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Q: Use the evidence in the text to select the photosynthetic organism. Choices:
[ "Poison oak is a type of shrub that may have red or green leaves. Poison oak shrubs have chloroplasts in their cells. These shrubs also produce an oil that can give people an itchy rash if they touch the leaves.", "Poison dart frogs have special substances in their cells. These substances help protect the frogs f...
A
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Q: Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Did you know that Reggie is back home living with his parents again and won't get a job? Gosh, millennials are such a lazy generation. Choices:
[ "appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good", "hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations", "bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct" ]
B
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Q: Which is a run-on sentence? Choices:
[ "Arrived at the beach.", "The child built a tower, he used colored blocks." ]
B
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Q: Select the animal that has a backbone. Choices:
[ "Tasmanian devil", "wolf spider" ]
A
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Q: Compare the motion of two buses. Which bus was moving at a higher speed? Choices:
[ "a bus that moved 825kilometers in 10hours", "a bus that moved 460kilometers in 10hours" ]
A
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? When Katie first joined the track team, she was afraid of jumping, but she got over that hurdle. Choices:
[ "pun", "allusion" ]
A
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Q: What does the euphemism in this text suggest? Erik is big-boned, so despite being in middle school, he often shops in the men's department. Choices:
[ "Erik is overweight.", "Erik is tall for his age." ]
A
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Q: What do these two changes have in common? getting a haircut sawing a log in half Choices:
[ "Both are caused by cooling.", "Both are chemical changes.", "Both are only physical changes.", "Both are caused by heating." ]
C
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Q: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? From the look on her face, Vivian is carrying an albatross around her neck. Choices:
[ "a poem", "the Bible" ]
A
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? Eli remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down. Choices:
[ "allusion", "pun" ]
B
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Q: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? chief - corral Choices:
[ "called", "class" ]
B
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Q: Which is a compound sentence? Choices:
[ "The terrible snowstorm brought traffic to a halt.", "Matthew makes toast for breakfast, or he eats a banana later at school." ]
B
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Q: Which tense does the sentence use? Scientists will measure the rainfall in Livingston. Choices:
[ "past tense", "future tense", "present tense" ]
B
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Q: Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? While at the park today, Kyle noticed that the wind was coming from the southwest. Choices:
[ "climate", "weather" ]
B
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Q: Select the vertebrate. Choices:
[ "white-spotted octopus", "locust", "whiptail lizard", "peacock butterfly" ]
C
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Q: Which type of sentence is this? As Charlie sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. Choices:
[ "compound", "complex", "compound-complex", "simple" ]
B
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Q: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? jerk - junk Choices:
[ "join", "jaw" ]
A
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Q: Which change best matches the sentence? Melted rock comes out of a gap in Earth's surface. Choices:
[ "wildfire", "volcanic eruption", "erosion" ]
B
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Q: Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense? Choices:
[ "Heather was terribly late to work this morning because her car broke down on the freeway.", "Heather's car was running terribly before she took it to the mechanic for a tune-up." ]
B
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Q: Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense? Choices:
[ "Warren custom ordered his unique coffee table from a master craftsman in Oak Grove.", "Warren bought his unique coffee table from a factory outlet store in Oak Grove." ]
A
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Q: Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Anna has naturally red hair. Choices:
[ "acquired", "inherited" ]
B
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Q: What is the temperature of a warm loaf of bread? Choices:
[ "65°F", "65°C" ]
B
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Q: Which logical fallacy is used in the text? The most delicious avocados in the U.S. are grown in California because California avocados have the best taste. Choices:
[ "false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist", "guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something", "circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself" ]
C
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Q: Complete the statement. Lithium bromide is (). Choices:
[ "a compound", "an elementary substance" ]
A
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Q: Select the solid. Choices:
[ "coffee", "eraser", "air inside a tire", "air inside a bubble" ]
B
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Q: What information supports the conclusion that Cameron inherited this trait? Choices:
[ "Cameron likes to wear a blue sweater to match his blue eyes.", "Cameron's mother has blue eyes. She passed this trait down to Cameron." ]
B
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Q: Choose the poem that uses onomatopoeia. Choices:
[ "I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—\nThe Stillness in the Room\nWas like the Stillness in the Air—\nBetween the Heaves of Storm—", "The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap,\nThe herdsman who climbed with his goats to the steep,\nThe beggar that wandered in search of his bread,\nHave faded away like the grass th...
A
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be. —Winston Churchill Choices:
[ "anaphora", "apostrophe" ]
A
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Q: Would you find the word sacred on a dictionary page with the following guide words? shoe - source Choices:
[ "yes", "no" ]
B
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Q: Select the one animal that has all of the placental mammal traits listed above. Choices:
[ "Dwarf crocodiles are the smallest crocodiles alive today. They grow to be about five feet long and have scaly, waterproof skin. Dwarf crocodiles live in Central Africa and hatch from eggs with shells.", "North American beavers have fur and live near lakes and rivers. They use sticks and mud to build homes, or lo...
B
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Q: Suppose Darnel decides to take a trip to Connecticut. Which result would be a cost? Choices:
[ "Darnel will enjoy his trip to Connecticut more than he would have enjoyed a trip to Virginia.", "Darnel will spend more money. Plane tickets for Darnel to get to Connecticut are more expensive than tickets to Virginia." ]
B
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Q: Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Devon has naturally pale skin. Choices:
[ "acquired", "inherited" ]
B
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Q: Select the one true statement. Choices:
[ "The Golgi is inside the cell membrane in an animal cell.", "Plant cells can have vacuoles but do not have mitochondria.", "The endoplasmic reticulum breaks down sugar to release energy that a plant cell can use." ]
A
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Q: Based on this information, what is Sugar's genotype for the body size gene? Choices:
[ "BB", "a normal-sized body" ]
A
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Q: How long does it take to sing the ABC song? Choices:
[ "23 seconds", "23 minutes" ]
A
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Q: Complete the sentence. Water freezing into ice is a (). Choices:
[ "chemical change", "physical change" ]
B
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Q: Which type of sentence is this? As Pablo sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. Choices:
[ "simple", "complex", "compound-complex", "compound" ]
B
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Q: Which correctly shows the title of a book? Choices:
[ "***Apple or Orange***", "\"Apple or Orange?\"" ]
A
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Q: Which word does not rhyme? Choices:
[ "mat", "shut", "rut" ]
A
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Q: Last year, there were seven men's clothing stores on Main Street in Princeton. This year, there are only three. What probably happened to the overall supply of men's shirts in Princeton? Choices:
[ "The supply probably went up.", "The supply probably went down." ]
B
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Q: Which sentence is more formal? Choices:
[ "The conference that was originally scheduled for Tuesday will now be held on Wednesday.", "FYI, the conference that was originally scheduled for Tuesday will now be held on Wednesday." ]
A
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Q: Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Josh has naturally pale skin. Choices:
[ "acquired", "inherited" ]
B
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? Vincent and Tessa have trouble working on projects together. Although Tessa is very sociable and friendly, she's not exactly a team player. Choices:
[ "euphemism", "paradox" ]
A
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Q: Which text uses the word peruse in its traditional sense? Choices:
[ "Brad perused a catalog from his wife's favorite clothing store, searching for the perfect birthday gift.", "Brad perused a clothing catalog as he waited for his appointment, flipping through the pages distractedly." ]
A
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Q: What information supports the conclusion that Jennifer inherited this trait? Choices:
[ "Jennifer's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Jennifer.", "Jennifer's hair is the same color as her brown eyes." ]
A
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Q: Which is harder? Choices:
[ "glass bottle", "wool scarf" ]
A
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Q: What information supports the conclusion that Leslie acquired this trait? Choices:
[ "Some scars fade more quickly than others.", "Leslie's scar was caused by an accident. She cut her leg when she was climbing a tree." ]
B
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Q: Which of the following statements is true? Choices:
[ "Electric charge can be positive or negative.", "Particles with any electric charge are called positive charges.", "The smallest piece of matter is called an atom." ]
A
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Q: Using only these supplies, which question can Estelle investigate with an experiment? Choices:
[ "Does a rubber inner tube sled go faster down a small hill or down a big hill?", "Does a rubber inner tube sled or a plastic sled go faster down a hill?", "Does a plastic sled or a wooden sled go down a hill faster?" ]
B
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Q: Select the one animal that has all of the cartilaginous fish traits listed above. Choices:
[ "Tiger sharks get their name from the dark stripes on their body. They can be over 15 feet long, and they have a skeleton made of cartilage, not bone. Tiger shark eggs do not have shells for protection. Instead, the eggs grow and hatch inside the mother shark.", "Snowy owls have sharp, curved beaks and live in co...
A
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Q: Which closing is correct for a letter? Choices:
[ "Many thanks,\nHector", "many thanks,\nHector" ]
A
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Q: Assume all other forces on the cat are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on the cat? Choices:
[ "The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on the cat.", "The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on the cat." ]
B
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Q: What kind of sentence is this? Not all monkeys live in the jungle. Choices:
[ "exclamatory", "declarative" ]
B
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Q: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Before Nicole had even met her future husband in person, she knew about his reputation as a Romeo. Choices:
[ "literature", "British history" ]
A
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Q: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? Choices:
[ "Jane roomed with Bella last year, but her messiness became a point of contention.", "Jane roomed with Bella last year, but Bella's messiness became a point of contention." ]
A
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Q: Which sentence is more formal? Choices:
[ "A solar eclipse occurs when the moon goes in front of the sun and leaves a shadow on the earth.", "A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow on the earth." ]
B
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Q: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Ben got off the mountain by the skin of his teeth. Choices:
[ "the Bible", "a movie" ]
A
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Q: Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Zeke has a scar on his right leg. Choices:
[ "acquired", "inherited" ]
A
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Q: Using only these supplies, which question can Emmett investigate with an experiment? Choices:
[ "Are dishes washed in a dishwasher cleaner than dishes washed by hand?", "Are dishes cleaner when washed with a soapy sponge or with a soapy rag?", "Are dishes cleaner when washed with liquid dish detergent or with bar soap?" ]
C
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Q: Which is a complex sentence? Choices:
[ "Her dog happily fetched his tennis ball from the muddy puddle and eagerly waited for her to throw it again.", "Kevin prepared a receipt for the customer while Zack packaged her items for her." ]
B
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Q: Which object has the least thermal energy? Choices:
[ "a marble at a temperature of 60°F", "a marble at a temperature of 32°F", "a marble at a temperature of 14°F" ]
C
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Q: Which object has more thermal energy? Choices:
[ "a 5-kilogram brick at a temperature of 260°F", "a 5-kilogram brick at a temperature of 235°F" ]
A
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Q: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? imagine - irrigation Choices:
[ "instead", "idea" ]
A
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Q: Would you find the word buck on a dictionary page with the following guide words? being - blind Choices:
[ "no", "yes" ]
A
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Q: Which is a complete sentence? Choices:
[ "The child chews her food carefully.", "Ms. Kerr's many books about history and law." ]
A
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Q: Which object has less thermal energy? Choices:
[ "a 250-gram cup of black tea at a temperature of 120°F", "a 250-gram cup of black tea at a temperature of 115°F" ]
B
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Q: What is the mass of a city bus? Choices:
[ "10 pounds", "10 tons", "10 ounces" ]
B
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Q: Complete the statement. Assume that Edgar's mass did not change. The gravitational potential energy stored between Edgar and Earth () as he hiked toward the summit. Choices:
[ "stayed the same", "increased", "decreased" ]
B
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Q: Which tense does the sentence use? Mrs. Shaffer manages the busy office. Choices:
[ "present tense", "future tense", "past tense" ]
A
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Q: Which is a sentence fragment? Choices:
[ "The ships are in the canal the workers load boxes onto them.", "An island culture different from our own." ]
B
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Q: Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense? Choices:
[ "A reporter for the Somerville Daily Mail dug up an amusing factoid about Somerville's founder while researching for an article about the town's early years.", "The Somerville Daily Mail was forced to issue a retraction after printing a factoid about Somerville's founder. It turned out that the reporter had writt...
B
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Q: Which tense does the sentence use? The player slammed the ball into the hoop. Choices:
[ "future tense", "past tense", "present tense" ]
B
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Q: Which correctly shows the title of a song? Choices:
[ "Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed", "\"Ten Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed\"" ]
B
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Q: Based on this information, what is Minnie's phenotype for the fur texture trait? Choices:
[ "wavy fur", "straight fur" ]
B
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Q: Which object has less thermal energy? Choices:
[ "a 350-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 30°C", "a 350-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 65°C" ]
A
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Q: Which closing is correct for a letter? Choices:
[ "see you soon,\nRyan", "See you soon,\nRyan" ]
B
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? Camille gazed at the ancient pug that seemed to sleep all day and noted, "You're an energetic puppy!" Choices:
[ "idiom", "verbal irony" ]
B
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Q: Would you find the word wrath on a dictionary page with the following guide words? weary - wiggle Choices:
[ "yes", "no" ]
B
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Q: Which sentence states a fact? Choices:
[ "The archaeological site of Troy is one of thirteen UNESCO World Heritage sites in Turkey.", "The archaeological site of Troy is Turkey's best UNESCO World Heritage site to visit." ]
A
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Q: Which figure of speech is used in this text? The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. —Samuel Johnson, The Rambler Choices:
[ "understatement", "antithesis" ]
B
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Q: Which is a complex sentence? Choices:
[ "Percy's ears were ringing after he stood near the stage for the entire concert.", "Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs during his baseball career but struck out 1,330 times." ]
A
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Q: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification. Rusted old cars () every corner of the junkyard. Choices:
[ "lounged in", "could be found in" ]
A
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Q: Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Jack has naturally straight hair. Choices:
[ "inherited", "acquired" ]
A
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Q: Suppose Beth decides to go on the drop tower. Which result would be a cost? Choices:
[ "Beth will save some ride tickets. She needs fewer tickets to go on the drop tower than on the screaming swing.", "Beth will give up the chance to go on the screaming swing. She would have had more fun on that ride." ]
B
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Q: Select the vertebrate. Choices:
[ "black orb weaver spider", "yellow jacket", "harvest mouse", "dung beetle" ]
C
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Q: What information supports the conclusion that Nolan acquired this trait? Choices:
[ "Nolan's mother speaks one language.", "Nolan learned to speak two languages in school." ]
B
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Q: Which tense does the sentence use? Ice melts in the bright sun. Choices:
[ "past tense", "future tense", "present tense" ]
C
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Q: Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? On that winter morning, Luna's hands were as cold as ice. Choices:
[ "metaphor", "simile" ]
B
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Q: Would you find the word identify on a dictionary page with the following guide words? image - indicate Choices:
[ "yes", "no" ]
B
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Q: Which type of sentence is this? Susan is a competitive horseback rider, and she will be competing in the next World Equestrian Games, which are held every four years. Choices:
[ "complex", "compound", "simple", "compound-complex" ]
D
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Q: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? pen - popular Choices:
[ "physical", "presence" ]
A
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Q: Use the evidence in the text to select the photosynthetic organism. Choices:
[ "Tillandisa tectorum air plants make their own food from carbon dioxide and water. These plants get the water they need from the air instead of from the soil.", "Komondor dogs have white fur that forms thick strings. Modern Komondor dogs eat mostly dog food. This food is made from other organisms, including plant...
A
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Q: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? For me, Yosemite in the summer is Shangri-La. Choices:
[ "the Bible", "literature" ]
B
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Q: What kind of sentence is this? Dwayne is the best cook I know! Choices:
[ "declarative", "exclamatory" ]
B
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Q: Suppose Isabelle decides to join the Theater Club. Which result would be a cost? Choices:
[ "Isabelle will give up the chance to be in the Photography Club. She would have had more fun in the Photography Club than in the Theater Club.", "Isabelle will save some time. She would have spent more time in the Photography Club than in the Theater Club." ]
A
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Q: Using only these supplies, which question can Jayce investigate with an experiment? Choices:
[ "Do the squirrels eat walnuts from large feeders more often than from small feeders?", "Which type of tree do the squirrels feed from most often?", "Do the squirrels select sunflower seeds or walnuts more often?" ]
C
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Q: Which word is not like the others? Choices:
[ "saw", "shovel", "window", "hammer" ]
C
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Q: Which sentence states a fact? Choices:
[ "\"Shooting stars\" are really bits of rock and dust burning up in Earth's atmosphere.", "Camping in the woods is the best way to see shooting stars." ]
A
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Q: Which greeting is correct for a letter? Choices:
[ "dear Ms. McConnell,", "Dear Ms. McConnell," ]
B
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Q: Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? The neighbor's loud music was a blaring fire alarm. Choices:
[ "simile", "metaphor" ]
B