Gooey goodness

Who’s up for some lava cake? Put on your chef’s hat to make this chocolatey treat.

Craving something sweet? Well, here’s a treat that no one will be able to resist.

A chocolate molten cake is a dessert that combines both a chocolate cake and a soufflé. It is cake-like on the outside, but gooey in the middle. It is also commonly known as a lava cake.

Learn how to make a simple one at home by following these instructions. Move the slider to see the instructions. Remember to ask an adult for help when using the oven.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
1 1/4 cups powdered
sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Lofty, cloud-capped, rock-bound mountains

A mountain range is a series of mountains that are connected together generally to form a long line of mountains. Large mountain ranges may be made up of smaller mountain ranges called subranges. The tallest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas and the longest is the Andes.

A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause. Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics.

Now try your hand at this memory game matching the location of the mountain range with the fauna.

Shape up

Square, Triangle, Circle, Rhombus….How many can you find in this grid. Play on.

A Geometric Shape is a figure or an area closed by a boundary, which is created by curves, points, and lines. Different geometric shapes are Triangle, Circle, Square and so on. Try your hand at finding all of them.

Ship ahoy!

Sail along with this crossword on ships and words associated with them.

Have you heard the song “I saw a ship a-sailing”? It’s a funny one that speaks of sailing and there are some references to words associated with the sea.

Here is a crossword that tests your knowledge of a sailor’s life. Check out how many words you know.

Welcome to the family

Ritu is excited about a new addition to her home … what is she going to name it?

“Meow!”

Ritu heard the sound from her room. She ran to the drawing room where her mother was sitting on the floor with the orange cat that came to eat at their house every day.

“Mother, can we keep him?”

Mother smiled. She got up to get fish and rice for the kitty. Ritu wanted an answer, so she asked again, “Mother, may we please keep him?”

Placing the food in front of the hungry cat, Ritu’s mother said, “Yes, we will take him to the vet tomorrow.”

Ritu was so happy that danced in joy. Just then the doorbell rang and Ritu ran to answer it. It was her father, finally back from work, and there was good news to share.

Check out the slider to see how the little creature is welcomed into the family.

Feel the burn

A fun quiz to see how much you know about fitness and calorie burn.

Working out, getting a good round of exercise, and feeling the rush of endorphins is always great. But what makes it fun is when you know how much of that elusive fat you’ve got rid of and how many calories you have burnt.

Try your hand at this quiz to see if you can guess how many calories some of these activities can help you burn.






Hello, World!

Did you know that not all countries ring in the New Year at the same time? Start the New Year with this interesting challenge!

As the sun rises, the world wakes up to the New Year. But when each country celebrates the New Year varies depending on its location on Earth.

The Pacific islands of Tonga, Samoa and Christmas /Kiribati are the first countries to celebrate New Year while it is still afternoon in India! Interestingly, the U.S. being a big country, New Year celebrations vary for each state too! For example, Los Angeles will usher in the New Year a good three hours after New York.

And American Samoa, a territory of the U.S. is one of the last places to celebrate.

With this fact in mind, here’s a challenge for you. Arrange the countries given below in the order in which they will ring in the New Year.

Make a mark

How many of these unusual punctuation marks and typographic symbols do you recognise? Read on to find out.

You know the question mark, the exclamation mark, the full stop, the semi-colon, and so on, but how many of these uncommon typographic symbols and punctuation marks do you recognise? While some of them are obsolete, others were proposed but not necessarily universally adopted. Scroll down to learn more and don’t forget to complete the interactive task at the end.

An asterism (⁂) is a nearly obsolete punctuation mark, as many publishers typically don’t use them anymore. The symbol can be used to draw attention to a passage of text that follows it. It could also be used to divide chapters, stories and so on.

The hedera (❧) is a curious little mark. While it was used in the early days to signify a break between paragraphs, it is rarely used these days. Nowadays, people opt for more simple markings to show paragraph breaks. Don’t you think it looks lovely and ornamental, though?

This unconventional punctuation mark, often represented by ?! is called the interrobang (‽). A combination of the question mark and the exclamatory mark, it is used to indicate a sentence that is both a question and an exclamation. It combines emotions such as doubt, confusion, surprise, amazement and wonder. For example: Did I really win the first prize‽

The reverse question mark or the irony mark(⸮) is used to indicate that a sentence is ironical — that it has a double meaning or that it means the opposite of what it says. For example, after losing a lot of money after investing in a company, Rhea could say: ⸮Investing in this company was such a great decision — it made me so rich.

You must be familiar with the exclamation mark (!) but what is the acclamation mark? This punctuation mark was proposed to indicate approval, goodwill or welcome. For example: I’m so glad to see you [acclamation mark]

You might have used this symbol while writing, but you may not know what it is called. The caret (^) is used to indicate that something is missing and should be inserted. You can find it in the keyboard as well, right above the number 6.

Guess Who: 2020 Special

Most of the world may have gone into lockdowns but sports still had its shining moments. Take a look and see if you can guess who these sports personalities are…

Guess Who: 2020 Special
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