Vocabulary
Weird and Wonderful
Expressing Strong Opinions
Comparisons
Misc.
100

What does the word harsh mean?

a. surroundings

b. do well

c. severe or difficult

d. change, get used to

c. severe or difficult

100

Why did scientists only recently discover the purple pig-nosed frog?

Scientists only recently discovered the purple pig-nosed frog because it spends most of its time in a burrow several meters underground.

100

What is a sentence starter you can use to express a new opinion?

I think...

I believe...

100

Rewrite the sentence using as...as

The blue car is ____ the red car. (fast)

The blue car is as fast as the red car.

100

Who has the most followers on Instagram? Who has the second most followers?

1. Instagram

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

200

What does typical mean?

a. surroundings

b. do well

c. not enough

d. normal

d. normal

200

Why does the purple pig-nosed frog come out of its burrow?

The purple pig-nosed frog comes out of its burrow to breed.

200

Based on the article, "Should Public Schools Ban Cell Phones?" what are three reasons cell phones are beneficial in schools? (Pros)

contact parents in emergencies, calculators, increase accessibility, make lessons more interactive, virtual reality, part of daily life

200

Rewrite the sentence using as...as

Oliver is ______ Peter. (optimistic)

Oliver is as optimistic as Peter.

200

What is ‘Baby Yoda’s’ real name?

Grogu

300

Use a vocab term to fill in the blanks in the following sentence. (handle, thrive, adapt, variety, conditions, harsh, lack of)

There they discovered a ____ of different animals living in this 3,600 m environment below the surface of the sea.

variety

There they discovered a variety of different animals living in this 3,600 m environment below the surface of the sea.

300

Where does the tongue-eating louse live?

The tongue-eating louse lives in oceans throughout the world.

300

Based on the article, "Should Public Schools Ban Cell Phones?" what are three reasons cell phones are not beneficial in schools? (Cons)

drug/gang activities, distracting, false bomb threats, bullying, cheating

300

Rewrite the sentence using as...as

The violin is ____ the cello. (not/low)

The violin is not as low as the cello.

300

Which artist made history as the youngest winner of the Grammys‘ four main categories in 2020?

Billie Ellish

400

Which is a synonym to remarkable?

a. boring, dull

b. incredible, surprising in a good way

c. adapt, change

d. handle, tolerate

b. incredible, surprising in a good way

400

What happens to the fish after the tongue-eating louse eats its tongue?

After the tongue-eating louse eats its tongue it lives in the fish's mouth.

400

What is a sentence starter you can use to agree with someone's idea?

I agree with ___ because ____.

400

Rewrite the sentence using as...as

The tomato soup was _____ the mushroom soup.

The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup.

400

Who was able to pick up Thor’s hammer in Endgame?

Captain America

500

Write a sentence using bizarre.

The most complete and grammatically correct sentence wins!

Correct!

500

Why does the blobfish look so bizarre?

The blobfish looks so bizarre because it does not have bones or muscles. 

500

What is a question you can ask to get clarification on an idea?

Can you elaborate on that?

500

Rewrite the sentence using as...as

Silver is ________ gold. (not/heavy)

Silver is not as heavy as gold.

500

What is the number one most streamed song on Spotify?

“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.

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