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6th Grade Quarantine Quiz-6th Edition

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nitrogen and Carbon are both elements.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In the NITROGEN cycle how do animals get nitrogen?

a)

Absorb it in their cells

b)

By eating plants

c)

By digging it out of the soil

d)

They don't get nitrogen

3.

In the CARBON cycle, which two gases are cycled through the environment?

a)

Carbon and nitrogen

b)

Oxygen and hydrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide and oxygen

d)

Argon and helium

4.

In the CARBON cycle, what do factory's release into the air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Neon

5.

The definition of an adaptation is the process by which a species becomes best fitted to its environment. Which of the answers below is NOT an example of an adaptation?

a)

Birds have light bones that allow them to fly.

b)

Giraffes have long necks that allow them to eat from the tops of trees.

c)

Monarch butterflies are able to migrate to find food and warmer places to live.

d)

I am able to choose vanilla ice cream over chocolate.

6.

An adaptation is something that an organism does so that it is better able to survive. What adaptations does a dog make? (2 answers)

a)

Shivering when cold

b)

Hibernation

c)

Camouflage

d)

Growing thicker fur in the winter

7.

Why do Monarch Butterflies adapt by migrating?

a)

They like to travel

b)

They are looking for food and warm weather

c)

They are looking for new places to explore

d)

They are bored

8.

True or false: Adaptations are important for all living things to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Humans breathe out what gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Helium

10.

Humans take in what gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Carbon

11.

I talked about the Carbon Cycle and Nitrogen Cycle this week. What is a cycle?

a)

It's short for bicycle and unicycle

b)

Something that has a beginning and ending

c)

Something that starts and then stops to never start again

d)

A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.

12.
What is the missing measurement? 
a)
9 cm
b)
18 in
c)
18 cm
d)
9 in 
13.

True or False?


Perimeter measures the distance along the outside of a shape.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the perimeter of this polygon?

a)

28 in

b)

49 ft

c)

14 ft

d)

28 ft

15.

True or False?


The formula used to find the area of a triangle is base x height.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
a)

16 units2

b)

16 square units

c)

16 in

d)

8 in

17.

Find the area:

a)

8 ft2

b)

8 ft

c)

4 ft2

d)

4 ft

18.
Find the area:
a)
24 in2
b)
12 in2
c)
6 in2
d)
3.5 in2
19.

Find the area:

a)

336 yd2336\ yd^2

b)

60 yd260\ yd^2

c)

44 yd244\ yd^2

d)

41.5 yd241.5\ yd^2

20.
Find the area:
a)
84 m2
b)
168 m2
c)
112 m2
d)
56 m2
21.
Area of triangle?
a)
17 units2
b)
20 units2
c)
10 units2
d)
16 units2
22.

What does AREA mean?

a)

The distance around a shape

b)

The amount of space outside a shape

c)

Half the distance around a shape

d)

The amount of space inside a shape

23.

What is the area?

a)

50 in250\ in^2

b)

60 in260\ in^2

c)

300 in2300\ in^2

24.

 A = (b1+b22)hA\ =\ \left(\frac{b_1+b_2}{2}\right)h  

a)

Area of a rectangle

b)

Area of a triangle

c)

Area of a parallelogram

d)

Area of a trapezoid

25.

Which of the following shapes is NOT are parallelogram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Did you finish all your Google Classroom Assignments and Google Forms AND click "MARK AS DONE" or "TURN IN" when you finished an assignment?

a)

Yes I did click it and all my assignments are done :)

b)

Ummm...about that...I'll go click it now :/

c)

I'm not done with my assignments yet, but I promise I'll finish them by Sunday and click "Mark as Done"!

d)

I'm not a student, but if I was I would definitely finish and turn in my assignments!

27.

What did Percy’s mom tell him happened to his father?

a)

He was lost at sea, not dead

b)

He passed away

c)

He moved to a different country

28.

How does Percy describe Gabe, his stepfather?

a)

Nice, kind, clean

b)

Funny, sarcastic, decent

c)

Smelly, rude, greedy

29.

Where did Percy’s father tell his mother that he wanted Percy to go?

a)

A fancy college in a different country

b)

A special summer camp

c)

Basketball tryouts

30.

Who was yelling and pounding on their cabin door during the hurricane?

a)

Gabe

b)

Percy's father


c)

Grover

31.

How does Percy describe his mother?

a)

A normal person who he doesn't really get along with

b)

The best person in the world, but has horrible luck.

c)

The worst person in the world, but has great luck

32.

"But the ocean seemed to have forgotten." What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

33.

"Then a much closer noise, like mallets in the sand." What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

34.

Eddie the super of our apartment building, looked at me with a twinge of SYMPATHY Come on Gabe, the kid just got here.

a)

to laugh at someone

b)

anger

c)

to feel compassion towards someone

d)

happiness

35.

I was angry at my father, I RESENTED him for going on the ocean voyage, for not having the guts to marry my mom. He left us and now we were stuck with Smelly Gabe.

a)

to feel annoyance

b)

to feel happiness

c)

to feel nauseous

d)

to feel hungry

36.

"Her smile is as warm as a quilt." What type of figurative language is this an example of?

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

37.

The law making branch of government in countries like England and Canada

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Parliament

c)

Republic

d)

Prime Minister

38.

Taking power for your own benefit is called

a)

Coup

b)

Commonwealth

c)

Corruption

d)

Amendment

39.

The head of the executive branch in countries like England and Canada is called

a)

President

b)

Dictator

c)

King

d)

Prime Minister

40.

The top court in the USA is called the

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Governor

41.

The part of government that makes the laws

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Judicial branch

42.

A political system with the religion at the center of government

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

43.

A government system where the rulers have complete control over a country

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Democracy

c)

Authoritarian

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

44.

True or false: Saudi Arabia has elections

(a)  

45.

A group of citizens want to stop a local factory from polluting a river. They have protested outside the factory, pressured people to stop buying its products, and written newspaper articles criticizing the pollution. None of their efforts have worked. Now, they want to get a federal law passed to make it illegal for factories to pollute rivers. Which branch of the federal government should this group try to influence to get this law passed?

a)

The legislative branch

b)

The executive branch

c)

The judicial branch

46.

A group of citizens strongly opposes a new tax that Congress just passed. They want to make sure that they won't have to pay the tax, but they also don't have enough money to fight against it in the courts. Which branch of government could help the group stop the new tax from becoming the law?

a)

The legislative branch

b)

The executive branch

c)

The judicial branch