The Battle of Tours was important because

Stopped Muslims from taking over Western Europe

Marquis de Lafayette was known as “The Hero of Two Worlds” because

He was involved in both the American and French Revolution

Where did the Pueblo tribe live?

In the Four Corners area of the United States

Which of the following would solve the equation in three operations? –8(9 + x) = 111

First the Distributive Property. Then addition and division.

In a sentence, use the word “knock” as a verb.

Please knock softly, because the baby is sleeping.

In the American Revolution, Valley Forge was a low point for the Continental Army because

Winter conditions were severe for the Continental Army

Which sentence contains a personification?

The clock on the wall seemed to watch me as I got ready.

Which of the following do plants use in the process of photosynthesis?

Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight

Xianjiang-Mongolia is broken into basins. A basin is

Area of land where all the surface water drains to a point

Most of Japan’s population developed on the coastal areas because

Most of Japan is forested and mountainous, so unusable

What is the resolution in the story of The Three Bears?

Goldilocks is discovered and chased away.

Coal is a natural resource. Why is coal considered nonrenewable?

Coal is being used faster than it is being produced

What is the 1st amendment?

The right of religion, petition, assembly, and speech

Why does solid water (ice) float when placed in liquid water?

Ice is less dens than liquid water

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1
The Battle of Tours was important because
United the barbarian tribes into one giant nation
It brought about the fall of the Roman Empire
Stopped Muslims from taking over Western Europe
Split the Eastern and Western Roman Empires
2
Name the antagonist in Little Red Riding Hood.
Little Red Riding Hood
The wolf
The woodcutter
3
What is 3/4 x 2/7
3/14
6/11
5/11
6/27
4
Marquis de Lafayette was known as “The Hero of Two Worlds” because
He was the aide-de-camp to both Washington and General Howe
He crossed the sea and lived in both Europe and the colonies
He was a citizen of both America and France
He was involved in both the American and French Revolution
5
Kung-fu uses fighting techniques based on
Animal movements
Famous Chinese warriors
Seasons of the year
Ancient Chinese gods
6
A store buys a dress for $80. They marked it up 19%. You hand the clerk $110. How much change?
$95.20
$14.80
$15.20
$30.00
7
How many sides are there in a hexagon?
8
6
10
5
8
Where did the Pueblo tribe live?
In the Midwest
On the coast of Alaska
In the Four Corners area of the United States
Above the timberline in Canada
9
In 2006 Pluto was reclassified as
Planet
Meteor
Dwarf Planet
Asteroid
10
What a control variable?
Time period
Height
Amount of plant food
Last plant
11
Which of the following would solve the equation in three operations? –8(9 + x) = 111
First the Distributive Property. Then addition and division.
First subtraction. Then the Distributive Property + division
First use addition. Then use division and subtraction
First use division. Then use addition and multiplication
12
Which is an interrogative sentence?
My workbook is in my desk.
Put your workbook in your desk.
Where is your workbook?
13
Which two words are synonyms?
Loath and reluctant
Derogatory and trifling
Intensify and recede
Forage and haggle
14
If the number of fish dropped suddenly, what short-term effect would happen in the food web?
More penguins
Fewer squid
Fewer tiny water plants
More seals
15
In a sentence, use the word “knock” as a verb.
We heard a knock on the door.
Please knock softly, because the baby is sleeping.
16
The 19th amendment gave ________ the right to vote.
African-Americans
Women
Latinos
People under the age of 18th
17
In the American Revolution, Valley Forge was a low point for the Continental Army because
Officers conspired against Congress forcing them to pay wage
Soldiers had too many supplies to go around
Winter conditions were severe for the Continental Army
It was a major defeat for the colonists
18
Which of these polygons has more than five sides?
Quadrilateral
Pentagon
Rhombus
Hexagon
19
This type of graph shows two numerical values one on the X axis and the other on the Y axis.
Line
Bar
Any of these
Circle
20
The puppies clambered over one another to get to their food. Is it an adjective /adverb phrase?
Adverb phrase
Adjective phrase
21
The French and Indian War was part of a larger war known as
Pontiac’s War
The French Revolution
The American Revolution
The Seven Years War
22
What type of essay presents the writer’s claim along with a counter-claim?
argumentative
biographical
narrative
23
Which is the initial source of energy in most ecosystems?
Oxygen in the air
Decomposers
Sunlight
Nutrients in soil
24
Harry Potter is the ___________________ of his stories.
antagonist
protagonist
25
What is the independent variable?
Amount of plant food
Last plant
Time period
Height
26
Which sentence contains a personification?
The clock on the wall seemed to watch me as I got ready.
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
The shower head drip-dropped water into the bath tub.
27
The variable that changes in an experiment
Dependent variable
Variable
Independent variable
28
The following sequence is an example of which type of numbers?2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ...
Multiples
Odd numbers
Even numbers
Prime numbers
29
Which of the following do plants use in the process of photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, sugar, and sunlight
Sunlight, oxygen, and sugar
Oxygen, sugar, and water
Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
30
My worries spun around in my head like a merry-go-round. Is this a simile or metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
31
Dan cut his square sandwich in half as shown below. Which type of triangle was formed?
right, isosceles
right, scalene
equilateral
acute, isosceles
32
Xianjiang-Mongolia is broken into basins. A basin is
Area of land where all the surface water drains to a point
An area bordered by mountains on three sides.
A flat, treeless plain.
An area of severe flooding.
33
What is found between the inner planets and outer planets?
Stars
Comets
Moons
Asteroids
34
A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car?
50 km/hr
5 km/hr
0.02 km/hr
1800 km/hr
35
Which set of numbers is in order from greatest to least?
7.594, 7.38, 7.598
7.38, 7.594, 7.598
7.38, 7.598, 7.594
7.598, 7.594, 7.38
36
What genre is Cinderella?
mystery
horror
fantasy
37
The Louisiana Purchase was bought for _______ dollars.
1 trillion
15 million
1 billion
50 million
38
What is the dependent variable?
Last plant
Heigh
Amount of plant food
Three-week time period
39
Most of Japan’s population developed on the coastal areas because
Japan relied on their fishing industry, so around the ocean
Japan is extremely volcanic
Most of Japan is forested and mountainous, so unusable
Godzilla roams the inner forests of Honshu
40
What is the resolution in the story of The Three Bears?
Goldilocks can't find a perfect bowl of porridge.
The bears return to find their home tampered with.
Goldilocks is discovered and chased away.
41
Coal is a natural resource. Why is coal considered nonrenewable?
Coal is being used faster than it is being produced
No new coal is being produced on Earth
Coal is used to produce energy and not materials
Coal will never run out
42
The variable that is observed or measured in an experiment
Independent
Control
Dependent
43
Where does a deer fit in its food chain?
As both consumer and prey
As both first-level and second-level consumer
As both consumer and scavenger
As both producer and consumer
44
A founding myth of Rome tells of the twin sons of Mars, _ and _, who are nurtured by a wolf
Aeneas and Romulus
Romulus and Remus
Aeneas and Hector
Aeneas and Remus
45
If you toss a cube 10 times. Find the experimental probability of tossing 4. Results:2635441243
1/6
2/5
3/10
1/5
46
What is the 1st amendment?
The right of religion,petition, assembly, and search+seizure
The right of religion, petition, assembly, and speech
The right to bear arms
A right to a fair trial
47
What is the control group?
Height
Amount of plant food
Last plant
Time period
48
An import is
Goods coming into the country
A weapon
Taxes
Goods going out of the country
49
If 4 subs are shared equally by 5 people, how much will each person get?
5/5 sub
4/5 sub
4/8 sub
4 sub
50
Why does solid water (ice) float when placed in liquid water?
Ice is less dens than liquid water
The densities of liquid water and ice are the same
Ice is more dense that liquid water
Ice does not float in liquid water
51
Which number completes the table?
84
13
10
16
52
Which is not a step of the scientific method?
Find a Lab Online
Form a Hypothesis
Plan an Investigation
Draw Conclusions
53
Where would I look to find the page number for chapter 7?
Index
Table of Contents
Bibliography
54
Order the numbers from least to greatest: –13, 16, 3, –20, 15, –10
–10, 3, –20, –13, 16, 15
–20, –13, –10, 3, 15, 16
–20, 15, –13, 16, 3, –10
16, 15, 3, –10, –13, –20
55
Aqueducts were
Hellenistic amphitheaters
The name for the 50,000 miles of roads that Rome built
The annual races held in Rome
Bridges that carried water to cities and running water
56
Which is the correct word for this sentence?The _______________ basketball game is at 6:00.
girl’s
girls’
girls
57
These are the 3 types of rock
Sedimentary, minerals, igneous
Sedimentary, Newmorphic, igneous
Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous
Metamorphic, resources, sedimentary
58
Which survey question is unbiased?
Should there be a school dress code?
You prefer bringing healthy lunch or eating cafeteria food?
Do you prefer water or syrupy sweet soft drink with a meal?
You think we should let them cut down trees for playground?
59
A green sea turtle weighs 355.3 kilograms. What is the word form of this number?
three hundred fifty-three tenths
three hundred fifty-five and three tenths
three hundred five and three tenths
three hundred fifty and three tenths
60
Medieval society consisted of three major social positions. These were
The nobility, the merchants, and the clergy
The peasants, the merchants, and the clergy
The nobility, the peasants, and the clergy
The peasants, the merchants, and the nobility
61
Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of
America
Spain
Britain
France
62
Sorted the triangles below into 2 groups by length of side. Which ones are isosceles?
1,2,4
2,3,5
1,4,6
2,4
63
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is where Indian civilization settled because it has a lot of
Minerals
Water
Oil
Land
64
Which factor determines a star’s color
Its size
Its distance from the Earth
Its temperature
Its brightness
65
The table shows the times 4 students ran the 50yd dash. Who ran the dash in the shortest time?
Benito
Danjiro
Gilberto
Tate
66
What is the measure of the unknown angle?
34o
24o
204o
180o
67
What is the verb tense of the following sentence: My parents and I will be traveling to Florida
Future perfect
Future
Future progressive
68
What is the value of the expression below if y=5? 35 ÷ (y+ 2) + 4
7
13
9
5
69
Name the subject and verb in the following:My parents and I will be traveling to Florida.
I
All the above
Parents
70
Which is an imperative sentence?
Put your workbook in your desk.
My workbook is in my desk.
Where is your workbook?
71
A haiku is
A type of play
A type of weapon
A type of novel
A type of poem
72
How many more people own 1 or 2 cats than own 4 or 5 cats?
6
2
5
3
73
Identify the prepositional phrase: Yesterday, I put my dirty clothes in the wash.
In the wash
Put my dirty clothes
Yesterday
74
In the following sentence, identify the part of speech of “yesterday.”
Adverb
Conjunction
Direct object

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