What is a novella?
a short novel, typically longer than a short story but shorter than a full-length novel
What is the solution to the equation:
x=7
What type of figurative language is this?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor
What do you call an angle that measures exactly 90 degrees?
right angle
Which country has the most time zones in the world?
France
What are the names of the main characters in Of Mice and Men?
Lennie Smalls and George Milton
−x = −9
x=9
What is a simile?
What type of angle measures less than 90 degrees?
acute angle
What element is a liquid at room temperature and is also highly toxic?
Mercury
What year did the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression?
1929
Simplify using the distributive property:
3(x + 4)
3x + 12
Identify the figurative language:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
personification
What is an angle called if it measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
obtuse angle
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
the liver
What was one major effect of the Great Depression on American families?
widespread unemployment, homelessness, or reliance on government aid
Which expression is equivalent to:
6(x − 2) + 4x
6x − 12 + 4x (or simplified: 10x − 12)
What is an idiom, and give an example.
a phrase that means something different than its literal meaning, like “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
What are two angles called that add up to 90 degrees?
complementary angles
What’s the term for a word or phrase that’s spelled the same backward and forward?
What was the name of the severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s?
The Dust Bowl
Factor the expression using the distributive property (factoring out the GCF):
12x + 18
6(2x + 3)
What is hyperbole, and how does it affect writing?
an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, like “I’ve told you a million times!”
What are two angles called that are opposite each other when two lines cross, and are always equal?
vertical angles
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3