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Sub Day Survival Trivia

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A quick, kid-friendly review of core middle-grade skills in math, reading, grammar, science, and US geography—perfect for a sub day. Built for Grades 3-8. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 3–8 General Knowledge review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Math Mix, Grammar Basics, Earth Science, US Geography, Reading Skills.

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  • Math Mix

    What is 8 + 7?

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    15

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  • Grammar Basics

    What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

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    Noun

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  • Earth Science

    What layer of Earth do we live on?

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    Crust

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  • US Geography

    What is the capital of the United States?

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    Washington, D.C.

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  • Reading Skills

    What do we call the main message of a paragraph?

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    Main idea

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Board content

Math Mix

$100 — What is 8 + 7?
15
$200 — What is the product of 6 and 4?
24
$300 — What is 3/4 as a decimal?
0.75
$400 — What is the area of a 5 by 3 rectangle?
15 square units
$500 — Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 11
4

Grammar Basics

$100 — What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?
Noun
$200 — Which punctuation mark ends a question?
Question mark
$300 — What is the subject in "The dog barked"?
The dog
$400 — Which word correctly completes "___ going to the park"?
They're
$500 — What is the simple predicate in "Students quickly finished"?
finished

Earth Science

$100 — What layer of Earth do we live on?
Crust
$200 — What is rain, snow, or sleet called?
Precipitation
$300 — What process forms clouds from water vapor?
Condensation
$400 — What is molten rock below Earth’s surface called?
Magma
$500 — What theory explains continents slowly moving?
Plate tectonics

US Geography

$100 — What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
$200 — Which ocean is on the US east coast?
Atlantic Ocean
$300 — Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
$400 — What is the largest US state by area?
Alaska
$500 — Name the five Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Reading Skills

$100 — What do we call the main message of a paragraph?
Main idea
$200 — What is a word that means the same as another word?
Synonym
$300 — Which text feature lists topics and their page numbers?
Index
$400 — What can you infer if a character shivers and sees breath?
It's cold
$500 — What is the author's reason for writing called?
Author's purpose

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