Reading
What is the literary device that brings the readers attention to an important word or phrase, used in Hatchet?
Repetition
How many sentences in a paragraph?
5-7 sentences
What number president was Thomas Jefferson?
3rd
What landform is this describing, "a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level"?
Mountain
How many hats does Mr. Lundquist have in room 302?
4-5 (sometimes 4, sometimes 5 depending on the day. either answer is acceptable).
What type of conflict is it when a friend and I are having an argument?
Person versus person
What is the basic punctuation mark that lets the reader know a sentence has ended?
Period
How many years do our timelines cover?
357 (1504-1861)
What is one disaster prevention measure that we found out about in class?
Avalanche mortar, tsunami buoy, water gauge, seismometer, water breaker, early alarm system, (there are more)
How many chapters (epilogues included!) have we read in total so far?
56; SF 10, BOWD 26, Hatchet 20, 10+26+20=56
What does Otis go to jail for in BOWD?
Hitting a police officer
What is the name of a sentence that makes a command, or demand?
Imperative sentence
True or False: Thomas Jefferson played a key role in the Revolutionary War as a soldier.
False. Thomas Jefferson did not fight in the Revolutionary War
4. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
How many classroom jobs are there?
7 (line leader, door holder, bathroom monitor, cleaner, tech cart, office runner, pray n pledge)
What is written on the hat that Brian finds in the survival pack?
CESSNA
What does an adjective describe or modify?
A noun
Put these conflicts in order from first to last: Civil War, Revolutionary War, French and Indian War.
French and Indiana War, Revolutionary War, Civil War
How many oceans are there in the world?
5 (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern)
How many hours are there in a school day?
7 hours; 7:30am to 2:30 pm
How many total animal encounters in Hatchet?
11. Mosquitoes, skunk, porcupine, bear, wolves, fish, moose, squirrel, fool birds, turtle, rabbit
Which part of the sentence has the action, or tells what/whom in the sentence is doing?
the predicate
What is one event that lead to the beginning of the American Civil War? ***Double the points if you can date the event and describe it***
Louisiana Purchase (1803), War of 1812 (1812–1815), Missouri Compromise (1820), Nullification Crisis (1832–1833), Trail of Tears (1838), Annexation of Texas (1845), Mexican-American War (1846–1848), Fugitive Slave Act (1850), Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Dred Scott Decision (1857), John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859), Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860), Secession and Formation of the Confederacy (1860–1861)
What type of science is "studying the earth"?
Geology
How many gnomes currently reside in room 302?
16