The Wonderful World of Writing
(As long as you have a REALLY good word processing program and spelling because, lets be honest, people in the real world use spell check).
I Love Science.......

NOT !
Anything Goes
(Except if you are like me and you have a white-trash redneck sister-in-law(IN NAME ONLY) named Teresa and you shudder every time you hear her name.
Spectacular Social Studies
Math Is NOT Supposed to Suck
(But it REALLY Does)
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A ____________ is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and that expresses a complete thought.
What is a sentence. Page 16
100
The main function of the skeletal system is to provide nourishment for the body. TRUE OR FALSE
What is FALSE. The main function of the skeletal system is to provide support and protection for the body. Page 23
100
Who is the all-time leader for the number of consecutive starts by an NFL player?
Who is Brett Farve.
100
The idea that the government is not all powerful.
What is limited government. Page 18
100
What is the value of the 8 is the following number: 15, 789, 200
What is ten thousands or 80, 000. Page 14
200
The ___________ of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. The __________ tells what the subject is or what it does.
What is the subject and the predicate. Page 16
200
Why is it important to strengthen your ligaments through exercise?
Because ligaments are responsible for connecting the bones to one another.
200
What two recording artists are tied for the number of Grammy wins in a single night by a female?
Who are Adele and Beyoncé?
200
In a _____________ form of government, citizens choose a group of people to govern on their behalf.
What is a democratic form of government. Page 17
200
Winona's mechanic charges $65 per hour for labor plus the cost of parts. How much will she pay if her car needs a new part for $215 and 3 hours of labor? A. $280 B. $410 C. 710 D. $840
What is B. 215 + 3 x 65 = 410 Page 46
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A ______ ______ (two words) tells who or what the subject is about, but does not include the descriptive words that are part of the subject. The _______ _______ (two words) is a subject made up of more than one part connected with words, such as and or or.
What is a simple subject and a compound subject. Page 18
300
Which of the following would most likely cause arthritis? A. A fall that breaks a bone. B. Damage to a nerve in the arm or in the leg. C. Damage to involuntary muscles, D. Wearing away of cartilage.
What is D. Wearing away of cartilage. Page 43 In the disease known as arthritis, ends of bone are padded with cartilage. Cartilage acts as a shock absorber.
300
What is the longest running animated TV series of all time?
What is The Simpsons?
300
What are the three types of government?
What are autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy. In an autocracy one person holds all the power. In a dictatorship the government is ruled by one person or a small group of people who seize and exercise absolute power. An oligarchy is similar to an autocracy, but instead of just one person, a small group holds all of the power. Pages 16 and 17
300
______________ is an estimation strategy where the number goes up or down to the nearest 0.
What is an estimate. Page 35
400
A ___________ tells what the subject does. A ______ _______ (two words), made up of two or more words, is needed to express an action or state of being. This tells whether the action or state of being happened in the past, present, or future.
What is a verb and a verb phrase. Page 18
400
The primary function of the respiratory system is to remove liquid wastes from the body. TRUE OR FALSE
What is TRUE. Pages 28 and 29.
400
If a players gets one of these in soccer it means that player has committed an obvious foul. If a player gets two of these they are ejected from the game.
What is a yellow card.
400
The idea of limited government, that the government was not all-powerful, was first established by the ________ ________ (2 words) in England in 1215.
What is the Magna Carta. Page 18 The Magna Carta was a first step toward limiting the power of the English monarch and establishing certain rights, many of which are included in the US Constitution.
400
What is the greatest common factor of 36 and 60?
What is 12. The greatest common factor is the largest common factor shared by two numbers. For example, the greatest common factor of 24 and 100 is 4 because 4 is the largest number that can be evenly divided into both numbers. Page 31
500
Identify the verb and the simple/compound subject(s) in the following sentence: The old run-down bus pulled slowly out of the station
What is the simple subject bus and the verb is pulled. Page 19
500
When this happens, cells of the liver are replaced by scar tissue.
What is cirrhosis. Page 39 The scar tissue prevents the liver from functioning correctly. Alcoholism and poor diet are two risk factors for this disease. The liver can never be repair and cirrhosis of the liver leads to death.
500
What American President died after only one month on the job?
Who is William Henry Harrison. After taking office in March of 1841, William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, died of pneumonia at the White House on April 4, 1841, becoming the first United States President to die in office.
500
What introduces the United States Constitution and describes the general purpose for establishing the government?
What is the Preamble. Page 19.
500
What is the value of 15+ (26-6) /(7-(8/4))? A. 19 B. 34 C. 114 D. 147
What is A. 8/4=2, 7-2=5, 26-6=20, 20/5=4, 15+4=19 Page 47
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