Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina
What are the states that border Virginia?
100
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
100
This triangle has three equal sides
What is an equilateral triangle?
100
Words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
What is a homophone?
100
The family was going on a trip. Mother said, "We will leave soon." We had to hurry. It was a hectic morning. We had many things to do.
The word hectic means:
a. quiet
b. busy
c. rainy
What is b: busy?
200
Land that is bordered by water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
200
The man who said,"He that will not work, shall not eat."
Who is John Smith?
200
A triangle with three sides that are different
What is a scalene triangle?
200
A word that means the opposite of another word
What is an antonym?
200
after the detective spent all day studying the facts, he uncovered an important clue!
Which sentence uses uncover in the same way as the above passage?
a. She uncovered the casserole for the last five minutes.
b. her friends were afraid she would uncover the secret of her surprise birthday party!
What is b: her friends were afraid she would uncover the secret of her surprise birthday party!
300
Angola
What part of Africa did the first Africans come from?
300
1619
What year were African men brought to Jamestown?
300
A triangle with two equal sides
What is an isosceles triangle?
300
A word or letter placed before another, i.e.
re is put in front of write = rewrite
What is prefix?
300
There was snow on the ground. A _____ wolf came out of the woods. He was thin and very weak. He hunted for food. He could not find any.
The context shows the word that best fits in the blank space is:
a. large
b. gray
c. hungry
What is c: hungry
400
1 hardship faced by the colonists of Jamestown
What is:
the site was marshy and lacked safe drinking water;
settlers lacked skills to provide for themselves;
many died from starvation and disease
400
The first legislative assembly of representatives in Virginia.
What was the House of Burgesses?
400
The decimal that is equivalent to 15/100
What is .15?
400
Suffix
What is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning?
400
There are many people in the city who sell things. Soem merchants sell food. Some sell clothes. I like the merchants who sell toys best.
the word merchant means:
a. people who sell things
b. people who buy things
c. people who throw things
What is a: people who sell things
500
Person who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
500
Cash Crop
What is tobacco?
500
A point where two or more line segments meet (corner).
What is a vertex?
500
synonym
What is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word?
500
Sometimes people hurt animals. I think people should be tender and kind to animals. Most animals are nice. They do not hurt anyone.
which word is a synonym for tender?
a. mean
b. loving
c. angry