History Highlights
What do you call a picture on a map that shows directions such as east, west, south, and north.
what is a Compass Rose?
Category: Vocabulary
Question:
This word means "to keep something in good condition or working order."
Choices:
A) Repair
B) Improve
C) Maintain
D) Upgrade
What is Maintain?
How many phases does MEIOSIS have?
what are 2 phases?
In the equation of a straight line, the letter "m" is used to represent what?
what is Slope?
During lunch, you notice someone sitting alone and invite them to join your group. What are you being?
What is considerate?
What is the line that separates the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere (located at 0 degrees longitude) called?
what is the Prime Meridian?
Category: Tricky Homophones
Question:
When the rain stopped, he went outside to check if the dog’s leash was still tied to the ______ (stake/steak) in the yard.
What is stake?
What is the name of the molecule that contains all the information needed to build and run your body?
What is DNA?
12 - 22 is ........
what is -10?
You make sure to walk, not run, in the hallways and always use crosswalks when going home. What are you showing?
What is safe?
The line located at 0 degrees latitude is called....
what is the Equator?
Category: Literary Terms
Question:
What do we call a character in a story who opposes the main character?
What is the antagonist?
Name an organelle that is found in both plant and animal cells.
What is the nucleus?
(Other correct answers include mitochondria and cell membrane.)
What does the slope of a line tell you about the line?
What is the steepness?
After accidentally breaking a classroom decoration, you tell the teacher what happened and offer to help fix it. What are you being?
What is accountable?
What sport was brought to Mexico by the Spanish?
what is Bullfighting?
Category: Figurative Language
Question:
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
"The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
What are 2 organs associated with the respiratory system?
lungs, nose, bronchus, throat, voice box, windpipe, diaphragm
In the order of operations acronym PEMDAS, what does the letter "E" stand for?
What is exponents?
You raise your hand during class, take notes, and ask your teacher questions if you don’t understand. What are you showing?
What is engaged?
What ocean is the Ring of Fire associated with?
what is the Pacific Ocean?
Category: Reading Comprehension
Question:
If a story gives hints about what will happen later, what is this technique called?
What is foreshadowing?
Name two types of blood vessels found in the human body.
What are arteries and veins?
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
5 + 22 × (4−1)
What is 23?
After school, you and your friend notice a spill in the hallway that could make someone slip. You let a teacher know about the spill, carefully warn other students to avoid it, and help your friend clean it up. What two qualities are you showing?
What are accountable and safe?