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Fractions
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Root words
Presidents
Age of Exploration
100
What is the top and bottom numbers called in a fraction?
Top is the numerator and bottom is the denominator.
100
What is a summary?
A summary is a 2-3 sentence description of a larger text.
100
What does the root word "cent" mean?
Hundred
100
The teddy bear was named after which president?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
100
What century (1700s, 1800s, 1900s, etc.) was the Age of Exploration?
1500s
200
How would you describe a numerator and denominator to a person who knows nothing about fractions?
Numerator are the parts represented. Denominator are the total number of parts.
200
Give an example of a cause and an effect.
Answer varies.
200
What does the root word "phon" mean?
Sound
200
Which president helped get America out of the Great Depression and was president during World War 2?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
Who were the first Europeans to explore America?
The Vikings
300
What is the least common multiple?
The least number that is a multiple of each of two whole numbers.
300
Give an example of a sequence of events.
Answers vary.
300
What is the difference between "sym/syn" and "ant/anti"?
Sym/syn means the same Ant/anti means different, against, or opposite
300
Name the first three presidents in order.
George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson
300
Name one of the first explorers to America.
Answers vary.
400
What is 3/4 + 3/8?
9/8 or 1 1/8
400
What can you infer about the middle ages through reading Crispin?
Answers will vary.
400
What is malaria? Take the root word "mal" and give a definition.
Malaria means "bad air." Malaria is a disease spread through the air.
400
Name three "Cold War" presidents.
Harry Truman Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford James Carter Ronald Reagan
400
Name one of two countries that sent out the first explorers to America in the 1500s.
Spain or Portugal
500
What is 3/6 - 3/9?
1/10
500
What are the differences between narrative writing, persuasive writing, and informational/expository writing?
Narrative writing is a story. Persuasive writing attempts to convince the reader. Informational/expository writing tells information.
500
What does translucent mean?
It means light can shine "through" it.
500
Name three presidents that were assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln James Garfield William McKinley John F. Kennedy
500
What continent did Marco Polo travel to that began European expansion? What resource did Europeans want in this area?
Asia Spices