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MES Quiz #3

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This aspect of writing is absent from prose, free verse and blank verse. It is present in most songs, as well as sonnets, couplets, ballads and odes. What literary device gives words the same ending sounds, as in, "Twinkle, twinkle little star, / How I wonder what you are"?

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

tempo

d)

beat

2.

Species of this animal include Adelie [AA-duh-lee], Magellanic [mah-juh-LEN-ihk], and Emperor. Give the name for the type of flightless bird found only in the Southern Hemisphere, primarily in or near Antarctica.

a)

Walrus

b)

Penguin

c)

Nessie

d)

Ducks

3.

One aspect of this musical element is an arpeggio -- notes of a chord that are played individually instead of together. It relies on triads, which consist of three notes, but can be more. Which element depends on the "simultaneous combination of tones" to support the melody?

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

harmony

d)

beat

4.

In July 2016, this politician stopped running for governor when invited to run for a federal office. The announcement of this invitation was issued just before the beginning of the Republican National Convention. Name this Indiana Republican who accepted the invitation to run for United States Vice-President. (Last name only)

a)

Bush

b)

Pence

c)

Biden

d)

Gore

e)

Boone

5.

A 6-sided standard number cube is rolled once. As a percent, what is the probability that an even number is rolled? (__%)

a)

50%

b)

10%

c)

65%

d)

1%

6.

The only blood vessel of this type to carry blood low in oxygen is the pulmonary [PULL-mun-air-ee]. Give the name for this type of blood vessel, the largest of which is the aorta, which carries blood away from the heart.

a)

Veins

b)

Aorta

c)

Artery

d)

Capillaries

7.

This Caldecott Medal-winning book inspired the 2015 Joseph Gordon-Levitt film The Walk. It chronicles an actual event in which aerialist Philippe Petit [fee-LEEP puh-TEE] stayed one thousand feet in the air for over an hour. Identify this book, set at the World Trade Center, by Mordicai Gerstein [MOR-di-kigh GUR-steen].

a)

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear

b)

The House in the Night

c)

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

d)

THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS

8.

Some Native American legends claim that this animal brought life-sustaining buffalo, fire and daylight to humanity. He has a fierce appetite, often playing tricks on other animals to obtain food. Identify this wolf-like creature, which -- despite the classic cartoons -- can run more than twice as fast as a road runner.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Coyote

c)

Mountain Lion

d)

Bearded Dragon

e)

Sasquatch

9.

She was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic alone. She was also the first pilot, male or female, to fly from Hawaii to California alone. What pioneering aviator disappeared in 1937 on an around-the-world flight?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Grace Hopper

c)

Naomi Parker

d)

Margaret Sanger

e)

Shannon Ellis

10.

Determine the range of the following set of scores: {26, 13, 2, 98, 10, 15, 100} - The Range is the difference between the lowest and highest values

a)

26

b)

100

c)

15

d)

98

11.

This collection of seven stories spotlights Toomai of the elephants, the white seal Kotick, and the mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Its primary tales feature Bagheera [buh-GHEER-uh], Shere [SHAYR-uh] Khan, Baloo [buh-LOOH] and the foundling child Mowgli [MOH-glee]. Name this volume of short stories by Rudyard Kipling.

a)

Jungle Book

b)

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

c)

Captains Courageous

d)

The Man who would be King

12.

This amendment ensures five fundamental rights, including one against double jeopardy. Which amendment also gives defendants the right not to be forced to give evidence against themselves?

a)

Tenth (1oth)

b)

Second (2nd)

c)

Fifth (5th)

d)

16th (Sixteenth)

13.

The upcoming one named after James Webb will be even more powerful than the Hubble. While many of these tools use visible light, others capture x-ray, infrared, or radio waves. What are these optical tools used by astronomers to learn about objects extremely far away?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Infra-Red

d)

I have no idea what else to put here

14.

Each morning, Bill jogs a distance of two and one-half kilometers. How many meters does he jog?


**To calculate a value in kilometers to the corresponding value in meters, just multiply the quantity in kilometers by 1000 (the conversion factor).

a)

2,500 (TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED)

b)

1,000 (ONE THOUSAND)

c)

25 (TWENTY FIVE)

d)

2,500,000 (IT IS NOT THIS ONE)