"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"

The graphic organizer used to compare and contrast two things is a…

• Flow Chart

• Bubble Map

• Venn Diagram

• T-chart

A simile is . . .

• a comparison of two things using the words "it's" and "as"

• a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison of two thing NOT using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison of two people's smiles

These words will typically be used when a story is told from the first-person point of view:

• you, your, them

• me, they, theirs

• yours, theirs, ours

• me, mine, ours, I

Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?

• The jet stream winds blow storms from east to west.

• The jet stream winds blow storms from west to east.

• Cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east.

• Warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the west

Which has the greatest effect on the amount of salt in a salt marsh?

• the number of animals living in the marsh

• the closeness of the marsh to the ocean

• the depth of the water in the marsh

• the temperature of the water in the marsh

The temperatures in Wilmington, North Carolina tend to be mild,

even during the winter months. This is most likely due to:

• the jet stream

• La Nina

• the Gulf Stream

• the trade winds

Starting at the ones place, each time you move to the left, the value of the digit increases by

• +5

• +10

• x5

• x10

An antonym for the word “approximate” is:

• about

• nearly

• almost

• exact

Which explains how you would plot the point (3,5) on a coordinate plane?

• Start at 0, move up 3 and right 5

• Start at 0, move right 3 and up 5

• Start at 3 and move up 5

• Start at 3 and move right 5

This is a food chain that includes grass, a grasshopper, and a bird.

grass → grasshopper → bird

How is the grass in this food chain best described?

• It is a producer, because it makes its own food.

• It is a producer, because it is eaten by consumers.

• It is a consumer, because it gets energy from producers.

• It is a decomposer, because it breaks down sunlight