The Giver
Writerly Worries
Walking Dictionary
Science Speak
Chem Skills
100
"I won't! I won't go home! You can't make me!"
Where is Jonas when he says this line, and why does he not want to go home.
He is at the Giver's, and he's just learned that his father kills babies.
100
A thesis must include both your _____________ and your three ______________________
Argument
Main ideas
100
Define "assimilated"
The process of joining or becoming similar to others
100
What is the difference between reactants and products?
reactants - starting material, left side of chem eq.
Products - ending material, right side of chem eq.
100
What state of matter has no fixed shape AND the molecules stay far apart from each other?
Gas
200
What was the first memory that The Giver transferred to Jonas
The memory of sledding down a hill
200
A clause must have a _____________ and a __________________
Subject and Predicate
200
What part of speech is lethargy and what part of speech is languid?
Lethargy - noun
Languid - adjective
200
What three particles make up an atom
Proton, neutron, electron
200
How many total atoms are there in 3 molecules of CO2?
9 atoms total (3 carbon, 6 oxygen)
300
What makes Jonas abandon the original plan for escape and leave the community earlier than he intended?
He learns that Gabriel is scheduled to be released?
300
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
What two-word question should you attempt to answer at the end of a conclusion?
SO WHAT?
300
Fill in the blanks:
The teacher looked ______________ at her student, not believing that he had already completed the homework.
Skeptically
300
What type of reaction builds molecules up?
A synthesis reaction
300
How many oxygen atoms are on the products side of the following equation:
16 Oxygen atoms
400
Name two transgressions that Jonas commits as part of his escape?
Any two of the following:
1. Leaves his dwelling at night
2. Robs community of food
3. Steals his father's bicycle
400
What is wrong with the following sentence:
I took my dog Homer out on a twenty-minute walk, he pooped on my neighbor's flowerbed.
Comma splice
400
Fill in the blanks:
Seeing the Northern Lights in New Hampshire was a once-in-a-lifetime __________________, something possible only once every seventy-two years. A ___________ of stargazers gathered on the mountain side to look up at the majestic beams of purple and green, and a sense of awe _________________ the crowd.
Phenomenon
Horde
Pervaded
400
What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
independent variable - what you change
dependent variable - what is being measured
400
What is the name of the force that helps bring water from the roots through the xylem?
(+100 bonus points if they can think of the 2nd force that helps with this)
capillary action
(bonus: transpiration)
500
Which character in The Giver is most equivalent to The Handicapper-General in the short story "Harrison Bergeron?"
The Chief Elder
500
Write a sentence with two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
(Answers will vary)
500
On the last day of Steppingstone, the _____________
scholars stood in a circle, weeping. They would miss their teachers greatly, but took _______________ in the fact that they had greatly __________________ their learning.
Rueful
Solace
Augmented
500
What are the 5 steps of the scientific method in order?
ask an investigable question
create a hypothesis
design an experiment/procedure
do the experiment/testing
collect data
Analyze results and communicate conclusions
500
In the following experimental question, identify the independent, dependent, and at least 2 control variables →
Does the length of the rocket affect how high it goes?
independent: length of the rocket
dependent: how high the rocket goes
control: fuel type, rocket materials, place of launch, etc.