GRAMMAR POLICE
“The students was ready for the PSAT.”
What word should replace was?
What is Were
Brief
SHORT!
x + 7 = 15
What is 8?
I HAD TO START SIMPLE OK?
What is 10% of 80?
5(x − 2) = 20, what is x?
x=6
Choose the correct word: “The dog wagged ___ tail.”
a. It's
b. Its
What is its
Reluctant
Hesitant
3x = 27
x=9
IT'S SIMPLE I KNOW
A $50 item is discounted 20%. What is the sale price?
$40
Which transition best shows a contrast?
A) Therefore
B) Similarly
C) However
D) For example
C. However
Fix the punctuation: “Before the test Max ate breakfast packed his calculator and grabbed two pencils.”
ADD THE COMMA
Skeptical
Doubtful / unconvinced
4x − 7 = 21
X =7
OK GETING A LITTlE HARDER
A number increases from 40 to 50. What is the percent increase?
25%
A line has slope −3 and passes through (2, 5). What is its y-intercept?
*Calculator allowed
11
Which is correct?
A) Neither of the answers are correct.
B) Neither of the answers is correct.
B
bolstered
strength
If 2x + 3y = 18 and y = 4, what is x?
X = 3
Made ya think
A school has 600 students. If 35% are freshmen, how many freshmen are there?
* Calculator allowed
210
For f(x) = x² − 4, what is f(5)?
*Calculator allowed if needed.
21
“The museum opened in 1927, it has welcomed millions of visitors since then.”
What is wrong with this sentence?
It has a comma splice. The two independent clauses need a period, semicolon, or conjunction.
Undermine
Weakand
The equations y = 3x + 2 and y = −x + 10 intersect at what point?
(2,8)
A jacket’s price increases 20% and then decreases 20%. If it originally cost $100, what is its final price?
*Can use calculator
$96
A rectangle’s length is 3 greater than twice its width. Its perimeter is 42. What is its width?
6