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Knowledge-a-thon

Knowledge-A-Thon, commonly referred to as “KAT,” is our one major fundraiser of the year, designed to help meet our school’s needs not covered by the school’s budget. KAT also enhances and reinforces our Core Knowledge curriculum in a fun and positive way for students and staff.

On Friday, March 20, we begin the fun with our KAT Kick-Off in the Forum at 1:45 p m. After the kick-off, each student will receive a KAT Booklet containing 100 grade-level-appropriate KAT questions and answers, along with a pledge sheet.

Students will work hard over the next month to learn all the answers to the questions. During March and April, they gather pledges from family and friends to be collected according to how many questions they answer correctly on KAT Day. Students can request a “per question” pledge amount or a flat pledge amount from donors.

Knowledge-A-Thon Day is Friday, April 24.

Students will come to the Forum, dressed as a question or answer from their KAT questions, and answer all 100 questions--It’s amazing what they can do!

KAT TIMELINE

KAT Kick-Off: Friday, March 20 at 1:45 pm in the Forum
KAT Star Week: Monday, March 23 – Thursday, March 26
Each student will be given a star sticker. On the day they receive their sticker, students will proceed to a table in the lunchroom to answer a KAT question to win a prize.
KAT Lottery Lollapalooza: Tuesday, April 7th – Friday, April 10th
Students will answer a daily KAT question to have their names entered into a daily prize drawing.
KAT Classroom Bonanza: Monday, April 13th – Friday, April 17th
Students will play games in their homerooms to help them study!
KAT Spirit Week: Monday, April 20th – Friday, April 24th
Students are encouraged to dress up on each of the designated spirit days this week!
KAT Day: Friday, April 24th! Join us at Skater's Edge from 4:30-6:30 pm to celebrate the end of the 2026 Knowledge-a-thon.

2026 - KINDERGARTEN KAT QUESTIONS

NURSERY RHYMES
1	What was Old Mother Hubbard looking for in the cupboard?	1	a bone
2	Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son John, went to bed with one shoe off and ________.	2	one shoe on
3	What did Little Bo Peep lose?	3	her sheep
4	Where was Little Boy Blue sleeping?	4	under the haystack
5	Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jack jumped over the ________?	5	candlestick
6	Who tried to put Humpty Dumpty back together again?	6	all the king’s horses and all the king’s men
7	What did Little Jack Horner pull out of his Christmas pie?	7	a plum
8	In "Sing a Song of Sixpence," how many blackbirds were baked inside the pie?	8	4 and 20 (24)
9	What did Mother Kitten give to her three little kittens when they found their mittens?	9	pie
POETRY AND FABLES
10	In "Time to Rise," a birdie with a yellow bill hopped upon the ______________?	10	windowsill
11	What was the moral of "The Tortoise and the Hare"?	11	Slow and steady wins the race. (Hard work is important, not just talent.)
12	Who gnawed open the net to free the lion?	12	mouse
STORIES AND FAIRY TALES
13	In The Three Little Pigs, what did the third pig build his house out of?	13	bricks
14	Who wanted to eat the billy goats in the story called The Three Billy Goats Gruff?	14	the troll
15	In the Japanese folktale, Momotaro came out of a what?	15	a peach
16	Why didn’t the Little Red Hen share her bread with the dog, the cat, and the pig?	16	They didn’t help with any of the work.
17	What foolish thing did Chicken Little believe?	17	The sky is falling.
18	In the Sioux Native American story "Jumping Mouse," the mouse became what animal?	18	an eagle
19	Who wanted to get rid of the dog, the rooster, and the donkey in The Bremen Town Musicians?	19	their masters/owners
20	What animal broke into Mother Goat’s house and gobbled up her kids?	20	a wolf
21	What did King Midas find out was more important than gold?	21	his daughter
TALL TALES
22	Who was John Chapman?	22	Johnny Appleseed
23	What did Johnny Appleseed plant?	23	apple seeds
SAYINGS
24	April showers bring ________.	24	May flowers
25	Practice makes ___________.	25	perfect
26	A place for everything and ________.	26	everything in its place
27	What is the saying for when it is raining really hard? It's raining …	27	cats & dogs
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
28	Name the seven continents.	28	Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Europe
29	What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into equal parts?	29	the equator
30	On what continent do kangaroos live?	30	Australia
31	Where is the Eiffel Tower?	31	Paris, France
32	Name an animal that lives in Africa?	32	lion, zebra, rhino, hippo, ostrich, or elephant
33	There are two oceans that touch North America…the Atlantic and the __________?	33	Pacific
34	On what continent will you find penguins and snow all year?	34	Antarctica
35	Name the longest river in the world.	35	The Nile River
36	What is the largest continent?	36	Asia
AMERICAN HISTORY
37	What are the colors of the American flag?	37	red, white, and blue
38	Native Americans of the Great Plains lived in teepees and hunted what animal?	38	buffalo or bison
39	The tall wooden carvings made by some Native Americans that told a story are called Totem ______.	39	Poles
40	Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in _______.	40	1492
41	The names of Christopher Columbus’s ships were the Niña, the Pinta, and the __________________.	41	Santa María
42	Who sailed in the Mayflower from England in 1620?	42	Pilgrims
43	The Mayflower landed near a big rock called______?	43	Plymouth Rock
44	Which Native Americans helped the Pilgrims?	44	the Wampanoag (Wam-puh-noe-ug)
45	To what feast did the Pilgrims invite the Native Americans?	45	The First Thanksgiving
46	We celebrate what holiday to remember our independence from England?	46	4th of July or July 4th
47	France gave us a birthday present when our country was 100 years old. What was it?	47	The Statue of Liberty
48	What does Democracy mean?	48	rule of the people
49	People who are owned by masters are called ________.	49	slaves
50	Who was our first president?	50	George Washington
51	Thomas Jefferson was a writer. He wrote a famous paper that said, “All men are created equal.” That paper is called the Declaration of _______________.	51	Independence
52	Which president freed the slaves?	52	Abraham Lincoln
53	What toy was made to honor Theodore Roosevelt?	53	teddy bear
54	Four presidents are on what famous mountainside?	54	Mount Rushmore
MATHEMATICS
55	In the following pattern, what comes next? square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, _______.	55	circle
56	What number comes after 14?	56	15
57	How many cents are in a penny?	57	1 cent
58	Where does the big hand point at an o'clock?	58	to the top
59	Count backwards from 10.	59	10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
60	Count by tens to 100.	60	10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
61	Count by 5s to 50	61	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
62	If an apple is cut into two equal parts of the same size, it is cut in ________.	62	half
63	6 + 2 = ?	63	8
64	Name all of the months in a year.	64	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
65	Name all the days of the week.	65	Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
66	Why do we graph?	66	to easily see information
SCIENCE
67	What kind of trees stay green all year?	67	evergreens
68	What part of a plant is under the ground?	68	roots
69	Name an animal that lives on or near Antarctica.	69	penguin, whale, seal, or birds
70	Name the four seasons.	70	winter, spring, summer, fall
71	If the red part of a thermometer goes up, is it getting warmer or colder?	71	warmer
72	What kinds of trees lose their leaves in the winter?	72	deciduous
73	When tiny drops of water vapor or ice clump together in the sky, what forms?	73	clouds
74	Wash your hands often to get rid of _________.	74	germs
75	What are the five senses?	75	sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
76	Is a cat a living or non living thing?	76	living
77	A magnet will stick to which of these? a puppy, a paper clip, a book, or a block	77	a paper clip
78	What did George Washington Carver teach southern farmers to grow?	78	peanuts
79	What famous scientist went to Africa to study chimpanzees?	79	Jane Goodall
80	Wilbur and Orville Wright built and flew the first what?	80	airplane
ART
81	Name the ROY G BIV colors.	81	red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
82	Name one warm color.	82	red, yellow, or orange
83	Name another warm color.	83	red, yellow, or orange
84	Name one cool color.	84	blue, green, or purple
85	Name another cool color.	85	blue, green, or purple
86	Name one neutral color.	86	black, brown, gray, or white
87	Name another neutral color.	87	black, brown, gray, or white
88	Name one type of line.	88	straight, curved, wavy, bumpy, zig-zag, dotted, dashed, spiral, castle
89	Name another type of line.	89	straight, curved, wavy, bumpy, zig-zag, dotted, dashed, spiral, castle
90	The Statue of Liberty is what type of art?	90	Statue
MUSIC
91	What is the name of the boy who got in trouble with trolls in Grieg’s "In the Hall of the Mountain King?"	91	Peer Gynt
92	What comes after Do, Re. . . ?	92	Mi
93	Which is higher, Sol or Mi?	93	Sol
94	How many eighth notes equal one quarter note?	94	two
95	What is it called when two groups sing the same song with one group starting after the other?	95	a round
96	What instrument plays at the beginning of "March of the Toys?"	96	trumpet
97	What instrument plays at the beginning of "Morning" from Peer Gynt?	97	flute
98	We danced the "Lion" and the "Aquarium" movements from Carnival of the ____________.	98	Animals
99	What did Old MacDonald have?	99	a farm
100	In the song, what is wrong with London Bridge?	100	It’s falling down.

2026 - 1st GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

LANGUAGE ARTS
1	What is the Golden Rule?	1	Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
2	What type of story usually has royalty, magic, and ends with "happily ever after"?	2	a fairytale
3	What type of story teaches a lesson about right and wrong behavior?	3	a fable
4	What lesson did the boy learn in the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?	4	not to lie
5	What do we call the people or animals that take part in a story?	5	characters
6	Who wrote the poems "The Swing" and "My Shadow"?	6	Robert Louis Stevenson
7	Name one of the things that Jack took from the giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk."	7	a bag of gold, a hen, a golden harp
8	Finish this saying: "If at first you don’t succeed,..."	8	"…try, try again."
9	What did the prince climb on to reach Rapunzel at the top of the tower?	9	her hair
10	What story is about a puppet that comes to life?	10	Pinocchio
11	What story is about a very clever cat who talks and dresses in fine clothes?	11	Puss-in-Boots
12	What is the "setting" of a story?	12	where the story takes place
13	What does every sentence begin with?	13	a capital letter
14	Name the three parts you should have when writing a story.	14	beginning, middle, and end
15	What is the small dot that signals the end of a sentence?	15	a period
16	What punctuation mark goes at the end of a question?	16	a question mark
17	Are "left" and "right" synonyms or antonyms?	17	antonyms
18	What does "singular" mean?	18	only one
19	What do you put at the end of many words to change them from singular to plural?	19	an "s"
20	What is a noun?	20	a person, place, or thing
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
21	What continent do we live on?	21	North America
22	What country do we live in?	22	United States of America
23	Name the three largest countries in North America.	23	Canada, United States, and Mexico
24	What is the imaginary line that divides the globe into hemispheres?	24	equator
25	What land form is completely surrounded by water?	25	an island
26	Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern are names of…	26	oceans
27	During the last ice age, what connected Asia to North America?	27	a land bridge
28	The early Native Americans stopped wandering and settled down when they began to do what?	28	farm
29	Where did the Aztecs live?	29	Mexico
30	Is Mexico north or south of the United States?	30	south
31	The Conquistadors who conquered the Aztecs and Incas were from what country?	31	Spain
32	What, besides guns, did the Europeans bring over to the Americas that killed many Native Americans?	32	disease
33	What was the name of the first successful English settlement in America?	33	Jamestown
34	Why did the pilgrims and puritans come to America?	34	for religious freedom
35	What is a place ruled by people living in another country called?	35	a colony
36	How many original colonies were there?	36	thirteen
37	What country did the colonists fight for independence?	37	England
38	What event happened because the colonists were angry at King George about the tax on tea?	38	The Boston Tea Party
39	What were the British soldiers called?	39	redcoats
40	Who warned the people that the Redcoats were coming?	40	Paul Revere
41	According to legend, who created the first American flag?	41	Betsy Ross
42	What city is our nation’s capital?	42	Washington, D.C.
43	What was a king of ancient Egypt called?	43	Pharaoh
44	Who was the person whose tomb told us a lot about Ancient Egypt?	44	King Tut (Tutankhamen)
45	The Ancient Egyptians farmed along what river?	45	The Nile River
MATHEMATICS
46	How many sides does a triangle have?	46	Three
47	How many items are in a dozen?	47	Twelve
48	In the number 257, what digit is in the hundreds place?	48	2
49	What is 1 more than 49?	49	50
50	What does 9+3=?	50	12
51	Count by fives to one hundred.	51	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100
52	How many months are in a year?	52	twelve
53	Count by tens to one hundred.	53	10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
54	How much money is one dime and three pennies?	54	13 cents
55	Count by twos to twenty.	55	2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
56	What is 10 more than 3?	56	13
57	How many minutes are in an hour?	57	sixty
58	How many items are in a pair?	58	two
59	If you divide an object into three parts, what fraction is each part?	59	1/3
60	How many quarters are in a dollar?	60	four
SCIENCE
61	In which direction does the sun rise?	61	east
62	Which layer of Earth comes between the crust and core?	62	the mantle
63	What is at the center of our solar system?	63	the sun
64	Which object in our solar system is now called a dwarf planet?	64	Pluto
65	What is the sun?	65	a star
66	Name one way to keep your body healthy.	66	eat well, exercise, sleep, keep clean, have checkups
67	When a light turns on, is the circuit open or closed?	67	closed
68	What do we call the different shapes of the moon?	68	phases
69	What planet do we live on?	69	Earth
70	Once magma erupts out of a volcano, what is it called?	70	lava
71	What gives our body its shape?	71	skeleton
72	Which body system breaks down foods for our body to use?	72	digestive
73	What do herbivores eat?	73	plants
74	What do carnivores eat?	74	animals
75	What tool is used to measure temperature?	75	thermometer
76	If a type of animal has died out like the dinosaurs, what are they called?	76	extinct
77	What covers most of the Earth, land or water?	77	water
78	Who made milk safe to drink by developing the process of pasteurization?	78	Louis Pasteur
79	What type of shot helps prevent diseases like measles, mumps, and chickenpox?	79	vaccination
80	How many planets are there?	80	Eight
ART
81	Name a primary color.	81	red, blue, yellow
82	Name a secondary color.	82	green, purple, orange
83	Name one kind of basic shape.	83	square, rectangle, triangle, circle, oval
84	Name one texture word.	84	rough, smooth, bumpy, scratchy, slippery
85	Name the Egyptian sculpture that is half human, half lion.	85	The Great Sphinx
86	What object are the children hitting in the painting by Diego Rivera?	86	a piñata
87	Georgia O’ Keeffe’s Shell paintings are examples of what type of line?	87	spiral or curly-q
88	What is the name of the type of painting where the artist paints a picture of him or herself?	88	self-portrait
89	What is a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects called?	89	a "still life"
90	What is a painting on a wall called?	90	a mural
MUSIC
91	What is the name for someone who writes music?	91	a composer
92	What is it called when one group sings a question and the other group sings the answer?	92	call and response
93	What is a play where all the words are sung called?	93	an opera
94	What opera did Engelbert Humperdink compose?	94	Hansel and Gretel
95	What is a fancy solo in an opera called?	95	an aria
96	Who composed The Nutcracker?	96	(Pyotr) Tchaikovsky
97	What type of music did Louis Armstrong play?	97	Jazz
98	In Peter and the Wolf, what instrument plays for the cat?	98	clarinet
99	Drums belong to what family of instruments?	99	percussion
100	Trumpets belong to what family of instruments?	100	brass

2026 - 2nd GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

LANGUAGE ARTS
1	Name the four major characters in Charlotte’s Web?	1	Charlotte, Fern, Wilbur, and Templeton
2	What saying best describes the moral of the story "A Christmas Carol"?	2	Turn over a new leaf.
3	Peter Pan never did what?	3	grow up
4	Are "follow" and "lead" synonyms or antonyms?	4	antonyms
5	Name the vowels.	5	a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y
6	"Don’t _________ a book by its cover."	6	judge
7	Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?	7	Charles Dickens
8	Who was the tall tale hero who hammered his way through a mountain?	8	John Henry
9	Who was the tall tale hero who could eat a pancake the size of a house?	9	Paul Bunyan
10	Finish this saying: "Where there’s a will, _________."	10	"There’s a way"
11	What two letters are generally added to change a word from present to past tense?	11	"ed"
12	Name two instances in which one would use a capital letter.	12	Any of the following: first word of a sentence; proper noun; pronoun I, holidays; months of the year; days of the week; names of countries, states, cities; main words in titles; initials
13	What is an antonym of happy?	13	sad
14	Name a noun from the sentence, "The children smiled at the teacher."	14	children or teacher
15	Is the word "children" singular or plural?	15	plural
16	In the sentence "The dog ran after its toy," which word is the verb?	16	ran
17	What is a story called that exaggerates the truth, takes place in North America, and happened between the years 1700-1900?	17	an American Tall Tale
18	Who was the Plains Indian trickster?	18	Iktomi
19	What do we call a shortened word that ends with a period?	19	an abbreviation
20	Who wrote the poems "Bed in Summer" and "Windy Nights"?	20	Robert Louis Stevenson
SCIENCE
21	What are the two types of electricity?	21	static and current
22	Is lightning an example of static or current electricity?	22	static
23	What does current electricity flow through?	23	power lines
24	What are two things that a switch can be?	24	open or closed
25	What kind of circuit allows electricity to travel in a loop and light up a light bulb?	25	closed circuit
26	What are three states of matter?	26	solid, liquid, gas
27	What is larger: a cell or an organ?	27	organ
28	What is a body part where food goes after you swallow?	28	esophagus
29	What is the body part where food goes after it leaves the stomach?	29	intestines
30	What makes up tissue in the human body?	30	cells
31	What makes up organs in the human body?	31	tissues
32	What do all organs have in common?	32	they are made from tissues/cells
33	What is left over from food and liquids that the body does not use or need called?	33	waste
34	What are the food groups?	34	vegetables, fruits, grains, proteins, and dairy
35	Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive system? Teeth, saliva, esophagus, stomach, heart, small intestine, large intestine	35	heart
36	Hills, mountains, valleys, and plains are all types of _________	36	landforms
37	What kind of landforms are dunes and beaches?	37	sand
38	How does water flow?	38	downhill
39	What can cause weathering and erosion?	39	water
40	How is a river different than a lake?	40	it is moving water
AMERICAN HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
41	Is the planet mostly made up of land or water?	41	water
42	How many continents are there?	42	seven
43	Who was the president during the War of 1812?	43	James Madison
44	During the War of 1812, what city did England burn?	44	Washington, DC
45	The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?	45	France
46	In which city and state was the Constitutional Convention held?	46	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
47	Which river in India is said to have healing powers?	47	The Ganges (gan geez) River
48	Contiguous means touching. Name two countries that have a contiguous border with the United States?	48	Canada and Mexico
49	What two states are NOT part of the contiguous United States?	49	Alaska and Hawaii
50	In India, what was the river where the earliest people lived?	50	the Indus River
51	Name two important rivers in China.	51	Yellow and Yangtze (yang zee)
52	What structure was built to keep the Mongols out of China?	52	The Great Wall
53	Who worked to gain the right for women to vote?	53	Susan B. Anthony
54	Who were the two most famous generals of the Civil War?	54	Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
55	Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?	55	Abraham Lincoln
56	What country did the U.S. fight in the War of 1812?	56	England
57	Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?	57	James Madison
58	What was the name of the canal that made travel westward much faster?	58	the Erie Canal
59	For what is Harriet Tubman famous?	59	She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
60	Who wrote the poem on which the "Star Spangled Banner" was based?	60	Francis Scott Key
61	What was the name of the document that freed all the slaves in the confederate states?	61	the Emancipation Proclamation
62	Who was known as "Old Hickory"?	62	Andrew Jackson
63	What does "E Pluribus Unum" mean?	63	Out of many, one.
64	Who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking a year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama?	64	Rosa Parks
65	On what continent are China and India located?	65	Asia
66	What is the nickname of the U.S.S. Constitution?	66	"Old Ironsides"
MATHEMATICS
67	How many items are in a dozen?	67	twelve
68	Is the number 64 even or odd?	68	even
69	Count by 5's to 50. Start with 0.	69	0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
70	Count by 3's to 30. Start with 0.	70	0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
71	How many inches are in a foot?	71	12 inches
72	What are the two words for 12 o'clock (12:00)?	72	noon and midnight
73	What coin is worth 5 cents?	73	a nickel
74	In the number 673, which digit is in the tens place?	74	7
75	What coin is worth 10 cents?	75	a dime
76	Is the long hand of a clock the hour hand or minute hand?	76	the minute hand
77	What two things do you usually need in the answer when you are adding or subtracting money?	77	a dollar sign and a decimal point
78	What is a product?	78	the answer to a multiplication problem
79	What is a sum?	79	the answer to an addition problem
80	Double the number ten.	80	twenty
ART
81	The direction of a line going straight up and down is called what?	81	vertical
82	The direction of a line going side to side is called what?	82	horizontal
83	The line that runs in a slanted direction is called what?	83	diagonal
84	What is a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects called?	84	a still life
85	What is a drawing, painting, or sculpture that an artist creates of another person called?	85	a portrait
86	What is the name of the type of a painting or drawing of somewhere outside?	86	a landscape
87	Who painted the famous landscape "Starry Night"?	87	Vincent van Gogh
88	The art of designing buildings is called _____	88	architecture
89	In architecture, what is a rounded roof on a building called?	89	dome
90	What is a three-dimensional form of art called?	90	sculpture
MUSIC
91	To what family of instruments does the cello belong?	91	strings
92	Cymbals belong to what family of instruments?	92	percussion
93	Name two keyboard instruments.	93	Any two from the following: piano, organ, electronic keyboard, harpsichord, celesta, clavichord, accordion, synthesizer
94	Who wrote The Four Seasons?	94	Vivaldi
95	Who wrote "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring?"	95	Bach
96	Who wrote "Für Elise?"	96	Beethoven
97	How many quarter notes equal a half note?	97	two
98	When it says "...coming for to carry me home" in "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," where is "home"?	98	Heaven
99	Sing or say the notes in a major scale starting with Do, Re, Mi.	99	Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do
100	In the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," who is Johnny?	100	a Civil War soldier

2026 - 3rd GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

LANGUAGE ARTS
1	What kind of books contain true information?	1	non-fiction
2	What kind of book would you use to look up definitions of words?	2	dictionary
3	What page in a book lists the chapter titles and page numbers?	3	table of contents
4	Name the three article adjectives.	4	a, an, the
5	Who wrote "Little Match Girl"?	5	Hans Christian Anderson
6	Who is the Norse God of Thunder who carried a mighty hammer?	6	Thor
7	Who is the trickster in Norse mythology?	7	Loki
8	In "Wind in the Willows," name the machine that Toad fell in love with that got him into trouble many times.	8	a motor car
9	Where did Toad live in "Wind in the Willows"?	9	Toad Hall
10	What literary hero shot an apple from his son’s head with an arrow?	10	William Tell
11	In the poem by Virginia Hamilton, how did the slaves escape from the enslavers?	11	They could fly.
12	What part of speech connects a noun or a pronoun to the rest of the sentence?	12	preposition
13	What type of sentence gives a command?	13	imperative sentence
14	What is the understood subject pronoun?	14	You
15	What type of sentence makes a statement?	15	declarative sentence
16	What type of sentence asks a question?	16	interrogative sentence
17	What type of sentence expresses STRONG FEELING?	17	exclamatory sentence
18	What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?	18	noun
19	What are the eight "be" verbs?	19	am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
20	What part of speech asks, "what kind, which one, how many"?	20	adjective
21	What part of speech asks, "how, when, or where"?	21	adverb
22	Who wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?	22	Lewis Carroll
23	What is the name of the cat that disappears and reappears in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?	23	Cheshire Cat
24	Who had a wonderful magic lamp?	24	Aladdin
25	Who says, "Open Sesame"?	25	Ali Baba
26	Who is the Roman God of Love?	26	Cupid
27	Who is the Messenger God?	27	Mercury
28	Who is the Supreme Ruler of the Roman gods?	28	Jupiter
29	What morphograph means "full of"?	29	-ful
30	What morphograph means "when you do something"?	30	-ing
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
31	What is a piece of land that extends into a body of water?	31	a peninsula
32	What is a narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water?	32	a strait
33	What country is north of the United States?	33	Canada
34	What is the name of the largest continent?	34	Asia
35	What is the name of the continent we live on?	35	North America
36	Instead of states, Canada is divided into what?	36	provinces
37	What major body of water was the center of the Roman Empire?	37	Mediterranean Sea
38	The city of Rome is located in what country?	38	Italy
39	Legend has it that these twins started the city of Rome.	39	Romulus and Remus
40	Who was assassinated in the Roman Senate?	40	Julius Caesar
41	In Roman times, a person who was very wealthy would be called a _________.	41	patrician
42	What city was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius yet has given us many archeological artifacts about the Roman Empire?	42	Pompeii
43	Name people, also called Norsemen, who were skilled sailors and shipbuilders.	43	the Vikings
44	During the Ice Age, nomadic hunters crossed what land bridge from Asia to North America?	44	Beringia
45	What was the shortcut to Asia that many explorers were looking for?	45	Northwest Passage
46	Ponce de Leon was looking for the _______________.	46	Fountain of Youth
47	What explorer was looking for the "Seven Cities of Cibola" or the "Seven Cities of Gold"?	47	Coronado
48	Who was the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay named after?	48	Henry Hudson
49	What is the name of the first contract that the Pilgrims signed to help govern Plymouth Colony?	49	Mayflower Compact
50	Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?	50	William Penn
51	What city of the 13 colonies was the largest in all the colonies and, in fact, the largest city in the world at that time?	51	Philadelphia
52	What was the first permanent English settlement in the 13 colonies?	52	Jamestown
53	Who was a strong leader in the Jamestown settlement that first befriended the Powhatan Indians?	53	John Smith
54	What is the longest river in the world?	54	the Nile River
55	What is the longest river in the continental United States?	55	the Mississippi River
MATHEMATICS
56	What is the answer in an addition problem called?	56	sum
57	What is the bottom number of a fraction called?	57	denominator
58	What is the top number in a fraction called?	58	numerator
59	72 divided by 8 equals?	59	9
60	What is the answer in a subtraction problem called?	60	difference
61	How many pints are in a quart?	61	two
62	How many feet are in a yard?	62	three
63	What is the answer in a multiplication problem called?	63	product
64	What is the answer in a division problem called?	64	quotient
65	At what Fahrenheit temperature does water freeze?	65	32°Fahrenheit
66	How many inches are in a yard?	66	36 inches
SCIENCE
67	A characteristic that is passed down from parent to offspring is called a _________.	67	trait
68	Traits that are helpful to an organism are an _________.	68	advantage
69	Name the stages in an animal life cycle.	69	birth, growth, reproduction, death
70	An object at rest represents what type of force?	70	a balanced force
71	What is the name of the force that acts when surfaces come in contact with each other?	71	friction
72	What is the name of the invisible force that pulls on some metal objects?	72	magnetism
73	What is force?	73	a push or pull
74	Name a substance that can reduce friction between objects in contact.	74	lubricant
75	What type of wave is created when an object vibrates?	75	a sound wave
76	Name the part of the eye that is an opening which allows light to pass through to the inside of the eye.	76	pupil
77	What type of muscle moves as a result of conscious thought?	77	voluntary
78	What is the framework of the body?	78	skeleton
79	What connects bones together and causes movement?	79	muscles
80	What is the control center of the body?	80	the brain
ART
81	What term describes an object that has height and width but no depth?	81	two-dimensional
82	What term describes an object that has height, width, and depth?	82	three-dimensional
83	What is a three-dimensional square called?	83	cube
84	What is a three-dimensional triangle called?	84	pyramid
85	What is a three-dimensional circle called?	85	sphere
86	What is the word that describes a shape or line (or both) that repeats?	86	pattern
87	_____________ refers to the way lines, shapes, colors, and textures are arranged in a piece of art.	87	Balance
88	A mirror image from one side to the other is called ___________.	88	symmetry
89	Where would you find the foreground in a picture?	89	at the bottom
90	A person, animal, or object in a painting or picture is called a _______________.	90	figure
MUSIC
91	Who is known as "The March King"?	91	John Phillip Sousa
92	What American composer wrote Fanfare for the Common Man, "Hoedown," from Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring?	92	Aaron Copland
93	Who wrote the William Tell overture?	93	(Gioachino) Rossini
94	Trombones belong to what family of instruments?	94	brass
95	Oboes belong to what family of instruments?	95	woodwind
96	How many quarter notes equal one whole note?	96	four
97	How should someone sing music marked fortissimo (ff)?	97	very loudly
98	Name the four families of instruments.	98	strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
99	What folk song is in Appalachian Spring?	99	"Simple Gifts"
100	What does "harmony" mean?	100	playing or singing two or more parts at the same time

2026 - 4th GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

LANGUAGE ARTS
1	What are the three main parts of an essay?	1	introduction, body, conclusion
2	What kind of sentence makes a statement?	2	declarative
3	What kind of sentence gives a command?	3	imperative
4	What kind of sentence asks a question?	4	interrogative
5	What kind of sentence shows strong feeling?	5	exclamatory
6	Where do you put the comma when writing the date?	6	between the day and year
7	Where do you put the comma in an address?	7	between the city and state
8	What are two ways to indicate a book title?	8	underline or italicize
9	What is the meaning of the Greek root "metron"?	9	measure
10	What is the meaning of the Latin root "manus"?	10	hand
11	Spell the correct homophone used in this sentence: "Their house is yellow."	11	t-h-e-i-r
12	Spell the correct homophone used in this sentence: "I live over there."	12	t-h-e-r-e
13	Spell the correct homophone used in this sentence: "They’re invited to the party."	13	t-h-e-y-'-r-e
14	What is a group of lines in a poem?	14	stanza
15	Finish this line from a famous poem by Longfellow: "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the…"	15	"…midnight ride of Paul Revere"
16	Tell the next line from the poem "Humanity" by Elma Stuckey: "It matters not the race to me ______________________	16	"Of the one who takes my arm."
17	Finish this end line from a famous poem by Rossetti: "White sheep, white sheep…"	17	"…where do you go?"
18	Finish this line from a famous poem by Angelou: "Life doesn't…"	18	"…frighten me at all"
19	Which saying means agreeing to end a quarrel or fight?	19	"bury the hatchet"
20	Which saying means "please respond"?	20	RSVP
21	Which saying means "very neat and tidy"?	21	Shipshape
22	Which saying means "a distant or unknown place"?	22	Timbuktu
23	Which saying means "someone or something is dependable in both the best and worst of times"?	23	Through thick and thin
24	What kind of story is handed down from the past but not completely historical?	24	a legend
25	What is the name of King Arthur's legendary sword?	25	Excalibur
26	How did Alemayu stay warm on a freezing mountain?	26	observed a fire from far away
27	What ancient Chinese story portrays a son's love for his aging mother?	27	"The Magic Brocade"
28	What is Ichabod Crane's job in "Sleepy Hollow"?	28	schoolmaster
29	Who is the true king of England in Robin Hood?	29	Richard the Lionhearted
30	Who gave the famous speech "Give Me Liberty"?	30	Patrick Henry
WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
31	Which lines of measurement run vertically around the world?	31	longitude
32	Which lines of measurement run horizontally around the world?	31	latitude
33	What line, opposite the International Date Line, runs 0° through England?	32	Prime Meridian
34	What is the world’s tallest mountain as well as the range in which it is located?	33	Mount Everest in the Himalayas
35	What is the major mountain range in South America?	34	Andes
36	About what year did the Middle Ages begin?	36	476 CE
37	What was feudalism?	37	land exchanged for loyalty
38	What famous battle occurred in 1066?	38	Battle of Hastings
39	What separates England from Normandy, France?	39	English Channel
40	What is the name of the Muslim holy book?	40	Koran
41	What is the second largest continent?	41	Africa
42	What are the three major rivers of Africa?	42	Congo, Niger, Nile
43	Which ancient kingdom did Mansa Musa rule from 1312 to 1337?	43	Mali
44	Which Chinese dynasty was known for the Silk Road, stretching from China to the Middle East?	44	Han Dynasty
45	Why was the Great Wall of China built?	45	to keep out invaders from the north
AMERICAN HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
46	What is another name for the French and Indian War?	46	Seven Years War
47	Who was the monarch of England during the Revolutionary War?	47	King George III
48	What is the name of the British governing body?	48	Parliament
49	What phrase means free from taxes except what has been agreed to in person or by an elected representative?	49	no taxation without representation
50	Where did the "shot heard round the world" occur?	50	Lexington
51	What is the name of the document written by Thomas Jefferson during the Second Continental Congress?	51	Declaration of Independence
52	What was the name for American colonists who sided with King George III during the American Revolution?	52	Loyalists
53	Where did General George Washington spend the difficult winter of 1777-1778?	53	Valley Forge
54	Which country allied with the Continental Army to help defeat the British?	54	France
55	Which British general surrendered to American forces at Yorktown?	55	Lord Cornwallis
MATHEMATICS
56	What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?	56	Area = Length x Width
57	What is the name of a polygon with four sides?	57	quadrilateral
58	What is an equivalent fraction for ½ with a denominator of 10?	58	5/10
59	What is the product of 6 and 7?	59	42
60	Round 726 to the nearest hundreds.	60	700
61	Round 17 to the nearest tens.	61	20
62	Reduce 75/100 to its lowest terms.	62	3/4
63	What is 2,407 in expanded form?	63	2000 + 400 +7
64	How many millimeters equal a centimeter?	64	10 millimeters
65	How many ounces are in a pound?	65	16 ounces
66	What is the top number of a fraction?	66	numerator
67	What is the bottom number of a fraction?	67	denominator
68	What is the answer of a subtraction problem?	68	difference
69	What is the answer of a division problem?	69	quotient
70	What is the name of the straight line running through the center of a circle?	70	diameter
SCIENCE
71	How do changes in Earth's surface affect people?	71	altering climate patterns, causing natural disasters
72	Why are some fossils of the same type found thousands of miles apart on different continents?	72	it is evidence that those continents were once joined together
73	How do scientists know that Earth is made up of layers?	73	by studying the behavior of seismic waves
74	Why are some communities more likely to experience an earthquake than others?	74	they are at or near the boundaries of tectonic plates that are pressing together or near a volcanic eruption
75	What is energy transformation?	75	a change of energy from one form to another
76	What are the top and bottom of a wave called?	76	crest and trough
77	What is an example of a source of light?	77	the sun, light bulbs, a flame, or fire
78	What causes sound waves?	78	vibration
79	What is an example of a light wave?	79	radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, or gamma rays
80	What is the smallest unit of life in the human body?	80	a cell
ART
81	Medieval art was primarily ______________	81	religious
82	_____ and _____ art had a strong influence on Renaissance artists.	82	Greek & Roman
83	What is the name of the position on the horizon line where lines appear to come together?	83	vanishing point
84	Renaissance artists' subject matter was both religious and genre. A genre piece of art depicts _________	84	subjects in everyday life
85	A _____ is a method of painting on wet or dry plaster.	85	fresco
86	Name the artist known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.	86	Michelangelo
87	Pieter Bruegel, Albrecht Diirer, and Jan van Eyck are all artists of the ________ Renaissance.	87	Northern
88	Name the famous Florence cathedral whose dome was designed by Renaissance artist Filippo Brunelleschi.	88	The Duomo or Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
89	The photographer credited with taking most of the photos of the Civil War was _____.	89	Mathew Brady
90	An example of early American landscape art came out of a group of artists who called themselves the ______ River School of Landscape Painting.	90	Hudson
MUSIC
91	Who wrote Symphony No. 94, "Surprise Symphony?"	91	Haydn
92	Who wrote The Magic Flute?	92	Mozart
93	Who wrote the "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah?	93	Handel
94	Which is the highest female vocal part?	94	soprano
95	Which is the highest male vocal part?	95	tenor
96	What does monophonic mean?	96	one sound or voice
97	What does crescendo mean?	97	gradually getting louder
98	What does a sharp (#) mean?	98	raise the note one-half step
99	Who was Papageno?	99	Queen of the Night’s birdcatcher
100	What is the form where a melody is played at the beginning of the composition followed by variations of the same melody?	100	theme and variations

2026 - 5th GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

WRITING
1	What do we call words that sound like what they describe?	1	onomatopoeia
2	What is it called when you start several words in a row with the same first letter or the same sound?	2	an alliteration
3	What is a longer and more detailed version of a shorter story called?	3	amplification
4	What poetic element refers to the idea of giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object?	4	personification
5	What is it called when we stretch and reach for new words in order to express a variation of the same idea?	5	copiousness
6	What do we call a sentence that does not have all necessary parts or does not make complete sense?	6	fragment
7	What do we call conversations between characters in a story?	7	dialogue
8	What are the eight parts of speech?	8	noun, verb, adverb, adjective, pronoun, conjunction, interjection, preposition
9	What kind of sentence occurs when you join two complete sentences punctuated correctly?	9	compound sentence
10	What kind of sentence is the result of two clauses, a subordinate clause and an independent clause, being joined together?	10	complex sentence
READING
11	What is the name of the mystery detective featured in many stories from London, England?	11	Sherlock Holmes
12	In The Speckled Band, what animal was responsible for Julia Stoner's death?	12	snake
13	Who is the author of A Midsummer Night's Dream?	13	Shakespeare
14	What are the three types of Shakespearean plays?	14	comedy, tragedy, history
15	Who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?	15	Mark Twain
16	Who do Tom, Joe, and Huck witness the murder of that changes them forever?	16	Dr. Robinson
17	What story revolves around Don Quixote's adventures with his horse Rocinante and his squire Sancho Panza?	17	The Adventures of Don Quixote
18	What types of books did Don Quixote like to read in The Adventures of Don Quixote?	18	stories of chivalry and knighthood
19	What famous children's story revolves around the lives of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy?	19	Little Women
20	What major United States historical event took place throughout the story Little Women?	20	Civil War
AMERICAN AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY
21	Using the acronym HOMES, name the five Great Lakes.	21	Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior
22	Name the capital of Wisconsin.	22	Madison
23	Brazil and Argentina are the two largest countries on what continent?	23	South America
24	What is a string of many islands in a large body of water called?	24	archipelago
25	Name the capital of Russia.	25	Moscow
26	What are the FOUR Japanese islands (in any order)?	26	Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
27	What is the capital of Japan?	27	Tokyo
28	Name any three of the seven United States regions.	28	New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Great Plains, Southwest, Pacific Northwest
29	In which country are the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains located?	29	the United States
30	What is the grassy area that occupies the middle of the United States called?	30	the Great Plains
AMERICAN AND WORLD HISTORY
31	What imaginary lines run east to west across the globe?	31	latitude lines
32	What imaginary lines run north to south across the globe?	32	longitude lines
33	What were three main Ancient Civilizations located in Mexico, Central America, and South America?	33	Aztec, Maya, and Inca
34	What European power conquered both the Aztec and Inca Civilizations?	34	Spain
35	What country is now the Spice Islands?	35	Indonesia
36	What country led European exploration?	36	Portugal
37	What was the name of the route in which the slaves were brought over to the United States from Africa?	37	Middle Passage
38	What time period was known as the "rebirth" of ideas from ancient Greece and Rome?	38	The Renaissance
39	What artist painted the Mona Lisa?	39	Leonardo Da Vinci
40	Who was responsible for the printing press?	40	Johannes Gutenberg
41	Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany?	41	Martin Luther
42	Who was condemned for saying that the sun was the center of the universe?	42	Copernicus
43	Who founded and established the Church of England?	43	Henry VIII
44	What was the name of the Queen who reunited England and established peace and stability?	44	Queen Elizabeth I
45	What was the name of the Puritan dictator who overthrew Charles I and led during the English Civil War?	45	Oliver Cromwell
46	What is the time period of England in which they became a limited monarchy and shared power with the Parliament?	46	Glorious Revolution
47	What word do we use to refer to a Russian emperor?	47	Czar
48	Who modernized Western Russia?	48	Peter the Great
49	Completing the social class structure of Japan, with the Emperor on top and merchants, artisans, and peasants on the bottom, what are the missing three in order from top to bottom?	49	Shogun, Daimyo, and Samurai
50	What was the name of the code in which the Samurai lived by?	50	Code of Bushido
51	Name two religions practiced in Feudal Japan.	51	Buddhism and Shinto
52	Who founded the Cumberland Gap and created the Wilderness Trail sparking Westward Expansion?	52	Daniel Boone
53	What are the names of the two people who explored the Missouri River all the way to the Pacific Ocean?	53	Lewis and Clark
54	What were the names of the two main Westward trails that led to settlement?	54	Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail
55	What is America's vision that they would settle from coast to coast?	55	Manifest Destiny
56	What were the years of the Civil War?	56	1861 to 1865
MATHEMATICS
57	Round 6,325 to the nearest 100.	57	6300
58	Mentally calculate 20 × 50.	58	1000
59	What is the percentage of the fraction 75/100?	59	75%
60	How many degrees are in a right angle?	60	90°
61	What is the reduced fraction for 8/10?	61	4/5
62	How do you average a series of numbers?	62	Add all the numbers...including zero if appropriate...and then divide by the total number of numbers.
63	What is 1/3 of 27?	63	9
64	What is the mixed number for the fraction 15/4?	64
SCIENCE
65	What are the five steps of the design process?	65	define the problem, plan a solution, make a model, test the model, evaluate and redesign.
66	Everything in the universe is made up of what?	66	matter
67	Using the acronym "King Phillip Came Over For Great Spaghetti" name the seven kingdom groupings.	67	Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
68	What are all living things made up of?	68	cells
69	What is it called when two or more types of matter interact to form new matter?	69	a chemical change
70	What is a living thing that makes its own food?	70	producer
71	What do we call multiple connected food chains?	71	food web
72	What do we call all living and nonliving things in a given area?	72	ecosystem
73	What is the name of the important life process that occurs in plant cells that converts sunlight into energy?	73	photosynthesis
74	What are the three basic parts of a plant?	74	roots, stem, leaves
75	How are the elements of the earth organized?	75	Periodic table
76	What are the three plate boundaries?	76	convergent, divergent, transform
77	What is the name for material that decays?	77	biodegradable
78	What are the four Earth systems?	78	biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere
79	What do we call resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes?	79	non-renewable resources
80	What do we call resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short period of time?	80	renewable resources
ART
81	Medieval art was primarily _________________	81	religious
82	______________ & ______________ art had a strong influence on Renaissance artists.	82	Greek and Roman
83	What is the name of the position on the horizon line where lines appear to come together?	83	vanishing point
84	Renaissance artists' subject matter was both religious and genre. A genre piece of art depicts ____________.	84	subjects in everyday life
85	A _______________is a method of painting on wet or dry plaster.	85	fresco
86	Name the artist known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture David.	86	Michelangelo
87	Pieter Bruegel, Albrecht Dürer, and Jan van Eyck are all artists of the _____________ Renaissance.	87	Northern
88	Name the famous Florence cathedral, whose dome was designed by Renaissance artist Filippo Brunelleschi.	88	the Duomo
89	The photographer credited with taking most of the photos of the Civil War was _____________.	89	Mathew Brady
90	An example of early American landscape art came out of a group of artists who called themselves the _________________ River School of Landscape Painting.	90	Hudson
MUSIC
91	Which composer is famous for his stormy Symphony No. 5 with notable dynamics (louds and softs)?	91	Beethoven
92	During what time period did Josquin Desprez and John Dowland compose?	92	Renaissance
93	Who wrote the incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream?	93	(Felix) Mendelssohn
94	How many sixteenth notes equal one quarter note?	94	four
95	How would someone play music marked pianissimo (pp)?	95	very softly
96	How would someone play or sing music marked legato?	96	smooth and connected
97	How would someone play or sing music marked staccato?	97	short and detached
98	What tempo is allegro?	98	fast
99	What temp is adagio?	99	slow
100	What does polyphonic mean?	100	many sounds or voices

2026 - 6th GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

ENGLISH
1	Spell recommendation.	1	r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n
2	Spell acquaintance.	2	a-c-q-u-a-i-n-t-a-n-c-e
3	Spell occurrence.	3	o-c-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e
4	What is the meaning of the Latin root "ante"?	4	before
5	What is the meainng of the Latin root "post"?	5	after
6	Which saying means...it takes a long time to achieve anything worthwhile?	6	Rome wasn't built in a day
7	Which saying means...sometimes the things that happen in real life are stranger than the things that take place in imaginary stories?	7	truth is stranger than fiction
8	Which saying means...when people really need something, they will think of a way to get it?	8	necessity is the mother of invention
9	In Apollo and Daphne, Orpheus and Eurydice, Narcissus and Echo, and Pygmalion and Galatea, what is the central theme for all four Greek Myths?	9	love
10	Who is the main hero in the Iliad?	10	Achilles
11	In the Odyssey which god is responsible for keeping Odysseus away from his homeland?	11	Poseidon
12	In the Odyssey,what is Odysseus' disguise when he returns to Ithaca to claim his kingdom?	12	a beggar
13	What do we call an extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, and heroic episodes?	13	an epic poem
14	What do we call the arrangement or pattern of rhyme in a poem?	14	the rhyme scheme
15	In a poem what is the meter?	15	rhythmical pattern of a poem
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
16	Which region of the world is the birthplace to the religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?	16	Middle East
17	What are two famous deserts found in the Middle East region?	17	Sahara and Arabian
18	Who are the three most famous Ancient Greek philosophers?	18	Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
19	What is the name of the time period following the leadership of Pericles in which Greece prospered?	19	the Golden Age
20	What was the name given to the time period after Augustus Caesar’s successful reign of Rome?	20	Pax Romana
21	What is Enlightenment?	21	faith in science and reason
22	Which Enlightenment thinker is related to the phrase, "I think, therefore I am"?	22	Rene Descartes
23	Who were the hated king and queen during the French Revolution?	23	Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
24	Which crowned emperor rebuilt the French Empire by copying elements of the Roman Empire?	24	Napoleon Bonaparte
25	What is Romanticism?	25	emphasis on emotion and imagination
26	The Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and South America are regions to what part of the world?	26	Latin America
27	What do we call a narrow strip of land that joins two larger bodies of land?	27	an isthmus
28	From which country did Haiti gain its independence?	28	France
29	From which country did northern and southern South America gain their independence?	29	Spain
30	From which country did Brazil gain its independence?	30	Portugal
MATHEMATICS
31	What is the formula for the area of a square?	31	length x width
32	What is the formula for the area of a triangle?	32	A=BH/2 (area= base x height divided by 2)
33	What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?	33	C=3.14 x diameter (pi times diameter)
34	How many degrees are in an acute angle?	34	less than 90 degrees
35	The zero holds what place value in 908,321	35	Ten thousands
36	What is the formula for finding the perimeter of a shape?	36	s+s+s = perimeter (side + side + side = perimeter)
37	What is the reciprocal of 5/7?	37
38	What reduced fraction is 60%?	38	(60% is 60/100 reduces to 6/10 then to 3/5)
39	What place value does the 3 hold in 428.134?	39	Hundredths
40	The sales tax was 3%. Benito bought a train model for $8.29. How much was the tax on the train model?	40	$0.25 ($8.29 x 0.03= $0.2487 or $0.25 rounded)
LITERATURE/COMPOSITION
41	What is a persuasive essay that attacks or defends certain aspects of human nature?	41	commonplace essay
42	What is the main idea or argument of an essay or oration?	42	thesis statement
42	The act of stealing or passing off ideas or words as one's own is called what?	42	plagiarism
44	Putting information from a source into your own words while giving credit to that souce is called what?	44	paraphrasing
45	What is a technique used when an actor in a play speaks to himself out loud?	45	soliloquy
46	A subject, predicate, end mark, capital letter at the beginning and making complete sense are all componets of what?	46	complete sentence
47	What do we call a group of words missing a subject or a verb and does not contain a complete thought?	47	fragment
48	What do we call two or more sentences written together as one sentence without proper punctuation?	48	run-0n sentence
49	IC, coordinating conjunction IC is what type of sentence?	49	compound sentence
50	IC, subordinating conjunction IC is what type of sentence?	50	complex sentence
SPANISH
51	What does it mean to conjugate a verb?	51	Change a verb for who (subject) is doing the action and when (tense)
52	What phrase helps us identify the direct object of a sentence?	52	What got "verbed"?
53	Conjugate the verb 'ir' for the subjects yo, tú, él, nosotros, and ellos in the pretérito	53	yo fui, tú fuiste, él fue, nosotros fuimos, ellos fueron
54	Say the number 941 in Spanish.	54	novecienots cuarenta y uno
55	How many zeros are in the number un billón?	55	12
56	Say the sentence "I bought a winter coat" in Spanish.	56	Yo compré un abrigo.
57	How do you say "the yellow chain" in Spanish?	57	la cadena amarilla
58	How do you say "the red pants" in Spanish?	58	los pantalones rojos
59	How do you say "I want" in Spanish?	59	yo quiero
60	Say "KAT is really fun!" in Spanish.	60	¡KAT es muy divertido!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
61	Volleyball, badminton, and Spikeball are all examples of what kind of games?	61	net wall games
62	If I say the score of the game is 6 to 12, which score is my own?	62	6
63	How many hits do you get before sending it to the other side of the net in a game of volleyball?	63	3
64	The game of Spikeball is played to what?	64	21 win by 2
65	In net wall most games the line is always ______.	65	in
66	Soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse are examples of what kind of games?	66	invasion games
67	What are the five health-related fitness components?	67	cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition.
68	What is it called when you fake a pass to create space between you and the defense?	68	a jab
69	Be the opponent you want to _____.	69	play
70	In a game of ultimate on offense, you want to move to _______ space.	70	open
SCIENCE
71	What is a hypothesis?	71	possible explanation for an observation that can be tested
72	What is the scientific name for humans?	72	homo sapiens
73	What explains how variations become adaptations?	73	natural selection
74	What process breaks down glucose produced during photosynthesis?	74	cellular respiration
75	What is an animal's thick, hard outer covering called?	75	exoskeleton
76	What is an ecosystem?	76	all the living and nonliving things in a given area
77	What are the living things in an ecosystem called?	77	biotic factors
78	What makes elements different from compounds?	78	elements are made of only one kind of atom
79	What is an element's atomic number?	79	the number of protons in the nucleus
80	How do you calculate density?	80	divide an object's mass by its volume
FINE ARTS
81	The statues The Discus Thrower and Apollo Belvedere are classic examples of the ________ human form.	81	idealized
82	The ________ is the Greek temple located in Athens, Greece.	82	Parthenon
83	The _________ is a Roman building containing an oculus, or opening, in its domed roof.	83	Pantheon
84	Rose windows are a type of _________ glass window.	84	stained
85	In Gothic architecture __________ help support walls of high-ceiling cathedrals.	85	flying buttresses
86	The Renaissance is the “rebirth” or reawakening of __________ and __________ culture.	86	Greek & Roman
87	To make paintings and sculptural reliefs look three-dimensional, Renaissance artists worked out the mathematical laws of __________.	87	perspective
88	The feature of linear perspective is the __________, which is the point where all lines appear to come together.	88	vanishing point
89	Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci are major artists associated with the __________.	89	High Renaissance
90	Michelangelo’s famous statue is called _________.	90	David
MUSIC
91	To which musical period did Bach belong?	91	Baroque
92	What is a composition in which the theme is repeated or imitated many times by successively entering voices?	92	a fugue (pronounced "fyoog")
93	What kind of composition is a sung Bible story without acting?	93	an oratorio
94	Tuning the standard keyboard in a way that one can play music in all major or minor keys without sounding out of tune is called ___________.	94	well-tempered
95	In chronological order which musical period comes after Baroque?	95	Classical
96	Which chamber ensemble is composed of two violins, one viola, and one cello?	96	a string quartet
97	Which Classical composer is known as "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"?	97	Haydn
98	Two or more melodies going on at the same time is called __________?	98	Counterpoint
99	Which composer bridged the Classical and Romantic periods?	99	Beethoven
100	What is an interval?	100	the difference or distance between two pitches

2026 - 7th GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

ENGLISH
1	What was Dr. Jekyll trying to do when he created Mr. Hyde?	1	separate the good and evil in man
2	In "The Tell-Tale Heart," what is the sound of the heartbeat in reality?	2	the narrator's conscience
3	Which character in A Tale of Two Cities knitted names into a registry?	3	Madame Defarge
4	What is Cyrano's biggest fear?	4	being laughed at
5	In the poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, what is the name of the maiden that lived many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea?	5	Annabel Lee
6	The Call of the Wild by Jack London is told primarily through the eyes of a dog named Buck. What is the literary term used to describe attributing human qualities, emotions, and behavior to animals?	6	anthropomorphism
7	"Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me" is an example of what literary device?	7	personification
8	In Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, Anne’s saying that the children in the neighborhood are so dirty you would hate to touch them with a barge pole is an example of what literary device?	8	hyperbole
9	What was ironic about the ending of “The Necklace” in that the couple went through years of hardship to purchase a diamond necklace to replace the one they had borrowed from their friend?	9	the borrowed necklace was fake.
10	In the essay "The Night the Bed Fell," what noise does the mother hear and incorrectly believes is the bed in the attic falling on the father?	10	the narrator's army cot flipping over
11	What does a foot of iamb sound like?	11	iamb: unstressed-stressed (or breve-stress)
12	Spell surprise	12	s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e
13	What does the Latin root "amo" mean?	13	love
14	What does the Greek root "demos" mean?	14	people
15	What does "persona non grata" mean?	15	an unacceptable or unwelcome person
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
16	What are the three branches of the US government?	16	Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
17	What court decides on the constitutionality of US law, and how many justices are on that court?	17	US Supreme Court, 9 justices
18	Although he didn't lead the Russian Revolution, who was the Bolshevik leader who took credit for the revolution and ruthlessly deposed all opposition to his political philosophy?	18	Vladimir Lenin
19	During World War I what killed 600,000 Americans and 20 million people worldwide?	19	Influenza
20	What was the term for the five-state area, including Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, that lost much of their farmland?	20	Dust Bowl
21	The German's Schliefeen Plan called for the invasion of what country by going through Belgium?	21	France
22	What was the deep economic downturn lasting from 1929-1940 called?	22	The Great Depression
23	Who was the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?	23	Charles Lindbergh
24	What is the name for manufacturing products specifically designed to go out of style?	24	planned obsolescence
25	What do we call the artistic flowering of African American culture during the 1920s?	25	Harlem Renaissance
26	Who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for making a speech against World War 1?	26	Eugene Debs
27	Where is the Kremlin?	27	Moscow
28	This freedom fighter had already set up a government in the Philippines when the US annexed the islands.	28	Emilio Aguinaldo
29	Who created the Share-the-Wealth program as a way to raise the United States out of the Great Depression?	29	Huey Long
30	At what meeting did the ally leaders decide how to handle post-World War II Germany?	30	Potsdam Conference
MATHEMATICS
31	What is the order of operations?	31	grouping symbols, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction
32	What's the first step when adding 4/5 and 3/4?	32	find the common denominator
33	How many meters are in a kilometer?	33	1000
34	How is average calculated?	34	add the numbers and divide the sum by the number of numbers
35	How do you change an improper fraction to a mixed number?	35	divide the numerator by the denominator
36	What is the cube root of 27?	36	3
37	What is the formula for calculating the volume of a prism?	37	area of the base times the height
38	What is the formula for calculating the area of a circle?	38	pi times radius squared
39	How would you solve the equation 3x-4=5?	39	add 4 to both sides, then divide both sides by 3
40	What is the absolute value of -88?	40	88
LOGIC/COMPOSTION
41	What is a thesis?	41	Main idea or argument of an essay
42	What is a hyperbole?	42	Deliberate exaggeration to emphasize an idea
43	What is the purpose of an Encomium essay?	42	Warm, glowing praise of a specific person or thing
44	What is the purpose of a Viterpuration essay?	44	Condemnation of a specific person or thing
45	What is an autobiography?	45	Self-written biography in which the subject is the author
46	What is logic?	46	The science of right thinking
47	What is informal logic?	47	The form/structure and derives one truth from another
48	What is a logical fallacy?	48	An error in logic
49	What are Ad Fontem arguments?	49	Arguments that focus on the source rather than the argument
50	What are fallacies of presumption?	50	errors in reasoning due to unjustified assumptions
SPANISH
51	What is a reflexive verb?	51	A verb where the subject is doing the action to or for themself.
52	How do you recognize an infinite as being reflexive in Spanish?	52	Ends with 'se'
53	What is the acronym for the 8 uses of ser and what does each letter stand for?	53	DOCTOR-description, occupation, calendar, time, origin/ownership, relationship/religion
54	What is the acronym for the 5 uses of estar and what does each letter stand for?	54	HELP-health, emotions, location, phase of life/present progressive
55	What are the 5 reflexive pronouns in Spanish?	55	me, te, se, nos, os
56	Say the number 5,398 in Spanish.	56	cinco mil trescientos noventa y ocho
57	How do you say "chess" in Spanish?	57	el ajedrez
58	How do you say "to go bowling" in Spanish?	58	jugar a los bolos
59	How do you say "she falls sleep" in Spanish?	59	ella se duerme
60	Say "KAT is really fun!" in Spanish.	60	¡KAT es muy divertido!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
61	Volleyball, badminton, and Spikeball are all examples of what kind of games?	61	net wall games
62	If I say the score of the game is 6 to 12, which score is my own?	62	6
63	How many hits do you get before sending it to the other side of the net in a game of volleyball?	63	3
64	The game of Spikeball is played to what?	64	21 win by 2
65	In net wall most games the line is always ______.	65	in
66	Soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse are examples of what kind of games?	66	invasion games
67	What are the 5 health-related fitness components?	67	Cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition.
68	What is it called when you fake a pass to create space between you and the defense?	68	a jab
69	Be the opponent you want to _____.	69	play
70	In a game of ultimate on offense you want to move to _______ space.	70	open
SCIENCE
71	Who is known as "The father of genetics"?	71	Gregor Mendel
72	What is the geologic time scale?	72	a chart that divides Earth's history into different time units
73	What is a food chain diagram?	73	a diagram that models how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships
74	This is the area where one plate slides under another	74	subduction zone
75	What is an inexhaustable resource?	75	a natural resource that will not run out no matter how much people use it.
76	What is photochemical smog?	76	air pollution that forms from interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight
77	What forms when thunderstorm updrafts begin to rotate?	77	a tornado
78	What is El Nino/Southern Oscillation	78	the combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Ocean
79	What is a solar eclipse?	79	when the moon's shadow appears on the Earth's surface
80	What are the four outer planets primarily made out of?	80	gas and ice
FINE ARTS
81	Believed to have extended from 1520-1600, this movement is marked by exaggerated proportions, distorted perspective, and change in shape of objects and people.	81	Mannerism
82	The ___ period’s characteristics include the dramatic use of light and shade, turbulent compositions, and vivid emotional expression.	82	Baroque
83	The Baroque artist known for his Greek nickname and who painted View of Toledo is _________.	83	El Greco
84	This person is the greatest Baroque sculptor. His statues convey both powerful emotion and lively motion.	84	Bernini
85	The _________ period’s characteristics include a decorative and “pretty” nature, with soft pastel colors and playful subject matter.	85	Rococo
86	Jean Honore _______was a well-known Rococo artist who painted, The Swing.	86	Fragonard
87	The _________ period is a reaction against Baroque and Rococo, with the revival of classical forms and subjects, and a belief in high moral purpose in art.	87	Neoclassical
88	One of the most famous Neoclassical paintings is Jacques Louis David’s ____________, which depicts a Roman legend that praises patriotism over love.	88	Oath of the Horatii
89	____________ was a movement that spread across most of Europe and the United States, and included the visual arts, poetry, fiction, and music.	89	Romanticism
90	Romantic artist Francisco ___________ painted, The Third of May, 1808, a piece that reminded humanity to never commit the atrocities French soldiers committed on Spanish rebels.	90	Goya
MUSIC
91	The saxophone is part of which family of instruments?	91	woodwind
92	What is the Italian musical term used to mean "fast"?	92	allegro
93	A musical interval of an eighth is called what?	93	an octave
94	What are the names for the spaces in the treble staff?	94	F-A-C-E
95	What Italian musical term means a gradual increase in volume?	95	crescendo
96	What term means a section of music that is at the "tail end" of a composition?	96	coda
97	What is it called when a musician makes up music on the spot as is often done in jazz music?	97	improvisation
98	What two musical flavors combined to form ragtime?	98	African rhythms brought over by slaves and European musical forms
99	What is a recurrent theme in a musical composition associated with a particular person, idea, or situation?	99	Leitmotif (or leitmotive)
100	To what "New World" was Dvorak referring in his Symphony No. 9?	100	United States of America

2026 - 8th GRADE KAT QUESTIONS

ENGLISH
1	In Animal Farm, one of the main commandments of the animals is "All animals are equal". What does this commandment change to by the end of the novella?	1	"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
2	In Twelfth Night which character says, "If music be the food of love, play on"?	2	Duke Orsino
3	In Pride and Prejudice what is the name of the clergyman who is self-absorbed and overly ceremonious in all that he does?	3	Mr. Collins
4	In Anton Chekhov’s short story "The Bet," what topic of conversation causes the bet to be made?	4	the death penalty and life imprisonment
5	In "God Sees the Truth but Waits", how was Ivan's upcoming trouble foreshadowed?	5	by his wife's dream
6	Why does E.B. White come to see his pig as more than just a meal ticket in the short story "Death of a Pig"?	6	he begins to care about the pig
7	The line: "As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me — although you’re older — and white — and somewhat more free" is found in what poem by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes?	7	"Theme for English B"
8	What poetic device is used in the following example? "…and sings a solitary song that whistles in the wind." ~William Wordsworth	8	alliteration
9	What does Dylan Thomas mean in his poem when he tells his father, "Do not go gentle into that good night"?	9	do not give in easily to death.
10	In Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18", why will his love live on forever?	10	because the sonnet will live on forever
11	What is the ninth line of a sonnet called?	11	a volta
12	Spell physician	12	p-h-y-s-i-c-i-a-n
13	What does the Latin root "lego, lectum" mean?	13	read, thing read
14	What does the Greek root "phobos" mean?	14	fear
15	What does "faux pas" mean?	15	a social blunder (literally "false step")
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
16	What phrase was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the 1950s as a stand against communisim?	16	"...under God"
17	What Supreme Court decision made school segregation illegal?	17	Brown v. Board of Education
18	In South Africa the practice of segregation was called _____________________?	18	apartheid
19	Who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the Vietnam War?	19	Henry Kissinger
20	What 1960's crisis brought the US and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?	20	Cuban Missile Crisis
21	Who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court?	21	Thurgood Marshall
22	What minority religious group in India feared second-class citizenship when India was freed from British control?	22	Muslims
23	Originally an organization that worked for Irish freedom, what group used terrorist tactics in its fight to unite Ireland?	23	IRA (Irish Republican Army)
24	Cesar Chaves' boycott of this product brought the United Farm Workers Union to national prominence.	24	grapes
25	What natural resource caused world-wide interest in the Middle East?	25	oil
26	Name the general removed from command during the Korean War by President Truman.	26	General Douglas MacArthur
27	What incident occurred in the 1960s that cooled US/Soviet relations and led Khrushchev to cancel the arms reduction summit?	27	the U-2 Incident
28	A break in at the Democratic National Committee's headquarters, which was funded by President Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President, was known as the __________.	28	Watergate Scandal
29	Gandhi, one of the most famous men of the 20th Century, believed in what form of protest?	29	passive resistance or nonviolent protest
30	What name was given to bus riders attempting to end segregation on interstate buses?	30	Freedom Riders
MATHEMATICS
31	What is the product of the square root of 25 and the square root of 64?	31	5 x 8 = 40
32	What is the probability of rolling a seven on a pair of dice?	32	6/36 = 1/6
33	What is the absolute value of 300 – 1000?	33	700
34	What is the area of a parallelogram?	34	A=bh Area = base x height
35	What is the definition of median?	35	the middle measurement in a set of numbers
36	What is the definition of mean?	36	the average of the measurements
37	What is the definition of mode?	37	the most frequent measurement in a set of numbers
38	What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem?	38	a squared + b squared = c squared
39	What is the slope of a horizontal line?	39	0 (zero)
40	What is the slope of a vertical line?	40	a vertical line has no slope; it is undefined.
LITERATURE/COMPOSITION
41	What is the art of writing and speaking persuasively?	41	rhetoric
42	Who was one of the earliest philosophers of rhetoric?	42	Aristotle
43	Quintilian stated that no one can be a true orator unless he is also what?	42	a good person
44	What is the main idea or argument of an essay, oration, or discussion?	44	a thesis statement
45	What are the four (really three) types of audiences?	45	friendly, (friendly), neutral, and hostile
46	What is an argument against a thesis called?	46	antithesis
47	Why doesn't Hamlet kill King Claudius when he finds him alone?	47	Claudius is praying
48	Which character in Hamlet gives the soliloquy "Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be"?	48	Polonius
49	Which character in The Merchant of Venice gives the soliloquy "The Quality of Mercy"?	49	Portia
50	What phrase means something one is strictly or legally entitled to but which it is ruthless or inhuman to demand?	50	a pound of flesh
SPANISH
51	Conjugate the verb 'tener' for the subjects yo, tú, él, nosotros, and ellos in the pretérito	51	yo tuve, tú tuviste, él tuvo, nosotros tuvimos, ellos tuvieron
52	What is the acronym for the six uses of the imperfecto and what does each letter stand for?	52	TARDES-tiempo, años, repetición/rutina, descripción, en progreso, salud
53	Name one kind of irregular pretérito verb that we learned about this year.	53	possible answers: car gar zar, sandalias, sótanos, cortitos, súper irregular
54	Conjugate the verb 'ir' for the subjects yo, tú, él, nosotros, and ellos in the imperfecto	54	yo iba, tú ibas, él iba, nosotros íbamos, ellos iban
55	How do you say '"the campfire" in Spanish?	55	la fogata
56	How do you say "I won the competition" in Spanish?	56	Yo gané la competencia.
57	Say the number 564,793 in Spanish.	57	quinientos sesenta y cuatro mil setecientos noventa y tres
58	How do you say "I used to train every day" in Spanish?	58	Yo me entrenaba todos los días.
59	How do you say "I will be a business man/woman" in Spanish?	59	Seré un hombre/una mujer de negocios.
60	Say "KAT is really fun!" in Spanish.	60	¡KAT es muy divertido!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
61	Volleyball, badminton, and Spikeball are all examples of what kind of games?	61	net wall games
62	If I say the score of the game is 6 to 12, which score is my own?	62	6
63	How many hits do you get before sending it to the other side of the net in a game of volleyball?	63	3
64	The game of Spikeball is played to what?	64	21 win by 2
65	In net wall most games the line is always ______.	65	in
66	Soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse are examples of what kind of games?	66	invasion games
67	What are the five health-related fitness components?	67	cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition.
68	What is it called when you fake a pass to create space between you and the defense?	68	a jab
69	Be the opponent you want to _____.	69	play
70	In a game of ultimate on offense, you want to move to _______ space.	70	open
SCIENCE
71	What is the formula for average speed?	71	total distance divided by total time
72	What is a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time?	72	acceleration
73	What is Newton's second law of motion?	73	acceleration is equal to the net force divided by mass
74	What is energy?	74	the ability to cause a change
75	How is work calculated?	75	force times distance
76	What do you call atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons?	76	isotopes
77	What is a chemical bond?	77	a force that holds two or more atoms together
78	What type of reaction combines two more substances into one compound?	78	synthesis
79	Does an endothermic reaction absorb or release thermal energy?	79	absorb
80	What describes the way that a mineral's surface reflects light?	80	luster
FINE ARTS
81	Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch, and Marc Chagall’s most famous works represent their subject matter in some form of:________.	81	abstraction
82	__________ is art that has no recognizable subject matter.	82	nonobjective art
83	____________ is an art movement that used chance as a tool to probe the unconscious.	83	Surrealism
84	Surrealist artist, Salvador ___________’s most famous piece that depicts the decay of time is The Persistence of Memory.	84	Dali
85	Pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and considered one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century, _____________ depicts objects from multiple viewpoints on a single plane.	85	Cubism
86	Name the Post WWII art movement that includes artists like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko.	86	Abstract Expressionism
87	Jackson Pollock employed a style of painting that emphasized the physical act of painting. This style is called __________.	87	action painting
88	Mark Rothko is best known as a pioneer of ____________ painting.	88	Color Field
89	Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are examples of artists belonging to the ____________ movement.	89	Pop Art
90	The Eiffel Tower and the Empire State building are examples of _____________.	90	architecture
MUSIC
91	What is the text of an opera or musical called?	91	libretto
92	Who composed the opera "The Barber of Seville"?	92	(Gioachino) Rossini
93	Why did Jean Sibelius's "Finlandia" initially have to be performed under alternative names at several musical concerts?	93	in order to avoid Russian censorship
94	What is the name of the lyricist that is best known for his work with composer Richard Rodgers on musicals such as "Oklahoma"?	94	(Oscar) Hammerstein (II)
95	Piano, mezzo forte, and fortissimo are all examples of what?	95	dynamics
96	What instrument famously starts Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" with a solo in its extreme upper register?	96	Bassoon
97	What Italian musical term means gradually slow down?	97	Ritardando (also ritard or rit.)
98	What well-known Shaker hymn did Aaron Copland use in his ballet "Applalachian Spring"?	98	'Tis a Gift to be Simple ("Simple Gifts")
99	What Italian term is used to articulate crisp, distinct notes?	99	staccato
100	What is the story-telling or narration part of an opera called?	100	recitative

Clubs & Extracurricular Activities

Classical School is pleased to offer a host of wonderful programs and activities each year for our students. The list below includes activities and events that have run in prior years and may continue again this year based on sufficient participation, supervision, and funds.

CHESS CLUB
Chess Club is held in the spring of the year. Information on Chess Club will be sent home later in the school year based on available advisors.

FORENSICS
Classical students in grades 5 – 8 may participate on the Classical Forensics team. Students will participate in local competitions.

KIDSTAGE
KidStage® was founded in 1997 with the mission of providing K-12 grade students the opportunity to have their lives enriched through the performing arts. Self-expression, self-discovery, and personal growth are just some of the benefits of being involved in the performing arts. Practices run for 12 weeks with a performance at the end.

MUSIC
Band: 5-8 grade students
Orchestra: 4-8 grade students
Choir: 7-8 Grade Students

Regional Solo & Ensemble
6-8 grade students participate in both vocal/piano and instrumental events on two separate weekends in late February and early March.

OPERA FOR THE YOUNG
Opera for the Young® brings live, professional opera to elementary school audiences with annual Fall and Spring tours. Students appear onstage in chorus and cameo roles, performing for their peers right alongside OFTY’s professional artists. All productions are fully staged, sung in English, and adapted especially for kids.

HELPING HANDS
Students in grades 5 and 6 are eligible to apply for safety patrol to help keep our school grounds safe before and after school.

SKI CLUB
Students in grades 7 and 8 have the opportunity to participate in Ski Club each winter. The students usually have three or four ski trips in a season. Various packages are available that include lessons, different combinations of equipment rental, and lift tickets.

SPELLING BEE (CESA 6)
Third through eighth-grade students participate in the school bee. The school winner has the opportunity to advance to the regional, state, and/or national bee.

SPORTS
Seventh and eighth grade girls and boys participate as members of Einstein Middle School teams: Cross Country, Football, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Basketball, and Track and Field.

STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council provides an opportunity for students to learn about the democratic process and to develop leadership skills. The Student Council meets regularly, is led by the officers, and is supervised by faculty advisers.

YMCA LEARNING CENTER AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
The YMCA provides childcare at Classical School after school. The after-school program ends at 6:00pm. The YMCA offers a sliding fee scale for families who cannot afford the full cost of care. Further information and registration may be obtained by calling (920) 954-7641.

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