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Grab Bag
100
The weatherman said it would be humid today. What does that mean?
A) The air is dry.
B) It's going to be very windy.
C) There is a lot of water vapor in the air.
D) There will be frozen precipitation.
C) There is a lot of water vapor in the air.
100
An oil spill washed up on the coast and coated a total of 5,117 birds with oil. A team of volunteers has cleaned 3,994 birds. The team calculates that they still have 1,123 birds to clean. Is their calculation reasonable? Estimate the number of birds by rounding the numbers to check the team's calculation.
The team's calculation is reasonable because my estimate of 1,000 is fairly close to 1,123.
100
Which word is a synonym for the word "rounded"?
A) curved
B) collected
C) poked
D) simple
A) curved
100
Look at the weather forecast for today and tomorrow.
Which of these statements is MOST LIKELY correct?
A) A high-pressure system is bringing cold front through the area.
B) The weather forecast for tomorrow shows the same weather as today.
C) A low-pressure system is bringing a cold front through the area.
D) A high-pressure system is bringing a warm front through the area.
C) A low-pressure system is bringing a cold front through the area.
200
I am a large body of gas and rock in space. I move around a star. I do not produce my own source of light. You can see me at night when the Sun reflects off of me. Earth is one of us.
What am I?
A) comet
B) moon
C) planet
D) star
C) planet
200
Find the average (arithmetic mean) for the given set of numbers.
{3, 7, 5, 13, 20, 23, 39, 23, 40, 23, 14, 12, 56, 23, 29}
22
200
Read this sentence.
Don’t try to win your audience over with comedy.
What is the meaning of the phrase "win your audience over"?
A) to win a prize for the best speech
B) to win a prize for being funny
C) to appear confident to your viewers
D) to connect with your viewers
D) to connect with your viewers
200
Campfire
The campfire my dad built was quite impressive. It was able to illuminate the campsite so we could see the area around us.
What is an antonym for the word illuminate?
A) brighten
B) freeze
C) darken
D) warm
C) darken
300
Resources like wind, water, and sunlight are known as renewable energy resources. Which statement describes why these resources are considered renewable?
A) They can be replaced in a short amount of time by natural processes.
B) They can be made by machines to provide affordable energy to humans.
C) They take millions of years to form and are made of decomposed plants.
D) They are the only forms of energy found in their natural forms on Earth.
A) They can be replaced in a short amount of time by natural processes.
300
A restaurant gives each guest 2 mints at the end of their meal. Last night, the restaurant gave out 58 mints. Which equation can be used to find g, the number of guests at the restaurant last night?
A) g = 58 × 2
B) g = 58 + 2
C) g = 58 − 2
D) g = 58 ÷ 2
D) g = 58 ÷ 2
300
Analyze the following dictionary entry.
devour v. [Middle English]
1. to swallow or eat up hungrily
2. to consume destructively
3. to eagerly enjoy
Read the following sentence.
The fire devoured the building within minutes.
Which definition fits how the word the devoured is used in the sentence?
A) definition 2
B) definition 3
C) definition 1
A) definition 2
300
Read the sentence below the picture.
Due to Mr. Gonzalez speaking Spanish, I needed a friend to translate what he was telling me.
What is a synonym for the word translate?
A) interpret
B) repeat
C) deliver
D) read
A) interpret
400
Mrs. Marsh's class is conducting an experiment to see how different light effects plant growth. They are using three light bulbs in the experiment: two white light bulbs, one low-wattage, one high-wattage, and one black light bulb. They plant four pots with the same plants and soil. They plan to water the plants on Tuesday and Thursday with the same amount of water. One pot is placed on the window sill and receives natural sunlight. The other three pots are placed under the three different light bulbs.
In this experiment, which of the choices is NOT a controlled variable?
A) the type of plant
B) the location of the plants
C) the amount of soil in each pot
D) the amount of water given to each pot
B) the location of the plants
400
Rick wants new carpeting for his living room. His living room is a rectangle 5 yards by 7 yards. How many square yards of carpeting does Rick need to cover his entire living room?
35 square units
400
Which sentence correctly connects both of the given ideas with the correct underlined linking word?
A) Baby grizzly bears are fed by their mother and they cannot hunt for food on their own.
B) Most grizzly bears weigh over 300 pounds also he eats a combination of meat and berries.
C) The claws on a grizzly bear's paw are sharp because it needs to dig in the ground to find roots to eat.
D) Most grizzly bears live in Alaska but their environment has been slowly destroyed and altered by human activity.
C) The claws on a grizzly bear's paw are sharp because it needs to dig in the ground to find roots to eat.
400
Which fraction is greater than 1 4/9?
A) 4/3
B) 11/6
C) 13/9
D) 13/11
B) 11/6
500
Jonathan is entering a contest. In the contest he will need to design a ramp to send a toy car as far as he can get it to go, without applying any force to the car. The diagram above shows Jonathan's work and the results of his first four trials. What conclusions can he draw when he sends the car down the ramp for the fifth trial?
A) The car will travel one meter.
B) The car will travel five meters.
C) The car will travel four meters.
D) The car will travel three meters.
D) The car will travel three meters.
500
Describe a right triangle.
*Be sure to include your thoughts about all the angles.
One angle measures 90, and the other two are less than 90.
500
Organization is important when writing, as it allows readers to better understand content. Anthony is writing a how-to guide on building a simple tree house.
For Anthony's purpose, which organizational strategy would be best for this text?
A) Tell readers about the history of tree houses and how to choose their designs.
B) Provide a list of materials needed and describe detailed steps in chronological order.
C) Introduce the topic with reasons for building a tree house and provide a list of materials.
D) Provide a detailed list of the materials needed and describe different types of tree houses.
B) Provide a list of materials needed and describe detailed steps in chronological order.
500
Crazy Mike's Burger Joint serves 5 different sizes of burgers. The weight of each size are on the line plot above. Crazy Mike wanted to track how many burgers he sold of each weight on the line plot. How much more did the heaviest burger weigh than the lightest burger?
A) 
B) 1 pound
C) 5 pounds
D) 
D)