Vocabulary
Central Idea, Theme, & Cite Evidence
Geometry
Stats and Probability
Ratio & Proportion
Are You Ready for Biology I?
100
Read the paragraph and select the word that means very noisy and lively.
For robotics competition, teams spend weeks designing their robots and programming them to do battle against competitors' robots. The resulting robot games are often boisterous. Watching their creations perform against the others, the human competitors don't hold back from whooping and cheering.
What is boisterous?
100
What is the difference between a central idea of a text and theme of a text?
What is
a theme is the lesson or message found in a literary text
a theme is the universal message that goes beyond the text
a central idea is the main idea or point that is specific to the text that is read
100
Beth has a garden in the shape of a circle in her backyard. Beth needs to find the area of the garden in order to buy the appropriate amount of soil.
If the diameter of Beth's garden is 8 feet, what is the area of the garden? (Use for 3.14) for Pi.)
A 25.12 ft2
B 50.24 ft2
C 157.75 ft2
D 200.96 ft2
What is B 50.24 ft2?
100
Rebecca has a container that holds 6 white ribbons, 4 blue ribbons, and 2 red ribbons. What is the probability of her picking a red ribbon without looking?
A 1/6
B 1/2
C 1/3
D 3/4
What is A 1/6?
100
Jim is making salsa. His recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of tomato sauce for every 1/6 cups of cilantro. If Jim has 1 cup of cilantro, how many cups of tomato sauce will he need?
A 5/9cups
B 5 cups
C 20 cups
D 40 cups
What is C 20 cups?
100
Which macromolecule is used by living organisms as the primary source of energy?
A. Lipids
B. Proteins
C. Carbohydrates
D. Nucleic Acids
What Are Carbohydrates? (C)
200
Read the paragraph and select the word that means to show by good evidence.
The U.S. government has imposed labeling requirements on manufacturers who sell vitamins and other dietary supplements. The manufacturer must be able to substantiate any claims it makes about the products' benefits with facts or results of scientific studies.
What is substantiate?
200
Read the passage and select the best evidence to support the statement that the narrator has heard lots of frightening rumors about one of her neighbors.
We lived on the main residential street in town-Atticus, Jem and I, plus Calpurnia our cook... .
When I was almost six and Jem was nearly ten, our summertime boundaries (within calling distance of Calpurnia" were Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose's house two doors to the north of us, and the Radley Place three doors to the south. We were never tempted to break them. The Radley place was inhabited by an unknown entity the mere description of whom was enough to make us behave for days on end.
What is "The Radley place was inhabited by an unknown entity, the mere description of whom was enough to make us behave..."
or
What is Sentence 4?
200
If Angle G is supplementary to Angle H and the measure of Angle G is 65 Degrees what is the measure of Angle H?
A 25
B 35
C 115
D 125
What is C 115?
200
If two quarters are flipped at the same time, what is the probability that both quarters will land on heads?
A 1/4
B 1/3
C 3/4
D 1/2
What is A 1/4?
200
Haley is the head nurse at a hospital and must order supplies. If 1/4 of a package of bandages lasts 1/8 of the month, how many packages of bandages are needed for the entire month?
A 1/12 package
B 1/2 package
C 2 packages
D 4 packages
What is C 2 packages?
200
Which genotype expresses homozygous dominant?
A. HH
B. Hh
C. hh
D. hH
What is HH? (A)
300
Read this excerpt from the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both, And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth..."
In the first line of the poem, what does the diverged mean?
A. Concluded
B. Separated
C. Overlapped
D. Continued
What is B. Separated?
300
Read the passage and select the best evidence to support the statement that Jeth and other characters are very thin.
Exhaling, Jeth lowered his gaze again. Movement across the way drew his attention to the door, and he saw Lizzie's yellow-haired cat stride into the common room, his bushy tail held high like a golden banner. In ironic contrast to the rest of them, Jeth realized how fat Viggo was looking these days, his belly a hairy satchel drooping between his legs.
Shaking his head, Jeth returned his focus to Sierra and Milton. "If Saar is so great, then how come I got away?"
What is "In ironic contrast to the rest of them, Jeth realized how fat Viggo was looking..."? or What is Sentence 3?
300
The blueprint for a new house includes a triangular shaped room in the attic. The triangular room appears on the blueprint as shown.
If the blueprint was made using a scale factor of 1/2 centimeter = 1 meter, what is the actual perimeter of the triangular room?
A 2.5 meters
B 4.5 meters
C 9 meters
D 18 meters
What is D 18 meters?
300
A community is deciding whether to fund a new gymnasium at the high school. Members of the athletic committee surveyed parents during halftime at the girls’ volleyball game. If 75 of the 90 parents who responded said that they support a new gym, what claim can the committee make?
A Most adults in the community support a new gymnasium.
B More than 80% of the community members support a new gymnasium.
C Less than 20% of the community members are not in favor of a new gymnasium.
D No accurate claim is possible because those responding are biased toward athletic
What is D No accurate claim is possible because those responding are biased toward athletic?
300
Ethan buys dough to make fresh bread for his sandwich shop. He pays $11.55 for 25 ounces. What is Ethan's price per dough?
A $0.46 per ounce
B $0.57 per ounce
C $2.16 per ounce
D $5.78 per ounce
What is A $0.46 per ounce?
300
What is another name for producer?
A. Consumer
B. Heterotroph
C. Scavenger
D. Autotroph
What is Autototroph? (D)
400
Read paragraph 1 from the passage titled, "The Man Who Invented Roller Skates."
"At one of Teresa Corneily's masquerades, a Belgian musician and inventor, John Joseph Merlin, made a grand entrance. He was wearing his new invention, ice skates fitted with rows of metal wheels instead of blades...Unfortunately, Merlin hadn't tested his new invention thoroughly, and he hadn't invented brakes. On the polished floor he could neither steer nor stop. He careened across the room and smashed into Corneily's plate glass mirror. The crash demolished the mirror and the violin..."
What is the meaning of the word careened as it used in paragraph 1?
A. crashed
B. flew
C. swayed
D. tripped
What is B. flew?
400
Read the passage.
Jonas Salk and Polio
Polio is a viral disease that produces flu-like symptoms and may occasionally cause muscle weakness and paralysis. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the disease was common, and parents feared that their children would lose the ability to move their arms or legs. In 1947, Dr. Jonas Salk began studying polio at the University of Pittsburgh in search of an answer. He discovered 3 basic types of polio viruses and began to develop a vaccine that would protect against all three. Testing began in 1952, with vaccinations eventually given to about 2 million children. The vaccine was shown to be effective and was put into general use in 1955. Jonas Salk became a hero and received an award from President Eisenhower.
What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?
A. Jonas Salk's vaccine for polio was tested in the early 1950s and put into general use in 1955.
B. Jonas Salk discovered that there were 3 different viruses that caused the disease called polio.
C. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that provided protection against the feared disease polio.
D. Polio was a viral disease that produced flu-like symptoms during the first half of the twentieth century.
What is C? Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that provided protection against the feared disease polio.
400
Angles Q and R are vertical angles. Angle Q has a measure of (2x+12) Angle R has a measure of 44.
What is the value of x?
A 16
B 17
C 44
D 62
What is A 16?
400
If a 24-hour restaurant plans to survey its customers about changes in the menu, which group below will provide the most representative sample?
A 5 customers chosen at random every 2 hours during the week
B customers at the 4:00 Early Bird Special
C 25 customers eating a lunch plate
D 35 customers on Burger Night
What is A 5 customers chosen at random every 2 hours during the week?
400
Paul pays $30 (before tax) for 4 pizzas. What is the cost of each pizza?
A $13.33
B $10.25
C $8.55
D $7.50
What is D $7.50?
400
Which of the following chromosomes represent a female?
A. XX
B. XY
C. XS
D.YS
What is XX? (A)
500
Read paragraph 5 from the passage.
"Merlin devised many contraptions to make life easier for the sick or disabled. He A. designed the Morpheus chair, a wheelchair that reclined if the occupant needed to rest. His "gouty" B. chair-for those suffering from gout, a painful inflammation of the joints, often affecting the big toe-could be propelled and C. steered by turning winches on its arms. He also invented a rolling chair with a smaller wheel attached to the outside of each of the big wheels. D. By turning these outside wheels, the person in the chair could propel himself without the need for an attendant to push him. This is still a standard feature of wheelchairs today."
What is the meaning of contraptions as it used in the paragraph? Which of the underlined phrases from the paragraph helps the reader determine the meaning of contraptions?
a. applications
b. furnishings
c. gadgets
d. rollers
What is C. gadgets?
What is A. "designed the Morpheus chair, a wheelchair that reclined"?
500
Read the passage.
Migrant Farm Workers
In the 1960s, migrant farm workers, who traveled to the U.S. for seasonal work, labored under horrible conditions. They were paid low wages, had no access to toilets in the fields where they worked, and lived in unheated shacks. How could farm laborers with no voice combat this problem? Activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta joined forces to help them. They created a union called the United Farm Workers, or UFW, and organized California grape pickers to leave the fields and go on strike. They also initiated a boycott, convincing millions of people around the country to stop buying California grapes from the nonunion growers. By 1970, many grape growers had signed an agreement with the UFW, promising higher wages, better working conditions, and health-care benefits.
What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?
A. Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farm workers to get better pay and working conditions.
B. In the 1960s, migrant farm workers worked in harsh environments for low pay, but they lacked a way to fight for better working conditions.
C. Activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta cofounded the United Farm Workers union.
D. By 1970, grape growers had signed an agreement with the UFW promising better conditions for the migrant workers.
What is A? Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farm workers to get better pay and working conditions.
500
Ricky has made an art project in the shape of a rectangular prism. The height of the prism is 6 inches, the width is 4 inches, and the length is 3 inches. If Ricky wishes to paint the outside of his project, how much surface area must he cover?
A 108 square inches
B 72 square inches
C 36 square inches
D 30 square inches
What is A 108 square inches?
500
A health club wants to survey its members about new services to offer. Which of the following groups would provide the best representative sample?
A women in a yoga class
B parents at the club’s daycare
C every 5th member entering the club
D members of two weightlifting classes
What is C every 5th member entering the club?
500
Nikisha and Kevin need to pain the outside of their barn. Each 1/2-gallon can of paint covers 1/8 of the barn. How many cans are needed to paint the outside of Nikisha's and Kevin's barn?
A 1/16 can
B 1/4 can
C 4 cans
D 16 cans
What is C 4 cans?
500
Which type of reproduction involves only one organism as a parent?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction
C. heterosexual reproduction
D. monosexual reproduction
What is asexual reproduction? (B)