Girl, 10, designs Queen's emblem

A 10-year-old girl has come up with the winning design for an emblem for the Queen's official 2012 Diamond Jubilee.
Katherine Dewar's artwork was picked from tens of thousands of entries in a nationwide competition run by CBBC's Blue Peter.
Her design of a crown above the Union Flag with diamonds down either side, will appear on everything from official Jubilee posters to tea towels!
Katherine said she was really excited to win.
"I'm looking forward to seeing people waving flags with my design on to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee," she said.
Katherine's design was chosen by a panel of judges that included Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood and Tracy Beaker illustrator Nick Sharratt.
The competition was split into three age categories - six to eight-year-olds, nine to 11-year-olds and 12 to 14-year-olds.
The creators of the top 30 designs across the competition have been invited to a special tea party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate their achievements.

True or False?

1. Katherine’s design will be put on flags for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
2. The Queen said she was really excited that Katherine had won.
3. The contestants came from all over the United Kingdom.
4. The design includes a picture of a crown.
5. Katherine was one of three winners, one from each age group.
6. People are going to print tea towels for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
7. There were thirty people who entered the competition.
8. There were only two people on the panel of judges.

Match these words to their definitions

achievements / categories / celebrate / competition / emblem
Illustrator / official / panel / posters

a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
a group of people who discuss or judge something
someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
groups of things that share common characteristics
things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
approved by a government, public body, or some other authority






KEY

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False

emblem a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
competition a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
celebrate mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
panel a group of people who discuss or judge something
illustrator someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
categories groups of things that share common characteristics
achievements things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
posters large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
official approved by a government, public body, or some other authority