Unit 3
English Errors
Math Mishaps
BASIS DC Pride
Holiday Trivia
100
Define "purposeful highlighting" without using either of the words in the phrase in the definition.

What is "emphasizing important information/details in the passage that contribute to the overall main idea"?

100

True or False.

The alphabet has 25 letters.

What is False?

100

Solve -6 (2+5) +32

What is "-33"?

100

The colors of BASIS DC are..?

What is white, red, and navy blue?

100

Name three holidays occurring in December 2024.

What is "Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa'?

200

Give another way to express "seventy percent of 12".

What is 0.70x12=?

200

Which answer choice contains the correct spelling of the word..

a) recieve

b) receieve

c) receive

What is "c'?

200

Write the expression for 16 less than 5 times a number.

What is "5x-16"?

200

Name the houses that make up the school body.

What is Pegasus, Clio, Ursa, and Centaurus?

200

There are __ days of Hanukkah.

What is "8"?

300

The following describes this phrase when shifting perspectives in writing...

The person responsible for convey a certain message in writing.

What is "author's purpose"?

300

The following words belong to which part of speech..

a) under

b) above

c) in

What is "preposition"?

300

"30% of 90 is 12."

True or False.

Provide an explanation.


What is "False"?

"30% of 90 is 27."

300

Name the deans and their grade levels.

5th- Mr. Diaite

6th/7th- Ms. Eichelberger

8th- Mr. Wade

9th-12th- Ms. Taylor

300

There are __ days of Kwanzaa.

What is "7" is?

400

Order the following steps of the Skim & Scoop strategy correctly.

_____“Scoop” or circle the repeated words to find the main idea.

_____Outline the passage and add numbers to each paragraph.

______Skim the entire passage for repeated words (nouns).

______Write 1–2 words in the margin that summarize the circled words for each paragraph.

______Skim each paragraph for repeated words/ synonyms to find the supporting details.

What is 2,3,1,5, and 4?

400

Name the errors in the following paragraph.

"On friday, December 20th, 2024. My fiancee proposed to me. I am truly the luckyest girl in the world!"

What is "

a) failure to capitalize Friday.

b) a comma instead of a period

c) fiance (male form)

d) incorrect spelling of luckiest

400

When you solve for x, you get 15. True or False. Explain

-2/3x +16 =30

What is false, x is "-21"?

400

Name Ms. Ray's and Ms. B's official positions at BASIS DC.

What is

"Ms. Ray- Reading Specialist

Ms. Banire- Math Specialist"?


400

Name three of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

What is

"Umoja

Kujichagulia

Ujima

Ujamaa

Nia

Kuumba

Nia"?

500

Unit 3 was comprised of ___ lessons.

What is "5"?

500

This is the word used to describe words that are spelled the same forward and backward.

ie. racecar, deed, level

What is a "palindrome"?

500

Pi is which of the following. 

*Select all that apply*.

a) real

b) rational

c) irrational

d) infinite

What is " c and d"?

500

Recite the school motto.

What is "Shine Like the Stars, Red Giants"?

500

Name the items given by the true love in "The 12 Days of Christmas".

Twelve drummers
Eleven pipers
Ten lords
Nine ladies
Eight maids
Seven swans
Six geese
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree!