A card factory puts 60 greeting cards in each box. About how many greeting cards will there be in 38 boxes? Choose the better estimate.
$2,400
Explanation:60, 38 ≈ 40
60 x 38 ≈ 60 x 40 = 2,400
What is it? Her hands were like butterflies fluttering in the air.
Simile
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What are the states or phases of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What year did Disneyland open?
1955
There are 28 classrooms in the school with 34 students in each classroom. Which of the following the best estimate the number of students in the school?
900
Explanation:28 ≈ 30, 34 ≈ 30
28 x 34 ≈ 30 x 30 = 900
Determine the meaning of the bold expression of the following idioms.
Charlie knew pizza after school would always be his Achilles' heel.
The correct answer is Eating pizza is Charlie's weakness because he loves pizza. An Achilles' heel is a weakness.
Who was the British King during the war?
George lll
True or false? Solids, liquids. and gases cannot be changed.
False
Who trained Hercules to be a hero?
Phil/Philoctetes
Each side of a baseball diamond is 90 feet in length. How far is it around the baseball diamond?
360 Feet
What is it? Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.?
The correct answer is pun because it is a play on words.
This system was used by the colonists to send messages to each other?
Committees of Correspondence
1. The science of classifying living things is called_
Taxonomy
What is the name of the toy store in Toy Story 2?
Al’s Toy Barn
Ned practices the piano 35 minutes each day. How many minutes does she practice during a week?
245 Minutes
.What is it? We were crushed by the anvil of disappointment.
The correct answer is metaphor because it compares disappointment to being crushed without using "like" or "as."
America received foreign aid from this country.
France
Which of the following scientists developed the system of classifying organisms by assigning them a genus and species name?
Linnaeus
What is the name of Andy’s neighbor in Toy Story?
Sid
What is 1/8 written as a decimal?
0.125
What is it? Toothless the dragon slept all day so he would be awake enough to face the knight.
The correct answer is pun because it is a play on words.
Who was the French military officer who served with General Washington?
Marquis de Lafayette
The red maple is also know as Acer rubrum.. Its scientific name is _____.
Acer rubrum
How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have?
Four (three fingers and a thumb).