Middle School Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Mushrooms grow on fallen leaves and help turn the dead material into nutrients in the soil. What role are the mushrooms performing?
Decomposer
Producer
Primary consumer
Pollinator
2. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour to make 12 muffins. At the same rate, how many cups are needed for 30 muffins?
6 cups
4 cups
4.5 cups
5 cups
3. A triangle has a base of 10 centimeters and a height of 6 centimeters. What is its area?
32 square centimeters
16 square centimeters
60 square centimeters
30 square centimeters
4. What value of x makes the equation 3x + 5 = 20 true?
8
3
5
25
5. A student gives identical plants equal amounts of water but places them in sunlight for different numbers of hours. What is the independent variable?
The number of hours of sunlight
The plants’ growth
The type of plant used
The amount of water given
6. A location has coordinates 20° south latitude and 60° west longitude. In which hemispheres is it located?
Southern and Western
Northern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Eastern
7. Maya checks the forecast and puts an umbrella in her backpack, even though the sky is currently clear. What is the best inference?
Maya dislikes sunny weather
Maya has lost her raincoat
Maya expects the weather may change
Maya plans to go swimming
8. Which sentence correctly uses a comma after an introductory dependent clause?
The students packed their bags, because the final bell had rung.
The final bell rang, the students hurried toward the exit.
The students, packed their bags after hearing the final bell.
After the final bell rang, the students packed their bags.
9. A student claims that a later school start time reduced tardiness. Which evidence would most directly support the claim?
Attendance records show fewer late arrivals after the start time changed
The school spent less money on afternoon bus routes
Students say they prefer having more time in the morning
A nearby school changed its mascot during the same year
10. In the sentence “Jordan was reluctant to speak first, but eventually raised a hand,” what does “reluctant” most nearly mean?
Excited and eager
Confused and distracted
Hesitant or unwilling
Fully prepared
11. When a moving bus stops suddenly, a standing passenger tends to continue moving forward. Which concept best explains this?
Gravity
Inertia
Buoyancy
Magnetism
12. Which example is a chemical change?
Ice melting into water
Sugar dissolving in tea
A glass bottle breaking
An iron nail forming rust
13. Which branch of the United States federal government is primarily responsible for making laws?
The executive branch
The legislative branch
The administrative branch
The judicial branch
14. A historian is researching the daily experiences of young people during the American Civil War. Which source would be a primary source?
A modern textbook chapter about the war
A recent documentary featuring historians
A diary written by a teenager during the war
An encyclopedia article summarizing the period
15. Three-fourths of the 24 students in a class submitted an assignment. How many students submitted it?
16
18
20
21
16. How did the printing press contribute to major changes in Europe?
It completely eliminated handwritten documents
It allowed books and ideas to be reproduced and shared more quickly
It ensured that readers agreed with the same ideas
It replaced schools with printing workshops