5th Grade Jeopardy

Reading

100

Name two elements of a story.

Plot, characters, setting, climax, problem, solution

200

What are pronouns?

Pronouns take the place of nouns. Examples: I, me, our, my, mine, etc.

300

What are fables, folk tales, myths, and tall tales?

Traditional Literature

400

What are three of the six Fiction Signposts?

Aha Moments, Contrasts/Contradictions, Tough Questions, Words of the Wiser, Again and Again, Memory Moment

500

What are the five nonfiction text structures?

problem/solution, description, cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence/chronological

Writing

100

What tells what kind, how many, or which one?

Adjective

200

What is a haiku?

Syllable poem pattern of 5-7-5

300

What is a type of writing when you convince someone to think differently?

Persuasive writing

400

What should be included to start out any type of essay?

An exciting introduction/attention grabber/hook 

500

Put quotation marks correctly in the sentence: Mom, asked Jon, can I go to my friend's house after school?

"Mom," asked Jon, " can I go to my friend's house after school?"

Math

100

What is 500 X 60?

30,000

200

2 sets of parallel lines and 4 right angles

square or rectangle

300

What is a formula for volume?

V = l x w x h 

V= Area of the Base x height 

400

75 people were at a party and tables fit 8 people. How many tables would be needed for all to have a seat?

10 tables

500

Sarah took 1/3 of the money from her piggy bank to buy gifts. She spent 2/5 of that amount on flowers for her mom. What part of her piggy-bank savings did Sarah spend on the flowers?

1/3 x 2/5 = 2/15

Science

100

What are the three main things plants need to grow?

sunlight, air and water 

200

What are three parts of the food chain?

producer, consumer, energy source

300

Name the states of matter.

gas, liquid, solid, plasma

400

Name two phases of the moon.

waxing, waning, gibbous, full

500

Name a positive and negative impact on water, land, vegetation, space, or air.

various answers

Social Studies

100

Who was the King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?

King George III

200

What is a Winter Count?

• Winter counts are a record of history in the form of pictographs, usually drawn on an animal hide.
• Winter counts record key events in each year and document a way of life.
• The keeper uses the winter count to remember and retell community events.

300

What is the document that was signed on July 4, 1776 and included reasons why the Patriots wanted independence from Great Britain?

The Declaration of Independence 

400

What are two causes of the Revolutionary War?

Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act, Coercive Act

500

Name five of the 13 colonies

North Carolina, Massachusetts, Maine, Georgia, South Carolina, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania