Geometry
The volume of a sphere is 333 cm3. To the nearest tenth of a centimeter, the diameter of the sphere is:
(1) 4.3 (2) 5.2 (3) 8.6 (4) 10.4
(3) 8.6.
The molecule that carries the genetic instructions for building proteins and determining an organisms traits.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid).
The events and actions of a literary work.
Plot.
Name the nine Enduring Issues.
(1) Conflict (2) Cooperation (3) Power (4) Inequality (5) Innovation (6) Interconnectedness (7) Ideas & Beliefs (8) Environmental Impact (9) Scarcity.
From Lamb to the Slaughter, paragraph 2: Placid.
Calm.
Segment RAZ has endpoints with coordinates R(6, 6) and Z(212, 23). If A divides RZ such that RA:AZ 5 5:4, then the coordinates of A are:
(1) (26, 0) (2) (22, 2) (3) (0, 3) (4) (24, 1)
(4) (24, 1).
Organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, that break down dead matter and wastes, recycling elements back into the soil and ecosystem.
Decomposer (Decomposition).
A writer's or speaker's choice or words.
Diction.
A form of communication that may use false or misleading information (political discourse).
Propaganda.
From A Chance In The World, paragraph 35: Predicated.
Based.
Line t is represented by the equation y 5 2x 2 1. If the line is dilated by a scale factor of 3 centered at the origin, which equation represents the image of line t after the dilation?
(1) y 5 2x 2 3 (2) y 5 6x 2 3 (3) y 5 2x 2 1 (4) y 5 6x 2 1
(1) y 5 2x 2 3.
An organism that can produce its own food using energy from sunlight or chemicals.
Autotroph (Producer).
To briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing.
Summarize.
Who is the scientific revolutionary that introduced Heliocentrism?
Nicolaus Copernicus
From Is Survival Selfish, paragraph 9: Edicts.
Commands.
Which regular polygon would carry onto itself after a rotation of 60° about its center?
(1) pentagon (2) hexagon (3) octagon (4) decagon
(2) hexagon.
Name at least three Human Body Systems (extra points if you can name all eight).
Circulatory, Digestive, Endocrine, Excretory, Immune, Muscular, Nervous, and Respiratory.
Academic term for the main character in a work of literature.
Protagonist.
What is the name of the expansive Mongol-protected trade routes that ran throughout the entirety of Asia.
The Silkroad.
From Entwined, paragraph 103: Brusque.
Curt or Blunt.
Triangle ABC is mapped onto nA9B9C9 after a sequence of rigid motions. Which statement is always true?
(1) Segment AB is parallel to segment A9B9.
(2) Segment AB is congruent to segment A9B9.
(3) The measure of angle A is the same as the measure of angle B9.
(4) The orientation of nABC is the same as the orientation of nA9B9C9.
(2) Segment AB is congruent to segment A9B9.
Name the Earth's Spheres.
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere.
The emotional response evoked by a word.
Connotation.
What innovation did the Ottomans use in their invasion of Constantinople?
Siege cannon.
From Night, paragraph 43: Bartered.
Traded.