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GENERAL STUDIES

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
2.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
3.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

4.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
Who refused to give up their seat on the bus to a white citizen?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Mary McLeod Bethune
d)
Sojourner Truth
6.
When did Christopher Columbus arrive in America?
a)
1442
b)
1482
c)
1492
d)
1490
7.
What was Abraham Lincoln's famous speech?
a)
"I Have A Dream"
b)
"Gettysburg Address"
c)
“Inauguration Address”
d)
"Farewell Address"
8.
a)

Rosa Parks

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander The Great

d)

Aaron White

9.
a)

Obama's Wife

b)

Colbie DeLong

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

George Washington

10.
a)

Donald Trump

b)

Venus

c)

Plato

d)

Zeus

11.
a)

Emilia's Horsey

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

Big Horsey

d)

Statue

12.
a)

Bob

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Plato

d)

George Washington

13.

he is the father of genetics

a)

mendel

b)

darwin

c)

bateson

d)

watson

14.
Which is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?
a)
relativism
b)
superposition
c)
relative dating
d)
radioactive dating
15.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
16.

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

a)

Easy travel

b)

They kept pets

c)

Shared most work

d)

Stable food supply

17.

The Stone Age got its name because

a)

Stone Houses

b)

Used pretty rocks for money

c)

Rocky Fields

d)

Stone Tools

18.
Scientists believe that the earliest humans evolved in and migrated from which continent? 
a)
Europe 
b)
North America 
c)
Asia 
d)
Africa 
19.
green
a)
bleu
b)
vert
c)
jaune
d)
noir
20.

Mon anniversaire est le 21 septembre.

a)

My age is 21 years old.

b)

My birthday is September 21.

c)

Your birthday is September 21.

d)

When is your birthday?

21.

Je mange un sandwich et du soupe pour la souper.

a)

I eat a sandwich and soup for supper.

b)

I eat a sandwich and soup for breakfast.

c)

I eat a sandwich and soup for lunch.

d)

I eat a sandwich and soup.

22.

Quel est ta chanson preferee?

a)

What is your favorite fruit?

b)

What is your favorite vegetable?

c)

What is your favorite song?

d)

Who is your favorite musician?

23.

Black M chante ma chanson preferee.

a)

Black M sings music.

b)

Black M sings my favorite song.

c)

Black M is my favorite musician.

d)

I like Black M.

24.

Je porte une chemise vert.

a)

I wear a green t-shirt.

b)

I wear a yellow shirt.

c)

I wear a green shirt.

d)

I wear a yellow hat.

25.

Who is found a water route to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa?

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

26.

What is it called when matter changes from one state of matter to another?

a)

water cycle

b)

heat energy

c)

physical change

d)

matter

27.

Which is an innovation of a shown picture?

a)

a. Laptop

b)

b. Microwave

c)

c. Television

d)

d. Pager

28.

The first computers were __________________________.

a)

easy to carry

b)

very powerful

c)

big and heavy

d)

made in Japan

29.

What was likely the first invention to help move people and things?

a)

trains

b)

carts

c)

steamboats

d)

engines

30.

Why was the first computer invented?

a)

to help inventors communicate with one another

b)

to solve difficult math problems

c)

to keep track of new inventions

d)

all of the above

31.

Edison invented

a)

the telephone

b)

electric bulb

c)

the radio

32.

Alexander Bell invented

a)

the telephone

b)

the saxophone

c)

the radio

33.

The Wright brothers invented

a)

a hot air balloon

b)

a computer

c)

an airplane

34.

Martin Cooper invented the first

a)

TV-set

b)

mobile phone

c)

computer

35.

Which statement is false?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter and inventor.

b)

Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa.

c)

Leonardo da Vinci launched the first flying machine.

36.

The study of the stars and planets is done by

a)

chemists

b)

geologists

c)

astronomists

37.

Isaac Newton was a famous English...

a)

biologist

b)

physiologist

c)

physicist

38.
Which planet in our solar system has an axis that is titled by 98 degrees?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
39.
Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Nikola Tesla
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Benjamin Church
40.
Titan, Enceladus, Mimas & Iapetus are just some of the moons orbiting which planet?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
41.
What is the name for trees that never lose their leaves?
a)
Evergreen
b)
Birch
c)
Ash
d)
Maple
42.
What is the color of the five stars found on the flag of China?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
43.
What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
Internet
d)
electrical services
44.

Find the simple past

a)

She went there

b)

He has gone there

c)

They were going there

d)

It will go

45.

If Lilli had been poor

a)

she couldn't buy a house

b)

she won't buy a dress

c)

she wouldn't have bought that car

d)

she must earn more money

46.

A wombat is...

a)

a flower

b)

something to eat

c)

a weapon

d)

an animal

47.

If I were you

a)

I will take the money

b)

I will take it

c)

I would talk to him

d)

I talked to her

48.

The computer _________ slowly since we installed the new operating system.

a)

was running

b)

has been running

c)

will run

49.

In 2020, Collin ________ in politics for 30 years.

a)

worked

b)

will worked

c)

will have been working

50.

When my father-in-law retired, my mother-in-law also ________ her job.

a)

quitted

b)

quit

c)

quits