Tell me the plurals of these nouns...spelling matters!
foot
feet
What is the study or land, water, and people on earth?
Geography
not intelligent
unintelligent
What is Tim's favorite sport? And what does he collect in relation to that sport?
Basketball / Shoes
The name of a place something lives in is called its...
habitat.
fish
fish
If I wrote a book about my own life, what kind of book is it called? Would it be a firsthand or secondhand source?
An autobiography.
Firsthand.
to not agree
disagree
What is the quality that all of Tim's favorite students share? Why?
They are all hard workers. Because hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
What do you use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
display
displays
What do you call something that is passed down over time?
to play again
replay
Why did Tim always insist on making you write neatly on the line, even though it may have been annoying at times?
Because it symbolizes how carefully you are doing the task. And Tim believes that whatever task you do in life, if you are going to do it, you might as well do it to the best of your ability.
Every living thing is surrounded by its...
environment.
roof
roofs
How many oceans are there? What are the names of them?
5 (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern)
to not be polite
impolite
What is the hardest part of earning a high score on presentations? Why does Tim want you to do this challenging thing?
Making and maintaining eye contact with your audience. This is so you don't look like you are just reading something to them. IT'S BORING! (Also, you will not be able to use scripts starting next year!)
If an animal is chasing another animal to eat it, one is called the _____ and the other is called the _____.
predator / prey
ox
oxen
A continent is a large land area on Earth. How many continents are there and what are they?
7 (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica)
to not behave well
misbehave
Why was Tim so hard on his students at times this year? Why should you be sad if he stops being tough on you?
Because he cares about his students.
You should be sad because it means I no longer care.
What do you call the process of a plant making its own food?
Photosynthesis