GED Jeopardy: Amoeba Amigos

RLA

100

A _______________ is a person, place or thing.

• Adjective
• Verb
• Noun
• Adverb

noun

200

Has the following sentence been written in the past, present or future tense?

“Will you call me when you get home?”

future

300

Can you properly combine the clauses below to form one complete independent clause.

 Music has often been known to stir the soul.         Some people argue music can’t change lives.

Music has often been known to stir the soul, yet some people argue music can’t change lives.

Musi has often been known to stir the soul, but some people argue music can’t change lives.

400

What is the main idea of the following excerpt?

Information on the sea slug and its characteristics.

500

Match the following homophones with their proper definitions or examples.

answers on board

Social Studies

100

Congress is bicameral or “split into two parts.” What two parts does Congress split into?

• House of representatives and the Senate

200

True or false: A bill automatically becomes a law if both the House of Representatives and the Senate pass it with a 2/3 majority.

• False, President can veto a bill. 

300

Which of the following quotes is an example of an opinion with bias?

• “Social media also serves as a vital communication tool during emergencies and natural disasters, facilitating rapid information dissemination and community support.”
• “The study, which analyzed data from over 500,000 teenagers, found that those spending five or more hours daily on electronic devices were 70% more likely to exhibit suicidal thoughts or behaviors.”
• “The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that 37% of students aged 12-18 experienced online bullying, with significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety among victims.”
• “When Apple introduced Screen Time controls and Instagram tested hiding like counts, preliminary studies showed improvements in user well-being and reduced addictive behaviors.”

• “Social media also serves as a vital communication tool during emergencies and natural disasters, facilitating rapid information dissemination and community support.”

400

Use the graph below to answer the following question.

• The country’s economy that the graph is based on is most likely agrarian or focused on natural resources. 

500

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

• Felt deprived of their own rights and this would later give rise to their war for independence.
• Answers will vary

Science

100

The __________________ system consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

nervous

200

Cells that use large amounts of energy, such as muscle cells, tend to have many of which type of organelle?

• Nuclei
• Lysosomes
• Mitochondria
• Golgi bodies

Mitochondria 

300

6CO2 + 6H2O  —— Light ——>   C6H12O6 + 6O2

What process does this equation depict?

In plain language, what are the reactants and the products of this equation?

photosynthesis

The reactants are carbon dioxide and water. The products are glucose and oxygen.

400

Find the protons, electrons, and neutrons of the following element

11, 11, 12

500

Describe a hypothetical experiment by walking through each step of the scientific method.

Answers will vary

Math

100

Show your work: 276 / 12

23

200

7.25 x 1.2

8.7

300

2, 5, 11, 20, ?

32

400

Solve for x

-7x – 6 -5x + 4 = 22

 x = -2

500

A mall kiosk needs to buy 40 new cell phone cases at z dollars a piece. Because they were buying so many they got 18% off the price. Which expression shows how much money they saved?

• 40z x 0.18
• 40z + 1.18
• 40z + 0.18
• 40z – 0.18

40z x 0.18

If You Know, You Know

100

Ms. Stewart needs one item to survive a day at work. Without these items, she would have all the tears. What is that item?

Sticky notes

200

AM: What was my computer background?

PM: Who are these characters?

Al-Khazneh, Petra, Jordan

Amoeba Sisters

300

What is the name of the copier that hates teachers?

Bob

400

What is the classroom number of the room we are in right now?

MP 107

500

Spell the intern's last name properly.

Coffey