The ___________ of a program introduces the guests and talks with them.
host
100
A __________ is a work of art, often showing a person that can be seen from all sides. It may be made of wood, stone, bronze or some other hard material.
statue
100
Which word has the same vowel pattern/sound as the word cheer? close, chicken, clear
clear
100
Identify the word that best completes the following sentence. You are __________ than I am. short, short's, shorter, shortest
shorter
100
Which type of reference would you use to find words that have the same meaning? a dictionary, an index, a map, a thesaurus
thesaurus
200
____________ are people who try to solve crimes or mysteries.
Sleuths
200
If someone ___________ to a question, then he or she gives an answer.
responds
200
Which word has the same vowel pattern/sound as the word year? yarn, gear, yes
gear
200
Double Jeopardy! 400 points! What is an adjective? Provide the definition AND an example.
a word that describes a noun (crimson, orange, tall, small)
200
Where would you look to find the meaning of an important word used in a book? (mini-dictionary)
glossary
300
If you take a __________, you take a chance of harm or a bad result.
risk
300
Triple Jeopardy!! 900 Points! When you do something without making any mistakes, you do it _____________.
accurately
300
Which word has the same vowel pattern/sound as the word joy? June, oil, jog
oil
300
Identify the word that best completes the following sentence. The ___________ animal on land is the cheetah. fast, fast's, faster, fastest
fastest
300
Where would you look to find a list of subjects and page numbers in a book? (Hint: NOT the chapters and page numbers)
index (If you are looking for chapters and page numbers, then you should look at the table of contents)
400
Double Jeopardy! 800 points! The time when something started or began is when it ____________.
originated
400
If you saw someone that you didn’t expect to see, you ______________ that person.
encountered
400
Which word has the same vowel pattern/sound as the word coin? coke, cot, joyful, Jane
joyful
400
Identify the number word in the following sentence: Kensley has more toys than Miss Kapp.
more
400
Double Jeopardy! 800 points! Imagine that you are reading a book with facts about Jupiter. Would this book be a fiction or nonfiction book?
nonfiction (remember: nonfiction = NOT a story)
500
An ____________ person often does things without thinking.
impulsive
500
An _______________ is the person or group of people that you are playing against.
opponent
500
Which word has the same vowel pattern/sound as the word toy? noise, time, Tom, not
noise
500
Identify the number word in the following sentence: Bradley walked fourteen dogs.
fourteen
500
Where would you look to find a list of chapters and page numbers in a book?