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Not supported with pagination yet | How long does it take to make a paper airplane? | [
"60 seconds",
"60 minutes"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose units of time | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Imagine being told that the bus leaves in 7. You might be thinking, 7 what? Does the bus leave in 7 minutes? 7 seconds?
The number 7 on its own does not give you much information about when the... | The better estimate for how long it takes to make a paper airplane is 60 seconds.
60 minutes is too slow. |
Which animal is also adapted for flight? | [
"Cape vulture",
"African wild dog"
] | 0 | Flamingos fly long distances every year in search of food and places to nest. They have wings instead of arms. Flamingos are adapted for flight.
Figure: flamingo. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: feet and limbs | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
Arms, legs, flippers, and wings are different types of limbs. The type of limbs an animal has is an example of an adaptation. Animals' limbs can be adapted in different ways. For examp... | Look at the picture of the flamingo.
The flamingo has large, powerful wings. It is adapted for flight. Long, powerful wings help the flamingo travel long distances by air.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The Cape vulture has large, powerful wings. It is adapted for flight.
The... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
a penny tarnishing
chicken cooking in an oven | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | chemistry | Physical and chemical change | Compare physical and chemical changes | Chemical changes and physical changes are two common ways matter can change.
In a chemical change, the type of matter changes. The types of matter before and after a chemical change are always different.
Some chemical changes are caused by heating or cooling. For example, burning a piece of paper is a chemical change c... | Step 1: Think about each change.
Metal turning less shiny over time is called tarnishing. A penny tarnishing is a chemical change. When air touches the penny, the surface of the penny changes into a different type of matter. This matter makes the penny dull.
Cooking chicken is a chemical change. The heat causes the mat... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word can in its traditional sense? | [
"As they observed the animals on the open grassland, the wildlife photographer said to Kyle, \"Did you know that cheetahs can run as fast as seventy-five miles per hour?\"",
"As they observed the cheetahs on the open grassland, the wildlife photographer said to Kyle, \"You can borrow my camera if you want.\""
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Word usage and nuance | Explore words with new or contested usages | Words change in meaning when speakers begin using them in new ways. For example, the word peruse once only meant to examine in detail, but it's now also commonly used to mean to look through in a casual manner.
When a word changes in meaning, its correct usage is often debated. Although a newer sense of the word may be... | The second text uses can in its traditional sense: to have the ability to.
As they observed the animals on the open grassland, the wildlife photographer said to Kyle, "Did you know that cheetahs can run as fast as seventy-five miles per hour?"
The first text uses can in its nontraditional sense: to have permission to.
... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word animal on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
alas - armistice | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade4 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since animal is between the guide words alas - armistice, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Answer the riddle.
I am green.
I need sunlight.
I grow out of the ground.
What am I? | [
"a plant",
"a frog"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade1 | language science | vocabulary | Comprehension strategies | What am I? | A plant is green.
A plant needs sunlight.
A plant grows out of the ground. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"Carly and her husband met Annie for lunch at a small café around the block from Annie's office.",
"Carly and her husband met Annie for lunch at a small café around the block from her office."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Pronouns | Identify vague pronoun references | When writing, make sure to avoid vague pronoun references. A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent.
When Lisa and Kim finally landed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The pronoun she could refer to either Lisa or Kim, so the meaning of the sentence is unclear.
Vagu... | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun her could refer to Carly or Annie.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. Her has been replaced with Annie's.
Carly and her husband met Annie for lunch at a small café around the block from Annie's off... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a garden snail? | [
"25 millimeters",
"25 meters",
"25 kilometers"
] | 0 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of distance | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using metric units, length can be written with units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, or kilometers. One meter contains 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters. So, 1 meter is lar... | The best estimate for the length of a garden snail is 25 millimeters.
25 meters and 25 kilometers are both too long. |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnetic force is stronger in Pair 2.",
"The magnetic force is stronger in Pair 1.",
"The strength of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Compare strengths of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces. The stronger the magnetic force between two magnets, the more strongly the magnets attract or repel each other.
You c... | Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. When magnets are closer together, the magnetic force between them is stronger.
The magnets in Pair 1 are closer together than the magnets in Pair 2. So, the magnetic force is stronger in Pair 1 than in Pair 2. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word spent on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
signal - stern | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 | yes or no | grade3 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since spent is between the guide words signal - stern, it would be found on that page. | |
Which of these states is farthest west? | [
"Nevada",
"North Dakota",
"Wisconsin",
"Maine"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | Maps | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. Nevada is farthest west. | ||
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"Massachusetts",
"South Carolina",
"Mississippi",
"New Hampshire"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | us-history | English colonies in North America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Colony included land that would later become the state of Maine. Maine was never its own colony. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Monica acquired this trait? | [
"Monica learned history by reading.",
"Monica is most interested in American history."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Monica knows a lot about history. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
What is the capital of Ohio? | [
"Cincinnati",
"Lincoln",
"Cleveland",
"Columbus"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Midwest | Columbus is the capital of Ohio. | |||
Identify the question that Devon and Jason's experiment can best answer. | [
"Does Devon's snowboard slide down a hill in less time when it has a layer of wax or when it does not have a layer of wax?",
"Does Devon's snowboard slide down a hill in less time when it has a thin layer of wax or a thick layer of wax?"
] | 0 | The passage below describes an experiment. Read the passage and then follow the instructions below.
Devon applied a thin layer of wax to the underside of her snowboard and rode the board straight down a hill. Then, she removed the wax and rode the snowboard straight down the hill again. She repeated the rides four mor... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify the experimental question | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. How can you identify the questions that a certain experiment can answer? In order to do this, you need to figure out what was tested and what was measured during the experiment.
Imagine an experiment with two groups of daffodil plants. One group of plants was gr... | ||
During this time, thermal energy was transferred from () to (). | [
"each battery . . . the surroundings",
"the surroundings . . . each battery"
] | 0 | Two friends bought phones that cost different amounts but had identical batteries. After using the phones for a while, both friends had to turn them off to let the batteries cool. This table shows how the temperature of each battery changed over 5minutes. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Thermal energy | Compare thermal energy transfers | A change in an object's temperature indicates a change in the object's thermal energy:
An increase in temperature shows that the object's thermal energy increased. So, thermal energy was transferred into the object from its surroundings.
A decrease in temperature shows that the object's thermal energy decreased. So, th... | The temperature of each battery decreased, which means that the thermal energy of each battery decreased. So, thermal energy was transferred from each battery to the surroundings. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear Mrs. Kerr,",
"dear Mrs. Kerr,"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | language science | capitalization | Capitalization | Greetings and closings of letters | A letter starts with a greeting and ends with a closing. For each one, capitalize the first word and end with a comma. You should also capitalize proper nouns, such as Aunt Sue.
Dear Aunt Sue,
I'm glad you could come to my party, and
thank you for the birthday gift. I could not have
asked for a better one! Every time I... | The first greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Mrs. Kerr is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What kind of sentence is this?
Please put the chicken, fish, and vegetables on the large white platter. | [
"interrogative",
"imperative",
"exclamatory"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement, and it always ends with a period.
The nurse told Mr. Abrams to roll up his sleeve so that she could check his blood pressure.
An interrogative sentence is a question, and it always ends with a question mark.
Do you have any plans for the upcoming... | The sentence makes a request, so it is an imperative sentence. Here, it ends with a period. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word variety on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
velvet - voyage | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade4 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since variety is not between the guide words velvet - voyage, it would not be found on that page. | |
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"neither; the samples have the same temperature",
"sample A",
"sample B"
] | 2 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | The particles in both samples have the same average speed, but each particle in sample B has more mass than each particle in sample A. So, the particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample A.
Because the particles in sample B have the higher average kinetic energy, sample B mus... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is an airplane a good or a service? | [
"a service",
"a good"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | social science | economics | Economics | Goods and services | Everything you can buy is either a good or a service.
A good is something you can touch or hold in your hands. For example, a hammer is a good.
A service is a job you pay someone else to do. For example, cooking food in a restaurant is a service. | To decide whether an airplane is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is an airplane something you can touch? Yes.
Is an airplane a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, an airplane is a good. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is a compound sentence? | [
"My sister is frowning, so she must be sad.",
"After dinner I brush my teeth very carefully."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | grammar | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence simple or compound? | A simple sentence is a sentence with only one subject and predicate.
The pitcher threw the ball to first base.
A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter hit it.
Some simple sentences have a compound subject or ... | The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the conjunction so.
My sister is frowning, so she must be sad. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What kind of sentence is this?
What are you most thankful for? | [
"exclamatory",
"interrogative"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement. It tells about something. A declarative sentence always ends with a period.
I have an older brother and a younger sister.
An interrogative sentence is a question. It asks something. An interrogative sentence always ends with a question mark.
How ... | The sentence asks something, and it ends with a question mark. It is an interrogative sentence. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is Erin's phenotype for the Huntington's disease trait? | [
"not having Huntington's disease",
"having Huntington's disease"
] | 1 | This passage describes the Huntington's disease trait in humans:
In a group of humans, some individuals have Huntington's disease and others do not. In this group, the gene for the Huntington's disease trait has two alleles. The allele for having Huntington's disease (H) is dominant over the allele for not having Hunt... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | Erin's genotype for the Huntington's disease gene is HH. Erin's genotype of HH has only H allelles. The H allele is for having Huntington's disease. So, Erin's phenotype for the Huntington's disease trait must be having Huntington's disease.
To check this answer, consider whether Erin's alleles are dominant or recessiv... |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2."
] | 0 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Both magnet sizes and distance affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. The sizes of the magnets in Pair 1 are the same as in Pair 2. The distance between the magnets is also the same.
So, the magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Compare the motion of two ducks. Which duck was moving at a lower speed? | [
"a duck that moved 550miles in 10hours",
"a duck that moved 355miles in 10hours"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | Compare the speeds of moving objects | An object's speed tells you how fast the object is moving. Speed depends on both distance and time.
Distance tells you how far the object has moved. One unit used to measure distance is the mile.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about two objects movi... | Look at the distance each duck moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One duck moved 355 miles in 10 hours.
The other duck moved 550 miles in 10 hours.
Notice that each duck spent the same amount of time moving. The duck that moved 355 miles moved a shorter distance in that time. So, that duck must have move... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the statement. Assume that Matthew's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between Matthew and Earth () as he rode the escalator. | [
"increased",
"stayed the same",
"decreased"
] | 0 | Read the text about a person in motion.
Matthew rode an escalator from the first floor to the second floor of a shopping mall. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Kinetic and potential energy | Identify changes in gravitational potential energy | Gravitational potential energy is stored between any two objects. So, for every object on or near Earth, there is gravitational potential energy stored between the object and Earth.
The amount of gravitational potential energy stored between an object and Earth depends on the mass of the object. The amount of gravitati... | Think about how the distance between Matthew and the center of Earth changed.
The second floor is higher than the first floor. As he rode the escalator toward the second floor, the distance between Matthew and the center of Earth increased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between Matthew and Earth increas... |
Which statement describes the Great Victoria Desert ecosystem? | [
"It has a small amount of rain.",
"It has warm, wet summers."
] | 0 | Figure: Great Victoria Desert.
The Great Victoria Desert is a hot desert ecosystem located in Western Australia and South Australia. It is the largest desert in Australia! The Great Victoria Desert is home to the rare great desert skink. To stay cool during the day, great desert skinks live in holes they dig in the gro... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Describe ecosystems | An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of terrestrial, or land-based, ecosystems. Here are some ways in which terrestri... | A hot desert is a type of ecosystem. Hot deserts have the following features: a small amount of rain, dry, thin soil, and many different types of organisms. So, the following statements describe the Great Victoria Desert ecosystem: a small amount of rain, dry, thin soil, and many different types of organisms. It has ma... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the volume of a fish bowl? | [
"4 liters",
"4 milliliters"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Volume is a measurement of how much space something takes up.
There are many different units of volume. When you are using metric units, volume may be written in units of milliliters or liters.... | The better estimate for the volume of a fish bowl is 4 liters.
4 milliliters is too little. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word does not rhyme? | [
"blade",
"wave",
"cave"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | language science | phonological-awareness | Rhyming | Which word does not rhyme? | Rhyming words are words that end with the same sound.
The words tip and slip rhyme. They both end with the same sound.
The words meet and treat also rhyme. They both end with the same sound, even though the sound has two different spellings.
The words tip and meet don't rhyme. They end with different sounds. | The words wave and cave rhyme. They both end with the ave sound.
The word blade does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. | |
Which of these states is farthest south? | [
"South Carolina",
"Delaware",
"Ohio",
"Kansas"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | geography | Geography | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. South Carolina is farthest south. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | What kind of sentence is this?
Give Santiago a tour of the building and then take him to Mr. Hutchinson's office. | [
"exclamatory",
"interrogative",
"imperative"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade8 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement, and it always ends with a period.
The nurse told Mr. Abrams to roll up his sleeve so that she could check his blood pressure.
An interrogative sentence is a question, and it always ends with a question mark.
Do you have any plans for the upcoming... | The sentence tells someone to do something, so it is an imperative sentence. Here, it ends with a period. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence is more formal? | [
"To save water and energy, hotels should not provide extra towels unless a guest requests them.",
"To save water and energy, hotels shouldn't provide extra towels if a guest doesn't ask for them."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade7 | language science | writing-strategies | Author's purpose and tone | Which sentence is more formal? | Formal writing is used for essays, business letters, and reports. The following types of informal language should be avoided in formal writing:
Type | Examples
slang | cool, awesome
idioms | knock your socks off
conversational language | gonna, kinda, yeah
abbreviated language | ASAP, FYI
overly simple or imprecise lan... | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses contractions (shouldn't, doesn't).
The second sentence does not use contractions, so it is more formal. | |
Is trachyte a mineral? | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 0 | Trachyte has the following properties:
found in nature
solid
not a pure substance
no fixed crystal structure
not made by organisms | yes or no | grade6 | natural science | earth-science | Rocks and minerals | Identify rocks and minerals | Properties are used to identify different substances. Minerals have the following properties:
It is a solid.
It is formed in nature.
It is not made by organisms.
It is a pure substance.
It has a fixed crystal structure.
If a substance has all five of these properties, then it is a mineral.
Look closely at the last thre... | Trachyte does not have all the properties of a mineral. So, trachyte is not a mineral. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is Nica's phenotype for the body hair trait? | [
"bb",
"a hairless body"
] | 1 | In a group of cats, some individuals have a hairy body and others have a hairless body. In this group, the gene for the body hair trait has two alleles. The allele B is for a hairy body, and the allele b is for a hairless body.
Nica, a cat from this group, has a hairless body. Nica has two alleles for a hairless body. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Nica's observable version of the body hair trait is a hairless body. So, Nica's phenotype for the body hair trait is a hairless body. |
Which country is highlighted? | [
"Antigua and Barbuda",
"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines",
"Saint Lucia",
"Barbados"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade8 | social science | geography | The Americas: geography | Identify and select countries of the Caribbean | This country is Barbados. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word big on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
beauty - booth | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 | yes or no | grade4 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since big is between the guide words beauty - booth, it would be found on that page. | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"attract",
"repel"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The north pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Poles that are the same repel. So, these magnets will repel each other. | |
What is the capital of Maryland? | [
"Annapolis",
"Baltimore",
"Burlington",
"Hartford"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Northeast | Annapolis is the capital of Maryland. | |||
Which specific humidity level was measured within the outlined area shown? | [
"19 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air",
"12 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air",
"11 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air"
] | 0 | The map below shows humidity in the lower atmosphere on August 1, 2016. The map shows specific humidity, a measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air. The outlined area shows an air mass that influenced weather in South America on that day.
Look at the map. Then, answer the question below.
Data source: United ... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | Identify and compare air masses | To study air masses, scientists can use maps that show conditions within Earth's atmosphere. For example, the map below uses color to show specific humidity, a measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air.
The map's legend tells you the specific humidity level that each color represents. Colors on the left in th... | Look at the colors shown within the outlined area. Then, use the legend to determine which specific humidity levels those colors represent.
The legend tells you that this air mass contained air with specific humidity levels between 18 and 24 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air.
19 grams of water vapor per kilogram... | |
Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad? | [
"logos (reason)",
"ethos (character)",
"pathos (emotion)"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade12 | language science | writing-strategies | Persuasive strategies | Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements | The purpose of an advertisement is to persuade people to do something. To accomplish this purpose, advertisements use three types of persuasive strategies, or appeals.
Appeals to ethos, or character, show the writer or speaker as trustworthy, authoritative, or sharing important values with the audience. An ad that appe... | The ad appeals to pathos, or emotion, by associating the clothing line with fun and adventure. | ||
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample B",
"sample A",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature"
] | 1 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | Each particle in the two samples has the same mass, but the particles in sample A have a higher average speed than the particles in sample B. So, the particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample B.
Because the particles in sample A have the higher average kinetic energy, sampl... | |
Select the organism in the same genus as the cocoi heron. | [
"Ardea purpurea",
"Strix varia",
"Tigrisoma mexicanum"
] | 0 | This organism is a cocoi heron. Its scientific name is Ardea cocoi. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Scientific names | Use scientific names to classify organisms | Scientists use scientific names to identify organisms. Scientific names are made of two words.
The first word in an organism's scientific name tells you the organism's genus. A genus is a group of organisms that share many traits.
A genus is made up of one or more species. A species is a group of very similar organisms... | A cocoi heron's scientific name is Ardea cocoi. The first word of its scientific name is Ardea.
Ardea purpurea is in the genus Ardea. The first word of its scientific name is Ardea. So, Ardea purpurea and Ardea cocoi are in the same genus.
Strix varia is in the genus Strix. The first word of its scientific name is Stri... | |
What is the capital of South Carolina? | [
"Lincoln",
"Atlanta",
"Columbia",
"Charleston"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Southeast | Columbia is the capital of South Carolina. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Emmet always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | [
"complex",
"compound-complex",
"simple",
"compound"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
Emmet always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | |
Which of these states is farthest west? | [
"Mississippi",
"Michigan",
"Rhode Island",
"Utah"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | Maps | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. Utah is farthest west. | ||
Which is this organism's scientific name? | [
"Asian tiger mosquito",
"Aedes albopictus"
] | 1 | This organism is Aedes albopictus. It is also called an Asian tiger mosquito. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Classification and scientific names | Identify common and scientific names | An organism's common name is the name that people normally call the organism. Common names often contain words you know.
An organism's scientific name is the name scientists use to identify the organism. Scientific names often contain words that are not used in everyday English.
Scientific names are written in italics,... | Aedes albopictus is written in italics. The first word is capitalized, and the second word is not.
So, Aedes albopictus is the scientific name. | |
Complete the text to describe the diagram.
Solute particles moved in both directions across the permeable membrane. But more solute particles moved across the membrane (). When there was an equal concentration on both sides, the particles reached equilibrium. | [
"to the left than to the right",
"to the right than to the left"
] | 0 | The diagram below shows a solution with one solute. Each solute particle is represented by a purple ball. The solution fills a closed container that is divided in half by a membrane. The membrane, represented by a dotted line, is permeable to the solute particles.
The diagram shows how the solution can change over time... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Diffusion across membranes | In a solution, solute particles move and spread throughout the solvent. The diagram below shows how a solution can change over time. Solute particles move from the area where they are at a higher concentration to the area where they are at a lower concentration. This movement happens through the process of diffusion.
A... | Look at the diagram again. It shows you how the solution changed during the process of diffusion.
Before the solute particles reached equilibrium, there was 1 solute particle on the left side of the membrane and 5 solute particles on the right side of the membrane.
When the solute particles reached equilibrium, there w... | |
Which of these continents does the prime meridian intersect? | [
"Antarctica",
"Australia",
"South America"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | Maps | Use lines of latitude and longitude | Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are imaginary lines drawn on some globes and maps. They can help you find places on globes and maps.
Lines of latitude show how far north or south a place is. We use units called degrees to describe how far a place is from the equator. The equator is the line located at 0° latit... | The prime meridian is the line at 0° longitude. It intersects Antarctica. It does not intersect Australia or South America. | ||
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample A",
"sample B",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature"
] | 0 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | Each particle in sample A has more mass than each particle in sample B. The particles in sample A also have a higher average speed than the particles in sample B. So, the particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample B.
Because the particles in sample A have the higher average ... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1."
] | 2 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different shapes. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | The magnets in Pair 1 attract. The magnets in Pair 2 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitude of the magnetic force.
Distance affects the magnitude of the magnetic force. When there is a smaller distance between magnets, the magni... | |
Which solution has a higher concentration of purple particles? | [
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution B",
"Solution A"
] | 0 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each purple ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the purple particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of purple particles, look at both the number of purple particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of purple particles per mill... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | According to Newton's third law, what other force must be happening? | [
"The metal screw is pulling on the horseshoe magnet.",
"The metal screw is pushing on the horseshoe magnet."
] | 0 | Isaac Newton was born in the 1600s and studied how objects move. He discovered three fundamental laws about forces and motion. According to Newton's third law, for every force, there is an equal and opposite force.
Consider the following force:
A horseshoe magnet is pulling on a metal screw. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Predict forces using Newton's third law | According to Newton's third law, for every force, there is an equal and opposite force. This means that if one object is applying a force on a second object, the second object must also be applying a force on the first object, but in the opposite direction.
For example, if your hand is pushing down on a table, the tabl... | The horseshoe magnet is pulling on the metal screw. So, Newton's third law tells you that the metal screw is pulling on the horseshoe magnet. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Compare the motion of two humpback whales. Which humpback whale was moving at a higher speed? | [
"a humpback whale that moved 55kilometers in 10hours",
"a humpback whale that moved 85kilometers in 10hours"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | Compare the speeds of moving objects | An object's speed tells you how fast the object is moving. Speed depends on both distance and time.
Distance tells you how far the object has moved. One unit used to measure distance is the kilometer.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about two objects... | Look at the distance each humpback whale moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One humpback whale moved 85 kilometers in 10 hours.
The other humpback whale moved 55 kilometers in 10 hours.
Notice that each humpback whale spent the same amount of time moving. The humpback whale that moved 85 kilometers moved... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word ticket on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
too - treasure | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade2 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since ticket is not between the guide words too - treasure, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word nauseous in its traditional sense? | [
"Everyone seemed to enjoy the magnolia-scented candle, but it made Manuel feel rather nauseous.",
"Everyone seemed to enjoy the magnolia-scented candle, but Manuel found the smell rather nauseous."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade12 | language science | writing-strategies | Word usage and nuance | Explore words with new or contested usages | Words change in meaning when speakers begin using them in new ways. For example, the word peruse once only meant to examine in detail, but it's now also commonly used to mean to look through in a casual manner.
When a word changes in meaning, its correct usage is often debated. Although a newer sense of the word may be... | The first text uses nauseous in its traditional sense: causing disgust or nausea.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the magnolia-scented candle, but Manuel found the smell rather nauseous.
The second text uses nauseous in its nontraditional sense: feeling disgusted or nauseated.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the magnolia-scented can... | |
Which material is these jeans made of? | [
"wood",
"cotton"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Materials | Identify multiple materials in objects | A material is a type of matter. Wood, glass, metal, and plastic are common materials.
Some objects are made of just one material.
Most nails are made of metal.
Other objects are made of more than one material.
This hammer is made of metal and wood. | Look at the picture of the jeans.
The jeans are made of two different materials. The buttons and zipper of the jeans are made of metal. The rest of the jeans are made of cotton.
Jeans are made of a type of cotton fabric called denim. Denim is a fabric woven in a special way. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Noah has five fingers on each hand. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 1 | Hint: Noah was born with five fingers on each hand. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Heredity | Identify inherited and acquired traits | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | Most humans are born with five fingers on each hand. So, having five fingers is an inherited trait. |
Is the following statement about our solar system true or false?
Earth is the largest planet that is made mainly of rock. | [
"true",
"false"
] | 0 | Use the data to answer the question below. | true-or false | grade8 | natural science | earth-science | Astronomy | Analyze data to compare properties of planets | A planet's volume tells you the size of the planet.
The primary composition of a planet is what the planet is made mainly of. In our solar system, planets are made mainly of rock, gas, or ice.
The volume of a planet is a very large quantity. Large quantities such as this are often written in scientific notation.
For ex... | The table tells you that Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the planets made mainly of rock. Of these planets, Earth has the volume with the largest exponent. So, Earth is the largest planet that is made mainly of rock. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the sentence.
Dust settling out of the air is a (). | [
"chemical change",
"physical change"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | chemistry | Physical and chemical change | Compare physical and chemical changes | Matter is made of very small particles called atoms. Atoms can be linked together by chemical bonds. When two or more atoms link together, they form a molecule.
In a chemical change, the chemical bonds in the molecules break. The atoms then link together to form new molecules. The types of molecules in matter before an... | Dust settling out of the air is a physical change. As the dust settles, or falls, it might land on furniture or the ground. This separates dust particles from the air, but does not form a different type of matter. | |
Which of these states is farthest south? | [
"Minnesota",
"Michigan",
"Arizona",
"Illinois"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | Maps | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. Arizona is farthest south. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
thankful - too | [
"truant",
"tickle"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since tickle is between the guide words thankful - too, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is this cucumber plant's phenotype for the fruit texture trait? | [
"Ff",
"bumpy fruit"
] | 1 | In a group of cucumber plants, some individuals have bumpy fruit and others have smooth fruit. In this group, the gene for the fruit texture trait has two alleles. The allele F is for bumpy fruit, and the allele f is for smooth fruit.
A certain cucumber plant from this group has bumpy fruit. This plant has one allele f... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. The cucumber plant's observable version of the fruit texture trait is bumpy fruit. So, the plant's phenotype for the fruit texture trait is bumpy fruit. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Leo inherited this trait? | [
"Leo's parents have blond hair. They passed down this trait to Leo.",
"Leo's mother cuts his hair every month."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Leo has blond hair. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Larry acquired this trait? | [
"Larry's neighbor taught him how to repair a kite.",
"Larry's friend taught him how to fly a kite.",
"Larry likes to fly a kite with his younger brother."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Larry knows how to fly a kite. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
Is the following statement about our solar system true or false?
Saturn's volume is more than 10,000 times as large as Mercury's. | [
"false",
"true"
] | 1 | Use the data to answer the question below. | true-or false | grade8 | natural science | earth-science | Astronomy | Analyze data to compare properties of planets | A planet's volume tells you the size of the planet.
The primary composition of a planet is what the planet is made mainly of. In our solar system, planets are made mainly of rock, gas, or ice.
The volume of a planet is a very large quantity. Large quantities such as this are often written in scientific notation.
For ex... | To determine if this statement is true, calculate the value of 10,000 times the volume of Mercury.
Then compare the result to the volume of Saturn. The volume of Saturn is 8.27 x 10^14 km^3, which is more than 6.08 x 10^14 km^3. So, Saturn's volume is more than 10,000 times as large as Mercury's volume. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"This box weighs a ton!" Jackson panted. "Elizabeth, would you mind helping me carry it up the stairs?" | [
"hyperbole",
"chiasmus"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade12 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify the figure of speech: review | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
We are united. We are powerful. We are winners.
Antithesis involves contrasting opposing id... | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
A ton is an exaggeration, since it would be impossible for one or two people to carry a box that weighed a ton, or 2000 pounds. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Kirk acquired this trait? | [
"Kirk is most interested in American history.",
"Kirk learned history by reading."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Kirk knows a lot about history. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the sentence.
In this chemical reaction, sulfur is a (). | [
"reactant",
"product"
] | 0 | This passage describes a chemical reaction. Read the passage. Then, follow the instructions below.
People have used gunpowder as an explosive for hundreds of years. Gunpowder is a mixture of three different substances: potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. When these substances are burned together, they release a la... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Chemical reactions | Identify reactants and products | A chemical change occurs when new substances are formed from existing substances. This process is called a chemical reaction.
In a chemical reaction, one or more substances change into one or more different substances. During the reaction, the atoms of the original substances are rearranged to form other substances.
Th... | Read the underlined text carefully. Look for information about what happens to sulfur in this chemical reaction.
People have used gunpowder as an explosive for hundreds of years. Gunpowder is a mixture of three different substances: potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. When these substances are burned together, the... |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the animal. | [
"Aloe vera has spiny leaves.",
"Hummingbirds walk and fly.",
"Mango trees have many leaves.",
"Giant water lilies can grow big flowers."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify plants and animals | Plants and animals are living things. Living things are called organisms.
Plants come in many shapes and sizes. Most plants grow in the ground. They might grow leaves, flowers, and fruit. Plants cannot move around on their own like animals can.
Animals also come in many shapes and sizes. Most animals can move around. A... | Aloe vera is a plant. It has spiny leaves.
Aloe vera leaves contain a watery liquid. People use this liquid in lotion and medicine.
A mango tree is a plant. It has many green leaves.
Mango trees can grow to over 100 feet tall!
A hummingbird is an animal. It walks and flies.
A hummingbird can fly backwards and upside-do... | |
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"New Hampshire",
"New York",
"New Jersey",
"Mississippi"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade7 | social science | us-history | Colonial America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is New Jersey. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is a complete sentence? | [
"Cora bought a red belt and a pink scarf.",
"Lucy wants to visit Lanberry she heard it has beautiful parks."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | writing-strategies | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? | A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought. It has both a subject and a verb.
My friends walk along the path.
A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It is usually missing a subject or a verb.
Knows the answer.
This is a sentence fragment. It is missing a subj... | Cora bought a red belt and a pink scarf is a complete sentence. The subject is Cora, and the verb is bought. | |
Identify the question that Cara's experiment can best answer. | [
"Does the amount of water in a glass affect whether eggs sink or float in the water?",
"Are eggs more likely to float in fresh water or salty water?"
] | 1 | The passage below describes an experiment. Read the passage and then follow the instructions below.
Cara poured four ounces of water into each of six glasses. Cara dissolved one tablespoon of salt in each of three glasses, and did not add salt to the other three. Then, Cara placed an egg in one glass and observed if t... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify the experimental question | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. How can you identify the questions that a certain experiment can answer? In order to do this, you need to figure out what was tested and what was measured during the experiment.
Imagine an experiment with two groups of daffodil plants. One group of plants was gr... | ||
What is the capital of Wyoming? | [
"Portland",
"Cheyenne",
"Santa Fe",
"Salem"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify the 50 state capitals | Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming. | |||
What is the direction of this pull? | [
"away from the fishing pole",
"toward the fishing pole"
] | 1 | A boy catches a fish. He uses his fishing pole to pull the fish out of the water. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | Identify pushes and pulls | One object can make another object move with a push or a pull.
The direction of a push is away from the object that is pushing.
The direction of a pull is toward the object that is pulling. | The boy pulls the fish on the line toward his fishing pole to get the fish out of the water. The direction of the pull is toward the fishing pole. | |
Select the organism in the same species as the bobcat. | [
"Lynx rufus",
"Felis chaus",
"Lynx pardinus"
] | 0 | This organism is a bobcat. Its scientific name is Lynx rufus. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | biology | Classification and scientific names | Use scientific names to classify organisms | Scientists use scientific names to identify organisms. Scientific names are made of two words.
The first word in an organism's scientific name tells you the organism's genus. A genus is a group of organisms that share many traits.
A genus is made up of one or more species. A species is a group of very similar organisms... | A bobcat's scientific name is Lynx rufus.
Lynx rufus has the same scientific name as a bobcat. So, these organisms are in the same species.
Felis chaus does not have the same scientific name as a bobcat. So, Lynx rufus and Felis chaus are not in the same species.
Lynx rufus is in the same genus as Lynx pardinus, but th... | |
What evidence of a volcanic eruption does this picture show? | [
"There is red melted rock flowing down the cliff.",
"The sky is partly cloudy."
] | 0 | This picture was taken during a volcanic eruption. A volcanic eruption happens when melted rock comes out from under the ground. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | earth-science | Earth events | Find evidence of changes to Earth's surface | Evidence is information that tells you something happened.
How do you look for evidence of a change to Earth's surface?
There are many ways to find evidence of a change to Earth's surface. One way is to look at a picture that was taken after the change.
Here are some examples of what the evidence for different changes ... | ||
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample A",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature",
"sample B"
] | 2 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | The particles in both samples have the same average speed, but each particle in sample B has more mass than each particle in sample A. So, the particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample A.
Because the particles in sample B have the higher average kinetic energy, sample B mus... | |
Which of these organisms contains matter that was once part of the phytoplankton? | [
"sea otter",
"kelp bass",
"kelp"
] | 1 | Below is a food web from an ocean ecosystem in Monterey Bay, off the coast of California.
A food web models how the matter eaten by organisms moves through an ecosystem. The arrows in a food web represent how matter moves between organisms in an ecosystem. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Ecological interactions | Interpret food webs II | A food web is a model.
A food web shows where organisms in an ecosystem get their food. Models can make things in nature easier to understand because models can represent complex things in a simpler way. If a food web showed every organism in an ecosystem, the food web would be hard to understand. So, each food web sho... | Use the arrows to follow how matter moves through this food web. For each answer choice, try to find a path of arrows that starts from the phytoplankton.There are four paths matter can take from the phytoplankton to the kelp bass: phytoplankton->zooplankton->kelp bass. phytoplankton->zooplankton->plainfin midshipman->k... | |
Which property do these four objects have in common? | [
"sweet",
"fragile",
"salty"
] | 1 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. Grouping objects... | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A fragile object will break into pieces if you drop it. All four objects are fragile.
Sugar has a sweet taste. The ceramic mug, the glass bowl, and the icicle are not sweet.
Potato chips have a salty taste. The ceramic mug and the glass bowl are not ... | |
Which of the following organisms is the omnivore in this food web? | [
"rotifer",
"golden algae",
"green algae"
] | 0 | Below is a food web from Little Rock Lake, a freshwater lake ecosystem in Wisconsin.
A food web models how the matter eaten by organisms moves through an ecosystem. The arrows in a food web represent how matter moves between organisms in an ecosystem. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Interpret food webs I | A food web is a model.
A food web shows where organisms in an ecosystem get their food. Models can make things in nature easier to understand because models can represent complex things in a simpler way. If a food web showed every organism in an ecosystem, the food web would be hard to understand. So, each food web sho... | Omnivores are consumers that eat both producers and other consumers. So, an omnivore has arrows pointing to it from at least one producer and at least one consumer.
The golden algae does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the golden algae is not an omnivore.
The copepod has an arrow pointing to it from the golden ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What kind of sentence is this?
Do you know Albert from soccer camp, or do you have another connection with him? | [
"interrogative",
"declarative",
"imperative"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement, and it always ends with a period.
The nurse told Mr. Abrams to roll up his sleeve so that she could check his blood pressure.
An interrogative sentence is a question, and it always ends with a question mark.
Do you have any plans for the upcoming... | The sentence asks something, and it ends with a question mark. It is an interrogative sentence. | |
Which country is highlighted? | [
"Fiji",
"Tuvalu",
"Tonga",
"Papua New Guinea"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | social science | geography | Oceania: geography | Identify and select countries of Oceania | This country is Fiji. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Jacob dropped out of college to travel the world, but a year later, the prodigal son returned home and re-enrolled. | [
"British history",
"the Bible"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade7 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Recall the source of an allusion | An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which C... | The source of the allusion prodigal son is the Bible.
In a Biblical parable, the prodigal son irresponsibly spends the inheritance given to him by his father. When he returns home, he expects to be shamed, but his father forgives him.
The allusion prodigal son means a person who behaves recklessly but later makes a rep... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Austen investigate with an experiment? | [
"Which of the three types of tomato seeds sprouts the fastest?",
"Does a certain kind of tomato plant grow taller when planted in a clay pot or in a plastic pot?",
"Which type of soil will cause a certain kind of tomato plant to grow the most fruit?"
] | 0 | Austen and his classmates are growing tomato plants in the school garden. He wonders what factors affect how tomato plants grow. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:
three different types of tomato seeds
one bag of potting soil
five identical clay pots
water | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify questions that can be investigated with a set of materials | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. When designing an experiment, you must identify the supplies that are necessary to answer your question. In order to do this, you need to figure out what will be tested and what will be measured during the experiment.
Imagine that you are wondering if plants gro... | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"repel",
"attract"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles: north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets. The no... | To predict if these magnets will attract or repel, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The south pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Opposite poles attract. So, these magnets will attract each other. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a garden snail? | [
"27 meters",
"27 millimeters",
"27 kilometers",
"27 centimeters"
] | 1 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of distance, mass, and volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using metric units, length can be written with units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, or kilometers. One meter contains 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters. So, 1 meter is lar... | The best estimate for the length of a garden snail is 27 millimeters.
27 centimeters, 27 meters, and 27 kilometers are all too long. |
Which of these states is farthest south? | [
"Wisconsin",
"North Dakota",
"Arizona",
"Ohio"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | Maps | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. Arizona is farthest south. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has the least thermal energy? | [
"an orange at a temperature of 17°C",
"an orange at a temperature of 12°C",
"an orange at a temperature of 19°C"
] | 1 | The objects are identical except for their temperatures. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | physics | Heat and thermal energy | How is temperature related to thermal energy? | All solids, liquids, and gases are made of matter. Matter is made up of tiny particles that are always moving. The energy from the motion of these particles is called thermal energy.
Temperature measures how hot or cold matter is. If the particles in matter slow down, the temperature goes down. The matter now has both ... | All three oranges have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 12°C orange is the coldest, it has the least thermal energy. |
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"Iowa",
"Delaware",
"New Jersey",
"New York"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | us-history | English colonies in North America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is Delaware. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
cause - clump | [
"cork",
"cent"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since cent is between the guide words cause - clump, it would be found on that page. | |
During this time, thermal energy was transferred from () to (). | [
"each cake . . . the surroundings",
"the surroundings . . . each cake"
] | 0 | Brandon baked two identical cakes. When he took them out of the oven, he left one cake in its pan and took the other cake out of its pan to put it on a plate. This table shows how the temperature of each cake changed over 5minutes. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Thermal energy | Compare thermal energy transfers | A change in an object's temperature indicates a change in the object's thermal energy:
An increase in temperature shows that the object's thermal energy increased. So, thermal energy was transferred into the object from its surroundings.
A decrease in temperature shows that the object's thermal energy decreased. So, th... | The temperature of each cake decreased, which means that the thermal energy of each cake decreased. So, thermal energy was transferred from each cake to the surroundings. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Bill inherited this trait? | [
"Bill likes to wear a blue sweater to match his blue eyes.",
"Bill's mother has blue eyes. She passed this trait down to Bill."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Bill has blue eyes. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Both magnet sizes and distance affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. The sizes of the magnets in Pair 1 are the same as in Pair 2. The distance between the magnets is also the same.
So, the magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror
your breath becoming visible on a cold day | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | chemistry | Chemical reactions | Compare physical and chemical changes | Matter is made of very small particles called atoms. Atoms can be linked together by chemical bonds. When two or more atoms link together, they form a molecule.
In a chemical change, the chemical bonds in the molecules break. The atoms then link together to form different molecules. The types of molecules in matter bef... | Step 1: Think about each change.
Water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The water changes state from gas in the air to liquid water on the mirror. But the water vapor and the liquid water are both made of water.
Your breath becoming visible on a cold day is a chan... | |
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample B",
"sample A",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature"
] | 1 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | Each particle in the two samples has the same mass, but the particles in sample A have a higher average speed than the particles in sample B. So, the particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample B.
Because the particles in sample A have the higher average kinetic energy, sampl... | |
What is the capital of Georgia? | [
"Boise",
"Oklahoma City",
"Atlanta",
"Savannah"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Southeast | Atlanta is the capital of Georgia. | |||
Which solution has a higher concentration of yellow particles? | [
"Solution A",
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution B"
] | 0 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each yellow ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the yellow particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of yellow particles, look at both the number of yellow particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of yellow particles per mill... | |
What is the capital of Idaho? | [
"Newark",
"Lansing",
"Boise",
"Missoula"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify the 50 state capitals | Boise is the capital of Idaho. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the reptile. | [
"Japanese tree frog",
"fruit bat",
"eagle ray",
"salt water crocodile"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians | Reptiles have scaly, waterproof skin. Most reptiles live on land. | A fruit bat is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk.
Fruit bats eat fruit and drink nectar from flowers. They have special teeth to help them bite through fruit skins.
A Japanese tree frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water.
There are many kinds of tree frogs. Most tree frogs are ... |
Subsets and Splits
Validation Subject & Topic Summary
Reveals the distribution and count of images across different subjects, topics, and categories, highlighting the most prevalent combinations.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
This query provides a balanced sample of entries across different topics where images are missing, allowing for a more representative analysis of text-only data.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
This query provides a balanced sample of text entries across different topics, ensuring that each topic is proportionally represented, which is useful for further analysis or model training.
Random Sample by Topic Ratio
This query balances the dataset by randomly selecting a proportional number of items from each topic to create a balanced subset of 3000 items, revealing how well-represented each topic is in the dataset.
Topic Counts by Grade
Provides a breakdown of the number of questions by topic (physics, chemistry, biology, geography) for each grade level, revealing the distribution of question types.
Validation Category Counts
Counts the number of unique questions per category, helping to understand the distribution of questions across different categories.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
Identifies categories, questions, and answers that appear more than four times in the validation dataset with images, highlighting common or repetitive entries.
ScienceQA Validation Grouped Data
Provides a count of images and overall occurrences for each combination of subject, topic, category, and answer, helping to identify popular or common configurations.
Train Data with Numeric Choices
This query identifies distinct rows in the dataset where one of the elements in the choices column contains a number and the image column is null, providing insight into data completeness and specific patterns in the choices.
Physics Train with Images and Lectures
Retrieves physics educational records with images and lectures for specific grade levels, providing basic filtering but offering limited analytical insight beyond data availability.
Physics Q&As with Images
Retrieves physics-related training examples with images for specific grade levels, providing basic filtered data but offering limited analytical insight beyond simple categorization.
Physics Questions Gr 2-6 With Images
Retrieves physics-related test items with images for specific grade levels, providing basic filtered data but offering limited analytical insights beyond simple data retrieval.
Filter Text-only Train Questions
Retrieves questions and related metadata from the dataset excluding those with images, offering basic data filtering.
Skills Without Images
Counts the number of skills where the image is missing, providing a basic overview of incomplete data.
Top 10 Hard Text Questions
Retrieves the top 10 longest questions without images, ordered by grade level in descending order, providing basic insight into potentially more complex questions.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
Counts the occurrences of each category, question, and answer combination where an image is present, providing basic filtering on the dataset.
List ScienceQA Topics
Lists all unique topics in the dataset, which provides a basic overview of the categories present.
Cultural Questions Without Images
Retrieves 100 entries from the 'train' dataset where the image is missing and the topic is 'culture', providing basic filtering with limited analytical value.
Biology Skills for Grades 2 & 3
Lists unique skills and categories for biology topics in grades 2 and 3, providing basic filtering of the dataset.
Biology Qs for Grades 2 &
Retrieves all entries for grade 2 and grade 3 students focusing on the biology topic, providing a basic filtered view of the dataset.
Biology Grade 3 Questions Count
Counts the number of entries for grade 3 students in the biology topic, providing a basic count of data points.
Select Test Rows With Images
The query retrieves all records from the 'test' table where the 'image' column is not null, providing basic filtering without deep analytical value.
Test Images Query
This query retrieves a limited sample of rows where the image column is not null, providing basic filtering but minimal analytical value.
Test Data with Images
The query filters out rows where the image column is not null, providing a basic subset of the data but without much analytical insight.
Select Test Entries With Images
The query retrieves all records from the 'test' table where the 'image' column is not null, providing basic filtering but no deeper analytical insight.