Spelling & Grammar
Correctly punctuate this sentence: "I like cooking my sister and my cat."
(USE OXFORD COMMA)
I like cooking, my sister, and my cat.
A written true story about someone's life is called what?
A biography
What creates sound?
Vibrations
What is the title of a person who is telling a story?
Narrator
Seven
Where do the commas belong in this date sequence?
"Tuesday June 19th 2001"
Tuesday, June 19th, 2001
Martin Luther King, Jr. was part of what movement?
The civil rights movement
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?
Alliteration
What ocean surrounds Hawaii?
Pacific Ocean
What is the antonym of the bottom?
The top
What do you call the collective customs, arts, behaviors, and social activities in a group?
Culture
What is the name of the mutually beneficial relationship that a bee has with a flower?
Symbiotic
Science Fiction
What divides the earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
Spell the word meaning the opposite of permanent
Temporary
What is the name of the writing system used by Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Thermal
How many syllables are in each line of a haiku?
Five, seven, five
What four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson
The figurative language in this sentence is called what?
"He has a heart of gold"
Metaphor; he doesn't have a heart that is made out of gold.
The stripes on the U.S. flag represent what?
The 13 original British colonies in early America
What is the name for the scientific study of traits passed down from parents to their children?
Genetics
A grouping of lines within a poem is called what?
A stanza
Which country is closest to the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia