Math
The product of 9 × 8
72
Who was the first PM of Canada
Sir John A MacDonald
What is the plural of “mouse”?
mice
What gas do humans exhale that plants need for photosynthesis?
CO2
Which animal lays the largest eggs on land?
Ostrich
Write 0.6 as a fraction in simplest form.
3/5
What year was Canadian Confederation?
1867
What is a simile?
comparison using like or as
What is the largest organ inside the human body?
Liver
What is the second largest province in Canada by land area?
Quebec
A rectangle has an area of 42 cm². If one side is 6 cm, what is the other side?
7cm
What were beaver pelts most commonly used to create in Europe during the fur trade?
Top Hats
what is an antonym for growing?
shrinking
Name the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.
evaporation
What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
Divide 157 ÷ 12 and give the remainder
13 R1
Who were the “Fils du Roi” in early Canadian history?
Kings Daughters - Sent to marry/ populate settlements
Identify the spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes in this paragraph:
"Sarah went too the park with her freinds. They were hopping too play soccer, but the field was to wet. Its suppose too stop raining soon, so they could try again."
“too” → “to” (2x), “freinds” → “friends”, “to wet” → “too wet”, “Its” → “It’s”, “suppose too” → “supposed to”
Name the moon phase that occurs when the moon is between the Earth and Sun and cannot be seen from Earth.
new moon
What do the xylem and phloem specifically transport in a plants stem? Be specific to each.
Sugars (food)
Write 22 ÷ 7 as a mixed number
3 1/7
What year was the last spike driven into the CPR signalling the completion of the railway?
1885
Read the paragraph and identify the 3 types of figurative language:
"The sun smiled down on the bustling town. Tim ran as fast as a cheetah to catch the ice cream truck, but it seemed to dance away from him, teasing him all the way."
Simile: “as fast as a cheetah”; Personification: “sun smiled”, “ice cream truck seemed to dance”; Hyperbole: “teasing him all the way”
What are the four forces that act on an airplane in flight?
Lift, Weight (gravity), Thrust, Drag
Name 3 of the 5 Great Lakes that are partly in Canada.
Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario (any 3)