R.U.C.A.S.
Figurative Language
& Poetry
Area and Perimeter
Money
States of Matter
100
Donna Elisa has 24 cupcakes. She gives 3 cupcakes to Bentley, 4 cupcakes to Holden, and 1 cupcake to Abby. How many cupcakes does Donna Elisa have left?
16 cupcakes
100
This is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" to show how two things are similar. (example: It is as cold as ice.)
simile
100
Find the perimeter: length is 2 inches and width is 4 inches
12 inches
100
What are the four most popular coins that we use?
penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
100
These are the three states of matter.
solid, liquid, and gas
200
Brandon practices Karate every day of the week. He practices for 2 hours every day. How many hours does he practice in 2 weeks?
28 hours (14 a week x 2 weeks = 28 hours)
200
This is a comparison of two things by saying they are the same thing. (example: She is an angel.)
metaphor
200
Find the area: length is 9 yards and width is 6 yards
54 yards²
200
Who is on the penny and how much is a penny worth?
Abraham Lincoln and 1 cent
200
This is the state of matter that always keeps its shape.
solid
300
Mrs. Brown is planting a garden. She wants to buy enough fencing to go around her entire garden. The length of the garden is 5 feet and the width of the garden in 3 feet. How many feet of fencing does she need to fit around the whole garden?
perimeter = 16 feet of fencing
300
This is a type of poem where the first word of each line spells a word going down.
acrostic
300
Find the perimeter: length is 6 feet and width is 5 feet
22 feet
300
Who is on the nickel and how much is a nickel worth?
Thomas Jefferson and 5 cents
300
This is the state of matter that takes the shape of the container that it is in.
liquid
400
Ms. Stone is looking to buy a new house. She finds out that the living room in one of the houses is 10 feet wide and 8 feet long. What is the area of the living room?
80 feet²
400
This is the type of poem where some words are taken out and replaced with symbols or pictures
rebus
400
Find the perimeter AND the area: length is 7 feet and width is 8 feet
perimeter: 30 feet area: 56 feet²
400
Who is on the dime and how much is a dime worth?
Franklin Roosevelt and 10 cents
400
This is the process in which liquid heats into a gas. (like when puddles dry up into water vapor in the air)
evaporation
500
Ms. Stone is trying to decided between house #1 and house #2. In house #1, the bedroom is 6 feet long and 9 feet wide. In house #2, the bedroom is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. She wants to buy the house that has the bedroom with the biggest AREA. Which house should Ms. Stone buy?
House #2
500
This is a type of poem that has three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables.
haiku
500
Find the perimeter for an octagon that is 4 inches on each side.
32 inches
500
Who is on the quarter and how much is a quarter worth?
George Washington and 25 cents
500
This is the process in which a gas cools into a liquid. (like water droplets on the outside of a cup)
condensation