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Pot Pourri (Difficult)
100
What is the area of a rectangle that is 12cm long and 8cm wide?
A = Length x Width A = 12 x 8 A = 96 square centimeters
100
"The bridge stretched _____________ the river." What is the correct preposition to fill the blank? a) into b) around c) across d) between
c) across
100
Why are identical twins identical?
They have the same DNA.
100
Snails, clams, and octopus are all what?
Mollusks
100
What is the correct prefix for 'estimate'? a) preestimate b) inestimate c) underestimate d) illestimate
c) underestimate
200
What is the area of a parallelogram that is 6.2cm high and has a base that is 5cm long?
A = Base x Height A = 5 x 6.2 A = 31 square centimeters
200
What kind of sentence is the following? "Sit down and be quiet."
It is an imperative sentence.
200
The car was just sitting in the middle of the road with nobody in it. It was ___________ .
abandoned
200
Amphibians go through this between being a larva and being an adult animal.
Metamorphosis
200
Which word in this sentence is a negative? "Nobody knows what tomorrow will bring."
'Nobody'
300
What is the area of a triangle that is 17cm high and has a base that is 6cm long?
A = 1/2 x Base x Height A = 1/2 x 6cm x 17cm A = 1/2 x 102cm A = 51 square centimeters
300
Which of the following pairs of words are homophones? a) pair-pear b) lair-glare c) out-tao d) alive-arrive
a) pair-pear
300
During which time of the year do polar bears have trouble finding food?
During the summer.
300
What do coral and jellyfish use to catch their food?
Poisonous tentacles
300
What do we call breathing in, breathing out, and what is the muscle that makes these happen?
Breathing in - inhale Breathing out - exhale Muscle - diaphragm
400
What is the area of a trapezoid that has an upper parallel line that is 12cm long, a lower parallel line that is 17cm long and is 5cm high?
A = 1/2(Base1 + Base 2) x Height A = 1/2(12 + 17) x 5 A = 14.5 x 5 A = 72.5 square centimeters
400
Which of the following words is an antonym for 'sharp'? a) keen b) dull c) enthusiastic d) knife
b) dull
400
Aalsmeer is a flower auction house in the Netherlands. How many soccer fields would it take to fill its main building?
About 120 soccer fields.
400
Bivalves are filter feeding mollusks. What do they use to breathe?
They use gills to breathe.
400
What is the difference between a solid line and a broken line on road?
A solid line means you should change lanes only if necessary, but a broken line means you may change lanes freely.
500
A parallelogram has a base that is 24cm long and a total area of 384 square centimeters. How high must it be?
A = Base x Height If A = 384 24 x H = 384 Thus, 384 / 24 = H H = 16cm
500
Write the following sentence using the correct punctuation: when sandra arrived they ate salad steak and some ice cream
When Sandra arrived, they ate salad, steak, and some ice cream.
500
Which perfume essence is derived from a material taken from under the tail of an animal that also gives the essence its name? (p.110)
Civet
500
Cephalopods are a kind of mollusk that have a shell, just like like snails and clams. However, cephalopods have their shell inside their bodies. Why?
To protect their (primitive) brains.
500
Name at least three cities to which Ibn Battuta travelled in his lifetime.
Istanbul, Baghdad, Kabul, Delhi, Mecca, Hangzhou, Sumatra, Timbuktu, Djenne, Mombasa, Tangier*
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