| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS |
| ENGLISH | |
| 1-5. Create a five step plan for producing an eight page brochure from two sheets of legal sized paper. Consider computer formatting of margins, printing, art work, binding, and layout. | |
| 6-10. Give a clear example of a bibliography using a book entry, a video entry, and a primary source. | |
| 11. Who directed Schindler’s List? | |
| 12. Who was the naturalist responsible for Yosemite. | |
| 13-17. Recite the first seven lines of Ariel’s Song at the end of The Tempest. | |
| 18. Define pogrom. | |
| 19. Define Zionist. | |
| 20. What does Anne Frank mean by writing that "paper is more patient than man"? | |
| 22. On her birthday in 1944, the year the allies landed in France, Anne turned years old. | |
| 23. When Anne Frank comments
that people cannot offer them a lift because of the "gaudy yellow star," she
means: a. the star is unattractive b. no one is permitted to help them because they are Jews c. everyone must walk in Amsterdam d. the star is heavy |
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| 24. In The Diary of Anne Frank, who does Anne call the "most intolerable, insufferable, boy I've ever met?" | |
| 25. Choose the correct verb form in the following sentence. Rules for the triathlon (is, are) a challenge to understand. | |
| 26. Who said, "War's greatest evil (is) the degradation of the human spirit?" | |
| 27. What was Anne Frank's nickname, given to her by her teacher for talking too much? | |
| 28. Anne Frank especially
enjoys reading about: a. religion b. math c. mythology d. science |
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| 29. Give an example of a personal pronoun in a sentence. | |
| 30. Give an example of a possessive pronoun in a sentence. | |
| 31. Choose the correct subject pronoun: The teachers and (us, we) eagerly participate in the Academic Brain Wave. | |
| 32. Choose the correct object pronoun: Just between you and (I, me), I prefer chopsticks over forks. | |
| 33. True or False: Future tense verbs require the helping verbs, shall or will. | |
| 34. Complete the sentence: If the subject of a sentence is singular, the verb or verb phrase must be . | |
| 35. When you use the verb lay, you must also name the______. | |
| 36. True or False: The subject of a sentence may sometimes be found in a prepositional phrase. | |
| Translate the Greek root, suffix, or prefix: | |
| 37. biblio | |
| 38. dem | |
| 39. anthrop | |
| 40. theo | |
| 41. crat | |
| 42. ec | |
| 43. cephal | |
| 44. ornith | |
| 45. soph | |
| 46. -49. Write one each: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentence. | |
| 50. Write a sentence using a relative pronoun. | |
| SCIENCE | |
| 51-56. (6pts.) Name the 3 main particles of an atom and give the electrical charge of each. | |
| 57-60. (4 pts.) Name the 4 types of chemical reactions. | |
| 61-63. (3pts.) Identify these
physical changes: a)solid to gas b) gas to liquid c) liquid to solid |
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| 64-67. (4 pts.) Balance this
equation: Al O + C + Cl AlCl + CO |
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| 68-69. (2pts.) What is formed when hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide combine? | |
| 70-75. (6 pts) What are the divisions of a lab report? (in order) | |
| 76-77. (2pts) You have a material with a mass of 27 g and a volume of 13 ml. What is its density? Will it float or sink in water? | |
| 78-83. (6 pts) Describe the 3 states of matter according to their volume and shape. | |
| 84-87. (4 pts) Name the 2 isotopes of hydrogen. Why are they isotopes? | |
| 88. (1 pt) How did Mendeleev's periodic table differ from that of Moseley? | |
| 89-90. (2pts) Identify the
following elements: a) Period 4, Group 7 b) period 6, group 17 |
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| 91. (1pt) Why are elements in group18 considered inert? | |
| 92. (1pt) You have a mixture of iron and sand. How can you separate the two? | |
| 93. (3pts.) Given the
chemical formula 5C H O a) how many carbon atoms in one molecule? b) how many molecules? c) How many different elements? |
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| 94. (1pt) You have a solution
of NaCl and H O. The solubility of NaCl at 50 C is 40g/100ml of H O. How can you increase the solubility? |
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| 95. (1 pt) Using litmus paper, how can you determine if a solution is acidic or basic? | |
| 96. (1pt) Given only the chemical formula, how can you determine if a solution is a) acid or b) base? | |
| 97. (1 pt) a juice is said to be "low acid". Where on the pH scale would it be found? | |
| 98. (1pt) You push a big box with a force of 200 newtons. The box moves15 meters in 10 seconds. How much work was done? | |
| MATH | |
| One Point Questions: | |
| 99. Evaluate (1/2)X2 + 5X if X
= 2
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| 100. Evaluate A2 + 2B2 if A = -1 and B = 3. | |
| Simplify the following: | |
| 101. 8(4-(-3)) +(-30/6) | |
| 102. 3X + 2Y + 5X - Y | |
| 103. 2(x+3) + 4(2x-1) | |
| 104. (3/2)r-(5/2)r | |
| Solve the following: | |
| 105. 5 -3(1-4k) = 26 | |
| 106. 2X2-6X -8 = 0 | |
| Write an equation for the following situations: | |
| 107. Dave earned $56.30, which was $4.50 less than Ned's earnings. | |
| 108. 47 is 11 more than three times Neil's age. | |
| 109. Graph y = 2x-3 | |
| 110. Find the slope of the line with the equation 6x-2y = 9 | |
| 111. Multiply (3d-2)(2d2 -d-4) | |
| 112. Multiply (B+ 4)(B-4) | |
| 113. Multiply (x+5)2 | |
| 114. Factor X2 -5X +6 | |
| 115. Factor 2X2 +10X | |
| Two Point Questions: | |
| 116-117. Solve this system: x = -5 & y = x+3 |
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| 118-119. Find 3 consecutive integers such that the sum of the first two is 18 less than the opposite of the greatest integer. | |
| 120-121. Rachel has 20 nickels, dimes and quarters worth $3.70. If she has twice as many quarters as dimes, how many nickels does she have? | |
| 122-123. Find an
equation for the line with slope -2 and containing the point (-4,0) |
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| 124-125. Write an equation of a line passing through (8,0) & (-4,6) | |
| 126-127. Graph both equations and
find the point of intersection. Y= -2X+2 & 5X + 3Y = 3
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| Three Point Questions: | |
| 128-129. Find the missing side : | |
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| 130-131. Find the volume of the figure: | |
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| 132-133. Find the area of the following shape: | |
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| 134-135. Graph y = x2 -5 | |
| 136-137. Graph y = (1/2) x2 | |
| 138-139. Find the
discriminant of 4x2+ 2x-5
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| 140-141. State the quadratic formula. | |
| 142-143. Show that (a+b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 by using a drawing. | |
| 144-145. Find the sum of the first N numbers | |
| U.S. HISTORY - 8th | |
| 146. What American artist made the song "Gimme a Pigfoot" popular? | |
| 147. Who played trumpet, Duke or Satchmo? | |
| 148. What do we call people feeling loyalty to their state instead of the entire nation? | |
| 149. (6pts) Name the six major states belonging to Yugoslavia in1975. | |
| 150. Of the states formerly belonging to Yugoslavia, which has the greatest Muslim population? | |
| 151. Of the states formerly belonging to Yugoslavia, which borders Italy? | |
| 152. Of the states formerly belonging to Yugoslavia, which is held responsible for the murder of King Alexander in 1934? | |
| 153. Of the states formerly belonging to Yugoslavia, which fought the Nazis under the leadership of their man Tito? | |
| 154. Who was president on Black Tuesday? | |
| 155. What is the date of Black Tuesday? | |
| 156. FDR’s New Deal shifted American Politics along the political spectrum in which direction? | |
| 157. What is the name of the Great Charter signed by King John in 1215 establishing constitutional restrictions on a monarch's power? | |
| 158. What early legislative document did 41 pilgrims sign upon reaching North America? | |
| 159. Did Roger Williams believe that the Puritans were too tolerant? | |
| 160. Patroons came from what European nation? | |
| 161. What document did William Penn author to explain how his colony was to be run? | |
| 162. Which was the last of the original 13 colonies? | |
| 163. During what war did George Washington gain his first military experience? | |
| 164. True or false: Lord Jeffrey Amherst is revered by Native American Indians everywhere. | |
| 165. What general won the Battle of Princeton? | |
| 166. Who was the famous Indian who helped the pilgrims at Plymouth? | |
| 167. The Great Schism broke the Christian Church into what two major sects? | |
| 168. In what war did the Americans fight when Thomas Jefferson was president? | |
| 169. What is the determinant of our economic/ political spectrum? | |
| 170. The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution are called what? | |
| 171. In what year did George Washington take office? | |
| 172. What was the name of the trip the slaves made from Africa to the US in 1700's? | |
| 173. The Hutus and Tutsis originated in what country? | |
| 174. What monarch gave the Virginia Company its charter in 1606? | |
| 175. What did the Sugar Act put a tax on? | |
| 176. Marxist economists are at which end of the spectrum? | |
| 177. Cavalry expert Casimir Pulaski hailed from what country? | |
| 178. What document officially ended the American Revolution in 1783? | |
| 179. Washington hoped to keep our young country out of foreign wars and he therefore issued what? | |
| 180. What political party did Alexander Hamilton lead? | |
| SPANISH - ADVANCED 8th | |
| Translate the following paragraph: | |
| 181-182. Carolina llego a la playa a las ocho de la manana. Su amiga Martha estuvo tarde y no tenia todas las meriendas. Carolina no quiso nada porque tenia mucho frio y su amiga Martha tenia fiebre, gripe, dolor de cabeza y dolor de estomago. Entonces las dos ellas decidieron regresar a casa. | |
| 183. Completa las frases con el preterito de ir, ser, dar, o ver. | |
| 184. El 4 de julio pasado (yo) ____ con mi familia a la Isla de la Libertad. | |
| 185. (Nosotros) _____ en el barco que va de Manhattan. | |
| 186. Esta estatua _____ un regalo que los franceses le _____ a la gente de los Estados Unidos | |
| 187. Describa tres diferencias de los verbos de ser y estar. | |
| Hablemos de ti | |
| 188. ¿Que hiciste este fin de semana? | |
| 189. ¿Que haces para divertirte? | |
| Vocabulario | |
| Transduce estas palabras: | |
| 190. El pecho, La espalda, y El hombro | |
| 191. Algo, Nadie, Nada, y Tampoco | |
| 192. Saber, Conocer, Dar, y Recibir | |
FRENCH - 8th |
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| 193. Conjugate etre. | |
| 194. Conjugate aller. | |
| 195. Give me 3 expressions with "faire" and tell me what they mean. | |
| 196. Conjugate finir or choisir - what do those verbs mean. | |
| 197. Pourquoi est-ce que le cirque du soleil est un cirque avant-gardiste? | |
| 198. Quel autre signe admires-tu? Pourquoi? | |
| 199. Quelle est ta personnalite selon l’horoscope Chinois? Est-ce que tu penses que c’est vrai? | |
| 200. How do you say "this" or "those" in French. Use examples and explain why it changes. |
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