Gear-Up
Math
English
*Californian Colleges*
*Financial Aid*
100

These are two GEAR-UP staff members at Seaside High School.

Who is Mr. Micah, Miss Karla, Miss Noemi, ect.
100

2 + 3 * 4

What is 14?
100

This British author wrote Romeo and Juliet.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

This California public university system offers more than 700 undergraduate majors across its 23 campuses.

What is the California State University (CSU) system?

100

This application is crucial for students seeking federal financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study programs.

What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?

200

These are two of the four services GEAR-UP provides.

What is:
           *Tutoring?

           *Mentoring?

           *Financial Education?

           *Academic Preparation?

200

The fraction 8/12 can be simplified into a smaller fraction.

What is 2/3?

200

This part of speech shows action in a sentence.

What is a verb?

200

This type of California college offers two-year associate degrees and transfer programs to four-year universities.  *DAILY DOUBLE!*

What are community colleges?

200

This type of financial aid is awarded based on academic merit, special talents, or achievements and does not need to be repaid.

What is a scholarship?

300

These two counties are served by GEAR-UP.

Where are Santa Cruz and Monterey?

300

The Pythagorean Theorem.

What is 'a' squared plus 'b' squared equals 'c' squared?

300

This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.

What is an adjective?

300

This program allows California students to attend community colleges for free for the first two years, provided they meet certain eligibility criteria.

What is the California College Promise Program?

300

This type of loan must be repaid with interest and is often taken out by students to help pay for college.

What is a student loan?

400

GEAR UP primarily serves students in this grade range.  *DAILY DOUBLE!*

What are grades 6 through 12?

400

The meaning behind the PEMDAS acronym.

What is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction?
400

to cause to feel self-consciously confused or distressed: "embarass" or "embarrass."

What is embarrass?
400

The deadline for applying to most University of California campuses for fall admission is typically on this date.

What is November 30th?

400

This federal grant provides need-based aid to low-income undergraduate students and does not need to be repaid.

What is the Pell Grant?

500

The meaning behind the GEAR-UP acronym.

What is Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs?

500

The Quadratic Formula.

What is negative b, plus minus, the square root of, b squared minus, four times a and c, all divided by two times a?

500

This word in a sentence usually replaces a noun, like "he," "she," or "it."

What is a pronoun?

500

This university is located in Westwood, Los Angeles, and has produced more Olympic athletes than any other school in the United States.

What is UCLA?

500

This California-specific grant(scholarship) is designed for students from middle-income families and provides assistance to those attending UC or CSU schools.

What is the Middle Class Scholarship?

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