Question 1

What is 3/8s?

Accepted Answer

A)   .36
B)   .38
C)   .375
D)   .3833
E)   .365 C

Question 2

The World Wildlife Foundation recently reports that the number of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico has declined drastically. Although extreme drought conditions have dried up nectar plants monarch butterflies rely on for food. The destruction of their overwintering grounds also poses a considerate threat.
When monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico from Canada and the United States, they converge on oyamel fir trees. The trees provide shelter to monarch butterflies they are also essential to the communities that surround the forests. In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods. As a result of logging oyamel fir trees, the habitat of the monarch butterfly population has shrunk.
In 2008, scientists used satellite imagery to illustrate the degradation of oyamel fir forests. Officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States met to quickly develop a monarch butterfly conservation plan. A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies' habitat. Mexico agreed to enforce a ban on logging within the Monarch Biosphere Bio Reserve.
Despite various conversation efforts, including paying landowners for logging rights, the monarch butterfly population continues to decline. There was a 28 percent reduction in numbers of butterflies overwintering in Mexico. If further efforts are not made, some scientist predict the total collapse of the ecosystem that supports monarch butterflies in Mexico.
What research caused officials from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. to develop a monarch butterfly conservation plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information about the need for increased income from logging in some parts of Mexico.
B)  Observations that there seemed to be fewer butterflies in Mexico during the winteusr months.
C)  Satellite images of fir tree forests in Mexico.
D)  The announcement that the ecosystem in Mexico had collapsed. C

Question 3

What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has 2 sides measuring 4 cm and 2sides measuring 6 cm?

Accepted Answer

A)  24 cm
B)  10 cm
C)  12 cm
D)  20 cm D

Question 4

A company just distributed candy bars wrapped with golden tickets hidden within ordinary shipments of their product. The company spokesperson announces that there is a "one in one thousand chance" of someone finding a golden ticket when they open a candy bar, and that 500,000 candy bars have been distributed in the golden ticket promotion. If a person buys three of the candy bars, what is their chance of finding a golden ticket?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.30%
B)   3%
C)   0.00%
D)   0.03%

Question 5

What is the median for the numbers 89, 87, 94, 82, 89, 91, 95, 88, 90, 87, 92 and 93?

Accepted Answer

A)  87 and 89
B)  89.5
C)  93
D)  89.75

Question 6

Data that is weighted toward one end of the numerical range in which it occurs is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Diverse
B)  Peaked
C)  Overweight
D)  Skewed

Question 7

The World Wildlife Foundation recently reports that the number of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico has declined drastically. Although extreme drought conditions have dried up nectar plants monarch butterflies rely on for food. The destruction of their overwintering grounds also poses a considerate threat.
When monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico from Canada and the United States, they converge on oyamel fir trees. The trees provide shelter to monarch butterflies they are also essential to the communities that surround the forests. In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods. As a result of logging oyamel fir trees, the habitat of the monarch butterfly population has shrunk.
In 2008, scientists used satellite imagery to illustrate the degradation of oyamel fir forests. Officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States met to quickly develop a monarch butterfly conservation plan. A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies' habitat. Mexico agreed to enforce a ban on logging within the Monarch Biosphere Bio Reserve.
Despite various conversation efforts, including paying landowners for logging rights, the monarch butterfly population continues to decline. There was a 28 percent reduction in numbers of butterflies overwintering in Mexico. If further efforts are not made, some scientist predict the total collapse of the ecosystem that supports monarch butterflies in Mexico.
Why have the ovamel fir tree forests decreased in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Severe drought has led to the death of many trees.
B)  There is no conservation plan in place to protect the trees.
C)  Scientists were not aware of the need to maintain the forests.
D)  Residents have begun selling the trees for profit, rather than only using them for personal needs.

Question 8

Mary has 2 quarts of ice cream. She shares a half of a quart with her friend, Bill. How many pints does she have left?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4

Question 9

There have been many famous political firsts in the history of the United States. Jeannette Pickering Rankin is no exception. She was the first woman elected to the United States Congress in 1917. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX granting women the right to vote was ratified.
Jeannette Rankin was born near Missoula, Montana on June 11, 1880. Her father was a rancher and her mother was a schoolteacher. Jeannette was their first child. She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She began promoting the women's suffrage movement - an effort to secure women's voting rights - in 1910.
After working for the New York Women Suffrage Party and the American Woman Suffrage Association, Jeannette Rankin returned to Montana. She continued her working on women's suffrage through speaking engagements and organization efforts. Rankins involvement helped Montanan women gain the right to vote in 1914.
Rankin decided to run as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in 1916. Her brother a prominent businessman supported her financially. Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights. Her victory on August 29, 2016 sealed her place in history; she became the first women elected to U.S. Congress.
Jeannette Rankin was officially sworn in as a member of 65th Congress on April 2, 1917. One of her first votes was against declaring war on Germany, which marked the United States's entry into World War I. She continued supporting women's suffrage, and she is appointed to a committee formed to examine the issue. In 1918, she opened debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on a resolution to grant women the right to vote. It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later.
Rankin did not run for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Instead, she sought election to the United States Senate. Her bid was very unsuccessful. She left Montana and moved to Georgia, where she purchased a farm. Despite the move, she maintained her status as a Montana resident. More than 20 years after her first term in Congress, Rankin won the 1940 election for the 77th Congress as a Montana Representative. In her second term she was an outspoken opponent of World War II. After leaving Congress in 1943, she continued to advocate for women's rights and world peace until her death in 1973.
Why was Rankin likely appointed to the Congressional Committee to examine the XIXth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because she was the only woman in Congress.
B)  Because she was one of the newest members of Congress.
C)  Because she had a long history of supporting women's rights.
D)  Because she voted against declaring war on Germany at the start of WWI.

Question 10

Jacqueline and Lee are meeting for the weekend somewhere between their cities, which are 420 miles apart. Jacqueline drives 80 mph for the duration of her trip. If they both left home at 10 a.m. and met at 1 p.m., what speed did Lee drive to reach their meeting spot?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 mph
B)  70 mph
C)  65 mph
D)  60 mph

Question 11

There have been many famous political firsts in the history of the United States. Jeannette Pickering Rankin is no exception. She was the first woman elected to the United States Congress in 1917. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX granting women the right to vote was ratified.
Jeannette Rankin was born near Missoula, Montana on June 11, 1880. Her father was a rancher and her mother was a schoolteacher. Jeannette was their first child. She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She began promoting the women's suffrage movement - an effort to secure women's voting rights - in 1910.
After working for the New York Women Suffrage Party and the American Woman Suffrage Association, Jeannette Rankin returned to Montana. She continued her working on women's suffrage through speaking engagements and organization efforts. Rankins involvement helped Montanan women gain the right to vote in 1914.
Rankin decided to run as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in 1916. Her brother a prominent businessman supported her financially. Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights. Her victory on August 29, 2016 sealed her place in history; she became the first women elected to U.S. Congress.
Jeannette Rankin was officially sworn in as a member of 65th Congress on April 2, 1917. One of her first votes was against declaring war on Germany, which marked the United States's entry into World War I. She continued supporting women's suffrage, and she is appointed to a committee formed to examine the issue. In 1918, she opened debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on a resolution to grant women the right to vote. It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later.
Rankin did not run for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Instead, she sought election to the United States Senate. Her bid was very unsuccessful. She left Montana and moved to Georgia, where she purchased a farm. Despite the move, she maintained her status as a Montana resident. More than 20 years after her first term in Congress, Rankin won the 1940 election for the 77th Congress as a Montana Representative. In her second term she was an outspoken opponent of World War II. After leaving Congress in 1943, she continued to advocate for women's rights and world peace until her death in 1973.
Which is a reasonable inference one can draw about Jeannette Rankin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rankin moved to Georgia after losing her Senate bid because she was too embarrassed to return to Montana.
B)  Rankin ran for Congress in 1917 to further her fight for women's rights.
C)  Rankin could not have been as successful without the help of her brother.
D)  Ranking waited 20 years to run for Congress again because it is expensive to do so.

Question 12

Which of the following uses the doubling method of informal counting to solve the following:3+4=

Accepted Answer

A)  (1+1+1)  + (1+1+1+1)  = 7
B)  (3+4)  + (3+4)  - (3+4)  = 7
C)  3+4 = (3+3)  +1 = 6+1 = 7
D)  2+2+2+1=7

Question 13

A variable that affects the data collected but is not accounted for or demonstrated in the statistical measure of the data is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stealth variable
B)  Lurking variable
C)  Independent variable
D)  Dependent variable

Question 14

What is 5/6?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.8
B)   0.8444
C)   0.8333
D)   0.825
E)   0.875

Question 15

What is the mode for the following set of numbers? 27, 29, 26, 25, 24, 22, 26, 21, 23, 28

Accepted Answer

A)  25.5
B)  26
C)  25.1
D)  22

Question 16

To find the percentage (p) of any number (n), which formula can be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  (p x 100)  ÷ n
B)  (p x n)  ÷ 100
C)  100 - (p x n) 
D)  (n x 100)  ÷ p

Question 17

There have been many famous political firsts in the history of the United States. Jeannette Pickering Rankin is no exception. She was the first woman elected to the United States Congress in 1917. Interestingly, she was a member of Congress before the U.S. Constitutional Amendment XIX granting women the right to vote was ratified.
Jeannette Rankin was born near Missoula, Montana on June 11, 1880. Her father was a rancher and her mother was a schoolteacher. Jeannette was their first child. She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. She began promoting the women's suffrage movement - an effort to secure women's voting rights - in 1910.
After working for the New York Women Suffrage Party and the American Woman Suffrage Association, Jeannette Rankin returned to Montana. She continued her working on women's suffrage through speaking engagements and organization efforts. Rankins involvement helped Montanan women gain the right to vote in 1914.
Rankin decided to run as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in 1916. Her brother a prominent businessman supported her financially. Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women's voting rights. Her victory on August 29, 2016 sealed her place in history; she became the first women elected to U.S. Congress.
Jeannette Rankin was officially sworn in as a member of 65th Congress on April 2, 1917. One of her first votes was against declaring war on Germany, which marked the United States's entry into World War I. She continued supporting women's suffrage, and she is appointed to a committee formed to examine the issue. In 1918, she opened debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on a resolution to grant women the right to vote. It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later.
Rankin did not run for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Instead, she sought election to the United States Senate. Her bid was very unsuccessful. She left Montana and moved to Georgia, where she purchased a farm. Despite the move, she maintained her status as a Montana resident. More than 20 years after her first term in Congress, Rankin won the 1940 election for the 77th Congress as a Montana Representative. In her second term she was an outspoken opponent of World War II. After leaving Congress in 1943, she continued to advocate for women's rights and world peace until her death in 1973.
How old was Jeannette Rankin when she died?

Accepted Answer

A)  93
B)  71
C)  60
D)  52

Question 18

The Northern Cities Vowel Shift and Speakers That Adopt It "The Northern Cities Vowel Shift" is not adopted by all speakers that live in the geographic regions where it is in progress. Studies (1) illustrate that it is mostly European Americans who show evidence of taking on the shift; however, there is little to no research indicating that speakers of African American Vernacular English employ the shift in their speech. Canadians that share proximity to the Great Lakes with speakers that live in the United States also show no evidence of adopting the shift.
This shift, also called "The Northern Cities Shift" (NCS), is a (2) linguistic phenomenon that occurs in the northern geographic area of the United States known as the Inland North, which includes such cities as Rochester, Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago. Although prominent among some urban inhabitants of the region, NCS is not considered the standard. (3) Linguists describe one change that occurs in speakers of NCS in which the vowel in milk (4) "shifts" down and back (the tongue is lowered and travels back) from a short "i" to a short "e" that could be represented as melk.
William Labov, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of the largest contributors to research on the subject of the NCS. His theory is that the shift possibly started when speakers from different (5) language varieties were brought together in the early 1800's when the Erie Canal was being constructed. People from the East Coast moved to the Great Lakes region, and their dialects mixed resulting in an ongoing shift. However, not all speakers of the Great Lakes region participate in this linguistic variation.
Based on the information in the passage, how would you best describe the general term "linguists", bolded after the (3) in the second paragraph?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who study phenomena linked with language.
B)  People who study European Americans.
C)  People who study linguistic phenomena in the Great Lakes region.
D)  People who study worker migration

Question 19

All data can be divided into four equal sections that are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Quartiles
B)  Quagmires
C)  Quadrants
D)  Quarternaries

Question 20

The Northern Cities Vowel Shift and Speakers That Adopt It "The Northern Cities Vowel Shift" is not adopted by all speakers that live in the geographic regions where it is in progress. Studies (1) illustrate that it is mostly European Americans who show evidence of taking on the shift; however, there is little to no research indicating that speakers of African American Vernacular English employ the shift in their speech. Canadians that share proximity to the Great Lakes with speakers that live in the United States also show no evidence of adopting the shift.
This shift, also called "The Northern Cities Shift" (NCS), is a (2) linguistic phenomenon that occurs in the northern geographic area of the United States known as the Inland North, which includes such cities as Rochester, Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago. Although prominent among some urban inhabitants of the region, NCS is not considered the standard. (3) Linguists describe one change that occurs in speakers of NCS in which the vowel in milk (4) "shifts" down and back (the tongue is lowered and travels back) from a short "i" to a short "e" that could be represented as melk.
William Labov, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is one of the largest contributors to research on the subject of the NCS. His theory is that the shift possibly started when speakers from different (5) language varieties were brought together in the early 1800's when the Erie Canal was being constructed. People from the East Coast moved to the Great Lakes region, and their dialects mixed resulting in an ongoing shift. However, not all speakers of the Great Lakes region participate in this linguistic variation.
In paragraph 1, why does the author include the information that African Americans do not participate in the NCS?

Accepted Answer

A)  To explain why African Americans do not say "melk" instead of "milk".
B)  To support the claim that African Americans in the Great Lakes region do not participate in the NCS.
C)  To provide evidence that not all speakers in the Great Lakes region adopt the NCS.
D)  To show that there is little to no research that African Americans take on the NCS.

Exam 1: Math and History: the Story of Jeannette Rankin