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Ancient Times
Trivia Time
100
When a character changes from the start of a story to the end, or has learned a lesson, we call this what?
Theme
100
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
100
If I'm forcing something open am I...
Slicing, minding, prying, frightened
Prying
100
Explain what lines of latitude and longitude are.
lines of latitude/longitude are ________ lines that run _________ to _________
lines of latitude are horiztonal lines that run east to west
lines of longitude are vertical lines that run north to south
100
What is Curtiss' mascot?
a pilot
200
What might be an author's purpose for writing?
to persuade, to inform, to entertain
200
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, answer, cite, explain, summarize
200
Gary reread the papers she wrote to make sure there were not any errors in his writing.
What does reread mean in the sentence above? What prefix let you know? Identify the definition and prefix.
read again (re-)
200
The word "Mesopotamia" means "land between the rivers." Which two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200
What room number are we in?
124
300
What does it mean to find the central idea of a text?
to determine what a piece of writing is mostly about; what the author is trying to convey in a text
300
What is a context clue?
Hints or clues found within a passage that can help the reader to understand the meaning(s) of new words.
300
On Christmas Eve each year, the Secret Santa passed out one hundred dollar bills to anyone who looked like they could use some extra help. Everyone talked the generosity of this man.
What does generosity mean?
Having a giving attitude
300
What was the primary reason for mummification in ancient Egypt?
because of the belief that a person’s body must still exist so the spirit can go to the afterlife.
300
Whose main job is to send instructions to different parts of the cell?
Nucleus
400
Name one type of text feature.
headings/title/subtitles/pictures/graphs/sidebars/captions
400
What does CUBS stand for?
C - change the title into a question, find the central idea
U - underline key details
B - box repeated/unfamiliar words
S - side commentary
400
Braeden took a long time deciding on his new car. He had a mechanic check out the engine. He checked online for its ratings. He didn't like to rush into anything.
How was Braeden behaving?
A. Generously
B. Happy
C. Cautiously
D. Foolishly
C. Cautiously
400
What is polytheism?
the belief in many gods
400
How many pets does Ms. McCarthy have?
7
500
Brandon looked in his cart. He had milk, eggs, bread and cereal. He headed to the frozen vegetable section. Finally, he decided to buy some apples and bananas in the fruit section.
Where is Brandon?
The grocery store
500
What are the three types of writing?
argumentative, informational, and narrative
500
What point of view is this, and what did they think about the internet?
First person, A
500
Name the three types of government that existed in ancient Greece
monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy
500
Ms. Green gets a drink from a specific place everyday. What place is it?
Panera Bread
600
What is an inference?
An educated guess using evidence
600
Which word makes the sentence correct?
The students put on (their/there) coats and ran outside.
their
600
Great Danes are the best dogs in the world. Even though they're very large, they make good pets for people living in apartments because they don't move around much. You should get one!
What is the author's purpose?
to persuade the reader to get a Great Dane
to share information about big dogs
to entertain with a dog story
to share information about apartment living
to persuade
600
the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food was called what?
the Agricultural Revolution
600
Valerie buys two submarine sandwiches for an after-school party. One sandwich is 18 inches long and the other sandwich is 12 inches long. Valerie wants to cut servings of the same length from both sandwiches, without having any sandwich left over. What is the greatest length serving that Valerie can cut?
6 inches
700
Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.
What is the central idea?
All living things need some kind of food.
700
Beth was repainting her room. The walls were almost done. She decided just one more coat of paint and she'd be finished!
What is the meaning of coat in this text?
A. Outer garment worn to keep warm
B. Layer
C. The fur of an animal
D. A winter jacket
B. Layer
700
In the late 1800s there was a race to invent the "horseless carriage."... Coal was too heavy to use for fuel, so people tried other things, including natural gas, and something we now think of as modern: batteries. For a while, batteries seemed to be the answer - by 1897 New York City had a fleet of electric taxis, and in 1899 the world land-speed record of 68 mph. But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they had, and burned out if you tried to go too fast.
Which evidence best supports that the first electric cars had several drawbacks?
But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they had, and burned out if you tried to go too fast.
700
Arrange the following dates in order from oldest to most recent: 221 BCE, 1810 CE, 3000 BCE, 448 CE, 2 BCE, 2025 CE
3000 BCE, 221 BCE, 2 BCE, 448 CE, 1810 CE, 2025 CE
700
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter