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MCT2 POWERPOINT GAME Created by: Gavin Lea and Brandon Bates STARTRead the following sentence:

Aaron expected his sister would get angry when he told her about losing her favorite book, but he knew he would have to take the bull by the horns and talk to her.1In this sentence what does the idiom take the bull by the horns mean?Tell several half-truths

Face a tough situation

Handle something gently

Make a great deal of noise2Read the following dictionary entry:

Amplify (am-ple-fi) vt. 1. to make larger or longer 2. to develop more fully with details and examples 3. to make louder, especially by electronic means 4. to exaggerateBased on this dictionary entry above, which of the following sentences does NOT use the word amplify correctly?The flute was too quiet until the musician chose to amplify the sound

The braggart had a disturbing tendency to amplify the details of his life.

The teacher told the student to amplify the main idea of his first paragraph.

The manager hoped this would be the only customer to amplify his purchase today.

3Read the following sentence:

The long illness had caused Jonathan to lose weight, giving him a gaunt appearance.Which of the following is an antonym for gaunt?thin

plump

energetic

attractive

4Which of the following statements below is an opinion?Indeed, some ideas, like one that relied on a dog to bark out a ships position, were silly.

After this success Harrison at last presented the clock to the Board of Longitude.

By royal order the British Parliament passed the Longitude Act in 1714.

The difference between the local time of the ships location and prime meridian time would tell sailors how far east or west they had traveled.

Read the following sentence:

Refusing to endure any disrespect in the courtroom, the judge placed the loud-mouthed suspect in a prison cell overnight.5Based on this sentence, what is the meaning of the word endure?face

reveal

observe

tolerate

Read the following statement of the main idea of these lines:

The contributions of Flatt and Scruggs helped to establish Bluegrass musics place in the music world.

Lorenzo made this inference based on the statement of the main idea of these lines.

Bluegrass music would not have become popular without Flatt and Scuggs.

Is Lorenzos inference correct?

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Yes, because popular bluegrass music was used on The Beverly Hillbillies

Yes, because Flatt and Scruggs were leaders in making bluegrass music popular

Yes, because Dueling Banjos became a popular song

Yes, because Flatt and Scruggs were part of a popular band called Foggy Mountain BoysWhich choice from a poem contains an example of onomatopoeia?:

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A painting/ photo

Mosquitoes buzzing

The glassy pond mirrors

Glisten in their rich brown fur

What is the meaning of the word sustain?

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cease

hurry

support

measure

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Which of the following statements below is an opinion?What makes the summit so attractive, however, is its view.

The sun is intense, and when the sun is high overhead, shade is nonexistent.

The park system has built trails down into the bowl so that hikers can descend and explore the cinder cones up close.

From the summit one can look east and see the 13,000-feet high twin peaks of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii.*next question(s) will be in MATH category10

What is the LCM (least common multiple) of 3x^4y^2 and 7xy^3? 10xy^2

10x^5y^5 21x^4y^3

21x^5y^511

Which statement explains how to simplify the expression 5^7/5^3 ?Keep the common base and add the exponents

Keep the common base and divide the exponentsKeep the common base and multiply the exponents

Keep the common base and subtract the exponents12

Drake spent a total of $37.50 on the entrance and ride tickets at the county fair. The entrance ticket was $13.50 and the ride tickets were $1.50 each.

What is the number of ride tickets Drake bought? 9

16 25

3413

Which expression is equivalent to -3x + 4(3x + 2) ?4x + 6

9x + 89x + 2

15x + 814

Baxter plans to build a skateboard ramp. The dimensions of a side of the skateboard ramp are shown below.3 ftx8 ftWhich is closest to x, the length of the ramp? 9 ft

11 ft

12 ft

13 ft15

Which number below is an element in the set of whole numbers?

64, , (1/4), 6.25 64

(1/4)

6.2516

The city built a circular playground in the park. The radius of the park is 12 feet.

Which is the closest to the circumference of the playground? (Use 3.14 for ) 24 ft

38 ft

75 ft

144 ft17

Felicitys quiz scores in her mathematics class were: 80, 84, 91, 80, 97, 100, 99

Which measure of central tendency should Felicitys use to best represent the data?Mean

ModeRange

Median18

What is the value of this expression? 114^2116

22811, 856

12, 996

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