Question 1
Metroville must collect $33,827,144 in property tax revenue during the coming year to meet its projected budget needs. The assessed value of all taxable property in the city totals $2,404,203,553. How many dollars in taxes per $1,000 of assessed property value will Metroville have to charge to meet its projected budget?
$11.02
$12.55
$13.29
*$14.07
$2,404,203,553 / $1,000 = 2,404,204
$33,827,144 / 2,404,204 = $14.07
Question 2
Councilman Charlie Owen’s new home on the west side of his district has been appraised at $227,300. The city taxes residential property at a rate of 25 cents per dollar of appraised value. How much will the councilman’s annual city property tax bill be?
$53,863
*$56,825
$57,425
$58,155
$227,300 * .25 = $56,825
Question 3
Metroville plans to raise its mill rate from $14.07 to $16.25 per $1,000 of assessed value. By how much will Councilman Owens’ city property tax bill go up under the new mill rate if his house is assessed at 25 cents per dollar of appraised value?
$98.42
*$123.88
$166.26
$176.86
$227,300 * .25 = $56,825
$56,825 / $1,000 = 56.825
$16.25 - $14.07 = $2.18
$2.18 * 56.825 = $123.88
Question 4
Fire destroyed a two-story home at ___ last night.
*
Question 5
Lights flashing and siren howling, the fire truck raced up ___.
*
Question 6
The new restaurant will open this weekend at ___.
*
Question 7
Bessie the cow earned ___ owner first prize at the county fair.
its
his
*her
Question 8
A little more than ___ of the city's residents voted against the referendum.
2/3
*two-thirds
two thirds
2-thirds
Question 9
The analysis found that burglaries were ___ more common in
the Pine Woods neighborhood than across the river in the
2 and a half
two-and-one-half
*2 1/2
2-1/2
Question 10
The girl, 11-year-old Jasmine Rogers, is
*Jasmine
Jasmine
Miss Rogers