Connections Answers

Friday, August 21, 2026

THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED

These words describe the essential things most living creatures, including humans and animals, require to survive, grow, and stay healthy.

Individual words:

•NUTRITION: Nutrition is the food and drinks your body needs to grow, stay healthy, and have energy. It includes vitamins and minerals from what you eat.

•OXYGEN: Oxygen is a gas found in the air we breathe. Animals, including humans, need oxygen to live and for their bodies to function correctly.

•SLEEP: Sleep is a natural state of rest when your body and mind relax, and you close your eyes. Animals need sleep to recover energy and stay healthy.

•WATER: Water is a clear liquid that animals and plants must drink to live. It helps bodies stay hydrated, cool, and healthy every day.

CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE

These are common phrases or commands used to announce or signal the beginning of a performance, play, or filming scene.

Individual words:

•ACTION: In filmmaking, the director says this. It tells actors to start performing a scene immediately. It means 'start now!'

•CURTAIN UP: In a theater, this means the stage curtain is opening. It signals the official start of a play or show. Get ready to watch!

•PLACES: Before a play or film, the director or stage manager tells performers to go to their starting positions on stage. It means 'get ready to begin!'

•SHOWTIME: This phrase means it's time for a performance, game, or important event to officially start. It can also build excitement.

___ KIDS

Each word can be combined with 'KIDS' to form a well-known phrase, movie title, or book series title in American culture.

Individual words:

•COMEBACK: A 'comeback' means to return to success after a failure or a period of being out of favor. 'Comeback Kids' describes someone who makes a surprising return to success, often in sports.

•KARATE: 'Karate Kid' is the title of a very famous American movie series. It's about a young person who learns martial arts called karate from a wise teacher.

•SUNDANCE: The 'Sundance Kid' was a famous outlaw from the American Old West. He was the partner of another outlaw, Butch Cassidy. There is a famous movie about them.

•WIMPY: 'Wimpy' means weak or easily scared. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' is a hugely popular series of children's books and movies in the US about a boy named Greg Heffley.

ONCE IN A ___

These words complete the phrase 'ONCE IN A ___', describing things that happen rarely or infrequently.

Individual words:

•BLUE MOON: "Once in a blue moon" means something happens very rarely. A blue moon is the rare event of two full moons appearing in one calendar month.

•GENERATION: A generation is about 20-30 years. "Once in a generation" means an event happens very infrequently, perhaps only every 20-30 years.

•LIFETIME: A lifetime is the entire period a person is alive. "Once in a lifetime" means something is a very rare event, possibly only happening once to someone.

•WHILE: "Once in a while" means occasionally or sometimes, but not very often. It refers to something happening after a period of time has passed.