Reading
Ancient Americans were the first to grow and eat popcorn around 9,000 years ago. The Aztec people of southern Mexico called it totopoca, which if you say it fast kind of sounds like the popping noise the cooking corn makes. Archaeologists have unearthed ancient ears of popping corn in the American Southwest as well.
Which word could replace unearthed as it is used in paragraph 2 of “Pop!”?
A. uncovered B. underground C. unseen
A. Uncovered
What does the word PRODUCT mean?
The answer to a multiplication problem
What is...
The process by which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is anything that has mass and takes up space?
Matter
Which is an example of a mixture?
A. Salt completely dissolved in water
B. Chips and pretzels mixed in a bowl
C. sugar melted into caramel
Chips and pretzels mixed in a bowl
Read the sentence from paragraph 9.
But popcorn science is not without peril.
What is the meaning of the word peril as it is used in the sentence?
A. butter B. heat C. kernels D. problems
D. Problems
What does the word DIVISOR mean?
What is...
An organism that gets energy from eating another organism
A. Consumer B. Producer C. Decomposer
Consumer
What does the word difference mean in a word problem?
the answer to a subtraction problem
What is a unit fraction and what are some examples?
ONE equal part of a fraction
All fractions with a numerator of 1
1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7
The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A Read the sentence from paragraph 13.
As the moon continues along its path, however, it enters what’s called the umbra, where all direct light from the Sun is blocked.
What is the meaning of the word umbra as it is used in the sentence?
A layer B light C phase D shade
D. Shade
What is a FRACTION?
another way to write a division problem
parts of a whole
What is...
The smallest unit of matter that defines a chemical element
A. Nucleus B. Atom C. Molecule
Atom
Read the sentence from paragraph 2 of “Search for Sunwise Animals at Your Zoo.”
Chimpanzees avoid the peak hours of the sun.
What is the meaning of peak as it is used in the sentence?
A at the beginning of the day
B at the strongest point
C at the end of the day
D at the weakest point
B at the strongest point
What is movement?
a change in location or position
Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
She had covered little more than half the distance to Stewart Island, when abruptly, she ceased rowing.
Which word means the same as ceased as it is used in the sentence?
A began B considered C limited D stopped
D. stopped
What does the word SUM mean?
the answer to an addition problem
What is a solid?
Give an example
something that has a definite shape
What is needed to do work or cause damage?
energy
Read the sentence from paragraph 14.
“All right,” said the grandfather, and presently he went to the cupboard, and after rummaging about inside for a few minutes he drew out a long, coarse piece of stuff, which was all he had to do duty for a sheet.
What is the meaning of rummaging as it is used in the sentence?
A organizing B reaching C searching D wandering
searching
Read the sentence from paragraph 8 of “Sun Proof.”
So, during those times, play hard in the shade, chill out under an umbrella, have lunch inside, or try some indoor activities for a change of pace.
What does the phrase chill out mean as it is used in the sentence?
A run B relax C stay dry D warm up
B. relax
What 2 type of problems look for a TOTAL?
What's the difference between the 2
addition or multiplication
Multiplication has the word EACH or PER
What is...
An area including all of the living and nonliving things and all of their interactions in that area
A. Desert B. Community C. Ecosystem D. Food Chain
Ecosystem
What is a common denominator?
When the bottom number on fractions are the same
What is the meaning of the word slumbered as it is used in line 11?
Of clouds, to sleep Down lay the Wind, and slumbered soon, Muttering low, “I’ve done for that Moon!”
A blew B heaped C sat D slept
D. slept