2,362-1,847=?
515
What is a Stanza?
A group of lines in a poem separated from the rest of the poem by a space.
This is the first paragraph in an essay. It usually tells the reader what the rest of the essay will about and presents the main idea.
What covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface?
Water
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
Jill had 24 bottles of water. Jack had 11 bottles of water. Jill gave 1/4 of her water bottles to her friend. How many bottles of water did they have left after Jill gave some away?
29 bottles of water
This type of fictional literature is made up of chapters and paragraphs. What is it?
Story
What is a period used for?
To mark the end of a sentence, thought, or idea.
This desert animal uses its large ears to cool off. The blood flows into its ears and cools down in the ears before returning to the rest of the body. Which animal is it?
Jackrabbits
What is Batman's real name?
Bruce Wayne
Gavin went to the park and played tennis for 42 minutes. He was done playing tennis at 4:10pm. What time did Gavin get to the park?
3:28pm
What do stage directions tell a reader about a drama?
It tells us what the characters are doing while they say their lines.
This form of punctuation tells the reader to read the sentence with excitement and enthusiasm. What is it?
Exclamation Point ( ! )
Which of these planets is the biggest?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Jupiter
d. Saturn
c. Jupiter
What animal was Walt Disney's first cartoon?
A rabbit
Martha bought a board game that cost $13.25. She paid with a $20 bill. How much change did Martha get back for her purchase?
$6.75
What is a chapter?
the main division of a book or story. It is usually either numbered, has a title, or both.
This type of writing is usually fictional and is also called "story writing".
Narrative Writing
What is the only animal that can't jump?
Elephant
How many inches are in a foot?
12 inches
Patty made 12 cookies for her and her 5 friends at a party. Johnny, one of Patty's friends, also made some cookies that he brought to the party. Each person will get 5 cookies. How many cookies did Johnny bring?
Johnny brought 18 cookies
Text evidence
This is a type of writing is used to convince the reader to agree with the author's point of view. What is it called?
Persuasive writing
A scorpion has 5 pairs of eyes. How many eyes do three scorpions have in all?
30 eyes
Which imaginary creature keeps a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
a Leprechaun