NEGATIVE NUMBERS
If the temperature is -3°C and drops 5 degrees, what is the new temperature?
-8°C
All whole numbers are also what kind of number?
Integer/Rational
If x = 5, find 3x + 2
17
What does "bite off more than you can chew" mean?
Take on too much
Is this active or passive: "The ball was thrown by John."
Passive
Calculate: (-6) × (-4) + (-2)
22
Convert 3/8 to a decimal
0.375
Solve: 3x = 24
x = 8
Name a stronger verb for "walked".
strode, trudged, strolled, etc.
Replace "good" with a precise adjective for a friend.
supportive, dependable, etc.
If you start at -15 and move 8 units right on a number line, where do you end up?
-7
Which is irrational: 0.75, 2/3, 0, √2
√2
Simplify: 4y + 3y - 2y
5y
What does "under the weather" mean?
Name one use for a semicolon.
Connect related independent clauses, separate complex list, etc.
A low temperature was -12°C. The high was 15° warmer. What was the high?
3°C
Calculate: 4.25 + 0.75 × 2
5.75
DAILY DOUBLE: Solve: 2x - 9 = 11
x = 10
Replace "said" with a verb showing anger.
shouted, yelled, snapped, etc.
Convert to active: "The test was passed by all students."
All students passed the test.
Calculate: (|-7| × 3) ÷ (-3) - 4
-11
$100 divided equally among 7 people equals how much per person?
$14.29
Simplify: 3(x + 4) - 2(x - 1)
x + 14
What does "burn the midnight oil" mean?
Work late at night
What's the difference between active and passive voice?
The subject of the sentence is the one doing the action in active voice