What does the word gritty mean?
Small debris, rocks, dirt, or sand, rough
What president started the National Park System?
Teddy Roosevelt
Who came up with the idea of Gravity?
Isaac Newton
If a book is fantasy, would it be fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction
What does the word hesitated mean?
You waited or stopped because you were unsure.
Is an acquaintance someone you know well or only know a little?
Only know a little.
How did Isaac Newton come up with the idea of gravity?
An apple fell on his head
Who was WW Law?
Civil Rights leader from Georgia.
What is a boycott?
Refusing to buy or deal with a person, store, company, or nation in protest.
What is the lesson of the boy who cried wolf?
Always tell the truth or people won't believe you
What inspired Ansel Adams?
Nature, Yosemite
Idiom, What does "Cost an arm and a leg" mean
Expensive
What is a natural disaster? Name one
An event that causes great damage of loss of life. Earthquake, flood, forest fire
What do you call the movement of water from on land to up in the atmosphere to back down to Earth?
The Water Cycle
What does the word injustice mean?
Not just, unfair
Name one thing a good citizen does?
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Idiom What is the meaning of, "It's raining cats and dogs"
It is raining hard
What is the purpose of government?
To protect the public and citizens.
Is a fantasy book fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction
What does the word jumble mean?
Mixed up, tangled mess.
Why is the word Chicago capitalized?
It is a proper noun
What does a biography tell you?
The story of someone's life told by another person.
Idiom What is the meaning of, "Taller than a tree"
You are tall
Who was Jacob Riis?
An immigrant who improved living conditions in the slums of New York.
Which one do you need to live, a want or a need? Give an example.
Need, water, shelter, food
When a story is told using the word I, what point of view is used? First, Second or Third person
First person
What would you expect from historical fiction.
A made up story with some historical accuracy.
When is Groundhogs Day?
February 2
What county do we live in?
Orange
What do you call the top dog in a wolf pack or dog pack?
Alpha Dog
What does endangered mean?
An animal that is at risk of becoming extinct.
Does the epilogue come at the end of the book or the beginning?
End
Does a poem have to rhyme?
No
Idiom, What is the meaning of "Beat around the bush"
Avoiding something by not speaking directly about a topic
Who is the govenor of California?
Gavin Newsom
In Poetry, what is a group of lines together called? Stanza, Phrase, Line
Stanza
How was the book, Valley of the Moon, arranged?
Journal entries
What are the three states of water?
liquid, gas, solid