Welcome to
th
5 Grade
Jeopardy!!
by Caroline LaMagna
Jeopardy – Round 1
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Round Two
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Wildcard
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J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter series of novels.
This series is the best known of her works.
Which of the definitions in the entry below is being used in
the sentence above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
English – 20 points
Answer:
B. definition 2
English – 20 points
William was waiting at the bus stop. He was thinking about
how glad he was that it was Friday. His mother always packed
him an extra dessert with his lunch on Fridays. Suddenly, he
realized that he had forgotten to get his lunch out of the
refrigerator. He ran back to the house and grabbed his lunch. By
the time he got back to the bus stop, he realized he had missed
the bus.
Which word would BEST describe William?
A.
B.
C.
D.
playful
disorganized
athletic
worried
English – 40 points
Answer:
B. disorganized
English – 60 points
Here is a table showing some inventions of the 1800s.
The entries on the table are listed in order according to-A.
B.
C.
D.
year of invention
importance of invention
alphabetical order, last name of the inventor
alphabetical order, name of invention
English – 60 points
Answer:
A. year of
invention
English – 40 points
There is an old legend about the Bermuda Triangle. The
story goes that ships that sail into the triangle vanish. It is
said that these lost ships are never found again.
What does the word vanish mean in the passage above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
depart
return
disappear
arrive
English – 80 points
Answer:
C. disappear
English – 80 points
Sally has a garden. She prepared the ground, made all of the rows, and planted all of
the seeds. She is very proud of her garden and always takes good care of it. She
makes sure no weeds are left growing in the garden so her plants have plenty of
room to grow. She also knows that plants need lots of water to grow and stay
healthy, so she waters them every afternoon, too.
Thursday was the last day of school for the summer. Early Friday morning her friend
Angela called and invited Sally to spend the day with her at the beach. She went to
Angela’s house right away and they spent the whole day soaking up the sun and
swimming in the ocean. As they left the beach, Angela invited Sally to spend the
night with her. Sally happily accepted the invitation. The next afternoon Sally went
home and found that her beautiful plants were bent and drooping.
The plants were bent and drooping because-A.
B.
C.
D.
they got too much sun.
Sally hadn’t watered them.
they wanted to be at the beach.
Sally watered them too much .
English – 100 points
Answer:
B. Sally hadn’t
watered them.
English – 100 points
Grady began running the marathon at 6:02
a.m. and finished it 6 hours and 3 minutes
later. What time did he finish the marathon?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11:05
12:05
11:02
12:02
Math – 20 points
Answer:
B. 12:05
Math – 20 points
Scott went to the bank at 9:05. He had to wait
in line for three and a half hours. What time
was he finished?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12:05
11:35
1:05
12:35
Math – 40 points
Answer:
D. 12:35
Math – 40 points
What is the name of a shape with 6 sides?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Trapezoid
Rhombus
Hexagon
Octagon
Math – 60 points
Answer:
C. Hexagon
Math – 60 points
Which digit is in the ten thousands place
in the following number?
13,468,957
A.
B.
C.
D.
3
4
6
9
Math – 80 points
Answer:
C. 6
Math – 80 points
Which is NOT equivalent to the following
fraction?
4/5
A.
B.
C.
D.
24/30
16/20
8/10
8/15
Math – 100 points
Answer:
D. 8/15
Math – 100 points
Statements of what is expected to happen in the future based on past
experiences and observations are _____ .
A. problems
B. predictions
C. conclusions
D. data
Science – 20 points
Answer:
B. predictions
Science – 20 points
Whales and bats use _________ to find where
things are located.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sonar
radar
echolocation
all of the above
Answer:
D. all of the above
Science – 40 points
You should measure a wavelength by
_____.
A.trough to crest
B.crest to crest
C.amplitude divided by 2
D.crest to trough
Science – 60 points
Answer:
C. amplitude
divided by 2
Science – 60 points
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Objects that do not allow light to pass
through them are _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
opaque
mediums
translucent
transparent
Science – 80 points
Answer:
A. opaque
Science – 80 points
(Daily Double)
In how many states of matter does water
exist?
A.
B.
C.
D.
one – liquid
two – solid and liquid
two – liquid and gas
three – solid, liquid, and gas
Science – 100 points
Answer:
D. solid, liquid
and gas
Science – 100 points
Which are the seven continents?
A. North America, South America, Europe,
Virginia, Australia, Antarctica
B. North America, South Dakota, Europe,
England, Australia, Asia
C. England, France, Germany, United
States, Soviet Union, Ireland, Iceland
D. North America, South America, Europe,
Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Africa
Social Studies – 20 points
Answer:
D. North America, South
America, Europe, Asia,
Antarctica, Australia,
Africa
Social Studies – 20 points
The rocky mountains contain this land
feature that determines the directional flow
of rivers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The Continental Divide
The Mississippi River
Social Studies – 40 points
Answer:
C. The Continental
Divide
Social Studies – 40 points
By which water route did Europeans
immigrate to the U.S.?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Social Studies – 60 points
Answer:
C. Atlantic Ocean
Social Studies – 60 points
The ________ brought European
diseases to the First Americans.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spanish
French
English
Portuguese
Social Studies – 80 points
Answer:
A. Spanish
Social Studies – 80 points
The __________ hunted buffalo and used all
of its parts.
A. Inuit
B. Iroquois
C. Pueblo
D. Sioux
Social Studies – 100 points
Answer:
D. Sioux
Social Studies – 100 points
Congruent shapes are--
A.
B.
C.
D.
the same size, but a different shape
different in both size and shape
the same size and shape
the same shape, but a different size
Wildcard – 20 points
Answer:
C. the same size
and shape
Wildcard – 20 points
An equilateral triangle has three angles that
are the same. How much does each angle
measure?
A.
B.
C.
D.
60 degrees
45 degrees
120 degrees
90 degrees
Wildcard – 40 points
Answer:
A. 60 degrees
Wildcard – 40 points
What is a one celled organism that does not
have a nucleus?
A.
B.
C.
D.
virus
saprophyte
moneran
fungus
Wildcard – 60 points
Answer:
C. moneran
Wildcard – 60 points
What organisms produce 80 percent of the
oxygen on Earth through the process of
photosynthesis?
A. phytoplankton
B. shellfish
C. zooplankton
D. benthos
Wildcard – 80 points
Answer:
A. phytoplankton
Wildcard – 80 points
The Proclamation of 1763-A. allowed settlers to move to Florida with the
king's help.
B. protected settlers who lived in the West
against Native Americans.
C. kept English settlers from moving West so that
they would be protected.
D. gave English settlers free land to settle the
areas of the West.
Wildcard – 100 points
Answer:
C. kept English settlers
from moving West so
that they would be
protected.
Wildcard – 100 points
Jeopardy – Round 2
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Final Jeopardy
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Wildcard
20
20
20
20
20
40
40
40
40
40
60
60
60
60
60
80
80
80
80
80
100
100
100
100
100
Read the following sentence.
I don’t like it when people are nasty and mean.
Which of the following sentences uses the word mean in
the same way as the sentence above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
I don’t know what you mean.
It’s not nice to be mean to your little sister.
Did you mean to do that?
I have to figure the mean, or the average, of the
numbers.
English – 20 points
Answer:
D. It’s not nice to be
mean to your little
sister.
Waking up to a fresh cup of coffee has never been so easy. Percolite
Plus offers an auto timer feature that allows you to prepare your
coffee the night before. Just follow the simple instructions for using
the timer. The next morning, the aroma of fresh coffee will awaken
you. Percolite Plus is your answer to waking up happy.
What was the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to entertain the reader
to persuade the reader to buy a product
to inform the reader about how to use a product
to tell the reader what kind of coffee is best to use
English – 40 points
Answer:
B. to persuade the
reader to buy a
product
1
Waking up to a fresh cup of coffee has never been so easy. Percolite Plus offers an auto
timer feature that allows you to prepare your coffee the night before. Just follow the simple
instructions for using the timer. The next morning, the aroma of fresh coffee will awaken
you. Percolite Plus is your answer to waking up happy.
2
Percolite Plus is covered under a limited warranty for six months. If the Percolite Plus stops
working for any reason within six months of the purchase date, the owner will receive a new
Percolite Plus or the total amount paid for the product. The owner must mail the proof of
purchase, a dated receipt, and the broken product to the manufacturer's address.
3
1. Fill the coffee pot with the desired amount of water. Use the numbers on the pot as a
guide.
2. Pour the water into the chamber at the top of the coffeemaker.
3. Place a small filter in the basket at the top of the coffeemaker.
4. Measure the desired amount of ground coffee and place in the filter.
5. Set the timer, if using the auto timer feature.
6. Move the switch to ON or AUTO.
What information can be found in the paragraph 2?
A.
B.
C.
D.
list of the product’s parts
operating instructions
information about the warranty
a description of the product
English – 60 points
Answer:
C. information about the
warranty
1
Waking up to a fresh cup of coffee has never been so easy. Percolite Plus offers an auto
timer feature that allows you to prepare your coffee the night before. Just follow the simple
instructions for using the timer. The next morning, the aroma of fresh coffee will awaken
you. Percolite Plus is your answer to waking up happy.
2
Percolite Plus is covered under a limited warranty for six months. If the Percolite Plus stops
working for any reason within six months of the purchase date, the owner will receive a new
Percolite Plus or the total amount paid for the product. The owner must mail the proof of
purchase, a dated receipt, and the broken product to the manufacturer's address.
3
1. Fill the coffee pot with the desired amount of water. Use the numbers on the pot as a
guide.
2. Pour the water into the chamber at the top of the coffeemaker.
3. Place a small filter in the basket at the top of the coffeemaker.
4. Measure the desired amount of ground coffee and place in the filter.
5. Set the timer, if using the auto timer feature.
6. Move the switch to ON or AUTO.
Where would be the BEST place for the author to add information about what type of
packing materials to use when sending a broken coffee maker back to the manufacturer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Before paragraph 1
English – 80 points
Answer:
B. Paragraph 2
The Avonlea school was a one roomed, whitewashed building with wide windows.
Inside were comfortable old-fashioned desks that opened and shut. Their lids had the
initials of school children carved into them. Some of the initials had been placed there
30 years earlier, in the 1870s. The schoolhouse was set back from the road. Behind it
was a brook. All the children put their bottles of milk in the brook in the morning. This
way the milk would keep cool and sweet until dinner hour.
Mr. Phillips was back in the corner. He was explaining a math problem to Prissy
Andrews. The rest of the students were whispering . Some were drawing pictures on
their slates. Some were driving crickets, harnessed to strings, up and down the aisle.
Gilbert Blythe was trying to make Anne Shirley look at him. He was failing miserably.
Anne was at that moment caught up in a book and totally oblivious to the very
existence of Gilbert Blythe. She was also unmindful of every other student in the oneroomed schoolhouse.
Gilbert could not get Anne’s attention because-A.
B.
C.
D.
she did not like him.
she was busy reading.
Mr. Phillips was helping her with math.
she was stuck in her desk.
English – 100 points
Answer:
B. she was busy
reading.
What is the median of this group of
numbers?
3, 6, 4, 8, 9, 3, 6, 5, 2, 4, 5
A.
B.
C.
D.
4
5
5.5
6
Math – 20 points
Answer:
B. 5
Math – 20 points
DAILY DOUBLE
.125 written as a fraction would be--
A.
2
3
B.
3
4
C.
4
5
D.
1
8
Math – 40 points (Daily Double)
Answer:
D. 1
8
Math – 40 points
(Daily Double)
What is the range of this data?
3.4, 5.6, 8.90, 2.34, 7.8, 5.6
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.90
6.56
5.60
2.34
Math – 60 points
Answer:
B. 6.56
Math – 60 points
What is the measure of < ABC?
A.
B.
C.
D.
40
50
60
90
B
40
A
C
Math – 80 points
Answer:
B. 50
B
50
90
40
A
Math – 80 points
C
What is
+
?
A. 1
4
B. 2
5
C. 2
3
D. 7
8
Math – 100 points
Answer:
D. 7
8
Math – 100 points
Which statement is NOT true about igneous rocks?
A.
Igneous rocks consist of magma that has
cooled.
B. Igneous rocks can change into metamorphic
under heat.
C. Igneous rocks may erode into sedimentary
rocks.
D. Igneous rocks always remain the same.
Science – 20 points
Answer:
D. Igneous rocks
always remain the
same.
Science – 20 Points
What is a circular coral reef?
A.
B.
C.
D.
continental shelf
plankton
abyssal plain
atoll
Science – 40 points
Answer:
D. atoll
Science – 40 Points
This kingdom has chlorophyll, makes its
own food, and has a cell wall.
A. Animalia
B. Plantae
C. Fungi
D. Monera
Science – 60 points
Answer:
B. Plantae
Science – 60 Points
This kingom is microscopic, has a cell wall,
no nucleus, and has Spiral and Rod Bacteria.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Animalia
Monera
Protista
Fungi
Science – 80 points
Answer:
B. Monera
Science – 80 Points
A mixture in which one substance dissolves
into another is a-A.
B.
C.
D.
solution.
formula.
nucleus.
suspension.
Science – 100 points
Answer:
A. solution
Science – 100 Points
The protection of "certain unalienable
rights", such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness means that these rights-A. cannot be given to all people in the
country.
B. cannot be taken away by the government.
C. cannot be protected by the government.
D. cannot be changed by the people.
Social Studies – 20 points
Answer:
B. cannot be taken
away by the
government.
Social Studies – 20 points
They did not have money for the passage to the
colonies, so they agreed to work without pay for the
person who paid their passage. They were freed at
the end of their contract. Who were they?
A. women
B. artisans
C. indentured servants
D. farmers
Social Studies – 40 points
Answer:
C. indentured
servants
Social Studies – 40 points
DAILY DOUBLE
This was the turning point in the
Revolutionary War.
A.Battle of Yorktown
B.Battle of Saratoga
C.Battle of Lexington and Concord
D.Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
Social Studies – 60 points
Answer:
B. Battle of Saratoga
Social Studies – 60 points
(daily double)
What is secession?
A.
B.
C.
D.
people have the decision by voting
a fee placed on goods
joining a group
to leave being a part of a group
Social Studies – 80 points
Answer:
D. to leave being a part
of a group
Social Studies – 80 points
This was the first armed conflict of the
American Revolution.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Boston Massacre
Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
Yorktown
Social Studies – 100 points
Answer:
A. Battle of
Lexington and
Concord
Social Studies – 100 points
How many pints are in three quarts?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3
6
8
12
Wildcard – 20 points
Answer:
B. 6
Wildcard – 20 points
6 – 3 2/3 =
A.
B.
C.
D.
3 1/3
2 2/3
3 2/3
2 1/3
Wildcard – 40 points
Answer:
D. 2 1/3
Wildcard – 40 points
A disturbance that moves away from its starting point and
transfers energy is a _____ .
A.
B.
C.
D.
mirror
vacuum
laser
wave
Wildcard – 60 points
Answer:
D. wave
Wildcard – 60 points
If a sound is high-pitched and soft, the sound wave is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
high frequency and high amplitude
high frequency and low amplitude
low frequency and high amplitude
low frequency and low amplitude
Wildcard – 80 points
Answer:
B. high frequency
and low amplitude
Wildcard – 80 points
The disagreement between these two men led
to the development of political parties.
A. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
C. George Washington and James Madison
D. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
Wildcard – 100 points
Answer:
D. Alexander
Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson
Wildcard – 100 points
FINAL JEOPARDY
Category:
English
Make Your Wagers…
QUESTION:
Many Spanish conquistadors came to the Americas in the 1400s and 1500s.
They didn't come to settle the land. Instead, they came searching for
treasures. They wanted to find gold and glory for Spain. They also wanted to
take their Roman Catholic religion to the people they encountered in America.
Which of the following is the BEST summary of the passage above?
A. The Spanish conquistadors searched for gold and glory in the Americas.
B. The conquistadors didn't want to settle in the Americas.
C. The Spanish conquistadors were Roman Catholic and they practiced that
religion even after coming to the Americas.
D. Spanish conquistadors came to the Americas in the 1400's and 1500's for
gold, glory and God.
ANSWER:
D. Spanish conquistadors came
to the Americas in the 1400's
and 1500's for gold, glory and
God.
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