📚Book Smarts
If a story is written using "I" or "me," what point of view is it?
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
If a train leaves Toronto at 2:00 PM and travels for 4 hours, what time does it arrive?
6:00 PM
What do plants need for photosynthesis?
Sun, water, carbon dioxide
How many players are on a soccer team on the field at one time?
11
What do we call a comparison that says one thing is another thing, without using “like” or “as”?
A metaphor
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
9
What force pulls things toward the Earth?
Gravity
What is the name of the event where athletes from many countries compete every four years?
The Olympics
What is an inference?
A conclusion/guess you make using clues from the text and your own thinking
What country is shaped like a boot?
Italy
What can travel around the world while staying in the same spot?
A stamp
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
What sport uses a bat, ball, and wickets?
Cricket
What is it called when an author gives a hint about something that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
What ocean borders British Columbia?
Pacific Ocean
What number do you get if you multiply all the numbers on a telephone keypad?
Zero
What do we call an animal that lives part of its life in water and part on land?
An amphibian
In chess, which piece can only move diagonally?
The bishop
What do we call the person or force that works against the main character?
The antagonist
What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
194
What’s the name for a scientist who studies rocks?
A geologist
In tennis, what is it called when the score is 40-40?
Deuce