ELA
The Kentucky Star
What is a sum?
The solution/answer in an addition problem.
Name two body systems.
Skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive.
Physical, political, resource, climate, road...
What is my favorite color?
Purple
Name two examples of nonfiction text features.
Heading, subheading, caption, glossary, table of contents... (more possible answers)
What is the value of the 5 in the number 152,409?
50,000
What is a system?
A group of components working together.
Name the 5 regions of the United States.
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West
What is my favorite food?
Pizza
Define and give an example of a simile.
A comparison of two different things using like or as. Examples: Her eyes are as blue as the sky. The lake was still like a piece of glass.
What is the measure of an acute angle?
Less than 90 degrees.
Name a cause of weathering and erosion.
Wind, rain/water, ice, root wedging, ice wedging
What is the role of the legislative branch of government?
To write the laws.
How many years have I been teaching at Hillside?
Where do you look in a book to find definitions?
Glossary
List the factors of 32.
1, 32, 2, 16, 4, 8
What is friction?
Friction is a force that slows things down when they rub against each other. When two surfaces rub together, they create friction, which makes it harder to move things.
How do the Supreme Court justices get their job?
Who is my favorite musician or band?
John Mayer
Give an example of a strategy to hook your reader in a writing piece.
Ask a question, give a shocking/surprising fact, use onomatopoeia, describe an action
What is a prime number? And list three examples of prime numbers.
Any number that has exactly two factors -- one and itself. examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17...
What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
Plant cells have cell walls, chloroplast and chlorophyl, animal cells do not.
What are the rights given in the 1st amendment of the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition
What is my dog's name?
Lily