Set 1
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Polk County Middle School Academic Team Tournament
Introduce yourself and staff. Welcome the participants to the County Championship round. Each
team member and head coach of these six finalist teams will receive a trophy. A school trophy will also
be awarded to these six schools.
Have the team coaches come forward to introduce themselves and the team members.
Conduct a button and calculator check.
Begin the 5-point question round for 6th grade.
ECON
1. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as one to whom a debt is owed by
another.
Answer:
MATH
2. Name the quadrant of the coordinate plane in which the point (4, –8) would lie.
Answer:
ENG
creditor
IV
(accept: 4 or fourth)
3. Identify the literary term defined as a figure of speech that gives objects or abstract ideas
human characteristics.
Answer: personification
SCI
4. Identify the driest biome on earth.
Answer:
SS
(the) Silk Road
6. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as standards used in making a decision.
Answer:
MATH
(accept: tundra)
5. Identify the historical network of interlinking trade routes that connected the people of the
Orient and the West for more than one thousand years.
Answer:
ECON
(the) desert
criteria
(accept: criterion)
7. Identify the mode of the following set of data: 42, 18, 55, 37, 57, 46, 39
Answer:
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no mode
(accept: none)
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ENG
8. Fill in the blank. A conversation between characters in a story is known as (blank).
Answer:
SCI
9. Fill in the blank with the missing science term. (Blank) is the spreading of particles throughout
a given volume of gas or liquid until they are evenly distributed.
Answer:
SS
dialogue
Diffusion
10. Identify the term defined as the hill above a Greek city on which temples were built.
Answer:
acropolis
End of 5-point round for 6th grade.
Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their question sets. Coaches may make
substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
Begin the 10-point question round for 6th grade.
MATH
11. Which one or ones of the following three are equivalent to negative 0.5?
* A.
ENG
1
2
* C.
1
2
12. Identify the literary term defined as a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for
emphasis or humorous effect.
Answer:
SS
1
2
B.
hyperbole
13. This is a two-part question.
Part 1: Identify the Greek city-state that was the first to have a democracy.
Part 2: Identify the Greek city-state known for its military oligarchy.
Answer:
SCI
Part 2: Sparta
14. Given that the kinetic energy of a falling apple is 6.3 Joules, and its potential energy is 3.5
Joules, to the nearest tenth, state in Joules the mechanical energy of the apple.
Answer:
SS
Part 1: Athens
9.8 (Joules)
15. Name the twin brothers who were the legendary founders of Rome.
Answer:
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Romulus, Remus
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ECON
16. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as giving up a security deposit when the
obligations of a lease are not met.
Answer:
SCI
17. Identify the scientific law which states energy is not created or destroyed, only transformed
from one form to another.
Answer:
ENG
Terms
limerick
legend
lyric poem
logo
Answer:
Meanings
1. highly musical verse that expresses observations and feelings of a
single speaker
2. unique design symbol used to identify a company visually
3. humorous nonsensical verse of a few lines
4. traditional story believed to be based on actual people and events
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
19. Calculate the product of the first five prime numbers.
Answer:
ECON
(Law of) Conservation (of Energy)
18. Match each of the following four terms beginning with the letter L to its meaning.
A.
B.
C.
D.
MATH
forfeiture
2,310
20. Which one or ones of the following four are examples of fossil fuels?
1.
* 2.
* 3.
* 4.
ethanol
oil
coal
natural gas
End of 10-point round for 6th grade.
Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their question sets. Coaches may make
substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
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Begin the 15-point question round for 6th grade.
SS
21. Match each of the following four Olympian deities to its description.
Deities
Ares
Hermes
Artemis
Demeter
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Descriptions
goddess of the moon and the hunt
goddess of agriculture
messenger of the gods
god of war
Answer: A-4, B-3, C-,1 D-2
For the next question you will need Handout 6-1-1. Locate the envelope labeled 6-1-1 but do not open it.
MATH
22. The question is printed on the handout. Open, distribute and begin.
Answer:
SCI
1
23. Match each of the following three scientists to his contribution to the cell theory.
Scientists
A. Schwann
B. Virchow
C. Schleiden
Answer:
ENG
A-2, B-3, C-1
24. Which one or ones of the following four are sentence fragments?
* 1.
* 2.
3.
* 4.
ECON
as baked beans and salad slid onto Michelle’s sandals
ever since Alice peeked at Mark’s paper during the history exam
The fruit bounced everywhere in an explosion of color.
for example, Kim’s sister, Tina’s cousin, and Bobby’s brother
25. Match each of the three economic terms to its definition.
Terms
A. economic growth
B. economic profit
C. economic stability
Answer:
ENG
Contributions
1. all plants are composed of cells
2. cells are the basic structure of living organisms
3. all cells come from other cells
Definitions
1. excess of revenue over all costs of production
2. increase in a nation’s total output of goods and services
3. absence of large changes in economic activity
A-2, B-1, C-3
26. Identify the one word that has the following three meanings.
1. cause to move by force or action
2. to hit a golf ball, especially from the tee
3. guide the movement of a vehicle
Answer: drive
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Handout 6-1-1
Which of the following is a function?
INPUT
1
OUTPUT
3
4
7
6
9
OUTPUT
INPUT
0
2
2
1
8
3
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ECON
27. Name the four factors of production.
Answer:
SS
land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship (accept: managerial ability)
(any order)
28. Match each of the following three Chinese philosophies to its description.
Terms
A. Confucianism
B. Daoism
C. Legalism
Answer:
MATH
Definitions
1. civil servants hired based on ability and
tested knowledge
2. rulers create order in society only through strict laws and
harsh punishments
3. harmony reached by balancing yin and yang, the opposite
forces of nature
A-1, B-3, C-2
29. Put the absolute value of the following three numbers in order from greatest to least.
– 3.3, – -15, 3
1
6
1
6
30. Match each of the four scientific terms to its definition.
Answer: 15, 3.3, 3
SCI
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scientific Terms
distance
inertia
speed
force
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Definitions
resistance of an object to a change in its motion
how far an object moves
a push or pull exerted on an object
distance an object travels per unit of time
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
End of 15-point round for 6th grade.
It is time for the 30-point team question entitled “Potpourri.”
For this question you will use Handout 6-1-2. Locate the envelope labeled 6-1-2 but do not open it.
This envelope contains four copies of Handout 6-1-2. This team question is worth a total of 30 points,
and each question is worth 3 points.
You will be given 3 minutes to complete the handouts. Remember to write your team number on the
one handout to be collected and scored.
Open the envelopes, distribute, and begin.
Time 3 minutes.
STOP! Hold your team answer sheet in the air.
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Read answers: (3 points each)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
dependent (variable)
cuneiform
price
add 4 25, 29, 33
plagiarism
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
D
m
v
(accept: D
connotation
140
aqueduct
private property
mass
mass
or
)
volume
volume
(Announce scores from team question.)
Announce the two-minute break during which the 7th grade team is seated. Have the judges turn over
their question sets. (Collect handouts and put out fresh paper and pencils if needed.)
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button and calculator check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
Begin the 5-point question round for 7th grade.
ECON
1. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as informing consumers about a good
or service, particularly by praising it.
Answer:
SCI
advertise
2. Which one of the following three is not a decomposer?
1. fungi
2. bacteria
* 3. buzzard
ENG
3. Match each of the four literary terms to its definition.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Terms
novel
fact
cliché
effect
Answer:
MATH
1.
2.
3.
4.
Definitions
overused expression or idea
result of an event of action
statement that can be proven
literary genre that tells a fictional story
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
4. Calculate in feet the perimeter of a square whose area is 529 square feet.
Answer:
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92 (ft.)
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Handout 6-1-2
Team # ______
POTPOURRI
1. Identify the variable that is measured in a scientific experiment. ______________________________
2. Identify the system of writing shown in the reproduction that began in Sumer
and whose name comes from the wedge-shaped impressions made by a stylus used
to create its symbols on stone tablets. _________________________
3. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as the value of a good or
service stated in money terms. __________________________
4. Determine the pattern and the next three terms of the following sequence:
Pattern: _________________
Terms: 9, 13, 17, 21, ________, ________, ________
5. Identify the literary term defined as the use of someone else’s words or ideas and claiming them as your
own. _____________________________
6. Write the formula for density. _________________________________
7. Fill in the blank with the missing literary term. The set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its
explicit meaning is known as ________________________.
8. A yogurt shop offers 10 different flavors of frozen yogurt and 14 different toppings. How many choices
are possible for a single serving with one topping? ____________________
9. Identify the structure pictured constructed by the Romans to bring water from
distant sources into their cities and towns, supplying public baths, fountains and
private households. _________________________________
10. Fill in the blanks with the missing two-word economic term from your glossary. Property owned by one
person or a group of people can be defined as ________________
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ECON
6. Unscramble the following letters to form an economic term from your glossary.
STODEPI
Answer:
SCI
7. Identify the type of rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava.
Answer:
ENG
deposit
igneous
(accept: name of igneous rock i.e. pumice or obsidian)
8. Identify respectively each of the following four as being a primary source or a secondary
source.
1.
2.
3.
4.
interviews
biographies
autobiographies
textbooks
(Source: PCSB Curriculum Map, Topic 7)
Answer: 1. primary; 2. secondary; 3. primary; 4. secondary
MATH
9. Which one or ones of the following three pairs of equations result in parallel lines?
1. y = x + 3 and y = – x +6
* 2. y = 7/8x and y = 7/8x – 11
3. y = – 4x – 2 and y = –1/4x – 2
SS
10. Identify the English philosopher who influenced the writing of the US Declaration of
Independence.
Answer:
(John) Locke
End of 5-point round for 7th grade.
Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their question sets. Coaches may make
substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
Begin the 10-point question round for 7th grade.
ECON 11. Fill in the blank with the missing two-word economic term from your glossary (Blank) is the
value of the next best alternative that must be given up when a choice is made.
Answer:
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opportunity cost
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SS
12. Identify the US Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
Answer: Marbury v Madison
SCI
13. Match each of the following three symbiotic relationships to its example.
Terms
A. mutualism
B. parasitism
C. commensalism
Answer:
ENG
Examples
1. egret and cattle
2. tapeworm and dog
3. clown fish and sea anemone
A-3, B-2, C-1
14. Match each of the following four terms to its definition.
Terms
antagonist
protagonist
tone
theme
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Definitions
main character of a literary work
intended message about human nature
character or force in conflict with the main character
attitude or manner of a piece of literature
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
MATH 15. The phosphate industry has strip-mined 460,000 acres in Florida. Florida has an estimated
37.5 million total acres. To the nearest tenth, calculate the percent of land that has been strip
mined by the phosphate industry.
Answer:
SS
1.2 (percent)
16. This is a two-part question.
Part 1. State the total number of votes in the Electoral College.
Part 2. State the “magic number” of electoral votes needed to become the US president.
Answer:
SCI
Part 2. 270
17. Match each of the following four animal cell organelles to its function.
Organelles
Golgi bodies
mitochondria
ribosomes
lysosomes
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer:
ENG
Part 1. 538
1.
2.
3.
4.
Functions
makes energy
break down old cell parts
package cellular materials for export
make proteins
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
18. What one word has each of the following four meanings?
1.
2.
3.
4.
put on or take off a garment easily
to pass without having been acted upon or used
move with a smooth, easy gliding motion
slide suddenly or unintentionally
Answer:
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slip
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MATH 19. Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the missing probability term.
Interest calculated on the principal amount and also on the accumulated interest of previous
periods is known as (blank) interest.
Answer:
ECON
compound
20. Identify respectively each of the following four resources as renewable or non-renewable.
1.
2.
3.
4.
oil
wind
timber
coal
Answer:
1. non-renewable; 2. renewable; 3. renewable; 4. non-renewable
End of 10-point round for 7th grade. Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their
question sets. Coaches may make substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
Begin the 15-point question round for 7th grade.
ECON
21. Match each of the four economic terms from your glossary to its definition.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Terms
business planner
compensation
risk
real estate
Answer:
Definitions
1. land, improvements to land and things permanently
attached to the land such as buildings
2. chance or possibility of gain or loss
3. payment
4. professional who systematically manages the tasks of the
business to achieve success
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
MATH 22. Gene bought a bicycle helmet for $22.26 after a 30% discount. Calculate the original price of
the helmet.
Answer:
SS
$31.80
23. Identify the documents written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay to convince states to ratify the
US Constitution.
Answer:
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(The) Federalist Papers
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SCI
24. Fill in the respectively the blank in each of the following three sentences relating to waves.
1. Wave (blank) is the maximum distance the particles of a medium move from their resting
position when a wave passes through.
2. Wave (blank) is the distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves.
3. Wave (blank) is the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time.
Answer: 1. amplitude; 2. length 3. frequency
ENG
25. Fill in the blank in the following sentence. Authors use (blank) structure when arranging
words and phrases in a series to show that two or more similar things are of equal importance.
Answer:
ECON
(source: www.ck12.org)
parallel
26. Unscramble the following letters to form an economic term from your glossary.
LTLECAOA
Answer: allocate
MATH 27. During construction of a playground, a sandbox is planned to measure 10 feet wide and 6 feet
long. After reviewing the plans, it was decided to double the dimensions. How many times
larger is the area of the new sandbox?
Answer:
SS
28. Fill in respectively the blanks in the following with the missing legal terms. (Blank) is written
defamation of character and (blank) is spoken defamation of character.
Answer:
SCI
Libel, slander
29. Match each of the following four individuals to the element of science with which he is most
closely associated.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scientists
Virchow
Leeuwenhoek
Darwin
Linnaeus
Answer:
ENG
4 (times larger)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Elements of Science
microscope
classification system
cell division
natural selection
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
30. Identify respectively the appositive in each of the following three sentences.
1. His cousin, Sam, is coming to visit in two weeks.
2. My library book, The Lightning Thief, is due at the end of next week.
3. Tony and Terry, our neighbors, are going to Disney World tomorrow.
End of 15-point round for 7th grade.
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It is time for the 30-point team question.
For this team question you will use Handout 7-1-1. Locate the envelope labeled 7-1-1 but do not open
it. (Have teams show envelope to judges to insure each team has the correct envelope.)
This team question is entitled “Potpourri”.
This team question is worth a total of 30 points, and each question is worth 3 points.
In the envelope are four copies of Handout 7-1-1. You will be given 3 minutes to complete handout.
Remember to write your team number on the handout to be collected and scored
Open the envelope, remove the handouts, distribute, and begin.
Time 3 minutes. (Remind teams to write their team number on the handout to be collected.)
STOP! Hold your handout in the air to be collected.
Read answers: (three points each)
1. mass
2. Gideon (v Wainwright)
3. A-3, B-1, C-2
4. 340 (parts per hour)
5. equilibrium price (accept: market clearing price)
6. Republican, Democrat (either order)
7. omniscient
8. always
9. prime
10. 3 out of 4
Announce scores from the team question. Ask if there are any questions concerning the scoring.
Announce the FIVE-minute break during which the 8th grade team is seated. This is the restroom
break for students, coaches, and observers. Have the judges turn over their question sets. (Collect
handouts and put out fresh paper and pencils on tables.)
Begin the 5-point question round for 8th grade.
ECON
1.
Which one or ones of the following four are examples of complementary goods?
* 1.
* 2.
* 3.
4.
MATH
peanut butter and jelly
cars and tires
tennis racquets and tennis balls
coffee and tea
2. Re-state the following equation in slope-intercept form: 5x + 3 = 8y + 3
Answer:
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Handout 7-1-1
Team # ________________
Potpourri
1. Fill in the blank. A triple beam balance is used to measure the __________ of an object.
2.
Identify the US Supreme Court case that guarantees anyone charged with a crime the right to an
attorney.
3.
Match each of the following three character types to its description.
Character Types
A. flat
B. static
C. dynamic
4.
Descriptions
1. One who does not change
2. One who changes or grows
3. One-sided and often stereotypical
To the nearest integer, find the unit rate for the number of parts manufactured per hour given that
2,716 parts are made in 8 hours. ________________________________
5.
Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as the price at which the quantity demanded
by buyers equals the quantity supplied by sellers. _____________________________
6.
Indentify the two major modern political parties in the US. ______________
7.
Unscramble the following letters to form a literary term used to describe the point of view in which
the narrator knows all that is going on in a story and knows the thoughts of the characters.
NCOITMSIEN
8.
_______________
Answer: ______________________
Fill in the blank with always, sometimes, or never:
The cross products of a proportion are ______________________ equal.
9.
10.
Fill in the blank. The _______________rate is interest which banks charge their biggest and best
customers.
B b
Using the Punnett square pictured, determine the probability of a child having the
B BB Bb
same phenotype as the parents.
1 out of 4
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3. Letter scramble. Unscramble the following letters to form a two-word literary term defined as a
narrative told through visuals and captions.
First word: P A G I R C H
Second word: L E O V N
Answer:
SCI
graphic novel
4. Intrusive igneous rocks contain large crystals. True or false?
Answer: True
SS
5. Arrange the following four documents in chronological order.
1. Declaration of Independence
2. Magna Carta
3. Articles of Confederation
4. Mayflower Compact
Answer:
MATH
2, 4, 1, 3
6. Classify each of the following four numbers as rational or irrational.
1. – 2/3
2. 3.14
3. .61
(note: .61 repeating)
4. square root of 3
Answer: 1. rational; 2. rational; 3. rational; 4. irrational
ENG
7.
Identify respectively the gerund in each of the following four sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Susan just finished an essay about cooking.
She has always enjoyed reading.
Bill gave skiing a try.
Another enjoyable sport is swimming.
Answer: 1. cooking; 2. reading; 3. skiing; 4. swimming
SCI
8. Identify the extremely hot, outer most layer of the sun.
Answer:
SS
corona
9. Match each of the following four US presidents to the issue identified with his presidency.
A.
B.
C.
D.
US Presidents
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James K. Polk
Answer:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Issues
Louisiana Purchase
Bank of the United States
Isolationism
Manifest Destiny
A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
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10. Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as the portion of corporate profits paid
out periodically by a business to the owners of shares of stock.
Answer:
dividends
End of 5-point round for 8th grade.
Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their question sets. Coaches may make
substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
Begin the 10-point question round for 8th grade.
SCI
11. Identify the scientific principle that states that the oldest rock layer is found at the bottom of an
undisturbed layer of rocks.
Answer:
ECON
(Principle of) Superposition
12. Identify respectively each of the following four as durable or non-durable goods.
1.
2.
3.
4.
stoves
light bulbs
shoes
automobiles
Answer: 1. durable; 2. non-durable; 3. non-durable; 4. durable
ENG
13. Match each of the following four punctuation marks to its use.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Punctuation Marks
comma
colon
apostrophe
semicolon
Answer:
MATH
Uses
1. combine complete sentences
2. separate parts of a sentence
3. direct attention; commonly used with a list,
explanation, or quotation
4. indicate the omission of letters or figures
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
14. State the number of solutions for the following equation as one, none, or infinitely many.
7 (2x + 4) = 14x + 4
(Note to reader: 7 times the quantity 2x + 4 equals 14x + 4)
Answer:
SS
none
15. Identify the US Constitutional Amendment that protects one from double jeopardy and selfincrimination.
Answer: Fifth (Amendment)
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SCI
16. Match each of the following four chemical symbols to its element.
Chemical Symbols
Au
Hg
Na
Ag
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer:
ENG
( Note: gold, mercury, sodium, silver)
dramatic irony
12
19. The baseball park has added a flagpole to the front entrance of the field. The flagpole is in
proportion to an existing statue that stands 5 feet tall and casts a shadow 3.5 feet long. To the
nearest tenth, calculate in feet the height of the flagpole given that its shadow is 36 feet long.
Answer:
SS
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
18. Identify the number of banks in the Federal Reserve System.
Answer:
MATH
Elements
sodium
silver
mercury
gold
17. Fill in the blank with the missing two-word literary term. (Blank) is when the audience is
aware of something that the character or speaker is not.
Answer:
ECON
1.
2.
3.
4.
51.4 (feet)
20. Which one of the following four was not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
1.
2.
3.
* 4.
no power to tax
no executive branch
each state had one vote
uniting the colonies during the Revolution
End of 10-point round for 8th grade.
Announce the two-minute break. Have the judges turn over their question sets. Coaches may make
substitutions and talk with their teams.
Time 2 minutes.
Conduct a button check after the break.
Announce cumulative scores.
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Begin the 15-point question round for 8th grade.
ENG
21. Match each of the following four literary terms to its definition.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Terms
allusion
oxymoron
idiom
analogy
Answer:
Definitions
1. expression that has a meaning particular to a language or
region
2. comparison between two or more things that are similar in
some ways
3. two opposite or contradictory words that appear in
conjunction
4. reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work
or work of art
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
MATH 22. Solve for y given that 3x + 8y = 24.
Answer:
ECON
(accept:
3x
3)
8
23. Fill in the blank with the missing economic term. A (blank) is an organization of producers
designed to limit competition between members usually by restricting output to raise prices.
Answer:
SCI
3
x 3
8
cartel
24. Match each of the following three types of seismic waves to its description.
Seismic Wave Types
Descriptions
A. secondary
1. moves particles back and forth in the same direction as the
B. surface
wave
C. primary
2. moves particles at right angles to the direction of the
wave
3. moves particles up and down in a swaying motion
Answer: A-2, B-3, C-1
SS
25. Arrange the following four acts in chronological order according to their dates of passage.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Towsend Act
The Tea Act
The Quartering Act
The Stamp Act
Answer:
4, 3, 1, 2
MATH 26. Sandi’s mom is at the doctor’s office. She gets a cone-shaped paper cup from the dispenser to
put water in. The diameter of the cup is 6.5 centimeters and its height is 6 centimeters. To the
nearest cubic centimeter, calculate the volume of water in the cup given that it is filled to
capacity.
Answer:
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66 (cubic centimeters)
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ECON
27. Identify the two-word economic term from your glossary defined as any aspect of government
policy that inhibits the free exchange of goods and services between nations.
Answer:
SCI
trade barrier
28. Match each of the following four earth systems to its description.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Earth Systems
biosphere
hydrosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Descriptions
natural, non-living things on earth’s surface
living things on earth’s surface
all of earth’s ice
all of earth’s water
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
MATH 29. State the ordered pair which is the solution of the system
2x + 5y = -11
10x + 3y = 11
Answer:
SS
(2, -3)
30. Match each of the following four constitutional amendments to its provision.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Amendments
2nd
4th
7th
8th
Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Provisions
right to a trial by jury
cruel and unusual punishment
unreasonable search and seizure
right to bear arms
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
End of 15-point round for 8th grade.
It is time for the 30-point team question entitled “Potpourri” For this question you will use Handout 81-1. Locate the envelope labeled 8-1-1 but do not open it. (Have teams show envelope to judges to
insure each team has the correct envelope.)
Handout 8-1-1 contains 4 copies of the handout and one answer sheet. This team question is worth a
total of 30 points, and each question is worth 3 points.
You will be given 3 minutes to complete the handouts. Remember to write your team number on the
one handout to be collected and scored.
Open the envelopes, distribute, and begin.
Time 3 minutes.
STOP! Hold your answer sheet in the air.
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Read answers: (three points each)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
proprietorship
nitrogen
Jamestown
1/2
copyright
A-2, B-1, C-3
A. pathos; B. playwright; C. prediction
never
Manifest Destiny
Property
Announce scores from the team question.
Ask if there are any questions concerning the scoring of the team question.
Teams should remain seated until final scores are computed.
[If scores are tied for one of the first three places, have a two-minute break before beginning the tiebreaker question(s). Only those teams whose scores are tied will compete.]
Announce the two-minute break.
Time 2 minutes.
Begin tie-breaker question round. Conduct a button check.
One point is awarded to the team for a correct answer, or one point is subtracted for an incorrect
answer.
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8-1-1
Potpourri
1.
Identify the economic term from your glossary defined as a business enterprise owned solely by one
person.
2.
Identify the most abundant gas in the earth’s atmosphere.
3.
Name the first permanent English settlement in the US Colonies.
4.
A spinner is divided into 10 equal sections numbered from 1-10. You spin the spinner once. Find the
probability of the spinner landing on an odd number.
5.
Identify the literary term defined as protection under law of someone's original art, music, or
words.
6.
Match each of the following three types of volcano to the image pictured.
A. cinder cone
B. composite
C. shield
1.
7.
2.
3.
Identify the three language arts terms beginning with the letter P from the following descriptions.
A. rhetorical appeal to the reader’s or listener’s senses or emotions through connotative
language and imagery
B. person who writes plays
C. logical guess or assumption about something that has not yet happened
8.
Fill in the blank with always, sometimes, or never.
In similar figures, corresponding sides are ____________ congruent.
9.
Fill in the blank. The belief shared by many Americans in the mid-1800s that the US should expand
across the continent to the Pacific Ocean was known as ______________________.
10. Fill in the blank. ________________ taxes are taxes paid by households and businesses to local
governments on land and buildings.
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Team # _________________________
Potpourri
1.
____________________________
2.
____________________________
3.
_________________________
4.
____________________________
5.
____________________________
6.
____________________________
7.
A. _________________ B. __________________ C. _________________
8.
____________________________
9.
_________________________
10. ____________________________
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