Grammar & Writing
Using the word "good", provide the comparative and superlative.
Good - Better - Best
Answer may vary
William participated in a program called _______ when he was around 16 years old.
(Hint: we watched it in class.)
TedTalk
Explain 3 facts about the terracotta figurines.
found by a well
found in 1974
400 pounds
very realistic: swords, daggers, hair buns
more than 7,500 figures
What is the name of the current writing project?
x2: if you can briefly describe it.
Animorph
Descriptive/narrative essay.
Use of adjectives, adverbs, ...
What is "Mach 5".
The speed of sound x5
Which two books have you read thus far?
(x2): if you provide the authors as well
The Lightning Thief - by Rick Riordan
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - by William Kamkwamba
- both are very long
- both have deadly flooding
- both have valleys
- both have fertile land around
What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?
Proper: a specific thing, person, place (capitalized)
Common: not capitalized (more general)
Describe or draw how the Ancient Chinese drew "sun".
Circle and a dot.
What is the meaning of emancipation?
(x2) What year was the Emancipation Proclamation passed in the US?
1863
The Yellow River has a nickname. What is it?
(x2) if you provide it's proper name (Chinese).
China's Sorrow
Huang He River
Provide the past participle and past simple of "to swim"
swum (p.p.), swam (p.s.)
Explain trajectory.
The path followed by a flying object (airplane, etc).
Hidden Figures:
How did Dorothy Voughan's life change after accepting the position at NACA? Provide at least two ways her life was impacted by this (positively or negatively).
More money
Quit her teaching job
Couldn't see her children
Moved
What is the Chinese theory on how Earth was created?
(hint: comic strip)
x2: describe it in full.
Pan Gu
Description: egg cracked, top (sky), bottom (Earth), Ying Yang, once the dragon died the half-dragon being created men out of clay.
Provide a sentence with the present, past, or future perfect.
Present perfect: has/have + participle
Past: had + participle
Future: will + participle
If Luca is a hyperbole,
Mr.Luis is a _______.
Explain (answer must be logical).
(x2): if you guess the one I have written.
Pun/Irony (though as Chloe would say, sometimes they're so bad it makes them even better)
What is the title of the short book we read before and after coming from break?
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse.
Describe two aspects of the Shang Dynasty.
Leader: Tang the Successful
Brought more than 1,800 villages together
invented: a writing system (oracle bones), monarchy (ruler), army technology, income (silk, pigs, chickens, bronze).