1. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
50: POLL PHONE-A-FRIEND
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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To utilize the 50:50 option, the moderator may tell the contestant which two options to disregard or, use Control-P to change the mouse arrow to a pen. Draw a line through two incorrect responses, then use Control-A to change the pen back into an arrow and continue with the game.
Clicking on the action button on the phone handset image of the Phone a Friend lifeline slide will hyperlink to the Ask Jeeves web site where the participant may ask for help.
Created by Terri Street
Copyright, 2000

2. 1,000,000
500,000
250,000
125,000
64,000
32,000
16,000
8,000
4,000
2,000
1,000
500
300
200
100

3. Ask the teacher to come cross off two answers.

4. Quietly ask another group for help.

5. Click on link to Ask Jeeves, or click on this oval to return to question and ask a friend

6. Everyone on the team needs to cooperate in order to play a good game
Everyone on the team needs to cooperate in order to play a good game. What does cooperate mean?
A. work together
B. score
C. eat
D. run

7. A. Work Together
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8. The hungry bear devoured all the berries.
What does devoured mean?
A. hid
B. cooked
C. ate
D. roared

9. C. ate
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10. What does burnished mean?
The servant burnished the silver vase, rubbing hard to bring back the shine.
What does burnished mean?
A. muted
B. polished
C. colored
D. clouded

11. B. polished
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12. The unsubstantial story was as if she were retelling a dream.
What does unsubstantial mean?
A. unreal
B. realistic
C. correct
D. funny

13. A. unreal
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14. I was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet of roses.
What does recipient mean?
A. king
B. lucky
C. sister
D. receiver

15. D. Recipient
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16. Most people thought that Jay’s newspaper column was trite, but I thought it was really original.
A. terrible
B. original
C. unoriginal
D. smelly

17. C. Unoriginal
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18. Matt trudged through the mud and rain to get home from school.
A. swam
B. walked tiredly
C. ran
D. jumped

19. B. Walked tiredly
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20. The boy taunted the puppy by holding the treat in front of his nose.
What does taunted mean?
A. shoved
B. flipped
D. colored
C. teased

21. C. teased
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22. Instead of climbing into bed, she decided to take a nap on the chaise.
What does chaise mean?
A. chair
B. floor
C. sleeping bag
D. bed-like furniture

23. D. bed-like furniture
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24. In this sentence, the word hypothetical means
The hypothetical version of the story was far from what really occurred.
In this sentence, the word hypothetical means
A. funny
B. made up / uncertain
C. actual
D. real

25. B. Made up / uncertain
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26. In this sentence, the word acrid means
The lemon had an acrid taste, unlike the chocolate chip cookie that I had for lunch.
In this sentence, the word acrid means
A. bitter
B. delicious
C. sweet
D. toxic

27. A. bitter
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28. In this sentence, the word debilitating means
Debilitating illnesses include Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
In this sentence, the word debilitating means
A. happy
B. weakening
C. strengthening
D. energizing

29. B. Weakening
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30. Scott could not be quiet in class
Scott could not be quiet in class. His behavior was obnoxious, not tolerable.
A. kind
B. tolerable
C. not tolerable
D. nice

31. C. Not tolerable
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32. Amanda was a nuisance, a pest, in class.
A. smart
B. nurse
C. student
D. bother

33. D. bother
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34. It is implausible that there is life on Venus
It is implausible that there is life on Venus. The idea that there might be life on Mars is also unlikely.
A. unbelievable
B. not able to clap
C. not able to pause
D. true

35. A. unbelievable

36. Sorry, try again!

37. Thanks for playing!