Middle School Education

What is the name of the middle school you are attending?

• Mesa Middle School
• Laguna Middle School
• Los Osos Middle School
• Paulding Middle School

From 6 to 11 children children in the UK and the USA go to ...

What's 'dyrektor' in English?

• headmaster

obowiązkowy, konieczny

Video: If a family cannot send all their children to school, they prefer to send girls.

• True
• False

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• nutrients proteins diet carbohydrates nutrition

What are step-by-step approaches to solving problems called?

• Science
• Technology
• Scientific Method(s)
• Inference(s)
• Constant(s)

What quantity of oxygen, O2, contains very nearly the same number of molecules as 36.0 grams of water, H20?

• 64.0 grams
• 32.0 grams
• 16.0 grams
• 8.0 grams

Before an important History test, I always _______ the dates we have talked about.

• revise
• fail
• remember
• pass

Other Facts: Where do 50% of children who do not go to school live?

• Middle East
• South America
• Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Which variable could be measured during an experiment?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

Try to ____________ at Laguna Middle School

• Have fun
• Sleep
• Slap people
• Not annoy Mr. Coward

In which of the following is the battery short-circuited?

• A
• B
• C
• D

(Intr 8.2) A GMO is a

• Genetically Made Organic
• Genetically Manufactured Organic
• Genetically Modified Organism
• Generic Modified Organism

Should you always study for a quiz or test at Laguna Middle School?

• True
• False

(Plant 1.1) Which of these plant parts job is to protect the seed?

• Egg or Ovule.
• Pitil.
• Stamen.
• Fruit.
• Flower.
• Stem and sepals.

What would be the final step to the scientific method?

• Communicate
• Observe and Infer
• Draw Conclusion
• Do the Experiment
• Draw Conclusions

(Intr 4.1) What is the number one farm commodity produced in the U.S.?

• Cattle
• Wheat
• Soybeans
• Corn
• Poultry

Which one is good for you?

• play truants
• get an F
• make progress
• cheat

The Earth's seasons can be attributed primarily to whichof the following in conjunction with its revolution aboutthe Sun?

• The tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation relative to theecliptic
• The varying amount of sunspot activity
• The earths orbit about the Sun as an ellipse rather than a circle
• The rotation of the Earth during a 24-hour day

Several vehicles, initially at a complete stop, begin along race at the same starting point. The vehicle that hasa constant value for which of the following is most likelyto win?

• Linear speed
• Linear velocity
• Linear acceleration
• Momentum

How many years are added to High School because of the Senior High School Program?

• a. 4 years
• b. 2 years

Who automatically gets a VOUCHER for enrolling in a private or non - Deped Senior High School?

• a. all Grade 10 completers from Public Schools
• b. all Grade 10 completers from Public and Private Schools

What is a conclusion about an observation called?

• Technology
• Hypothesis
• Science
• Inference(s)
• Scientific Method(s)

Animals in which of the following groups may have abackbone and a spinal cord?

• Mollusks
• Chordates
• Invertebrates
• Echinoderms

Other Facts: Children from which country are the best at Math and Science?

• USA
• Germany
• Singapore
• Thailand

(Intr 5.2) An agriculturist or agriculturalist is:

• A person that studies agriculture.
• A farmer.
• A person that raises living organisms for food or raw materials.

(Intr 4.1, 4.2) Which is NOT a North Carolina agriculture commodity?

• Pulp Wood
• Cotton
• Sugar Beets
• Sweet Potatoes
• Muscadine Grapes

The agent most widely and most consistently at workchanging the appearance of the Earth's surface is.

• Fire
• Volcanism
• Water
• Wind

It is a ceremony where you finish school.

• graduation
• disturb
• swot
• revise

What are you called when you finished Grade 10 but does not want to enroll in Senior High School?

• a. Grade 10 Completers
• b. Grade 10 Graduates

The Hungarian school year has 2 parts, they are called: ____

• semesters

There are four (4) strands under the TVL Track, give one using their complete name.

• Information and Communication Technology

(Plant 5.3) How can insects damage a plant?

• Eating it and spreading plant diseases.
• Spreading plant diseases and using up plant nutrients.
• Attrating birds that feed on them.
• Using up water that the plant needs.

The physical parts of a computer. (Hint- The parts you can touch).

• Hardware
• Software
• Spyware
• Touchpad

(Intr 5.3) Family owned and operated farms are what percent of U.S. farms (vs. company owned farms)?

• > 95%
• < 20%
• 50%

A gelatinous sample of material from a previouslyunexplored marine environment is thought to be living orto be composed of recently living material. Which of thefollowing would most clearly confirm that the materialhas a biological origin?

• The presence of cells in the sample
• The presence of hydrogen in the sample
• Diffusion of material out of the sample
• Movement of the sample

Choosing the foods that help your body grow, develop, and function is called....

What are new products or tools made, because of knowledge gained through science called?

• Observation(s)
• Inference(s)
• Hypothesis
• Technology
• Scientific Method(s)

This type of plug helps connect a digital camera and IPOD (as well as other peripheral divices) to the computer

• AUP
• BIOS
• CPU
• USB

It's a good idea to ... before a test.

• cheat
• disturb
• swot
• revise

Which of the following parts of the Sun is easily visibleonly during a total solar eclipse?

• Core
• Photosphere
• Sunspots
• Corona

What type of food do we have here at Laguna Middle School?

• Gross dog food
• Amazing pizza everyday
• Disgusting worm sandwiches
• Burnt cookies everyday

Which of the following is known as the main circuit board, located inside the tower?

• Power cord
• Motherboard
• Keyboard
• Surfboard

(Plant 5.3) The suffix "cide" means to kill. Which of these kills weeds?

• Pesticide.
• Insecticide.
• Fungicide.
• Rhodenticide.
• Herbicide

Why is SHS mandatory for all Filipino learners?

• a. it is a law that has been signed by the President of the Philippines
• b. It was just a design to extend the student's agony

Students have hot meal for lunch in the school ........ .

• canteen

Kasia ma zaległości z angielskiego

• Kasia is fluent in English
• Kasia is keen on English
• Kasia is good at English
• Kasia has fallen behing with English

(Intr 2.2) Plant science is the

• design and operation of agriculture equipment and structures.
• care, production and processing of animals for food.
• care and management of our private and public forests.
• marketing of indoor and outdoor plants.
• inclusion of production, research, biotechnology and hybrids.

(Intr 8.4) Which of the following are examples of natural resources?

• Plastics, tractors and crops
• Soil, water and air
• Cattle, manure and milk
• Crops and livestock

One of my ex-classmates was ______________ by her grandparents.

• brought up
• educated
• teached
• bought up

Mr. Tombor is our ________

• head teacher
• class master
• homeroom teacher
• boss

informatyka

What CAN'T you do with an exam?

• fail
• pass
• play truant
• retake

Why was going to Airbrook such a perfect solution for Rafe?

• It was a military school that would whip Rafe into shape.
• It was a boarding school far from his old bad friends.
• It would give Rafe the academic tutoring he needed.
• It was a school for students with artistic abilities.

Mr. Cochran's class is:

• Way too easy.
• Boring.
• The beast. I mean, best.

'Uzdolniony' in English is...

• gifted

If children cheat at exams, they will be _____ by the teachers.

• punished

Jestem dobra z matematyki. I am good a ...

• Maths

A person who has finished university is a ...

• graduate
• pupil
• final year student
• undergraduate

What was Leo's reaction to Rafe's arguments?

• You'll never amount to anything
• You should really study more
• Normal is boring
• You are a loser

Vocabulary: A school where students live and study is a _____ school

• Boarding

(Plant 5.2) What is the difference between genetically modified and selective breeding?

• Genetic modification is only used in plants, selective breeding in animals.
• Genetic modification is done in a lab, selective breeding could be in a greenhouse.
• Neither one of these is a good answer.

Who is the custodian at LAMS?

• Mr. Calandro
• Gary
• Mr. Coward
• Mr. Ottrando

How much does it cost to enroll in SHS in public schools?

• a. 17, 500
• b. 22,500
• c. free to all

Which definition BEST describes a computer.

• A solar calculating machine.
• A machine used to surf the web.
• An electronic device that manipulates information and data.
• A device that collects dust and viruses.

Other Facts: Approximately how many children in the world are not at school?

• 100 mln
• 300 mln
• 260 mln
• 1 billion

Which part of the computer in pictured below?

• CPU
• RAM
• Video Card
• Motherboard

Students at LAMS have to take showers everyday after P.E

• True
• False

świetlica in English is...

• common room

Levels of education in Poland: kindergarten, primary school, ...... ...... , university

• middle school
• second school
• secondary school
• nursery

What is an educated statement that could be tested called?

• Observation(s)
• Science
• Hypothesis
• Scientific Method(s)
• Technology

(Intr 4.2) From which country does the U.S. import the most commodities?

• India
• Mexico
• Canada
• China
• Japan

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(Intr 2.3) Which is NOT a MAJOR importer of U.S. agricultural goods?

• Brazil
• Canada
• European Union
• Mexico
• Japan

(Intr 4.1) Which is an agricultural product?

• Corn
• Potato Chips
• Wool
• Milk

(Intr 8.3) Which do you think is farm animal abuse?

Where do you change after PE class?

• staff room
• canteen
• library
• cloakroom

(Intr 2.1) Agriculture is

• the production of food and fiber.
• farming.
• the study of farming history.

What should you do when you get detention?

• Make your friend get in trouble so they will have detention with you
• Make someone go to detention for you
• Go to detention and apologize for your behavior
• Skip detention

Again...

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Video: According to the video not all children can get education

• True
• False

Which of the following is most directly involved withcontrolling levels of sugar in blood?

• Hemoglobin
• Calcitonin
• Thyroid-stimulating hormone
• Insulin

Who is the principle at Laguna Middle School?

• Mr. Calandro
• Mr. Coward
• Ms. Lincoln
• Gary

Video: Some families cannot send their children to school because of wars and conflicts.

• True
• False

Video: Thomas thinks that school is only to learn things.

• True
• False

The opposite of a state school is a ______school (where you have to pay for your studies).

• private

What is a standard used for comparison called?

• Constant(s)
• Control(s)
• Scientific Method(s)
• Science
• Technology

(Intr 8.1) Examples of agricultural manufacturing are:

• Corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton.
• Grocery stores, farmers markets and roadside stands.
• Fertilizer, feed, pesticides and tractors.

There are four exits after finishing Senior High School, name one.

• employment

Again

• nutrients proteins diet carbohydrates nutrition

There are four (4) strands under the Academic Track, give one using their complete name.

• Accountancy Business and Management

There are four (4) SHS tracks you can choose from, give one using their complete name.

• Academic track

Some substances have no noticeable odor becausethese substances

• Are soluble and water
• Can not lose the heat that must be lost before an odor can be detected
• Have relativity few molecules escaping into the air
• Do not have molecules with one of the two molecular arrangements required to give an odor

About how many hours of homework do you have each night?

• 4 hours
• 6 hours
• 1-2 hours
• 5 hours

The school dances are....

• Boring
• Gross
• Super fun
• Horrible

When did Bear finally leave?

• When he caused Jules to fall during a big argument
• When Rafe told his mother what Bear did all day
• When Rafe and Georgia ganged up on him
• When the unemployment checks ran out

(Intr 8.7) An example of an agriculture career cluster area is

• Animal Systems
• A plant breeder.
• Tractor Implements.
• Animal Waste Management.
• A Tree Farm.

What did Jeanne tell Rafe that made him go ballistic?

• He would have to bring up his grades or repeat 6th grade.
• He had no chance of ever graduating from the 6th grade.
• He would be attending night school the rest of his life.
• He would be repeating 5th grade next year.

When two individuals are in a fight at Laguna (which never happens) you should....

• Tell a teacher
• Start cheering and yelling
• Join the fight
• Try to stop it

(Intr 7.2) Which is an example of a production agriculturist practicing environmental stewardship?

• Using ladybug beetles to eat aphids instead of spraying pesticides.
• Allowing cattle to wade into steams and ponds to cool off.
• Keeping wild animals as pets.
• Growing plants in a greenhouse.

Which variable could be changed by the experimenter?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

When Stricker ordered Rafe to take off his Ninja costume, Rafe ...

• Stripped to his boxers and shoes and ran around the school
• Had to call his mother to pick him up and take him home
• Had to change back to his regular school clothes
• Had to call Bear to come and pick him up

(Plant 4.2) An example of good plant crop environmental stewardship is:

• Hydroponically growing crops (without soil) in a greenhouse.
• Tilling the soil weekly instead of spraying herbicides to kill weeds.
• Using good insects to kill crop damaging insects.
• Fertilizing crops only with animal manures.

What is it called if I use my senses to gather bits of information called?

• Control(s)
• Science
• Constant(s)
• Hypothesis
• Observation(s)

In Laguna Middle School do 8th graders really dump the trash can on your head?

• True
• False

Other Facts: In which counrty students spend the most amount of time on homework?

• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• China
• Japan

(Intr 8.6) Which of the following is NOT a current issue of agricultural production?

• Biotechnology developed crops and livestock.
• Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare
• Organicically grown products.
• Animal manure waste.
• Minimal agriculture exports to other countries.

What was the first rule that Rafe broke?

• Drawing on the walls in his homeroom
• Tampering with the fire alarms
• Riding his bicycle in the halls
• Running in the halls

Choose the input device from the list below.

• Speaker
• Mouse
• Printer
• Monitor

What subject is PE?

• Please English
• Religious Education
• Physical Environment
• Physical Education

Vocabulary: A school for children between the ages of about two and five

• nursery school
• primary school
• secondary school
• high school

Choose the part below that is known as the "brain" of the computer.

• CPU
• RAM
• Motherboard
• Monitor

Vocabulary: A school that is free to go to because the government provides the money for it

• private school
• state school

What is the process of understanding the world called?

• Science
• Technology
• Constant(s)
• Control(s)
• Observation(s)

This is a test, what would you put here...

• Fun
• Messy
• Yuk
• Boo-hoo
• Stuff

Video: All children should have an equal access to education.

• True
• False

(Intr 4.2) The top three exported farm commodites, in order, are:

• Corn, Cotton, Wheat
• Soybeans, Corn, Cotton
• Soybeans, Corn, Wheat
• Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
• Corn, Wheat, Soybeans

Choose the output device from the list below.

• Keyboard
• Scanner
• Mouse
• Printer

The true length of a block of wood is 1.010 cm. Threemeasurements of this block produced the followingvalues: 1.4 cm, 1.2 cm, and 0.9 cm. Which of thefollowing statements is true concerning thesemeasurements?

• They are precise and accurate
• They are precise but not accurate
• They are accurate but not precise
• They are neither precise nor accurate

Which word is NOT correct?

• dishonest
• clasmate
• foreign languages
• exercise

Finding that a solution conducts an electric current shows conclusively that the solution

• High boiling point
• Contains high molecules
• Is a good oxidizing agent
• Contains ions

(Intr 5.2) The average age of an agriculturalist is:

• 25
• 57
• 52
• 46

The 8th graders at Laguna will always beat you up when they see you

• True
• False

(Intr 8.2) An example of a GMO is

• Frost resistant strawberries.
• Bt "caterpillar killing" corn.
• All the above.
• None of the above.

Vocabulary: A particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people is a _____

• uniform

Vocabulary: One of the periods into which a year is divided at school is a _____

• term

(Intr 4.1) Which is an agricultural commodity?

• Beef Cattle
• Cheddar Cheese
• Cotton Balls
• Pork Sausage

Square dancing in P.E is.....

• The worst thing in your life
• Disgusting
• Pretty fun
• Terrible

(Plant 1.2) Which of the following is needed for plant growth?

• Light, air, water, soil.
• Seed, flower, fertilizer, soil and light.
• Fertilizer, water and light.

What is the 1st step to the scientific method?

• Observe and Infer
• Recognize the Problem
• Plan the Experiment
• Analyze your Data
• Communicate

Which answer is a place at school?

• staff room
• set books
• register
• PE kit

(Intr 4.2) The top four countries, in order, to which the U.S. exports farm commodities are:

• Canada, Mexico, Japan, China
• Mexico, Japan, Europe, Brazil
• Japan, China, India, Russia
• China, Japan, Mexico, Russia

(Intr 5.3) Branding, castrating and dehorning farm animals are:

• Illegal in most states.
• Used to recuce the amount of feed animals consume.
• Management practices used to produce meat.

(Plant 5.1) An example of Precision Farming technology is:

• Using GPS system to apply fertilizer to crop fields.
• Measuring the correct amount of seed planted per acre.
• Matching the soil type to the crop grown.
• Matching farm animal production to the crops grown.

Of the following, which atom has the smallest atomicradius?

• S
• AI
• Na
• Ba

(Intr 2.3) What percentage of the average U.S. disposable income is spent on food?

• 5 percent
• 10 percent
• 25 percent
• 30 percent

In todays society, there are many forms of technology that function similarly to a computer. Which is NOT an example of another type of computer system?

• XBOX
• IPOD
• CELL PHONE
• RADIO

(Intr 2.3) Of each dollar you spend on food, 19% of it goes to

• The processor and packager.
• The trucker.
• The farmer.
• The wholesaler and marketer.

The bathrooms at Laguna are....

• Sort of clean
• Dirty
• Filled with mold
• B and C

What was Rafe doing with the money he made selling Zoom from his locker?

• Paying Miller to get back the pages Miller had taken from his journal
• Devising a plan for getting rid of Bear once and for all
• Buying more pens and drawing paper for Leo to use
• Saving up for a nice Christmas present for his mom

A piece of paper that appears blue in sunlight is illuminated solely by a red light that is passed through a green filter. What color does the paper appear und4er this illumination?

• Blue
• Green
• Red
• Black

Which could be a factor that remains at the same phases of an experiment?

• Observation(s)
• Science
• Scientific Method(s)
• Technology
• Constant(s)

Baár- Madas is:

(Intr 8.5) Which of these events is NOT in correct chronological order (calendar timeline)?

• John Deere made steel plows.
• Barbed wire invented.
• Hybrid corn seed produced.
• Biotechnology crops and livestock products.
• Tractors replace horses.
• Frozen foods become popular with consumers.

The First Computer, created in 1946, was called...

• The Retro-boot
• The atomic calculator
• The web-bot
• The ENIAC

The game was over when Rafe...

• Had broken his No-Hurt Rule by getting Jeanne in trouble
• Had been expelled from school for the rest of the year
• Had finally gotten Jeanne, the perfect, in trouble
• Had broken the last rule

(Intr 2.4) Which industry has continued to increase since the 1950's?

• Beef
• Poultry
• Pork
• Lamb

Which of the following statements is true of hurricanesbut not of tornadoes?

• They form only over warm oceans.
• They have very high winds
• They may cause great property damage
• They may cause human fatalities

In an experiment to study the effect of a new fertilizer on thegrowth of tall hybrid corn and dwarf hybrid corn, fromimmediately after germination to ten days of growth, the databelow were obtained. Other growing conditions such aswater and sunlight were the same for both groups.Which of the following is the most reasonableconclusion that can be drawn from the data above?

• The new fertilizer influences the growth of both corn varieties tested
• The new fertilizer causes faster growth rate for both varieties than do other fertilizers.
• The new fertilizer improves the root system of thetall hybrid to a greater extent than it does that of thedwarf hybrid
• The new fertilizer is effective in producing fastergrowth for both varieties for the first ten days only.

Which feature is positive?

• understanding
• intolerant
• impatient
• disrespectful

Other Facts: Where is the largest school in the world?

• United Kingdom
• United States
• India
• China

How does Leo show what it's like in each of Rafe's classes?

• He made an audio file of the goings on with his cell phone.
• He draws pictures of everything that is going on.
• He recorded it all on a hidden camera.
• He wrote up everything in his journal.

1. Boron atom, atomic, number 5, atomic mass 13II. Carbon atom, atomic number 6, atomic mass 11III. Carbon atom, atomic number 6, atomic mass 12IV. Nitrogen atom, atomic number 7, atomic mass 13 Consider the atoms described above. Which of thefollowing are isotopes of each other?

• I and IV only
• II and III only
• II and IV only
• III and IV only

(Intr 2.4) Which industry saw consumption peak in the 1970's?

• Beef
• Poultry
• Pork
• Lamb

A school for the youngest children:

• a nursery
• a kindergarten
• a middle school
• a dorm

According to some scientists, the Earth's average, surface temperature is rising as a result of the green house effect. Increase in the atmospheric concentration of which of the following gases is considered to be primarily responsible?

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Sulfur Dioxide
• Carbon Dioxide

Who does Rafe say is drawing all the pictures in his journal?

• He, Rafe, is doing the drawing
• A good friend, Miller
• Leo, the silent
• His girlfriend