Poetry
What is the difference between non fiction and fiction?
Non fiction are things that really happened, fiction are things that did not really happen.
Find 10% of 90 without using a calculator.
9
Name one invention that was on the front of the 'my new invention' packet on Wednesday and what that invention is typically used for.
Wood stove, rocking chair, lightening rod, typewriter, bifocals (glasses), speedometer, office chair, and a chair with a built in desk for schools.
Answers vary.
I have arms that are longer than my legs. I am closely related to humans and sometimes I learn sign language to communicate with them. Who am I?
A monkey or gorilla
Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Tupac, and William Shakespeare.
Define the word domesticated.
A domesticated animal is one that has been tamed to do work or to keep as a pet.
The Bill of Rights in the US Constitution contains the first __ amendments. How many amendments are there to the Constitution in total?
10; 27
The alphabet goes from A to Z, but I go from Z to A. What am I?
A zebra
What is blackout poetry? How would you create your own blackout poem and why do you think it is called blackout poetry?
Solve the following equation for g.
33g + 28 = 25g - 12
g = -5
There were five questions that you had to answer about your 'new invention' on Wednesday. What were three of them? (If you weren't here, think about things that someone would ask you about an invention)
What is your invention called?
What supplies do you need for your invention?
What is your invention used for?
What does your invention do?
What does your invention look like?
There were 6 questions on your 'mind map' that you had to answer about a potential business or product yesterday. Name 3 of them. (If you weren't here for that or didn't complete that packet, just think about things that you would have to know about a business or product before you open or begin selling it)
What would you call it?
Why did you choose that business or product?
How would you create or improve this?
Who would buy it or go to your business?
Where would you sell your product/store front?
Could you create, improve, or run the business or product yourself or would you need employees?
What kind of lion is not able to roar?
A dandelion
Define the following literary devices for 100 points each:
Rhyme scheme
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme - The organization of rhymes throughout a poem
Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things without using the words like or as
Hyperbole - An exaggeration used for effect
Alliteration - When the first letter of multiple words in a row is the same so it is pleasing to the ear
Simplify the following equation. (Reminder: you are not solving, you are simplifying as much as you can) Don't forget the distributie property!
3a + 7 + 2(3 + a)
5a + 13
Fill in the following blanks about reindeer and caribou for 100 points each:
Did you know that Rudolph, Dasher, Comet, and the rest of Santa's reindeer are actually ______ caribou? 'Caribou' is the term used for wild _____ in North America. In the wild, reindeer often gather in _____. A baby reindeer or caribou is called a ______.
Domesticated, reindeer, herd, calf.
Name 4 things that you had to choose or questions you had to answer about the country that you created yesterday. (If you weren't there, think about ideas that you would have to come up with in order to create and successfully run your own country)
Choose a name, create a map, geographic features, names of cities/states, system of government, design a flag, location of your country, natural resources, imports, exports, Bill of Rights, cultural facts, why people might want to go on vacation there, laws, and transportation.
A cowgirl rode into town on a Friday. Three days later, she left on Friday. How is that possible?
The horse's name was Friday!
Identify five different types of poems that you could have written about on Monday (or in general).
Limerick, acrostic, name, I am, haiku, free verse, Sonnet, diamante, sonnet, elegy, ballad, etc.
Solve the following equation using order of operations (PEMDAS).
[5 x (54 / 6 - 3)] + 6 x 2 - 60
-18
Answer the following multiple choice questions about penguins:
1. Most people think all penguins live in the cold and ice of Antarctica. However, only how many of the 17 species or types of penguins actually live there?
A. 2 B. 16 C. 6
2. The world's largest type of penguin is called a...
A. Emperor B. Turtledove C. Gentoo
3. There is one kind of penguin that lives in a much warmer climate than most that is 600 miles west of a country called Ecuador. What is it called?
A. Tortoise B. Galapagos C. Mediterranean
C, A, B
Name the three branches of our government, summarize the responsibilities of each one, and name two different types of governance and what they are.
Legislative - branch that makes the laws, judicial - branch that applies the laws, executive - president and cabinet that enforce the laws.
Types of governance - democracy, democratic republic, monarchy, dictatorship, fascist, theocracy, etc.
What has 1,000 needles but cannot sew?
A porcupine