Free Printable TACS Academic Challenge Tier I 1.0

1.

In “Jabberwocky,” Lewis Carroll uses words made up of other words like “brillig” and “slithy.” These new words are called

a)

portmanteaus

b)

allusions

c)

malapropisms

d)

nonsense words

2.

$If\ f\left(x\right)=3x-1\ and\ g\left(x\right)=x+2,\ find\ \left(f\ o\ g\right)\left(X\right)$

a)

$\left(f\ o\ g\right)\left(x\right)=3x+5$

b)

$\left(f\ o\ g\right)\left(x\right)=3x+1$

c)

$\left(f\ o\ g\right)\left(x\right)=3x-2$

d)

$\left(f\ o\ g\right)\left(x\right)=3x-1$

3.

In an oxidation reaction:

a)

an oxidizing agent gains electrons

b)

an oxidizing agent loses electrons

c)

a reducing agent gains electrons

d)

a reducing agent loses electrons

4.

The “Gilded Age” was named by___________.

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Mark Twain

5.

In Macbeth Act III, Lennox praises Macbeth as so smart and honorable, but he really believes Macbeth killed everyone. This is an example of

a)

hyperbole

b)

allusion

c)

situational irony

d)

verbal irony

6.

Which of the following is NOT a simile used by Carl Sandburg in “Chicago”?

a)

fierce as a dog

b)

cunning as a savage

c)

laughing as an ignorant fighter

d)

smart as a whip

7.

What are the coordinates of the vertices of the hyperbola given by the equation
$\frac{\left(y-4\right)^2}{4}\ -\ \frac{\left(x-3\right)^2}{25}\ =\ 1$

a)

$\left(2,3\right)\ and\ \left(6,3\right)$

b)

$\left(4-\sqrt{29},3\right)\ and\ \left(4+\sqrt{29},3\right)$

c)

$\left(3,2\right)\ and\ \left(3,6\right)$

d)

$\left(4,3\right)\ and\ \left(2,5\right)$

8.

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Cytophase

d)

Anaphase

9.

Who was not part of the committee asked to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Roger Sherman

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

10.

What country was Che Guevara originally from?

a)

Cuba

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Bolivia

11.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Our need to coexist with other countries has made it _________ that all people try to understand each other.

a)

imperative

b)

ancestral

c)

hysterical

d)

permeate

12.

Two circles are shown. The equation of Circle A is $x^2\ +\ y^2\ =\ 36$ and the equation of Circle B is $x^2+y^2\ =\ 4$ . What is the area of the shaded region?

a)

$40\pi$

b)

$32\pi$

c)

$8\pi$

d)

$4\pi$

13.

Which of the following scientists is responsible for the exclusion principle which states that two objects may NOT occupy the same space at the same time?

a)

Heisenberg

b)

Bohr

c)

Teller

d)

Pauli

14.

Confucianism originated in which ancient civilization?

a)

Persia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Assyria

15.

What would be the volume of 640g of oil if the density of the oil is 0.8g/ml?

a)

800 liters

b)

0.8 liters

c)

512 liters

d)

0.5 liters

16.

“The Rape of the Lock” is classified as which of the following genres?

a)

heroic epic

b)

myth

c)

mock-epic

d)

ballad

17.

Find the $n^{th}$ term and the first 3 terms in the arithmetic sequence if $a_{6\ }=\ 10$ and the common difference is 4

a)

$a_{n\ }=\ -4+\left(n-1\right)\left(10\right);\ a_{1\ }=\ -\ 4,\ a_{2\ }=\ 6,\ a_{3\ }=\ 16$

b)

$a_{n\ }=\ 4+\left(n-1\right)\left(10\right);\ a_{1\ }=\ 4,\ a_{2\ }=\ 14,\ a_{3\ }=\ 24$

c)

$a_{n\ }=\ 10+\left(n-1\right)\left(4\right);\ a_{1\ }=\ 10,\ a_{2\ }=\ 14,\ a_{3\ }=\ 18$

d)

$a_{n\ }=\ -10+\left(n-1\right)\left(4\right);\ a_{1\ }=\ -10,\ a_{2\ }=-\ 6,\ a_{3\ }=\ -2$

18.

The force acting between two point charges can be computed using which of the following laws?

a)

Ohm's Law

b)

Ampere's Law

c)

Coulomb's Law

d)

Newton's Second Law

19.

Which country was NOT an original member of NATO?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

The Netherlands

20.

Find the sum of 2 + 7 + 12 + … + 57.

a)

78

b)

342

c)

354

d)

708

TACS Academic Challenge Tier I 1.0

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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