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100
What is the term for a verb form that functions as a noun, often ending in "-ing"?
Gerund
100
The manager who's car is new arrived late today.
whose
100
When a species disappears from Earth forever
Extinction
100
What fraction of the glasses have orange (size of glass does not matter) juice? What is that fraction in simplest form?
9/12 = 3/4
100
What are the words at the top of the dictionary called?
Guide words
100
Which mountains run through the western part of Virginia?
a. Appalachian
b. Piedmont
c. Potomac
a. Appalachian
100
3.67 x 9
33.03
100
Fill in the Blank using the word bank below
Because her roommates spoke too fast for her, she couldn't follow their conversation, and so she felt very ________________ her first few weeks.
Isolated | global | identical | resourceful | challenging
Because her roommates spoke too fast for her, she couldn't follow their conversation, and so she felt very isolated her first few weeks.
100
Find the sum: -55.34 + 25 =
-30.34
200
Put the letters in correct order so you have a word: t,r,i,b,r,e,l,e
terrible
200
My aunt who car I borrowed lives near your house.
Change who to whose
200
Three friends equally share 1/3 of a pizza. How much from the whole pizza does each friend get?
1/9 of the pizza each
200
Bridge Type: Type/Kind
SQUARE : QUADRILATERAL
A square is a type of quadrilateral.
A) rifle : weapon
B) instrument : violin
C) pattern : plaid
D) airplane : spacecraft
A) rifle : weapon
A square is a type of quadrilateral, or 4-sided shape. A rifle is a type of weapon.
200
Which pair of guide words might you find on a dictionary page where the word creed could be found.
Creed
A. cripple | croissant
B. creditor | crimson
B. creditor | crimson
200
The largest shipyard in the United States is located in Virginia in
a. Richmond
b. Williamsburg
c. Appomattox
d. Portsmouth
d. Portsmouth
200
What is 3/8 of 72
27
200
Fill in the blank with one of the words from the word bank
achieve credits schedule effort required
If you want to ________________ your goals, you have to plan and work hard towards them.
If you want to achieve your goals, you have to plan and work hard towards them.
200
Solve: (15/6)∗(2/3)
(15/6)∗(2/3)
= (5/2)∗(2/3)
= 5/3.
300
What is the comparative form of adjective "little?"
less
300
Last week I watched the movie "Wonder Woman" who was very nice.
Change who to which or that
300
the number of right angles in a square...?
4 right angles
300
A business has 324 cases of soda. There are 54 cans in each case. How many cans of soda does the business have?
17,496 cans
300
Where in the dictionary can you find the word rebate?
A. reality | rebellious
B. react | realistic
A. reality | rebellious
300
Mount Vernon was the home of
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. James Madison
d. Robert E. Lee
b. George Washington
300
The PLACE and VALUE of the 5 in 125,487.063
Thousands - 5,000
300
What is the past tense of put?
put
300
3x – 7 + 4 – x + 6x – 1 + 2x
10x -4
400
Which word is odd? Wind, Terribly, Awfully, Strongly, Fast, Badly
Wind
400
The people which moved into that house are from Germany.
Change which to who
400
These are made from semiconductors and
require little voltage.
Transistor
400
A ribbon that is 6 meters in length is cut into 24 pieces that are all the same length. What will be the length of each piece, in centimeters?
(Thought: how many centimeters are in one meter?)
25 centimeters
400
Where in the dictionay can you find the word ballot?
A. barricade | baseball
B. bald | balsa
B. bald | balsa
400
The Civil War ended in Virginia in the town of
a. Richmond
b. Williamsburg
c. Appomattox
d. Norfolk
c. Appomattox
400
∛216 is?
6
400
What is the past tense of hear?
heard
400
–9h + 3 – 2h – 13 + 10h + 7
-h -3
500
Insert the missingword(s): If you mix red and blue, you get _________.
purple
500
The news article whom was published in the New York Times was controversial.
Change whom to which or that
500
The full set of bones that holds up a body
Skeleton
500
What is the value of 3/12 ÷ 2 (simplified)
1/8
500
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
harbor in the dictionary?
harbor
A. happy-go-lucky | hardship
B. highlight | hippie
A. happy-go-lucky | hardship
500
In Virginia the Atlantic Coastal Plain is called the
a. Chesapeake
b. Potomac
c. Tidewater
d. None of the above
c. Tidewater
500
What are the coordinates of the point C? 
(6, 3)
500
Fill in the blank using the word bank below
In every major, some courses are ______________; others are electives, meaning you don't have to take them.
credits | global | required | resourceful | challenging
In every major, some courses are required; others are electives, meaning you don't have to take them.
500
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
60 cubic units
600
What is a synonym for "big"? (Give at least two words.)
Large, huge, enormous, massive, vast, colossal, substantial, huge, gigantic, hefty, immense, etc.
600
Sophia said, Get out of the rain!
Sophia said, “Get out of the rain!”
600
An electric ____________ converts electrical energy to kinetic energy.
motor
600
What this common abbreviation found in the dictionary mean? Spell the full word.
V. / Vb
Verb
600
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
recycle in the dictionary?
A. Recrudesce | red ant
B. Recommit | Recriminatory
A. Recrudesce | red ant
600
Virginia has coastline along
a. The Atlantic Ocean
b. Chesapeake Bay
c. Both a. and b. above
d. None of the above
c. Both a. and b.
600
11(1 + 3w) + 2(4 – 6w) + 3(2 – 5w)
6w + 25
600
What is the past tense of bring?
brought
600
a + 8 – 9a + 1 – 2 + 5a
-3a + 7
700
What is the past participle (3rd form) of the verb "drive?"
driven
700
Gas in Alaska is the most cheapest gas in all the world.
Gas in Alaska is the cheapest in the world.
700
George Washington Carver studied different areas of science, including _____ which is the study of plants and how they grow.
A. Geology C. Botany
B. Chemistry D. Physics
C. Botany
700
What this common abbreviation found in the dictionary mean? Spell the full word.
Pseud.
Psuedonym
700
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
thrawt in the dictionary?
A. throw | thumb
B. thumbhole | thyroid
B. thumbhole | thyroid
700
Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of what?
silk cultivation
coal
tobacco
wine
Silk Cultivation
700
By using the properties of rational numbers solve the following equation (8 + 0) + (6 * 3).
a) 26
b) 24
c) 28
d) 0
Answer: a
(8+0) + (6 * 3)
= (8) + (18)
= 26.
700
Bridge Type: Definition (Antonyms)
Permanent is the opposite of temporary
8) PERMANENT : TEMPORARY
A) ordinary : plain
B) imaginary : fake
C) astonishing : surprising
D) skeptical : trusting
D) skeptical : trusting
Permanent is the opposite of temporary, or impermanent. Skeptical, or unbelieving, is the opposite of trusting.
700
4 – d + 6(2d + 5)
11d + 34
800
This word means to create or produce something.
Unscramble: raenegte
generate
800
When I turn forty five I would have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
When I turn forty five, I will have been a coal miner for twenty two years.
800
This device produces current by moving
a magnetic field across a wire.
Generator
800
A school is taking 384 students on a field trip. Each bus holds 12 students. How many buses are needed?
Answer: 32
800
Which dictionary guide words a can you find the word onomatopoeia?
A. On | onerousness
B. Oneself | OOD
B. Oneself | OOD
800
How many Presidents of the United States were born in Virginia?
8
They were: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
800
11/2+11/4–11/8+11/16.
a) 44/2
b) 44/4
c) 44/16
d) 121/16
Find the least common multiple. 11/2+11/4+11/8+11/16
=88/16+44/16–22/16+11/16
= 121/16.
800
Bridge Type: Lack
CLUMSY : GRACE
Someone who is clumsy lacks grace.
A) doubtful : faith
B) determined : work
C) rich : charity
D) beautiful : love
A) doubtful : faith
Clumsy means awkward or klutzy. Grace is the quality of being effortlessly coordinated or skilled. Thus, someone who is clumsy lacks grace. Someone who is doubtful lacks faith, or belief.
800
6(5 – 2t) – 2(3 – 4t)
-4t + 24
900
This word means to completely change something
Unscramble: oasnrmftr
Transform
900
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon.
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. (no correction necessary)
900
Convert 750 milligrams to grams. Show your work.
750 milligrams is equal to 0.750 grams
1,000 milligrams equals 1 gram,
750 divided by 1,000 = 0.750.
900
Once a bill has been accepted into a chamber of Congress, it is sent to:
A. a committee
B. the clerk
C. the Speaker of the House
D. be voted on
A. a committee
900
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
warthog in the dictionary?
A. warrener | washwoman
B. war game | warren
A. warrener | washwoman
900
Patrick Henry made his 'Give me Liberty or Give me Death' speech in what Virginia city?
Richmond
900
Multi-Step Simplification
7p − 3(p + 2)
Answer
7p - 3p -6
4p − 6
900
Bridge Type: Function
PIPE : WATER
The function of a pipe is to conduct water.
A) bottle : wine
B) artery : paint
C) vein : blood
D) nozzle : hose
C) vein : blood
The function of a pipe is to conduct water. The function of a vein is to conduct blood.
900
7r + 4r – 9 – 8 – r
10r -7
1000
This word means very important or meaningful.
Unscramble: aiinctngsf
Significant
1000
The cashere gave me two hundred and sixteen dollars sixty two cents.
The cashier gave me two hundred sixteen dollars and sixty two cents.
1000
A student tests how the amount of sunlight affects the height of bean plants. She places one plant in full sunlight, one in partial sunlight, and one in darkness. She waters each plant with the same amount of water each day. What is the independent variable?
The independent variable is the amount of sunlight each bean plant receives.
1000
Who solved the longitude problem and what was the instrument used called?
John Harrison, the marine chronometer
1000
Which pair of guide words might you find the word
join in the dictionary?
A. jocasta | joint
B. joint | jotun
A. jocasta | joint
1000
What is Virginia's state beverage?
Milk
1000
6(2𝑥+1)=7𝑥+16
x = 2
1000
Bridge Type: Characteristic
DREAMER : IDEALISTIC
A characteristic of a dreamer is to be idealistic.
A) judge : legal
B) cynic : critical
C) parent : feminine
D) novice : skilled
B) cynic : critical
Idealistic means believing strongly in one’s ideals regardless of how unrealistic they may be. Thus, a characteristic of a dreamer is to be idealistic. A cynic is a skeptical or negative person. Critical means judgmental, or behaving like a critic. Thus, a characteristic of a cynic is to be critical.
1000
2(n + 8) – 3(2 – n) + 12
5n + 22