Math
What is the name of the horizontal axis in the Cartesian plane?
X-axis
Who are Jackson and Olivia?
Jackson and Olivia are students who help build tiny homes for the homeless.
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell
What were the main pre-Hispanic civilizations in Mexico?
Olmecs, Mayans, Teotihuacanos, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Toltecs and Aztecs (Mexicas)
The following stanza "MY HOME LEFT IN FLAMES / ASHES COVER YESTERDAY / THE MEMORIES WILL CRY / BUT THE LOVE WILL STILL REMAIN" is part of the lyrical subgenre known as:
ELEGY
What is the name of the point where the "x" and "y" axes intersect?
Origin
Why does Mr. Ray interview Jackson and Olivia?
To learn about the tiny home movement and why they chose to build tiny homes on the weekend.
Various organ systems working together
Organism
How important was Tenochtitlán in the Aztec Empire? And why?
It was the capital of the Aztec Empire, founded in 1325. It was a political, religious and economic center.
What is the communicative intention that seeks to reflect the author's feelings and emotions?
EMOTIVE/EXPRESSIVE
What is the distance between the points (3,4) and (0, 0)?
5 units
Why is building tiny homes for the homeless important to Olivia? Include evidence from the text to support your response.
It is important to Olivia because, she says, “my family was homeless for a little while” and “a house like the ones we are building now would have changed my life.”
Macromolecule found in fruits, vegetables and starches
Carbohydrates
Who was Hernan Cortes?
A Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that defeated the Aztec Empire.
How else is the rhetorical figure called personification known?
PROSOPOPOEIA
If segment AB has endpoints at (2, 6) and (8, 12), what is its midpoint?
(5, 9)
What is another way to say tiny homes are better for the environment?
Tiny homes are better for the natural world.
Macromolecule that never gives energy
Nucleic Acids
What pre-Hispanic culture is considered the "Mother Culture"?
The Olmec Culture
What is the name of the musical instrument that accompanied the poetry recited in ancient Greece?
LYRE
What is the name of the angle that a line forms with the positive direction of the "x" axis?
angle of inclination
Why does Olivia say that building tiny homes isn’t about impressing colleges?
It is about helping others and making a difference in the community, not about gaining recognition or impressing universities. She shares a personal story about how her family experienced homelessness when she was younger and how having a tiny home would have changed her life. This personal connection motivates her to help others in similar situations.
The two types of cells are…
Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
What part of the population of New Spain was called "Creoles"?
Children of Spaniards born in America, who formed the local elite but had limitations in accessing certain positions.
He is known as the father of science fiction, he was born in...(name and country)
JULES VERNE, France