Ms. Johnson
Etymology
Writing Units
Random Trivia #1
Random Trivia #2
100

Ms. Johnson just moved - What town does she live in now?

Waterloo

100

What root means "life"?

bio

100

What was the name of the short poem we wrote at the beginning of the year?

Charge of the World

100

How many continents are there?

7

100

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

Pacific Ocean

200

What is Ms. Johnson's favorite color?

Green

200
What suffix means "one who"?

er/or

200

What does RACE stand for?

Restate

Answer

Cite evidence

Explain

200

What does "www" in a website stand for?

World Wide Web

200

What is the longest river in the world?

Nile River

300

What was Ms. Johnson's favorite subject in school?

Social Studies

300

What are TWO prefixes that mean not/opposite of?

non, dis, un, im/in, de

300

Who did we write informational papers about?

Famous Iowans

300

What do you call words that sound the same but have different meanings?

homophones

300

What is the name for animals active at night?

Nocturnal

400

How many places did Ms. Johnson teach before coming to Jesup?

0 - This is where I started teaching!

400

What prefix means "many"?

Multi

400

What were the FOUR opinion topics people did an opinion paper on?

Animals in zoos, homework, getting paid for good grade, e-books vs. print books

400

What is the only mammal capable of true flight?

Bat

400

Which brand of government interprets the laws?

Judicial Branch

500

When Ms. Johnson first wanted to be a teacher, what grade did she THINK she wanted to teach?

Kindergarten

500

What TWO roots have to do with parts of the body? 

manu (hand) & ped (foot)

500

What were TWO lessons we had about things we had to include in our spooky stories?

Protagonist, antagonist, minor characters, sensory details, dialogue, plot, setting

500

What type of figurative language is "the wind whispered in the wind"?

Personification

500

What is the name of the deepest ocean trench?

Mariana Trench

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