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?

(a)  

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?

(a)  

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)

(a)  

 $180\div4$  

(a)  

 $9^2$  

(a)  

Which of these is a rhombus?

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