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Question: [QUESTION]What can Steve and Hector trade to each get what they want? Solution: Steve wanted broccoli in his lunch and Hector was hoping for tomatoes. Look at the labeled part of the images. Steve has tomatoes. Hector has broccoli. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both be happier. Trading other things ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Helen told her friends that Eli was a typical Peter Pan type. Solution: The source of the allusion Peter Pan is literature. In a J. M. Barrie novel, the character Peter Pan retreats to Neverland and refuses to grow up. The allusion Peter Pan ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Colony included land that would later become the state of Maine. Maine was never its own colony.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has more thermal energy? Solution: The two bricks have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 260°F brick is hotter than the 235°F brick, it has more thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Mitch has naturally curly hair. Solution: Some humans are born with naturally curly hair. Others are born with naturally straight hair. Curly and straight are examples of hair texture. Some people decide to change how their hair looks. But this doesn't a...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense? Solution: The first text uses factoid in its traditional sense: something made up presented as a true fact. The Somerville Daily Mail was forced to issue a retraction after printing a factoid about Somerville's founder. It turned out that th...
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Jeffrey and David trade to each get what they want? Solution: Look at the table and images. Jeffrey wants broccoli. David wants tomatoes. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both get what they want. Trading other things would not help both people get more items they want.
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Question: [QUESTION]Would you find the word tale on a dictionary page with the following guide words? tilt - treasure Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since tale is not between the guide words tilt - treasure, it would not be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is the hardest? Solution: Hard is a property. A hard material keeps its shape when you press on it with your finger. Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine pushing on the material shown in each picture. Of the choices, the wood chair is the hardest. If you squeeze a piece of wood, it wil...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? burning a marshmallow over a campfire an engine using gasoline to power a car Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Burning a marshmallow is a chemical change. The heat from the fire causes the type of matter in the marshmallow to change. The marshmallo...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which greeting is correct for a letter? Solution: The first greeting is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Mr. Carter is capitalized because it is a proper noun.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the volume of a bowl of soup? Solution: The better estimate for the volume of a bowl of soup is 270 milliliters. 270 liters is too much.
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the idiom in this text suggest? Mia has a lot on her plate: she is attending college, has a full-time job as a waitress, and volunteers at the animal shelter. Solution: The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally. The idiom a lot on her plate suggests that Mia...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the mass of a pair of goggles? Solution: The better estimate for the mass of a pair of goggles is 60 grams. 60 kilograms is too heavy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has less thermal energy? Solution: The two pots of spaghetti sauce have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 50°C pot of spaghetti sauce is colder than the 60°C pot of spaghetti sauce, it has less thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Oklahoma? Solution: Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands . . . —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Eagle" Solution: The text uses alliteration, the repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words. Clasps the crag with crooked hands repeats t...
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Question: [QUESTION]What evidence of a wildfire does this picture show? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which trait did Tripneustes have? Select the trait you can observe on the fossil. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is the Marshall Islands. Does the Marshall Islands have any territorial disputes? The Marshall Islands claims to own Wake Island, which is a disputed territory. In other words, multiple countries or groups claim that the area rightfully belongs to...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the amphibian below. Solution: A loon is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Loons usually live near lakes. They dive in the water to hunt for food. A sea otter is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Sea otters have very thick fur. Their fur keeps them warm in cold wate...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Shelby is good at knitting scarves. Solution: People are not born knowing how to knit. Instead, many people learn how to knit. Knitting well takes practice. So, knitting well is an acquired trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which orange has a higher temperature? Solution: The two oranges are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the orange with more thermal energy has a higher temperature.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these three objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. A slippery object is hard to hold onto or stand on. None of the objects are slippery. Blue is a color. This color is blue. None of the objects are blue. A stretchy ob...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? a slice of banana turning brown grilling a hamburger Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. A slice of banana turning brown is a chemical change. The part of the banana in contact with the air reacts with oxygen and turns into a different type of matter....
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is New Jersey.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following statement about our solar system true or false? The volume of Mars is more than ten times as large as Mercury's. Solution: To determine if this statement is true, calculate the value of ten times the volume of Mercury. Then compare the result to the volume of Mars. The volume of Mar...
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is Mabel's phenotype for the leg color trait? Solution: Mabel's genotype for the leg color gene is ll. Mabel's genotype of ll has only l alleles. The l allele is for yellow legs. So, Mabel's phenotype for the leg color trait must be yellow legs. To check this answer, ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these cities is marked on the map? Solution: The city is Baltimore, Maryland. New York City, Boston, and Pittsburgh are marked with gray circles on the map below.
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Question: [QUESTION]Compare the motion of three ships. Which ship was moving at the lowest speed? Solution: Look at the distance each ship moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each ship moved does not affect its speed. Notice that each ship moved for 5 hours. The ship that moved 190 kilometer...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal is also adapted to be camouflaged among green leaves? Solution: Look at the picture of the green mantis. The green mantis has a green body. It is adapted to be camouflaged among green leaves. The word camouflage means to blend in. Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a s...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which organ holds partially-digested food? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the mass of an apple? Solution: The better estimate for the mass of an apple is 105 grams. 105 kilograms is too heavy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which solution has a higher concentration of purple particles? 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 ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? Solution: Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the same material. The smaller the magnets, the smaller the magnitude of ...
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Question: [QUESTION]In this food chain, the great cormorant is a tertiary consumer. Why? Solution: In this food chain, the great cormorant is a tertiary consumer because it eats a secondary consumer. The secondary consumer in this food chain is the brown trout.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? adding dish soap to water in a sink shaking up salad dressing Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Adding dish soap to water in a sink is a physical change. Bubbles may appear if air gets trapped in the soapy water, but a different type of matter does ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the solid. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Fiji.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the temperature shown by this thermometer. Solution: Find the top of the red liquid. Now look at the scale to the right. The top of the red liquid lines up with 80. So, the temperature is 80°F.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which continent is highlighted? Solution: This continent is Africa.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which closing is correct for a letter? Solution: The second closing is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of a song? Solution: A song should be in quotation marks. The correct title is "On Top of Old Smokey."
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Question: [QUESTION]The city of Booneville has been one of the world's biggest makers of cough drops for many years. But last month, Booneville's cough drop factories were destroyed by floods. What will probably happen to the overall supply of cough drops? Solution: Floods destroyed the cough drop factories in Boonevil...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Nevada? Solution: Carson City is the capital of Nevada.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest west? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. Oregon is farthest west.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the description that doesn't belong. Solution: Friendly doesn't belong. Foolish, unintelligent, and clever all describe how smart someone is.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the chemical formula for this molecule. Solution: P is the symbol for phosphorus. Cl is the symbol for chlorine. This ball-and-stick model shows a molecule with one phosphorus atom and five chlorine atoms. The chemical formula will contain the symbols P and Cl. There is one phosphorus atom, s...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is schist a mineral? Solution: Schist does not have all the properties of a mineral. So, schist is not a mineral.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of a movie? Solution: A movie should be in italics. The correct title is **Something Wicked This Way Comes**.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's neck is also adapted for reaching high branches? Solution: Look at the picture of the giraffe. Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation. The gerenuk has a long neck. Its neck is adapted for reaching high branches. This black-tailed jackrabbit has a sho...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which sentence states a fact? Solution: The first sentence states a fact. Bottlenose dolphins can stay underwater for up to fifteen minutes. It can be proved by observing bottlenose dolphins. The second sentence states an opinion. Bottlenose dolphins are the cutest animals in the ocean. Cutest shows...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which sentence uses a metaphor? Solution: This sentence uses a metaphor: Her laughter was a bird's song. The words laughter and bird's song are compared without the word like or as. This sentence uses a simile: Her laughter was like a bird's song. The words laughter and bird's song are compared usin...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which statement describes the Sahara Desert ecosystem? Solution: 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 Sahara Desert ecosystem: a small amo...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of California? Solution: Sacramento is the capital of California.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is Megaptera novaeangliae made up of many cells? Solution: Megaptera novaeangliae is an animal. Animals are made up of many cells.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? When I was a teenager, reading was my ticket to foreign lands: I traveled to India, China, and Antarctica without ever leaving the comfort of my home. Solution: The text uses a metaphor, comparing two things that are not actually alike without using like ...
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Question: [QUESTION]In which place would you be more likely to drive to see your neighbors? Solution: You would be more likely to drive to see your neighbors in a rural area. In urban areas, your neighbors live right next to you. In rural areas, houses are farther apart.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? illustrate - irrigation Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since income is between the guide words illustrate - irrigation, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the statement. Rubidium chloride is (). Solution: You can tell whether rubidium chloride is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of atomic symbols in its chemical formula. An atomic symbol consists of either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or t...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Ohio? Solution: Columbus is the capital of Ohio.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Brennan's recent behavior made his parents begin to see his friend Edgar as some sort of Svengali. Solution: The source of the allusion Svengali is literature. In George du Maurier's novel Trilby, Svengali is a hypnotist who exerts such power...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same species as the Steller's sea eagle. Solution: A Steller's sea eagle's scientific name is Haliaeetus pelagicus. Haliaeetus pelagicus has the same scientific name as a Steller's sea eagle. So, these organisms are in the same species. Diodon hystrix does not have the sam...
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Question: [QUESTION]Using only these supplies, which question can Quinn investigate with an experiment? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Look at the models of molecules below. Select the elementary substance. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Does Asimina triloba have cells that have a nucleus? Solution: Asimina triloba is a plant. Plant cells have a nucleus.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Alaska? Solution: Juneau is the capital of Alaska.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which glas of grape juice has a lower temperature? Solution: The two glasses of grape juice are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the glass of grape juice with less thermal energy has a lower temperature.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which greeting is correct for a letter? Solution: The first greeting is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Aunt Zoe is capitalized because it is a proper noun.
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Question: [QUESTION]Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? Solution: Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the same material. The larger the magnets, the greater the magnitude of t...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is a compound sentence? Solution: The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction or. You can wipe up your spill with some paper towels, or you can use the sponge on the counter.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following best describes a community in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest west? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. California is farthest west.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Delaware.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal is also adapted for flight? Solution: Look at the picture of the flying fox. The flying fox has large, powerful wings. It is adapted for flight. Long, powerful wings help the flying fox travel long distances by air. Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptati...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Jake has naturally curly hair. Solution: Human hair can be naturally curly or naturally straight. Curly and straight are examples of hair texture. Some people decide to change how their hair looks. But this doesn't affect the natural texture of their hai...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has the least thermal energy? Solution: All three glasses of water have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 14°C glass of water is the coldest, it has the least thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following organisms is the producer in this food web? Solution: Producers do not eat other organisms. So, in a food web, producers do not have arrows pointing to them from other organisms. The phytoplankton does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the phytoplankton is a producer. Th...
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Question: [QUESTION]How long is a hammer? Solution: The best estimate for the length of a hammer is 24 centimeters. 24 millimeters is too short. 24 meters and 24 kilometers are too long.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Andy can ride a motorcycle. Solution: People are not born knowing how to ride a motorcycle. Instead, many people learn how to ride. So, riding a motorcycle is an acquired trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. Milk going sour is a (). Solution: Milk going sour is a chemical change. The type of matter in the milk slowly changes. The new matter that is formed gives the milk its sour taste.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the volume of a bathtub? Solution: The best estimate for the volume of a bathtub is 75 gallons. 75 fluid ounces and 75 cups are both too little.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which greeting is correct for a letter? Solution: The second greeting is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Dr. Sutton is capitalized because it is a proper noun.
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Sharon and Ernesto trade to each get what they want? Solution: Look at the table and images. Sharon wants broccoli. Ernesto wants tomatoes. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both get what they want. Trading other things would not help both people get more items they want.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is New Jersey.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of an article? Solution: An article should be in quotation marks. The correct title is "Sunrise on the Shutdown."
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is a simple sentence? Solution: The first sentence is the simple sentence. It has one subject and predicate. The engine in the car makes a strange noise.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of a movie? Solution: A movie should be in italics. The correct title is **Nothing but the Best**.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has the least thermal energy? Solution: All three watermelons have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 75°F watermelon is the coldest, it has the least thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Kiribati.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which closing is correct for a letter? Solution: The first closing is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. A penny tarnishing is a (). Solution: 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.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the living thing. Solution: A paper clip is not a living thing. Paper clips do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water. A soccer ball is not a living thing. Soccer balls do not have all of the traits of livi...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest west? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. Florida is farthest west.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Connecticut? Solution: Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is the stickiest? Solution: Sticky is a property. A sticky material easily attaches to other things. Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine touching the material shown in each picture. Of the choices, the syrup is the stickiest. If you touch syrup, it will stick to you.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these two objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. A slippery object is hard to hold onto or stand on. Both objects are slippery. A soft object changes shape when you squeeze it. Neither of the objects are soft. The pro...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Maryland? Solution: Annapolis is the capital of Maryland.
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the allusion in this text suggest? When Mariana claimed she had loaded the dishwasher before turning on Dancing with the Stars, her mother replied, "Your nose is growing!" Solution: The text uses an allusion, a brief reference to someone or something well known. The allusion nose is growin...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which solution has a higher concentration of purple particles? 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 ...
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