Word & Language
What is the adjective in the sentence: The enormous dog slept beside the fireplace.
Enormous
What is 15% of 200?
30
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
gravity
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What Roman numeral represents 50?
L
What is the difference between a synonym and antonym?
synonyms have similar meanings, antonyms have opposite meanings
A rectangle is 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. What is the area?
84 square inches
What process do plants use to make food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
What is the largest continent by land area?
Asia
How many degrees in a right angle?
90
What type of figurative language is "The wind whispered through the trees"?
Personification
Solve for x: 3x + 7 = 25
x = 6
What is the name of the change from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What river flows through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile River
What do you call a word or phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards, such as racecar?
palindrome
What literary term means a hint or clue about something that will happen later in a story?
Foreshadowing
Solve: 5 + 3 x 4 - 2
15
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What mountain range runs along much of the western side of South America?
The Andes
What purchase from France in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What do you call a word that imitates a sound, such as buzz, hiss, clang?
Onomatopoeia
A $60 pair of shoes is 25% off. What is the sale price?
$45
What organelle is often called the powerhouse of the cell?
What two countries share the longest international land border in the world?
Canada and the United States
How many zeros are in one billion?
9