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Which sentence states a fact? | [
"Mia Hamm helped her soccer team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill win four NCAA titles.",
"Mia Hamm was the most impressive soccer player in the history of the United States Women's National Team."
] | A |
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"After Robert graduates, he plans to travel around Europe with his brother.",
"Robert plans to travel around Europe with his brother after he graduates."
] | B |
Select the invertebrate. | [
"golden orb-weaver",
"human",
"puffin",
"cardinalfish"
] | A |
Would you find the word steadily on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
screen - surf | [
"no",
"yes"
] | B |
Which is the most flexible? | [
"glass marbles",
"ice rink",
"silk necktie"
] | C |
What do these two changes have in common?
ice crystals forming on a window
water freezing into ice | [
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | B |
What is the mass of a can of soup? | [
"14 pounds",
"14 ounces",
"14 tons"
] | B |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Common sense is not so common.
—attributed to Voltaire | [
"anaphora",
"paradox"
] | B |
Is there a surplus or a shortage of scarves? | [
"surplus",
"shortage"
] | B |
What is the volume of a kiddie pool? | [
"1,085 milliliters",
"1,085 liters"
] | B |
What information supports the conclusion that Kenny inherited this trait? | [
"Kenny's mother has blue eyes. She passed this trait down to Kenny.",
"Kenny likes to wear a blue sweater to match his blue eyes."
] | A |
Which type of sentence is this?
The weather forecast had predicted severe thunderstorms, but the dark, heavy thunderclouds never materialized. | [
"simple",
"compound",
"compound-complex",
"complex"
] | B |
What kind of sentence is this?
I couldn't believe how talented those trapeze artists were! | [
"interrogative",
"declarative",
"exclamatory"
] | C |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Dr. Shelton is unhappy with her new assistant because simple tasks, like fetching coffee, take him years to finish. | [
"hyperbole",
"anaphora"
] | A |
Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
If we wake him too early, our dad is a grumpy bear. | [
"simile",
"metaphor"
] | B |
What information supports the conclusion that Edmond inherited this trait? | [
"Edmond and his biological parents have brown hair.",
"Edmond's coworker also has curly hair.",
"Edmond's biological father has curly hair."
] | C |
Would you find the word steadily on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
solo - support | [
"no",
"yes"
] | B |
What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Olivia was known among her coworkers for her spartan ways. | [
"Shakespeare",
"Greek history"
] | B |
Which word does not rhyme? | [
"meal",
"goal",
"seal"
] | B |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Dr. Wilkinson is unhappy with her new assistant because simple tasks, like fetching coffee, take him years to finish. | [
"oxymoron",
"hyperbole"
] | B |
What information supports the conclusion that Tanvi acquired this trait? | [
"Last summer, Tanvi's neighbor showed her how to grow sunflowers.",
"Tanvi likes to visit sunflower fields.",
"Both Tanvi and her father grow sunflowers."
] | A |
Which is a run-on sentence? | [
"Nora just moved here, she's new to our country.",
"The little boy popped a big bubble."
] | A |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
For the time being, certainly, it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment," never as a "reduction") . . .
—George Orwell, Animal Farm | [
"antithesis",
"euphemism"
] | B |
What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Much to our shock, Josh chose to turn the other cheek when Olivia insulted him in a meeting. | [
"a song",
"the Bible"
] | B |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"This mattress is as soft as concrete," Oscar complained as he tested the bed in his hotel room. | [
"verbal irony",
"pun"
] | A |
What does the allusion in this text suggest?
With the gutters clogged and water rising in the streets, Bonnie, who was watching the storm from her window, commented, "We're going to need an ark to get out of here." | [
"Bonnie wants to protect her possessions.",
"Bonnie thinks the storm will cause major flooding."
] | B |
Which is a complex sentence? | [
"I can review the draft of your story unless you're still editing it.",
"Her dog happily fetched his tennis ball from the muddy puddle and eagerly waited for her to throw it again."
] | A |
Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Darnel has a scar on his right leg. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | A |
What do these two changes have in common?
mixing lettuce and salad dressing
carving a piece of wood | [
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling."
] | A |
Select the living thing. | [
"garden snail",
"book"
] | A |
Using only these supplies, which question can Zoe investigate with an experiment? | [
"When placed in the sun, will eight ounces of water in a closed jar or eight ounces of water in an open jar get warmer?",
"When placed in the sun, will eight ounces of water in a glass jar or eight ounces of water in a plastic cup get warmer?",
"Will eight ounces of carbonated water or eight ounces of tap water get warmer when placed in a jar in the sun?"
] | A |
Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Doug complained that the air was too humid today. | [
"climate",
"weather"
] | B |
Compare the motion of three ships. Which ship was moving at the highest speed? | [
"a ship that moved 85kilometers north in 5hours",
"a ship that moved 325kilometers north in 5hours",
"a ship that moved 335kilometers south in 5hours"
] | C |
Select the plant. | [
"Lavender bushes have many purple flowers.",
"Koalas eat leaves."
] | A |
Which sentence states a fact? | [
"Mummifying a pet cat is a strange thing to do.",
"Some ancient Egyptians mummified, or preserved, their pets' bodies."
] | B |
Select the mixture. | [
"sugar",
"silver and gold"
] | B |
Which text uses the word can in its traditional sense? | [
"As they observed the animals on the open grassland, the wildlife photographer said to Evan, \"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 Evan, \"You can borrow my camera if you want.\""
] | A |
Select the animal. | [
"Pumpkin vines have large flat leaves.",
"Salmon swim in the water."
] | B |
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Johnny was a fish out of water. | [
"Johnny didn't have any friends.",
"Johnny felt out of place."
] | B |
Which is a compound sentence? | [
"Reba was stung by a bee, so her finger is slightly swollen.",
"The forecast for tomorrow calls for strong winds and light rain."
] | A |
Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Winston has naturally brown hair. | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | A |
Which word does not rhyme? | [
"think",
"pink",
"bank"
] | C |
Which announcement is more formal? | [
"The Brookfield Law Firm is pleased to announce . . .",
"The Brookfield Law Firm is so happy to tell you . . ."
] | A |
What information supports the conclusion that Harper acquired this trait? | [
"Harper learned biology by reading, observing, and experimenting.",
"Harper is most interested in human biology."
] | A |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
How could the Harry Potter movies not have won even one Academy Award? It's one of the most popular franchises of all time! | [
"false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other",
"bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct",
"slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences"
] | B |
Which tense does the sentence use?
We see a wide range of animals at the aquarium. | [
"future tense",
"present tense",
"past tense"
] | B |
What information supports the conclusion that Hunter inherited this trait? | [
"Hunter's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Hunter.",
"Hunter and his father both have short hair."
] | A |
Select the solid. | [
"plate",
"water in a bathtub",
"apple juice"
] | A |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Bryan's leaving his job? That's old news. He's been planning that for months. | [
"oxymoron",
"euphemism"
] | A |
Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
mama - mirror | [
"mole",
"message"
] | B |
Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
trench - twist | [
"toboggan",
"turban"
] | B |
Select the animal that has a backbone. | [
"wolf spider",
"cardinalfish"
] | B |
Suppose Chad decides to bake lemon muffins. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Chad will get to eat more muffins. He can make more lemon muffins than cornbread muffins.",
"Chad will give up the chance to eat cornbread muffins. He thinks cornbread muffins are tastier than lemon muffins."
] | B |
Which announcement is more formal? | [
"The Burlington Law Firm is so happy to tell you . . .",
"The Burlington Law Firm is pleased to announce . . ."
] | B |
The students start rolling their backpacks at the same speed. Which backpack is pulled with a larger force? | [
"a backpack carrying 8 pounds",
"a backpack carrying 7 pounds"
] | A |
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"Jill roomed with Leah last year, but Leah's messiness became a point of contention.",
"Jill roomed with Leah last year, but her messiness became a point of contention."
] | B |
Which is a simple sentence? | [
"I can review the draft of your story unless you're still editing it.",
"During last night's game, the tall, lanky girl easily spiked the volleyball over the net and blocked all the other team's hits."
] | B |
Which change better matches the sentence?
The ground in an area shakes. | [
"earthquake",
"wildfire"
] | A |
Suppose Lucy decides to join the Photography Club. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Lucy will save some time. She would have spent more time in the Theater Club than in the Photography Club.",
"Lucy will give up the chance to be in the Theater Club. She would have had more fun in the Theater Club than in the Photography Club."
] | B |
What information supports the conclusion that Tanvi acquired this trait? | [
"Tanvi is in the Air Force. She flies a plane almost every day.",
"A pilot taught Tanvi how to fly a plane.",
"Tanvi can fly a plane on cloudy days and at night."
] | B |
Which text uses the word random in its traditional sense? | [
"The final challenge of the contest was really random: participants had to choose three restaurants in town and serenade diners as they ate.",
"For the final challenge of the contest, participants had to choose three random restaurants in town and serenade diners as they ate."
] | B |
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"When Zoe researched Dachshunds, it said that they can be short-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired.",
"When Zoe researched Dachshunds, the breed standard said that they can be short-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired."
] | A |
Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Jason can play the xylophone. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | A |
Complete the sentence.
Roasting a marshmallow over a campfire is a (). | [
"chemical change",
"physical change"
] | A |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Tear it down, my wife said. Tear it down, my friends said. Tear it down, the neighbors said. But I did not tear it down; I renovated that shed and made it my own personal music studio. | [
"anaphora",
"apostrophe"
] | A |
Using only these supplies, which question can Addison investigate with an experiment? | [
"Does a plastic sled or a wooden sled go down a hill faster?",
"Does a rubber inner tube sled go faster down a small hill or down a big hill?",
"Does a rubber inner tube sled or a plastic sled go faster down a hill?"
] | C |
Is this a sentence fragment?
In the early 1800s, yellow fever, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes, not by unsanitary conditions as was believed at the time. | [
"yes",
"no"
] | A |
Is the following statement true or false?
Animal cells do not have cytoplasm. | [
"true",
"false"
] | B |
Select the invertebrate. | [
"grizzly bear",
"lionfish",
"penguin",
"julia butterfly"
] | D |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
If you don't do tonight's homework, it'll become a habit, and eventually you'll end up at a dead-end job. | [
"slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences",
"bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct",
"guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something"
] | A |
Which would stretch more? | [
"cotton head band",
"wax crayons"
] | A |
Which type of sentence is this?
An avid reader, Logan attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. | [
"simple",
"complex",
"compound",
"compound-complex"
] | C |
Using only these supplies, which question can Molly investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do larger basketballs bounce higher than smaller basketballs on a brick patio?",
"Does the basketball bounce higher on a lawn or on a dirt path?",
"Does the basketball bounce higher on gravel or on grass?"
] | C |
Based on this information, what is Arrow's genotype for the fur length gene? | [
"short fur",
"Ff"
] | B |
Which sentence states a fact? | [
"Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins, which is about a girl named Karana, is a beautiful novel.",
"Island of the Blue Dolphins is based on the true story of a girl stranded on an island for eighteen years."
] | B |
Which closing is correct for a letter? | [
"best regards,\nEmmy",
"Best regards,\nEmmy"
] | B |
Is directing traffic a good or a service? | [
"a good",
"a service"
] | B |
Using only these supplies, which question can Paul investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do watercolor paintings dry faster when they are placed inside or outside?",
"Do watercolor paintings dry faster when placed next to a fan?",
"Does a large watercolor painting or a small watercolor painting dry faster?"
] | A |
Select the mixture. | [
"dill pickles",
"carbon"
] | A |
What is the volume of a water bottle? | [
"2 fluid ounces",
"2 cups",
"2 gallons"
] | B |
How long is a paintbrush? | [
"30 meters",
"30 centimeters"
] | B |
Would you find the word grunt on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
generous - glitter | [
"no",
"yes"
] | A |
Which tense does the sentence use?
For Thanksgiving, Mom will cook a turkey. | [
"past tense",
"present tense",
"future tense"
] | C |
Select the invertebrate. | [
"komodo dragon",
"harvest mouse",
"blue jay",
"diving beetle"
] | D |
What is the mass of a fly? | [
"1 kilogram",
"1 gram"
] | B |
Select the animal that has a backbone. | [
"castor bean tick",
"goldfish"
] | B |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
At twenty-one, Tyler felt overwhelmed with adult responsibilities and wished he could fly off to Neverland. | [
"onomatopoeia",
"allusion"
] | B |
Compare the motion of three ducks. Which duck was moving at the lowest speed? | [
"a duck that moved 435kilometers east in 5hours",
"a duck that moved 470kilometers north in 5hours",
"a duck that moved 320kilometers east in 5hours"
] | C |
Select the phase of the Moon shown in the model. | [
"full",
"first quarter"
] | B |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Adele never lies. She told me herself, so it must be true. | [
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"hasty generalization: a very broad claim based on very little evidence"
] | A |
According to Newton's third law, what other force must be happening? | [
"The wheelchair is pushing on Danny.",
"The wheelchair is pulling on Danny."
] | A |
Which is harder? | [
"cotton head band",
"plastic slide"
] | B |
What do these two changes have in common?
acid rain weathering a marble statue
deep-frying chicken | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | D |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
My favorite band signed with this huge record label, and then their next album was terrible. Basically, signing with a big label ruined their music. | [
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good",
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other"
] | C |
Based on this information, what is Ringo's phenotype for the fur texture trait? | [
"wavy fur",
"straight fur"
] | B |
Which letter opening is more formal? | [
"Dear Mr. Robinson,",
"Dear Fred,"
] | A |
What kind of sentence is this?
Caribou eat plants and grass in the summer and mushrooms and lichen in the winter. | [
"declarative",
"interrogative",
"exclamatory"
] | A |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Regan's Bistro used to be a great place to go for a delicious and carefully prepared dinner, but nobody goes there anymore: it's too crowded. | [
"euphemism",
"paradox"
] | B |
Which object has more thermal energy? | [
"a tray of lasagna at a temperature of 100°F",
"a tray of lasagna at a temperature of 110°F"
] | B |
Would you find the word decay on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
distinct - draw | [
"yes",
"no"
] | B |
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