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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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Everyday choices: What fair habit lets everyone participate in a shared game?

    Answer: take turns

    Taking turns shares limited time or equipment and gives every player a fair chance to participate.

  3. Nature explorer: What do we call an animal without a backbone?

    Answer: invertebrate

    Invertebrates lack a backbone and include insects, spiders, mollusks, and many other animals.

  4. 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.

  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: Which punctuation belongs at the end of a direct question?

    Answer: question mark

    A question mark signals that a sentence is asking a direct question.

  2. Reading corner: In a story, what term names where and when the action happens?

    Answer: setting

    Setting combines place and time, so the same plot can feel different in another setting.

  3. 12 game tokens are shared equally among 3 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 4

    Fair sharing uses division: 12 divided among 3 children gives 4 each.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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. Nature explorer: Which natural object travels around Earth?

    Answer: moon

    The Moon completes one orbit around Earth in about 27.3 days relative to the stars.

  3. Noah starts with 18 buttons and gives away 4. How many remain?

    Answer: 14

    In this sharing story, 18 minus 4 leaves 14.

  4. 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.

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

    Answer: 16

    In this sharing story, 21 minus 5 leaves 16.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to start?

    Answer: begin

    Begin and start are synonyms, as in “begin the experiment” and “start the experiment.”

  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. 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. 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.

  5. 42 game tokens are shared equally among 6 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 7

    Fair sharing uses division: 42 divided among 6 children gives 7 each.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Nature explorer: What term describes an animal that mainly eats other animals?

    Answer: carnivore

    Carnivores obtain most of their food by eating other animals.

  4. Nature explorer: Which tool measures temperature?

    Answer: thermometer

    A thermometer converts a temperature-dependent physical change into a readable measurement.

  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. 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.

  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. Nature explorer: What motion begins in a guitar string when it produces a note?

    Answer: sound vibration

    Sound begins with vibration and travels through matter as a wave of pressure changes.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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. Nature explorer: What adaptation helps an animal blend into its surroundings?

    Answer: camouflage

    Camouflage can reduce detection by matching colors, patterns, shapes, or movement to the surroundings.

  3. 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.

  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. 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.