Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Reading Comp
Elements of Literature
Bonus
100

To approach someone in a friendly and open manner is to approach someone __________________

amicably

100

You can say someone who is exhausted is sleep ____________________

deprived

100

what's the main idea of "A Tale of Two Rocks"?

refer to text.

100

give an example of 1 type of informational text

news article, science article, how to, webpage

100
what is the "Smoking Gun" that some scientists believe is proof of the asteroid impact theory?

Shocked quartz, which is created when an asteroid hits the Earth. 

200

define composition

mixture containing many parts, the make-up of something

200

there was a wide __________________ of rocks and minerals at the crater. 

array

200

what kind of chart is "Scale of Geologic Time"?

time line chart

200

which one is not an example of visual media or informational text?

a. "how to use a compass" by K.Kjernsmo

b. London Underground map

c. photographs of penguins from National Geographic

d. Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad

e. The Scale of Geological Time: a scientific chart

f. "The Relativity of Time" a magazine article

d

200

give a specific example of a piece of informational text

news article on brexit, how-to peel onions, industrial light and magic website, etc.

300

depending on whether you're having a good time or not, you can feel like much time has ________________________ or none at all. 

elapsed

300

I do my best to be clear whenever I have  _________________ a message. 

conveyed

300

Where Mervet and Galit live?

Mervet - Palestinian refugee camp

Galit - Jerusalem

300

name 4 types of visual media

photograph, illustration, chart, diagram, map

300

name two types of maps

political map, physical map

400

she made a strong ______________________ into politics, even becoming the presidential candidate.

foray

400

There were many ____________________ in the answers, and it was difficult to understand. 

disparities

400

Why was the Sequoia tree only "a green haze which spreads then disappears?"

because in Chronos eyes, things pass so quickly as his lifespan is many times those of even the longest living things. 

400
Compare "The Scale of Geological Time" and "On the Relativity of Time"... how are they different in the way they approach Earth's history?

must be descriptive and giving evidence from both articles. 

400

name one detail you learned about surrealism

blending of dreams and reality, placing ordinary objects in extraordinary situations, using the unconscious mind, etc.

500

his name was _____________________ from the Greek mythological poet and musician, Orpheus. 

derived

500

What is an enclave?

any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one. Or a country or territory within another country. 

500

What "scientific bombshell" did Luis and Walter Alvarez offer?

They said there was a giant asteroid crater somewhere on Earth.

500

In "The Relativity of Time" what did each of Wolfgang Pauli's fictional characters Minim and Chronos represent?

Minim- a being with split second existence

Chronos - a being that lived 25 million years

vastly different perspectives on scale of time

500

what is the main idea of the video "The Case for Surrealism?"

how surrealism, which is using ordinary things in extraordinary ways, has impacted arts and literature as well as modern life. (or similar ideas)