Grade 8- Animals
Grade 8- Geography
Grade 8- English
Math
Challenge & Local knowledge
100
Which animal group is a dog in?
It is a mammal
100
How many provinces are in Canada?
TEN - from west to east they are: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
100
What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in a given language
100
What is 4/5 expressed as a percent?
80%
100
Name three type of salmon that are found on the west coast of Canada.
Chum, Sockeye, Coho, Pink, Chinook
200
What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
Vertebrate has a backbone.
Invertebrate does not have a backbone.
200
How many countries share a border with Canada?
One - USA.
200
Give an example of a synonym for happy
content, cheerful, joyful, delighted
200
Order the following from smallest to largest:
0.5, 3/4, 0.83, 70%
.5, 70%, 3/4, .83
200
"The Lions" are two mountain peaks in the Capilano River water shed. However, the Squamish Nation knows these peaks by a different name.
What is the Squamish name given to these two peaks? (Write your answer in English)
The Twin Sisters
300
How do amphibians breathe?
Through their skins
300
What is the capital city of Canada (the national capital)?
Ottawa
300
use your and you're in a sentence
answers vary
300
Solve:
A = -5 - (-3)
B = -3 + 2(8 - 3)
A = -2
B = 7
300
A car factory makes 33 parts in 2 hours. How many parts can it make in 5 hours?
82 parts
400
In what continent would you find a zebra?
Africa
400
How did British Columbia get its name?
It was named after the Columbia River occupied by British settlers.
400
What is an antonym?
Provide an example of an antonym.
a word opposite in meaning to another
Examples can vary:
- good / bad
- happy / sad
400
What is 125% expressed as a decimal?
1.25
400
orange: 8
watermelon: 12
banana: 5
500
Name 3 biomes
- Tropical Rainforest.
- Temperate Forest.
- Desert.
- Tundra.
- Taiga (Boreal Forest)
- Grassland.
- Savanna
- Permanent ice
500
How many oceans touch Canada?
Name them!
THREE - the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west and the Arctic to the north
500
Write a sentence with these words in it, used correctly.
there, they're, their
Answers will vary, but an example could be:
They're happy that their car was found over there in the parking lot.
500
What are the decimals for these two fractions:
A = 3/5
B = 8/9
A = 0.6
B = 0.888888 repeating or 0.89 is OK too.
500
There are 42 = 16 little squares.
There are 32 = 9 “2 by 2” squares.
There are 22 = 4 “3 by 3” squares.
There is 12 = 1 big square (the whole grid).
So the total number of squares is
16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30