Language Arts
What is a compound word?
a) word that has more than 3 syllables
b) word that is made out of two other words
c) word that is opposite to the other word
What is an area of a square and how do you measure it?
a) all the sides of a square added together, so you add them
b) a space inside of a square, you multiply the length of the two sides
c) a space around a square, you add together all the sides and place inside
What does it mean when a person lives in an urban area?
a) they live in a big city
b) they live in a village or on a farm
c) they live in a dangerous place
What does it mean if somebody tells you to 'break a leg'?
a) they wish you bad luck because they don't like you
b) they wish you good luck with what you have to do
c) they wish you would trip and fall
What is a homophone?
a) a word that sounds the same, but means something different
b) a word that is built from two different words
c) a word that looks the same, sounds the same, and means the same
What is an acute angle?
a) an angle that is less than 90 degrees and is sharp
b) an angle that is more than 90 degrees and is open
c) an angle that has 90 degrees and is straight
What does it mean when a person lives in a rural area?
a) they live in a dangerous place
b) they live in a village or a farm
c) they live in a big city
What does it mean to 'call it a day'?
a) to decide to stop working that day
b) to call somebody to tell them about your day
c) to tell a person the name of a day like Wednesday, Friday etc.
What is a 'root word' or a 'base word'?
a) a most important word in a sentence
b) a word that is the longest in a sentence
c) a word without any prefixes or suffixes (endings)
What is an improper fraction?
a) a fraction with numerator bigger than denominator 4/3
b) a fraction with denominator bigger than denominator 3/4
c) a fraction with a whole number first and than a fraction 1 1/3
What are natural resources? Give 3 examples
a) all things we can use to make something different, like trees, parts of cars, old newspapers
b) things in nature that we can use, like wind, sun, or trees
c) things made by humans like big buildings, different kinds of trucks, and tools
What does it mean if you 'feel under the weather'?
a) you wish the weather was nicer
b) you feel great because the weather is great
c) you don't feel well
What is an antonym?
a) a word that means almost the same
b) a word that has the opposite meaning
c) a word that has endings like -ed, -ing, -s
a) lines that intersect (cross) each other in a straight angle
b) lines that touch each other only once
c) lines that never intersect (cross) each other
Who is an immigrant?
a) a person who comes to another country to relax and spend some time there having fun
b) a person who comes to another country to live and work there
c) a person who comes to another country to visit their family or close friends
What does it mean if somebody says 'this car cost me an arm and a leg'?
a) they had to pay a lot of money for it
b) they had to leave their leg and arm in the store
c) the car was very cheap
What does it mean when the teacher asks you to 'summarize' a story?
a) I have to tell this story all over again
b) I have to say what I think about this story
c) I have to tell only the most important parts of the story
What are decimal numbers?
a) numbers that are more than a whole number
b) numbers that are less than one hundred
c) numbers that are between the whole numbers
What is an island?
a) a place surrounded by water from three sides and attached to the land from one side
b) a place very close to a big body of water
c) a place surrounded by water from all four sides
What does it mean when something happens 'out of a blue'?
a) it happens very quick and is over
b) it happens suddenly and you didn't expect it
c) it happens only when the sky is blue