Trivia Quiz: Standardized Testing

Can you pass the same tests as your school-aged kids? Try these ten questions out. (Warning: each question goes up one grade level, so they get tougher!)


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Question 1: (Grade 2) Which of these fractions is the greatest?

 A: 1/9
 B: 1/2
 C: 1/5
 D: 1/10

Question 2: (Grade 3) Which sentence is written correctly?

 A: On Independence Day, we'll be in washington, d.c.!
 B: On independence day, we'll be in Washington, D.C.!
 C: On Independence Day, we'll be in Washington, D.C.!
 D: On independence Day, we'll be in washington, d.c.!

Question 3: (Grade 4) Which of these is a SYNONYM for the word "harm"?

 A: accuse
 B: mend
 C: protect
 D: damage

Question 4: (Grade 5) Which of the following converts electrical energy into motion?

 A: light switch
 B: electric stove
 C: light bulb
 D: electric fan

Question 5: (Grade 6) What was the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)?

 A: a system designed to establish new colonies in the Americas
 B: the exchange of goods between Spain and Central and South America
 C: the religious court established to find and punish heretics
 D: a military campaign to drive the Muslim armies out of Spain

Question 6: (Grade 7) Which operation will change the value of any nonzero number?

 A: adding zero
 B: multiplying by zero
 C: multiplying by one
 D: dividing by one

Question 7: (Grade 8) Which word is derived from the Latin root word meaning "to cut"?

 A: contract
 B: partial
 C: section
 D: junction

Question 8: (Grade 9) Which sentence demonstrates the figurative meaning of the word "parasite"?

 A: Her dog had parasites, so she took him to a veterinarian to get some medicine.
 B: A leech is a kind of freshwater parasite.
 C: My friend says I'm a parasite because I always borrow money from him.
 D: Certain plant parasites can cause permanent harm to trees if not removed.

Question 9: (Grade 10) Who believed that in an ideal society the government should be controlled by a class of "philosopher kings"?

 A: Muhammad
 B: Plato
 C: Lao-tzu
 D: Thomas Aquinas

Question 10: (Grade 11) Why did the number of votes cast in the U.S. Presidential election rise by 8.2 million from 1916 to 1920?

 A: The Nineteenth Amendment gave millions of women the right to vote.
 B: The people were excited about voting on the issue of Prohibition.
 C: Demobilization of the military released millions of men for voting.
 D: Warren G. Harding's call for "normalcy" energizes the voters.



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