DPA

LANGUAGE

100

THE FIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVE READING

^{WRONG ANSWER =  4 SIT UPS}

WHAT IS:

1. SKIMMINNG AHEAD

2. HIGHLIGHTING KEY WORDS AND IDEAS

3. LOOKING UP UNFAMILIAR WORDS

4. INTERACTING WITH THE TEXT

5. LOOK FOR CLUES 

200

TOPIC + WHAT THE AUTHOR WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 10 JUMP SQUATS}

WHAT IS: 

MAIN IDEA

300

TRUE OR FALSE: 

A MAIN IDEA IS SPECIFIC! 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 10 LUNGES (5 EA)} 

WHAT IS: 

A MAIN IDEA IS GENERAL ENOUGH TO ENCOMPASS ALL THE IDEAS IN A PASSAGE.

400

THE ____________ EXPRESSES THE MAIN IDEA OF A PARAGRAPH.

^{WRONG ANSWER = 30 SECONDS OF RUNNING}

WHAT IS: 

TOPIC SENTENCE

500

THE TITLE OF YOUR ACTIVE READING KEY ASSESSMENT 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 16 ARM CIRCLES (8 EA)}

WHAT IS: 

THE UNPLANNED EXPERIENCE

MATH

100

THE RATE AT WHICH A MOVING OBJECT CHANGES POSITION WITH TIME 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 15 HIP CIRCLES}

WHAT IS: 

SPEED

200

A COMPARISON OF TWO QUANTITIES MEASURED IN DIFFERENT UNITS

^{WRONG ANSWER = 8 JUMPING JACKS} 

WHAT IS: 

RATE

300

A RATE IN WHICH THE SECOND TERM IS 1

^{WRONG ANSWER = 5 SECOND PLANK}

WHAT IS:

UNIT RATE

400

MONEY PAID REGULARLY AT A PARTICULAR RATE FOR THE USE OF MONEY LENT

^{WRONG ANSWER = 10 SECOND PLANK}

WHAT IS: 

INTEREST

500

BORROWED MONEY, TYPICALLY PAID BACK WITH INTEREST 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 3 PUSH UPS}

WHAT IS: 

A LOAN

GEOGRAPHY

100

THE AVERAGE WEATHER OF AN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 5 JUMP SQUATS}

WHAT IS:

CLIMATE

200

ANY NATURALLY OCCURRING CHANGE ON OR IN EARTH 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 20 SECONDS OF RUNNING}

WHAT IS:

PHYSICAL PROCESS

300

CHANGE IN LONG-TERM WEATHER PATTERNS CAUSED BY NATURAL EVENTS AND HUMAN ACTIVITY 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 6 LUNGES (3 EA)}

WHAT IS: 

CLIMATE CHANGE

400

THE UNWANTED PROCESS OF TURNING ARABLE LAND INTO DESERT DUE TO FACTORS SUCH AS REDUCED RAINFALL AND POOR AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 15 HIP CIRCLES}

WHAT IS: 

DESERTIFICATION 

500

AREAS WITH A LONG GROWING SEASON AND SEMI-DESERT TO MOIST CLIMATE; INCLUDES GRASSLANDS AND SEMI-DESERT SCRUB 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 5 HIP CIRCLES}

WHAT IS: 

DRYLANDS

SCIENCE

100

A DEVICE THAT REQUIRES A SINGLE FORCE TO WORK; MADE OF ONLY ONE OR TWO PARTS

^{WRONG ANSWER = 5 SIT UPS}

WHAT IS: 

SIMPLE MACHINE 

200

MAGNETIC PUSH OR PULL

^{WRONG ANSWER = 20 ARM CIRCLES (10/EA)}

WHAT IS: 

MAGNETIC FORCE

300

6 SIMPLE MACHINES

^{WRONG ANSWER = 15 SECOND PLANK} 

WHAT IS: 

INCLINED PLANE, WEDGE, SCREW, LEVER, WHEEL & AXLE, PULLEY

400

ENERGY THAT HAS ESCAPED FROM A SYSTEM

^{WRONG ANSWER = 5 PUSH UPS}

WHAT IS: 

LOST ENERGY

500

IN SYSTEMS, ENERGY CAN BE LOST WHEN IT IS _____________ FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER. 

^{WRONG ANSWER = 10 JUMPING JACKS}

WHAT IS: 

TRANSFORMED