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Question: [QUESTION]Will these magnets attract or repel each other? Solution: 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 south pole of the other magnet. Like poles repel. So, these magnets will repel each other.
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Question: [QUESTION]Last year, there were seven men's clothing stores on Main Street in Norwood. This year, there are only three. What probably happened to the overall supply of men's shirts in Norwood? Solution: When four men's clothing stores closed on Main Street, the number of suppliers went down. There were fewer ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? Leah lives in a town with hot summers and freezing cold winters. Solution: Read the text carefully. Leah lives in a town with hot summers and freezing cold winters. This passage tells you about the usual temperatures where Leah lives. It does no...
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Question: [QUESTION]Would you find the word coat on a dictionary page with the following guide words? clothes - curly Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since coat is between the guide words clothes - curly, it would be found on that page.
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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. Yellow is a color. This color is yellow. Both objects are yellow. A bouncy object will bounce back from the floor if you drop it. Neither of the objects are bouncy. The...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is a complex sentence? Solution: The second sentence is the complex sentence. It is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction until. Uncle Kendrick will keep snoring until he rolls over onto his stomach.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which material is this coat made of? Solution: Look at the picture of the coat. The coat is made of two materials. The buttons are made of plastic. The rest of the coat is made of wool. Wool comes from the fluffy coats of sheep! First, a farmer cuts the sheep's coats. Then, the wool is spun into yar...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text uses the word can in its traditional sense? Solution: The first 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 Kevin, "Did you know that cheetahs can run as fast as seventy-five miles pe...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? making paper from wood roasting a marshmallow over a campfire Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Making paper from wood is a chemical change. Paper is made by mixing tiny pieces of wood with special chemicals. The wood reacts with the chemicals to fo...
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Question: [QUESTION]Adapted from J. R. Dos Passos, "The Bridge" and from Walt Whitman, "Salut au Monde!" Solution: This poem uses repetition. It repeats words, phrases, or lines. I see them in Asia and in Africa.
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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. The jeans are not slippery. Blue is a color. This color is blue. Both objects are blue. The property that both objec...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the chemical formula for this molecule. Solution: H is the symbol for hydrogen. S is the symbol for sulfur. This ball-and-stick model shows a molecule with two hydrogen atoms and one sulfur atom. The chemical formula will contain the symbols H and S. There are two hydrogen atoms, so H will ha...
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Question: [QUESTION]Use the evidence in the text to select the photosynthetic organism. Solution: This organism is photosynthetic: The text tells you that azalea plants use chlorophyll to capture energy from sunlight. This is evidence that the azalea plant is a photosynthetic organism. This organism is not photosynthet...
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Question: [QUESTION]Will these magnets attract or repel each other? Solution: Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other. The south pole of one magnet is closest to the south pole of the other magnet. Poles that are the same repel. So, these magnets will repel each o...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following organisms is the primary consumer in this food web? Solution: Primary consumers eat producers. So, in a food web, primary consumers have arrows pointing to them from producers. The phytoplankton does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the phytoplankton is not a primary co...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Senator Robinson isn't lying when she says she cares about her constituents—she wouldn't lie to people she cares about. Solution: The text argues that Senator Robinson isn't lying about caring for her constituents because she doesn't lie to people she cares...
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Question: [QUESTION]Identify the question that Emma's experiment can best answer. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Mark and Valeria trade to each get what they want? Solution: Mark wanted broccoli in his lunch and Valeria was hoping for tomatoes. Look at the labeled part of the images. Mark has tomatoes. Valeria has broccoli. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both be happier. Trading other things ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Palau.
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the verbal irony in this text suggest? "Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Jim joked with a yawn. Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem ironical...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Arizona? Solution: Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? perfect - polo Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since platform is between the guide words perfect - polo, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the statement. Assume that Alec's mass did not change. The gravitational potential energy stored between Alec and Earth () as he hiked toward the summit. Solution: Think about how the distance between Alec and the center of Earth changed. The summit of the mountain was higher than the point...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property matches this object? Solution: Look at the object. Think about each property. A rough object feels scratchy when you touch it. The water slide is not rough. Blue is a color. This color is blue. The water slide is blue.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which part of the blueberry bush do we usually eat? Solution: The part of the blueberry bush we usually eat is the fruit. It contains the seeds.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word does not rhyme? Solution: The words sock and rock rhyme. They both end with the ock sound. The word truck does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? fashion - fleece Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since fifth is between the guide words fashion - fleece, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same genus as the great egret. Solution: A great egret's scientific name is Ardea alba. 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 alba are in the same g...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which solution has a higher concentration of blue particles? Solution: In Solution A and Solution B, the blue particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of blue particles, look at both the number of blue particles and the volume of the solvent in each con...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's skin is also adapted for survival in cold places? Solution: Look at the picture of the polar bear. The polar bear has skin with thick fur on top and a thick layer of fat underneath it. Its skin is adapted for survival in cold places. The polar bear uses its fur and fat to keep warm 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: Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. But the distance between the magnets in Pair 1 and in Pair 2 is the same. So, the strength of the magnetic force is the same in b...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Lexi is good at cooking. Solution: People are not born knowing how to cook. Instead, many people learn how to cook. So, cooking is an acquired trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Maine? Solution: Augusta is the capital of Maine.
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is Boba's phenotype for the fur length trait? Solution: Boba's genotype for the fur length gene is FF. Boba's genotype of FF has only F allelles. The F allele is for short fur. So, Boba's phenotype for the fur length trait must be short fur. To check this answer, cons...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? I pulled Billy off the project because his work was sloppy. While we're at it, let's pull Maggie off the project, too. I haven't reviewed her work, but she's friends with Billy, so we cannot rely on the quality of her work either. Solution: The text argues ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Michigan? Solution: Lansing is the capital of Michigan.
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Question: [QUESTION]Do ferns produce seeds? Solution: Ferns do not produce seeds. Mature ferns produce spores, and heart-shaped plants produce eggs and sperm.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? sad - sprung Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since shy is between the guide words sad - sprung, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Assume all other forces on Hakim are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on Hakim? Solution: To determine if there is a net force on Hakim, look at the forces: Earth's gravity is pulling Hakim down with a force of 400 N. The diving board is pushing Hakim up with a force of 400 N. The forc...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which material is this window made of? Solution: Look at the picture of the window. The window is made of two different materials. The window panes are made of glass. The rest of the window is made of wood.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the one substance that is not a mineral. Solution: Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals. Turquoise is a mineral. Potassium feldspar is a mineral. Burlap is not a pure substance. But all min...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest east? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the east arrow is pointing. Kentucky is farthest east.
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Question: [QUESTION]During this time, thermal energy was transferred from () to (). Solution: The temperature of each greenhouse increased, which means that the thermal energy of each greenhouse increased. So, thermal energy was transferred from the surroundings to each greenhouse.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? a penny tarnishing an old sandwich rotting in a trashcan Solution: 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...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? plants making food from sunlight, air, and water cooking a pancake Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Plants making food is a chemical change. Plants use energy from sunlight to change air and water into food. The food is sugar. Sugar is a different ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest north? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the north arrow is pointing. Iowa is farthest north.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's skin is better adapted to hurt an attacking predator? Solution: Look at the picture of the echidna. The echidna has sharp spines on its skin. Its skin is adapted to hurt an attacking predator. The spines can harm a predator that tries to bite the echidna. Now look at each animal. Figu...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property matches this object? Solution: Look at the object. Think about each property. A rough object feels scratchy when you touch it. The potato sack is rough. A slippery object is hard to hold onto or stand on. The potato sack is not slippery.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? a penny tarnishing compost rotting Solution: 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...
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Neil acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What do hedgehogs do when they are scared? Solution: Look at the passage. It tells you what hedgehogs do when they are scared. Hedgehogs have sharp spines that cover their backs. Some people think they look like little spiky balls! When they are scared, hedgehogs roll up into a ball. This keeps them...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which phrase has a more positive connotation? Solution: Feeling overjoyed has a more positive connotation. If you feel overjoyed, you are really glad.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? His guardians were extremely old-fashioned people and did not realize that we live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. —Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Solution: The text uses a paradox, a statement that might at first appe...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Delaware? Solution: Dover is the capital of Delaware.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these organisms contains matter that was once part of the persimmon tree? Solution: 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 persimmon tree.There are two paths matter can take from the persimmo...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? Solution: The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to calculus or trigonometry. The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. It has been replaced with cal...
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Question: [QUESTION]Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? Solution: 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 ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Lexi inherited this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? Mrs. Shaffer manages the busy office. Solution: The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, manages. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the one substance that is not a mineral. Solution: Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals. Calcite is a mineral. Hematite is a mineral. Wood is a body part of a plant. But minerals are not ma...
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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 memo to a manager is more formal? Solution: The first memo to a manager is more formal. It uses more impersonal and elevated language (please find attached). The other memo to a manager uses a contraction (I've) and sounds more conversational.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of North Carolina? Solution: Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which state is highlighted? Solution: This state is Florida.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? Pamela warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother. Solution: The source of the allusion cry wolf is a fable. In the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," a shepherd boy repeatedly tricks people in his village by ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Virginia. The Virginia Colony included land that would later become part of the state of West Virginia. West Virginia was never its own colony.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of South Carolina? Solution: Columbia is the capital of South Carolina.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Connecticut.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same species as the bobcat. Solution: A bobcat's scientific name is Lynx rufus. Felis nigripes does not have the same scientific name as a bobcat. So, Lynx rufus and Felis nigripes are not in the same species. Lynx rufus has the same scientific name as a bobcat. So, these ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad? Solution: The ad appeals to ethos, or character, by featuring an endorsement from a celebrity.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which change best matches the sentence? An area becomes drier than usual after a year without rain. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Bryce inherited this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Thanks to her enduring popularity with employees, Rachel Randolph is the best-liked CEO in our company's history. Solution: The text argues that Rachel Randolph is well-liked, because she's popular. However, the "evidence" is just a restatement of the claim...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which organ lets you think? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence so that it uses personification. The smoke detector, which had long been silent, suddenly () with a loud ring. Solution: Complete the sentence with the word awoke. It describes the smoke detector as if it were a person who is waking up.
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is Jupiter's phenotype for the coat pattern trait? Solution: Jupiter's genotype for the coat pattern gene is AA. Jupiter's genotype of AA has only A allelles. The A allele is for a black coat. So, Jupiter's phenotype for the coat pattern trait must be a black coat. To...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? getting a haircut sawing a log in half Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Getting a haircut is a physical change. Your hair is shorter after a haircut. But it is still made of the same type of matter. Sawing a log in half is a physical change. The lo...
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Question: [QUESTION]The donkeys move the carts at the same speed. Which cart is pulled with a larger force? Solution: Look for the cart that is heavier. A cart holding 95 pounds is heavier than a cart holding 61 pounds. So, the cart holding 95 pounds needs a larger force to start moving at the same speed as the other c...
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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 soft object changes shape when you squeeze it. Neither of the objects are soft. A hard object keeps its shape when you squeeze it. Both objects are hard. The property...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below? From the look on her face, Camille is carrying an albatross around her neck. Solution: The source of the allusion an albatross around her neck is a poem. In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," a sailor shoots and...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse all passed away at the age of twenty-seven. For some reason, being twenty-seven seems to be dangerous for musicians. Solution: The text argues that being twenty-seven makes musicians m...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which statement describes the Yasuni National Park ecosystem? Solution: A tropical rain forest is a type of ecosystem. Tropical rain forests have the following features: year-round rain and warm temperatures, soil that is poor in nutrients, and many different types of organisms. So, the following st...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is washing windows a good or a service? Solution: To decide whether washing windows is a good or a service, ask these questions: Is washing windows something you can touch? No. Is washing windows a job you might pay someone else to do? Yes. So, washing windows is a service.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Maryland.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these four objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. A stretchy object gets longer when you pull on it. The potato chips and the pretzel are not stretchy. Potato chips have a salty taste. All four objects are salty. You ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Pennsylvania.
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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 scratchy object is rough and itchy against your skin. All three objects are scratchy. A flexible object can be folded or bent without breaking easily. The potato sa...
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Question: [QUESTION]Using only these supplies, which question can Betty investigate with an experiment? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Hawaii? Solution: Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? After tripping on the red carpet, the actress thought she would die of embarrassment. Solution: The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. Die of embarrassment is an exaggeration, since the actress is probabl...
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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. You can see clearly through a transparent object. The candy sprinkles and the parachute are not transparent. A colorful object has one or more bright colors. All thre...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? You're easy on the eyes, Hard on the heart —Terri Clark, "You're Easy on the Eyes" Solution: The text uses antithesis, the contrasting of opposing ideas within a parallel grammatical structure. Clark contrasts two descriptions of a person, easy on the eye...
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Question: [QUESTION]Will these magnets attract or repel each other? Solution: To predict if these magnets will attract or repel, 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. Like poles repel. So, these magnets will repel each other.
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the verbal irony in this text suggest? According to Mr. Herrera's kids, his snoring is as quiet as a jackhammer. Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. As quiet as a jackhammer suggests that the snoring is loud. A jackha...
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. A pine seed can grow into (). Solution: A seed can germinate and grow into a new plant. The new plant can grow male cones and pollen. But a seed does not grow into a male cone or pollen.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Don't ever get a ride from Erin. Her brother has been driving for only six months, and he's already gotten three speeding tickets. Solution: The text argues that Erin must be a reckless driver, because her brother is a reckless driver. However, even though ...
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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 does the idiom in this text suggest? "Speak of the devil!" Rachel declared when Felix strolled into the room. Solution: The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally. The idiom speak of the devil suggests that Rachel had just been speaking about Felix. People say thi...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is a run-on sentence? Solution: We danced for hours we were tired is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: We danced for hours and We were tired.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Minnesota? Solution: Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.
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