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Figurative Language
Science or Social Studies
100

How many points did Team F score?

50

100
345 + 824

1,169

100

Every day after school, Liam takes out his big box of blocks and stacks them high. He makes towers, bridges and even little houses. Sometimes his tower falls, but he just laughs and starts again. Building with blocks is Liam's favorite thing to do!

Liam loves to build blocks.

100

The trees danced in the wind.

What kind of figurative language is this?

Personification

100

Early man had to move from place to place to find food? What word describes when someone moves from place to place?

nomad or nomadic

200

How many more times did she use 2 3/4 cups than 1/2 cup?

3 times

200

482-189

293

200

Put these events in order:

Theresa’s teacher said the butterfly was pretty.

Theresa gave her picture to her teacher.

Theresa drew a picture of a butterfly.

Theresa drew a picture of a butterfly.

Theresa gave her picture to her teacher.

Theresa’s teacher said the butterfly was pretty.

200

Give an example of a simile.

Answers vary

200

What word describes conditions in the atmosphere at a specific time?

Weather

300

How many times did she use more than 2 cups? 

7 times

300

2.38 + 5.2

7.58

300

Eli was always a great person to have around, and he was always thinking of good ideas. At recess, the ball got stuck in a tree. Everyone tried to jump and reach it, but no one could. Eli stepped up, got on his tiptoes and stretched his long arms. “Got it!” he said, tossing the ball down. His friends cheered, “Eli saves the day!” 

What is a character trait that you would use to describe Eli? Why? Give at least one story detail that supports your answer.

Answers vary.

300

My room is a pigsty.

What does this idiom mean?

The room is messy.

300

Give the vocabulary word that matches: long term weather patterns, usually after studying at least 30 years of weather data

climate

400

If there were 120 students, how many students attended the Mandarin class? 

40 students

400

5.21 - 1.67

3.54

400

Luca loves visiting his grandpa! His grandpa lives on a big farm with lots of animals. Every time Luca visits, he feels excited to see all the animals and explore the farm. There are cows, sheep and even a big, noisy rooster. The cows moo loudly, and the sheep make funny sounds. Luca thinks the rooster is the boss of the farm because it crows so much. 

Why does Luca love visiting his grandfather's farm?

Answers vary

400

What was the turning point that moved early man from the Paleolithic Age to the NEOLITHIC AGE?

farming

500

How much more did the company earn in 2015 than 2016? 

$20,000

500

3.2 x 5.2

16.64

500

Maya really doesn’t like bugs! Her backyard has so many of them. Tiny ants crawl in long lines. Buzzing bees fly from flower to flower. Maya always watches the grass because sometimes a grasshopper jumps out. When that happens, she screams! The bugs Maya dislikes most are spiders. She really doesn’t like how they make big, sticky webs in the garden. “What if one touches me?” she asks her dad. Her dad says spiders are helpful because they eat other bugs. Maya doesn’t want to listen! She just wants the spiders to stay far away from her. 

What's the main idea of this passage?

Maya does not like bugs.

500

Warm air ________.

rises