Reading and Language Arts
What do we call a word that means the opposite of another word?
An antonym.
7 X 8
56
Which force pulls an apple down to the ground when it falls from a tree?
Gravity.
What do we call the imaginary line that cuts the Earth right in half into the Northern and Southern parts?
The Equator.
If a movie starts at 1:00 PM and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes, what time does the movie end?
2:30 PM.
In the word "unhappy," the part "un-" is a prefix. What does it mean?
Not happy
Imagine a rectangle. The top side is 6 inches long, and the side is 4 inches long. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
20 inches (6 + 6 + 4 + 4).
Animals with backbones are called vertebrates. Animals without backbones—like insects, spiders, and crabs—are called what?
Invertebrates.
On a map, you usually see a symbol that shows North, South, East, and West. What is the specific name of that map symbol?
A compass rose.
Water can be a liquid you drink or solid ice. What do we call water when it boils and turns into a gas that floats into the air?
Water vapor (or steam)
Listen to this sentence: "The teacher had to postpone the field trip because it rained." Using clues from the sentence, what does the word postpone mean?
To put off until a later time / delay / reschedule.
Round the number 472 to the nearest hundred.
500 (since 72 is closer to 500 than 400).
Plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. What is the scientific name for this process?
Photosynthesis.
Long ago, people didn't use paper money. If a farmer traded a basket of apples directly to a blacksmith for a iron horseshoe, what is that type of trading called?
Bartering
If Lily has 4 boxes of crayons and each box has 8 crayons, how many crayons does she have in total?
32 crayons (4 \times 8 = 32)
What do we call a word that is spelled the exact same way as another word but has a different meaning
homograph
If a line segment divides a shape into two perfect halves that match exactly when folded, what is that line called?
A line of symmetry.
A caterpillar turning into a chrysalis, and then changing into a butterfly, is a major transformation. What is the scientific word for this life cycle change?
Metamorphosis.
What are the three main branches of the United States government?
Executive (President), Legislative (Congress), and Judicial (Supreme Court).
What fraction of the circle is shaded if it is cut into 8 equal pieces and 3 pieces are colored in?
3/8
I am going to give you two root words: care and fear. What suffix can you add to the end of both words to make them mean "without"?
-less (careless and fearless)
If you are solving the problem 3 \times 7, you can break it apart into (3 \times 5) + (3 \times 2) to make it easier. What is the name of this mathematical property?
The Distributive Property
What do we call a scientist who studies the weather and predicts if it's going to rain or snow tomorrow?
A meteorologist.
Lines on a globe that run east to west are lines of latitude. What do we call the lines that run all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Lines of longitude
What ocean is located on the west coast of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean