Are You Talkin' To Me?
Rookie Mistakes
Literary Terms!
Who Loves Math?!
Little bit of everything
100
CANDID
COMPLETELY HONEST; STRAIGHTFORWARD
100
The students had neither the time ___ energy to complete their assigned homework
What is "nor"?
100
An incidental mention of something. Not an illusion but a(n)....
What is "allusion"?
100
The math method for solving equations with variables that we avoid in order to save time on more difficult problems.
What is "algebra"?
100
3x/(4x+10)=11/13 What method would you use to solve this equation?
Cross multiply
200
LUCID
EASILY UNDERSTOOD; CLEAR
200
The Giants were destroyed by the Cardinals, scoring less points than them by a wide margin.
What is "fewer"?
200
A literally false statement meant to be taken as a comparison between two things.
What is a metaphor?
200
(X^4-16): Please rewrite this equation in a factored form
(X^2-4)(X^2+4)
200
Where did Chris, your instructor, grow up?
The best city in the world
300
EUPHEMISM
VAGUE TERM SUBSTITUTING FOR A HARSH BLUNT OR OFFENSIVE TERM. EX: "PASSING AWAY" INSTEAD OF DYING
300
The main reasons given for careless reading and a poor SAT score is that kids do not read carefully!
What is "are"?
300
A direct comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
300
If an area of a circle is 16pi, what is the area of the region encompassing a 120 degree arc of the circle?
16/3xpi
300
3,4,5 5,12,13 6,8,10 Why do I care about these sets of numbers?
Pythagorean triple
400
EFFUSIVE
SHOWING EXCESSIVE EMOTION
400
Everyone should be careful with their reading. Seeing errors can oftentimes be very difficult.
What is "his or her"
400
Deliberate exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
400
A triangle with at least two equal sides
What is an isosceles triangle?
400
If 64^12=4^x, then x=?
x=24
500
DIDACTIC
INSTRUCTIVE
500
My time in San Francisco, similar to other young professionals, has been the best time of my life.
What is "similar to that of other young professionals"?
500
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an animal, object or idea.
What is personification?
500
If one side of a 30, 60, 90 triangle is x, what are the lengths of the other two sides in terms of x?
xroot3, 2x
500
Magnanimous
Noble
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