Executive Functioning
Commonly Confused Words
Civics
Writing Conventions
Orcas
100

The skill of fitting all of your responsibilities and some relaxation time into a 24 hour day is called

Time management 

100

___________ going to be a wonderful spring break!

(Its or It's)

It's

100

The three branches of government are the 

legislative

judicial

executive

100

Orcas live in family groups called

pods

200

The strategy of doing something pleasant (such as listening to music) while you work or study is called

a spoonful of sugar

200

Will you and John be going to _____________ house for lunch?  (there, their, or they're)

their

200

Congree is made up of these two components

The House of Representatives

The Senate

200

In the wild, orcas can live up this age.

60-80 years

300

The patient is still feeling the _____________ of the car accident. (affects or effects)

effects

300

Orcas in family groups are known to speak their own _______________, which other groups cannot understand.

dialect

400

Marta and Esperanza skipped ____________ the grape vines. (passed or past)

past

400

SeaWorld currently holds _______ (number) orcas in captivity.

5

500

The Pomodoro Technique calls for

25 minutes of studying followed by a 5 minute break

500

Juliet knew all of the answers on the test ______ for number 15. (except or accept)

except

500

This punctuation mark takes the place of a period between two closely related sentences.

a semicolon

500

This part of an orca's brain, which processes emotion, is particularly large.

Insular cortex