Vocabulary
Phonics
Comprehension
Inventors
Science/Social Studies
100

What does the word amount mean in the sentence below? 

The recipe tells the amount of water to add.

 A. how sweet something is 

B. how hot or cold something is 

C. how quickly something is done 

D. how much there is of something

 How much there is of something

100

Which word has the SAME vowel sound as the word trunk?

1. full
2. hurt
3. lump

3. lump

100

How did Ben Franklin make newspapers DIFFERENT? 

A. He added photographs.

 B. He wrote them by hand. 

C. He added political cartoons.

D. He started printing them on paper.

C. He added political cartoons.

100

He invented the light bulb. 

Who is Thomas Edison. 
100

What is a compass rose?
1. A flower that grows in Georgia.
2. It tells the directions, such as: north, south, east, and west.

2. It tells the directions, such as: north, south, east, and west.

200

What does the word remembered mean in this sentence?

Zack remembered to turn off the lights.
1. was not able
2. did not forget
3. did not care about

2. did not forget

200

Which word has the SAME vowel sound as the word led?

1. belt
2. lid
3. new

1. belt

200

How did lightning rods change communities? 

A. They made electric lights possible. 

B. They made homes and buildings safer.

C. They made it safe to fly kites in storms. 

D. They kept streets cleaner by attracting metal.

B. They made homes and buildings safer.

200

He was the first man to walk on the moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong. 

200

What would you use to measure how heavy a book is?

1. ruler
2. measuring cup
3. scale
4. thermometer

3. scale

300

What does the word composed mean in the sentence below?

 The music teacher composed a new school song. 

A. liked a lot 

B. sang from memory 

C. wrote a piece of music

D. put hand movements to

C. wrote a piece of music

300

Which word has the SAME vowel sound as the word left?

1. blew
2. loft
3. neck

3. neck

300

Now...every automobile has an odometer to measure the distance it travels. 

Which words give the BEST clue about what an odometer is? 

A. Now...every 

B. automobile has 

C. an odometer to

 D. measure the distance it travels

D. measure the distance it travels

300

Who invented the telephone?

Who is Alexander Graham Bell. 

300

The State of Florida is found on which continent?

North America 

400

If the word base means “the bottom of something,” what does the word basement MOST LIKELY mean?

A. the roof of a house 

B. the chimney of a house

 C. the lowest part of a house

 D. the part of the house above the street

C. the lowest part of a house

400

Which word has the SAME vowel sound as the word bump?

1. burn
2. busy
3. stuck

3. stuck

400

She was the first female doctor. 

a. Hellen Keller 

b. Elizabeth Blackwell

c. Rose McGowan 

d. Madam Cj. Walker 

Who s Elizabeth Blackwell

400

Who discovered gravity?

Who is Sir Isaac Newton

400

What would you use to measure the temperature outside?

1. ruler
2. measuring cup
3. scale
4. thermometer

4. thermometer

500

What does the word litter mean in this sentence?

There were 5 gray puppies in the litter.
1. a pen for dogs
2. a place where baby animals sleep
3. a group of baby animals that are born

3. a group of baby animals that are born

500

Which word has the SAME vowel sound as the word five?

1. fish
2. mix
3. ride

3. ride

500

Which brothers invented the first airplane. 

a. the Osmond brothers 

b. the Ford brothers

c. the Banneker brothers 

d. the Wright brothers 

d. the wright brothers 

500

He established the first hospital, post office and library among others. 

Who is Benjamin Franklin. 

500

He was an inventor also known as the peanut man.

Who is George Washington Carver.