History/Culture
What invention changed transportation a long time ago?
the wheel
What animals (3 of them) can communicate with people using language?
dolphins, apes, and parrots
To talk about future plans, which verb tense do we use?
Present Continuous
What does drift mean?
To move with no reason
What does Harry love to eat?
Poo Poo
1. What civilization invented paper using a plant?
*not tree
1. Egypt
What is the top predator in the ocean?
killer whales
What word do we use to show ability to do/not do something now? What word do we use to show ability to do/not do in the past?
can/could
What is one difference between a culture and a civilization?
A civilization is either a very large culture (like Han Chinese) or a group of slightly different cultures that are similar enough to be like one culture. A culture can be small enough to be one village.
What month was Joseph born in? *you have 3 tries
August
1. What is Mesopotamia?
2. Where did the Mayan live?
1. It's the area that is the modern-day country Iraq in the Middle East
2. Central America and Mexico
What animal uses it teeth to make a shelter?
What animal's mouth is so powerful that it can crush the bones of much bigger animals?
beavers/naked moles
hyena
1. What verb tense do we use to show what we have done in our lives up to now?
2. We can explain our ideas in more details using what phrases?
1. present perfect
2. for example, for instance, such as
What are 3 words to describe how food tastes? *not yummy, delicious, tasty, yucky, hot, warm, or cold
Nutty, sweet, spicy, sour, smooth, creamy,
1. If you mix black and orange you get _______
If you mix black and white you get _______
If you mix red and white you get _______
2. What are the 12 months of the year?
brown/gray/pink
December/January/February/March/April/May/June/July/August/September/October/November
1. What two civilizations used pyramids? *not China
2. What is the connection with bread and wheels?
3. What civilization invented the wheel and writing?
1. Egyptian and Mayan
2. wheels could be used to grind wheat into flour to make into bed
3. Mesopotamian/Sumerian
1. what is the difference between carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores?
2. Corbett National Park is a sanctuary for which animal? *2 possible answers
1. carnivores eat only meat, omnivores eat plants/meat, and herbivores eat only plants.
2. tigers and leopards
1. What is one difference between adjectives and adverbs?
2. What punctuation do we use to show extra information about a noun? *if you cannot remember the name, you can draw the symbol
3. What wh-word do we use to show choice?
1. Adjectives give extra information about a noun or adjective. Adverbs give extra information about a verb.
2. Parentheses ( )
3. which
1. 1. What animal has a fang and and what animal has a tusk?
2. Poaching has a good meaning: True or false?
3. What is something that rotates that connects with the sun?
1. spiders/snakes/bats & elephants/walruses
2. False. Illegal killing of animals
3. Earth/planets
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thousand/million/billion/trillion
1. What did the Egyptians do to improve the wheel?
2. Which civilization first used chocolate?
3. What were the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Mayan civilizations good at? *not what they invented
4. What are 3 other famous ancient civilizations?
1. They used ring wheels instead of disk wheels so the wheels were lighter and easier to move. They also added rods and spokes to make wheels more durable
2. Mayan
3. Mesopotamian--good with boats.
Egyptians--good at math, medicine, architecture, and sculpture
Mayan--good at astronomy and math.
4. Greek, Incan, Celtic, Japanese, Roman, Mongol, Chinese, Hindu
Name one animal that gnaws, one animal that laps, one animal with venom, one animal that is prey that is a herbivore, and one animal that is a predator
mouse/beaver/mole/vampire bat, cat/dog (or something connected to them, snake/spider/scorpion, prey could be an animal like a deer or farm animal or fish, predator could be any carnivore.
Correct the following sentences with punctuation:
1. The children are late for class so their teacher is mad at them.
2. Humans and apes can communicate with each other apes can use computer keyboards to learn new words.
3. A gray parrot named Alex who died at the age of 31 learned the alphabet.
4. I need to buy the following at the grocery store some apples some pears and a pineapple.
1. The children are late for class, so their teacher is mad at them.
2. Humans and apes can communicate with each other; apes can use computer keyboards to learn new words.
3. A gray parrot named Alex (who died at the age of 31) learned the alphabet.
4. I need to buy the following at the grocery store: some apples, some pears, and a pineapple.
1. what is a mountain range?
2. What is the connection between terraces and farming?
3. A synonym means what?
4. Greed is when people want to have more than what they need: True or False?
1. a group of mountains connected together
2. you can grow rice, potatoes, and other vegetables on the sides of hills/mountains
3. Words that have similar meanings
4. True
1. What are 3 examples of fiction? 3 examples of nonfiction?
2. What are 10 different countries?
3. What are 3 dishes from different countries (not China)? *you cannot use the same country more than once
1. fantasy/poems/narrative/folktale/mystery/play=fiction
article/informational text/historical narrative/website=nonfiction
3. hamburgers/french fries/hot dogs=america
sushi=japan
curry=india
fish and chips=UK
pizza/spaghetti=italy
tacos=mexico