5C Quiz 2 Review

Definitions

1000

What is this word: something which has never been made before, or the process of creating something which has never been made before

Invention

2000

What is a botanist?

A scientist who studies plants

3000

What does Undaunted mean?

still determined and enthusiastic, despite problems or no success

4000

What is a historian?

Someone who writes about or studies history

5000

What does circumnavigate mean? (Hint: Magellan and his crew are famous for this)

To sail all the way around something.

Blend Words

1000

walk + marathon =_____________________

Walkathon

2000

helicopter + airport =___________________

Heliport

3000

electronic + mail =______________________

email

4000

jog + marathon =______________________

Jogathon

5000

jog + marathon =______________________

Sitcom

Clipped Words

1000

champion =_________________

Champ

2000

professional =_______________

Pro

3000

gymnasium =________________

gym

4000

laboratory =_________________

Lab

5000

Mathematics =_______________

Math

Punctuation

1000

• What do we use to mark, or close the end of a sentence?_________________

Period/full stop

2000

• What do we use if we were to ask where someone was going, where someone lives?__________

Question mark

3000

• What do we use to form contractions and to show ownership to something?_________________

Apostrophe

4000

• What do we use for short pauses, breaks and to make a list of things?____________________

Comma

5000

• What do we use when we pause to compare, list, explain and prepare?______________________

Colon

RISK IT FOR THE BRISKIT

1000

What is the only continent with no active volcanoes? 

Australia.

2000

What metal is found most in the center of the Earth?

Iron

3000

How many pounds can a cloud weigh?

1,000,000

4000

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

5000

How many hearts does an octopus have?

3