Poetry
This type of poem gives you 1-3 word sentence starters that you can use to write about yourself.
I am poem
What would 5% be as a decimal? (How would you type it into the calculator)
0.05
When is Cinco de Mayo every year and what 2 countries is it mainly celebrated in?
The 5th of May in the US and Mexico.
This man is famous for formulating the laws of motion and gravitation.
Isaac Newton
What falls in the winter time but never gets hurt?
The snow
This type of poem is when every letter of a word or phrase is the first letter of each line.
Acrostic poem
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS: (8 x 7) + 5 squared
56 + 25 = 81
Why is the Mexican state of Puebla so significant in the history of Cinco de Mayo and Mexico itself?
Because that is the city in which the French army lost to the Mexican army in the 1800s (which was a huge deal because the Mexican army was smaller and had less resources than the French army)
What are the three states of matter? (100 point bonus if you can name what is now considered the fourth state of matter!)
Gas, liquid, solid, and (bonus) plasma
I am made of water but if you put me in water I will disappear. What am I?
Ice
Define the following literary devices:
Simile
Hyperbole
Simile: comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
Hyperbole: exaggerating something to make a point
Solve the following equation using the distributive property: -4 + 7(3x + 2) = 52
-4 + 21x + 14 = 52
21x + 10 = 52
21x = 42
x = 2
Name 3 important Mexican holidays according to the readings.
1. Dia de Los Muertos (day of the dead)
2. Mexican independence day which falls in September
3. Cinco de Mayo in May
How do you figure out the average of something? What is the average of the following set of numbers: 15, 23, 64, 89, 103
You add all of the numbers up and divide by the amount of numbers there are. 15 + 23 + 64 + 89 + 103 = 294 divided by 5 numbers = 58.8 average
The more you take away the bigger I become. What am I?
A hole
Define/explain the following types of poetry:
Blackout poetry
Haiku
Limerick
Blackout poetry: when you black out words in a paragraph words in order to form your own poem with the words that remain visible.
Haiku: a form of traditional Japanese poetry that has 3 lines: first line has 5 syllables, second line has 7 syllables, and the third line has 5 syllables.
Limerick: a funny, short poem (3 long lines and 2 short lines for 5 lines total) that usually rhymes.
You decide to go to school to get your bachelors degree. The original price of this degree is $120,000. However, you get 20% off the original amount in financial aid and 45% off the original amount because of a grant/scholarship. How much do you end up paying for your bachelors degree after these deductions?
$42,000
Answer the following two questions:
1. Who were the two most famous native indigenous groups in Mexico?
2. What political system did Mexicans invent and put into place for most of the 20th century? (Fun fact: it is still a political party in Mexico today, but members from it run against members of other parties as well)
1. Maya and Aztecs
2. Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)
The three basic properties of matter are...
Volume, mass, and shape
I am not a chicken, but I have skin.
I am not a banana, but you can peel me.
I am usually red or green, but I am not a Christmas ornament.
What am I?
An apple
What does paraphrasing mean?
Paraphrase the following quote: 'I can promise all my heart's devotion;/ A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow;/ A love that's true and ever growing? / A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.' These I Can Promise, ~Mark Twain
Paraphrasing means putting something into your own words.
Student answers vary.
You purchase a house that cost $175,000. You make a down payment of $25,000 which means that you have to take out a $150,000 loan for your mortgage. You decide that you will pay this $150,000 back over the course of 15 years. However, this loan has an interest rate of 6.5% (0.065 in decimal form). How much money will you end up paying per month including interest? (Hint: there are 180 months in 15 years)
You will end up paying $887.50/month for your mortgage.
What are the three genres that stand out the most in Mexican music, and which genre do Mariachi bands belong to?
1. Son or Sones
2. Corrido
3. Ranchera (Mariachis)
What are the 6 steps of the Scientific Method?
1. Problem
2. Hypothesis
3. Materials
4. Procedure
5. Results/Observation
6. Conclusion
(Bonus: What would you do differently next time?)
I have a door but I am not a house.
I am not a garage, but I do store things.
I contain clothes, but I am not a washing machine.
What am I?
A closet