Math
Between which pair of decimals should 4/7 be placed on a number line?
A. 0.3 and .04
B. 0.4 and 0.5
C. 0.5 and 0.6
D. 0.6 and 0.7
C. 0.5 and 0.6
What is the boiling point of water? (In Celsius)
100 Degrees Celsius
Which of the following is an opinion, rather than historical fact?
A. Leif Erikson was the son of Erik the Red.
B. Leif Erikson's crew called the Americas "Vinland."
C. Leif Erikson deserves more credit for his contributions.
D. Leif Erikson explored the Americas before Christopher Columbus.
C. Choice C is the correct answer because it is the author's opinion that Erikson deserves more credit. Rather than being an indisputable fact, it is a subjective value claim.
Choose the phrase that correctly completes the sentence below.
Not having to budget for tuition will allow me to reduce my hours at work ____________ I can take.
A. while increase the number of classes
B. and increasing the number of classes
C. while increasing the number of classes
D. and have increased the number of classes
C. while increasing the number of classes
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of many things or people but can still be singular in itself. Examples include words like family, army, and council.
A store charges $6.96 for a case of mineral water. Each case contains 2 boxes of mineral water. Each box contains 4 bottles of mineral water.
What is the cost of each bottle of mineral water?
A. $0.87
B. $1.16
C. $1.74
D. $3.48
A. $0.87
What tool could be used to find out how fast the wind is blowing?
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Thermometer
D. Wind vane
A. An anemometer measures air speed. Wind is the movement of air, so an anemometer would be able to measure wind speed.
Much of the 20th century was marked by conflict between the ideas of communism and capitalism.
What term is associated with the ideas of communism?
A. profit motive
B. private property
C. classless society
D. competitive market
C. Classless society
What is anaphora?
Anaphora is the repetition of the same words at the beginning of successive words, phrases, or clauses, designed to emphasize an idea.
Which river serves as a natural boundary between the United States and Mexico?
The Rio Grande River is a natural boundary between the United States and Mexico.
Subtract
(3x-4y)-(4x-3y)
A. -x-y
B. 7x-y
C. -x-7y
D. 7x-7y
A. -x-y
Name three types of electromagnetic radiation included on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Possible answers:
Radio waves, infrared waves, visible light waves, ultraviolet waves, X-rays, and Gamma rays.
Which political concept describes a ruling body's ability to influence the actions, behaviors, or attitudes of a person or community?
A. Politics
B. Power
C. Authority
D. Legitimacy
B. Power is a ruling body's ability to influence the actions, behavior and attitude of a person or group.
Which rhetorical strategy establishes a logical correlation or causation between two ideas?
Cause-and-effect establishes a logical correlation or causation between two ideas.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
Crispus Attucks was a black colonist who became the first casualty of the Boston Massacre when he was murdered by British soldiers in reaction to colonial protests.
Solve
4x2-x-5=0
A. x=-1 and x=5/4
B. x=4/5 and x=1
C. x=-1 and x=4/5
D. x=1 and x= 5/4
A. x=-1 and x=5/4
What does it mean if a relationship is causal?
If a relationship is causal, it means that one variable is the cause of the change in the other.
Which war is Abraham Lincoln referring to in the following passage?
"Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."
A. World War I
B. The Cold War
C. World War II
D. The American Civil War
D. Abraham Lincoln, the president of the United States when he gave that address, was referencing the Civil War.
Explain the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing.
Summarizing usually shortens the original text, focusing on the main idea; paraphrasing usually retains the same length as the original text, rewording each part of it.
What are the three possible trends displayed by a scatter plot?
The three possible trends on a scatter plot include positive correlation, negative correlation, and no correlation.
What is the equation of the line that has a slope of -7 and passes through the point (4, 8)?
A. x+7y=60
B. 7x+y=36
C. x-7y=-52
D. 7x-y=20
B. 7x+y=36
What are the four basic requirements necessary to test a hypothesis?
The four basic requirements needed to test a hypothesis include a control, variables, a constant, and repeated and collected data.
What type of map would be the most useful for calculating data and differentiating between the characteristics of two places?
A. Topographic maps
B. Dot-density maps
C. Isoline maps
D. Flow-line maps
C. Choice C is correct. Isoline maps are used to calculate data and differentiate between the characteristics of two places. In an isoline map, symbols represent values, and lines can be drawn between two points to determine differences.
What is the major issue with misplaced modifiers?
Misplaced modifiers make a sentence unclear by placing a modifier so far from the word it describes that a reader cannot decipher the overall meaning.
What measurement is normally used to quantify activation energy?
Activation energy is normally quantified by a measurement known as Joules (J).