Mathematics
After a snowstorm, city workers removed an estimated 12,000 cubic meters of snow from the downtown area. If this snow were spread in an even layer over an empty lot with dimensions 62 meters by 85 meters, about how many meters deep would the layer of snow be?
A) Less than 1
B) Between 1 and 2
C) Between 2 and 3
D) Between 3 and 4
E) More than 4
C) Between 2 and 3
"The Director of Companies was our captain and our host. We four affectionately watched his back as he stood in the bow looking toward the sea. On the whole river there was nothing that looked half so nautical. He resembled a pilot, which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified. It was difficult to realize his work was not out there in the luminous estuary, but behind him, within the brooding gloom."
The main point of this paragraph is:
F. The ship’s captain is better suited to be an aviator than a sailor.
G. The captain is unaware of the great amount of hard work that lies ahead of him.
H. An unqualified and inexperienced businessman is serving as the captain of the Nellie.
J. The narrator and other crew members greatly respect their ship’s captain.
J. The narrator and other crew members greatly respect their ship’s captain.
If you have ever entered a contest of any sort—you are well aware of the legal requirements, exclusions, and...
A) NO CHANGE
B) Sort; you
C) sort you
D) sort, you
D) sort, you
The year in the mid-1900s when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act creating Upward Bound and other TRIO programs?
1966
What is the slope-intercept form of 6x − 2y − 4 = 0?
F) y = 6x - 2
G) y = 3x + 2
H) y = 3x - 2
J) y = -3x + 2
K) y = -6x - 4
H) y = 3x - 2
"We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring." As it is used in the passage, the word placid most nearly means:
F. calm.
G. straightforward.
H. nervous.
J. playful.
F. calm.
bulldozers and dump trucks. Of the ninety scorpion species native to the United States, 30 percent live in Arizona. Unfortunately, one of those species is the...
A) NO CHANGE
B) In Arizona, about 30 percent of the ninety scorpion species native to the United States live.
C) Arizona has about 30 percent of the ninety scorpion species, living in the United States.
D) Of the ninety species of scorpions, 30 percent native to the United States live in Arizona.
A) NO CHANGE
RIDDLE:
Heat makes me shiny, but pressure makes me crumble. what am I?
Sand
If x = 3r − 4 and y = 3r + 2, which of the following expresses y in terms of x?
A. y = x + 2
B. y = x + 6
C. y = 9r + 14
D. y = 6r − 2
E. y = 3x + 14
B. y = x + 6
[LINE: Natural gas demand is increasing at phenomenal rates because of its ability to create cleaner fuel for electrical power.]
As it is used in the line above, the word phenomenal most nearly means:
A. annual.
B. efficient.
C. extraordinary.
D. inconsequential.
C. extraordinary.
[1] If a scorpion happens to sting you, please don’t follow my sister’s example. [2] All medical facilities in Arizona have antivenin on hand. [3] Seek medical treatment immediately...
A) NO CHANGE
B) happened to sting
C) happen to sting
D) stung
A) NO CHANGE
North America's ONLY Marsupial is what?
The North American Opossum (Possum)
if b = a + 3, then (a - b)4 = ?
A) 81
B) 27
C) -3
D) 240
E) 260
A) 81
"One of the largest misconceptions about liquid 40 natural gas is that it is an abundant source of natural gas. While liquid natural gas imports continue to increase, the public demand for natural gas increases at an even higher rate. Even though the United States has several facilities that can process liquid natural gas, 45 these facilities are consistently unable to obtain enough liquid natural gas to operate at their fullest capacity. Even when liquid natural gas is obtainable, there is a fear that low natural gas prices in the United States will make liquid natural gas uneconomical. Most business 50 leaders and politicians are reluctant to create new facilities to process liquid natural gas because these facilities are expensive and risky. This limits the capacity to process liquid natural gas even if it becomes more readily available."
According to the paragraph above, misconceptions exist about liquid natural gas regarding:
I. its abundance.
II. the expense of converting it.
III. public demand for it
F. I only
G. II only
H. II and III only
J. I, II, and III
F. I only
So, in May of 1896, Helga and her 18-year-old daughter, Clara, had set off on their long journey.
F) NO CHANGE
G) have set off
H) set off
J) went to set off
H) set off
The only creature whose body temperature is too LOW to become infected with Rabies
The North American Possum
If f(x) = 2x2 + 3, then f(x + h) = ?
F. 2x2 + h2
G. 2x2 + h + 3
H. 2x2 + 2h2 + 3
J. x2 + 2xh + h2 + 3
K. 2x2 + 4xh + 2h2 + 3
K. 2x2 + 4xh + 2h2 + 3
"Few animals are able to outrun a startled armadillo, and if chased into its burrow, the animal is able to arch its armor against the burrow walls, making the armadillo nearly impossible to become dislodged."
As it is used in the passage above, the phrase “arch its armor” most nearly means:
F. to construct.
G. to curve.
H. to dig.
J. to fight.
G. to curve.
This story of bravery and persistence had therefore been kept a secret for nearly a century, primarily because Helga’s seven-month absence from the farm wreaked havoc on her family. Two of her children died of diphtheria while she was gone.
A. NO CHANGE
B. had been kept a secret
C. had been actually kept a secret
D. had in fact been kept a secret
B. had been kept a secret
Name of the first African American Woman to be admitted to the MFA program at the University of Iowa
HINT: There is a residence hall named after her
Elizabeth Catlett