Indian in the Cupboard
Grammar Check
Word Study
Cabon's Challenge
Paper & Pencil
Jamestown
100
What did Patrick give Omri for his birthday?
a tiny plastic Indian figure
100
What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence below?
Isaac ate ice cream and drank hot cocoa.
Isaac ate ice cream and drank hot cocoa.
100
What is the scientific study of water on Earth?
hydrology
100
56 ÷ 7 = ____
56 ÷ 7 = 8
100
What beloved Japanese character is a blue, cat-shaped robot who travels through time to help a boy named Nobita?
Doraemon
100
In Jamestown, what were wealthy English men who did not do manual labor in England and expected the same lifestyle in the colony called?
gentlemen
200
What beverage does Omri first offer Little Bear that the Indian refers to as "firewater"?
Coke
200
What is the dependent clause in the sentence below?
Grayson played football in the park all afternoon because the sun was shining brightly.
"because the sun was shining brightly"
200
What tool measures the amount of heat in an object?
thermometer
200
175 ÷ 25 = _____
175 ÷ 25 =7
(think 7 quarters!)
200
What bird did Ben Franklin believe would be a better choice for our national symbol than the Bald Eagle?
the turkey
200
What was the time in the winter of 1609–1610 when Jamestown colonists faced severe food shortages and many settlers did not survive?
The Starving Time
300
Who gave Omri the magical cupboard for his birthday?
His older brother Gillon
300
What kind of conjunction connects a dependent clause to an independent clause
subordinating conjunction
300
What is the study of "life"?
biology
300
Lexi is table captain for the five students at her table, including herself. She needs to give each student at her table sixty-seven post-its.
How many post-its should she get from Mr. Burdon?
335 post-its.
67 x 5 = 335
300
Who was the creator of Pokémon?
Satoshi Tajiri
300
What language did the Powhatan People speak?
The Powhatan people spoke an Algonquian language.
400
Who did Omri get to help heal Little Bear when he injured his leg?
World War I medic toy named Tommy Atkins
400
What are compound predicates?
more than one predicate
400
What describes something that has a stable temperature or is unaffected by heat?
thermostable
400
Kian has 67 carrots in his Minecraft garden. How many rows of carrots can he make with 9 carrots in each row?
7 rows of carrots.
67 ÷ 9 = 7 with 4 carrots remaining
400
Who is the mother of the 13 Yule Lads of Iceland?
Mother Gryla
400
What were the three ships that carried the first Jamestown colonists to the new world?
The Susan Constant
The Godspeed
The Discovery
500
According to Omri and Patrick, what does "beard" mean?
I don't believe you.
500
When CAN you start a sentence with "because"?
When it connects a dependent clause with an independent clause.
500
What is the study of the origin and history of words?
etymology
500
Ellie collected 95 leaves to feed her pet sloth, Sammy.
Sammy ate 23 leaves right away.
Ellie wants to split the remaining leaves into 4 equal piles for Sammy’s meals.
How many leaves will be in each pile?
Ellie collected 95 leaves. Sammy ate 23.
95 − 23 = 72 leaves left
She splits the 72 leaves into 4 equal piles.
72 ÷ 4 = 18
500
What were the ancient words of power that Keira instructed Milo to shout when opening the magic (and stinky) black box?
SANDWICO EXCITO CON CEPA!
(which translates in Latin to:
‘EXCITING SANDWICH WITH ONION!’)
500
Why did the Powhatan people shave their left side of their heads?
It kept their hair from tangling in their bowstrings while hunting and fighting.