What does the root mean?
bio
life
cur
varies; current, currency, incur
what is Taconic's street address?
96 Valentine Road, Pittsfield Mass
what does the m in the equation y=mx + b represent?
slope
break into syllables:
enough
e/nough
rupt
to break
fix
prefix, suffix, transfixed
When a class title has "AP" in it, what does that mean?
Advanced Placement; it's an advanced class that earns you college credits.
Name one reason why Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed" or unlucky.
Romeo thinks Juliet is dead so he ends his life; their families hate one another even though they're in love; Romeo is banished...answers may vary
syllabicate and give the syllable type:
Leprosy
leprosy
lep (closed)/ro (open)/sy (open)
tort
twist
tract
contract, detract, tractor
Explain where the aerobics room is.
Varies; it's in the 2A hallway past the art rooms.
What is the opposite of multiplication?
division
Is this word syllabicated properly? explain why or why not.
recall
rec/all
No; the first vowel sound is a long E, meaning it's an open syllable, so you cut after the e.
Re/call
throw
tort
contort, retort, extort
Explain how to get to the greenhouse.
The greenhouse is near the Horticulture classrooms in a separate building near the Back Path and soccer fields.
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary war?
George Washington
Say a word with a Consonant + le (C+le) syllable.
answers vary...
ankle, icicle, pimple, ladle...
sist
stand
fer
transfer, infer, confer
Who is Ms. Beverly Gans?
The school secretary; she has been working at Taconic almost 40 years.
What is a one word way to say "study of life"?
biology
What is Taconic's sophomore class color?
Blue