Morphology & Affixes
What are two examples of an affix?
A prefix and a suffix.
The activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. (exact wording may vary)
What is the date of St. Patrick's Day and what is one symbol of it?
March 17th and shamrocks, leprechauns, and the Blarney Stone are examples of symbols.
Why are bees important to apple trees? (And trees in general)
Because bees pollinate them!
How can you go 10 days without sleep?
You sleep at night!
Where does a suffix go and where does a prefix go in a word?
A prefix comes at the beginning of the word and a suffix comes at the end of a word.
PEMDAS stands for...
Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
How many counties is Ireland comprised of?
32 counties
What is the main difference between ionic and covalent compounds in chemistry? (Hint: it has to do with what they are made of)
Ionic compounds are made of molecules and ionic compounds are made of ions.
A man shaves many times during the day but at the end of the day he still has a beard. How is this possible?
He's a barber.
Provide two examples of a prefix OR a suffix and what they mean/do to a word.
Answers vary
You can change the amount of income tax that you owe by claiming ______ and _______ on your tax return.
Tax credits and tax deductions
What are the three colors in the Irish flag and what does each one represent?
Green - Older majority of Gaelic tradition of Ireland made up of Roman Catholics
White - Lasting truce between two cultures/religions and living together in peace
Orange - Protestant minority
Name 5 of the 14 body parts of a bee
2. Simple eyes/Ocelli
3. Compound eye
4. Antennae
5. Mandibles
6. Proboscis
7. Thorax
8. The front wings
9. The rear wings
10. Legs
11. Feet
12. Pollen basket
13. The abdomen
14. Stinger
What happens 4 times in a 'teenager's life,' once in an 'adult's life,' and never in childhood? (Hint: write it down!)
The letter E.
Answer the following with an 'Epi-' prefix:
Meaning -
New word -
New word meaning -
Related word -
New Word: Epilogue/Epidemic/Epigraph/etc.
New Word meaning: depends on choice above
Related word: depends on choice above
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS: (7+2) squared (exponent on the OUTSIDE of the parenthesis) divided by 3 to the second power equals...
9 because 7+2 = 9 squared = 81 divided by 3 squared = 81 divided by 9 = 9.
What was the first year that St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in the United States? When did the Great Potato Famine in Ireland and why?
1737 was the first year that St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in the United States.
The Great Potato Famine was a period of time in the mid 1800s where potatoes were not growing for various reasons and people were starving in Ireland because of it.
What does Alice Tangerini do and why is it important?
She is a botanical illustrator (someone who draws plants in detail) and this is important work because it has helped botanists (people who study plants) and researchers identify specimens and new species all over the world. Her work is even featured in museums!
I have hands, yet I cannot shake your hand. I cannot give you a high five, and I have no fingers. What am I?
A clock
Identify the following 5 words that contain prefixes and/or suffixes:
1. A vehicle with two pedals and two wheels
2. A substance that protects against freezing
3. Moves itself
4. Study of organisms and where they live
5. Half of a sphere
1. Bicycle
2. Antifreeze
3. Automobile
4. Ecology
5. Hemisphere
Solve the following problem using PEMDAS:
5 x (2 + 4) divided by 3 squared - 4 squared + (-3) squared equals...
15 because 5 times 6 equals 30 (numerator) and 9 minus 16 equals -7 + 9 = 2 and 30 divided by 2 is 15.
Who was St. Patrick and why do we have a day to celebrate him?
St. Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland and he passed away on the date of the holiday: March 17th. There are many supernatural legends about him in Irish culture, but one thing we know for sure is that he was a priest and missionary who helped a lot of people during difficult and dangerous times in Ireland.
Identify 6 of the 8 Intelligences theorized by Howard Gardner.
1. Linguistic intelligence
2. Logic-mathematical intelligence
3. Musical intelligence
4. Spatial intelligence
5. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
6. Interpersonal intelligence
7. Intrapersonal intelligence
8. Naturalist intelligence
I can be cracked or played; told or made. What am I?
A joke