Grammar
What does a helping verb do in a sentence?
helps out the main verb in a sentence
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
A narrator
When used the Celsius scale,what is the boiling point for water?
100 degrees
What weighs more, two pounds of feather or two pounds of wood?
Neither of them, as both weigh two pounds.
Percent can be out of any number. True or False
false, must be out of 100
Name all of the F-A-N-B-O-Y-S (coordinating conjunctions)
FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO
Open response essays are typically made up of at least _____ paragraphs.
5
When something cools, it __________.
shrinks/contracts
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo de Vinci
Solve 7x - 3 = 25
x = 4
Is the ITALICIZED part of this sentence a dependent clause, independent clause, or phrase?: It's a freezing cold night on the shore of Lake Winnipeg in rural Manitoba, Canada, and we are waiting for the stars.
Independent Clause! "We are waiting for the stars." Can stand alone and still be a complete sentence!
The specific name of a person place or thing is ______.
a proper noun.
What is a ladybug classified as?
insect
How many bones are in the human body?
206
How many degrees are there in a circle?
360
Edit this sentence: Toni Morrison an icon of modern literature wrote a book called beloved.
Toni Morrison, an icon of modern literature, wrote a book called Beloved (underline counts!)
What Figurative Language describes this example: 'The Leaf danced across the cloud to get away from the tree'
personification
Liquid turning into a gas is called __________.
Evaporation
How many houses are in Harry Potter?
4
20% is _________ as a fraction, when reduced.
1/5
Name 3 words that starts with the prefix: Tele-
Tele: far
Television, telephone, telegraph
What is the section before the beginning of a book called?
prologue
non-renewable
I have holes yet I hold water. What am I?
a sponge
A fraction flipped upside-down.
reciprocal
Name the Parts of Speech of the ITALICIZED words: Kim became the first Asian American Deaf woman to sign the anthem at one of the world's most-watched TV events. She said she could have never imagined such an opportunity.
Became-verb
Sign-verb
At-preposition
Most-watched- adverb and verb
Never-adverb
Opportunity -noun
Define personification, simile and hyperbole
Personification: Giving a non human object life like qualities. Simile: Makes a comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as". Hyperbole: Exaggeration
NaCl is the period name for
Salt
How many rings make up the Olympic rings?
5
What is the equation for slope?
y= mx + b