HMH
Characters
Grammar
PCMS
Fun & Random
100

What is the activity called that we do after reading the text but before the selection test?

Hint: think RACE

Analyze the Text

100

This character turned herself into a boy to help her family. 

Parvana

100

Name the verbs and nouns in the following sentence:

Mrs. Sieracki moves to Florida. 

Nouns: Mrs. Sieracki, Florida

Verb: Moves

100

What are the 3 administrators' names?

Mr. Fullerton, Mrs. Shimon, and Mr. Ford

100

What is the formal name for the 4th of July?

Independence Day
200

What is the name of the video we watched to learn how fight or flight works?

Wired for Fear

200

What was the name of the character that survived the sinking of the Titanic in "Into the Lifeboat?"

Violet Jessop

200

Where does the comma belong in the following sentence?

Summer is almost here but we have a couple of days of school left.

Summer is almost here, but we have a couple of days of school left. 

200

What are the 5 public elementary schools that filter into PCMS?

Glenbrook, Sunnyside, Fairview, Lannoye, and Hillcrest

200

How many stars and stripes are on the U.S. flag, and what do they stand for?

50 stars for 50 states

13 stripes for 13 orignial colonies

300

In the first unit, we read 3 stories about what?

Hint: they evolved from a type of art from thousands of years ago. 

Selfies

300

This author was also the main character in her memoir titled "Brown Girl Dreaming."

Jacqueline Woodson

300

Name the words that make up the acronym FANBOYS, what their technical name is, AND what type of sentence we make with them

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Coordinating Conjunctions

Compound Sentences

300

What are the 8 special rotations 6th graders have at PCMS? (NOT gym or music)

2D Art, 3D Art, Agriscience, FACS, Business, Spanish, Tech & Engineer, Woodshop
300

What is in sunscreen that protects you from the sun?

SPF

400

We did 3 units this year. What were they called or what were the main themes of them?

1. Discovering Your Voice

2. Finding Courage

3. Surviving the Unthinkable

What can you do to make yourself heard, how can you find courage in the face of fear, and what does it take to be a survivor?

400

What are the names of the 4 friends in the short story "The Ravine?"

Vinny, Joe-Boy, Mo, and Starlene

400

Where does a/ do comma(s) belong in the following sentence?

My ELA teacher Mrs. Kodanko is having a baby in October.

My ELA teacher, Mrs. Kodanko, is having a baby in October. 

400

Name every homeroom teacher in 6th grade

Burch, Kodanko, Sieracki, Schmidt, Stehlink, O'Donnell, Landers, Odness, Rodig, Long, Matles
400

On what day in the summer is the annual Hotdog Eating Contest hosted?

July 4th

500
We read 3 poems this year. Name all 3.

Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All, A Voice, Words Like Freedom

500

The name of a young man scolded by his teacher for laughing in the back of the classroom. 

Mr. Sciezcka

500

Write a grammatically correct compound sentence and complex sentence. 

Answers will vary; check with Mrs. K

500

What are the names of all the houses in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade?

6th: attitude, adventure, journey

7th: GRIT, community, success

8th: Badgers, Bucks (Packers in past)

500

This summer event on June 21 marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer Solstice