SMS 6th Grade Game #2

Language Arts

100

These words, which address the person written to, start a letter or email.

What is a salutation?

200

The lesson or underlying meaning of a text.

What is a theme?

300

This tells the reader the main point of your work and is usually at the end of the introduction.

What is a thesis statement?

400

A statement derived from the words of a question as to answer a prompt.

What is a question stem?

500

The poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was written by this poet.

Who is Robert Frost?

Social Sciences

100

A narrow strip of land with water on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

What is an isthmus

200

A creature that walks on two legs.

What is a biped?

300

A projection of a map of the world in such a way that all the parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator, used for navigation and in Google and Apple maps

What is the Mercator Projection

400

This ancient work of writing, believed to be the first example of a judicial system, was written by a Babylonian king in 1771 BCE

What is Hammurabi's code

500

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Incan Empire in 1532 CE

Who is Fransico Pizarro

Math

100

The vertical line of reference on a graph that transects the origin.

What is the Y-axis?

200

Solve for x

3x+6=30

x=8

300

The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

What is pi?

400

In order, these operations form the acronym PEMDAS 

What are Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction

500

2*3+(4-2)/2

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Science

100

This device is used to measure air pressure.

What is a barometer?

200

Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart 

What are veins

300

The number of ventricles in a heart

What is 2

400

The effect in which the Earth's spin alters wind direction

What is the Coriolis Effect

500

A membrane which only certain substances can pass through.

What is a semipermeable membrane?

Electives

100

A long speech given by a single actor in theatre.

What is a monologue?

200

The type of musical articulation where notes are shortened.

What is staccato?

300

As used in AVID, the acronym created by achievable, specific, measurable, timely, and relevant serves as a checklist for goal setting.

What are SMART goals?

400

The five types of marimba used in Mr. Beck's class that are named after the register in which they fall.

What are bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano marimbas?

500

A pair of pitches where one's frequency is twice or half of the other's.

What is an octave?