History/Ex Cal
The first people of a certain land are called ___.
Indigenous People
A shape with 5 sides is called a ____.
pentagon
The 8th Age team dressed up as characters from which book for our March Reading Madness DDD?
The Day the Crayons Quit
Nonfiction is fake. True or false?
false
This is Ms. Keeno's ______ full year at Calvert. (fill in the correct #)
5th
Name 5 countries in Asia (at least 2 should be countries we studied in Expedition Calvert).
Answers could include: China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, etc.
True or false:
189 centimeters is greater than 2 meters.
False! (2 meters = 200 cm)
List 2 different animals the 8th Age teachers dressed up as for Halloween.
Possible answers include: panda, red panda, clouded leopard, bison
List 2 words with a silent consonant (silent w, g, k, or b).
Answers will vary.
Examples: thumb, gnat, know, write
What is Mrs. Barnett's daughter's name?
Aya Marie
The Shoshone Tribe live in which region?
Great Basin
A clock has the hour hand between the 8 and 9. The minute hand is on the 7. What time is it?
8:35
What was the title of the book we read aloud during the winter rally point, Sips of Hot Cocoa and Stories?
Snow (by Cynthia Rylant)
When you use your background knowledge to make connections, you are activating your _________.
schema
Name Ms. Forrester's three sons from oldest to youngest?
Silas, Gideon, and Abel
The tribe AND national park in Alaska that you learned about with Mrs. Barnett this year were _______ and _______.
The Inuit tribe and Denali National Park
If you have 4 coins that equal 32 cents, what are the 4 coins?
1 quarter, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies
The reason 8th Age walked to Sherwood Gardens was to take pictures to inspire our haiku poems. What is a haiku poem (syllables/lines)? What country did this type of poetry originate from?
- Japanese poem with 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllable count
Which 2 words have a schwa sound?
around, shower, absolutely, enemy, flavor, igloo
around, enemy
What is the name of Mr. B's cat?
Rickey
Name 2 national symbols of India (flower, animal, bird, tree)
Answers may include:
Bengal tiger, lotus, peacock, banyan tree
If Ms. Forrester has 9 quarters and Mrs. Randall has 1 dollar and 12 dimes, who has more money? How much does each teacher have?
Ms. Forrester has more ($2.25)
Mrs. Randall has less ($2.20)
Name the titles of all five 8th Age plays.
8A - Two Buddhist Tales
8B - The Magic Brocade
8C - The Seven Chinese Siblings
8D - Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain
8E - The Great Race
In the Chinese Zodiac story, Cat hates Rat because Rat does not wake Cat up to run the race.
What is the cause in this example? What is the effect?
Cause: Rat did not wake Cat up
Effect: Cat hates Rat.
Mrs. Randall's son has the nickname ______.
Chip