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Which word in this sentence is a preposition?
 “As long as it’s this hot, I will keep a water bottle carefully tucked inside my backpack.”

Carefully
As
Backpack
It’s
Inside

In what time zone do you find the easternmost point in Canada?
Pacific
Eastern
Greenwich
Mountain
Atlantic

Which of your internal organs is most affected by hepatitis?
Stomach
Liver
Heart
Pancreas
Lung

Which scientist is incorrectly paired with the item he/she might study?
Paleontologist – tibia
Botanist -  petunia
Zoologist –  gorilla
Microbiologist- nebula
Physicist – inertia

Which is closest to the Keystone State?
The Sunshine state
The Show Me state
The Land of 10,000 lakes
The Golden State
The Empire State

Tammy has $.15 more than Hamid to buy lunch today. Together they have 35 cents less than $6.00. How much does Hamid have?
$5.50
$2.50
$2.75
$3.10
$2.85

Which pair of prefixes means “around” ?
circum-, peri-
Pre-, ante-
Quasi-, semi-
Sub-, under-
Quadra-, tetra-

While some parts of the world are suffering from extremely arid conditions, this location has had just the opposite and is ironically having difficulty supplying potable water to its residents because of recent record-breaking weather conditions.
England
New England
Canada
Kenya
Kansas

What number comes next in this sequence? 17,24,38,66,…
97
122
107
84
115

Which pair is not a good “match?”
South Africa – diamonds
Switzerland – chocolate
South Korea – electronics
Japan – oil
France – wine

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