Probability
An amusement park has 20 rides, 12 of which are roller coasters. Becky chooses her first ride by randomly pointing at a map of the park. What is the probability that she will point at a roller coaster?
A)1/12
B)3/5
C)2/3
D)3/2
B)3/5
Mrs. Archer bought four rulers for her art class. Three of them were 6 inches long and the other one was 12 inches long. What was the mean length of the rulers Mrs. Archer bought, in inches?
A)6
B)6 1/2
C)7
D)7 1/2
D)7 1/2
Which of the following would be the best unit to use to measure the weight of a textbook?
A)ounces
B)quarts
C)tons
D)yards
A)ounces
ORIGIN
A)design
B)end
C)middle
D)source
D)source
Sarita wondered how her votes might---the result of the election.
A)affect
B)effect
C)convince
D)occupy
A)affect
A 6-sided number cube is numbered 1 through 6. If the cube is rolled, what is the probability that it will land on an even number?
A)0.12
B)0.30
C)0.50
D)0.56
C)0.50
Six of Sam's cousins came to his birthday party. One of them was 8 years old, two of them were 11 years old, and three of them were 12 years old. What was the mean age of Sam's cousins?
A)9
B)10
C)11
D)12
C)11
Which of the following would be the best unit to use to measure the length of a car?
A)feet
B)miles
C)pounds
D)tons
A)feet
LOYAL
A)attractive
B)dishonest
C)reliable
D)royal
C)reliable
Mark, who always did the right thing, was considered by many to be a very---person.
A)moral
B)selfish
C)stingy
D)wicked
A)moral
Each letter in the word CONJUNCTIONS is written on a separate piece of paper, then put into a bag. If one piece of paper is chosen from the bag at random, what is the probability that on it will be written an N?
A)0.14
B)0.25
C)0.30
D)0.33
B)0.25
Simon wrote five consecutive integers on a piece of paper. If the median of the integers was 9, what was the largest integer?
A)5
B)7
C)11
D)13
D)13
Which of the following would be the best unit to use to measure the weight of an adult man?
A)centimeters
B)grams
C)kilograms
D)kilometers
B)grams
LINGER
A)disappear
B)overpower
C)remain
D)spread
C)remain
Though he was far from the edge of the cliff, Ian couldn't move, his fear of heights leaving him---.
A)elated
B)petrified
C)prompt
D)satisfied
B)petrified
A closet contains only yellow and purple shirts. The probability of randomly picking out a yellow shirt is 1 out of 3. Which of the following could be the number of shirts in the closet?
A)1 yellow, 3 purple
B)2 yellow, 4 purple
C)3 yellow, 1 purple
D)4 yellow, 12 purple
D)4 yellow, 12 purple
At a family reunion, the oldest family member in attendance was 52. If the range of the family members' ages was 46, what was the age of the youngest family member at the reunion?
A)4
B)6
C)14
D)40
B)6
Which of the following would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between New York and Los Angeles?
A)centimeters
B)kilometers
C)meters
D)millimeters
B)kilometers
FUNDAMENTAL
A)crazy
B)important
C)severe
D)surplus
B)important
Pressing the reset button on a smartphone or computer will---the device back to its original factory settings.
A)advance
B)progress
C)revert
D)strike
C)revert
In a fifth-grade class, all of the students put their names in a hat. The probability of picking a boy's name was 2 out of 5. Which of the following could be the number of students in class
A)2 boys, 5 girls
B)4 boys, 10 girls
C)6 boys, 9 girls
D)10 boys, 4 girls
C)6 boys, 9 girls
Four adults discovered that their median age was 30. Which of the following could be their ages?
A)24,30,42, 55
B)26, 29, 30,30
C)28,28,32,62
D)30,30,31,32
When it is 1:00 PM in Los Angeles, it is 11:00 AM in Honolulu. An airplane leaves Honolulu at 6:00 AM for Los Angeles. When it arrives in Los Angeles, the local time is 2:00 PM. How long was the flight?
A)10 hours
B)8 hours
C)6 hours
D)4 hours
C)6 hours
PREJUDICE
A)bias
B)comfort
C)justice
D)knowledge
A)bias
When Anastasia moved to a new city, she knew that she had to --- to a new lifestyle and find new friends.
A)adapt
B)cease
C)demand
D)happen
A)adapt