RANDOM TRIVIA
P.I.E.
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Author's Purpose
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Author's Purpose
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Author's Purpose
100
What is Miss Shin's favorite color?
What is yellow, pink, or green?
100
TEAMWORK QUESTION!
THREE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP MUST ANSWER INDIVIDUALLY TO GET THE POINTS. ONE LETTER PER PERSON.
What do all three letters in PIE stand for?
What is Persuade?
What is Inform?
What is Entertain?
100
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
Scientists have found the fossil remains of the smallest dinosaur to ever roam North America. The bones were discovered in Colorado.
What is the purpose of this text and how do you know?
What is to INFORM?
Clues: It gives facts about fossils.
100
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
Mammals are one type of animal. Mammals have warm blood, fur or hair, and give birth to live young. Humans, monkeys, dogs, horses, and even hamsters are all mammals.
What is the purpose of this text and how do you know?
What is to INFORM?
Clues: It gives facts about mammals.
100
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
Once upon a time, there lived a princess in a faraway land. One day, she was captured by an evil witch! Soon Prince Charming rushed to save her and make her a queen.
What is the purpose of this text and how do you know?
HINT: Think of a plot diagram. What characteristics does a plot diagram include?
What is to ENTERTAIN?
Clues: It is a story. It includes characters, a conflict, and a resolution.
200
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
What is Coca-Cola?
200
What is ONE example of a text that informs?
What is a newspaper/news article?
What is a nonfiction text?
What is directions?
200
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
The Food Group Pyramid tells you how to eat healthy. It is important to eat food from each food group every day.
This is a text that __________. What is one key word that tells you that it is a text that _______?
What is to persuade and "important"?
200
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
If you’re looking for a classic book to read, you should try Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater.
This is a text that __________. What are key words or phrases that tells you that it is a text that _______?
What is persuade and "you're" or " you should try."
200
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
During the water balloon fight, Katrina ducked beside the garage. She was shocked when she was sprayed with water and looked up to see that it was her mother squirting a hose at her.
What is the purpose of this text and how do you know?
What is to entertain and because it is a story.
300
What three colleges and universities did Miss Shin attend?
What is Biola, Fullerton College, and Cal State Fullerton?
300
What is ONE example of text that persuades?
What is a movie review/book review?
What is an editorial?
What is an advertisement?
300
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
If you live in a cold climate, you need to learn how to ski. Skiing is not only a wonderful way to stay active, it’s also a great way to spend time in the outdoors. Learning when you are young is essential because it is much scarier to learn how to ski as an adult.
What is the author's purpose and how do you know?
What is PERSUADE?
Clues: It includes suggestions and opinions.
300
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
William Wrigley Jr. made his fortune with chewing gum in the 20th century. He launched Juicy Fruit and Wrigley’s Spearmint gum in 1893. Wrigley wanted his product to become popular, so he sent out samples of gum to millions of Americans.
What is the author's purpose and how do you know?
What is INFORM?
Clues: It includes facts.
300
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
Research shows that if you want to become a better reader, you need to read often. Children who read frequently, read more fluently and have increased vocabulary. Reading for at least 20 minutes a day has a significant impact on children’s ability to read.
What is the author's purpose and how do you know?
What is INFORM?
Clues: It includes facts.
400
The baby was born on January 18, 1879, and survived only 11 hours. He was the largest newborn ever recorded, at 23 pounds 9 ounces (10.7 kg) and nearly 30 inches tall.
True or false?
What is true?
400
What is ONE example of a text that informs?
What is a story?
What is a poem?
What is a play?
400
Doug knew that he had waited until the last minute to type his research paper, but he couldn't think of what he wanted to write. As Doug was frantically typing away on his computer, the power went out. He hadn't saved his documents. He screamed at the computer as it faded into blackness. Maybe it wouldn't have been too bad if he had a rough draft in which to work from, but he was writing and typing at the same time. Doug swore to himself that this would never happen to him again.
The author shows the importance of:
buying a new computer.
not waiting until the last minute to do your assignments.
going to the library to do your research.
making the honor roll.
What is not waiting until the last minute to do your assignments?
400
Do you ever go out and look at the stars? The stars fascinate many people, and some say that you can tell a lot about what will happen by studying them. The sky is divided into 88 known areas that scientists study. Inside these areas are many stars, which are called constellations. Many constellations were named as far back as the 1500s. Some named constellations are the zodiac signs; Aries, Pisces, and Taurus. Other constellations that might be familiar to you are the Little Dipper, Big Dipper, and the Great Bear.
The author believes that
the Little Dipper is the best constellation.
people don't care about studying stars as much as they used to in the 1500s.
the study of stars has fascinated people for hundreds of years.
you cannot tell much by looking at the stars.
What is the study of stars has fascinated people for hundreds of years?
400
TWO PART question!!!!!!!!!
Our neighbor was anxious to tell us all about the car he had for sale. He said, “This is a great car. I’ve been careful to get it regular oil changes and check-ups. Also, there are not too many miles on the car. Oh, and you’ll love the price. It’s a steal for the great condition it is in.
What is the author's purpose and how do you know?
What is to persuade and because he is suggesting to buy a car?
500
At least, according to some studies. Engineering students from Purdue University designed a licking machine—built to function like a real human tongue—and found that it took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
Then, 20 volunteers tried the experiment using their actual tongues and an average of 25_ licks.
What is an average of 252 licks?
500
YOU MUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION YOURSELF!!!!!!! NO HELP ALLOWED.
Other team may steal...
What do all three letters in PIE stand for?
THEN give one example of each type of text.
What is Persuade, Inform and Entertain?
Persuade: book review, movie review, editorial, advertisement
Inform: newspaper, news article, nonfiction, directions
Entertain: stories, poems, plays
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In a time long ago, there was a king who wanted to be the wealthiest monarch in all of the land. His name was King Midas. During King Midas’s rule, he had acquired many golden items, including gold vases, candlesticks, and jewelry, but he always wanted more. His love for gold was nearly as deep as his love for his only daughter.
What is the author’s purpose in the first paragraph?
To build background on King Midas
To persuade the reader to dislike King Midas
To inform the reader about King Midas’s power
To entertain the reader with a story about King Midas
What is to build background on King Midas?
500
The Andes Mountains are located down the west side of South America and are the longest chain of mountains in the world. The Andes start at the top of South America and go along the coast to the bottom of South America, which spans over 400 miles. It would be imperative to visit with a partner rather than on your own. You should always visit far places like this with a partner.
What is PERSUADE?
Clues: It has a suggestion or opinion.
500
Did you know that left-handed people make up only 10% of the population? What causes someone to be left-handed? It has been discovered that people who are left-hand dominant have more family members that are left-handed. They are generally more creative, confident (many U.S. presidents were left-handed), and athletic. Left- handed people even have their own day. August 13th is International Left-Hander’s Day.
What is the author's purpose and how do you know?
What is to inform and because it gives facts about people who are left-handed?