2023-24 Elementary Practice Questions - Round 3 - First Half

This musical concept is arpeggiated [ar-PEJ-ee-ay-tud] if its notes are played separately. They sound pleasant when they're consonant and jarring when they're dissonant. Give the word that, in most cases, refers to groups of notes that are played at the same time.

• CHORD(S)

• SCALE(S)

• MELODY

• TEMPO

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Rounded to the nearest whole number, what is 91 divided by three?

• 30

• 29

• 28

• 32

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

This state of matter exists in lightning bolts and stars. It resembles gas, but its molecules have become ions after losing some electrons. Identify this so-called "fourth state of matter."

• PLASMA

• SOLID

• LIQUID

• GAS

This geographic region of Kentucky is shaped somewhat like a horseshoe. What region gets its name from its plentiful rounded hills?

• KNOBS (REGION) (Accept THE KNOBS)

• Bluegrass Region

• Pennyroyal Plateau

• Jackson Purchase

This Newbery-winning verse novel inspired a 2023 Disney Plus TV series of the same name. Its narrator is preteen Josh Bell, who, like his twin brother Jordan, is a middle school basketball star. Name this Kwame [KWAH-mee] Alexander book.

• (THE) CROSSOVER

• Booked

• Out of My Mind

• Ghost

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

The SI unit for this measurement is meters per second squared. According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, it equals an object's force divided by its mass. Give the name for the rate of change of an object's velocity.

• ACCELERATION

• MOMENTUM

• DISPLACEMENT

• ENERGY

This city was the birthplace of the jazz subgenre called Dixieland. It also gave rise to King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band and to trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Identify this largest Louisiana city.

• NEW ORLEANS

• BATON ROUGE

• SHREVEPORT

• LAFAYETTE

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This picture book is set in summer 1869 on a journey from Omaha to Sacramento. It imagines one of the earliest westward trips on the United States' Transcontinental Railroad. Give the title of this Caldecott winner, written and illustrated by Brian Floca.

• LOCOMOTIVE

• THE POLAR EXPRESS

• FREIGHT TRAIN

• LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Prior to Kentucky's statehood, this city was the capital of the Kentucky District of Virginia. It was also where the first state constitution was drafted. What is this Kentucky city, home to Centre College?

• DANVILLE

• LEXINGTON

• FRANKFORT

• BOWLING GREEN

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Mark's Donut Shop can fry 24.5 glazed donuts in ten minutes. At this rate, how many donuts can Mark fry in four hours?

• 588 (DONUTS)

• 245 (DONUTS)

• 980 (DONUTS)

• 392 (DONUTS)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B