Tri/Quad/Quint/Pent/Dec/Cent

What is a trilogy?

• a three-pronged spear

• a series of three books or plays

• a vehicle similar to a bike, but with three wheels

• an athletic contest with three events

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

What is a pentagon?

• a line of poetry with five beats

• a word with five syllables

• a series of five letters or characters

• a polygon having five sides

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1

What is a decapod?

• a ten-footed creature, such as a crab or a shrimp

• a period of ten years

• the Ten Commandments

• an athletic contest with ten events

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a trident?

• a polygon with three sides

• a set of three similar things

• a three-pronged spear

• a dinosaur with three horns

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What are quintuplets?

• five babies born at one birth

• consisting of five parts or things

• a group of five people playing music or singing together

• to increase fivefold

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the Decalogue?

• a ten-footed creature, such as a crab or a shrimp

• a polygon with ten sides and ten angles

• The Ten Commandments

• a metric measure of volume equal to one-tenth of a liter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a quadruped?

• something that happens every four years

• a forty year-old

• one section of a four-quadrant grid

• a four-footed creature

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a century?

• a metric unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a meter

• an insect with 100 legs

• a period of 100 years

• a person that is 100 years old

What is a quadragenarian?

• a forty year-old

• one of four babies born at one birth

• a muscle divided into four distinct portions

• a four-footed creature

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a centipede?

• one-hundredth of a gram

• a Roman army officer in charge of about 100 soldiers

• a period of 100 years

• an insect with many legs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A