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scienceqa | Based on this information, what is Mau's genotype for the fur color gene?
Options:
1. ff
2. white fur | An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. Mau has two alleles for white fur (f). So, Mau's genotype for the fur color gene is ff.
Answer: ff |
scienceqa | How long is an eyelash?
Options:
1. 9 millimeters
2. 9 meters
3. 9 centimeters
4. 9 kilometers | The best estimate for the length of an eyelash is 9 millimeters.
9 centimeters, 9 meters, and 9 kilometers are all too long.
Answer: 9 millimeters |
scienceqa | Complete the sentence.
The Third Amendment says that the government cannot force people to keep soldiers in their () during a time of peace.
Options:
1. homes
2. towns
3. militias
4. states | The Third Amendment says that the government can't force people to keep soldiers in their homes during a time of peace. The amendment says that no soldier shall be "quartered in any house." In this case, "quartered" means "given a place to stay." The complete text of the Third Amendment is below. Are there any times wh... |
scienceqa | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Zane described the situation he was facing with his boss as a catch-22.
Options:
1. literature
2. a song | The source of the allusion catch-22 is literature.
Joseph Heller coined the term "catch-22" in his 1961 novel of the same name. In the novel, if an army pilot wants to avoid dangerous missions, he must be deemed mentally unfit; however, his desire to stay safe proves his sanity, so he can never be excused from a missio... |
scienceqa | Select the vertebrate.
Options:
1. red-spotted purple butterfly
2. peacock mantis shrimp
3. peafowl
4. bull ant | A bull ant is an insect. Like other insects, a bull ant is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A peafowl is a bird. Like other birds, a peafowl is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A red-spotted purple butterfly is an insect. Like other insects, a red-spotted purple butterfly is an inver... |
scienceqa | What is the mass of an earthworm?
Options:
1. 4 kilograms
2. 4 grams | The better estimate for the mass of an earthworm is 4 grams.
4 kilograms is too heavy.
Answer: 4 grams |
scienceqa | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
laugh - lime
Options:
1. log
2. leaf | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since leaf is between the guide words laugh - lime, it would be found on that page.
Answer: leaf |
scienceqa | Which word does not rhyme?
Options:
1. luck
2. black
3. duck | The words luck and duck rhyme. They both end with the uck sound.
The word black does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound.
Answer: black |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
mixing lettuce and salad dressing
water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror
Options:
1. Both are caused by cooling.
2. Both are chemical changes.
3. Both are caused by heating.
4. Both are only physical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Mixing lettuce and salad dressing is a physical change. Together, the salad and dressing make a mixture. But making this mixture does not form a different type of matter.
Water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The water changes sta... |
scienceqa | Which text uses the word travesty in its traditional sense?
Options:
1. Mark realized that his essay about the Space Race was a bit inaccurate, but he still thought it a travesty that such an entertaining essay should receive a poor grade.
2. Mark's ill-researched essay about the Space Race received a poor grade becau... | The first text uses travesty in its traditional sense: a ridiculous imitation; a parody.
Mark's ill-researched essay about the Space Race received a poor grade because it presented such a travesty of the actual historical events.
The second text uses travesty in its nontraditional sense: a disappointment or a tragedy.
... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
breaking a pencil in half
cutting an apple
Options:
1. Both are chemical changes.
2. Both are only physical changes.
3. Both are caused by cooling.
4. Both are caused by heating. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Breaking a pencil is a physical change. The pencil gets broken into pieces. But each piece is still made of the same type of matter.
Cutting an apple is a physical change. The apple gets a different shape. But it is still made of the same type of matter as the uncut apple.
Step 2: Look ... |
scienceqa | Which tense does the sentence use?
The man will type the note on his computer.
Options:
1. present tense
2. future tense
3. past tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, type. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
Answer: future tense |
scienceqa | Would you find the word please on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
painting - peanut
Options:
1. yes
2. no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since please is not between the guide words painting - peanut, it would not be found on that page.
Answer: no |
scienceqa | What is Abraham Lincoln famous for?
Options:
1. He helped write the Declaration of Independence.
2. He was president of the United States.
3. He gave women the right to vote. | Abraham Lincoln was the 16 th president of the United States. He is famous for helping to end slavery. He is also famous for leading the country through the Civil War.
Answer: He was president of the United States. |
scienceqa | How long is a garden rake?
Options:
1. 2 kilometers
2. 2 meters | The better estimate for the length of a garden rake is 2 meters.
2 kilometers is too long.
Answer: 2 meters |
scienceqa | Which sentence is more formal?
Options:
1. Mecca's a city in Saudi Arabia, and it's an important religious center for Muslims around the world.
2. Mecca, a city in Saudi Arabia, is a religious center for Muslims around the world. | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses contractions (Mecca's, it's).
The second sentence does not use contractions, so it is more formal.
Answer: Mecca, a city in Saudi Arabia, is a religious center for Muslims around the world. |
scienceqa | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
1. As Eva entered the harbor, her sailboat bumped into the old wooden pier; she was relieved that it didn't sustain any damage.
2. As Eva entered the harbor, her sailboat bumped into the old wooden pier; she was relieved that the boat didn't sustain a... | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to the sailboat or the old wooden pier.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. It has been replaced with the boat.
As Eva entered the harbor, her sailboat bumped into the old wooden pier... |
scienceqa | What kind of sentence is this?
I can't believe this is Denise's first time seeing the Pacific Ocean!
Options:
1. exclamatory
2. interrogative
3. declarative | The sentence tells about something, but it shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point. It is an exclamatory sentence.
Answer: exclamatory |
scienceqa | Which tense does the sentence use?
Quinn will sweep the sidewalk in front of her store.
Options:
1. past tense
2. future tense
3. present tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, sweep. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
Answer: future tense |
scienceqa | Select the invertebrate.
Options:
1. grasshopper
2. West African rubber frog
3. bald eagle
4. water buffalo | A water buffalo is a mammal. Like other mammals, a water buffalo is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A grasshopper is an insect. Like other insects, a grasshopper is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A West African rubber frog is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a West African rub... |
scienceqa | Would you find the word mystery on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
magic - merely
Options:
1. yes
2. no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since mystery is not between the guide words magic - merely, it would not be found on that page.
Answer: no |
scienceqa | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
1. Right after she bought it, Leslie dropped the book for her literature class.
2. Right after Leslie bought the book for her literature class, she dropped it. | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to the book or the class.
Right after Leslie bought the book for her literature class, she dropped it.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been rewritten so that the mean... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
stapling an envelope shut
ice crystals forming on a window
Options:
1. Both are caused by cooling.
2. Both are caused by heating.
3. Both are only physical changes.
4. Both are chemical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Stapling an envelope shut is a physical change. The envelope and the staple get new shapes. Both are still made of the same type of matter.
Ice crystals forming on a window is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. Water vapor in the air can change directly into ice when it tou... |
scienceqa | What is the volume of a kiddie pool?
Options:
1. 1,170 milliliters
2. 1,170 liters | The better estimate for the volume of a kiddie pool is 1,170 liters.
1,170 milliliters is too little.
Answer: 1,170 liters |
scienceqa | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
sale - stammer
Options:
1. sunk
2. seldom | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since seldom is between the guide words sale - stammer, it would be found on that page.
Answer: seldom |
scienceqa | Using only these supplies, which question can Emily investigate with an experiment?
Options:
1. Do sunflowers grow taller if they are planted in planter boxes or in pots?
2. Which type of sunflower grows more leaves?
3. Do sunflowers grow bigger in sunny planter boxes or in shady planter boxes? | Answer: Do sunflowers grow bigger in sunny planter boxes or in shady planter boxes? |
scienceqa | Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options:
1. Dear aunt jenny,
2. Dear Aunt Jenny, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Aunt Jenny is capitalized because it is a proper noun.
Answer: Dear Aunt Jenny, |
scienceqa | Which is a compound sentence?
Options:
1. Dad took the last chair, so you will have to stand.
2. The Mississippi River flows from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. | The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the conjunction so.
Dad took the last chair, so you will have to stand.
Answer: Dad took the last chair, so you will have to stand. |
scienceqa | Which would smell more?
Options:
1. bone
2. gum | Smelly is a property. A smelly material has a strong smell.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine smelling the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the gum would smell more. Gum has a strong smell.
Answer: gum |
scienceqa | Which is a run-on sentence?
Options:
1. The child chews her food carefully.
2. The park is a beautiful place, everyone goes there. | The park is a beautiful place, everyone goes there is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined by just a comma: The park is a beautiful place and Everyone goes there.
Answer: The park is a beautiful place, everyone goes there. |
scienceqa | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Did you hear? A bunch of Liam's friends were at that protest that got out of hand. I had no idea that Liam was such a troublemaker.
Options:
1. false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
2. guilt by association: a negative association ... | The text argues that Liam must be a troublemaker because his friends were at an unruly protest. However, the behavior of Liam's friends doesn't necessarily determine his own behavior. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as guilt by association.
Answer: guilt by association: a negative association intended... |
scienceqa | Which is a run-on sentence?
Options:
1. An email from my friend in Italy.
2. Mr. Soto will teach a math lesson the children will take notes. | Mr. Soto will teach a math lesson the children will take notes is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: Mr. Soto will teach a math lesson and The children will take notes.
Answer: Mr. Soto will teach a math lesson the children will take notes. |
scienceqa | Complete the statement.
During this chemical reaction, the airbag becomes ().
Options:
1. warmer
2. colder | To determine whether the airbag becomes warmer or colder, look for the text that describes the movement of thermal energy during the reaction.Airbags reduce injuries during car crashes by inflating quickly to provide cushions for people inside a car. Older airbags contain a small amount of sodium azide (NaN3). If a cra... |
scienceqa | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Ed has a scar on his left hand.
Options:
1. acquired
2. inherited | Children do not inherit their parent's scars. Instead, scars are caused by the environment. People can get scars after they get hurt. So, having a scar is an acquired trait.
Answer: acquired |
scienceqa | Complete the sentence.
In this chemical reaction, hydrogen is a ().
Options:
1. reactant
2. product | Read the underlined text carefully. Look for information about what happens to hydrogen in this chemical reaction.
The Space Shuttle program sent astronauts on 135 missions using a fleet of five shuttles between 1981 and 2011. The engines of each shuttle, like other modern rocket engines, used liquid hydrogen as fuel. ... |
scienceqa | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
bitter - buffalo
Options:
1. bound
2. bed | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since bound is between the guide words bitter - buffalo, it would be found on that page.
Answer: bound |
scienceqa | Which phrase has a more negative connotation?
Options:
1. speak about something
2. grumble about something | Grumble about something has a more negative connotation. If you grumble about something, you speak about it in an unhappy, complaining way.
Answer: grumble about something |
scienceqa | Select the solid.
Options:
1. fork
2. grape juice
3. air inside a bubble | The air inside a bubble is a gas. A gas spreads out to fill a space. The air inside a bubble fills all the space in the bubble. If the bubble pops, the air will spread out to fill a much larger space.
A fork is a solid. You can bend a fork. But it will still have a size and shape of its own.
Grape juice is a liquid. A ... |
scienceqa | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The run-down truck () through its very last trip.
Options:
1. lasted
2. suffered | Complete the sentence with the word suffered. It describes the truck as if it were an old, sick person.
Answer: suffered |
scienceqa | Which closing is correct for a letter?
Options:
1. Thank You,
Luther
2. Thank you,
Luther | The first closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma.
Answer: Thank you,
Luther |
scienceqa | Which tense does the sentence use?
They will fix the car engine.
Options:
1. past tense
2. present tense
3. future tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, fix. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
Answer: future tense |
scienceqa | Which object has the most thermal energy?
Options:
1. a metal paper clip at a temperature of 16°C
2. a metal paper clip at a temperature of 20°C
3. a metal paper clip at a temperature of 23°C | All three metal paper clips have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 23°C paper clip is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy.
Answer: a metal paper clip at a temperature of 23°C |
scienceqa | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
1. At lunchtime, Mike can often be found reading at his favorite café, where they provide unlimited coffee refills.
2. At lunchtime, Mike can often be found reading at his favorite café, where the servers provide unlimited coffee refills. | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun they is used without its antecedent.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. They has been replaced with the servers.
At lunchtime, Mike can often be found reading at his favorite café, where the server... |
scienceqa | Would you find the word sung on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
shot - stork
Options:
1. yes
2. no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since sung is not between the guide words shot - stork, it would not be found on that page.
Answer: no |
scienceqa | Which is a run-on sentence?
Options:
1. We wanted a snack we ate some cherries.
2. The conductor took tickets from everyone on the train. | We wanted a snack we ate some cherries is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: We wanted a snack and We ate some cherries.
Answer: We wanted a snack we ate some cherries. |
scienceqa | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
The air in Boulder, Colorado, is often dry in the winter.
Options:
1. weather
2. climate | Read the text carefully.
The air in Boulder, Colorado, is often dry in the winter.
Humidity is the amount of water in the air.
This passage tells you about the usual winter humidity in Boulder. It does not describe what the weather is like on a particular day. So, this passage describes the climate.
Answer: climate |
scienceqa | Complete the statement. Assume that the athlete's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the athlete and Earth () as she sped up around the track.
Options:
1. increased
2. stayed the same
3. decreased | Think about how the distance between the athlete and the center of Earth changed.
Because the track was flat, each point on the track was the same distance from the center of Earth. As she sped up around the track, the distance between the athlete and the center of Earth stayed the same. So, the gravitational potential... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
a sidewalk heating up in the sun
a puddle freezing into ice on a cold night
Options:
1. Both are chemical changes.
2. Both are caused by cooling.
3. Both are caused by heating.
4. Both are only physical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
A sidewalk heating up in the sun is a physical change. The temperature of the sidewalk goes up, but the sidewalk is still made of the same type of matter.
A puddle freezing into ice on a cold night is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. Liquid water freezes and becomes solid... |
scienceqa | How long is a caterpillar?
Options:
1. 49 millimeters
2. 49 kilometers
3. 49 centimeters | The best estimate for the length of a caterpillar is 49 millimeters.
49 centimeters and 49 kilometers are both too long.
Answer: 49 millimeters |
scienceqa | Which object has less thermal energy?
Options:
1. a 300-gram glass of water at a temperature of 75°F
2. a 300-gram glass of water at a temperature of 80°F | The two glasses of water have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 75°F glass of water is colder than the 80°F glass of water, it has less thermal energy.
Answer: a 300-gram glass of water at a temperature of 75°F |
scienceqa | Which set of instructions is more formal?
Options:
1. Enter the applicant's name and address in the spaces provided.
2. Write down your name and address on the lines. | The first set of instructions is more formal. Its uses clear, impersonal language.
Answer: Enter the applicant's name and address in the spaces provided. |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
a piece of avocado turning brown
a piece of pizza rotting in a trashcan
Options:
1. Both are only physical changes.
2. Both are chemical changes.
3. Both are caused by heating.
4. Both are caused by cooling. | Step 1: Think about each change.
A piece of avocado turning brown is a chemical change. The avocado reacts with oxygen in the air to form a different type of matter.
If you scrape off the brown part of the avocado, the inside will still be green. The inside hasn't touched the air. So the chemical change hasn't happened... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
burning a candle
roasting a marshmallow over a campfire
Options:
1. Both are chemical changes.
2. Both are only physical changes.
3. Both are caused by cooling. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Burning a candle is a chemical change. Both the wick and the melted wax burn. They react with oxygen in the air and turn into soot, carbon dioxide, and water.
Roasting a marshmallow is a chemical change. The type of matter on the outside of the marshmallow changes. As a marshmallow is r... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
breaking a piece of glass
butter melting on a hot day
Options:
1. Both are only physical changes.
2. Both are caused by heating.
3. Both are chemical changes.
4. Both are caused by cooling. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Breaking a piece of glass is a physical change. The glass gets broken into pieces. But each piece is still made of the same type of matter.
Butter melting on a hot day is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The butter changes from solid to liquid, but it is still made of the... |
scienceqa | The city of Seaside has been one of the world's biggest makers of cough drops for many years. But last month, Seaside's cough drop factories were destroyed by floods. What will probably happen to the overall supply of cough drops?
Options:
1. The supply will probably go down.
2. The supply will probably go up. | Floods destroyed the cough drop factories in Seaside. The number of producers of cough drops went down. So, the supply of cough drops will probably go down.
Answer: The supply will probably go down. |
scienceqa | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
1. After Paul beat Aaron in tennis, he asked for a rematch.
2. Aaron asked for a rematch after Paul beat him in tennis. | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun he could refer to Paul or Aaron.
After Paul beat Aaron in tennis, he asked for a rematch.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been rewritten so that the meaning is clear.
Aaron asked fo... |
scienceqa | Answer the riddle.
I am a toy.
I look like a person.
You can dress me up.
What am I?
Options:
1. a girl
2. a doll | A doll is a toy.
A doll looks like a person.
You can dress a doll up.
Answer: a doll |
scienceqa | Using only these supplies, which question can Edgar investigate with an experiment?
Options:
1. Do cloth towels dry faster if they are hung in the laundry room or in the backyard?
2. When hung in the laundry room, do black cloth towels or white cloth towels dry more quickly?
3. Does a small cloth towel or a large clot... | Answer: Do cloth towels dry faster if they are hung in the laundry room or in the backyard? |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
an iceberg melting slowly
carving a piece of wood
Options:
1. Both are caused by cooling.
2. Both are chemical changes.
3. Both are caused by heating.
4. Both are only physical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
An iceberg melting is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. An iceberg is made of frozen water. As it melts, the water changes from a solid to a liquid. But a different type of matter is not formed.
Carving a piece of wood is a physical change. The wood changes shape, but it i... |
scienceqa | Based on this information, what is Vivian's phenotype for the Marfan syndrome trait?
Options:
1. mm
2. not having Marfan syndrome | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Vivian's observable version of the Marfan syndrome trait is not having Marfan syndrome. So, Vivian's phenotype for the Marfan syndrome trait is not having Marfan syndrome.
Answer: not having Marfan syndrome |
scienceqa | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Raymond joked with a yawn.
Options:
1. Raymond slept poorly.
2. Raymond finds roosters amusing. | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem ironically suggests that Raymond slept poorly. Raymond was tired, so the rooster's crowing was clearly a problem.
Answer: Raymond slept poorly. |
scienceqa | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Liz plays basketball.
Options:
1. inherited
2. acquired | People are not born knowing how to play basketball. Instead, some people learn how to play basketball. Playing the sport takes practice. So, playing basketball is an acquired trait.
Answer: acquired |
scienceqa | Select the animal.
Options:
1. Octopuses eat animals that live underwater.
2. Apple trees can grow fruit.
3. Cypress trees have green leaves.
4. Hydrangea bushes can grow colorful flowers. | An octopus is an animal. It eats animals that live underwater.
An octopus has two eyes and eight arms.
An apple tree is a plant. It can grow fruit.
People have been growing apples for thousands of years. There are more than 7,500 types of apples!
A cypress tree is a plant. It has green leaves.
The leaves of cypress tre... |
scienceqa | What do these two changes have in common?
filtering air to remove dust and pollen
a crayon melting in the sun
Options:
1. Both are only physical changes.
2. Both are caused by heating.
3. Both are chemical changes.
4. Both are caused by cooling. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Filtering air to remove dust and pollen is a physical change. The air flows through the filter, and the pollen and dust stay behind. This separates the mixture of air, pollen, and dust. But separating a mixture does not form a different type of matter.
A crayon melting in the sun is a c... |
scienceqa | What information supports the conclusion that Alec acquired this trait?
Options:
1. Alec learned biology by reading, observing, and experimenting.
2. Alec is most interested in human biology. | Answer: Alec learned biology by reading, observing, and experimenting. |
scienceqa | Which word is not like the others?
Options:
1. cookie
2. ice cream
3. cake
4. dirt | Ice cream, cookie, and cake go together. They are sweet things. Dirt is not a sweet thing, so it is not like the other words.
Answer: dirt |
scienceqa | Which sentence uses a simile?
Options:
1. The bare tree's branches were as sharp as needles.
2. The bare tree's branches were sharp needles. | This sentence uses a simile:
The bare tree's branches were as sharp as needles.
The words branches and needles are compared using the word as.
This sentence uses a metaphor:
The bare tree's branches were sharp needles.
The words branches and needles are compared without the word like or as.
Answer: The bare tree's bra... |
scienceqa | Would you find the word smell on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
send - swung
Options:
1. yes
2. no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since smell is between the guide words send - swung, it would be found on that page.
Answer: yes |
scienceqa | Which text uses the word peruse in its traditional sense?
Options:
1. Jasper perused a catalog from his wife's favorite clothing store, searching for the perfect birthday gift.
2. Jasper perused a clothing catalog as he waited for his appointment, flipping through the pages distractedly. | The first text uses peruse in its traditional sense: to examine in detail.
Jasper perused a catalog from his wife's favorite clothing store, searching for the perfect birthday gift.
The second text uses peruse in its nontraditional sense: to look through in a casual manner.
Jasper perused a clothing catalog as he waite... |
scienceqa | Complete the statement. Assume that the penny's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the penny and Earth () as the penny fell toward the bottom of the well.
Options:
1. decreased
2. stayed the same
3. increased | Think about how the distance between the penny and the center of Earth changed.
The bottom of the well is lower than the point where Sofia dropped the penny. As it fell toward the bottom of the well, the distance between the penny and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between ... |
scienceqa | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The Kramer family is going to spend two weeks in Ocean City, but for Jim it will be a working vacation, since he'll be checking in with the office every day.
Options:
1. oxymoron
2. hyperbole | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Working vacation is a contradiction, because going on a vacation implies that you are taking a break from work.
Answer: oxymoron |
scienceqa | Would you find the word greet on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
gander - glider
Options:
1. yes
2. no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since greet is not between the guide words gander - glider, it would not be found on that page.
Answer: no |
scienceqa | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Harold's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer.
Options:
1. metaphor
2. personification | The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Harold's '64 Impala groaned describes the car as if it were human.
Answer: personification |
scienceqa | What information supports the conclusion that Hector inherited this trait?
Options:
1. Hector's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Hector.
2. Hector and his father both have short hair. | Answer: Hector's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Hector. |
scienceqa | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Jack noticed that fall usually has mild temperatures.
Options:
1. weather
2. climate | Read the text carefully.
Jack noticed that fall usually has mild temperatures.
This passage tells you about the usual fall temperatures where Jack lives. It does not describe what the weather is like on a particular day. So, this passage describes the climate.
Answer: climate |
scienceqa | Is there a surplus or a shortage of tickets?
Options:
1. surplus
2. shortage | At the current price, there are too many tickets for sale. There are 300 tickets for sale, but only 200 people want to buy a ticket.
So, there is a surplus of tickets. The ticket seller will not get any money for the leftover tickets.
Answer: surplus |
scienceqa | Is the following statement true or false?
Plant cells do not have chloroplasts.
Options:
1. false
2. true | Plant cells do not have chloroplasts.
This statement is false. Most plant cells have chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, the green substance that gives plants their color.
Answer: false |
scienceqa | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
All the popular guys at school are dyeing their hair purple, so you should, too!
Options:
1. hasty generalization: a very broad claim based on very little evidence
2. bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct | The text argues that someone should dye his hair purple, because other people are dyeing their hair purple. However, even though some people are dyeing their hair purple, that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone else should. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as the bandwagon fallacy.
Answer: bandwago... |
scienceqa | Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense?
Options:
1. As a geneticist, Justine dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
2. As a geneticist, Justine enjoys watching science documentaries and sharing various factoids she's learne... | The first text uses factoid in its traditional sense: something made up presented as a true fact.
As a geneticist, Justine dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
The second text uses factoid in its nontraditional sense: a trivial but true fact... |
scienceqa | Which correctly shows the title of a movie?
Options:
1. One fine Day
2. One Fine Day | Capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
The correct title is One Fine Day.
Answer: One Fine Day |
scienceqa | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Dr. Shepherd is unhappy with her new assistant because simple tasks, like fetching coffee, take him years to finish.
Options:
1. hyperbole
2. oxymoron | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
Take him years to finish is an exaggeration, since it probably does not take him entire years to fetch coffee.
Answer: hyperbole |
scienceqa | What is the volume of a bowl of soup?
Options:
1. 10 gallons
2. 10 fluid ounces
3. 10 cups | The best estimate for the volume of a bowl of soup is 10 fluid ounces.
10 cups and 10 gallons are both too much.
Answer: 10 fluid ounces |
scienceqa | What information supports the conclusion that Leslie acquired this trait?
Options:
1. Leslie learned to speak two languages in school.
2. Leslie's mother speaks one language. | Answer: Leslie learned to speak two languages in school. |
scienceqa | Select the living thing.
Options:
1. shoe
2. opossum | A shoe is not a living thing.
Shoes do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to the world around them. They do not need food or water.
An opossum is a living thing.
Opossums grow and respond to the world around them. They need food and water.
Answer: opossum |
scienceqa | What is the temperature of the air on a cold, snowy day?
Options:
1. 21°F
2. 21°C | The better estimate for the temperature of the air on a cold, snowy day is 21°F.
21°C is too hot.
Answer: 21°F |
scienceqa | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Dale joked with a yawn.
Options:
1. Dale finds roosters amusing.
2. Dale slept poorly. | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem ironically suggests that Dale slept poorly. Dale was tired, so the rooster's crowing was clearly a problem.
Answer: Dale slept poorly. |
scienceqa | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
1. Mr. King was reaching for the ladle in the gravy bowl when his wife took it away.
2. Mr. King was reaching for the ladle in the gravy bowl when his wife took the ladle away. | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to the ladle or the gravy bowl.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. It has been replaced with the ladle.
Mr. King was reaching for the ladle in the gravy bowl when his wife took the l... |
scienceqa | What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
—Marcel Proust
Options:
1. People who cultivate beautiful gardens make us happy.
2. People nourish our souls when they make us happy. | The text uses a metaphor, comparing two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
The metaphor they are the charming gardeners suggests that people nourish our souls when they make us happy. Like gardeners caring for flowers, our friends help our souls thrive and grow.
Answer: People nourish our sou... |
scienceqa | When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the United States?
Options:
1. on January 12
2. on the second Sunday of September
3. on the fourth Thursday of November
4. on December 5 | This is a symbol of the harvest. It shows fruits and vegetables that are picked in the fall.
In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
In the past, Thanksgiving celebrated the harvest. It celebrated the food that was picked in the fall. So, Thanksgiving is celebrated in the fa... |
scienceqa | Which sentence is more formal?
Options:
1. The president and prime minister discussed new trade regulations and announced that they were in agreement.
2. The president and prime minister discussed new trade regulations and announced that they were on the same page. | The second sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses an idiom (on the same page).
The first sentence uses formal language in place of the idiom, so it is more formal overall.
Answer: The president and prime minister discussed new trade regulations and announced that they were in agreement. |
scienceqa | Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
The joking boys and girls are silly clowns.
Options:
1. metaphor
2. simile | The joking boys and girls are silly clowns.
The words boys and girls and clowns are compared without the word like or as. So, the sentence uses a metaphor.
Answer: metaphor |
scienceqa | Which object has the least thermal energy?
Options:
1. a 7-kilogram block of copper at a temperature of 17°C
2. a 7-kilogram block of copper at a temperature of 19°C
3. a 7-kilogram block of copper at a temperature of 27°C | All three blocks of copper have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 17°C block is the coldest, it has the least thermal energy.
Answer: a 7-kilogram block of copper at a temperature of 17°C |
scienceqa | What is the mass of a small candy bar?
Options:
1. 45 kilograms
2. 45 grams | The better estimate for the mass of a small candy bar is 45 grams.
45 kilograms is too heavy.
Answer: 45 grams |
scienceqa | Compare the motion of two beluga whales. Which beluga whale was moving at a higher speed?
Options:
1. a beluga whale that moved 10miles in 5hours
2. a beluga whale that moved 15miles in 5hours | Look at the distance each beluga whale moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One beluga whale moved 15 miles in 5 hours.
The other beluga whale moved 10 miles in 5 hours.
Notice that each beluga whale spent the same amount of time moving. The beluga whale that moved 15 miles moved a farther distance in that... |
scienceqa | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Brooke's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
Options:
1. a movie
2. Greek mythology | The source of the allusion Achilles's heel is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
The... |
scienceqa | How long is a long-distance running race?
Options:
1. 33 kilometers
2. 33 centimeters | The better estimate for the length of a long-distance running race is 33 kilometers.
33 centimeters is too short.
Answer: 33 kilometers |
scienceqa | Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth () as the water balloon fell toward Nate.
Options:
1. decreased
2. stayed the same
3. increased | Think about how the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth changed.
Nate was lower than the balcony. As the water balloon fell toward Nate, the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth decr... |
scienceqa | Which sentence is more formal?
Options:
1. Although penguins, ostriches, and kiwis are birds, they cannot fly.
2. Penguins, ostriches, and kiwis can't fly, even though they are birds. | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses a contraction (can't).
The second sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal.
Answer: Although penguins, ostriches, and kiwis are birds, they cannot fly. |
scienceqa | Use the evidence in the text to select the photosynthetic organism.
Options:
1. Emerald tree boas eat only once every few months. The boas eat small animals, which their bodies break down for energy.
2. Snake plants use carbon dioxide and water to make sugars. These plants use the sugars to get the energy they need to... | This organism is photosynthetic:
The text tells you that snake plants use carbon dioxide and water to make sugars, and then use these sugars to get energy. This is evidence that the snake plant is a photosynthetic organism.
This organism is not photosynthetic:
The text does not provide evidence that the emerald tree bo... |
scienceqa | Which tense does the sentence use?
The mouse nibbles on the bread.
Options:
1. future tense
2. past tense
3. present tense | The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, nibbles. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now.
Answer: present tense |
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