General Knowledge Flashcards

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Which of the following best represents a proportional relationship?
Answer: y = 3x
A proportional relationship has the form y = kx (passing through the origin), such as y = 3x.
A student claims that the main theme of a story is friendship. Which type of textual evidence best supports this claim?
Answer: The characters frequently sacrifice for and support one another throughout the plot.
Specific examples of characters' actions within the text directly support a thematic claim about friendship.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The students are responsible for _______ own assignments.'
Answer: their
'Their' is the possessive pronoun indicating ownership, which is correct here.
What is the median of the data set: 4, 7, 9, 11, 15?
Answer: 9
When data is ordered, the median is the middle value; with five values, the middle (third) value is 9.
Which reading comprehension strategy involves stopping periodically to review what has been read and ensure understanding?
Answer: Monitoring/clarifying (self-monitoring)
Self-monitoring or clarifying involves pausing to check understanding and re-reading when meaning breaks down.
Which of the following is equivalent to 2/5 expressed as a percentage?
Answer: 40%
2 ÷ 5 = 0.40, and 0.40 × 100 = 40%.
A teacher asks students to evaluate the credibility of a source. Which criterion is MOST important to assess?
Answer: The author's qualifications and the publication's reputation
Source credibility primarily depends on the author's expertise and the reliability of the publication, not superficial features.