WorksheetsAcademic Team Practice 11/15
Total questions: 157
Worksheet time: 6hrs 2mins
What organelle functions to isolate a human cell’s chromosomes from the cytoplasm?
nucleus
heart
cell
x
What physical state of matter is intermediate between a solid and gas?
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Plasma
Which of the following BEST describes the term static:
W) stationary
X) low
Y) constant
Z) used
What is the general name for the rising and falling of sea levels in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun?
Tide
Wave
Hurricane
Tsunami
Approximately what fraction of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans:
one-half
two-thirds
seven-tenths
four-fifths
How many permanent teeth does a typical adult human have?
55
20
40
32
The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of Earth’s
tides
water
sediments
rocks
What is the SI base unit for length?
inches
feet
yards
meters
Most of the heart is composed of which of the following
epithelial
connective
nervous
muscle
What atomic particle balances the charge of protons to produce a neutral atom?
nucleus
circles
protons
electrons
What literary device did he use for his comparison?
Narmer founded what city, which was to become the administrative capital of Egypt for centuries?
Memphis
Thebes
Abydos
Aegyptos
Which choice below names an aspect of the dance element time?
level
focus
beat
tension
A tradition of many Plains tribes is to perform a dance to ensure successful hunting of which animal below?
bear
buffalo
deer
wolf
After a recent move from St. Louis, which of the following teams faced off against the New England Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Rams
Adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, one of the following did not take effect until it was finally ratified in 1781. Which of the following was deliberately written to make sure the central government would not be too strong?
Virginia Resolves
Charter of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
This part of map began appearing on maps centuries ago. What part of a map is it?
legend
scale
compass rose
key
One kind of market exists when people try to get around currency restrictions or the rationing of goods such as food and gasoline. In what kind of illegal market to people buy and sell more than they are allowed to, usually at higher prices?
green market
bear market
black market
bull market
The U.S. Constitution gives the president the power to reject, or veto, a law passed by Congress. But, also according to the Constitution, that bill can still become law if Congress overrides the veto by what vote?
two-thirds
three-fourths
simple majority
three-fifths
During its history, the U.S. Supreme Court has had anywhere from seven to ten members at a time. Since 1869, however how many justices has the court had?
eight
ten
seven
nine
Many rivers run through Kentucky. The largest river other than the Mississippi River to touch Kentucky soil forms the northern border of Kentucky. Which river is this?
Kentucky River
Green River
Tennessee River
Ohio River
This famous Kentuckian hunted and explored Kentucky, from 1767-1774. He cleared the Wilderness Road and founded Fort Boonesborough in 1775.
George Rogers Clark
Daniel Boone
James Harrod
Dr. Thomas Walker
This Kentucky journalist who turned to fiction and won a Pulitizer Prize as one of the century's leading Western historical novelists. Which of the following is the author of such books as The Big Sky and The Way West?
A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
Thomas D. Clark
Jesse Stuart
Robert Penn Warren
Holding back the mighty Colorado River, this massive feat of engineering creates hydroelectric power and helps provides water for seven states and a portion of Mexico. What U.S. landmark is pictured?
The National Mall
The Hoover Dam
Fort Jefferson National Monument
Belle of Louisville
This cartoon figure dressed in a swallow-tailed coat, vest, tall hat, and striped trousers was often seen as a symbol of the United States. Whose slogan, "I Want You" helped recruit new members to the U.S. Army in the early 1900s?
Brother Johnathan
Uncle Sam
William Tell
George Washington
A bag contains 20 purple marbles. All except 8 of the marbles have yellow stripes. What is the probability of drawing a marble with yellow stripes from the bag?
8/20
3/5
Unlikely
Impossible
A bank pays 2 percent interest each month. Tommy deposits $200 in the bank. How much money will he earn in one month?
$202
$20
$2
$4
A bicycle store donated 222 bicycle wheels to Goodwill to repair broken bicycles. How many bicycles can they repair if every bicycle needs both wheels?
444
222
111
2
A drink dispenser holds 128 quarts of liquid. Anna needs to serve 400 quarts of lemonade. How many drink dispensers will Anna need?
272
3
4
528
A football field is one hundred yards long. How many inches long is the field?
1,200
3,600
2,400
1,000
Which of the following numbers has five threes as part of its prime factorization?
2025
3969
2835
3888
Solve the following equation for x: 9 = x - 5.
4
14
-14
-4
What number is missing in the pattern shown below?
1, 3, 6, ____, 15, 21, 28, 36
9
10
11
12
Julie has four dolls on a shelf in her room. Each day she changes the position of the dolls. In how many ways can Julie arrange the dolls on the shelf in her room?
24
16
8
4
Albert takes a photograph that measures 8 inches wide by 10 inches tall to a printer who will enlarge the photograph to make a wall mural. If the mural is 96 inches wide, how tall is the mural?
104 in.
112 in.
116 in.
120 in.
Irvin has a large field to plow as depicted by the drawing. What is the total area of the field that Irvin has to plow?
88 sq. km
79 sq. km
92 sq. km
84 sq. km
Wallace drinks 350 milliliters of orange juice each day for breakfast. How many liters of orange juice does Wallace drink in a two week period?
4.9L
5.8L
640L
70L
Sarah is training for a competition by running 5 miles, riding a bike for 8 miles, and swimming for 2 miles. What is the total number of yards Sarah does during her training?
26,400 yards
36,600 yards
42,420 yards
15,000 yards
Pete cleans and repairs microscopes for local schools and colleges. It takes him 9 hours to clean and repair 6 microscopes. If the local high school needs 32 microscopes cleaned and repaired, how long will it take Pete to complete the task?
54 hours
48 hours
47 hours
45 hours
Which of the following numbers is NOT divisible by 3?
4785
5286
6112
6579
What fairy tale princess’s golden hair figures prominently in a Caldecott-winning picture book by Paul O. Zelinsky?
A. Rapunzel
B. Cinderella
C. Snow White
D. Sleeping Beauty
A
B
C
D
Which poetry type below expresses a feeling, rather than telling a story?
A. dramatic poem
B. narrative poem
C. ballad
D. lyric poem
A
B
C
D
“I lie down by the side of my…bride” is a quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee.” It is also an example of which of the following sound devices?
A. onomatopoeia
B. assonance
C. alliteration
D. consonance
A
B
C
D
R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series, which includes Welcome to Camp Nightmare and The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, most likely belongs to which literary genre below?
A. mystery
B. horror
C. science fiction
D. historical fiction
A
B
C
D
Which of the following words is an antonym of mundane?
A. commonplace
B. tedious
C. frequent
D. extraordinary
A
B
C
D
Which of the sentences below uses CORRECT capitalization?
A. My cousin visited the Galapagos islands in south America.
B. “Your waiter will be here soon,” Our hostess assured us.
C. Susan learned japanese over the Winter.
D. Uncle Ben once met President Obama in Hawaii.
A
B
C
D
Which choice below correctly spells the word for “a person who lives nearby”?
A. nieghbor
B. neigbour
C. neighboor
D. neighbor
A
B
C
D
Which novel below is set in World War Two-era Denmark, where a group of Jewish citizens narrowly escapes the Holocaust?
A. The View from Saturday
B. Number the Stars
C.When You Reach Me
D.Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
“She fed the stray cat a big can of juicy tuna for lunch.” What is the previous sentence’s direct object?
cat
can
tuna
lunch
climate
the type of weather in a place
a place that covers or protects from the weather
something that repeats, a model that can be copied
a story that is past down
Which property does this number sentence show?
3 + 2 = 2 + 3
Commutative Property
Identity Property
Associative Property
Distributive Property
Which property does this number sentence show?
4(5 + 7) = (4 x 5) + (4 x 7)
Commutative Property
Identity Property
Associative Property
Distributive Property
Which property does this number sentence show?
7 + (5 + 8) = (7 + 5) + 8
Commutative Property
Identity Property
Associative Property
Distributive Property
Boston
Pennsylvania
What does the phrase "maize" mean?
Corn
Potatoes
Carrot
tomato
What was the Impact of the potato in Europe?
Became a stereotype for the Irish
Potatoes created a more nutritional diet as well as creating jobs and population booms
It took jobs away, as well as the population
It didn't impact anything

Which solfège syllable corresponds to the fifth note of a major scale?
A.do
B.mi
C.la
D.sol
A
B
C
D
Which of the following musical styles would you be most likely to hear at a funeral?
A. requiem
B. lullaby
C. scatting
D. mariachi
A
B
C
D
One of the instruments below belongs to the woodwind family. Which one?
A. tuba
B. French horn
C. saxophone
D. trombone
A
B
C
D
A dancer does a jeté and a pirouette. Which of the dance styles below is she exploring?
A. ballet
B. tap
C. jazz
D. ballroom
A
B
C
D
Which one of the following items would MOST likely be classified as a prop in a theatrical production?
A. a dress
B. curtains
C. a teapot
D. a chandelier
A
B
C
D
Listed below are four Nobel Peace Prize winners. Which one made their name as an advocate for education, particularly for young girls?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. The Dalai Lama
A
B
C
D
What is Newton's first law of motion?
Every action has an equal opposite reaction
An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force
The force acting on an object is equal to the mass of an object times its acceleration
Sandwich
What female Nobel Prize winner conducted research on radioactivity?
Sandwich
Tierra Guinn
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Who was Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev?
Periodic table inventor
Sandwich
A singer
An Astronomer
What is the formula for force?
Net force ÷ Mass
Sandwich
Mass × Acceleration
Mass × Velocity
Who developed cures for rabies and anthrax, and made milk safer to drink?
Antoine Lavoisier
Michael Faraday
Dmitri Mendeleev
Louis Pasteur
Who created one of the first modern telescopes, and successfully proved the Earth revolves around the Sun?
Ernest Rutherford
Galileo Galilei
James Clerk Maxwell
Gregor Mendel
Daphne always make sure to bring coupons to the store. While shopping for cookies, she finds a box discounted by 12% from it normal price of $4.30. Daphne has a coupon that takes an additional 4% off the already discounted price. After the sales tax of 6% on the final price, how much does Daphne spend on the box of cookies.
$3.78
$3.63
$3.85
$3.59
At the company YouGroove, 35 employees work in the sales department and 50 employees work in the operations department. Of these employees, 15 work in both sales and operations. How many of the 110 employees at YouGroove do NOT work in either the sales or the operations departments?
10
15
35
40
Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?
16
17.5
20.5
22
35
A typical high school student consumes 67.5 pounds of sugar per year. As part of a new nutrition plan, each member of a track team plans to lower the sugar he or she consumes by at least 20% for the coming year. Assuming each track member had consumed sugar at the level of a typical high school student and will adhere to this plan for the coming year, what is the maximum number of pounds of sugar to be consumed by each track team member in the coming year?
14
44
48
54
Marcus's favorite casserole recipe requires 3 eggs and makes 6 servings. Marcus will modify the recipe by using 5 eggs and increasing all other ingredients in the recipe proportionally. What is the total number of servings the modified recipe will make?
6
8
10
12
15
The 35 member History clubs meeting to choose a student government representative. The members decide that the representative, who will be chosen at random, CANNOT be any of the 3 officers of the club. What is the probability that Hiroko, who is a member of the club but NOT an officer, will be chosen?
0
4/35
1/35
1/3
1/32
At the school carnival, Mike will play a game in which he will toss a penny, a nickel, and a dime at the same time. He will be awarded 3 points for each coin that lands with heads faceup. Let the random variable x represent the total number of points awarded on any toss the coins. What is the expected value of x?
1
3/2
9/2
6
9
At the school carnival, Mike will play a game in which he will toss a penny, a nickel, and a dime at the same time. He will be awarded 3 points for each coin that lands with heads faceup. Let the random variable x represent the total number of points awarded on any toss the coins. What is the expected value of x?
1
3/2
9/2
6
9
Which of the following states does not border Minnesota?
Wisconsin
Iowa
South Dakota
Illinois
Which of the following are percentages of the elements in the Sun?
60% hydrogen 30% helium 10% other
68% helium 30%hydrogen 2% other
70% helium 28% hydrogen 2% other
70% hydrogen 28% helium 2% other
Checkers were invented in which country?
Egypt
Bolivia
Canada
Nigeria
125 gallons of a mixture contains 20% water. What amount of additional water should be added such that water content be raised to 25%?
15/2 gallons
17/2 gallons.
19/2 gallons
81/3 gallons
106 × 106 – 94 × 94 =
2004
2400
1904
1906
define abysmal
very bad
very exciting
very shocking
define chagrin
embarrassment
selfishness
extreme happiness
Sally Ride was a female pioneer in which of the following fields?
aeronautics
botany
evolutionary biology
organic chemistry
Which choice below correctly spells the word meaning “to change the appearance of”?
A. disgise
B. disgeise
C .disguise
D.disgiese
Find the least common multiple of 3x + 12 and 6x + 24
x + 4
3(x + 4)
6(x + 4)
18(x + 4)
Simplify (7i)(-8i)
56
56i
-56
-56i
What percent of the US territory is under the sea.
10%
75%
18%
50%
a version of something (such as a document) that you make before you make the final version
narrative
article
revise
draft
What is the greatest common factor for 108, 120, and 200?
8
4
15
18
The local gym is offering a new rate on yearly memberships for families. They previously charged $325 per family, but the special price is $275. What percent discount is being offered? (Round your answer to the nearest percent.)
85%
90%
15%
10%
What is the mode for this list of data? 3, 5, 14, 8, 5, 12, 17, 6, 8, 12
5
8
12
5, 8, and 12
What is the value of the expression xy - 4z when x = 2, y = 3, and z = -5
-14
-15
26
22
4M + 6
0.528
