Math
What is three-fourths of 60?
45
What is the plural of mouse?
Mice.
What gas do plants take in for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
On which continent is the Sahara Desert?
Africa.
Which is greater: 0.6 or 0.56?
0.6, which equals 0.60.
What is 6 + 4 × 3?
18. Multiply first, then add.
In “The puppy barked loudly,” which word is the adverb?
Loudly.
What process turns water vapor into liquid water?
Condensation.
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The equator.
A movie begins at 6:45 p.m. and lasts 1 hour 50 minutes. When does it end?
8:35 p.m.
What is 20% of 150?
30.
Which is correct: “Their going home,” “There going home,” or “They’re going home”?
They’re going home. They’re means they are.
In the food chain grass → rabbit → fox, which animal is the primary consumer?
The rabbit. It eats the producer, grass.
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa.
Three notebooks cost $2.75 each. You pay with $10. How much change do you get? Ignore tax.
$1.75. The total is $8.25.
What is 2/3 + 1/4?
11/12. Use a common denominator of 12.
In “The bright stars above the lake shimmered,” what is the complete subject?
The bright stars above the lake.
What force opposes motion when two surfaces rub against each other?
Friction.
Which two countries share land borders with the contiguous United States?
Canada and Mexico.
A recipe needs 3/4 cup of milk. How much is needed for a double batch?
1 1/2 cups.
A square has a perimeter of 24 cm. What is its area?
36 square centimeters. Each side is 6 cm.
“The classroom was a zoo.” Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
Metaphor. It compares directly without like or as.
What mainly causes Earth’s seasons?
Earth’s tilted axis as it orbits the Sun. The tilt changes sunlight angle and day length.
On a map, 1 inch represents 20 miles. Two towns are 3 1/2 inches apart. How far apart are they?
70 miles.
The average of 8, 10, and one missing number is 12. What is the missing number?
18. The three numbers must total 36.