Poetry
How many lines does a limerick have, and what is its rhyme pattern?
5 lines
A,A,B,B,A
What civilization is said to be the mother culture of Mesoamerica?
The Olmec
What is an abstract noun?
Something than cannot be seen and/or touched.
Who (on average) scored highest in spelling - boys or girls?
Girls - 17.62
Boys - 16.85
How many sides does a heptagon have?
Seven
Name four literary devices...
alliteration, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, rhyme, internal rhyme, assonance.
Name the two Spanish conquistadors that invaded the Aztec and the Inca empires.
Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
Correct this sentence.
I packed the following things drinks, sandwiches and desert.
I packed the following things: drinks, sandwiches, and dessert.
Who was the only person to finish all of his/her work ON TIME while online?
Jamie
In which year did Christopher Columbus discover "The New World"?
1492
What is assonance?
When more than two words in a line have the same rhyme/sound - i.e. "A boy called Roy bought a new toy"
Before the Spanish invaded, there were no _______ in the Americas, and no _______ in Europe.
horses and tomatoes
Name 12 helping verbs
do, does, did, may, might, must
has, have, had, Shall, will, can
should, would, could,
is, am, are, was, were,
be, being, been
Which student sent me the most messages on UMeet during online learning?
Emma
What do we call pictures made of pieces of stones or glass, once common in ancient Rome?
Mosaics
Name all 8 types of poems we learned in class together...
I AM, Acrostic, Opposite poem, Haiku, Limerick, Two-sides, I Have a Dream, Parts of speech poem.
Name the capital cities of all four cultures we studied.
Olmec - San Lorenzo
Maya - Tikal/Palenque
Aztec - Tenochtitlan
Inca - Cuzco
Name all eight parts of speech.
noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb, preposition, contraction, interjection.
Who made the biggest improvement in grammar from the beginning of the year to the end... biggest % increase?
TBC.
What is the antonym for the word rural?
Urban
Name 6 songs that we studied the lyrics of for homework
Unwritten, Small Bump, Where is the Love, Obviously, Big Yellow Taxi, Walk Like a Man, Dance with my Father, Beyond, Driftwood, The Snake, Man in the Mirror, Drawing Board.
What were the start and end points on the timeline for 3 of the civilizations we studied?
Olmec - 1200 or 1400 BC to 400BC
Maya - 250AD - 900AD
Aztec - 1100 - 1521
Inca - 1100 - 1532
Analyze this sentence; mark the following:
- subject, verb/verb phrase, direct and indirect object(s), prepositional phrase(s).
Maria and Anna could have baked me a delicious pumpkin pie for Halloween.
Subject(s): Maria, Anna
V.Phrase: could have baked
DO: pie
IO: me
P.Phrase: for Halloween
Kai Kai left our class early. Who is teaching her now, and where is that teacher?
Dennis; South Africa.
Spell..... *flying dinosaur*
P-T-E-R-O-D-A-C-T-Y-L