Persuasive Writing
Assorted Math
Women's History
Environmental Science
Riddles
100

Give one example of how an advertisement might use Pathos in order to appeal to their viewers and convince them to buy a product.

Answers vary

100

Find 75% of 115.

86.25

100

In the United States, women began to speak out about their rights during the ____

1800s

1990s

1400s

1990s

1800s

100

What is deforestation?

The action of clearing a wide area of trees, usually for the purposes of industrialization. 

100

What fruit is always sad?

Blueberry 

200

According to Shelterluv's 'Perfect Pet Adoption Profile,' you should lead with ________ in order to get an animal adopted! 

Positivity 

200
Solve the following equation by adding fractions: 

2 and 3/4 + 7 and 2/3 = ?

You answer can be a mixed number or an improper fraction. 

10 and 5/12 or 125/12 

200

The first female doctor in the United States was named _______

Elizabeth Blackwell

200

What is a vertical 'pinkhouse' in the context of urban farming?

A new type of indoor farming that grows crops using pink, blue, and red lights.

200

What gets sharper the more you use it?

Your brain

300
Name and identify the three main appeals that people use to get what they want.

Pathos - Emotional appeal (empathy) 

Ethos - Ethical appeal (celebrity) 

Logos - Logical appeal (statistics/facts)

300

Using the equation Area = 1/2 (Length x Width), solve the following: 

A triangle has a length of 14 inches and a width of 5 inches. What is its area?  

5 times 14 = 70 divided by 2 is 35 inches.

300

What country was Malala Yousafzai from? 

What state in the US was Susan La Flesche Picotte from?

What state in the US was Dr. Mae Jemison from?

Malala - Pakistan 

Susan La Flesche - A reservation in Omaha, Nebraska 

Jemison - Alabama 


300
What are three negative impacts of frequent deforestation? 

1. Illegally trafficked wood/materials 

2. Negative impact on the ecosystem because it displaces animals 

3. Negative impact on humans because it removes sources of oxygen and other resources 

300

What has a neck but no head?

A bottle

400

What were the four categories on the 'persuasion map' graphic organizer that you were supposed to use to help you write your pet adoption essay? (Hint: think about the contents of a 4-5 paragraph essay) 

Introduction, main reasons, facts or examples, and conclusion

400

Simplify the following equation by combining like terms: 

12b + 7c - 26 - 4b + 17 = ?

7c + 8b - 9

400

Answer the following 3 questions:

One profession that has been dominated by women in the United States is...

The Seneca Falls convention issued a declaration that called for...in the year...

Who created the American flag?

1. Teaching (or any other acceptable answer) 

2. Equal rights for women and men in the year 1848

3. Betsy Ross

400

Name the two main types of wood that are being deforested and in some instances trafficked for musical instruments and furniture. These two types of wood are commonly known as ____woods because of the superior sound they produce. 

Rosewood and ebony, commonly known as 'tonewoods' because of the superior sound they produce. 

400

What do teenagers say when they have trouble with even numbers in their math class?

I can't even

500

Name at least 5 things that a shelter would have to know about you in order to approve your pet adoption application! 

Personal information (name, address, etc.) 

If you make enough $ to care for the animal 

If there will be someone to watch the animal for you when you go away 

If you have enough space for the animal 

If you already have an animal/have owned animals in the past 

That you will treat the animal well 

500

Use the distributive property to solve the following equation: 

8(2a - 5) = 24 

16a - 40 = 24 

16a = 64 

a = 4 

500

Who were the five (four for partial) women that you could have chosen to learn about yesterday and what were they known for? 

Dr. Mae Jemison - Worked for NASA and was the first African American woman in space 

Helen Keller - Was blind and deaf and learned to communicate with Braille, ASL, and lip reading 

Jane Addams - Was a suffragette and opened a school for poor kids in the 1800s 

Susan La Flesche Picotte - The first Native American woman to earn a medical degree 

Malala Yousafzai - A young girl who was shot by the Taliban for trying to fight for girls' rights to receive an education (she survived!) 

500

What are the five categories of 'basic taste?'

Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory 

500

Tuesday, Sam, and Peter went to a restaurant to eat lunch. After eating lunch, they paid the bill. But Sam and Peter did not pay the bill, so who did?

Their friend named Tuesday. 

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