others make you feel relaxed and calm? It’s all about tempo!

Tempo, which is an Italian word, means the speed of a song or music. It is measured in beats per minute (BPM). For instance, a music piece with moderato tempo (moderate pace) could range between 80-100 beats per minute. Tempo markings are usually found at the beginning of a piece of music, so that the singer or player knows how slow or fast it should go.

Here are some common Italian names that are used to indicate tempo.

Largo: slow and broad (40-60 BPM)
Adagio: slow, with great expression (60-70 BPM)
Andante: at a walking pace (76–108 BPM)
Moderato: at a moderate speed (108–120 BPM)
Allegro: fast, quick, and bright (120–156 BPM)
Presto: very, very fast (168–200 BPM)

Task for you! Based on what you have just read, can you arrange these tempos in the correct order?

Spot the sport

Get into the Olympic mood by taking this quiz on the sports that feature in Paris 2024. How many questions can you get right?

Paris 2024 starts tomorrow. The Games will feature 329 events in 32 sports across 35 venues. It’s truly a sporting extravaganza like no other. This quiz is all about sports that feature in this edition of the Olympics. Can you answer them correctly?





Gold rush

The Olympic Games begin tomorrow. Will India touch double digits in the medals tally? Who could bring home the medals?

India’s best-ever medal haul (seven) in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics has encouraged everyone to work for a better performance this time. This game features athletes on whom India is pinning its hopes.

It’s in the sentence

There are eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection.

When we talk about the parts of speech, we are referring to the words that perform different roles in a sentence. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines parts of speech “as one of the classes into which words are divided according to their grammar, such as noun, verb, adjective, etc.”

Parts of speech include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.

Can you identify the parts of speech in the following sentences?