Math
In the number 9546.231 what number is in the hundredths place?
Answer: 3
Which of these animals is not an invertebrate?
Cat
Squid
Butterfly
Lobster
Answer: 1. Cat
What was available in New England that was needed to run factory machinery?
a. Cloth
b. Farm equipment
c. Ports
d. Waterpower
Answer: d. Waterpower
Identify the figurative language used in the following sentence:
The movement of the train rocked me to sleep like a lullaby.
Answer: simile
What was the name of the prophet who ran away from God?
Isaiah
Hoseah
Jonah
Elijah
Answer: 3. Jonah
Place the numbers from least to greatest:
8.32, 7.3, 9.2, 8.14, 8.1, 8.2
Answer: 7.3, 8.1, 8.14, 8.2, 8.32, 9.2
What cell structure is considered the powerhouse of the cell?
Cell Membrane
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus
Ribosomes
Answer: 2. Mitochondria
The system set up to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government is called
a. Checks and balances
b. Equilibrium
c. Separation of powers
d. Veto and override system
Answer: a. Checks and balances
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence (don’t include articles):
Many people roast beets because it’s an easy way to prepare them, and it brings out the sweet flavor.
Answer: Many, easy, sweet
What is the name of the city that Jonah tried to sail to while running away from God?
Joppa
Tarshish
Jerusalem
Nineveh
Answer: 2. Tarshish
Add 7.7 + 12.342
Answer: 20.042
A skier who is stopped at the top of a hill has what kind of energy?
Kinetic Energy
Micro Energy
Transfer energy
Potential energy
Answer: 4. Potential energy
What is the name given to Americans who supported independence?
Answer: Patriots
Explain why father’s returning in Thin Wood Walls was bittersweet.
Answer: Mike left to go to war the morning before Dad returned.
Conflict is a ….?
Blame game
Slippery slope
3. Way to make peace.
Answer: 2. Slippery slope
Divide: 7.82 ÷ 5
Answer: 1.564
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the ocean floor?
Abyssal plain
Continental shelf
Aquifer
Mid-ocean ridge
Answer: 3. Aquifer
The Articles of Confederation had to be approved by how many states?
a. 7
b. 9
c. 11
d. 13
Answer: d. 13
Tell why Queen Elizabeth was an exceptional leader by connecting a specific example from her life to one of Stephen Covey’s habits of leadership.
Answer: Answers will vary.
As the first angel in Revelation 14 is flying through the air, what does it have?
A candlestick with seven candles.
A scroll with a seal
The eternal gospel
A crow with many stars
Answer: 3. The eternal gospel
Multiply 5.214 x 4.12
Answer: 21.48168
What do you call marine organisms, such as fish and whales, that are able to swim freely?
Benthos
Nekton
Plankton
Estuarian
Answer: 2. Nekton
Tecumseh’s brother and ally
Answer: The Prophet
Determine the main idea of the following passage:
When people think of Antarctica, they think of snow and ice. When they think of deserts, they think of sun, heat, and sand. Yet in spite of its cold temperatures, Antarctica is actually a desert. In fact, it is the largest desert on the planet. A desert is a very dry environment that receives less than ten inches of precipitation yearly. On average, Antarctica gets less than two inches. Most of that precipitation is in the form of snow, but rain or ice can sometimes fall as well.
Answer: Even though Antarctica is cold and has snow, it is a desert.
What are the parts of a communication pie?
Answer: Respectful words, respectful listening skills, respectful body language, respectful tone of voice