created by terri street copyright, 2000 modified 8/2008 a. l

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!