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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 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Reading corner: What do we call a word with an opposite meaning?

    Answer: antonym

    Antonyms express contrasting meanings, such as “early” and “late.”

  2. 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.

  3. Everyday choices: What do we call an artwork focused on a person?

    Answer: portrait

    A portrait represents a particular person or group and may communicate mood as well as appearance.

  4. Everyday choices: What length of time equals 30 minutes?

    Answer: half hour

    A half hour is one half of 60 minutes, so it equals 30 minutes.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: What short text explains a picture or diagram?

    Answer: caption

    A caption explains or adds context to a photograph, illustration, chart, or diagram.

  2. Everyday choices: Which map feature explains the meaning of symbols?

    Answer: map key

    A map key translates colors and symbols into real features such as roads, parks, or stations.

  3. Owen starts with 30 apples and gives away 8. How many remain?

    Answer: 22

    In this sharing story, 30 minus 8 leaves 22.

  4. Reading corner: Which type of word names a person, place, thing, or idea?

    Answer: noun

    A noun can name a person, place, object, or idea, such as “teacher,” “park,” or “kindness.”

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Sam starts with 36 stickers and gives away 4. How many remain?

    Answer: 32

    In this sharing story, 36 minus 4 leaves 32.

  2. Everyday choices: What kind of voice is appropriate in a quiet reading space?

    Answer: library voice

    A library voice is quiet enough for nearby conversation without disrupting people who are reading.

  3. Sam has 22 stars and receives 7 more. How many stars are there now?

    Answer: 29

    In this classroom addition story, 22 plus 7 equals 29.

  4. Reading corner: What text feature usually names a story or article?

    Answer: title

    A title names a work and helps readers predict its subject before they begin.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: After active play on a warm day, what helps replace lost fluid?

    Answer: drink water

    Water replaces fluid lost through sweat and helps the body regulate temperature.

  2. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to speak very softly?

    Answer: whisper

    A whisper uses a very soft voice, often so only a nearby listener can hear it.

  3. Zoe starts with 21 cards and gives away 5. How many remain?

    Answer: 16

    In this sharing story, 21 minus 5 leaves 16.

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

    Answer: 36

    In this sharing story, 42 minus 6 leaves 36.

  5. Nature explorer: What change happens when an ice cube becomes liquid water?

    Answer: melting

    Melting occurs when a solid gains enough thermal energy to become a liquid.

Daily round

  1. Nature explorer: What long period of reduced activity helps some animals survive winter?

    Answer: hibernation

    During hibernation, metabolism and body activity fall so an animal uses stored energy more slowly.

  2. 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.

  3. Everyday choices: What can help protect exposed skin during time in strong sunlight?

    Answer: use sunscreen

    Broad-spectrum sunscreen helps protect skin from both UVA and UVB radiation when used as directed.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: Which type of word describes a noun?

    Answer: adjective

    An adjective adds information about a noun, such as “blue” in “blue backpack.”

  2. Everyday choices: Where should clean recyclable paper usually go when labeled bins are available?

    Answer: recycle bin

    Only accepted, clean materials should enter a recycling bin because contamination can spoil a recyclable load.

  3. Nature explorer: What force slows a toy car as its wheels rub against the floor?

    Answer: friction

    Friction opposes motion between surfaces and converts some movement energy into heat.

  4. Everyday choices: If an online message makes a child feel unsafe, what is a good next step?

    Answer: tell a trusted adult

    A trusted adult can help document, block, and report unsafe online contact without making a child handle it alone.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: What do we call a sensible approximate answer made before exact counting?

    Answer: estimate

    An estimate is useful for checking whether an exact answer has a sensible size.

  2. Everyday choices: What action is taught if clothing catches fire?

    Answer: stop, drop, and roll

    Stopping, dropping, and rolling smothers flames by limiting their access to oxygen.

  3. Nature explorer: Which plant part captures most of the sunlight used to make food?

    Answer: leaf

    Leaves contain chlorophyll and are the main site of photosynthesis in many plants.

  4. Everyday choices: What kind of artwork is designed in three dimensions?

    Answer: sculpture

    A sculpture has height, width, and depth, so viewers can often examine it from multiple sides.

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

    Answer: 12

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 4 groups of 3 make 12 beads.