Jeopardy!

Did you study?

100

The ________ of this class is about forty minutes long.

What is duration?

200

Of or relating to moral principles. Example: Is it ______ to test make-up on animals?

What is ethical?

300

The opposite of conservative

What is liberal?

400

The child gazed into the candy store at all the _________ treats that tempted his belly.

What is appealing?

500

There is __________ evidence that Mr. L is the murderer. He is guilty.

What is unequivocal?

Is this correct?

100

My parents are very old fashioned; they always adhere (keep to) their traditions! I think they're *liberal* people.

INCORRECT. The adjective old fashioned and the noun tradition should let you know that the answer is CONSERVATIVE. Liberal is the OPPOSITE of conservative.

200

On a hot summer day Amanda stuck her straw into some cold water and it quickly *diminished*. Is this word used correctly?

CORRECT. Diminish(ed) means to lessen, or reduce.

300

The student presented a great claim, but the evidence she provided was *relevant*. It didn't really have much to do with her statements...

INCORRECT! Relevant evidence always supports a claim. Irrelevant information is evidence that does not relate to the claim.

400

I may be a *liberal*, but I can't accept the idea that aliens exist!

CORRECT!

500

Daily Double! My friend wants to improve his *cognitive*, so he does memory exercises and reads all the time.

INCORRECT! Cognitive is an adjective; it is being used incorrectly a noun. Remember, adjectives describe nouns.

Synonym-Antonym Challenge

100

Synonyms: connection, relationship. Antonyms: disconnection, difference.

What is CORRELATION. Correlation- a relationship between two things, a connection.

200

Synonyms: advocate, opponent, revolutionary.

ACTIVIST

300

Synonyms: illegal, improper, corrupt. Antonyms: decent, good, principled.

UNETHICAL

400

Synonyms: Cautious, traditional, unchanging. Antonyms: Progressive, radical, liberal.

CONSERVATIVE

500

Daily Double Synonyms: Intellectual, thinking, mental. Antonyms: physical, body.

COGNITIVE.

Riddles

100

I'm a tall glass of water on a hot day. I'm a present, wrapped up in shiny paper just for you. I'm your crush. I'm the last five minutes of school on a Friday afternoon. What am I?

I'm appealing! Appealing-attracting interest, desire, or curiosity.

200

Daily Extra! +1,000 I'll only say this once! Don't push me! Let me make myself clear! I'm an adjective called.....

Unequivocal.

300

I've been with you every moment of your life. You can't touch me. Don't use me as a noun; I'm an adjective called....

COGNITIVE- mental process, thinking; memory, judgment, reasoning.

400

I'm a good excuse. I'm great evidence! I'm also an adjective, don't forget to use me correctly.

VALID-grounded in logic, reasonable.

500

You can watch me pass, but don't get caught while you're in class.... I'm a noun called...

DURATION- a length of time.

Don't forget me!

100

Don't split* up with me! You left me on the road not taken with Robert Frost!

Diverge- split

200

I'm so happy to see you reviewing me! I may just reach out to_______you. I hope you don't think that's weird since you left me back in the Harlem Renaissance.

EMBRACE- hug or hold

300

You left me with 12 Angry Men, and the Seventh Juror is still not being very _________. He refuses to listen to reason!

REASONABLE- fair and sensible.

400

You left me with Maria. I hope one day to become a different word, and have many different ________ as different words.

INCARNATIONS- former or future lives.

500

Is it ________ for seventh graders to ignore their old vocabulary words? You've left me here to listen to these twelve men fighting!

Customary-according to the customs or practices of a group of people.