SEHS Academic Excellence 3

Question 1

A bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Produce energy (ATP)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Pathos

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

175 miles

Answer

Actual distance = 3.5 × 50 = 175 miles.

Question 5

In grammar, which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

The rain fell hard; the game was cancelled.

Answer

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

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