Famous Literature
This book is a story about Auggie Pullman, a ten-year-old boy with a rare facial deformity, who enters mainstream school for the first time.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
how many continents are there
7
what 44th U.S. president signed the affordable care act, oversaw the end of the Iraq war, and served two terms.
Barack Obama
what color is a polar bears fur?
transparent
figurative language involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
example: as busy as a bee
similie
This is a tragic love story where the two main characters are supposed to be sworn enemies but fall in love. Due to their families' ongoing conflict, they cannot be together, so the story ends in a tragedy. It is written by one of the most famous playwrights and poets.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
what came first, fish or dinosaurs?
fish
who was the second president of the united states, a founding father, and signed the Treaty of Paris which ended the revolutionary war
John Adams
do cats or dogs have more vocal sounds?
cats have over a hundred while dogs have 10
which figurative language uses exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally but for effect.
example: it took forever to climb that hill
hyperbole
this book tells the story of Scout Finch, a young girl in 1930s Maycomb, Alabama, as she witnesses her father, Atticus, defend Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of crimes against a white woman
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
what is the name of the layer of the earth we walk on
crust
who is the 32nd president known for serving 12 years, saw the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, and was significant for getting the US though the Great Depression.
Franklin roosevelt
what animal has no brain heart bones or eyes
jellyfish
figurative language where an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
symbolism
This famous book focuses on the rage of Achilles during the Trojan War. it's considered the foundation of Western literature, influencing art, philosophy, and literature for millennia
The Iliad by Homer
what gas is most abundant in earth's atmosphere
nitrogen
who is the controversial 37th president of the U.S. that was part of the Watergate scandal, Vietnam war, and the war on drugs
Richard Nixon
what is the only mammal capable of true flight?
bat
what type of figurative language is phrase whose meaning cannot be understood literally from the individual words within it.
example: break a leg
idiom
This book published in 1906 based in Chicago IL exposed the unsanitary and exploitative conditions of the meatpacking industry, leading to public outrage and significant reforms in food safety and labor laws
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
this plant created the possibility for life to exist on Earth by creating and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis.
plankton, specifically phytoplankton
who is the 35th president known for the "new frontier," space program, and Cold War leadership
John F Kennedy
what makes an animal a marsupial?
what type of figurative language uses repetition of letters and/or sounds used within one sentence?
example: eagles end up eating endtrails
alliteration