Social Studies
Is this statement an opinion or a fact?
I think that football is a ridiculous sport.
Opinion
Round 12.463 to the nearest tenth.
12.5
What is the classification of a warm-blooded vertebrate (animals with backbones).
Mammal
A(n) ______________ is a self written account about oneself.
Autobiography
"Once he started exercising."
Is this a:
Complete sentence
Sentence Fragment
Comma splice
Sentence fragment
Use context clues to determine the means of laissez-faire.
"Some people believe government should have a laissez-faire policy toward business and act like some parents who are more permissive."
Not setting restrictions
On a coordinate plane, what is the origin?
The point at which the two axes intesect.
Interdependence of living organisms in an ecosystem is called ________ (ex. an owl eats the bird which eats the worm)
A food chain
True or False?
When a story is told in the first person the pronouns I, we, and us are used.
True
Are commas used correctly in this sentence? If not, please fix them.
She ate corn, beans, and, a hamburger for lunch.
No -- no comma after and
She ate corn, beans, and a hamburger for lunch.
Define primary source.
First hand information about an event someone saw or took part in.
3 1/2 x 1/4
7/8
All living things are made of ___________.
Cells
The universal message about life which a piece of fiction illustrates is called ____________.
Theme
Correct the verb tense error:
"Many major failures of the last century happen through folly or carelessness."
Happen should be past tense: happened
Many major failures of the last century happened through folly or carelessness.
The lines from JFK's inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country," underlies what value or belief?
Giving back to your country by doing public service is an important part of being a good citizen.
What is a hypotenuse?
The side directly across from the right angle of a triangle
Green plants use energy from sunlight to make food. This is a process called ____________.
Photosynthesis
Use context clues to define intangibles.
"In art, music, literature, greatness is often a matter of intangibles."
Things not easily measured.
Is this sentence correct? If not, please correct it.
Tammy and me will go to the store on Friday.
No -- me should be I
Tammy and I will go to the store on Friday.
What is one way a prisoner can be released from a state prison without serving a complete sentence?
Government pardon
Governor can commute a sentence (crime stays on the record)
Parole board grants parole
What is this formula called? a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagorean theorem
What is a hypothesis
An educated guess about what might happen that is based on experience/observations
Use context clue to determine the meaning of immaculate
My shirt, which was immaculate this morning, is now covered in grease and grass stains.
Very clean
Correct the capitalization error.
"How do you do, mayor? I would like to tell you the problems I am having with the increase in city taxes."
Mayor should be capitalized
How do you do, Mayor?