Class 216 April Jeopardy

Math

100

I am a unit fraction. My denominator is 8. What fraction am I?

1/8

200

I am a fraction equal to 1/2. My numerator is 4. What fraction am I?

4/8

300

Nancy buys 3/6 pound of walnuts. Sandra buys 3/4 pound of almonds. Who buys more nuts?

Sandra

400

There are 11 girls in our class. What fraction of students in our class are boys?

7/18

500

I have a bag of skittles. 16 are green, 15 are blue, 11 are yellow, and 12 are orange. I eat 5 green skittles. What fraction of my skittles are blue?

15/49

Forces and Motion

100

What happens when two north magnetic poles come into contact?

They repel each other. 

200

This is a type of pull that makes a moving object slow down or stop moving.

Friction

300

We measure force in a unit that is named after this scientist.

Isaac Newton

400

Name the metals (that we have learned) that magnets are attracted to. 

Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Steel

500

What is the name for the arrangement of atoms that line up in the same direction when a magnet is near?

Magnetic Domains

Figurative Language

100

Name this type of figurative language:

"She is as cool as a cucumber."

Simile

200

Create your own metaphor!

Accept any answer that compares two things without using "like" or "as"

300

Which sentence is an idiom?

A) Grace was so tired, she could sleep for 1,000 hours.

B) Henley is an animal on the soccer field.

C) Neel and Erik are friends through thick and thin.

D) When Advita is on the playground, she climbs like a monkey.

C

400

Create your own hyperbole!

Accept any answer that is an extreme exaggeration.

500

Name this (specific) type of figurative language:

"The wind danced in the trees."

Personification