Vocabulary
What is "motive"?
the reason for doing something
What is one of the mysteries we read about in "Fact or Fiction"?
varies
How are adjectives and adverbs different?
Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.
The Sphinx was built next of the pyramids.
The Sphinx was built next to the pyramids.
What are 2 things humans need to survive?
air, water, food, shelter
True or False: Archaeologists study architecture.
False
Why did Jana eliminate her classmates as a suspect in "The Case of the Strange Delivery"?
There was no evidence by the rose bush or no opportunity for them to do it.
Which is not an indefinite pronoun?
A. she
B. everybody
C. something
D. no body
A. she
The neighbors car is much bigger than our.
The neighbors' car is much bigger than ours.
What is the "subject" in a sentence?
The subject is who does the verb.
He eats pizza. The boy likes to play piano.
What is the difference between clues and evidence?
Clues are pieces of information that help you do/solve something. Evidence is proof of something.
What is the rule for Fibonacci's number sequence?
Write a sentence using a possessive. The books belong to the students.
They are the students' books.
He watch is more expensiver than hers watch.
His watch is more expensive than her watch.
varies.
Would you rather run up a steep hill or a gradual hill? Explain the vocabulary word in your answer.
Varies, steep is a quick change and gradual is a slow change.
Which mystery that we read about would you like to learn more about and why? Be specific.
varies
How are the comparative and the superlative different? When do you use them?
Comparative is for 2 things. Superlative is for 3 or more things.
Mike didn't saw nobody go at the store.
Mike didn't see anybody go in the store.
Give an example of an idiom.
Give a visual of a pinecone, pineapple, or flower to show Fibonacci's number sequence.
Varies, but must follow number sequence, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...
Circle the subject, underline the verbs, draw a box around the adjectives in the sentence.
In the early morning, a boy and his father walked along the peaceful beach looking for broken seashells.
Subject: a boy and his father
verbs: walked, looking
adjectives: early, peaceful, broken
Everybody want to play Mrs. Jones game because it is more good Mr. Smiths game.
Everybody wants to play Mrs. Jones's game because it is better than Mr. Smith's game.
What is a googol?
1 followed by 100 zeros