Somebody call the Grammar Police
Our teacher was absent yesterday, so we had a substatute.
Which underlined word is NOT spelled correctly?
a. substatute
b. yesterday
c. absent
d. teacher
a. substatute
What is the value of 0.1561 rounded to the nearest tenth ?
a. 0.15
b. 0.16
c. 0.1
d. 0.2
Water and wind are the two forces that cause ___________.
a. earthquakes
b. glaciers
c. erosion
d. volcanoes
c. erosion
Tim works on a 6-hour shift today. He has 2 bags of mail that he needs to deliver today. One is 24.52 kilograms and the other one is 18.8 kilograms. What is the total weight of the two bags of mail?
43.32
Which part of your body pumps blood?
the heart
Which sentence below does NOT have an irregular verb in it?
a. Unfortunately, the wind blew down the newly planted trees.
b. In Egypt, there are pyramids in which treasures lie.
c. Joe returned home after three years in the army.
d. Amanda threw the baseball over the fence just to anger Tim.
c. Joe returned home after three years in the army.
What is the value of the expression 1 / 5 ÷ 4 ?
a. 20 / 1
b. 5 / 4
c. 4 / 5
d. 1 / 20
d. 1 / 20
Which of these would not make a good insulator?
a. an eraser
b.a piece of paper
c. a paper clip
d. a plastic comb
c. a paper clip
On average, the post office processes 45.6 letters every hour. How many letters can the office process during the 9 hours it is open?
410.4
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. Mrs. Barnes our English teacher, taught us how to use commas.
b. Mrs. Barnes our English teacher taught us how to use commas.
c. Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher taught us how to use commas.
d. Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher, taught us how to use commas.
d. Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher, taught us how to use commas.
Which phrase is represented by the expression 5 × (36 + 9) ?
a. the product of 36 and 5, increased by 9
b. the product of 36 and 9, multiplied by 5
c. the sum of 36 and 9, multiplied by 5
d. the sum of 36 and 5, increased by 9
c. the sum of 36 and 9, multiplied by 5
Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a. ice cream melting in the sun
b. crushing a soda can
c. mixing salt and sugar
d. burning wood in the fireplace
d. burning wood in the fireplace
Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps 1/4 of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends?
54
Which part of a plant absorbs water?
the roots
Which sentence is written correctly?
a. The weatherman said "its going to be a warm day"
b. The weatherman said it’s going to be a warm day.
c. The weatherman, said it going to be a "warm" day!
d. The weatherman said, its’ going, to be a warm day
b. The weatherman said it’s going to be a warm day.
The value of the digital in the hundred place in the number 653,841 is 1/10 the value of the digit in thousands place in which number?
a. 748,917
b. 749,817
c. 784,917
d. 797,481
a. 748, 917
List the five groups that vertebrates are split into
mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish
Of 100 children in Grades 5 and 6, three-quarters have pets; 40 children have a dog, and 18 children have a cat. How many children have other kinds of pets?
17
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
a hummingbird
Which adverb phrase in the sentences below answers the question “why”?
a. The storm came up during the night.
b. The children combed the nearby woods for pine cones.
c. We spent the afternoon at the mall.
d. The students usually travel to games by bus.
b. The children combed the nearby woods for pine cones.
What is the quotient of 1,248 ÷ 7 ?
a. 177 remainder 9
b. 168 remainder 2
c. 178 remainder 2
d. 178 remainder 3
c. 178 remainder 2
Which part of plant and animal cells contains chromosomes?
a. nucleus
b. cytoplasm
c. membrane
d. vacuole
a. nucleus
30 people watched the soccer game last night. Tickets cost $2.75 each. Half of these fans bought a program at $1.50 each. How much money was collected?
30 x 2.75 = 82.50 collected for tickets
1/2 of the people bought a program,
so 30 x 1/2 = 15 bought programs.
15 x 1.50 = 22.50 collected for programs
82.50 + 22.50 = 105
What is the only mammal that can fly?
A bat