Created by Terri Street Copyright, 2000 Modified 8/2008 A. L.
Apr 01, 2015
Created by Terri StreetCopyright, 2000
Modified 8/2008 A. L.
Rules
•Groups will play rather than individual contestants.
•Groups should work cooperatively to determine a “final answer” to questions.
•For math questions, calculators are encouraged.
More Rules• If a question is answered
correctly, the whole advisory advances up the game board.
• If a question is answered incorrectly, the whole advisory will fall down to either the $100 level or the lowest “safe level.”
• The safe levels are indicated witha on the scoreboard.
Lifelines
• 50/50 will eliminate 3 choices per question. • Ask the Audience – if the group wants, they
can poll the other groups to select an answer.• Each group is its own phone-a-friend. This
does not count toward the 3 lifelines.• A total of 3 lifelines can be used (50/50 or
Ask the Audience in any combination).• If a wrong answer causes the play to restart at
the $100 level, a new game begins, resulting in 3 lifelines being available for the next round.
1,000,000 500,000 250,000 125,000 64,000
32,000 16,000 8,000 4,000 2,000 1,000 500 300 200 100
A. sparsely
C. cautiously
B. mysteriously
D. graciously
The biography of Marie Curie describes her life so ----- that
readers feel they are hearing the French scientist’s thoughts and
experiencing her emotions.
E. vividly
Easy Question
E. vividly
The biography of Marie Curie describes her life so ----- that readers
feel they are hearing the French scientist’s thoughts and experiencing
her emotions.
Easy Question
A. 5
C. 25
B. 15
D. 45
Each time that Enrique counted his crayons by either 3’s or 4’s he had one left over. But when he counted them by 5’s he had none left over. What is the least number of crayons
he could have had?
E. 50
Easy Question
Each time that Enrique counted his crayons by either 3’s or 4’s he had one left over. But when he counted them by 5’s he had none left over. What is the least number of crayons
he could have had?
C. 25
Easy Question
A. are hoping
C. will provide
B. increase in
D. greater
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error? A
member of the Navajo tribal council are
hoping that the recent increase in interest in Native American art
will provide a bridge to greater understanding of Navajo life and
culture. No error
E. No error
A
B
C D
E
Easy Question
A. are hoping
Easy QuestionIn the following sentence, which underlined section has an error? A
member of the Navajo tribal council are
hoping that the recent increase in interest in Native American art
will provide a bridge to greater understanding of Navajo life and
culture. No error
A
B
C D
E
A. pollute .. harmful
C. poison .. vulnerable
B. consume .. porous
D. resist .. profitable
Although some bacteria are known to ---- water, recent
findings suggest that certain other species may actually be
----- because they remove dangerous trace minerals from
drinking water.
E. contaminate .. beneficial
Easy Question
Although some bacteria are known to ---- water, recent
findings suggest that certain other species may actually be
----- because they remove dangerous trace minerals from
drinking water.
E. contaminate .. beneficial
Easy Question
A. 1
C. 32
B. 9
D. 100
If 2n = k, where n is a positive integer, which of the following
could be a value of k ?
E. 250
Easy Question
C. 32
If 2n = k, where n is a positive integer, which of the following
could be a value of k ?
Easy Question
A. therapeutic
C. recalcitrant
B. dignified
D. sullen
Working with small children had a ----- effect on Amy; she simply felt better when she was with
them.
E. metaphorical
Easy Question
A. therapeutic
Working with small children had a ----- effect on Amy; she simply felt better when she was with
them.
Easy Question
A. -8
C. 2
B. -2
D. 7
If 2x + 4 = 10, what is the value of 4x – 20 ?
E. 8
Easy Question
A. -8
If 2x + 4 = 10, what is the value of 4x – 20 ?
Easy Question
A. Unlike sight, hearing is
C. Unlike sight you have hearing
B. Unlike sight, hearing which is
D. Hearing, unlike sight
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Unlike sight, hearing is enhanced underwater because water transmits the pressure waves of sound much
more rapidly and effectively than does air.
E. Hearing, unlike sight, being
Easy Question
A. Unlike sight, hearing is
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Unlike sight, hearing is enhanced underwater because water transmits the pressure waves of sound much
more rapidly and effectively than does air.
Easy Question
A. rejected .. provident
C. admired .. frugal
B. opposed .. uneconomical
D. ignored .. expedient
Skeptics ----- the company’s decision to use new computer software, believing it would be
-----, wasting money and hindering efficiency.
E. endorsed .. detrimental
Easy Question
B. opposed .. uneconomical
Skeptics ----- the company’s decision to use new computer software, believing it would be
-----, wasting money and hindering efficiency.
Easy Question
A. n + 7
C. n - 1
B. n + 1
D. n - 4
Kevin is 3 years younger than Nora. If n represents Nora’s age
now, what was Kevin’s age 4 years ago in terms of n ?
E. n - 7
Easy Question
Kevin is 3 years younger than Nora. If n represents Nora’s age
now, what was Kevin’s age 4 years ago in terms of n ?
E. n - 7
Easy Question
A. caves being carved
C. caves that were carved
B. caves carved
D. caves were carving
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material. As early as the
fifth century A.D., caves being carved into the cliffs of the Tian Shan range
in China as shrines and places of worship for devotees of Buddhism.
E. caves were carved
Easy Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material. As early as the
fifth century A.D., caves being carved into the cliffs of the Tian Shan range
in China as shrines and places of worship for devotees of Buddhism.
E. caves were carved
Easy Question
A. 1
C. 4
B. 3
D. 5
On the number line above, the letters represent consecutive
integers. If u + y = 10, what is the value of
w ?
E. 6
Easy Question
u v w x y
D. 5
On the number line above, the letters represent consecutive
integers. If u + y = 10, what is the value of
w ?
Easy Question
u v w x y
A. known
C. as a model
B. has begun
D. to become
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Barbara Smith, known professionally as B. Smith, has begun her career as a model but went on to become a restaurateur, author,
and television show host. No error
E. No error
Easy Question
A
B C
D
E
B. has begun
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Barbara Smith, known professionally as B. Smith, has begun her career as a model but went on to become a restaurateur, author,
and television show host. No error
Easy Question
A
B C
D
E
A. 10
C. 100
B. 20
D. 119
If x = 10, what is the value of x(x -1) + x(x + 1) ?
E. 200
Easy Question
X
B. 20
If x = 10, what is the value of x(x -1) + x(x + 1) ?
Easy Question
X
A. Genoa, he abandoned his native city
C. Genoa but abandonedhis native city
B. Genoa and abandoning his native city
D. Genoa, his native citybeing abandoned
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, he abandoned his native city
for Portugal and a career at sea.
E. Genoa; therefore he abandoned his native city
Easy Question
C. Genoa but abandonedhis native city
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, he abandoned his native city
for Portugal and a career at sea.
Easy Question
A. argue that
C. for
B. an essential subject
D. to study
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Many educators argue that mathematics, science, and a modern foreign
language are an essential subject for college-bound students
to study. No error
E. No error
Medium Question
A
B
D
C
E
B. an essential subject
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Many educators argue that mathematics, science, and a modern foreign
language are an essential subject for college-bound students
to study. No error
Medium Question
A
B
D
C
E
A. 12
C. 18
B. 14
D. 24
If t + u + v = 42 and 2u + 2v = 60, what is the value of t ?
E. 27
Medium Question
A. 12
If t + u + v = 42 and 2u + 2v = 60, what is the value of t ?
Medium Question
D. dispassion
Elizabeth perversely saw her ----- as a useful strategy; because she always
mistrusted other people, nobody ever disappointed her.
A. sarcasm
C. misanthropy
B. insincerity
Medium Question
E. dejection
Elizabeth perversely saw her ----- as a useful strategy; because she always
mistrusted other people, nobody ever disappointed her.
C. misanthropy
Medium Question
The relationship between the temperature expressed in Celsius degrees (C ) and
Fahrenheit degrees (F) is given by F – 32 = 9
C. According to the table below, how many continents have had temperatures above
125◦ Fahrenheit?
5
Continent Temperature
AfricaNorth AmericaAsiaAustraliaEuropeSouth AmericaAntarctica
58◦ C57◦ C54◦ C53◦ C50◦ C49◦ C15◦ C
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
E. None
Medium Question
The relationship between the temperature expressed in Celsius
degrees (C ) and Fahrenheit degrees (F ) is given by F – 32 = 9 C.
According to the table below, how many continents have had temperatures above 125◦
Fahrenheit?
5
Continent Temperature
AfricaNorth AmericaAsiaAustraliaEuropeSouth AmericaAntarctica
58◦ C57◦ C54◦ C53◦ C50◦ C49◦ C15◦ C
A. Four
Medium Question
A. and they developed anadvanced system of writing
C. and, as well, they developed an advanced system of writing
B. and developing an advanced system of writing
D. while an advanced system of writing was developing
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Mayan civilization flourished during the first millennium A.D., creating monumental architecture, conducting sophisticated
commercial transactions, and they developed an advanced system of writing.
E. and the development ofan advanced system of writing
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
Mayan civilization flourished during the first millennium A.D., creating monumental
architecture, conducting sophisticated commercial transactions, and they
developed an advanced system of writing.
B. and developing an advanced system of writing
Medium Question
A. -1
C. 2
B. 0
D. 3
If x – 3 > 3, which of the following could be a value of x ?
E. 6
Medium Question
A. -1
If x – 3 > 3, which of the following could be a value of x ?
Medium Question
A. According to
C. as newspapers
B. in the
D. or
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
According to one study, half of the adults in
the country can neither read such basic material as newspapers or fill out job
applications. No error
E. No error
Medium Question
A B
DC E
D. or
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
According to one study, half of the adults in
the country can neither read such basic material as newspapers or fill out job
applications. No error
Medium Question
A B
DC E
A. 56
C. 84
B. 70
D. 392
If the area of each face of a cube is 49 square inches, what is the total length, in inches, of all the
edges of the cube?
E. 588
Medium Question
C. 84
If the area of each face of a cube is 49 square inches, what is the total length, in inches, of all the
edges of the cube?
Medium Question
A. to other novelists
B. to that in the works of other novelists
C. than that in other novelists
D. than other novelists
E. than compared with the works of other novelists
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The clarity of language in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writings is far superior to other novelists.
B. to that in the works of other novelists
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The clarity of language in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writings is far superior to other novelists.
A. 4
C. 16
B. 8
D. 32
Let the function f be defined by
f (x) = √2x. If f (c) = 4, what is the value of c ?
E. 64
Medium Question
Let the function f be defined by
f (x) = √2x. If f (c) = 4, what is the value of c ?
B. 8
Medium Question
A. they use the scientificmethod, but they are
C. which use the scientificmethod, but are
B. even though they usethe scientific method, they are
D. although they use thescientific method, are
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The social sciences, they use the scientific method, but they are not defined or limited by it.
E. using the scientific method, they are
Medium Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The social sciences, they use the scientific method, but they are not defined or limited by it.
Medium Question
D. although they use thescientific method, are
A. axiom .. affirmed
C. hierarchy .. perpetuated
B. paradigm .. reversed
D. fabrication .. rectified
While animals commonly eat plants, this ----- is sometimes-----: Venus
flytraps, for example, capture insects, and large pitcher plants are capable
of devouring small birds and rodents.
E. abnormality .. inverted
Medium Question
While animals commonly eat plants, this ----- is sometimes-----: Venus
flytraps, for example, capture insects, and large pitcher plants are capable
of devouring small birds and rodents.
B. paradigm .. reversed
Medium Question
How many different 3- digit positive integers can be formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 if the units digit is 2 and no digit is repeated within an integer?
A. 12
C. 24 D. 30
B. 15
E. 36
Hard Question
How many different 3- digit positive integers can be formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 if the units digit is 2 and no digit is repeated within an integer?
D. 30
Hard Question
D. juxtaposes
Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior ----- stories of women who are triumphant and stories of those who are victimized, placing contrasting
portraits side by side.
A. withholds
C. complements
B. supersedes
Hard Question
E. interrupts
D. juxtaposes
Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior ----- stories of women who are triumphant and stories of those who are victimized, placing contrasting
portraits side by side.
Hard Question
C. than contemporary French aviators
A. than could any of theplanes of contemporary French aviators
B. than did contemporary French aviators
D. unlike contemporary French aviators’ planes
E. in comparison to thoseof contemporary French aviators’ planes
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The Wright brothers’ airplane could fly more often and for longer periods of time than could any of the planes of contemporary
French aviators.
Hard Question
Select the best way to rephrase the underlined material.
The Wright brothers’ airplane could fly more often and for longer periods of time
than could any of the planes of contemporary French aviators.
A. than could any of theplanes of contemporary French aviators
Hard Question
A. politics .. partisanship
B. convention .. dissent
C. piety .. ingenuity
D. novelty .. aspiration
E. custom .. conservation
Hard Question
In his protest sonnets, Claude McKay yoked
----- with ----- by using a traditional verse form to convey powerful
challenges to contemporary social standards.
B. convention .. dissent
Hard Question
In his protest sonnets, Claude McKay yoked
----- with ----- by using a traditional verse form to convey powerful
challenges to contemporary social standards.
A. Unlike commercial broadcasting
C. in reaching
B. working for
D. the widest possible
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Unlike commercial broadcasting, producers working for public television are not primarily
interested in reaching the widest possible audience. No error
E. No error
Hard Question
A B
DC E
A. Unlike commercial broadcasting
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Unlike commercial broadcasting, producers working for public television are not primarily
interested in reaching the widest possible audience. No error
Hard Question
A B
DC E
A. 18t
A gas tank with a capacity of 18 gallons is empty. A pump can deliver g gallons of gas every t seconds. In terms of g and t, how many seconds will it take this pump to fill the tank?
B. 18g
D. g C. 18gt
gt
18t
E. gt
18
Hard Question
A. 18tg
A gas tank with a capacity of 18 gallons is empty. A pump can deliver g gallons of gas every t seconds. In terms of g and t, how many seconds will it take this pump to fill the tank?
Hard Question
A. assuage .. mollify
No amount of cajoling could ----- the anxiety the child felt on her first day of school; her parents’
attempts to ----- her failed completely.
C. exacerbate .. comfort
B. palliate .. upbraid
D. penetrate .. implicate
D. gauge .. unnerve
Hard Question
No amount of cajoling could ----- the anxiety the child felt on her first day of school; her parents’
attempts to ----- her failed completely.
A. assuage .. mollify
Hard Question
E. 18
C. 14
B. 12
D. 10
If (x + y)2 – (x- y)2 = 84 and x and y are positive integers,
which of the following could be a value of x + y ?
A. 16
Hard Question
If (x + y)2 – (x- y)2 = 84 and x and y are positive integers,
which of the following could be a value of x + y ?
D. 10
Hard Question
A. have brought
D. based on C. their
B. attention to
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error?
Although discoveries of precious gems have brought considerable attention to the country of Sri Lanka, their economy is still based on
farming rather than mining. No error
E. No error
A B
C D
E
Hard Question
C. their
In the following sentence, which underlined section has an error? Although discoveries of precious gems have brought considerable attention to the country of Sri Lanka, their economy is still based on farming rather than mining. No error
BA
C D
E
Hard Question
D. instability .. depravity
Frank’s natural ----- and moral ----- were evidenced by his indecisiveness and avoidance of controversial issues.
A. pessimism .. uprightness
C. irresolution .. cowardice
B. fearfulness .. honesty
E. fortitude .. deficiency
Hard Question
Frank’s natural ----- and moral ----- were evidenced by his indecisiveness and avoidance of controversial issues.
C. irresolution .. cowardice
Hard Question
Best of luck tomorrow!