Intermediate Practice Pack #12 Flashcards
What figure of speech, meaning an obvious exaggeration, takes its name from the Greek for “throwing beyond?”
hyperbole
What continent is attached to the northwestern portion of Asia?
Europe
Its meaning is “done without any preparation, such as a speech.” Spell “extemporaneous.”
E X T E M P O R A N E O U S
Muezzins traditionally issue the calls to prayer from what tower attached to their mosque?
minaret
Found in Russia, which is Europe’s largest lake?
Lake Ladoga
What is North America’s largest lake?
Lake Superior
Found on a South American border, which is the world’s highest major lake?
Lake Titicaca
On a Cartesian plane, in what quadrant could we find the point (-4, 3)?
II (or 2)
What is the slope of a line parallel to the line 2y = -6x + 32?
-3
What is the midpoint of the line segment joining (-1, 1) and (5, 5)?
(2, 3)
What is the distance between the point (4, -3) and the origin?
5
What animals are studied by ornithologists?
birds
What “rockin’” bird is, in North American, a species of true thrush?
robin
What bird is also the name of Toronto’s MLB team?
blue jay
The “great” species of what family have the largest wingspans of any extant bird?
albatross (or Diomedeidae)
Name the two lowest lakes of the Great Lakes system – those with the water level closest to the sea level.
Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “windcheater?”
windbreaker (prompt on jacket)
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “nappy?”
diaper
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “draughts?”
checkers
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “paraffin?”
kerosene (or alkane)
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “pram?”
(baby) carriage or stroller
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “trunk call?”
long distance (call)
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “lift?”
elevator
What is the Canadian equivalent of the British term, “lorry?”
truck
