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QUESTIONS ANSWERS
   
1. Put the following human ancestors in order from

the first to be on Earth to the last to be on Earth:

Homo Erectus, Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Neanderthal.

 
2. What causes a volcano?  
3. What are the theories for why the dinosaurs died?  
4. Name three characteristics of reptiles.  
5. Name three characteristics of mammals.  
6. Name three characteristics of fish.  
7. Name three characteristics of insects.  
8. What does the word "hibernation" mean?  
9. What made Neanderthals different from the people that came before?  
10. What are the three steps in resolving a conflict?  
11. What are the days of the week?  
12. What are the months of the year?  
13. What is an ice age?  
14. What does the Thanksgiving holiday celebrate?  
15. What does Hanukkah celebrate?  
16. What does Christmas celebrate?  
17. Who was Martin Luther King?  
18. Who was the first president of the United States?  
19. Who was Abraham Lincoln?  
20. Count from 1 to 50 by 1's.  
21. Write the numbers from 1 to 25  
22. Count to 50 by 5's.  
23. Count to 100 by 10's.  
24. What are the months of the year?  
25. Make an "AB" pattern with unifix cubes and

describe that pattern.

 
26. Make an "ABC" pattern with unifix cubes and

describe that pattern.

 
27. Using a calendar find today's date and tell the

day of the week, the month, the number for today,

and the year.

 
28. Recite the alphabet.  
29. Write down the letters in your first name and

tell me one word that starts with each letter.

 
30. Name four colors.  
31. Find something in the classroom that is one

of the four colors mentioned above.

 
32. Name five different shapes.  
33. Find something in the classroom that has each

of the above five different shapes.

 
34. Name the following numbers using flash cards (1 - 20 ).  
35. Compare more and less using unifix cubes.  
36. Tell a friend's first and last name.  
37. Write your first and last name.  
38. Name the letters in the alphabet using flash cards.  
39. Say the sound that each letter in the alphabet makes.  
40. Find a friend's name and read it.  
41. Recite a rhyme or poem.  
42. Sing a song.  
43. Name the present month on the calendar.  
44. Name the four seasons.  
45. What do you call a person who writes a book?  
46. What do you call a person who draws or paints the pictures in a book?  
47. Name five healthy foods.  
48. Name five unhealthy foods.  
49. Name three ways to stay healthy.  
50. What kind of food does a carnivore eat?  
51. What kind of food does an herbivore or vegetarians eat?  
52. What kind of food does an omnivore eat?  
53. Name two carnivores.  
54. Name two omnivores.  
55. Name two herbivores or vegetarians.  
56. Tell your principal's name.  
57. Tell the name of your school.  
58. Tell the name of the city in which you live.  
59. Tell the name of the street on which you live.  
60. Write down your phone number.  
61. Say your parent's first and last names.  
62. Tell a number story using unifix cubes.  
63. Write a number sentence and tell the answer (ex. 2+2=4).  
64. Who were the Maccabee's?  
65. Compare more and less with unifix cubes.  
66. Place an object between.  
67. Place an object in front of.  
68. Place an object behind.  
69. Place an object on.  
70. Place an object over.  
71. Place an object under.  
72. Place an object beside.  
73. How tall are you?  
74. How much do you weigh?  
75. What does this symbol ( = ) mean?  
76. What does this symbol ( + ) mean?  
77. What does this symbol ( - ) mean when it is between two numbers?  
78. Show me one o'clock on the Judy clock.  
79. Show me two o'clock on the Judy clock.  
80. Show me three o'clock on the Judy clock.  
81. Show me five o'clock on the Judy clock.  
82. Show me eight o'clock on the Judy clock.  
83. Show me eleven o'clock on the Judy clock.  
84. Show me twelve o'clock on the Judy clock.  
85. Name three planets.  
86. Describe what tectonic plates are.  
87. What is a solar system?  
88. What is a galaxy?  
89. Why is water important?  
90. What is "the water cycle"?  
91. Why is recycling important?  
92. What would happen if nobody ever recycled?  
93. Name five different careers.  
94. Name five means of transportation.  
95. Why is it important to conserve and take care of nature?  
96. Identify the following fruit: naranjas, manzanas, peras, fresas, cirvelas.  
97. Count from 1 - 20  
98. What are the days of the week?  
99. Identify the following colors: rojo, anaranjado, verde, azul, amarillo  
100. Sing a song of greetings.  

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