WorksheetsQ2 - Quiz Bowl (6th Grade - NWCS)
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
What German scientist first created the theory of plate movement?
Johan Sebastian Bach
Alfred Wegener
George Washington
Isaac Newton
Who is Gowerstone?
A teacher
A detective
A driver
A policeman
The definition of discreet is
unwilling or reluctant
lucky
a state of rest or inactivity
respecting privacy
Saunter means to
stroll
cook
run
laugh
How does Mr. Picketers helps Tom and the other orphans with their plans?
He gives them food for their escape.
He smashes a bolt to get them out of a cellar.
He distracts Wind from chasing them.
He locks the Deviants in a room.
What is Tom most afraid of?
getting captured
losing Sarah
not having enough food
small, close spaces
Rebellious people
ask a lot of questions
follow directions
resist authority
love energy drinks
Turbulent is
a movement in the sky
a state of disturbance
behaving in a crazed way
waves rocking a boat
Godspeed means
a wish of good fortune
running very fast
undaunted
to wander around seeking pleasure
Who wakes up while Patrick and Tom are making noise outside?
Speckle
Wind
Mr. Picketers
Crowley
Where did Patrick find the file on Tom?
Letter T
Letter W
Letter B
Letter S
How many times have orphans tried to escape Weatherly?
3
4
8
10
Sarah will be locked in the attic for
20 days
30 days
10 days
40 days
Efficiency is
helping to make things run smoothly
to cool down a room
to run away from a problem
to plan ahead
Undaunted means
eager
smart and wise
smooth
show courage
Middleham Castle is located in
New York
Central England
Germany
Eastern England
C.S.Lewis wrote
The Three Musketeers
Britfield
The Chronicles of Narnia
Hatchet
William Shakespeare was born in the
1500's
1600's
1700's
1800's
Sarah is scared of
heights
snakes
spiders
freezing
Mr. Picketers provides the ophans with
baked goods
meat
fruits and vegetables
fresh water
The orphans hide things
in their beds
in the floor boards
outside in the bushes
in their pockets
Mocking means to
attack and ridicule
be sarcastic and kind
make a joke
a dance move from the 80's
Gothic is
clothing worn by orphans
dark hair and clothing
a style of architecture with flat lines and columns
a style of architecture with arches, detailed stone, and gables
Oratory is
a place to pray
a open room full of books
a skill at public speaking
the place people speak from
Words that describe Wind are
vicious and mean
large and angry
fast and hungry
excited and lazy
Tom has lived at Weatherly for
5 years
6 years
8 years
10 years
The way to get your reader engaged in your writing
add a hook
use vivid details
include examples and explanations
all of the above
Words you cannot detect with your senses
proper nouns
common nouns
abstract nouns
concrete nouns
Words that should be found in the dictionary
proper nouns
common nouns
names
specific locations
Special names for nouns
proper nouns
common nouns
general nouns
abstract nouns
Not a complete thought or sentence
run-on
sentence
imperative
fragment
A group of words that contain a subject and a predicate.
clause
predicate
subject
declarative
Multiple verbs and words to tell what something does.
complete subject
simple subject
complete predicate
simple predicate
One word that tells what the sentence is about.
complete subject
simple subject
complete predicate
simple predicate
What do we call the beautiful lights given off from particles colliding in the upper atmosphere?
Norah Borealis
Aurora australis
Princess Aurora
Nome Alaska
What layer of our atmosphere contains the magnetosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
What vocab word describes water changing from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Exasperation
What do we call the process that recycles water?
Rock cycle
Water cycle
Ground water
Plant Uptake
What rock cycle process breaks rock down into pieces of sediment?
Compacting and Cementation
Heat and Pressure
Melting
Weathering and Erosion
How many large plates do scientists believe make up the tectonic plates?
12
15
5
7
What layer of the earth does the Lithosphere slide along?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
When a sedimentary rock is heated and has pressure applied to it, it will most likely change into which type of rock?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Igneous Rock forms after which process?
Melting
Cooling
Compacting and Cementation
Heat and Pressure
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Volcanoes
The Egpytian god Ra running on a treadmill
Convection Currents
Compacting and Cementation
What type of plate boundary occurs when plates collide?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Emergent
What type of plate boundary occurs where two plates slide along each other?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Emergent
A natural disaster caused by a slip in a transform boundary, causing shaking and destruction is called...
Volcano
Landslide
Tornado
Earthquake
Rock that is formed by compacting and cementation is called...
Morphologic Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
What civilization brought the Rig-Veda to India, introducing the ideas that led to Hinduism?
Harappan Civilization
Aryan Civilization
Mauryan Empire
Which civilization used pictographs, leaving much of their history a mystery?
Harappan Civilization
Aryan Civilization
Mauryan Empire
What was the name of the prince that turned away from Hinduism and started Buddhism?
Sir John Marshall
Chandragupta Maurya
Siddhartha Gautama
Who started the first empire in India?
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Siddhartha Gautama
Pataliputra
What is the lowest level of the caste system in ancient India (not counting the outcastes)?
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (Warriors & Rulers)
Sudras (Laborers & Servants)
Vaisyas (Farmers, Traders, Artisans)
How long did the Mauryan Empire rule India?
1,420 years
500 years
50 years
142 years
The word "orange" comes from what Aryan language?
Hindu-Arabic
Sanskrit
Euro-Asian
Aryan
Monsoon refers to:
Heavy, torrential rain
A tsunami
Winds that change with the season
Pantheism is the belief that:
Everything in the universe is part of a supreme being
There are many gods and each oversees an aspect of nature
The ruler of the nation is a god
There is no god
In Sanskrit, Buddha means:
Knowledge
The Enlightened One
The Supreme Being
What river was Jesus baptized in?
The Jordan River
The Mediterranean River
The River of Galilee
The Nile River
While John was in prison who wanted him killed?
Herod
The Romans
Jesus' disciples
Herodias
Herod killed John the Baptist in order to keep his word to whom?
Herodias
Herodias' daughter
God
The Pharisees
What Bible vocab word means, "to use water to symbolize someone's new relationship with God"?
Bathing
Swimming
Baptize
Sacrament
In John 15, Jesus taught that the Father does what to every branch that does not bear fruit?
Honors
Takes away
Replants
Decorates
Who did Gabriel appear to in the Temple to announce the birth of John?
Mary
The Pharisees
Elizabeth
Zechariah
In Bible lesson 12 we learned that hypocrites contradict their words with what?
Faces
Writing
Actions
Family Background
Jesus said the Pharisees were like the ____ leading the ____.
Blind / Blind
Young / Old
Afraid / Afraid
Religious/ Doubtful
We learned in Matthew 12 that we speak whatever...
Others make us say
Overflows from our hearts
God tells us to
Language we study
What vocabulary word means, "the state of being lawful or right"?
Rebel
Forerunner
Justice
Godly
How long did Absalom wait before murdering his brother Amnon?
Two years
Two days
Two months
Two minutes
This is the type of sentence that gives a command.
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
