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

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

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

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

• The walls were listening to every word I said.

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

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

• 
• Base 10 Method

• 
• Open Number Line

• 
• Split Strategy

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