Decimals
What is the value of the digit 4 in the number 3.746?
The value is 4 thousandths (0.004)
What is 3/4 as a decimal?
0.75 (75 hundredths)
A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space is called what?
Stanza
This is the time and place where a story takes place. It can also include the social environment and weather.
Setting
When water freezes, it turns into this solid form.
Ice
In the number 56.089, what is the value of the digit 8?
The value of the 8 is eight hundredths (0.08)
Which is greater: 2/3 or 3/5?
2/3 is greater
What do we call it when the same sound is repeated? Hint: this is usually found at the end of lines of poetry.
Rhyme
This is the central idea, message, or lesson the author is trying to convey through the events of the story. It often reflects on human nature or society.
Theme
This is the white, fluffy precipitation that falls from the sky in winter. It’s made up of ice crystals and forms snowflakes.
Snow
What is 0.5 + 0.3?
0.8 (8 tenths)
Simplify the fraction 12/16
3/4
This is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a sentence or line of poetry. A popular tongue twister uses this element: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Alliteration
This is the person or animal that the story is mostly about. They face challenges and grow throughout the story.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY if you can tell me the specific term you call the hero/positive person in the story.
Character
In many parts of the world, animals such as bears and hedgehogs go into this state during winter, where they sleep for a long period to conserve energy.
Hibernation
What is 0.5 as a fraction?
1/2
Add 3/8 and 5/8
8/8 = 1
When a poet uses words that imitate the sounds they describe, like "buzz" for the sound of a bee, it is called this.
Onomatopoeia
This is the struggle or problem that drives the plot of the story. It can be internal (inside the character's mind) or external (outside forces).
Conflict
This type of storm occurs when strong winds, heavy snow, and low temperatures combine to create dangerous conditions, often causing power outages.
Blizzard
What is 0.2 as a fraction? (Must be in simplest form)
2/10 = 1/5
What is the sum of 2/5 and 3/10?
After finding a common denominator of 10, 7/10 is the answer.
When a poet gives human qualities to non-human things or abstract concepts, like in the line "The wind whispered through the trees," it is called this.
Personification
When the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story, it's called this. It helps build suspense and excitement.
Foreshadowing
This winter sport is played on a field of ice, and players use a broom to sweep the ice in front of a stone to help it slide toward a target.
Curling