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• Mixed Review 17

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English Language Arts

• Which verb correctly completes the sentence
• The members of the state championship team
  __________ honored at a pep rally last Friday.
• A. are
• B. is
• C. was
• D. were

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English Language Arts

• D. were
• (The plural subject is "members," so it requires
  a plural form of the verb "to be." The correct
  answer is were because the verb must agree with
  the subject.)

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Math

• Amy is trying to determine how many different
  outfits she can make. She has 4 bottoms, 7 tops,
  2 belts, and 5 pairs of shoes. Assuming she wears
  one of each item, how many different outfits can
  she make?
• A. 11 different outfits
• B. 18 different outfits
• C. 56 different outfits
• D. 280 different outfits

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Math

• D. 280 different outfits
• (The correct number of different outfits is 280.
  This is an example of the counting principle,
  multiply the different numbers together.)

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Physical Science

• What happens to the force of gravity if the mass
  of one object increases?
• A. it increases
• B. it decreases
• C. it has no effect
• D. it increases then decreases

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Physical Science

• B. it decreases
• (The acceleration due to gravity is constant on
  Earth, 10 m/s/s. So the force and the mass of an
  object are directly proportional according to
  Newtons 2nd law of motion, Fma or aF/m)

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Biology

• In natural ecosystems, the presence of predators
  lessens the effects of ______________ among the
  prey.
• A. competition
• B. infestation
• C. parasitism
• D. symbiosis

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Biology

• A. Competition
• (Competition is reduced because the presence of
  predators reduces the number of prey.)

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Social Studies

• World War II in Europe began with
• A. the invasion of Belgium.
• B. Germany's attack on Russia.
• C. Germany's invasion of Poland.
• D. the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

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Social Studies

• C. Germany's invasion of Poland.
• (World War II began with Germany's invasion of
  Poland. The U.S.'s involvement in World War II
  began with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Franz
  Ferdinand's death sparked World War I.)