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what math property can you only use mutipying and adding

comuntive property

100

Characters in this novel's flashbacks include Kissin' Kate Barlow, Madame Zeroni, and

Elya Yelnats. Stanley befriends Zero as the boys solve the mystery of Camp Green Lake. Name

this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar [SACK-er].

HOLES

100

Volcanic eruptions have been a source of geologic change throughout the history of

Earth. As magma erupts through the surface and flows onto the crust as lava, it begins to cool,

leaving new rock behind. Which type of rock is formed by lava and the remains of volcanic

eruptions?

IGNEOUS (ROCK)

100

Four great Americans are commemorated in this sculpture. It is located in South Dakota.

What colossal sculpture was created by Gutzon Borglum?

MT. RUSHMORE (NATIONAL MEMORIAL)

100

This nursery rhyme character shares his name with a character from Lewis Carroll's

Through the Looking-Glass. Many illustrations show him as an egg, although the nursery rhyme

only mentions his fragility. Who, after his great fall from a wall, couldn't be put back together

again by the king's horses and men?

HUMPTY DUMPTY

200

This property of real numbers combines multiplication and addition. What property

allows you to multiply a number by each of the addends inside the parentheses before adding

the addends?

DISTRIBUTIVE (PROPERTY)

200

This novel's heroine is a Cuban-American rising sixth grader at Seaward Pines Academy.

She deals with class bully Edna Santos, mentors her Sunshine Buddy, and learns that her

grandfather Lolo has dementia. What is this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Meg Medina?

MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS

200

In 1774, this element was discovered by Joseph Priestley. What element, atomic

number 8, is necessary for animals to carry out respiration and has the chemical symbol O?

OXYGEN

200

In this novel, the title character competes against Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike

Teavee, and Augustus Gloop. By being the best-behaved child, he inherits the title business

from its owner, Willy Wonka. Name this Roald Dahl [ROO-all DOLL] work.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

200

This fable's title now refers to a person who raises a false alarm. It warns the reader,

quote, "No one believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth." What is this Aesop fable about

a young shepherd who loses his flock to a predator?

(THE) BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

300

In order to solve this problem, you must convert a mixed number to an improper

fraction. What improper fraction is equal to 21 and one-half?

43/2 (FORTY-THREE HALVES) (ACCEPT: 43 OVER 2)

300

Among this novel's characters are Helene the goat, Bertrand the seagull, Sonja the

squirrel, and Angus the raccoon. At its conclusion, Johannes, a half-coyote and half-dog, leaves

an island park to travel to the mainland. Identify this recent Newbery winner by Dave Eggers.

(THE) EYES AND THE IMPOSSIBLE

300

Sometimes materials hold electrons more loosely than other materials. When this

happens, electrons can easily move from one object to another, producing a charge. What is

this phenomenon that you often see in the winter when your hair stands on end after you put

on a sweater?

STATIC (ELECTRICITY)

300

This literary element drives the plot because it gives the protagonist obstacles to

overcome. It can be either external or internal. Name this element, examples of which are

person versus self and person versus nature.

CONFLICT

300

This picture book's title character spends her night running down the sidewalk, through

the garden, past the field, and by the pond. She mistakenly believes the sky holds a large bowl

of milk. Name this Caldecott winner by Kevin Henkes [HANK-us].

KITTEN'S FIRST FULL MOON

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