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100

The player who defends the team's goal in sports such as soccer or hockey

goalkeeper

100

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh investigated the cognitive and linguistic abilities of chimpanzees and __________.

bonobos

100

Who was the "forgotten founder" of America?

James Madison

100

Find the direct object:

The chicken punched and kicked Mr. Sean in the arm.

Mr. Sean

100

 I have legs but cannot walk, what am I?

A chair / A table

200

A person whose job is to protect another person or a group of people from harm (b)

bodyguard

200

What was Chris Hadfield's problem on his first spacewalk?

He went blind / He couldn't see

200

Chuck Berry was the father of ______________.

Rock and Roll

200

Find the linking verb:

The greenhouse effect is a danger to our environment.

is

200

What can jump higher than a building?

Anything (buildings don't jump)

300

without physical skill or grace; clumsy; embarrassing (a)

awkward

300

__________ is a reaction to a fear of social judgement.

Shyness

300

Content is shaped by the authors ________________, or feelings about a topic.

point of view

300

When using past participles and helping verbs, you can form ___________ tenses.

perfect

300

How many months of the year have 28 days?

All of them

400

Moving or allowing movement in one direction only (o)

one-way

400

Repeated _________ to the feared situation or object can help to reduce your fear.

exposure

400

Name 3 of the 4 types of text structures we learned about.

Problem and Solution

Chronological Order

Cause and Effect

Compare and Contrast


400

The past participle of "fly"

flown

400

You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?

2nd

500

Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available (f)

first aid

500

Name 2 of the impressive activities that the bonobos did in the TED video.

1. Used a lighter

2. Learned to drive

3. Recognized self in a mirror

4. Used scissors to cut hair

5. Made tools from rocks


500

Sometimes, writers choose words with a positive or negative __________________ to show how they feel about the topic.

connotative meaning / connotation

500

The past participle of "ring"

rung

500

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

Popcorn