Ms.Khan's Jeopardy

Math Challenges

100

Priya and Han make friendship bracelets.
Han’s bracelet is 14 cubes long.
Priya’s bracelet is 4 cubes shorter than Han’s bracelet.

How long is Priya’s bracelet?

Priya’s bracelet is 10 cubes long.

200

Decide if each statement is true or false:

65>35

65=75−10

65>35+30

65>35 is True

65=75−10 is True

65>35+30 is False

300

Which 3 go together?

A. 10=6+4

B. 16−5=11

C. 11=6+4+1

D. 3+=11

Sample responses:

• A, B, and C go together because:
  • They are complete equations, with no unknown numbers.
• A, B, and D go together because:
  • They have one number on one side of the equal sign and two numbers on the other side. 
• A, C, and D go together because:
  • They are addition equations.
• B, C, and D go together because:
  • Each side has a value of 11.

400

Guess my secret number: 

My number is less than 60.

My number has 4 ones.

My number is more than 30.

What numbers fit these clues?

Secret number: ________

34 OR 44 OR 54

500

What is my secret number?

My number has more than 6 tens.

My number is less than 100.

My number has 8 tens.

My number is the sum of 51+32.

The secret number is 83.

FUNdations

100

Write the word "shrink" in present form (happening right now) and mark it up on the board.

Shrinking

200

Write the word "expect" as past tense.

expected

300

Write the word "dislike" as plural form

dislikes 

400

Add "s" in the beginning of "pit," what does it make?

Now remove "t" from the word and add an "n," what is the new word? 

s + pit = spit

spit - t + n = spin

500

How are "slid" and "slide" similar but also different? 

Slid: Short vowel with no silent e

Slide: Long vowel with silent e

Both mean to slide down something 

Math: Story Problems

100

Kiran sees 16 objects in the sky.
11 of the objects are stars.
The rest of the objects are planets.
How many of the objects are planets?

5 of the objects are planets.

200

Elena buys 12 star stickers.
She also buys some planet stickers.
Elena buys 20 stickers total.
How many planet stickers does she buy?

Elana bought 8 planet stickers.

300

There are 7 first graders and some second graders at the planetarium.
There are 18 students at the planetarium.
How many second graders are at the planetarium?

There are 11 second graders at the planetarium

400

Diego and Tyler see 15 shooting stars during the show.
Diego sees 6 shooting stars.
Tyler sees the rest.
How many shooting stars does Tyler see?

Tyler saw 9 shooting stars.

500

Han saw 7 shooting stars.
Lin also saw some shooting stars.
Together, they saw 22 shooting stars.
How many shooting stars did Lin see?

Lin saw 15 shooting stars.

ELA

100

What is a person, place and thing called? Give an example.

A Noun.

Ex. Ms. Khan 

200

What is an adjective? Give an example.

An adjective is a "describing word". It tells us more about a noun by describing its color, size, shape, number, or how it feels.

Ex. The blue bird is singing.

300

What does setting mean in a story?

The setting is the time and place where a story happens.

400

How do you spell the sight word that means you were doing something?

I was doing something.

500

Spell the sight word that replaces "Bob and Betty went to the store."

They went to the store.

Math: Equations

100

20 - 5 = ?

20 - 5 = 15

200

47 - 13 = ?

47 - 13 = 34

300

50 - 38 = ?

50 - 38 = 12

400

84 - 26 = ?

84 - 26 = 58

500

116 - 64 = ?

116 - 64 = 52