Math
Simplify the following expression: the sum of 27 and 9 divided by 2 minus 1
17
Spell the correct form of the verb ring to complete the following sentence: The bell (blank) early this morning.
r-a-n-g
Identify the ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea which served as an important path for cultural exchange between traders, merchants and soldiers for almost 3,000 years.
Silk Road
Acceptable: (silk roads)
The process in which thermal energy is transferred by the flow of a fluid, such as air or water, is called
convection
You and three friends go to lunch and split the bill evenly. To the nearest cent, calculate The amount each will pay if the total bill is $35.75 and you include a 15% tip.
$10.28
Identify the type of figurative language used in the following advertisement. Cotton Top Tissues are soft as clouds
simile
This civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama and was later called the “Mother of the modern-day civil rights movement” by the US Congress
Rosa Parks
Identify the eight-letter scientific term defined as an organism that makes its own food.
producer
Carly has one more math test to take. She has earned the scores of 89, 92, 78, 83, and 83 on the tests she has taken. What score must she get on the final test to receive a mean score of 87?
97
A new store by the name of Charlie’s Chocolates and Chips just opened down the street from our house. This store name is an example of what literary device?
alliteration
This Native American woman accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their exploration of the Western US, serving primarily as an interpreter
Sacagawea
Identify the ocean associated with the tropical weather phenomenon El Niño.
Pacific Ocean
Acceptable: Pacific
Temperatures in Antarctica range from a low of negative 128°F to a high of 58°F. In degrees Fahrenheit state the range in temperature.
186 (° F)
Identify the figure of speech which endows animals, ideas and other inanimate objects with human form, character or sensibilities
personification.
Fill in the blank with the missing geographical term. The three main groups into which the Pacific Islands are divided are Melanesia, Micronesia and ( )
Polynesia
Fill in the blank with the missing geological term. Highly prized minerals that are rare and beautiful are known as (blank)
gems
Acceptable: gemstone
Solve for x in the following inequality – 5x – 2 > – 12.
x < 2
Letter scramble. Unscramble the given letters to form the literary term meaning the main character in a drama. Identify the term. A O N R I T O T P S G
protagonist
Identify the two-word economic term defined as an economic system characterized by private ownership of property and resources, competition and free markets where individuals, rather than government, make the decision about the way resources are used.
free markets
Identify the leafy, dense layer of the rainforest which is formed by the uppermost branches.
canopy