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Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the absolute value of a number? | The distance an integer is from zero on a number line (always positive). |
| What is a whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors? | A prime number. |
| In 2 to the power of 5, what is the number 5 called? | The exponent. |
| In 2 to the power of 5, what is the number 2 called? | The base. |
| What is the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common? | Greatest Common Factor (GCF). |
| What is the least non-zero number that is a multiple of two or more numbers? | Least Common Multiple (LCM). |
| What do you multiply a fraction by to get 1? | Its reciprocal (the flipped fraction). |
| What is the divisibility trick for the number 3? | The sum of the digits must be divided by 3. |
| What are numbers like -7 and 7 called in relation to each other? | Opposites. |
| What is a natural number greater than one with more than two factors? | A composite number. |
| Is the number zero positive, negative, or neither? | Neither (and it is considered an even number). |
| What is a horizontal line placed over a repeating decimal called? | A vinculum. |
| What do archaeologists study? | How past humans developed and related to one another using fossils and artifacts. |
| What is a primary source? | A first-hand piece of evidence from someone who witnessed or experienced an event. |
| What do you call a hunter-gatherer who regularly moves from place to place? | A nomad. |
| What is the growing of plants for human use or farming called? | Agriculture. |
| What is the watering of dry land by canals or pipes called? | Irrigation. |
| Which Mesopotamian set of laws used the principle "an eye for an eye"? | The Code of Hammurabi. |
| What title meaning "Great Palace" was used by ancient Egyptian rulers? | Pharaoh. |
| What is the term for a belief in many gods and goddesses? | Polytheism. |
| What was the first historical monotheistic religion? | Judaism. |
| What are the seasonal winds in India that bring heavy rains? | Monsoons. |
| What is the extremely fertile, fine yellow soil found in ancient China? | Loess. |
| What is an independent, self-governing city in ancient Greece called? | A city-state (or Polis). |
| What form of government where citizens elect representatives developed in Rome? | A republic. |
| What was the 200-year period of Roman peace and prosperity called? | Pax Romana. |
| What is the exposition of a story? | The beginning where setting and characters are revealed. |
| What is the turning point of a story called? | The climax. |
| What type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as"? | A simile. |
| What type of figurative language gives human abilities to non-human things? | Personification. |
| What is an extreme exaggeration that could not possibly happen? | A hyperbole. |
| What is an onomatopoeia? | A word that turns a sound into text (like BOOM). |
| What is a dynamic character? | A character who changes throughout a story. |
| What is a static character? | A character who stays the same throughout a story. |
| What is the main character of a story called? | The protagonist. |
| What is the opponent of the main character called? | The antagonist. |
| What does the prefix "pre-" mean? | Before. |
| What is the underlying message or lesson of a story called? | The theme. |
| What is potential energy? | Stored energy that increases with higher altitude or position. |
| What is kinetic energy? | Energy in motion. |
| What is the amount of matter in an object called? | Mass. |
| What is the amount of space an object takes up called? | Volume. |
| How do you calculate the density of an object? | Mass divided by volume. |
| What kind of circuit has a broken path that prevents electrons from flowing? | An open circuit. |
| What is a series circuit? | A circuit with only one path for electricity where one broken bulb breaks the whole chain. |
| What does a subscript in a chemical formula tell you? | How many atoms an element has. |
| What does a coefficient in a chemical formula tell you? | How many molecules there are. |
| What state of matter has tightly packed particles? | Solid. |
| What state of matter has loose particles that take the shape of their container? | Liquid. |
| What is the absolute value of negative 7? | 7 |
| List the first six prime numbers. | 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13. |
| What math method uses an upside-down cake to find GCF and LCM? | The cake method. |
| What is the reciprocal of the mixed number 2 1/4? | 4/9 (since 2 1/4 is 9/4). |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 2? | The last digit must be an even number (0, 2, 4, 6, 8). |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 4? | The last two digits must be divisible by 4. |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 5? | The last digit must be 0 or 5. |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 6? | The number must follow the rules for both 2 and 3. |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 8? | The last three digits must be divisible by 8. |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 9? | The sum of the digits must be divisible by 9. |
| What is the divisibility rule for the number 10? | The number must end in 0. |
| Breaking 18 down into 3x3x2 is an example of what? | Prime factorization. |
| Writing an expression as 7x7+2x2x2 is called what form? | Factored form. |
| Writing repeated multiplication as 2^5 is called what? | Exponential notation. |
| How do you convert a mixed number into an improper fraction? | Multiply denominator by whole number, add numerator, keep denominator. |
| Convert 3 4/5 into an improper fraction. | 19/5 |
| How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number? | Divide numerator by denominator; remainder becomes the new numerator. |
| Convert 13/4 into a mixed number. | 3 1/4 |
| What are tools, weapons, and pottery from past cultures called? | Artifacts. |
| What is a textbook an example of: a primary or secondary source? | A secondary source. |
| What mountain feature caused Greek city-states to be politically independent? | Mountainous terrain. |
| What Roman political feature includes three branches and veto power? | The Republic. |
| What is the plot stage between the exposition and the climax? | Rising action. |
| What is the plot stage between the climax and the resolution? | Falling action. |
| What is the final part of a story where all problems are resolved? | The resolution. |
| What figurative language is used in: "Her hair was an ocean!"? | A metaphor. |
| What figurative language is used in: "She felt down in the dumps."? | An idiom. |
| What figurative language is used in: "Ally sells sea shells by the sea shore."? | Alliteration. |
| What figurative language is used in: "He's a real Romeo!"? | An allusion. |
| What type of verb shows an action? | An action verb. |
| What type of verb includes words like: am, is, are, was, and were? | A linking verb. |
| What is a non-specific noun that is never capitalized unless it starts a sentence? | A common noun. |
| What type of noun is a specific name (like Target) and is always capitalized? | A proper noun. |
| What part of speech describes a verb (like slowly or quickly)? | An adverb. |
| What type of pronoun replaces a subject (like He, She, or Him)? | A subject pronoun. |
| What type of pronoun shows ownership (like Yours or Mine)? | A possessive pronoun. |
| What part of speech is used to describe something (like fluffy, red, or spiky)? | An adjective. |
| What acronym helps you remember the 3 types of author's purpose? | PIE (Persuade, Inform, Entertain). |
| What is the author's purpose of a text called "All about Lizards"? | Inform. |
| What is the author's purpose of a text meant to convince you to join a club? | Persuade. |
| What is the author's purpose of a text that tells a story like "Green Eggs and Ham"? | Entertain. |
| What vocabulary word means something built to remember something? | Memorial. |
| What vocabulary word means a decision made in court? | A verdict. |
| What vocabulary word means a group of people? | A society. |
| What vocabulary word means a signature? | An autograph. |
| What literary term refers to who tells a story? | Point of View (POV). |
| What literary term refers to hints about the future in a story? | Foreshadowing. |
| What literary term refers to a problem in a story? | Conflict. |
| What is the difference between mood and tone? | Mood is how the reader feels; tone is the author's attitude. |
| What type of conflict is a battle between a Hero and a Villain? | Character vs. Character. |
| What type of conflict involves a character facing a natural disaster? | Character vs. Nature. |
| What type of conflict involves a character facing self-esteem issues? | Character vs. Self. |
| What type of conflict involves a character facing societal rules? | Character vs. Society. |
| What are the two parts that make up a story's setting? | Time and Place. |
| What point of view uses pronouns like I, Me, and I've? | 1st Person. |
| What point of view uses pronouns like They, Them, She, and Him? | 3rd Person. |
| What units are used to measure the volume of an object? | mL or cm3. |
| In a science lab, what should you never include in your claim statement? | An explanation (do not explain in the claim). |
| What part of a science lab report uses bullet points to show what happened? | Evidence. |
| Why do scientists perform more trials during an experiment? | To get more accurate info. |
| What kind of circuit allows electricity to flow with no escaping electrons? | A closed circuit. |
| What is a parallel circuit? | A circuit with many paths where one broken bulb will NOT turn off the others. |
| What type of circuit is used in almost all buildings? | A parallel circuit. |
| How can you count the number of elements in a chemical formula? | Count the capital letters. |
| What has occurred when an entirely new substance is formed? | A chemical reaction. |
| What state of matter has particles that are completely spread out? | Gas. |