What is the author's TONE in this sentence: When we move away, we’re planning to release three hundred cockroaches and mice, so we can leave the place exactly as we found it.
A. Humorous
B. Sad
C. Informative
D. Persuasive
A. Humorous
100
You are making a birthday cake and you want it to rise extra high so you add an extra 2/8 teaspoon of yeast to the 2/3 teaspoon already in the recipe. How much yeast will be in the cake?
11/12 teaspoons
100
Ms. Demerjian is holding five cards numbered 1 through 5. She has asked five students to each randomly pick a card to see who goes first in a game. Whoever picks the card numbered 5 goes first. Anna picks first, gets the card numbered 4, and keeps the card. What is the probability that Joseph will get the card numbered 5 if he picks second?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/5
C. 1/4
100
That test was a piece of cake!
What type of figurative languages is used in this sentence?
A. Metaphor
B. Idiom
C. Simile
D. personification
B. Idiom
100
What is the minimum passing score on the CAHSEE?
350
200
What is the first step in the "Six Steps to Reading Comprehension?"
Skim the title and text
200
Nakyla takes her dog for a 30-minute walk each morning. She takes the dog for a 45 minute walk every evening.
How many minutes does Nakyla walk her dog in four weeks?
A. 75 minutes
B. 2,000 minutes
C. 525 minutes
D. 2,100 minutes
D. 2,100 minutes
200
Jim picked out 6 CD's at the store. The prices are:
$21.00, $23.00, $21.00, $39.00, $25.00, $31.00
What is the median price?
A $21.00
B $24.00
C $27.00
D $30.00
B. $24
200
In contrast to my sister, who is quite taciturn, I am extremely talkative.
What does taciturn mean?
shy, reserved, quiet
200
Is this a strong or weak thesis statement?
In this paper I'm going to tell you all about why I think that El Camino High School should implement boxing as a sport.
WEAK!!
300
For the Reading Comprehension section of the CAHSEE should you read the whole passage first or read the questions first?
Read the questions first!
300
9 students in Ms. Demerjian's class completed the assignment for the day. If there are 27 students in the class, what is the percentage of students who finished?
About 33%
300
A bag contained four green marbles, three red marbles, and two purple marbles. Dejah removed one purple marble from the bag and did NOT put the marble back in the bag. She then randomly removed another marble from the bag. What is the probability that the second marble Dejah removed was purple?
1/8
300
The putrid odor seemed to be coming from the garbage cans.
What does putrid mean?
rank, foul, rotting
300
Where did Ms. Demerjian go to college?
SDSU!!!!
400
Where is the main point of a passage or article normally found?
1. The title
2. The first paragraph
3. The last paragraph
400
Which number has the greatest absolute value?
A. -17
B. 12
C.-21
D. 15
C. -21
400
Luis has 4 blue, 3 black, and 5 red ties on his rack. If he randomly selects a tie, what is the probability that he will select a tie that is NOT red?
7/12
400
While I do not necessarily concur with all of his viewpoints,
I completely agree with his recent decision to delay the project.
What does concur mean?
To agree
400
What should every introduction paragraph in an essay contain?
Thesis and a hook
500
What are the three types of an author's purpose?
1. To persuade
2. To Inform
3. To entertain
500
Ms. Demerjian's 6th period class went from 27 students to 18 students. What is the percent decrease of her 6th period?
A. 9%
B. 33%
C. 50%
D. 3%
B. 33%
500
Chris's first three test scores in biology were 65, 90, and 73. What was his mean score?
A. 65
B. 73
C. 76
D. 90
C. 76
500
Noah's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution.
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?