Language Arts
What is a 'compound word'?
It is a word made from connecting two other words together.
What is an area of the shape and how we measure it?
An area is the amount of space a shape takes. We measure it by multiplying a shape's length and width.
What is an earthquake?
It is a movement of parts of the earth's crust.
What does it mean when somebody lives in an urban area?
The person lives in a city.
Explain what does 'break a leg' mean.
I wish you good luck.
What is 'an antonym'?
It is a word that has an opposite meaning.
What is an acute angle?
An acute angle has less than 90 degrees or it's smaller than right angle.
What does it mean when an object has a magnetic force?
Magnetic force either attracts (pulls) or repels (pushes away) another object magnetic object.
What does it mean if somebody lives in a rural area?
It means a person lives in a village or on a farm.
Explain what does 'call it a day' mean?
Stop working during this day.
What are homonyms?
Homonyms are words that you pronouns the same, but they have a different meaning and spelling.
What is improper fraction?
It is a fraction whose top number (numerator) is bigger than bottom number (denominator).
What is a hypothesis?
It is an educated guess, you made based on the information you already have.
What are natural resources? Give three examples.
Explain what does 'feel under the weather' mean?
Feel a bit sick, unwell.
What is a 'root word' or 'base word'?
It is a basic word without any prefixes or suffixes.
What are perpendicular lines?
Two lines that cross (intersect) at the right angle.
When does deposition take place?
It happens when pieces of the Earth are deposited somewhere else.
Who is an immigrant?
A person who moved to another country to live there.
Explain what does 'cost me an arm and a leg' mean?
It was very expensive.
What do you have to do when you 'summarize' a story?
I tell or write only most important facts.
What are decimal numbers?
Numbers that are not whole. They are in-between the whole numbers.
When can we talk about weathering of the rocks?
When natural forces like rain, snow, or wind break apart or change the way rocks look.
What is a barrier island?
A long sandy island that is parallel to a shore and was built by waves and winds.
Explain what does it mean if something happens 'out of the blue'?
Something happened unexpectedly, suddenly.