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3. BANK $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 TEAM 1TEAM 2 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000 Final

4. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

5. $1,000 Which is an example of a metaphor? a.The organ with the organ man is singing in the rain. b.Wind that sighs c.A voice fell like a falling star. d.My hills were an empty cup.

6. $1,000 d. My hills were an empty cup. BankNo

7. Bank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

8. $1,500 What is the plot of a story?

9. $1,500 The sequence of events/order of how things happen. NoBank

10. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

11. $5,000 Which statement is not a fact? a.There is a college Football Hall of Fame in Ohio b.The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York. c.There is a pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio. d.Baseball is easier.

12. $5,000 d. Baseball is easier. NoBank

13. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

14. Which of the following is an opinion? a.“I began to think it would have been better if I had died.” b.Twelve men were stuck in a space only four feet high. c.Three of the miners had lived through a bump in 1956. d.The miners took turns tapping out SOS on an air pipe. $10,000

15. a.“I began to think it would have been better if I had died.” NoBank

16. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

17. For the past 20 years, hunting dogs have been disappearing in the Blackwater River State Forest. Their owners though people were stealing their expensive animals. The thief, it turns out, was a 500-pound alligator that turned a game trail into his private diner, grabbing dogs as they ran cross Coldwater Creek in pursuit of foxes or deer. What is the author’s purpose in this article? a.To entertain b.To inform c.To persuade d.There is no purpose $25,000

18. b. To inform NoBank

19. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

20. A book about space exploration is in what genre? $50,000

21. Science Fiction NoBank

22. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

23. Which sentence can you be certain has the correct punctuation? a.Don’t touch that hot pan! b.It will take an hour for us to get to Columbia City c.Meet me at the corner in a half hour? d.Where is the new amusement park that just opened. $100,000

24. A.Don’t touch that hot pan! - Strong warning and needs an exclamation point. NoBank

25. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

26. Straight ahead, sheer cliffs rose out of the earth, reading an unbelievable height. What is the meaning of sheer? $125,000

27. Steep – clue was “an unbelievable height.” NoBank

28. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

29. After reading a passage about the Democrats, you write two or three sentences telling what the passage is about. What strategy is this? a.Scanning b.Skimming c.Summarizing $150,000

30. C. Summarizing NoBank

31. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

32. The first steps in processing cacao seeds are roasting and grinding. The roasted nibs, which are cacao seeds without their shells, are ground to release the cocoa butter inside. During grinding, the nibs and cocoa butter form a liquid called chocolate liquor. What is the main idea? a.Nibs are cacao seeds without their shells. b.Roasting and grinding the cacao seeds is the first step in processing. c.Roasted nibs are ground to release cocoa butter. d.Chocolate liquor is a liquid formed by grinding nibs. $175,000

33. b. Roasting and grinding the cacao seeds is the first step in processing. NoBank

34. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

35. Today, most owners of pro teams are rich. They have to be. Players make big salaries. And every day, it takes more money to run a team. It was not always that way. When the NBA started in 1946, Eddie Gottlieb owned the Philadelphia Warriors team. Eddie was not rich. But he knew how to run a basketball team. Which statement is a detail? a. NBA players are rich. b. NBA has been around for a long time. c. NBA began in 1946. d. The richest people in the world are NBA pro team owners. $200,000

36. C. NBA began in 1946. NoBank

37. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

38. Desmond TUT saw how bad things were in South Africa as he grew older. Whites had all of the power even though five out of every six people were black. Blacks could not vote or run for office, get good jobs, or live and play with white people. Apartheid is what this system of keeping black people away from white people is called. All of the following were things blacks could not do in South Africa except which one? a. vote b. run for office c. apartheid d. get good jobs $225,000

39. C. apartheid NoBank

40. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

41. Any diet plan that says that dieting is easy, rapid, or that a person can eat all foods and still lose weight is just not realistic. It is possible to lose weight rapidly, by consuming very low-calorie diets. That weight loss is mostly water and/or protein – not fat. The goal of dieting is to lose body fat, not muscle. What is the cause for rapid weight loss? a. energy expenditure b. reducing calories c. loss of water an/or protein d. diet plan $250,000

42. C. loss of water an/or protein NoBank

43. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

44. “The shades of night were falling fast” is an example of what type of figurative language? a. personification b. simile c. mood d. metaphor $275,000

45. a. personification NoBank

46. NoBank $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $125,000 $150,000 $175,000 $200,000 $225,000 $250,000 $275,000 $300,000

47. “My soul is like an oar” is an example of what type of figurative language? a. personification b. simile c. mood d. metaphor $300,000

48. b. simile NoBank

49. What type of genre is a book about imaginary people during a real time in history? Final

50. Historical Fiction NoBank

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