Content Areas Flashcards
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Read the sentence: 'The deadline is approaching fast, so we need to pick up the pace.' What does 'pick up the pace' mean?
Answer: Work faster
'Pick up the pace' is an idiom meaning to increase speed or work more quickly.
What is 15% of 200?
Answer: 30
15% of 200 = 0.15 × 200 = 30.
Which of the following is an example of physical change?
Answer: Cutting paper into pieces
Cutting paper changes its shape but not its chemical composition, making it a physical change.
What does 'point of view' refer to in a literary text?
Answer: The perspective from which the story is told
Point of view refers to who is narrating the story, such as first-person (I), second-person (you), or third-person (he/she/they).
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
Answer: 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States.
A number is divisible by 9 if:
Answer: The sum of its digits is divisible by 9
A number is divisible by 9 when the sum of all its digits is a multiple of 9, such as 18: 1+8=9.
Which type of rock is formed from cooling magma or lava?
Answer: Igneous
Igneous rocks form when molten material (magma underground or lava at the surface) cools and solidifies.