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Quiz / Back to School Quizzes on ArcaMax

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!)

Points available: 10

1:

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

  • A) 1/9
  • B) 1/2
  • C) 1/5
  • D) 1/10
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.!
3:

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

  • A) accuse
  • B) mend
  • C) protect
  • D) damage
4:

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

  • A) light switch
  • B) electric stove
  • C) light bulb
  • D) electric fan
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
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
7:

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

  • A) contract
  • B) partial
  • C) section
  • D) junction
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.
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
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.