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SHS BATTLE OF THE BRAIN 2023-ELIMINATION ROUND

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percent of fire-related deaths are due to smoke inhalation rather than burns?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

80%

d)

90%

2.

What is the product of (1 - x) (1 + x) ?

a)

1x21-x^2  

b)

2 - x

c)

12x +x21-2x\ +x^2  

d)

1+x21+x^2  

3.

It is a tentative conclusion or answer to a specific question raised at the beginning of the investigation.

a)

generalization

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

assumptions

4.

Linen is made from what plant?

a)

herbs

b)

shrubs

c)

flax

d)

creepers

5.

What are the factors of a2 x2a^2\ -x^2  ?

a)

2a -2x

b)

(a + x)(a -x)

c)

ax(a - x)

d)

(a - x)(a-x)

6.

It is the most reliable measure of central tendency.

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

d)

decile

7.

Find the mean of the following score: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

a)

18

b)

18.5

c)

19

d)

20

8.

Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth?

a)

Dead sea

b)

Artic ocean

c)

Mediterrenian sea

d)

Black ses

9.

It is a sampling techniques where N individulas or items in the population are divided into separate subpopulation according to some common characteristics.

a)

Cluster Sampling

b)

Purposive Sampling

c)

Stratified sampling

d)

Random sampling

10.

In a class of 40 students, 27 like calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both Calculus and Chemistry?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

11.

Find the 30th term of the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13,....

a)

75

b)

88

c)

90

d)

91

12.

In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is _____.

a)

1/6

b)

1/9

c)

1/12

d)

1/18

13.

What mammal lays eggs?

a)

platypus

b)

archanids

c)

rodentia.

d)

chiroptera.

14.

The most electronegative element among the following is_____

a)

chlorine

b)

sodium

c)

flourine

d)

oxygen

15.

he oldest rocks in the earth's crust were once molten, and came from deep inside the earth. The molten rock, called magma, spewed out in volcanic eruptions during the earth's early life and solidified into hard rock's called_____.

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

granite

d)

basalt

16.

Carmen is 12 years older than David. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was 28. How old are is Carmen?

a)

18

b)

25

c)

16

d)

24

17.

Which of the following is a rational function ?

a)

y= x22x + 3x^2-2x\ +\ 3

b)

y = 2x2^x

c)

y = 2x\frac{2}{x}

d)

y = x2 1x1\frac{x^2\ -1}{\sqrt[]{x-1}}

18.

The gas present in the stratosphere which filters out some of the sun's ultraviolet light and provides an effective shield against radiation damage to living things is______,

a)

helium

b)

ozone

c)

oxygen

d)

methane

19.

The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by _________.

a)

RNA molecules

b)

DNA molecules

c)

nucleotides

d)

enzymes

20.

They live in abject misery. He offered an abject apology. She thought he was an abject coward. The word "abject" means _______.

a)

Challenge

b)

Miserable

c)

Deny

d)

Disobey

21.

The molecule which has the highest percentage of ionic character among the following is ___________.

a)

HI

b)

HF

c)

HCl

d)

HBr

22.

The main active constituent of tea and coffee is_________.

a)

nicotine

b)

caffeine

c)

chlloropyl

d)

aspirin

23.

The hardest form of carbon is________.

a)

graphite

b)

diamond

c)

charcoal

d)

coke

24.

Find the correctly spelt words.

a)

Excessive

b)

Exccessive

c)

Exxcesive

d)

Excesive

25.

Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, " TO CRY WOLF"

a)

To listen eagerly

b)

To give false alarm

c)

To turn pale

d)

To keep off starvation

26.

The great Victoria Desert is located in_______.

a)

Canada

b)

West Africa

c)

Australia

d)

North America

27.

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

a)

The Stone Age

b)

The Dark Age

c)

Renaissance

d)

Old Age

28.

Ang mga salitang “Sus!”, “Aray!” at “Yehey!” ay isang paraan ng pagpapahayag ng damdamin na tinatawag na sambitla o ______________.

a)

bulalas

b)

bigla

c)

bulaga

d)

bulaslas

29.

Which of the following is the SI Base units of mass?

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

ton

d)

newton

30.

The tendency of an object to persist in its state of rest or uniform motion in straight line is called _________.

a)

momentum

b)

impulse

c)

inertia

d)

acceleration

31.

Yoweri Museveni has won the sixth term as the President of which country?

a)

USA

b)

Uganda

c)

Guyano

d)

Palestine

32.

The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is_________.

a)

silicate group

b)

organic group

c)

oxide group

d)

hydride

33.

The highest sand dunes are found is______.

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Gobi Desert

34.

Solve for x in the equation: 4x = 84^x\ =\ 8  .

a)

2

b)

1/2

c)

-2

d)

3/2

35.

If f(x) = x2  x + 1x^2\ -\ x\ +\ 1  , what is f(-1) ?

a)

1

b)

-2

c)

3

d)

-1

36.

Which of these factors distinguish one speaker from the other speakers?

a)

audience

b)

speech style

c)

message

d)

feedback

37.

Evaluate log4(116)\log_4\left(\frac{1}{16}\right)  .

a)

2

b)

-1

c)

-2

d)

4

38.

Ito ay barayti ng wika na ginagamit sa isang tiyak na lalawigan o kapuluan.

a)

dyalek

b)

sosyolek

c)

etnolek

d)

idyolek

39.

Which of this doesn't use non-verbal communication?

a)

traffic signals

b)

hand signals

c)

e-mail

d)

body movements

40.

When did Ottomans conquer Qatar?

a)

1538

b)

1540

c)

1630

d)

1878

41.

This is use in statistics when you have collected data about one categorical independent variable and one quantitative dependent variable. The independent variable should have at least three levels (i.e. at least three different groups or categories).

a)

correlation

b)

ANOVA

c)

standard deviation

d)

regression

42.

How many prime numbers between 40 and 240 ends with 4?

a)

2

b)

0

c)

3

d)

6