SEHS Academic Excellence 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a blue marble?
- 3/11
- 1/4 (Correct answer)
- 1/3
- 3/4
Correct answer: 1/4
Total marbles = 4+3+5 = 12; probability of blue = 3/12 = 1/4.
Question 2: What is the main function of the mitochondria in a cell?
- Store genetic information
- Produce energy (ATP) (Correct answer)
- Control cell division
- Synthesize proteins
Correct answer: Produce energy (ATP)
Mitochondria are called the powerhouse of the cell because they generate ATP through cellular respiration.
Question 3: Which rhetorical strategy does an author use when they appeal to the reader's emotions rather than logic?
- Logos
- Ethos
- Pathos (Correct answer)
- Kairos
Correct answer: Pathos
Pathos is the appeal to emotion, designed to persuade an audience by evoking feelings like sympathy or fear.
Question 4: A map uses a scale of 1 inch = 50 miles. Two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance?
- 150 miles
- 175 miles (Correct answer)
- 200 miles
- 125 miles
Correct answer: 175 miles
Actual distance = 3.5 × 50 = 175 miles.
Question 5: In grammar, which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
- She loves hiking; and camping.
- The rain fell hard; the game was cancelled. (Correct answer)
- He ran; quickly to the store.
- We need; milk, eggs, and bread.
Correct answer: The rain fell hard; the game was cancelled.
A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
Question 6: The American Revolution began largely in response to which general principle?
- Manifest destiny
- Taxation without representation (Correct answer)
- Abolition of slavery
- Religious freedom
Correct answer: Taxation without representation
Colonists objected to British taxes imposed without their input in Parliament, summed up as 'no taxation without representation.'
Question 7: What is the value of the expression 4² + √49 − 3?
- 18
- 20 (Correct answer)
- 14
- 26
Correct answer: 20
4² = 16, √49 = 7, so 16 + 7 − 3 = 20.
SEHS Academic Excellence 3
A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles.
What is the probability of randomly drawing a blue marble?