Vocabulary & ELA
What is the opposite of generous?
Stingy
What is 25% of 100?
25
What gas do plants release into the air?
Oxygen (O2 )
What December holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus?
Christmas
What popular Christmas movie features the quote: “You’ll shoot your eye out!”?
A Christmas Story
What do we call a comparison using like or as?
Simile
What place value is the 8 in 3,582?
Tens
What do we call the smallest unit of life?
Cell
What country did the Christmas Tree originate?
Germany
In the movie The Polar Express, what item does the boy lose that proves he rode the train?
A silver bell
What do we call a group of words with a subject and verb?
Clause
What is the area of a rectangle that is 8 × 6?
48
What part of the cell acts like the brain?
Nucleus
Where does the name "Santa Claus" come from?
St. Nicholas
In The Grinch, what is the town called where the Whos live?
Whoville
What is the root word in irresponsible
Responsible
What do we call a number with exactly two factors?
Prime number
What type of energy is stored energy?
True or False: St. Nicholas was a real person.
True.
He was known for secret gift-giving and helping children and the poor.
In the movie Elf, what food does Buddy love to put on spaghetti?
Maple syrup
What do we call a struggle between two forces in a story?
Conflict
What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimals?
3.14
Who proposed the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, what is the name of the Grinch’s dog?
Max