ABCTE MSE Exam 1
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"Inquiry into the Nature and the cause of the Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith
suggested what? - -People's interest in their own economic gain is what will
provide a strong and stable economy.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except for punishment for crime whereof the
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party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction." Which Ammendment? - -13th Amendment
19th century scientist George Mendel believed that... - ✅✅-The emergence of one
trait will not affect the emergence of another.
A phoneme - ✅✅ -The smallest unit of sound that can be distinct from one another.
Indicated in print by the surrounding slashes.
According to Darwin's idea of natural selection... - ✅✅-Populations pass down traits
that help them adapt to their environment.
Acids have a pH value of - ✅✅-0 - 6 Battery acid is at 0.
ad hominem - ✅✅ -argument that focuses on the person making the argument rather
than the argument itself.
ad lazarum - ✅✅-an argument which exploits the belief that the poor are innately
wise.
ad nauseum - ✅✅-argument that relies on repetition.
Analytic phonics - ✅✅-Whole-word phonics, is the whole-to-part approach to word
study.
Animal cells have _____ instead of cell walls? - ✅✅-cell membranes
Anthracite is a form of what? - ✅✅-Coal.
Antonym -✅✅-words that mean the opposite of one another. (high and low)
argumentative writing - ✅✅-impassioned
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Best method for showing the high and low temp for a city over a 12 month period? -
-color-coded bar graph
By the end of second grade, an emerging reader should be able to - ✅✅-decode and
read a large number of words with one and two syllables.
Can the gemstone sapphire be scratched by quartz? Why? - ✅✅-No, because it is a
variety of corundum, which ranks a very high 9 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Quartz is a 7 on the scale.
Describe Brown v. Board of Education - ✅✅ -Supreme court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson with this in 1954 when it determined separate facilities were inherently
unequal.
Describe Plessy v. Ferguson - ✅✅
-set the standard of "separate but equal" which
meant that as long as there were equal facilities, they could have separate facilities for
blacks and whites.
Explain Argot: - ✅✅-A version of language shared by criminals.
Explain Dialect: - ✅✅-Regional version of a language.
Explain Jargon: - ✅✅-A specialized vocabulary, usually understood by a group of
people who share a vocation or similar interest.
✅✅-A regional version of a language.
Explain Patois: -
Explain the endothermic process. - ✅✅-The process absorbs heat and cools the
surroundings.
Expository writing is - ✅✅-Subject-oriented and contains facts and information using
little dialogue.
Give an example of the rain shadow effect: - ✅✅-A town on the leeward side of the
mountain receives little annual rainfall.
Helen Hunt Jackson published "A Century of Dishonor" in which decade? - ✅✅-1880s
Homonym - ✅✅ -Words that are spelled the same, and in most instances sound the
same, but have different meanings. (bear)
✅✅
"Inquiry into the Nature and the cause of the Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith
suggested what? - -People's interest in their own economic gain is what will
provide a strong and stable economy.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except for punishment for crime whereof the
✅✅
party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction." Which Ammendment? - -13th Amendment
19th century scientist George Mendel believed that... - ✅✅-The emergence of one
trait will not affect the emergence of another.
A phoneme - ✅✅ -The smallest unit of sound that can be distinct from one another.
Indicated in print by the surrounding slashes.
According to Darwin's idea of natural selection... - ✅✅-Populations pass down traits
that help them adapt to their environment.
Acids have a pH value of - ✅✅-0 - 6 Battery acid is at 0.
ad hominem - ✅✅ -argument that focuses on the person making the argument rather
than the argument itself.
ad lazarum - ✅✅-an argument which exploits the belief that the poor are innately
wise.
ad nauseum - ✅✅-argument that relies on repetition.
Analytic phonics - ✅✅-Whole-word phonics, is the whole-to-part approach to word
study.
Animal cells have _____ instead of cell walls? - ✅✅-cell membranes
Anthracite is a form of what? - ✅✅-Coal.
Antonym -✅✅-words that mean the opposite of one another. (high and low)
argumentative writing - ✅✅-impassioned
, ✅✅
Best method for showing the high and low temp for a city over a 12 month period? -
-color-coded bar graph
By the end of second grade, an emerging reader should be able to - ✅✅-decode and
read a large number of words with one and two syllables.
Can the gemstone sapphire be scratched by quartz? Why? - ✅✅-No, because it is a
variety of corundum, which ranks a very high 9 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.
Quartz is a 7 on the scale.
Describe Brown v. Board of Education - ✅✅ -Supreme court overruled Plessy v.
Ferguson with this in 1954 when it determined separate facilities were inherently
unequal.
Describe Plessy v. Ferguson - ✅✅
-set the standard of "separate but equal" which
meant that as long as there were equal facilities, they could have separate facilities for
blacks and whites.
Explain Argot: - ✅✅-A version of language shared by criminals.
Explain Dialect: - ✅✅-Regional version of a language.
Explain Jargon: - ✅✅-A specialized vocabulary, usually understood by a group of
people who share a vocation or similar interest.
✅✅-A regional version of a language.
Explain Patois: -
Explain the endothermic process. - ✅✅-The process absorbs heat and cools the
surroundings.
Expository writing is - ✅✅-Subject-oriented and contains facts and information using
little dialogue.
Give an example of the rain shadow effect: - ✅✅-A town on the leeward side of the
mountain receives little annual rainfall.
Helen Hunt Jackson published "A Century of Dishonor" in which decade? - ✅✅-1880s
Homonym - ✅✅ -Words that are spelled the same, and in most instances sound the
same, but have different meanings. (bear)
