January Jeopardy

Map Features

100

A _____ is a small point of land projecting into a sea or ocean.

Cape

200

A _____ is an artificial (man-made) waterway.

Canal

300

A narrow strip of land two larger land masses. 

Isthmus

400

_______ measures distance north or south of the equator, and _______ measures distance measures distance east and west. 

Latitude, longitude

500

What is the name of the town and country that is measured at 0 degrees longitude?

Greenwich, England

Vocabulary

100

Someone who is _________ is grateful or thankful.

Appreciative

200

An _______ is a particular way a person or a group of people pronounce words. 

Accent

300

Something that is ______ is closed tightly.

Clenched

400

Something that is _______ deserves sympathy or concern.

Pitiful

500

Something _________ is twisted or misshapen.

Contorted

Math

100

Karis went to the store to buy some candy. The candy costs $2.75. She gave the cashier $5.00. How much change did she get back?

$2.25

200

Max is baking cookies. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour, but he has already used 1/2 cup.

• How much more flour does Max need to use?

1/4 cup of flour

300

Emma and her friends made a cake and decided to share it. Emma ate 2/5 of the cake, and her friend Lily ate 3/10 of the cake.

• How much of the cake did they eat in total?

7/10 of the cake

400

Andrew has read 7/8 of his school book. He has another book on his reading list to read, as well!

What fraction of books does he have left to read?

1 and 1/8 books

500

Ms. Tran has 1.5 packs of markers, 2.25 packs of colored pencils, 3.75 packs of tempera paints, and 5.8 packs of pastels. How many packs of supplies does she have altogether? 

13.3 packs of supplies