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Seven days of questions and answers

Kids Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 1 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word means extremely large?

    Answer: enormous

    Enormous means extremely large; an enormous whale is far bigger than an ordinary fish.

  2. Reading corner: Which book section lists topics alphabetically with page numbers?

    Answer: index

    An index is alphabetical and points readers to pages where particular topics appear.

  3. Nature explorer: Which state of matter keeps its own shape and volume?

    Answer: solid

    A solid keeps both its shape and volume because its particles remain in relatively fixed positions.

  4. Nia has 20 apples and receives 6 more. How many apples are there now?

    Answer: 26

    In this classroom addition story, 20 plus 6 equals 26.

  5. Nature explorer: What term describes an animal that eats both plants and animals?

    Answer: omnivore

    Omnivores can digest foods from both plant and animal sources.

Daily round

  1. Maya starts with 39 marbles and gives away 5. How many remain?

    Answer: 34

    In this sharing story, 39 minus 5 leaves 34.

  2. Everyday choices: After completing a school problem, what habit can catch simple mistakes?

    Answer: check the work

    Checking work can reveal copied numbers, missed instructions, and arithmetic errors before submission.

  3. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word means very small?

    Answer: tiny

    Tiny means very small; a grain of sand can look tiny beside a pebble.

  4. A craft table has 3 cups with 2 beads in each cup. How many beads are there altogether?

    Answer: 6

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 3 groups of 2 make 6 beads.

  5. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to watch carefully?

    Answer: observe

    Observe means watch or notice carefully so that useful details can be recorded.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: After accidentally hurting someone’s feelings, what is a constructive response?

    Answer: apologize and repair

    A useful apology names the harm, takes responsibility, and is followed by an effort to repair it.

  2. Reading corner: What term names the connected events that make up a story?

    Answer: plot

    Plot is the sequence of connected events, including the problem and how it is resolved.

  3. Nature explorer: Which weather tool shows the direction the wind comes from?

    Answer: wind vane

    A wind vane turns so its pointer indicates the direction from which the wind is arriving.

  4. Nature explorer: Which tool makes a small object appear larger using a lens?

    Answer: magnifying glass

    A magnifying glass uses a convex lens to bend light and create a larger virtual image.

  5. Nature explorer: Which plant part supports leaves and carries water upward?

    Answer: stem

    A stem supports leaves and contains tissues that move water and sugars through a plant.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: What do we call a short retelling of the most important ideas?

    Answer: summary

    A summary keeps the central ideas while leaving out most examples and minor details.

  2. Leo starts with 42 crayons and gives away 6. How many remain?

    Answer: 36

    In this sharing story, 42 minus 6 leaves 36.

  3. A craft table has 6 cups with 5 beads in each cup. How many beads are there altogether?

    Answer: 30

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 6 groups of 5 make 30 beads.

  4. Everyday choices: What musical feature describes a pattern of beats over time?

    Answer: rhythm

    Rhythm organizes long and short sounds around a steady or changing beat.

  5. Nature explorer: What object can attract iron without touching it?

    Answer: magnet

    A magnet produces a magnetic field and can attract iron, nickel, cobalt, or materials containing them.

Daily round

  1. A craft table has 5 cups with 4 beads in each cup. How many beads are there altogether?

    Answer: 20

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 5 groups of 4 make 20 beads.

  2. Everyday choices: Before borrowing a classmate’s supplies, what should a child do?

    Answer: ask permission

    Asking before borrowing respects ownership and gives the other person a real choice.

  3. Nature explorer: Which plant part usually absorbs water and anchors the plant in soil?

    Answer: root

    Roots anchor a plant and take in water and dissolved minerals from the surrounding soil.

  4. Everyday choices: What safety step is important before riding a bicycle?

    Answer: wear a helmet

    A correctly fitted bicycle helmet reduces the chance of serious head injury in a fall or collision.

  5. Reading corner: In a story, what do we call a person or animal taking part in the action?

    Answer: character

    A character takes part in a story’s events and may change as the plot develops.

Daily round

  1. Noah has 10 shells and receives 6 more. How many shells are there now?

    Answer: 16

    In this classroom addition story, 10 plus 6 equals 16.

  2. Owen has 18 blocks and receives 5 more. How many blocks are there now?

    Answer: 23

    In this classroom addition story, 18 plus 5 equals 23.

  3. Lina has 16 pencils and receives 4 more. How many pencils are there now?

    Answer: 20

    In this classroom addition story, 16 plus 4 equals 20.

  4. Everyday choices: Which map feature shows directions such as north and east?

    Answer: compass rose

    A compass rose shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions such as northeast.

  5. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word describes someone full of happiness?

    Answer: joyful

    Joyful describes strong happiness and can describe a person, event, or expression.

Daily round

  1. Leo has 6 marbles and receives 4 more. How many marbles are there now?

    Answer: 10

    In this classroom addition story, 6 plus 4 equals 10.

  2. Nature explorer: On a sunny playground, what dark shape appears when an object blocks light?

    Answer: shadow

    A shadow forms because light generally travels in straight lines and an object blocks part of it.

  3. Everyday choices: Which tool helps show days, weeks, and months?

    Answer: calendar

    A calendar organizes dates into days, weeks, and months and can show upcoming events.

  4. 56 game tokens are shared equally among 7 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 8

    Fair sharing uses division: 56 divided among 7 children gives 8 each.

  5. Everyday choices: What should a child do after finding a lost lunchbox?

    Answer: return it to the owner or an adult

    Giving a lost item to its owner or a responsible adult improves the chance that it is returned safely.