What the story is most about is called ____________.
The main idea.
100
Light bending is called ___________.
Refraction
100
Who were the tow leaders of the Corps of Discovery?
Lewis and Clark
100
It is a statement or purpose of your essay. Usually the last sentence in your opening paragraph. It is called __________.
A thesis
200
86 x 14 =
1,204
200
Reading between the lines or using clues from the story to figure out how a character is feeling or why they are acting a certain way is called _____________.
Inferring
200
Light bouncing off of an object is called ___________.
Reflection
200
Who sold President Jefferson the Louisiana Purchase?
Napolean or the French
200
Words that describe sounds a re called _________.
Onomatopoeia (double points if you spelled it correctly)
300
376 divided by 4 =
94
300
The part of an informational book that has definitions of bold faced words in it is called ___________?
The Glossary
300
The colors of a rainbow in order are:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
300
True or False: Plymouth Rock was a stopping point on the Oregon Trail.
False: It was Ayers Rock.
300
This is the introduction to your essay. It is used to get the reader's attention. It is called ___________.
the hook.
400
12 gallons = _________ cups
192 cups
400
What is the short sentence or phrase in an informational book that describes what is happening in a picture called?
A caption.
400
Which item is not a good insulator?
a coat
a Styrofoam cup
a frying pan
a frying pan
400
What caused the buffalo population to be greatly reduced?
The pioneers would hunt them for food but also for sport and killed most of them.
400
This following sentence uses what form of figurative language?
The boy bounced the blue basketball off of the backboard.
Alliteration.
500
10 km = __________ mm
10,000,000 mm
500
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Mr. Hake is the best teacher I have ever had. This is because he makes learning fun. He lets us play jeopardy reviews and lets us do fun, yet educational science experiments. He also gives us lots of interesting choices during reading that help us become a more successful reader.
Mr. Hake is the best teacher I have ever had.
500
True or False: Rainbows to not have an end.
True: As you walk, the light refracts at a different angle causing the rainbow to look like it has no end.
500
Which city did President Jefferson want to purchase before he was offered all of the Louisiana Purchase to go with it?
New Orleans
500
Giving human traits to a non-human object is what form of figurative language?