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Mystery
100

What are you doing when you INFER?

Using unstated clues to come to a conclusion

100

There are 13 women in a subway car and 18 men. The ratio of women to all subway car passengers.

What is 13:31?

100
List the 3 Branches of the U.S. Government

LEGISLATIVE

JUDICIAL

EXECUTIVE

100

This is the word for a conclusion you make based on observations and evidence.

What is an inference?

100

This is the word for a fixed, regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum.

What is salary?

200

Fill in the following sentences with the correct word: They're/Their/There


1.  According to the old legends, __________ is treasure buried on that mountain.

2.  I can't wait to see the look on ____________ faces when I tell them the secret about next cycle. 

3. Have the students all finished ____________ projects?

4. I want to know where __________ going to be moved.

1. THERE

2. THEIR

3. THEIR

4. THEY'RE

200

The perimeter of this figure.


What is 68m?

200

When the United States government was being established, its creators were concerned with preventing corruption.  Because of this, they separated power into three branches, and made sure that each branch checked the powers of every other branch.  They believed that this would be the best way to prevent any one group from becoming too powerful or corrupt.  What is this idea called?

CHECKS AND BALANCES

200

Sometimes called "the survival of the fittest," ____________ is the scientific process by which organisms who are better adapted to their habitat survive longer and produce more offspring.

What is natural selection?

200
What "e-mail" stands for.

What is electronic mail?

300

Which of the following words best describes the narrator's feelings about the "ignorance" of Sherlock Holmes?


A. Amusement

B. Shock

C. Disdain

D. Fright

B. Shock

300

In order to find out how much wrapping paper I need to wrap Daisy's Christmas present, I need to calculate the __________________ of the gift box.

What is surface area?

300

Based on the details in the passage, which small state may have been most concerned about proportional representation in congress?

 

A.     Rhode Island

B.     Pennsylvania

C.     New York

D.     South Carolina

A. Rhode Island

300

The carrying capacity of Species 5.


What is 2000?

300

Three levels of education.

What are high school diploma/GED, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctorate of philosophy?

400

Question 1

WRONG

Which of the following words best describes the narrator's feelings about the "ignorance" of Sherlock Holmes?



Amusement


Shock

C

Fright

D

Disdain

Question 1 Explanation: 

The correct answer is (B). The words "surprise" and "astonished" are used to describe the narrator's feelings which suggests that he is shocked by what he is learning about Holmes. The exclamation points in the text also indicate the feeling of shock.

Question 2


Why does Holmes want to forget the Copernican Theory?


A.  He doesn't believe that it's true

B.  His brain is too jumbled to remember it

C.  He thinks it is relevant to his work

D.  It will take up space in his brain, but won't help him with his work

D.  It will take up space in his brain, but won't help him with his work

400

Simplify the following expression:

(3x-5)(-4x+2)

What is -12x+ 26x - 24?

400

 

Based on the details in the passage, why might the vote for ratification have been marginal in a state such as Massachusetts, for example?

A.     John Adams was not elected the first president.

B.     The state wanted to be its own territory.

C.     Leaders were concerned that personal liberties were not protected.

D.     Massachusetts had few delegates.

C.     Leaders were concerned that personal liberties were not protected.

400

The variable that a researcher changes or manipulates during an experiment is called the __________ variable.

What is independent variable?

400

When applying for a job, you have the option of formatting your _______ chronologically or functionally. 

What is resume?

500

Read this sentence from paragraph 6.


“What the deuce is it to me?” he interrupted impatiently: “you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work.”

 

What can the reader infer from this sentence?


A. Holmes is angry that the narrator keeps interrupting him.

B. Holmes is not as smart as he believes he is.

C. Holmes does not believe that the Earth revolves around the sun.

D. Holmes only keeps knowledge that he deems valuable.

D. Holmes only keeps knowledge that he deems valuable.

500

Find the volume of the following figure.


Hint:

V = Bh

V = lwh

What is 165cm3?

500

Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage as supported by the table?

 

A.     New York and Virginia preferred the Articles of Confederation over the Constitution.

B.     States had various concerns about and timetables for ratifying the constitution

C.     Most states ratified the constitution unanimously.  

D.     New Hampshire’s Ratification of the Constitution led New York and Virginia to do the same.

B.     States had various concerns about and timetables for ratifying the constitution

500

The gene for hairy knuckles is dominant (H). The gene for hairless knuckles is recessive (h). If a heterozygous mother and a heterozygous father have four children, how many of the children will have hairless knuckles?

What is 1 child?

500

What S.M.A.R.T. Goals stands for.

What is

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-related

?