Sample Practice Test 4

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1. What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?

A.overriding vetoes

B.appointing judges

C.declaring laws unconstitutional

D.refusing to confirm appointments

Question 1 of 20

2. Which part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purposes of government?

A.Bill of Rights

B.Article IV

C.Preamble

D.Article I

Question 2 of 20

3. The statement below is from a historical document.

'We the People of the United States... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.'How is this statement reflected in the modern American political system?

 

A.Voters elect Congress members.

B.The Electoral College elects Congress.

C.Congress enforces policies.

D.The president enacts policies.

Question 3 of 20

4. All of the following are examples of the principle of checks and balances EXCEPT _____.

A.the president vetoing a bill

B.Congress passing a bill

C.Congress impeaching a president

D.the Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional

Question 4 of 20

5. To amend the Constitution, a proposal must be made by _____ of the members of Congress.

A.two-thirds

B.three-fourths

C.a majority

D.all

Question 5 of 20

6. A quantity in an experiment that can have more than one value is a _______.

A.constant

B.standard

C.variable

D.unit

Question 6 of 20

7. The purpose of control in an experiment is to _______.

A.keep the temperature from getting too high.

B.provide a standard to which to compare the results.

C.change one variable while observing another.

D.record changes in a value.

Question 7 of 20

8. When a dominant allele is present, the offspring will show  ….  characteristics.

A.dominant

B.homozygous

C.recessive

D.It's not clear

Question 8 of 20

9. The density of a cube that measures 1.00 cm on each side and has a mass of 2.0 g is _______.

Use this formula: Density is mass/volume.

A.20.0 g/cm³

B.1.2.0 cm³

C.2.0 g/cm³

D.2.0 cm³

Question 9 of 20

10. The base unit of mass in the SI system is the _______.

A.gram

B.kilogram

C.pound

D.mole

Question 10 of 20

11. Simplify the given expression:

\(2(10 - 6p) + 10(-2p+ 5)\)

A.\(70p + 32\)

B.\(70p - 32\)

C.\(70 - 32p\)

D.\(70 + 32p\)

Question 11 of 20

12. Tom is buying flea medicine for his dog. The amount of medicine depends on the dog’s weight. The medicine is available in packages that vary by 10 dog pounds. How accurately does Tom need to be to buy the correct medicine?

A.15 pounds

B.5 pounds

C.10 pounds

D.it depends

Question 12 of 20

13. Evaluate.

\(4x^{2} + 3xy + 4y^{2}\)

when x = -3  and y = 0

A.\(4.5\)

B.\(36\)

C.\(6.9\)

D.\(49\)

Question 13 of 20

14. Kevin is writing an essay for his college assignment. He has already written \(1500\) words for the essay and needs to write more than \(2500\) words. If Kevin writes \(10\) words per minute, write an inequality to find the number of minutes, \(x\), that Kevin needs to complete his essay.

A.\(1500 + 10x < 2500\)

B.\(1500 + 10x > 2500\)

C.\(1500 \div 10x > 2500\)

D.\(1500 \div 10x < 2500\)

Question 14 of 20

15. Dorrie wants to buy a house. She has the following expenses: rent of $650, credit card monthly bills of $320, a car payment of $410, and a student loan payment of $115. Dorrie has a yearly salary of $46,500.

A mortgage company will use the debt-to-income ratio as a metric to determine if Dorrie qualifies for a loan. The debt-to-income ratio is calculated as how much she owes per month divided by how much she earns each month.

What is Dorrie’s debt-to-income ratio?

A.3.6

B.0.36

C.0.39

D.3.9

Question 15 of 20

16. When you ___________, you restate the most important ideas in a text in your own words.

A.draw conclusions

B.summarize

C.identify sequence

D.analyze cause-and-effect relationships

Question 16 of 20

17. Read this set of statements. Draw a conclusion about what is happening.

At the sound of your keys in the door, your cat comes running. He greets you at the door, meowing, and rubbing himself against your legs. You look down at him in surprise. Henry isn't usually that glad to see you when you've been away all weekend. Then it occurs to you WHY he's so happy to see you, and you feel just awful.

A.You forgot to leave food out for the cat.

B.Your cat loves you.

C.Cats are friendly animals.

Question 17 of 20

18. Which of the following is NOT a type of text structure?

A.problem-solution

B.description

C.cause-and-effect

D.compare and contrast

Question 18 of 20

19. A thesis in a nonfiction work is

A.a supporting detail.

B.the main idea.

C.an illustration.

D.the author's biography.

Question 19 of 20

20. When you analyze style, you

A.analyze the author’s purpose.

B.identify a point of view.

C.analyze the expressive qualities of an author’s work.

D.connect to personal experience and prior knowledge.

Question 20 of 20

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