Problem Solving
Word Surge
Language Arts
Computation
Vail Trivia
100

A bag has 10 blocks in it. 2 blocks are red, 3 blocks are blue, and 5 blocks are white.

In lowest terms, what is the probablity of pulling out a white block if you pull out only 1 block with out looking?

What is 1/2?

100

To declare is to __________.

A. Define

B. announce

C. pronounce

B. What is announce?

100

Which word os spelled incorrectly?

A. extremly

B. triumphant

C. conquered

D. height

A. What is extremly?

100

Write the fraction in

lowest terms for 80%.

What is?  

4/5

100

Pantano’s
school colors

What is? 

Black and Green

200

A lamp base is made of 3 pieces glued together with thicknesses of 1/2 inch, 1/4 inich, and 3/8 inch?

What is the thickness of the base?

What is 1 1/8?

200

Taking pop quizzes made her anxious.

The opposite of anxious is :

A. Carefull

B. Antsy

C. Calm

C. What is Calm?

200

Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

A. "Dinner is ready! my mom called to my family."

B. "Dinner is ready! my mom called to "my family."

C. "Dinner is ready!" my mom called to my family.

C. What is "Dinner is ready!" my mom called to my family.

200

     3  1/5

  X   6  1/4

What is? 20

200

This school’s mascot is the

Thunder Bolts

What is?
Mica Mountain
High School

300

It takes 1 5/6 hours to assemble a lawn mower.

How man lawn mowers could be assembled in 16 1/2 hours?

What is 9?

300

The towns people learned to proper after they made a series of mistakes.

Prosper means:

A. succeed

B. foil

C. think

A. What is succeed?

300

Which is the correct way
to punctuate the sentence?

  1.  Kevins’ upside-down cake and Craigs’ dip
    were very tasty.
  2.     b)Kevin’s upside-down cake and Craig’s dip
    were very tasty.
  3. Kevins upside-down cake and Craigs dip
    were very tasty.

What is? 

b) Kevin’s upside-down cake and Craig’s dip were very tasty.

300

3  1/3  + 1  1/2=

What is?

4 5/6

300

The name of the first
charter high school in
the Vail School District

What is? 

Vail High School

400

Anne has a piece of poster board which is shaped like a right triangle. The bas of the triangle is 28 inches, and the hwight is 16 1/2 inches. What is the area of the Piece of the poster board?

What is 231 square inches?

400

Which series of words is spelled correctly?

A. boycot, blunder, formor

B. appeal, effect, burden

C. factor, barin, excel

B. appeal, effect, burden

400

Which sentence from below  uses figurative
language to create a sensory image in the
reader’s mind?

  1.     a) At the end of the day, my body
    aches as if hammers have pounded
    my joints.
  2.     b) I may be just a serf, but I have
    feeling too.
  3.     c) Even in my dreams I can not rest.

What is? 

a) At the end of the day, my body
aches as if hammers have pounded my joints.

400

Find the area of the
triangle.

Height is 6 inches

Bottom length is 9 1/2 inches

What is? 

28 1/2

400

This elementary school opened
in 1990

What is? 

Acacia

Elementary School