Literature & Authors
The west wind dances down "the road" is an example of...
What is personification?
What items did the Israelites eat while on their wandering journey?
What are mana and quail?
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
What are Convergent, Divergent, and Transform?
This is the name or title given to a powerful female leader who ruled Kush.
What is Kandrake?
What sport won the last KAIAC championship for YISS?
What is Boys Basketball (2025-2026)?
What is this an example of? "Two of the valorous volunteers waited very quietly.
Who is Alliteration?
This judge did not cut his hair because of his Nazarite vow.
Who is Samson?
Which words mean which? Plants release water into the atmosphere. Water is carried from place to place.
Transpiration: plants releasing water into the atmosphere.
Transportation: water is carried from place to place
Which two rivers influenced the development of Mesopotamian civilization?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
What historical Figure is the YISS Guardian inspired by?
Who is General Yi?
What is a grouping of lines called in a poem?
What is a stanza?
What name of God means The Lord is our Peace?
Who is Yahweh Shalom?
What are the 8 phases of the moon?
What is New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent?
Which of the 5 themes of geography explains the physical characteristics and personality of a country?
What is Place?
How many years has Ms. Huf been at YISS?
What is 2 Years?
Explain the difference between "connotation" and "denotation"?
Denotation is the dictionary definition. Connotation is the emotional meaning of a word.
This book tells the story of a Moabite widow who shows loyal love to Naomi.
What is Ruth?
Why do we not have eclipses every month?
What is the Moon orbits on a 5-degree tilt!
The ancient city of Monhejo-Daro is in modern-day
What is Pakistan?
Which teacher in middle school has worked at YISS the longest?
Who is Mrs. Kosmack?
What is the difference between "mood" and "tone"?
Mood is the overall atmosphere or feeling that the author creates in a text. Tone is how the author views/thinks about what they are writing.
Who was the "notorious prisoner" who was released by Pilate, rather than Jesus?
Who is Barabbas?
Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell because it breaks down food to release energy?
What is Mitochondria?
Who was the first emperor of China?
Who is Qin Shu Huang Di?
How many ESLRs are there?
What is 7?