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Name
Class
Date
1.
Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals?
a)
oxygen
b)
sugar
c)
salt
d)
carbon dioxide
2.
Which of the following outcomes justifies that the gravitational pull of the Moon has an effect on the Earth?
a)
The Earth has clouds.
b)
The Earth has daylight.
c)
The Earth has seasons
d)
The Earth has ocean tides.
3.
What branch of the government interprets the laws?
a)
executive branch
b)
judicial branch
c)
legislative branch
d)
president
4.
All of the following were causes of the Civil War EXCEPT:
a)
election of Abraham Lincoln as President 
b)
differing values in different sections of the country 
c)
secession of the Southern states 
d)
pioneers moving West
5.
The prefix UN- means "not."
The word ABRIDGE means to "shorten."
The word UNABRIGED most likely means:
a)
a shorter version of a story
b)
a full version of a story
c)
a new version of a story
d)
an old version of a story
6.
Choose the word that best fits the definition:
to get off an aircraft
a)
depress
b)
depart
c)
deplane
d)
debate
7.
The dentists' __________ liked him because he gave them lollipops.
a)
patience
b)
patients
8.
The ability to make a large number of the same type of good is called:
a)
corporation
b)
mass production
c)
globalization
d)
urbanization
9.

An example of an oxymoron is:

a)

penut gallery

b)

living dead

c)

rhyme time

d)

lightning in a bottle

10.

What is the most abundant element in the universe?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

11.

What is the official language of Australia?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Dutch

12.

The names of how many months of the year contain the letter R?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

8

d)

7

13.

True or False? The orca is a type of dolphin

a)

True

b)

False

14.
What two colors are the cat's hat in "The Cat in the Hat"?
a)
Red and White
b)
Red and Blue
c)
Blue and White
d)
White and Black
15.

Who is this?

a)

Mark Zukerberg

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Tom

d)

Tommy Hilfiger

16.
What was the first breakfast cereal ever invented?
a)
Cherrio's
b)
Marshmallow Matey's
c)
Granola
d)
Corn flakes
17.
The belief that Native Americans migrated to North America from Asia is part of which theory?
a)
The Great Migration
b)
The Travel Theory
c)
The Land Bridge Theory
d)
The True Native Conspiracy
18.
A number has been rounded to 700. What might the number be?
a)
752
b)
639
c)
722
d)
549
19.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
20.
Leon drove 1,408 miles on vacation while Timothy drove one thousand forty-eight miles on vacation.  Who drove the least amount of miles on vacation?
a)
They drove the same number of miles.
b)
Leon
c)
Timothy
21.
Which type of cloud would you most likely see on a sunny day?
a)
cumulus
b)
stratus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbus
22.
The oldest lasting colony settled in America, St. Augustine, was founded by which country?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
The Netherlands
23.
Animals that do not have a backbone are considered what?
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
c)
Mammals
d)
Exoskeletons
24.
Based on the Table of Contents, what is the most likely title for the book?
Types of Corn..........2
Climate Regions of the United States..........5
Preparing the Soil..........12
Tending the Crop..........16
Harvest Time..........21
a)
How to Grow Corn
b)
Popular Crops of America
c)
How to Raise Cattle
d)
Why Your Crops Don't Grow
25.
What tool is used to measure air pressure?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Thermometer
26.
What is ½ + ¼?
a)
3/4
b)
2/4
c)
2/6
d)
1
27.

A synonym is the ________ as another word.

a)

opposite

b)

not equal to

c)

same

28.
What is the largest state in the United States?
a)
Texas
b)
Washington
c)
California
d)
Alaska
29.
How many days are in August?
a)
28
b)
30
c)
31
d)
912
30.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
31.
Who's face is on the dime?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Jefferson
d)
Washington
32.
Which city was the first capital of the United States?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia 
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
York
33.
What planet is the closest to Earth?
a)
Venus 
b)
Mars 
c)
Saturn 
d)
Earth
34.
What is the capital city of Canada?
a)
Canada City
b)
Toronto
c)
Ottawa
d)
Calgary
35.
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Middle
d)
Feet
36.
On our flag, is the top stripe red or white?
a)
White
b)
Stars
c)
Red
d)
Blue
37.
The thirteen stripes on the flag of the USA represent
a)
the thirteen countries the USA has purchased land from.
b)
the thirteen battles of the Revolutionary War.
c)
the thirteen original colonies.
d)
the thirteen founding fathers.
38.

Which animal's name translates as water horse?

a)

Rhinoceros

b)

Hippopotamus

c)

Water buffalo

d)

Platypus

39.

Choose the correct spelling:

a)

millenium

b)

millennium

c)

milennium

d)

milenium

40.

"Starry Night" was created by:

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

Claude Monet

41.
How many amendments are the bill of rights? 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
15
42.
Name the brand
a)
Costa Coffee
b)
Cafe Nero
c)
Starbucks
d)
Wild Bean Cafe
43.
Name the brand
a)
Volkswagen
b)
Audi
c)
Skoda
d)
Seat
44.
Name the brand
a)
YouTube
b)
MTV
c)
Yahoo
d)
Ebay
45.
Name the brand
a)
Twitter
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
Facebook
d)
WhatsApp
46.
Name the organisation
a)
Google
b)
Boeing
c)
SpaceX
d)
NASA
47.

This instrument is...

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

48.

The US declared its independence from England in what year?

a)

1773

b)

1789

c)

1776

d)

1803

49.
President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction included —
a)
placing Southern leaders in government prisons
b)
allowing Southern states back into the Union
c)
taxing Southern states for Union damages
d)
allowing Southern citizens to vote on slavery
50.
____ heavy chair is this?
a)
Whose
b)
Who's
c)
Who is
d)
Who
51.
I got flowers, ___ was nice.
a)
which
b)
who
c)
that
d)
that's
52.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
53.
What's the _______ like today?
a)
weather
b)
whether
c)
with
d)
wither
54.
Pick up ______ pencil from the floor.
a)
you're
b)
yer
c)
your
d)
yur
55.
_______ coming over for dinner.
a)
Their
b)
They're
c)
There
d)
Thare
56.
Green plants are very important to animals because the plants...
a)
consume food and give off oxygen.
b)
produce food and give off oxygen.
c)
produce food and give off carbon dioxide.
d)
consume food and carbon dioxide.
57.
How many lines are in a haiku
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
58.
What is the imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and South Pole
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Longitude
c)
Latitude
d)
Equator
59.
The earth is divided into lots of lines called___________
a)
perpendicular and parallel
b)
latitude and longitude
c)
cold and hot
d)
north and south
60.
The world is divided into how many hemispheres?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
61.
The earth is divided into how many time zones?
a)
12
b)
3
c)
6
d)
24
62.
Literacy rate is the percentage of how many adults can?
a)
type and write
b)
farm and sew
c)
read and write
d)
drive a car and ride a horse
63.
This economic term refers to the ban on trading with other countries.
a)
embargo
b)
tariff
c)
quota
d)
export
64.
This economic term refers to a tax put on imported goods.
a)
embargo
b)
tariff
c)
quota
d)
exported
65.
What type of volcano is made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs?
a)
composite
b)
cinder cone
c)
caldera
d)
lava plateau
66.
What is an independent variable?
a)
A variable whose value depends on that of another
b)
A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another
c)
An unknown number
d)
All of the above
67.
Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?
a)
She is the apple of my eye.
b)
I am so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.
c)
That's as slow as Christmas.
68.
The only wave you can see is
a)
Visible Light
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Gamma
d)
X-ray
69.
Another name for examining data is 
a)
Problem
b)
Procedure
c)
Data
d)
Analysis
70.
What is a name for an educated guess?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Problem
d)
Research
71.

St. Louis police was the first police department to use the new _______________ technique for identification, in 1904.

a)

face identification

b)

fingerprinting

c)

DNA testing

d)

Law & Order

72.

What year was the Gateway Arch constructed?

a)

1965

b)

1950

c)

1972

d)

1912

73.

Before they became known as the Lions, the mascot for University City High School was the....

a)

Indian

b)

Wildcat

c)

Spartan

d)

Hawk

74.
How many continents are there on Earth?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
5
d)
12
75.
What is the imaginary line called at 0° that splits the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
76.
Which of these is NOT an ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Antarctic Ocean
77.
Which of these is NOT a continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
Canada
78.
True or False: The United States is the largest country in the world in population size.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
Which two hemispheres is the United States a part of?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Southern and Western
c)
Northern and Western
d)
Southern and Northern
80.
The average weather of a place is its 
a)
History 
b)
Temperature 
c)
Culture 
d)
Climate