Nowruz
True or False?
Nowruz, a Persian holiday, takes place on the Vernal (Spring) Equinox.
True - This is Persia's New Year, usually occurring on March 20th or 21st.
Holika Dahan smoke in your eyes
Lose points
Where do prefixes go in a word?
at the beginning
What kind of punctuation does this sentence need?
When will you be home
question mark
What does it mean to be 'thoughtful'?
To do kind acts for others
(answers may vary)
Which kind of FANBOYS would work best to combine these two sentence?
Ms. Lucas gives out Jolly Ranchers. Ms. Gutierrez gives out Hershey's kisses.
But
The root -terr- means what?
Earth
Which of these foods is most popularly eaten during Maslenitsa, the Slavic holiday before Lent.
a.) latkes
b.) butter-soaked blini
c.) goulash
b.) butter-soaked blini (pancakes)
What is a bamboo shoot?
a young plant
Easter bunny came and left presents!
You and a friend get points
Have to clean your home and a friend's home (cleaning your home is part of Nowruz tradition)
You lose points, a friend gets points
Gulal refers to the _______ thrown during Holi.
a.) flowers
b.) sweets
c.) colored powder
c.) colored powder
Which word works best in this sentence?
Ms. Lindsey felt dizzy, so she was walking around in a ______.
a.) resented
b.) bustling
c.) trance
What does the root -meter- mean?
Measure
Give me the naming/subject and telling/predicate parts of the following sentence.
Ms. Lillian, Ms. Thacker, and Ms. Caitlyn are super proud of their students.
Naming: Ms. Lillian, Ms. Thacker, and Ms. Caitlyn
Telling: are super proud of their students.
What is the word for an area of land that has been set aside for plants and animals?
preserve
Name the four components of a paragraph
Indent, Introduction, Details, Conclusion
Have fun during Maslenitsa
You and one friend gets points
Seder is a meal commonly eaten during Passover. During these meals, Jews aren't allowed to eat anything leavened. ______ is used to leaven bread.
a.) yeast
b.) salt
c.) water
a.) yeast
What is the prefix of 'interstellar', and what does it mean?
Extra 200 points if you can remember TWO morphemes and their meaning.
Bonus - stars (in between the stars)
What are the morphemes in 'photography' and what to do they mean?
Photo-light
Graph-writing or drawing
Tell me what a haiku is.
A poem with three lines, 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, and 5 in the last (for a total of 17 syllables)
What type of sentence is this: fragment, run-on, complete?
All those pandas in the zoo
Fragment (missing a predicate)
Have to remove all leavened food from your house
Lose points
Name one of the days during Holy Week.
Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday