Daily Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A class has 20 students, and three-quarters of them submitted an assignment. How many students submitted it?
5
10
12
15
2. Which word is closest in meaning to “concise”?
Brief
Detailed
Indirect
Repetitive
3. What normally happens when blue litmus paper is dipped into an acidic solution?
It remains blue.
It turns red.
It turns green.
It becomes colorless.
4. A houseplant beside a window gradually bends toward the incoming light. Which process best explains this growth?
Gravitropism, a growth response primarily directed by gravity
Transpiration, the loss of water vapor from leaves
Positive phototropism, growth toward a light source
Dormancy, a temporary pause in active growth
5. A weather report says the overnight temperature will reach 0°C at normal atmospheric pressure. What may happen to exposed liquid water?
It will become salt water.
It will immediately boil.
It may begin to freeze.
It will turn directly into plasma.
6. Which country is crossed by the Equator?
Ecuador
Belize
Costa Rica
Panama
7. Which sentence uses standard subject-verb agreement?
The dogs in the yard barks loudly.
She walk to the station each morning.
Those boxes is ready to move.
The list of items is on the desk.
8. Why do many constitutional systems divide authority among legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
To ensure every law is approved directly by all citizens
To give courts sole responsibility for writing laws
To prevent different levels of government from communicating
To limit the concentration of power through checks and balances
9. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Mary Shelley
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Austen
George Eliot
10. A bag contains three red counters and two blue counters. If one counter is selected at random, what is the probability that it is blue?
1/5
2/5
3/5
1/3
11. A jacket originally costs $80 and is discounted by 25%. What is its sale price before tax?
$55
$75
$64
$60
12. You are facing north just after sunrise. In which direction would you generally look to see the Sun?
To your right, toward the east
To your left, toward the west
Behind you, toward the south
Straight ahead, toward the north
13. The cultural movement known as the Renaissance began in city-states located in which modern country?
France
Italy
Greece
Germany
14. What is the capital city of Australia?
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
Perth
15. Which human organs contain the tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood?
Kidneys
Lungs
Stomach
Pancreas
16. A metal spoon left in a pot of hot soup becomes warm at the handle. Which heat-transfer process mainly carries energy through the spoon?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Evaporation