13/01/25 | Quiz of the Week 🧮

555 rounded to the nearest 10 is...

Mathematical Equivalence

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Answer explanation

It's 560 because 5 is the midpoint. The midpoint always rounds up.

ending in 1-4 - round down.

ending in 5-9 - round up.

ending in 0 - stays the same.

A word that means considering other people's feelings.

Begins with "e".

Is it a simile or a metaphor?

Groups:

(a) Simile

,

(b) Metaphor

• The snowflake softly fell as if it was parachuting to the ground.

• The class were as busy as bees in a hive.

• The walls were listening to every word I said.

• Arnold jumped out his skin when a wasp whizzed past him.

• Like a raging bull, the army charged through the castle.

Answer explanation

Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors need none of that.

Choose the correct pronoun.

The policewoman blazed after the burglar as ​ (a)   ran off with the diamond. ​ (b)   was the most priceless diamond in the world! The policewoman was on a mission to catch ​the thief. ​ (c)   was struggling to keep up with the quick-footed criminal but she knew she had to catch ​ (d)   .

• he
• It
• She
• him

5 + 5 = 10

is a...

• Doubles fact

• Doubles plus or minus one fact

• Make ten fact

• Count on fact

Answer explanation

It's both a doubles fact (5 + 5) and a make ten fact as it is equal to 10.

During the Roman Empire, Scotland was called...

• Canada

• Scotland

  (it has never changed)

• Caledonia

• Europe

Which one is not true?

• The Medieval Times lasted from

  400 AD - 1500 AD.

• MacBeth was the King of Scotland.

• There were 2 main battles.

• There were 4 kingdoms of Scotland.

Answer explanation

There were a lot more battles than 2!

What are quieter alternatives to traditional fireworks?

• Sparklers

• Lasers

• Drones

Match the following subtraction strategies.

• Expanded Column Method

• 
• Column Method

• 
• Open Number Line

• 
• Base 10 Method

• 
• Split Strategy

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