Academic Skills
Give 3 examples of formal texts
Some examples: Essay, composition, report, research paper, cv.
True or False: The endocrine system is in charge of detecting changes, or stimuli, using sensory receptors.
False! Both systems work in coordination.
What is the early navigational instrument that explorers used at night?
Nocturnal or nightdial
In what era are we currently in the art world?
Contemporary era
Give 3 examples of a "little emergency"
Some examples: roof leaking, malfunctioning gadget, a sale from your favorite store.
Mention at least 2 benefits of using an endnote
Some examples: Located at the end of a chapter, volume, or work.
How many sections does the ear have and which are they?
3; Outer, Middle and Inner Ear
After Marco Polo's success, all Europeans wanted to reach to the same land. Which was it?
The East; Asia. India.
What is the main purpose of Postmodernism?
Go against what the Modern era stood for; Embraced complex over simple, challenged traditional views and idealized the individual experience over abstract rules.
What are the 3 main things teenages spend their money on?
Food
Clothes
Entertainment
Mention at least 2 benefits of using a footnote
Some examples: readers can find them quickly looking down, many word-processing programs have a ready-made footnote making tool.
What are corpuscles and where can we find them?
Corpuscles are body receptors that detect stimuli on the skin; we can find millions of corpuscles in the dermis.
Name all 3 Portuguese Explorers that undertook their travels to get to India.
Henry the Navigator, Bartolomé Díaz, Vasco da Gama (extra point for Pedro Álvarez Cabral)
Modern art is based on:______ and ________.
Progress and Reason
Congrats! You win 300 points!
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Name at least 3 of the rules to improve your formal writing.
Some rules: Use latin-based words, avoid vague/general language, don't use spoken language such as slang or idioms.
Explain the process of eyesight.
Light rays bounce off objects and into our eyes. Light passes through the cornea, pupil, and lens until finally gets to the retina. The projection is received upside down before it gets to the optic nerve, where it is flipped back and sent into the brain.
Marco Polo's journey became so important to the European market that they called it...
The Silk Road
Mention at least 4 art movements under the Avant-Garde umbrella.
Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Suprematism, Surrealism.
Name at least 4 different unnecessary expenses and justify your answer.
Some examples:
Designer Clothes
Perfume
Inventive Gadgets
Newest phone version
The formality of language is called_____________.
Register
Name all 5 types of body receptors. Extra points for where you can find them in the body.
Thermoreceptors: skin
Chemoreceptors: nose/tongue
Mechanoreceptors: skin/eyes
Photoreceptors: eye(retina)
Nociceptors: All over our body
What was the real reason of the creation of The Treaty of Tordesillas?
Both Spain and Portugal were driven by greed and realized they would need to fight for the lands they were beginning to explore.
How many types of abstract movements were developed after the WWII and which are they?
5 in total: Art informel, Abstract Expressionism, Assemblage, Op art and Kinetic Art.
Name all elements of Maslow's Pyramid of needs in order.
From top to bottom:
1.Self-actualization
2.Esteem
3.Love and Belonging
4.Safety
5.Physiological needs