English
From the following words, which does not mean “very brave”: courageous, impatient, heroic?
impatient
What do we call the word that describes a noun?
adjective
The shiny package was placed on a dusty desk.
If x - 250 = 350, what’s the value of n?
x = 600
Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
If you are in a disagreement with another person, you should always still show them ___________.
respect
What is the name of the highest point of interest in a story, an important turning point in a series of actions?
climax
What do we call the punctuation marks used to indicate speech/dialogue?
punctuation marks (" ..... ")
She started feeling ill and said, "I want to go home as soon as possible."
Which can be divided by both 2 and 5:
2, 5, 10, 40, 55?
10 and 40
What is the name of the U.S. President before Trump?
Barack Obama
If I say, “Stop pulling my leg,” what do I mean?
Stop teasing/tricking me or stop fooling me
What is it called when you compare two things using the words like or as? Provide an example
simile
Ex: Her eyes were as blue as the waves crashing in the ocean.
What are words that have the opposite meaning of one another? Provide an example.
antonyms
ancient vs modern
8 x (2^4 -3) + 8 =
112
How many continents are there?
7 continents
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antartica
How many sides does a pentagon have?
5 sides
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics. Provide an example
personification
The wind sang softly through the trees.
The prepositional phrase in this sentence: We saw the squirrel running up a tree.
up a tree
Give the number of weeks and days in 25 days.
3 weeks and 4 days
Who was the first U.S. President?
George Washington
What do you call a scientist who studies the stars?
astronomer
An object that is used to stand for an idea.
symbol
The correct form of the following sentence: Each student in our class (come/comes) from California, but my brother and sister (come/comes) from North Carolina.
comes, come
There are 28 students in Ms. White's class. If there are 12 boys, what is the ratio of boys to girls? (be sure to simplify)
4 to 3 (4:3)
What is the name of the force that holds everything to the Earth?
Name the color that completes the phrase "once in a _____ moon."
blue