Science
If you take a piece of paper and crinkle it into a ball, have you changed the mass or density of the paper?
The density. We measured the mass in class and realized there was no difference between the paper sheet and the paper ball.
What is different about nonfiction text now compared to when you were in first or third grade.
More complex.
What is the capital of Pakistan?
a. Islamabad b. Karachi c. Istanbul
d. Trick question - Pakistan doesn't have a capital
Islamabad
The job of a nonfiction writer.
To teach and educate readers on a particular topic or issue.
Which of the following is not a type of Panther?
a. puma b. cougar c. jaguar d. leopard
cougar - the others are all names for the same type of large feline, depending on where it is found. A cougar is a different species of large feline that lives in the African savannah.
Would a clock model be a good model for the fraction one-third? If so, what is one-third of an hour? If not, what model would be better?
It is a good model. One-third of an hour is 20 minutes.
Which of the following could be an end result of a star?
A. Protostar B. Main Sequence Star
C. Red Giant Star D. White Dwarf
D. White Dwarf...all that is left of a giant star, once it sheds its outer layer
What is it called when you have a good guess as to what is coming up in a book?
a prediction
Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?
A. Education B. Pilgrimage
C. Fasting D. Prayer
A. Education
Which of the following is a way to interest your reader...?
a. hook and lead b. hook and ladder
c. bait and hook d. Captain Hook
hook and lead
In the Sewickley Academy fight song, the color 'red' is never mentioned. What word is used, instead?
crimson
What property is shown in...
3 x 8 x 9 = 8 x 9 x 3
The Commutative Property (no points, if you said 'communitive')
Which of the following planets travels retrograde around the sun (the opposite direction to most other planets)?
A. Mercury B. Venus C. Jupiter D. Neptune
B. Venus. Uranus does, as well.
Which of the following is not a question stance?
a. What surprised you?
b. What would you write, instead?
c. What does the author assume you know?
d. What changed, challenged, or confirmed your thinking?
What would you write, instead?
What is not an example of a perennial crop/plant?
a. wheat b. corn c. squash d. tulips
squash
Which is not a form of writing 5th graders will do this year?
a. persuasive b. informational c. intrusive
d. expository
intrusive
Which of the following is not one of Sewickley Academy's core values?
a. Academic Vigor b. Diversity
c. Justice d. Community
Justice
What would be equal to 2.5 Liters?
a. 2,500 mL b. .0025 kL c. 250 dL
d. 2.5 centimeters
2,500 mL
What is the meaning of 'Heliocentric' view of the universe?
Sun at the center of everything. Nicholas Copernicus came up with this model. Although he was closer to the truth than most others, he didn't know that the sun was only the center of our solar system.
Researching requires a lot of work. You should be sure to do this while you read.
Take notes.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
A resource that has LIMITED quantities and can be used up.
The 3 parts of a word.
Prefix, Base, and Suffix.
Which of the following is not the title of a communications sent from school?
a. Under the Cupola b. The Information Basket
c. Sewickley Speaking d. The Crimson Chronicle
The Crimson Chronicle (although it does sound cool)!
Jim made 20 keychains that cost him $1.05 per keychain to make.
He sold 14 of them for $1.50 a piece.
Did Jim make a profit?
No. He earned $21, which was exactly what he spent on materials.
Which would last for a longer period of time...a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse...Earth's shadow completely covers Luna, but Luna's shadow covers only a small area on our planet.
Name one of the 5 Nonfiction Signposts.
Contrast and Contradiction, Extreme or Absolute Language, Numbers and Stats, Quoted Words, and Word Gaps.
What continent are you on if your coordinates are 42 degrees north, 112 degrees East?
A. North America B. Asia
C. Europe D. Africa
B. Asia
The way a nonfiction writer gets readers to care about their topic.
By making them fall in love or care deeply about their topic.
When was Sewickley Academy established (this building)?
1838
What would the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 3m, a width of 8m, and a height of 2m be?
48m3 (no points, if you forgot the units)