Content Challenge

Writing

100

What is sensory language?

Writing that connects to the 5 senses.

200

What is the purpose of an expository writing?

To give information about a topic.

300

Name 5 genres of writing in 20 seconds.

Persuasive, personal narrative, poetry, expository, and creative (imaginative).

400

Name five synonyms for happy.

Excited, joyful, delighted, ecstatic, cheerful, gleeful, jolly.

500

Revise these sentences: anna went to a italian resturant however she lefted she wallet at Home

Anna went to an Italian restaurant, however, she left her wallet at home.

Reading

100

Define hyperbole.

An exaggeration.

200

The wind whistled past her ear is an example of which type of figurative language?

Personification

300

Name 5 elements of drama not including character or setting in 20 seconds.

Playwright, stage directions, scene, props, acts

400

Fill in the transitions in 20 seconds. Ladybugs are a type of beetle ____, many scientist prefer to call them ladybird beetles because they are not actually bugs. These insects are useful because they feed on garden pests. ____, some species do have unwanted effects _____ earing the leaves sof various crops.

However, but, such as

500

Which sentence causes you to make an inference. A. Joe walked up to the new boy in the class and said, “Welcome; I hope you like it here. B. Kind and friendly, Joe was determined to welcome the new boy in the class

Sentence A

Math

100

Define LCD

Least common denominator

200

Simplify 7/105

1/15

300

(35 / 5) x 8

56

400

Which is not in order from least to greatest. A: 3.001<3.011<3.111 B: 3.046<3.406<3.604 C: 3.911<3.119<3.191 D: 3.059<3.509<3.905

C

500

1096/4

24

Science

100

Define solution.

A mixture in which one substance has dissolved into another.

200

How much time does it take the earth to revolve?

365 days

300

Name the part of the water cycle in 15 seconds.

Evaporation, condensation, percipation, collection (run-off).

400

Name the 5 types of alternative energy in 15 seconds.

Geothermal, solar, wind, hydroelectric, biofuel

500

Does a telescope reflect, refract, or both? Why?

Both, the image is being reflected and enlarged inside the microscope.

Social Studies

100

Define inauguration.

An official ceremony in which someone becomes president.

200

Put these documents in order. Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Artiles of Confederation.

Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights

300

Which group settled in Massatuchettes Bay Colony?

The Puritans.

400

Name 5 of the original 13 colonies.

Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts (Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island

500

List 8 of the amendments form the Bill of Rights. You must know the number of at least 4 of them.

1. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, right to protest 2. Bear arms 3. Do not have to quarter soldiers 4. Seach and seizure 5. Right to remain silent/witness against yourself 6. Fair trial in criminal cases 7. Fair trial in civil dispute 8. Cruel and unusual punishment 9. Rights cannot be denied by others 10. Any rights not listed belong to the states