What is the term for a verb form that functions as a noun, often ending in "-ing"?
Gerund
The manager who's car is new arrived late today.
whose
When a species disappears from Earth forever
Extinction

What fraction of the glasses have orange (size of glass does not matter) juice? What is that fraction in simplest form?
9/12 = 3/4
What are the words at the top of the dictionary called?
Guide words
Which mountains run through the western part of Virginia?
a. Appalachian
b. Piedmont
c. Potomac
a. Appalachian
3.67 x 9
33.03
Fill in the Blank using the word bank below
Because her roommates spoke too fast for her, she couldn't follow their conversation, and so she felt very ________________ her first few weeks.
Isolated | global | identical | resourceful | challenging
Because her roommates spoke too fast for her, she couldn't follow their conversation, and so she felt very isolated her first few weeks.
Find the sum: -55.34 + 25 =
-30.34
Put the letters in correct order so you have a word: t,r,i,b,r,e,l,e
terrible
My aunt who car I borrowed lives near your house.
Change who to whose
Three friends equally share 1/3 of a pizza. How much from the whole pizza does each friend get?
1/9 of the pizza each
Bridge Type: Type/Kind
SQUARE : QUADRILATERAL
A square is a type of quadrilateral.
A) rifle : weapon
B) instrument : violin
C) pattern : plaid
D) airplane : spacecraft
A) rifle : weapon
A square is a type of quadrilateral, or 4-sided shape. A rifle is a type of weapon.
Which pair of guide words might you find on a dictionary page where the word creed could be found.
Creed
A. cripple | croissant
B. creditor | crimson
B. creditor | crimson
The largest shipyard in the United States is located in Virginia in
a. Richmond
b. Williamsburg
c. Appomattox
d. Portsmouth
d. Portsmouth
What is 3/8 of 72
27
Fill in the blank with one of the words from the word bank
achieve credits schedule effort required
If you want to ________________ your goals, you have to plan and work hard towards them.
If you want to achieve your goals, you have to plan and work hard towards them.
Solve: (15/6)∗(2/3)
(15/6)∗(2/3)
= (5/2)∗(2/3)
= 5/3.
What is the comparative form of adjective "little?"
Last week I watched the movie "Wonder Woman" who was very nice.
Change who to which or that
the number of right angles in a square...?
4 right angles
A business has 324 cases of soda. There are 54 cans in each case. How many cans of soda does the business have?
17,496 cans
Where in the dictionary can you find the word rebate?
A. reality | rebellious
B. react | realistic
A. reality | rebellious
Mount Vernon was the home of
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. James Madison
d. Robert E. Lee
b. George Washington
The PLACE and VALUE of the 5 in 125,487.063
Thousands - 5,000
What is the past tense of put?
put
3x – 7 + 4 – x + 6x – 1 + 2x
10x -4
Which word is odd? Wind, Terribly, Awfully, Strongly, Fast, Badly
Wind
The people which moved into that house are from Germany.
Change which to who
These are made from semiconductors and
require little voltage.
Transistor
A ribbon that is 6 meters in length is cut into 24 pieces that are all the same length. What will be the length of each piece, in centimeters?
(Thought: how many centimeters are in one meter?)
25 centimeters
Where in the dictionay can you find the word ballot?
A. barricade | baseball
B. bald | balsa
B. bald | balsa
The Civil War ended in Virginia in the town of
a. Richmond
b. Williamsburg
c. Appomattox
d. Norfolk
c. Appomattox
∛216 is?
6
What is the past tense of hear?
heard
–9h + 3 – 2h – 13 + 10h + 7
-h -3
Insert the missingword(s): If you mix red and blue, you get _________.
purple
The news article whom was published in the New York Times was controversial.
Change whom to which or that
The full set of bones that holds up a body
Skeleton
What is the value of 3/12 ÷ 2 (simplified)
1/8
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
harbor in the dictionary?
harbor
A. happy-go-lucky | hardship
B. highlight | hippie
A. happy-go-lucky | hardship
In Virginia the Atlantic Coastal Plain is called the
a. Chesapeake
b. Potomac
c. Tidewater
d. None of the above
c. Tidewater
What are the coordinates of the point C? 
(6, 3)
Fill in the blank using the word bank below
In every major, some courses are ______________; others are electives, meaning you don't have to take them.
credits | global | required | resourceful | challenging
In every major, some courses are required; others are electives, meaning you don't have to take them.
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
60 cubic units
What is a synonym for "big"? (Give at least two words.)
Large, huge, enormous, massive, vast, colossal, substantial, huge, gigantic, hefty, immense, etc.
Sophia said, Get out of the rain!
Sophia said, “Get out of the rain!”
An electric ____________ converts electrical energy to kinetic energy.
motor
What this common abbreviation found in the dictionary mean? Spell the full word.
V. / Vb
Verb
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
recycle in the dictionary?
A. Recrudesce | red ant
B. Recommit | Recriminatory
A. Recrudesce | red ant
Virginia has coastline along
a. The Atlantic Ocean
b. Chesapeake Bay
c. Both a. and b. above
d. None of the above
c. Both a. and b.
11(1 + 3w) + 2(4 – 6w) + 3(2 – 5w)
6w + 25
What is the past tense of bring?
brought
a + 8 – 9a + 1 – 2 + 5a
-3a + 7
What is the past participle (3rd form) of the verb "drive?"
driven
Gas in Alaska is the most cheapest gas in all the world.
Gas in Alaska is the cheapest in the world.
George Washington Carver studied different areas of science, including _____ which is the study of plants and how they grow.
A. Geology C. Botany
B. Chemistry D. Physics
C. Botany
What this common abbreviation found in the dictionary mean? Spell the full word.
Pseud.
Psuedonym
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
thrawt in the dictionary?
A. throw | thumb
B. thumbhole | thyroid
B. thumbhole | thyroid
Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of what?
silk cultivation
coal
tobacco
wine
Silk Cultivation
By using the properties of rational numbers solve the following equation (8 + 0) + (6 * 3).
a) 26
b) 24
c) 28
d) 0
Answer: a
(8+0) + (6 * 3)
= (8) + (18)
= 26.
Bridge Type: Definition (Antonyms)
Permanent is the opposite of temporary
8) PERMANENT : TEMPORARY
A) ordinary : plain
B) imaginary : fake
C) astonishing : surprising
D) skeptical : trusting
D) skeptical : trusting
Permanent is the opposite of temporary, or impermanent. Skeptical, or unbelieving, is the opposite of trusting.
4 – d + 6(2d + 5)
11d + 34
This word means to create or produce something.
Unscramble: raenegte
generate
When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
When I turn forty five, I will have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
This device produces current by moving
a magnetic field across a wire.
Generator
A school is taking 384 students on a field trip. Each bus holds 12 students. How many buses are needed?
Answer: 32
Which dictionary guide words a can you find the word onomatopoeia?
A. On | onerousness
B. Oneself | OOD
B. Oneself | OOD
How many Presidents of the United States were born in Virginia?
8
They were: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
11/2+11/4–11/8+11/16.
a) 44/2
b) 44/4
c) 44/16
d) 121/16
Find the least common multiple. 11/2+11/4+11/8+11/16
=88/16+44/16–22/16+11/16
= 121/16.
Bridge Type: Lack
CLUMSY : GRACE
Someone who is clumsy lacks grace.
A) doubtful : faith
B) determined : work
C) rich : charity
D) beautiful : love
A) doubtful : faith
Clumsy means awkward or klutzy. Grace is the quality of being effortlessly coordinated or skilled. Thus, someone who is clumsy lacks grace. Someone who is doubtful lacks faith, or belief.
6(5 – 2t) – 2(3 – 4t)
-4t + 24
This word means to completely change something
Unscramble: oasnrmftr
Transform
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon.
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. (no correction necessary)
Convert 750 milligrams to grams. Show your work.
750 milligrams is equal to 0.750 grams
1,000 milligrams equals 1 gram,
750 divided by 1,000 = 0.750.
Once a bill has been accepted into a chamber of Congress, it is sent to:
A. a committee
B. the clerk
C. the Speaker of the House
D. be voted on
A. a committee
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
warthog in the dictionary?
A. warrener | washwoman
B. war game | warren
A. warrener | washwoman
Patrick Henry made his 'Give me Liberty or Give me Death' speech in what Virginia city?
Richmond
Multi-Step Simplification
7p − 3(p + 2)
Answer
7p - 3p -6
4p − 6
Bridge Type: Function
PIPE : WATER
The function of a pipe is to conduct water.
A) bottle : wine
B) artery : paint
C) vein : blood
D) nozzle : hose
C) vein : blood
The function of a pipe is to conduct water. The function of a vein is to conduct blood.
7r + 4r – 9 – 8 – r
10r -7
This word means very important or meaningful.
Unscramble: aiinctngsf
Significant
The cashere gave me two hundred and sixteen dollars sixty two cents.
The cashier gave me two hundred sixteen dollars and sixty two cents.
A student tests how the amount of sunlight affects the height of bean plants. She places one plant in full sunlight, one in partial sunlight, and one in darkness. She waters each plant with the same amount of water each day. What is the independent variable?
The independent variable is the amount of sunlight each bean plant receives.
Who solved the longitude problem and what was the instrument used called?
John Harrison, the marine chronometer
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
join in the dictionary?
A. jocasta | joint
B. joint | jotun
A. jocasta | joint
What is Virginia's state beverage?
Milk
6(2𝑥+1)=7𝑥+16
x = 2
Bridge Type: Characteristic
DREAMER : IDEALISTIC
A characteristic of a dreamer is to be idealistic.
A) judge : legal
B) cynic : critical
C) parent : feminine
D) novice : skilled
B) cynic : critical
Idealistic means believing strongly in one’s ideals regardless of how unrealistic they may be. Thus, a characteristic of a dreamer is to be idealistic. A cynic is a skeptical or negative person. Critical means judgmental, or behaving like a critic. Thus, a characteristic of a cynic is to be critical.
2(n + 8) – 3(2 – n) + 12
5n + 22