Fearless Fourth "March Madness" Round 1

1. How is the first 7 compared to the second 7 in 36,770?
ten less
one hundred times
ten times
one hundred less

• ten less
• one hundred times
• ten times
• one hundred less

Which form of the verb correctly completes the sentence?
Roger ______ when suddenly he heard a knock on the door.

• is reading
• was reading
• will be reading 
• has been reading

Mrs. Carrier wrote the following list of fractions on the board 1/6, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8
Which has the greatest value?

• 1/6
• 1/3
• 1/4
• 1/8

Karen was helping clean up after a pizza party. There were 3 boxes of pizza left and each box had 3/8 of a pizza in it. How much pizza was left in all?

• 1 1/8 boxes
• 7/8 box
• 1 box
• 1 1/4

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch. Where is Sam most likely going?

• the beach
• school
• the mall
• the library

Multiply 69 X 87.

• 6,003
• 5,829
• 6,231
• 4,827

Some dogs and cats do not have homes. People started animal shelters to take care of these animals and solve the problem of homeless animals. At the shelters, dogs and cats get food and water. They get to play with other dogs and cats. Sometimes, people bring a lost animal to the shelter. Some of these dogs and cats get a new home! People come to animal shelters to get a new pet. What type of text structure is this?

• cause and effect
• description
• problem and solution
• compare and contrast

Parents volunteers at Love T. Nolan made a total of 324 paper pumpkins for the school's fall festival. If each volunteer made 9 paper pumpkins, how many volunteers made paper pumpkins?

• 315
• 2,916
• 36
• 27

Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake. They use an instrument called the Richter scale. The Richter scale compares the strength of different earthquakes. Earthquakes below 2.0 usually can't be felt. Earthquakes over 5.0 on the scale can cause damage. A magnitude 7.0 is a major earthquake and can cause tremendous damage.

• Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake
• Strong earthquakes can cause lots of damage
• Some earthquakes are very small

Jeff's father was IRATE because Jeff talked to him and had a bad attitude all day long. What doe IRATE mean?

• happy 
• angry
• not bothered
• tired