Figuratively Speaking
Potpourri Math
Potpourri ELA
Misc. Vocab
Math Mania
100
My grandmother's hands were as wrinkled as an old paper bag.
What is a simile.
100
The perimeter of a square with a 5 inch side
what is 20 inches?
100
The people or animals (or objects or robots or fairies, etc) that the story is about.
What are characters?
100
An action which then causes a result.
What is cause and effect?
100
5 to the 4th power..
What is 625?
200
The assignment was a breeze....
What is a metaphor.
200
Tanya spent $8.59 for lunch. Round to the nearest dollar.
What is $9.00?
200
When and where a story takes place. It was 1979 in the small town of Sleepy Hollow.....
What is the setting.
200
the order in which things happen
What is sequence.
200
An angle that measures 85 degrees
What is an acute angle?
300
The kite sailed happily up into the clear, blue sky.
What is personification.
300
7.04 x 4.2 =
What is 29.57
300
A word that has the same meaning as another word..such as talk:speak think:ponder devised:thought of
What is a synonym?
300
An extreme exaggeration. Example: He thought of a million ideas in one second.
What is a hyperbole.
300
An eight sided polygon....
What is an octagon?
400
Ms. Rock runs like a gazelle......
What is a simile.
400
What is 5/8 - 1/2 =
What is 1/8?
400
Words that are not spelled the same but are pronounced the same BUT have different meanings... such as : right: write wear : where tale: tail
What is a homophone?
400
The central idea or meaning of a story or article.
What is the main idea?
400
Ms. Lucas spent $288 on her new shoes and Ms. Gicker spent $ 295 on her new dress. ABOUT how much did these high spending teachers spend all together?
What is $600?
500
The wind howled outside and the thunder grumbled.
What is personification.
500
34/7 written as a mixed number
What is 4 and 6/7?
500
Words that mean the opposite of other words.. such as : hot : cold win : lose love : hate
What is an antonym?
500
A determination the reader makes about what is happening, based on information and evidence presented in the passage but not directly stated.
What is an inference.
500
Ms. Frink ate 1/8 of the pizza and Ms. Newkirk ate 2/4 of the pizza. How much was left for poor Ms. Chandler?
What is 3/8?
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