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End of 7th Grade Quiz!

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A farm has 5 brown cows and 10 white cows. A fence is open and two cows escape. What is the probability that it will be a brown cow, then a white cow?
a)
1/9
b)
2/9
c)
5/21
d)
10/21
2.
A store sells shirts that are either small, medium, or large. The colors are either red, blue, green, or white. What is the probability someone will select a large green shirt?
a)
1/3
b)
1/7
c)
1/9
d)
1/12
3.
You pick a marble from this bag.
What is the probability you will choose either a black or white marble?
a)
3/5
b)
9/100
c)
1/10
d)
2/5
4.
A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue and 4 yellow. What is the theoretical probability of pulling a red?
a)
3/10
b)
3/9
c)
1/9
d)
1/3
5.

What is the solution of 6d = 24

a)

d = 4

b)

d = 5

c)

d = 18

d)

d = 144

6.

x + 12 = -20

a)

x = 32

b)

x = -32

c)

x = 8

d)

x = -8

7.

Solve for x:

8x - 10 = -34

a)

x = 4

b)

x = 3

c)

x = -3

d)

x = -24

8.

a3 + 7 = 13

a)

a= 2

b)

a= 6

c)

a= 18

d)

a= 20

9.

Solve the following inequality:


x + 2 > 12

a)

subtract 2 from both sides and your answer is

x = 10

b)

subtract 2 from both sides and your answer is

x > 10

c)

subtract 2 from both sides and your answer is

X < 10

10.

Solve the inequality

3x - 7 < 5

a)

x < 4

b)

x < -2

c)

x = 4

11.

Which inequality is represented by the following graph

a)

x < -8

b)

x > -8

c)

x ≥ -8

d)

x ≤ -8

12.

Which of the following is true about the Giver, Jonas, & Gabriel?

a)

They believe The Community is perfect.

b)

They have light colored eyes.

c)

They work at the Recreation Center.

d)

They all leave The Community together.

13.

What is the climax (major turning point) in The Giver?

a)

A plane flies over The Community.

b)

Jonas realizes he can see beyond.

c)

Jonas escapes from The Community with Gabriel.

d)

Jonas is selected as The Receiver of Memories.

14.

What happens when someone gets released?

a)

They are taken Elsewhere.

b)

A room has all the people who were previously released.

c)

They are stunned with a needle and killed.

d)

They drink poison and are killed.

15.

What did the Giver have as his "seeing beyond"?

a)

Color

b)

Taste

c)

Smell

d)

Music

16.

What happens to the memories when a Reciever leaves or gets killed?

a)

The family gets them.

b)

They dissapear.

c)

They seep into the community.

d)

The Giver gets them back.

17.
What does Inference mean?
a)
finding details in a story
b)
Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea
c)
Giving a reason for your answer
d)
Using what I know
18.
Grandpa sees that his chocolate cake is all gone.  Brad has crumbs on his mouth. What do you think happened?
a)
Brad baked his own cake.
b)
Brad needs to brush his teeth better.
c)
Brad ate Grandpa's chocolate cake.
d)
Brad ate Grandpa
19.
Gavin plays baseball and accidentally breaks a window.  How do you think he feels?
a)
He is scared of getting in trouble.
b)
He feels happy and excited he threw the ball so hard.
c)
He can't wait to break another window.
d)
He is thinking he should study his spelling words.
20.
 “Larry, as your boss, I must say it’s been very interesting working with you,” Miss Valdez said. “However, it seems that our company’s needs and your performance style are not well matched. Therefore, it makes me very sad to have to ask you to resign your position effective today.”
What was Miss Valdez telling Larry?   
a)
She would feel really bad if he decided to quit.
b)
He was being fired.
c)
He was getting a raise in pay.
d)
She really enjoyed having him in the office.
21.

What is this an example of? My dad snores like a chainsaw.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

22.

What is this an example of? The snow is a white blanket.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

e)

hyperbole

23.

What is this an example of? Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

e)

hyperbole

24.

What is this an example of? I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

personification

e)

hyperbole

25.

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big boom"

is an example of...

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

26.

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

27.

What are the 2 major rivers of China?

a)

Yellow River and Yangtze River

b)

Rhine River and Po River

c)

Tigris River and Euphrates River

d)

Upper Nile and Lower Nile Rivers

28.

The teachings of Confucius were based on ______________________.

a)

Hate

b)

Ignoring Others

c)

Relationships

d)

Feelings

29.

Confucius was trying to bring _______________ and _______________ to the endless warfare of the Feudal States.

a)

chaos, confusion

b)

order, peace

c)

unicorns, rainbows

d)

war, hate

30.

The Mandate of Heaven means:

a)

Rule by nothing

b)

Rule by peace and love

c)

Rule by anger and hate

d)

Rule by authority of nature and the gods

31.

Which of these is a Hindu belief?

a)

Anyone can achieve nirvana

b)

A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

c)

An individual does not have a soul.

d)

Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

32.

The belief that if you do bad things in this life you will suffer for it in the next life.

a)

Karma

b)

Dharma

c)

Parma

d)

Farma

33.

The highest position in the Indian caste system was....

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

34.

The working class in the caste system was

a)

Brahmin

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

35.

This Indian ruler converted to Buddhism after witnessing the carnage of a great battle.

a)

Chandra Gupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Alexander

d)

Ramses

36.

This ancient Indian ruler unified much of northern India and took some areas from what remained of Alexander's empire.

a)

Chandra Gupta

b)

Ashoka

c)

Leonidas

d)

Siddartha Gautama

37.

The one word that would best describe Ashoka's reign would be....

a)

militaristic

b)

peaceful

c)

tyranny

d)

oppressive

38.

The Eightfold Path

a)

The Buddhist guidelines for how to live.

b)

The Hindu guidelines for how to achieve moksha

c)

The Egyptian path through the afterlife

39.

Nirvana

a)

A state of being free of suffering that ends the cycle of reincarnation

b)

An ancient text, written in sanskrit, detailing the four noble truths

c)

A sacred place in India

d)

A state of being compounded by want and desire.

40.
Which of the following are citizens in Ancient Athens? 
a)
Women 
b)
Slaves 
c)
Foreigners 
d)
Free Men 
41.
Greek word for city 
a)
polis 
b)
agora 
c)
acropolis 
d)
oligarchy 
42.
Macedonian king who conquered most of the known world. 
a)
Plato 
b)
Aristotle 
c)
Socrates 
d)
Alexander the Great 
43.

What is Greece's hilly terrain (land) good for?

a)

lots of farming

b)

communication between city-states

c)

growing grapes and olives

d)

providing water for the crops

44.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the geography in Greece?

a)

They became excellent fishermen, sailors and traders

b)

There was lots of farmland to grow crops.

c)

The mountains made it difficult to communicate and travel

d)

Trade was very important

45.
The city-state where boys, at the age of 7, would start hardy soldier training
a)
Athens
b)
Sparta
c)
Delphi
d)
Olympia
46.

Which group(s) of people were not allowed to be citizens in Athens? (select all that apply)

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Slaves

d)

Foreigners

47.

Why was Mount Olympus important to the Greeks?

a)

It was fun to climb.

b)

The theater was there.

c)

The Olympic Games were there.

d)

The gods lived there.

48.

Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?

a)

Children did not learn to read.

b)

Children studied sculpture and painting.

c)

Both boys and girls got military training.

d)

Both boys and girls learned to cook and clean

49.

Spartans were proud to produce __________ rather than artists and thinkers

a)

children

b)

soldiers

c)

artists

d)

writers

50.

What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?

a)

buildings with arches

b)

fields of bright flowers

c)

large public courtyards

d)

windmills to water crops

51.

Why do historians use the term "Greco-Roman" art?

a)

Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece

b)

The same artists worked in both Greece and Rome

c)

Greeks admired Roman styles and tried to imitate them

d)

Scholars cannot tell whether a work is Greek or Roman

52.

Why were plebeians unhappy when the Roman Republic was first set up?

a)

They had lost the right to vote

b)

They preferred living in an empire

c)

They had no say in making the laws

d)

They preferred being ruled by a king

53.

The power of tribunes increased when they gained the right to

a)

make laws for plebeians

b)

appoint a special dictator

c)

lead the army in wartime

d)

veto actions by the Senate

54.

Identify the area of the map inside the red circle.

a)

Sicily

b)

Crete

c)

Corsica

d)

Sardinia

55.

Identify the area of the map inside the red circle.

a)

Tyrrhenian Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

Adriatic Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

56.

What was the name of the code of laws that established citizens' legal, economic and 

           social rights?

a)

12 law

b)

12 tables

c)

12 rules

d)

12 constitutions

57.

Wars between Rome and Carthage

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Punic Wars

d)

Cartage wars

58.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
59.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
60.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
61.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
62.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
63.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
64.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
65.

If a football player wants to become better at tackling by increasing his or her kinetic energy, how can the player do this?

a)

Increase his/her height

b)

Increase his/her speed

c)

Increase his/her mass

d)

Decrease his/her speed

66.
Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?
a)
a ball rolling across the floor
b)
a bicycle parked at the top of a hill
c)
leaves lying on the ground beneath a tree
d)
a sunny windowsill
67.
What two factors determine how much kinetic energy an object has?
a)
position and mass
b)
speed and position
c)
speed and mass
d)
speed and surface area
68.

How can researchers estimate populations in the wild?

a)

Random sampling with a quadrat

b)

Catch-mark-release

c)

Remote monitoring with cameras

d)

All of these

69.

Why do scientists use sampling techniques to gather population data?

a)

their lazy

b)

it is not possible to count an entire population

c)

it is possible to count an entire population

d)

they like to make estimations

70.
Counting the number of nests in an area is an example of
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark and recapture
71.
Counting hawks with and without bands on their legs is
a)
direct observation
b)
indirect observation
c)
sampling
d)
mark and recapture
72.

Turtles are caught in a bay and tagged before releasing. Two weeks later, turtles are caught again. The tagged and untagged turtles are counted and an estimate of the population is made.

a)

direct observation

b)

indirect observation

c)

sampling

d)

mark & recapture

73.

To estimate the birch tree population in a forest, count the birch trees in a small area and then multiply to find the number in the larger area.

a)

direct observation

b)

indirect observation

c)

sampling

d)

mark & recapture

74.

Counting all of the students in a classroom.

a)

direct observation

b)

indirect observation

c)

sampling

d)

mark & recapture

75.

Water, Sunlight, Oxygen and Soil are all parts of an organisms ______________ environment.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

c)

living

76.

The non-living parts of an organism's environment are called...

a)

community

b)

biotic factors

c)

habitat

d)

abiotic factors

77.

A community is a level in organization that is....

a)

made of populations of different species that live in the same place and interact.

b)

a single individual species of organisms that are similar.

c)

all the individual organisms of the same species in the same place.

78.

What was the name of the one supercontinent in the past?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Pangaea

c)

Continent

d)

Megamania

79.

Rock changed by heat and pressure.

a)

Igneous Intrusive

b)

Igneous Extrusive

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

80.

How do plates move when they are at divergent plate boundaries?

a)

They move apart

b)

They move together

c)

They move side to side

d)

They move up

81.

Rocks formed from cooled magma.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Metamorphic

82.

What type of plate boundaries are where plates are pushed together?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Collision

d)

Transform

83.

Molten rock above ground.

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Asthenosphere

d)

Lithosphere

84.

What is a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake?

a)

Seismic scale

b)

Scoville scale

c)

Ryker scale

d)

Richter scale

85.

What type of plate boundaries are where places where one plate slides past the other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Collision

d)

Transform

86.

Rock that has been formed from particles of compressed other rock.

a)

Igneous Intrusive

b)

Igneous Extrusive

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

87.

Convergent, divergent, and transform are different types of:

a)

Fault

b)

Landform

c)

Plate Boundaries

d)

Earthquakes

88.

the outermost solid shell of the earth

a)

Isoshere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

89.

Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Liquefaction

c)

tectonic plates

d)

Mantle Plume

90.

The chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim

a)

Pangaea

b)

Epicenter

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Liquefaction

91.

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Liquefaction

d)

Pangaea