Show:
Enro Rubik
Mystery Flight
In the Beginning
Desert Tortoise
Stand Alone Questions
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What would be the most appropriate heading for the first paragraph of "Enro Rubik - 'Exponent' of Play"? a) Development of the cube b) Enro Rubik's childhood c) Pebbles of the Danube d) Cubes galore
What is A, Development of the cube
100
What is the meaning of the word navigator in paragraph 2 of the selection? A. One who pilots the plane B. One who sends messages C. One who plots the course of a plane D. One who leads the U.S. Coast Guard
What is C, one who plots the course of a plane.
100
What is the most important idea the author presents in the selection “In the Beginning”? A. Interest in baseball increased during the 1800s. B. Factories began producing baseballs in the 1860s. C. In the late 1800s, U.S. soldiers played baseball with Apache Indians. D. In the 1840s and 1850s, many immigrants played baseball in New York.
What is A, interest in baseball increased during the 1800s.
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What is the main conflict in the poem? A. A tortoise emerges from hibernation. B. A tortoise demonstrates curiosity. C. A tortoise seeks his former home. D. A tortoise lives near the ocean.
What is C, a tortoise seeks his former home.
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According to the selection, what type of physical problem would a person who plays with a Rubik's Cube daily most likely experience? a) hand injuries b) blurred vision c) headaches d) back pain
What is A, hand injuries
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What problem made it almost impossible for the Coast Guard to locate Amelia Earhart? A. The Coast Guard never heard from Amelia Earhart. B. Amelia Earhart had lost her navigator, Fred Noonan. C. The Coast Guard was too far away from Amelia Earhart. D. Amelia Earhart was unable to hear the Coast Guard’s communications.
What is D, Amelia Earhart was unable to hear the Coast Guard's communications.
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Based on the information in the selection “In the Beginning,” what conclusion can the reader draw about the impact of baseball in America? A. Baseball inspired young men to join the military. B. Baseball was a model for other amateur sports. C. Baseball was unappealing to immigrants. D. Baseball acted as a unifying force.
What is D, baseball acted as a unifying force.
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Based on the information in the poem, what conclusion can be drawn about the tortoise? A. He is clumsy. B. He is injured. C. He is unhappy. D. He is persistent.
What is D, he is persistent.
200
What are the three parts of an introduction?
1) hook 2) background 3) thesis
300
Give a summary of "Enro Rubik - 'Exponent' of Play." Include 3 details from the text in your summary.
Text Details: A. (Background information): Enro Rubik played with the Fifteen Square as a boy in the 1950s / invented the best-selling Rubik’s Cube in 1974 / architect, sculptor / used forms in nature / cylindrical interior mechanism. B. (Cube description): 26 little cubes, 12 edge and eight corner pieces, six unmovable pieces, nine facets, six colors / solution of the Cube is to return each side of cubes to one solid color / one solution. C. (Popularity): 1977 cube came out / Cube was addictive, frustrating: cubaholics, Rubik’s wrist, Cubist’s thumb D. (World interest): Clubs were formed / competitions / world record 22.95 seconds (teenager) / term added to Oxford English Dictionary / more than 60 books E. (Business aspects): 100 million Cubes sold / Hungary’s fi rst millionaire / trouble patenting invention F. (Mathematics): Mathematical solutions / astronomical number of possible configurations / group theory / 45,252,003,274,489,856,000 / 52 moves, 29 turns
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Based on its title, what information do you expect to find in the timeline? A. A detailed record of Amelia Earhart’s last flight B. Memorable events honoring Amelia Earhart C. Amelia Earhart’s important achievements D. Amelia Earhart’s family history
What is C, Amelia Earhart's important achievements.
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Give a summary of the section Everyone Wants to Play. Include three important ideas from the section in your summary.
A. In the 1840s and 1850s, thousands of ambitious young men left their families in Europe and immigrated to New York / many immigrants were proud to be Americans and wanted to play an American game / took jobs / discovered baseball B. Teams evolved out of different professions / shipbuilders pitched to firemen / undertakers caught fly balls hit by doctors / schoolteachers tagged out bartenders C. Baseballs couldn’t be thrown very far / too light D. Doc Adams found a saddler who taught him how to sew horsehide / leather / pigskin and stuff it with rubber cuttings E. Doc Adams made the baseballs himself “not only for our club but other clubs when they were organized” F. Workers in the leather trade were producing / selling baseballs G. Baseballs had to be mass produced in factories H. In 1857, the Knickerbockers and fifteen other clubs that played by the same rules created a league / the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed I. Doc Adams was the president J. Baseball must continue to be an amateur game K. Money would be the ruination of baseball / players should never be paid
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Which sentence best summarizes the fifth stanza of the poem? A. The desert tortoise drinks the cool raindrops. B. A bird sings in the branches of a beautiful tree. C. A house and fence burn down to the scorched ground. D. The desert tortoise starts his long journey back to the desert.
What is D, the desert tortoise starts his long journey back to the desert.
300
Read the following sentence. "Bees will associate their predators with light colors." What does the word ASSOCIATE mean?
What is to connect.
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What is the meaning of the word BRAINTEASER in the first paragraph of "Enro Rubik - 'Exponent' of Play"? a) a brain-shaped puzzle b) a puzzle that is for adults c) a mentally challenging puzzle d) a puzzle that is made from pebbles
What is C, a mentally challenging puzzle
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Is this sentence a reasonable conclusion to draw after reading the selection? "Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan crashed on an island in the Pacific Ocean." Support your response with two details from the selection.
A. She had crashed in Hawaii before B. Coast Guard intercepted brief (desperate) transmissions for help C. After leaving New Guinea they were lost D. Coast Guard couldn’t home in on her position E. She was unable to receive radio messages F. She disappeared over 60 years ago / no one really knows what happened / No trace of her plane was ever found G. Her tragic end is still being investigated H. A theory is that she ran out of gas / crashed and drowned I. Other accounts have her straying off course on purpose / other accounts have her going on a secret spy mission J. Researchers have found the heel of a woman’s shoe that’s Earhart’s size K. Researchers have found pieces of aluminum / found parts that may have come from her plane
400
Name three types of elaboration you can use in expository or persuasive writing.
A. Examples B. Definitions C. Anecdotes D. Scenarios E. Inference F. Facts/Statistics G. Description H. Dialogue I. Quotation
400
According to the poem, which sentence tells how the tortoise is different after the fire? A. He is free to return home. B. He is sick from too much ash. C. He is sad that the house is gone. D. He is moved by the mountain view.
What is A, he is free to return home.
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Which of the following is an example of simile? a) She's a brick house. b) His arms are like an oak tree. c) Her face is full of beauty and grace. d) He stepped softly toward his sister.
What is B, his arms are like an oak tree.
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In paragraph 5 of "Enro Rubik - 'Exponent' of Play," why did the author most likely include the actual number of different arrangements of the small cubes? A. To explain how Rubik designed the puzzle B. To show the amazing complexity of the puzzle C. To suggest a particular theory about solving the puzzle D. To indicate how easy it is to become an expert at the puzzle
What is B, To show the amazing complexity of the puzzle.
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY: For double points and 5 points of extra credit, what are the 4 aspects of a prompt that you should identify before responding on the writing HSPE?
What is Topic, Audience, Form, and Purpose.
500
What are the three conclusion strategies for persuasive writing?
1) Call to action 2) Make a prediction 3) Offer a solution
500
Why does the tortoise “begin his trek back toward the Mohave”? Include two details from the poem in your answer.
A. The earth-dug bed beneath the porch steps is all that remains of a house washed away by fire (home burned down) B. The backyard fence which once kept him from the sight of ocean or winding canyon, has also been returned to ash C. He turns his gaze away from the sea below D. Where human hands a decade ago picked him up to carry him here E. Away from his own kind F. As I watch him move with what some call patience it seems that words can barely express what the tortoise knows G. The tortoise knows of the rain and the fire here at the fenced-in edge of a continent where our human desires have come again to nothingness
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Answer the following question for double points and 5 points of extra credit: Where and when (date and time) do you need to attend the HSPE test next week?
Room 213, 3/15-3/17 @ 7:35 a.m.