English
Science
Social Studies
Lit Terms
100
the life lesson or moral of the story

What is theme?

100

water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere 

What is precipitation? 

100

Time period immediately following the Civil War

What is Reconstruction?

100

After listening to Natalie's plan to sneak out, Jamie thought: There are one million reasons why this is a horrible idea.

hyperbole

200

arrangement of words in a sentence according to proper grammar

syntax

200

A force that attracts any object with mass to another object with mass

What is gravity?

200

reform effort, generally centered in urban areas and begun in the early 1900s, whose aims included returning control of the government to the people, restoring economic opportunities, and correcting injustices in American life.

What is the Progressive Movement?

200

As they sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, the sinking sun shimmered on the water as the blue sky transformed into various shades of purple and pink.

imagery

300

Make a claim answering the following question:

Should junior highs have a "finals week" or follow a regular schedule and give exams in class?

Junior highs should/should not have a finals week because  _____________________________ . 

300

matching up rocks and fossils in separate locations

What is correlation?

300

A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.

What is the New Deal?

300

"At eight years old, Hildy stood barely four feet tall. Like our father, she had curly black hair and a small hooked nose and she already wore glasses for acute nearsightedness."

characterization

400

Yet in some ways, Max's new anonymity turned out to be a benefit.  He had become far less conspicuous and was able to go about his business without a constant spotlight on him.  In fact, Reich Minister Goebbels had specifically told the sportswriters to keep Max out of the papers, so as not to remind the German people of his humiliating defeat.


What is most likely the definition of the word conspicuous?


a) bold

b) constant

c) hidden 

d)noticeable

d) noticeable

400

A) heat transfer that occurs when warm air rises and cooler air sinks;

B) heat transfer through direct contact

A)What is convection?

B) what is conduction?

400

How did the United States "get out" of the Great Depression? What helped the economy?

FDR's New Deal, World War II

400

There is always such sweet sorrow on the last day of school before summer vacation. 

Oxymoron

500

What is the tone of the following?

“She frantically searched the room for the killer, who she knew was hidden somewhere in the darkness. Moving blindly through the space, she wondered whether she would find him and stop him before it was too late and he moved on to his next victim.”

tense, suspenseful, scary

500

What is:

deposit of g

deposit of F

deposit of E

deposit of D

deposit of C 

erosion of Z 

deposit of B 

deposit of A 

erosion of Y

500

Match the number of the amendment to what it changed. 13, 14, 15, 19

A) Gave women the right to vote 

B) Abolished slavery

C) Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude 

D)granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the USA 

A) What is the 19th amendment?

B) What is the 13th amendment?

C) What is the 15th amendment?

D) What is the 14th amendment?


500

"Finals are on Friday!" the teacher yelled. 

"We have finals?" the smartest student in the class asked, smiling at her friends. 

Sarcasm