Varying Vocab
This is the definition of bias
What is prejudice, in favor of, or against one thing
The Latin root ratio means "reason." These are words that you can use to describe someone as irrational
What are crazy, emotional, without reason, erratic, etc. (Answers may vary)
I adopted a new dog this summer. He weighed 10 pounds at the time of adoption and has been gaining 0.5 pounds each month with the food I’ve been consistently feeding him. Since then, is his weight gain proportional to the amount of food he’s been receiving since adopting him?
What is yes
Kate and Michael started at the same starting point and ran in opposite directions. Kate ran north 5 feet while Michael ran east 8 feet. This is the distance measured in feet between Michael and Kate
What is 9 feet?
This is what Miss Joyce drew for the writing prompt about the act of kindness
What is a pencil case and a pencil
This word means a fortress; typically on high ground
a) outpost
b) pinnacle
c) antidote
d) citadel
What is d) Citadel?
The prefix im- means toward, and the latin root pendere means to hang. If a storm is impending, when will it happen?
What is coming soon
A train travels 132 miles in 2 hours and 12 minutes. What is the train’s average speed in miles per hour? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
What is 60 miles per hour
This is the perimeter of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is 15cm and one of the legs is 9 centimeters?
What is 12 cm?
This is the name of Miss Joyce's dog. Hint: it was revealed in the last jeopardy!
What is Sammy?
This is an example of something that can be Unabridged?
What is a dictionary (answers may vary)
Root: de- (down, away) + ponere (to put, place)
Part of Speech: Verb
This is what it means if a king is deposed
What is he loses power
Find the rate of change for a line that has a consistent slope with given points (1,5) and (5,8)
What is 3/4?
Jason is a famous treasure hunter and is very precise in jotting down the coordinates of where he finds his treasure. He found a ring at (345, 568) and a bracelet at (372, 961). This is the distance between the ring and bracelet before Jason found them. Round to the nearest tenth.
What is 393.9 units?
These are the colors of the bracelet that Miss Joyce was working on. Bonus points for the design
What are white and red, in a heart pattern
This is an example of where a throng could be?
The root apt- means to be fit or suitable. The suffix -ittude means the state, quality, or condition. What might an aptitude test entail?
What is measure a person's natural ability for certain tasks or skills
A student spends $7.50 per week on school lunches. After 6 weeks, she has $52.50 left from the original amount her parents gave her.
How much money did she start with?
What is $97.50?
Maggie is looking at a map of a waterpark. She is currently at (3,8) and Super Splish Splash is at (7,2) and Big Water Bash is at (9,6). Which waterslide is Maggie closer to?
What is Big Water Bash
This is the profile picture that appears when Miss Joyce joins the call on her iPad
This is a paragraph that has the words disoriented, gauge, and abstract.
The latin roots circum- meaning around and specere which means to look. Why might someone be circumspect before signing a contract?
What is to read it fully and understand it
Logan ran 2.4 miles in 18 minutes. Mia ran 3 miles in 24 minutes. Who ran faster, and by how many miles per hour?
Who is Logan by 0.5 mph
A triangular stage is being set up in a park. The three corners of the stage are marked at the following coordinates:
Point A at (2, 3)
Point B at (2, 9)
Point C at (8, 3)
Prove that triangle ABC is a right triangle, and then find the length of the longest side.
What is Triangle ABC is a right triangle
Miss Joyce told you about a Broadway show she attended called Hadestown about Orpheus and Eurydice. This is a summary of the sad story that happened in this play
What is a sad tale about how Eurydice makes a deal with Hades and is sent to the Underworld? Orpheus finds out and convinces Hades to let her leave with him because they love each other. Long story short he looks back and leaves the underworld without her.