"Everglades Forever" Jeopardy!

GRAMMAR

100

What is the direct object in the sentence:

The boy swung his axe.

A. boy

B. swung

C. axe

What is an axe.

200

What is the direct object in the sentence:

Mama will fix the fence.

a. Mama

b. fix

c. fence

c. fence

300

What is the compound direct object in the sentence?

I gathered a hammer, nails, and glue.

a. hammer

b. hammer, nails

c. hammer, nails, glue

c. hammer, nails, glue

400

What is the indirect object of the sentence?

Our cousins showed us the swimming hole on their ranch.

a. cousins

b. swimming hole

c. us

c. us

500

What is the indirect object of the sentence?

After dinner, we told our aunt, uncle, and cousins the tale of Old Yeller and Arliss.

a. dinner

b. tale

c. aunt, uncle, cousins

c. aunt, uncle, cousins

HOMOPHONES

100

Nasir's broken heart took a day to __________. a. heel b. heal c. hele d. he'll

b. heal

200

Magdalena asked me if she could finish eating her _______. a. peer b. pare c. pear d. pair

c. pear

300

The _________ of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven made Kameelah drool! a. cent b. sent c. scent d. sint

c. scent

400

Julian and Evan were so ________ during the Twilight movie, he fell asleep! a. boored b. board c. bored d. boared

c. bored

500

Stephanie became the ___________ to the throne, as the new queen. a. air b. err c. heir d. hair

c. heir

VOCABULARY

100

What does the word RESTORE mean in the sentence? Cheyenne worked hard to RESTORE the classroom back to new again. a. Repay b. Return c. Reflect d. Release

b. Return

200

What does the word REVIEW mean in the sentence? Sevgi will REVIEW her homework questions from last night with Emily. a. look over again b. look over carefully c. look over before d. look over for the first time

a. look over again

300

What does the word CONSERVING mean in the sentence? Kailey constantly is telling her family about the importance of CONSERVING water while brushing your teeth. a. Condensing b. Transporting c. Taking d. Saving

d. Saving

400

What does the word ATTRACTED mean in the sentence? Meghan was ATTRACTED to the delicious smells of popcorn coming from the kitchen. a. Worked with b. Drawn to c. Hungry to d. Perched on

b. drawn to

500

What does the word REGULATE mean in the sentence? Siria asked Crystal to REGULATE the activities in their group. a. Invite b. Want c. Control d. Pick

c. Control

COMPREHENSION

100

People could persuade where to support the work of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by- a. telling them the rules b. showing them the rules c. creating a smaller group to feed the animals d. taking them to visit the wetland so they can see it themselves

d. taking them to visit the wetland so they can see it themselves

200

Why does Ms. Stone get a park ranger to talk to the class? a. To teach them about wetlands b. To entertain them with animal stories c. To persuade them to join the Restoration Plan d. To help them identify birds and trees by name

a. To teach them about wetlands

300

Why would park rangers regulate visitors' activities in the Everglades National Park?

They want to protect the plants and animals.

400

How does the landscapre near the Everglades contrast with the landscape near Avocado School?

The landscape near the school is full of houses and shopping centers, while the land near the Everglades is flat and grassy with nothing to block the view of the horizon.

500

How does Ranger Jim help persuade students that it is important to save the Everglades? a. He tells them that human, animal and plant life are all connected. b. He tells them that they will see animals together around deep water. c. He tells them that alligators use their bodies to dig deep holes for water. d. He tells them that bark peels off the tourist tree like skin off sunburned people.

a. He tells them that human, animal and plant life are all connected.