Reading & Writing
In the short story about a glowing orb named Niobe, who is the protagonist?
A) The glowing orb
B) Niobe
C) The Earth
D) Ella
What is D) Ella?
Which equation is written in standard form and passes through (4,3) and (5,7)?
A) 5x − 2y = 9
B) 4x − y = 10
C) 4x − y = 13
D) x − ½y = 3
What is C) 4x − y = 13?
Which muscle is primarily targeted during a pull-up?
A) Gastrocnemius
B) Pectoralis major
C) Latissimus dorsi
D) Brachioradialis
What is C) Latissimus dorsi?
What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
A) Expand U.S. territory
B) Warn Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere
C) Create a national bank
D) Form alliances with Asia
What is B) Warn Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere?
What does “dynamics” refer to in music?
A) Tempo
B) Rhythm
C) Volume
D) Melody
What is C) Volume?
Which sentence correctly uses an interjection to show excitement?
A) The scientist concluded her research.
B) As the race ended, the crowd cheered.
C) Wow! That was incredible!
D) The car stalled unexpectedly.
What is C) Wow! That was incredible!?
Write an equation perpendicular to 4x + 8y = 3 that passes through (8,4).
A) y = −½x + 8
B) y = 2x + 12
C) y = 2x − 12
D) y = −½x − ⅜
What is C) y = 2x − 12?
Which sport is played with a shuttlecock?
A) Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Volleyball
D) Pickleball
What is B) Badminton?
Who was president at the end of the Great Depression?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Calvin Coolidge
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is D) Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Which instrument is not a percussion instrument?
A) Piano
B) Timpani
C) Maracas
D) Flute
What is D) Flute?
What is an unreliable narrator?
A) A narrator who dies at the end
B) A narrator who tells events out of order
C) A narrator whose account may not be accurate
D) A narrator who speaks in third person
What is C) A narrator whose account may not be accurate?
What is the degree of the polynomial:
x³y² + 7x²y³ − 4?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
What is C) 5?
In which sport would you most likely perform a layup?
A) Soccer
B) Volleyball
C) Basketball
D) Handball
What is C) Basketball?
What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
A) It ended the Civil War
B) It was the bloodiest battle
C) It marked the start of the Civil War
D) It resulted in a Union victory
What is C) It marked the start of the Civil War?
Which instrument did jazz artist Benny Goodman mainly play?
A) Trumpet
B) Guitar
C) Clarinet
D) Flute
What is C) Clarinet?
Which rhetorical device is shown when ideas are listed using similar wording and structure?
A) Euphemism
B) Parallelism
C) Eponym
D) Allusion
What is B) Parallelism?
Which equation is in slope-intercept form?
A) 3x − y = 7
B) y = mx + b
C) Ax + By = C
D) x² + y² = 9
What is B) y = mx + b?
Which activity primarily focuses on balance, flexibility, and controlled breathing?
A) CrossFit
B) Yoga
C) Rugby
D) Weightlifting
What is B) Yoga?
Which incident helped spread the Black Death into Europe in 1347?
A) Mongol siege of Baghdad
B) Siege of Kaffa
C) Plague outbreak in London
D) Fall of Constantinople
What is B) Siege of Kaffa?
What does Moore’s Law predict?
A) Software doubles yearly
B) Transistors double every two years
C) Hardware speed decreases
D) Chips stop improving
What is B) Transistors double every two years?
Which line begins Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18?
A) Let me not to the marriage of true minds
B) My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun
C) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
D) That time of year thou mayst in me behold
What is C) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Solve: 3x² − 5x = −2
A) x = −1, −⅔
B) x = ⅔, 1
C) x = 5/3, 2
D) x = 1, 3/2
What is B) x = ⅔, 1?
Which sport originated in England during the 19th century?
A) Basketball
B) Soccer
C) Cricket
D) Baseball
What is C) Cricket?
What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A) Slavery was abolished
B) Missouri Compromise was reinforced
C) Violent conflict erupted
D) Slavery was permanently banned
What is C) Violent conflict erupted?
What does Big O notation describe?
A) Hardware speed
B) Operating system errors
C) Algorithm efficiency
D) Programming syntax
What is C) Algorithm efficiency?