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Elementary Practice Questions - Round 7

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What scale measures the hardness or softness of a mineral?

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Mohs Scale

c)

Celsius Scale

d)

Kelvin Scale

2.

This musical rest resembles the number 7. Name this rest held half as long as a quarter rest.

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Half Rest

c)

Eighth Rest

d)

Sixteenth Rest

3.

Who was the politician and sports executive born in Kentucky, known as 'Happy,' who served as U.S. Senator, Governor, and Commissioner of Major League Baseball?

a)

Albert Benjamin Chandler

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

Consider the data set with elements {2, 5, 7, 1, 12}. Determine the range of the set of data.

a)

A) 11

b)

B) 10

c)

C) 9

d)

D) 8

5.

Which ballet's characters include King Florestan, the Lilac Fairy, and Carabosse?

a)

The Nutcracker

b)

Swan Lake

c)

Sleeping Beauty

d)

Giselle

6.

This novel's protagonist grows up to be a nurse-midwife in the Appalachian Mountains. Name this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.

a)

Bridge to Terabithia

b)

Jacob Have I Loved

c)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

d)

The Master Puppeteer

7.

What is the term for a harmful atmospheric condition that is a combination of 'smoke' and 'fog'?

a)

Smog

b)

Haze

c)

Mist

d)

Fog

8.

An adult dolphin weighs 330 pounds. It eats one-tenth of its body weight in fish each day. How many pounds of fish does a dolphin eat each day?

a)

30 pounds

b)

33 pounds

c)

35 pounds

d)

40 pounds

9.

This type of rock includes sandstone and limestone. What type of rocks often start as tiny bits of sand carried in rivers and deposited in lakes and oceans?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Volcanic

10.

What percent is equal to the common fraction one-eighth?

a)

10%

b)

12.5%

c)

15%

d)

20%

11.

These six compositions from 1720 were lost until a Prussian royal library custodian discovered them in 1849. Give the title of these Johann Sebastian Bach works.

a)

The Brandenburg Concertos

b)

The Well-Tempered Clavier

c)

The Art of Fugue

d)

The Goldberg Variations

12.

In the late 1700s, this European power had multiple administrative districts called 'viceroyalties' in the New World. What nation sent forth so-called conquistadors like Cortes and Pizarro?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

13.

What is the term for a character that contrasts with another character's traits, usually the protagonist's?

a)

Hero

b)

Foil

c)

Villain

d)

Sidekick

14.

These high level, thin, wispy clouds usually mean good weather. What are they called?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Nimbus

15.

Identify the dance that shares its name with a dip for chips.

a)

A) Tango

b)

B) Salsa

c)

C) Ballet

d)

D) Jazz

16.

Name the prestigious Ivy League school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636.

a)

A) Yale

b)

B) Princeton

c)

C) Harvard

d)

D) Columbia

17.

In the fable 'The Ant and the Grasshopper', what lesson does it teach?

a)

There's a time for work and a time for play.

b)

Slow and steady wins the race.

c)

Honesty is the best policy.

d)

Look before you leap.

18.

Theodore started with a braided string that was 3 millimeters long. Each day he added 42 millimeters. How many centimeters long was the completed braid?

a)

4.5 cm

b)

5.0 cm

c)

4.2 cm

d)

4.8 cm

19.

Who was the Ballets Russes' ballet master from 1925 to 1929, who also co-founded the School of American Ballet and New York City Ballet?

a)

George Balanchine

b)

Igor Stravinsky

c)

Sergei Diaghilev

d)

Vaslav Nijinsky

20.

This fairy tale character can spin straw into gold. He accepts a necklace and a ring for helping a miller's daughter. Who is he?

a)

Rumpelstiltskin

b)

Hansel

c)

Jack

d)

Peter Pan

21.

Consider the coordinate plane. Which axis is located horizontally in the plane?

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

c)

Z-axis

d)

W-axis

22.

A regular geometric figure has six sides and six angles. It can be divided into six equilateral triangles. What is this shape?

a)

Pentagon

b)

Hexagon

c)

Octagon

d)

Decagon

23.

A modeling runway is an example of this kind of stage. It is also known as an open or platform stage. What do we call a stage that juts into the audience on three sides?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Black box

24.

Who replaced retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, becoming the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Elena Kagan

c)

Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

25.

These animals are the most common pollinators in nature. What animals feed on the plant's nectar and use it to make honey?

a)

Butterflies

b)

Bees

c)

Ants

d)

Wasps

26.

What is the word for a painting, drawing, or photograph that depicts a large body of saltwater?

a)

Landscape

b)

Portrait

c)

Seascape

d)

Still life

27.

This punctuation mark can indicate a range of numbers or a timespan. What is this punctuation mark that looks like a slightly longer hyphen?

a)

Comma

b)

Dash

c)

Colon

d)

Semicolon

28.

This reptile lives in New Zealand and resembles the extinct dinosaurs. It has a triangle-shaped skull with teeth. What is this reptile called?

a)

Komodo Dragon

b)

Iguana

c)

Tuatara

d)

Gecko

29.

In America, women weren't allowed to do this until 1920. What do we call the process of participating in an election by declaring on a ballot which candidate you like?

a)

Voting

b)

Campaigning

c)

Debating

d)

Legislating

30.

This New York City street is named for a barrier built when the area was still part of a Dutch colony. On what New York Street do we find the New York Stock Exchange?

a)

Broadway

b)

Wall Street

c)

Fifth Avenue

d)

Madison Avenue

31.

This capital letter has only one line of symmetry. Its line of symmetry is vertical. What initial letter of the alphabet begins the word alpha-numeric?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence? Cassandra said that she will be late for the meeting.

a)

Cassandra

b)

She

c)

Meeting

d)

Late

33.

Tony has six red socks, 2 blue socks, and 4 yellow socks in his drawer. What is the probability he will choose a yellow sock from the drawer?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/5

34.

Traditionally, this craft featured cedar planking and seams gummed with rosin. Its birch bark shell was oiled to make it watertight. Give the name for this boat propelled by one or more paddles.

a)

Kayak

b)

Canoe

c)

Raft

d)

Sailboat

35.

What scientists study the brain and nervous system?

a)

Biologists

b)

Chemists

c)

Neuroscientists

d)

Physicists

36.

This national symbol bears the text, quote, proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof. It was made in London and has been damaged several times, including when ringing to celebrate George Washington's birthday. What is this national symbol in the Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Liberty Bell

c)

Washington Monument

d)

Lincoln Memorial

37.

What is the following sentence's participial phrase? Singing a funny song, we skipped down the sidewalk.

a)

Singing a funny song

b)

We skipped

c)

Down the sidewalk

d)

Skipped down

38.

A number pattern begins 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, and so on. What is the next number in the pattern?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

39.

Tony has six red socks, 2 blue socks, and 4 yellow socks in his drawer. What is the probability he will choose a yellow sock from the drawer? Fill in the blank: The probability is ____.

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/5

40.

What is the name of the ceremony that means 'gift' in the Nootka language, which was banned by Canada?

a)

Potlatch

b)

Powwow

c)

Potluck

d)

Powermatch

41.

CiCi started art class five weeks after Tom started classes. T equals the number of weeks that Tom has been taking classes. What must you add to T to find the number of weeks that CiCi has been taking classes?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6