Jeopardy WK3*

ELA

100

What do the letters P.I.E mean when referring to author's purpose?

 Persuade, Inform, Entertain 

200

Author's purpose example:

An article arguing, "Students should have 15 minutes of extra recess,"

Is this P, I or E?

 

• Persuade, because it convinces the reader to agree with the author’s opinion.

300

What is the prefix in disassociate?

 

• Answer: dis-

400

Fill in the blank: "Will the dog find _____ way home?"

• A) its
• B) it's

• Answer: A (Possessive pronoun "its")              "Will the dog find its way home?"

500

Passage: "Britton couldn't help leaping for joy when he had found a sand dollar! For he knew Grandma would love it. This is proof how much he missed Grandma."

Question: Why did Britton feel happy about finding the sand dollar?

• a) He wanted to sell it.
• b) He loved to collect shells.
• c) He thought of his Grandma.
• d) He was at the beach.

• Answer: c) He thought of his Grandma. 

Math

100

What is 1,622 rounded to the nearest ten?

• Answer: 1,620

200

Sarah has 7 bags with 6 apples in each. How many apples does she have total?

• Answer: 7x6=42 apples.

300

A baker makes 24 cupcakes and puts them into 4 boxes equally. How many cupcakes are in each box?

• Answer: 24/6= 6 cupcakes.

400

A pizza is divided into 8 slices. If John eats 2 slices, what fraction of the pizza did he eat?

2/8 or 1/4 of the pizza

500

A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is its area?

 Answer: 32 square cm

Science

100

There are _______officially recognized planets in our solar system

eight officially recognized planets in our solar system. According to NASA and the International Astronomical Union (IAU), these are, in order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006

200

What do you call an animal that eats only plants?

Herbivore

300

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

Photosynthesis

400

What are the three main types of rocks?

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous  

500

True or False: A day on Venus is longer than a year there.

 True

Social Studies

100

Name the 7 continents

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

200

Name the four US states that start with the letter "A":

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas

300

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Answer: The Equator

400

Which ocean is located on the East Coast of the United States?

Answer: The Atlantic Ocean

500

What are the three branches of government?

 Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Random

100

• Which letter of the alphabet doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name? 

Answer: Q

200

• How many bones comprise a giraffe's neck?  

Seven (same as a human)

300

What is the most common eye color in humans?

brown

400

• What is a tornado called when it forms over water? 

Answer: Waterspout

500

What is a group of pandas called?

• A) A bamboozle
• B) An embarrassment
• C) A cuddly
• D) A panda-monium

A group of pandas is commonly referred to as an embarrassment. This whimsical term is said to arise from their sometimes clumsy, awkward, or bashful behavior.