Are You Smarter Than Mr. Zamora?

Row 1

100

Which is longer an inch or a foot? 

A foot 

200

825+127

952

300

1,000 − 468 = ?

532

400

4,875 + 3,629 + 1,246 = ?

9,750

500

If I had 5 quarters and 22 pennies. How much money would I have?

$1.47

Row 2

100

What does every sentence need to end with?

A punctuation mark

200

What is an adjective? 

Used to describe a noun or a pronoun

300

What is a noun?

person, place, thing

400

Identify the adjective: "The huge elephant walked slowly."

Huge

500

What's the difference between a fact and an opinion?

A fact has evidence, but an opinion is a belief.

Row 3

100

What is a verb?

Tells an action someone or something is doing

200

What is the value of the underlined digit?

2,347

300

300

How many days are in a week?

7

400

What is the value of the underlined digit?

54

50

500

Identify ALL the nouns and verbs:
"The hungry dog quickly ate its food and chased the squirrel."

Nouns: dog, food, squirrel
Verbs: ate, chased

Row 4

100

A student has 6 boxes with 24 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?

144

200

A school has 525 students. If 178 students go on a field trip, how many students stay at school?

347

300

Mrs. Clarke reads 50 pages every hour. How many pages does she read in 5 hours? 

250 pages

400

Maya has 245 stickers. Her friend gives her 178 more.
How many stickers does Maya have now?

423 stickers

500

A store has 1,250 pencils. It sells 475 pencils and then receives 300 more. How many pencils does the store have now?

1,075

Row 5

100

312+185

497

200

165-67

98

300

What place value is the 7 in 1,271

tens

400

A character keeps practicing after failing several times and eventually succeeds. What is a possible theme?

Don't give up / perseverance can lead to success.

500

A student moves to a new school and is nervous about making friends. Another student welcomes them and they become friends. What is a possible theme?

Kindness can help people feel welcome.

Row 6

100

What is a Theme?

The message or lesson about life that an author wants readers to understand.

200

Which is more likely to be a theme: "Friendship is important" or "Maria went to school"?

"Friendship is important."

300

A character learns that lying to friends can hurt them. What could be the theme?

Honesty is important in friendships.

400

What should you use from a story to support your idea about its theme?

Evidence from the text; what is the author trying to teach. What is the moral of the story

500

"Lena noticed that a new student was sitting alone at lunch. She invited the student to sit with her and her friends."

What is a possible theme?  

Kindness can make others feel included.