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HiSet Exam
100

Simplify 26 + (-5) x 2

What is 16.

100

This is the name of energy of motion.  BONUS: What is the equation?

What is kinetic energy? BONUS: KE=1/2 (mass times velocity squared).

100

The 3 branches of the US government are... DOUBLE: tell the role of each branch.

What is legislative, executive and judicial DOUBLE: L= make laws, E=enforce laws, J=interpret laws

100

Choose the correct form of the word: YOUR/YOU'RE going to do well on YOUR/YOU'RE test. (must get both correct for credit.)

What is "you're" and "your"

100

What is the minimum score you can get on any part of your HiSet exam and pass (not including your essay)?

What is 8 points?

200

Take 2 1/2 from 7 1/4.

What is 4 3/4.

200

These two words refer to the highest and lowest point on a wave.

What are crest and trough?

200

This event, which occurred between 1750 and 1850 brought many changes to the world's societies, products, manufacturing, and agriculture.  Some of the changes were good, and some were bad.

What was the Industrial Revolution

200

Phrases like "To begin", "in addition", and "To sum up" at the beginning of paragraphs in an essay are known as...

What are transition words

200

How many total points do you need to pass your HiSet exam?

What is 45 points

300

absolute value of /-4/ - /-12/ = ?

What is 8 ? ( positive, not negative)

300

This word refers to the center of a cell, where the chromosomes are contained?  

What is the nucleus 

300

This was the economic event of the 1920s and 1930s during which U.S. unemployment was around 25%, meaning 1 out of every 4 people was out of work and could not find a job. Social Security and unemployment benefits didn't exist yet.

What is the Great Depression

300

Choose the correct form of the word: My students tell me THEIR/THERE are TO/TOO many rules to remember for THEIR/THEY'RE math homework! (must get all correct for credit)

What is "there", "too" and "their"

300

This test has 2 parts

What is the writing test (multiple choice and essay)

400

There were 20 gifts for the Alamosa class.  8 of them were for the teacher.  What % were for the rest of the class?

What is 60%

400

The human body is mostly made up of this element. BONUS: What is the atomic number of this element?

What is oxygen? Bonus: 8

400

This is the reason that there are 13 stripes on the US flag

What is to represent the 13 original colonies?

400

This is what I'm doing if I write about how things are the same ( answer #1) and then how things are different ( answer #2).

What is compare and contrast

400

You can use these two things, in addition to your brain, on the HiSet math exam

What are a calculator and scratch paper

500

Zoo tickets cost $10 for adults.  Some of us are going for free on Monday.  This is the percent discount

What is 100%

500

The speed of light (671 million miles per hour) is written like this using scientific notation.  

What is 6.71 X 10 ^ 8

500

This term is used to describe the system that the US government uses to keep any branch from becoming too powerful

What is "checks and balances"

500

Fix this sentence in at least 2 ways: (must do 2 correctly for credit): They studied hard, they will pass the HiSet. BONUS: what is the error above called?

What is: They studied hard, SO they will pass the HiSet. They studied hard. They will pass the HiSet. Because they studied hard, they will pass the HiSet. BONUS: comma splice

500

The 5 parts of your HiSet exam

What are: math, science, social studies, reading and writing

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