Math
Shurley Eng.
Poetry
Fiction
Non-Fiction
100
seven eighths divided by six ninths

one and five sixteenths

100

What are the last 3 words of the Noun jingle?

noun, noun, noun

100

Which poem, poet, and next line...

"The only other sounds the sweep"

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost, "Of easy wind and downy flake"

100

Who said this and in what piece of literature?

“Daddy,” she whispered. “Please.” 

Doris, in "Stray"

100

What was the name of the Celtic festival that was celebrated in the fall.  When was it celebrated? (dates)

*Must have both to be correct.

The Celts had a festival each year called Samhain (pronounced Sah-win). This festival was celebrated from sunset on October 31st to sunset on November 1st.  

200

Five and one half divided by three

one and five sixths

200

What are teeny, tiny?

Article adjectives (a, an, the)

200

Which poem, poet, and next line that follows...

"For oft, when on my couch I lie"

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, William Wordsworth, 

"In vacant or in pensive mood"

200

Who said this and in what piece of literature?

 “don’t frighten him, and we’ll see what he’ll do.”

The dad in Rikki Tikki Tavi

200

In 1942, the Navajo language was nearly _____________. That means very few people still spoke it.

obsolete

300

5(7m+30x) + 5m - (+18) -6x

(simplify)

40m+144x-18

300

What question do you ask to find the verb when classifying sentences?

What is being said about _____________?

300

Which poem, poet, and next line...

"Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"

A Psalm of Life, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 

"Was not spoken of the soul"

300

What character thought this and from what story?

"I'm alive, he thought. I'm alive. It could have been different. There could have been death. I could have been done."

Brian Robeson, "Hatchet"

300

The _________________, of 2008, was a time of economic struggle and high unemployment in the United States and around the world.

Great Recession

400

Sally is cutting bows out of ribbon which will be used to wrap gifts. If Sally needs 1 1/9 feet of ribbon to make a bow, and she has 10 feet of ribbon, then how many bows can Sally make?

9 bows

400

What is the complete predicate?

The verb and all the words that describe it.

400

Which poem, poet, and next line...

And sore must be the storm

Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickenson, 

"That could abash the little bird"

400

What character said this, and front what story?

"Now he didn't even wait for me to stop."

Ronald Adam, "The Hitchhiker"

400

Because Toys R Us owed so much money, they were not able to spend money on_______________ to their stores.  

improvements

500

After Benny picked 22 pears, he wanted to share them with his fellow classmates. If Benny wants to give 1 3/8 pears to each of his classmates, then how many classmates will get some pear?

16 classmates

500

What is the SN in this sentence?

Many startled female tourists ran around clumsily.

tourists

500

Which poem, poet, and next line...

"Ten thousand saw I at a glance"

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, William Wordsworth, 

"Tossing their heads in spritely dance"

500

What character said this and from what story?

"Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here."

Mrs. Van Daan, "Diary of Anne Frank"

500

What is a sign that a volcano may erupt? 

*Name 2 to get the points.

small earthquakes, and the geysers and hot springs may have an increase in their activity and temperatures due to rising magma pressure.