GATE 1
GATE 2
Math
Literacy
GRIT
100

True or False: G.A.T.E. stands for "Go and Tell Everyone"?

False

100

What do the letters in GATE stand for?

Gifted and Talented Education

100

What does persevere mean?

Keep on trying new ways to solve. Don't give up. 

100

What word is used for perseverance in literacy?

Stamina

100

What is grit?

determination, endurance, perseverance

200

True/False and Explain: GATE is a club.

False: GATE is programming meant to provide challenge to students that show a need for it.

200

True/False/explain.When I am in GATE, I get different activities every day.

I get different activities when I show a need for them.

200

What operation in math means to join?

Addition

200
True/False and explain: I have to read chapter books all of the time to show that I am smart in reading.

All books and genres are important to read.

200

Name a famous person in history that had GRIT.

Martin Luther King, Jr

Abraham Lincoln

Ruby Parks


300

True/False and explain: My friends aren't in GATE because Mrs. B. and their teachers don't like them.

My friends aren't in GATE because at this time, there is not enough information that shows they have a need for being identified.

300

True/False and explain; GATE Group is a once per month meeting to make other students jealous that they are not in GATE.

GATE group meets once per month with Mrs. B. to help GATE students learn more about each other, to check in with Mrs. B. and to learn skills in order to be the best students we can be.

300

What is the property called: 6x7=3x7+3x7

Distributive Property of multiplication

300

What kinds of words are these: big, hilly, dark, bubbly.

Adjectives

300

How can you show GRIT when someone is getting teased on the bus?

Be courageous, tell the person who is teasing to stop. Be friends with the person being teased and support him/her.

400

What would you do if the work you were getting in math was much too easy?

Talk to my teacher; share my concerns; always be ready to prove your understanding of the material; be willing to show your teacher other ways that you are challenging yourself; ask for challenges and then be ready to tackle them

400
Your friend is sad because s/he isn't identified in GATE. What should you do?

Explain that GATE isn't a club; share what you see your friend strong in and say that those strengths are important too. You don't have to be identified in GATE to show what a great thinker and worker you are.

400

Why is the commutative property important in math?

When adding numbers like 3+8, it's easier to think 8+3 and just count on; when multiplying numbers like 8x3, it's easier to think of 3 groups of 8 than to think about 8 groups of 3.

400

What famous author used the name Theo LeSieg as a pen name?

Theodore Seuss Geisel

400

What does it mean to have a "Growth Mindset"?

It means that you: embrace challenge, give best effort, learn from feedback, become inspired by people's success, believe that your intelligence can change if you continue to work hard.