Question 1

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has just bought a new helicopter for search and rescue, drug interdiction, and other purposes. The aircraft’s specifications list its maximum range as 697 km. What is the aircraft’s range in miles?

267 miles

432 miles

582 miles

679 miles

Question 2

A medical examiner’s autopsy report introduced as evidence in a local murder trial describes a shotgun wound to the victim’s chest as measuring 4 cm in circumference. Which of the following common objects would offer readers the best idea of the wound’s size: golf ball (1.68 inches in circumference), baseball (9 inches in circumference), softball (12 inches in circumference), or basketball (30 inches in circumference)?

Golf ball

Baseball

Softball

Basketball

Question 3

Tennessee Highway Patrol officers seized 144 kg of cocaine they found hidden in furniture in the back of a rental van they pulled over on Interstate 24 yesterday. An officer pulled the van over for speeding and searched the van after learning that the van’s driver, a 39-year-old Tampa, Fla., man, was wanted on federal drug charges. What was the weight of the cocaine in pounds?

169 pounds

215 pounds

317 pounds

402 pounds

Question 4

The four bank robbers glanced nervously at ___.

one another

oneanother

each other

eachother

Question 5

Sen. Jackson's decision to vote in favor of the bill virtually ___ that the bill will pass.

ensures

insures

Question 6

Of the 11 Metroville Board of Education members, five support the measure, four oppose it, and two are undecided. Therefore, the measure has the support of a ___ of the board members.

majority

plurality

Question 7

The statewide poll found that a majority ___ the governor's proposal.

opposes

oppose

Question 8

The mayor hired his new son-in-law as his personal ___.

aide

aid

Question 9

My grandfather's favorite ___ was blueberry pie.

dessert

desert

Question 10

She writes headlines exceptionally ___.

good

well