Round 3 Governor's Cup Practice Questions - First Half

In a nursery rhyme, this creature is too small to withstand a storm. He is washed out when he tries to climb up the water spout. What type of animal is this?

• (Itsy Bitsy) Spider

• Little Red Riding Hood

This is the common name for what is created when iron and oxygen interact chemically. What do we call what chemists call iron oxide?

• rust

• dust

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Ivy had a bag of 30 suckers and 42 Jolly Ranchers. For a Halloween party, she wanted to repackage the candy into smaller bags, with each bag being identical. What is the most bags will Ivy be able to make?

• 6

• 7

• 9

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

He was killed by US Navy SEALS in May of 2011. His family is wealthy and politically connected among the elite of Saudi Arabia. Who was this instigator of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

• (Osama) Bin Laden

• Barrack Obama

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Elvis Presley and Prince are two masters of this musical style. For what music style was Elvis crowned the King?

• Rock (and Roll)

• Pop

• Jazz

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

This reptile is the subject of a poem by Dennis Lee. In the poem, the poet tells about different ways to cook the title reptile. What reptile is made into pie, stew, and soup in the short poem, "Alligator Pie"?

• Alligator

• Crocodile

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

These are found in deep-sea vents, and also in your digestive tract. What are these single-celled organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus?

• bacteria

• spores

• mushrooms

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Picasso was one of the first artists to use this technique. He helped name this technique with a word that means "to stick" or "glue." Name this technique of pasting paper or other materials on a surface to make an artwork.

• collage

• abstract

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

He planned to surrender West Point to the British, an action that led to his name's association today. Who is this man that led British forces in the Raid of Richmond, possibly the most famous US traitor?

• (Benedict) Arnold

• Samuel Mudd

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Give the next term in the geometric sequence: 3, 9, 27, and so on.

• 81

• 75

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7