Are You Smarter Than A Sixth Grader?

English 6

100

Which word best shows a positive tone? 

A. embarrassing

B. exhausting

C. eerie

D. encouraging

D. encouraging

200

If I want to find another word that means the same as "digress", I should look in 

A. an atlas

B. an encyclopedia

C. an almanac

D. a thesaurus

D. a thesaurus 

300

Which word or phrase best signals a compare and contrast pattern?

A. Normally

B. For Example

C. However

D. Next

C. However

400

The overall message or lesson that a story is trying to teach the reader is known as

A. setting

B. mood

C. conflict

D. theme

D. theme

500

If the teacher asks me to write 1-2 sentences to add up (in a curtailed way) all of the information I read in a chapter, I would provide a

A. reference

B. prediction

C. summary

D. sequence

C. summary

Math 6

100

Which of these choices is an integer?
A. -12

B. 6.5

C. 7/10

D. 2 3/8

A. -12

200

Which word describes 5 in the number sentence?   5x -2 = 18

A. variable

B. term

C. equation

D. coefficient

D. coefficient 

300

Which of these numbers is between 1/3 and 87/100 on a number line?

A. 3/10

B. 3/5

C. 11/100

D. 92/10

B. 3/5

400

In the following expression, what operation comes first?  5 + 7 x 3² - 12

A. addition

B. subtraction

C. exponent

D. multiplication

C. exponent

500

If a rectangle measures 8 ft by 3 ft, what is the area?

A. 16 ft squared

B. 11 ft squared

C. 24 ft squared

D. 22 ft squared

C. 24 ft squared

Science 6

100

___________ is/are a force that keeps planets in motion around the sun.

A. Gravity

B. Moon Tides

C. Moon Phases

D. Magnetic Field

A. Gravity

200

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

A. coal

B. water

C. petroleum

D. natural gas

B. water

300

____________ makes up the largest percentage of air.

A. oxygen

B. hydrogen

C. nitrogen

D. carbon

C. nitrogen

400

The nucleus of an atom is made up of

A. neutrons and electrons

B. electrons and protons

C. protons and neutrons

D. ions and neutrons

C. protons and neutrons

500

Clouds are...

A. gaesous water vapors

B. small, condensed water particles

C. warm water formations at sea

D. water particles only evaporated from large water bodies

B. small, condensed water particles

History 6

100

In which region do you find New Orleans and Atlanta?

A. southeast

B. southwest

C. northeast

D. midwest

A. southeast

200

The captain of the steel industry was

A. Vanderbilt

B. DuBois

C. Rockefeller

D. Carnegie

D. Carnegie

300

One reason for conflict during this war was the use of yellow journalism.

A. Spanish American War

B. World War I

C. World War II

D. Cold War

A. Spanish American War

400

What heading best matches organized marches, sit-ins, boycotts, and freedom rides?

A. Great Depression

B. Civil Rights Movement

C. Vietnam War Protests

D. Cold War Discussions

B. Civil Rights Movement

500

Prohibition banned the making, selling, and transporting of alcohol.  What amendment repealed Prohibition?

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

D. 21

Jumbles!

100

What type of mistake has been made with this sentence.

A. capitalization

B. spelling

C. punctuation

D. nothing - correct as is

C. punctuation

200

The homerow keys are

A. asdf uiop

B. qwer iop[

C. asdg hkl;

D. asdf jkl;

D. asdf jkl;

300

How many feet do you run when completing the mile?

A. 1760

B. 3270

C. 5280

D. 7490

C. 5280

400

In the library, a fiction novel's call numbers start with

A. the letter E

B. the letter F

C. the letters NF

D. numbers

B. the letter F

500

If a website belongs to a college or university, what three letters will be at the end of the link?

A. gov

B. com

C. edu

D. org

C. edu