Scholar Bowl Tryouts

Mark all the nouns in the following sentence:

Mary walked to the store during her break to get a sandwich.

• Mary

• walked

• store

• break

• sandwich

Answer explanation

Nouns are people, places, things, or ideas.

Who wrote the book, Harry Potter?

Answer explanation

J.K. Rowling came up with the idea for the series while riding a train home for work one day.

Which sentences is written correctly?

• Me and Antwoine are going to the library.

• Antwoine gave a book to Izzy and I.

• Antwoine gave a book to me and Izzy.

• I and Antwoine are going to the library.

Answer explanation

"I' is a subjective pronoun. It should only be used in the beginning of a sentence. And, you let others go first, so the last choice would only be correct if it was 'Antwoine and I are going to the library.'

What are the official names of the four types of sentences?

• statement, question, exclamation, command

• statement, exclamation, interrogative, command

• fragment, run-on, complex

• declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, imperative

Which of the following is NOT a category of the three types of rock?

• sedimentary

• sandstone

• igneous

• metamorphic

Answer explanation

Sandstone is a type of sedimentary rock.

What element is found in the inner core of our planet?

Answer explanation

The center of the earth is filled with molten Iron.

Reduce this fraction :

12/15

(use the slash button next to shift for the fraction sign)

 $180\div4$  

 $9^2$  

Which of these is a rhombus?

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