3rd Grade Jeopardy

Grammar/Social Studies

100

What helped St. Louis grow?

Location, where 2 large rivers meet

200

Correct the sentence:

In Ms. Pelins class, all of the students desks should be clean and neat.

In Ms. Pelin's class, all of the students' desks should be clean and neat.

300

Name 3 kinds of transportation used before the steam engine

Horses, wagons, boats

400

To show that a person or animal owns or has something, you add _________. To show that something belongs to more than one person or animal, you add __________.

- An apostrophe and an -s--> 's

- Just add the apostrophe at the end--> '

500

The following phrases have either singular or plural nouns. Make them possessive:

1. Mother___ shirts

2. Four boys____ baseballs

3. Dogs____ fur

4. Puppy___ food

5. Mr.Will___ laptop

6. Friends___ cupcakes

7. Babies___ pacifier

1. Mother's

2. Boys'

3. Dogs'

4. Puppy's

5. Mr.Will's

6. Friends'

7. Babies'

Science

100

Do both predators and prey use camouflage? Explain

Yes. Prey use camouflage to hide from predators, predators use camouflage to hide & hunt the prey.

200

Give 2 examples of animals that use mimicry as an adaptation to help protect them from harm.

Snake mimic caterpillar, Grey butterfly

300

Give 3 examples of how animals use adaptations to defend themselves.

- Sense of smell/hearing

- Fighting

- Chasing

- Learned defenses

- Instinct defenses

400

List the 3 different beak shapes of honeycreepers and how the different beak shapes help honeycreepers survive.

- Long curved beak: eating nectar

- Short, thick, and strong beak: eating seeds and nuts

- Straight beak: eating insects

500

Explain how the bright coloring of a flower is an adaptation.

It attracts insects that help the flower reproduce. By reproducing, this type of plant survives.

Math

100

Write 2 ways to write the following times:

1) twelve forty two

2) three thirty four

1) 12:42,  18 minutes to 1

2) 3:34, 26 minutes to 4

200

The game started at 6:20 pm and lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes. What time did the game end?

9:35 pm

300

Write the ordinal numbers to describe the months of March and November.

third (3rd), tenth (10th)

400

Find the elapsed time: 

Start: 4:15 pm

End: 7:22 pm

3 hours 7 minutes

500

How many decades are in a century?

10 decades

Social Studies

100

What 2 rivers met at St. Louis?

Mississipi River and Missouri River

200

If it cost $135 to make a wagon and you sold it for $250, what is your profit?

$115

300

____________ & ____________ united the country.

Telegraph, Railroad

400

What was the Pony Express? What caused it to end?

Group of horseback rides that carried mail. They ended because of the telegraph line

500

How does a steam engine work?

1) Burn the fuel to make heat

2) Heat turns water to steam

3) Steam forces wheels to turn