Math
Reading
Writing
Phonics & Grammar
Fun Facts
100
What is 8 x 4?
32
100
What is the job of the text inside the box labeled "Figure 1" at the bottom of the diagram?
A) It tells the reader a funny story about plants.
B) It is a caption that explains what the diagram is showing.
C) It lists all the other books the author wrote.
D) It gives directions on how to plant seeds.
B — It is a caption that explains what the diagram is showing
100
Question: Which of the following sentences is written and punctuated correctly?
A) Where is my red jacket.
B) Can we go to the park today?
C) I love chocolate ice cream?
D) stop running in the hallway
B — "Can we go to the park today?" is a question and needs a question mark.
100
Read the sentence below:
"The energetic puppy leaped over the low wooden fence."
Which word from the sentence is an adjective that describes how the puppy acts?
A) leaped
B) energetic
C) fence
D) over
B — "energetic" describes the puppy.
100
Which of these species existed on Earth BEFORE trees even grew on our planet?
A) Dinosaurs
B) Sharks
C) Monkeys
D) Birds
B — Sharks have been around for about 450 million years, while trees showed up about 350 million years ago!
200
On a picture graph, each picture of a book equals 2 books. If Maya has 4 books pictures next to her name, how many books did she read? 
8 books
200
Written Response
Question: Read the science text below. On your whiteboard, write down the definition of the word hibernation using the context clues in the sentence.
"When winter comes, bears enter a state of hibernation, which is a deep, sleep-like rest that helps them save energy when food is scarce."
A deep, sleep-like rest during winter that saves energy when food is hard to find.
200
Question: Read the steps for making a peanut butter sandwich below:
"_____, spread peanut butter on one slice of bread. Next, spread jelly on the other slice. Finally, put the two slices together."
On your whiteboard, write the best transition word to fill in the first blank to show the very first step.
First / First of all / To start
200
The prefix re- means "again."
On your whiteboard, add the prefix re- to the root word build, and write a definition of what the new word means.
Rebuild — To build again
200
What is the best-selling video game of all time, where players explore infinite 3D worlds, mine materials, fight mobs, and build whatever they imagine out of blocks? Write your guess on your whiteboard!
Minecraft! It has sold over 300 million copies worldwide
300
A rectangular garden has a length of 6 feet and a width of 4 feet. What is its total area in square feet?
l x w
24 square ft
300
Question: Read this short paragraph:
"Recycling plastic bottles is one of the easiest ways to help our planet! If everyone recycled just one bottle a day, we could stop tons of trash from going into the ocean. You should start recycling at home today!"
What is the author's main purpose for writing this text?
A) To inform the reader about how plastic bottles are manufactured.
B) To entertain the reader with a silly story about ocean creatures.
C) To persuade the reader to start recycling their plastic bottles.
D) To teach the reader how to clean up trash on the beach.
C — To persuade the reader to start recycling.
300
Question: When writing an informational paper, authors must use facts instead of opinions. Which of these sentences is a FACT that can be proven true?
A) Pizza is the most delicious food served in the cafeteria.
B) Earth takes 365 days to make one full orbit around the sun.
C) Roller coasters are way too scary for third graders.
D) Blue is the absolute best color to paint a bedroom.
B — Earth takes 365 days to orbit the sun can be scientifically proven true
300
Which word correctly completes the sentence below?
"The students put _____ backpacks inside the cubbies before lining up for recess."
A) there
B) their
C) they're
D) thier
B — "their" shows ownership
300
On giant gas planets like Saturn and Neptune, intense storm pressure turns carbon in the air into solid crystal. What precious gemstone literally rains down from the sky on those planets? Write your guess on your whiteboard!
Diamonds! Scientists estimate it rains thousands of tons of real diamonds on Saturn and Neptune.
400
Ben started with $50. He bought 3 books that cost 8 each.
How much money does Ben have remaining?
$26
400
Written Response
Question: Read this short story summary:
"An ant works hard all summer collecting and storing seeds for winter. Meanwhile, the grasshopper plays music and rests. When winter comes, the ant has plenty of food, while the hungry grasshopper realizes he should have prepared."
On your whiteboard:
Write 1 sentence for the Main Idea (what the story is mostly about).
Write 1 sentence for the Theme (the hidden lesson/moral of the story).
Sample Answer:
Main Idea: The ant works hard to save food for winter while the grasshopper plays.
Theme: Hard work and planning ahead pay off
400
Question: Combine these two short sentences into one compound sentence on your whiteboard using the joining word so:
Sentence 1: It was freezing cold outside.
Sentence 2: I put on my heavy winter coat.
It was freezing cold outside, so I put on my heavy winter coat.
400
Read the sentence below with the singular noun in parentheses:
"Three small (mouse) ran across the kitchen floor."
On your whiteboard, write the correct plural form of the word mouse to complete the sentence correctly.
Mice
400
Popular in gaming and pop culture, what cute pink Mexican creature has the incredible superpower to regrow its own legs, tail, heart, and even parts of its brain if they get damaged? Write your guess on your whiteboard!
Axolotl
500
If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and 3 slices are eaten, what fraction represents the remaining pizza?
5/8
500
Question: Read the paragraph below:
"Heavy rain poured over the city for three full days. Because the storm drains overflowed with water, the town park flooded and school was canceled for the rest of the week."
Which text structure did the author use to organize this information?
A) Compare and Contrast
B) Cause and Effect
C) Problem and Solution
D) Order of Importance
B — Cause and Effect.
Cause: heavy rain/overflowed drains
->
Effect: park flooded/school canceled.
500
Read these detail sentences from a student's paragraph:
"Bears have sharp claws that help them climb trees and dig for food."
"Their thick fur keeps them warm during cold winter weather."
"Bears use their powerful sense of smell to locate berries and fish from miles away."
On your whiteboard, write a strong topic sentence that could go at the very beginning of this paragraph to introduce what it is about.
Sample Answers:
Bears have many physical traits that help them survive.
A bear's body is built with special tools for living in the wild.
500
Which of the following sentences capitalizes all proper nouns (specific names of people, places, and days) correctly?
A) On tuesday, mrs. smith drove all the way to chicago.
B) On Tuesday, Mrs. smith drove all the way to Chicago.
C) On Tuesday, Mrs. Smith drove all the way to Chicago.
D) On tuesday, Mrs. Smith drove all the way to chicago.
C — Tuesday, Mrs., Smith, and Chicago must all be capitalized
500
Think big! Which do you think there are MORE of: trees on planet Earth, or stars in our entire Milky Way galaxy? Write down your team's guess!
Trees on Earth! Earth has roughly 3 trillion trees, while the Milky Way galaxy has only about 100 to 400 billion stars. That means Earth has around 10 times more trees than our galaxy has stars!