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null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Ernest's Falstaffian nature makes him stand out at a party. | [
"Greek mythology",
"Shakespeare"
] | B | closed choice | grade9 | 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 Falstaffian is Shakespeare.
Sir John Falstaff, a comical character in several of William Shakespeare's plays, is known for his cheerful sociability and sometimes off-color humor.
The allusion Falstaffian means characterized by joviality and enjoyment of food and drink. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Ernest's Falstaffian nature makes him stand out at a party.
Options: (A) Greek mythology (B) Shakespeare
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Ernest's Falstaffian nature makes him stand out at a party.
Options: (A) Greek mythology (B) Shakespeare
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Adapted from Jane Taylor, "The Violet" and adapted from Richard Aldington, "Childhood" | [
"It was all so dull—\nExcept a few gray legs under shiny black umbrellas\nRunning along the gray shiny sidewalks.",
"Within a green and shady bed\nA modest violet grew;\nIts stalk was bent, it hung its head,\nAs if to hide from view."
] | B | closed choice | grade4 | language science | reading-comprehension | Poetry elements | Identify elements of poetry | Poetry is a special kind of writing. It has many elements that make it different from ordinary writing. Knowing these elements can help you talk about poetry, understand it better, and enjoy it more.
A poem rhymes when it has a pattern of words that end in the same sound.
End rhyme is when the rhymes appear at the end ... | This poem has a regular rhythm, or a pattern of sound like a beat. The parts in bold show the strong syllables. The pattern is a weak syllable followed by a strong syllable. It sounds like da-DUM da-DUM.
As if to hide from view. | Context: N/A
Question: Adapted from Jane Taylor, "The Violet" and adapted from Richard Aldington, "Childhood"
Options: (A) It was all so dull—
Except a few gray legs under shiny black umbrellas
Running along the gray shiny sidewalks. (B) Within a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew;
Its stalk was bent, it hung its... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Adapted from Jane Taylor, "The Violet" and adapted from Richard Aldington, "Childhood"
Options: (A) It was all so dull—
Except a few gray legs under shiny black umbrellas
Running along the gray shiny sidewalks. (B) Within a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew;
Its stalk was bent, it hung its... | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
dust settling out of the air
melting wax | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes."
] | D | 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.
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.
Melting wax is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The wax ch... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
dust settling out of the air
melting wax
Options: (A) Both are caused by heating. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are only physical changes.
| Answer: The answer is D. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
dust settling out of the air
melting wax
Options: (A) Both are caused by heating. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are only physical changes.
Answer: The answer is D. | ||
null | Complete the sentence.
Cracks forming in concrete due to changes in temperature is a (). | [
"chemical change",
"physical change"
] | B | 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... | Cracks forming in concrete due to changes in temperature is a physical change. The concrete looks different, but it is still made of the same type of matter. | Context: N/A
Question: Complete the sentence.
Cracks forming in concrete due to changes in temperature is a ().
Options: (A) chemical change (B) physical change
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Complete the sentence.
Cracks forming in concrete due to changes in temperature is a ().
Options: (A) chemical change (B) physical change
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which is a run-on sentence? | [
"He won't get lost, I will give him directions.",
"Goes on a big adventure."
] | A | 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... | He won't get lost, I will give him directions is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined by just a comma: He won't get lost and I will give him directions. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a run-on sentence?
Options: (A) He won't get lost, I will give him directions. (B) Goes on a big adventure.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a run-on sentence?
Options: (A) He won't get lost, I will give him directions. (B) Goes on a big adventure.
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Candice said there's no way Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is real, but she's not even Scottish, so there's no way she could really know. | [
"straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against",
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist",
"ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself"
] | C | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that Candice's claim that the Loch Ness Monster isn't real is not valid because she's not Scottish. This is a personal attack on Candice's background that isn't relevant to whether her claim is valid. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as ad hominem. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Candice said there's no way Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is real, but she's not even Scottish, so there's no way she could really know.
Options: (A) straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against (B) false ... | Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Candice said there's no way Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is real, but she's not even Scottish, so there's no way she could really know.
Options: (A) straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against (B) false ... | ||
null | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
make - moment | [
"my",
"mess"
] | B | closed choice | 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 mess is between the guide words make - moment, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
make - moment
Options: (A) my (B) mess
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
make - moment
Options: (A) my (B) mess
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | How long does it take to cook a turkey in the oven? | [
"6 hours",
"6 minutes"
] | A | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade3 | 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 cook a turkey in the oven is 6 hours.
6 minutes is too fast. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: How long does it take to cook a turkey in the oven?
Options: (A) 6 hours (B) 6 minutes
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: How long does it take to cook a turkey in the oven?
Options: (A) 6 hours (B) 6 minutes
Answer: The answer is A. | |
null | Which meatball has a higher temperature? | [
"the meatball with less thermal energy",
"the meatball with more thermal energy"
] | B | Two meatballs are identical except for their thermal energies. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Thermal energy | How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? | Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms are always moving.
The energy of moving atoms is called thermal energy. The total amount of thermal energy in matter depends on three things: the type of matter, the amount of matter, and how fast the atoms are moving.
Temperature measures how hot or cold matter is. ... | The two meatballs are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the meatball with more thermal energy has a higher temperature. | Context: Two meatballs are identical except for their thermal energies.
Question: Which meatball has a higher temperature?
Options: (A) the meatball with less thermal energy (B) the meatball with more thermal energy
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Two meatballs are identical except for their thermal energies.
Question: Which meatball has a higher temperature?
Options: (A) the meatball with less thermal energy (B) the meatball with more thermal energy
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | Using only these supplies, which question can Trudy investigate with an experiment? | [
"When wrapped in a cotton shirt and placed in the sun, does a large jar or a small jar heat up more?",
"When placed in the sun, does a glass jar wrapped in a black cotton shirt heat up more than a glass jar wrapped in a white cotton shirt?",
"When placed in the sun, does a glass jar wrapped in cotton heat up mo... | B | Trudy is outside with her friend on a sunny day. Trudy is wearing a light-colored shirt, and she notices that she feels colder than her friend, who is wearing a dark shirt. She wonders what factors affect how fabric warms an object. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
a bl... | 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... | Context: Trudy is outside with her friend on a sunny day. Trudy is wearing a light-colored shirt, and she notices that she feels colder than her friend, who is wearing a dark shirt. She wonders what factors affect how fabric warms an object. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies availa... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Trudy is outside with her friend on a sunny day. Trudy is wearing a light-colored shirt, and she notices that she feels colder than her friend, who is wearing a dark shirt. She wonders what factors affect how fabric warms an object. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies availa... | ||
null | What kind of sentence is this?
Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted. | [
"exclamatory",
"interrogative",
"imperative"
] | C | 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 tells someone to do something, so it is an imperative sentence. Here, it ends with a period. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted.
Options: (A) exclamatory (B) interrogative (C) imperative
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted.
Options: (A) exclamatory (B) interrogative (C) imperative
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Based on this information, what is Oliver's genotype for the agouti fur gene? | [
"not having agouti fur",
"aa"
] | B | This passage describes the agouti fur trait in cats:
In a group of cats, some individuals have agouti fur and others do not. In this group, the gene for the agouti fur trait has two alleles. The allele A is for having agouti fur, and the allele a is for not having agouti fur.
Oliver, a cat from this group, does not ha... | 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 genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. Oliver has two alleles for not having agouti fur (a). So, Oliver's genotype for the agouti fur gene is aa. | Context: This passage describes the agouti fur trait in cats:
In a group of cats, some individuals have agouti fur and others do not. In this group, the gene for the agouti fur trait has two alleles. The allele A is for having agouti fur, and the allele a is for not having agouti fur.
Oliver, a cat from this group, do... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: This passage describes the agouti fur trait in cats:
In a group of cats, some individuals have agouti fur and others do not. In this group, the gene for the agouti fur trait has two alleles. The allele A is for having agouti fur, and the allele a is for not having agouti fur.
Oliver, a cat from this group, do... | |
null | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
bacteria - brag | [
"be",
"bunch"
] | A | 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 be is between the guide words bacteria - brag, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
bacteria - brag
Options: (A) be (B) bunch
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
bacteria - brag
Options: (A) be (B) bunch
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Select the animal that has a backbone. | [
"curlyhair tarantula",
"skunk"
] | B | Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians all have backbones. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify animals with and without backbones | Some animals have a backbone. The backbone is made of many bones in an animal's back. An animal's backbone helps connect the different parts of its body. In the drawings below, each animal's backbone is colored orange.
Other animals do not have a backbone. In fact, these animals don't have any bones! Some animals witho... | A skunk is a mammal. Like other mammals, a skunk has a backbone.
Like other tarantulas, a curlyhair tarantula does not have a backbone. It has a hard outer cover. | Context: Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians all have backbones.
Question: Select the animal that has a backbone.
Options: (A) curlyhair tarantula (B) skunk
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians all have backbones.
Question: Select the animal that has a backbone.
Options: (A) curlyhair tarantula (B) skunk
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | Which of the following is a primary function of carbohydrates? | [
"to store the information needed for an organism's growth and development",
"to supply energy for a cell's immediate use",
"to control chemical reactions"
] | B | Life on Earth comes in many forms, from microscopic bacteria to giant redwood trees. Despite their differences, all living things are made up of the same types of molecules. Many of these molecules contain carbon and are called organic compounds.
There are four main groups of organic compounds found in cells. One of th... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | biology | Biochemistry | Structure and function: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids | Living things are made up of four main groups of carbon-based molecules called organic compounds. One of these groups is carbohydrates. The other three groups are lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
All carbohydrates are made up of the same three chemical elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. But carbohydrate molecu... | Context: Life on Earth comes in many forms, from microscopic bacteria to giant redwood trees. Despite their differences, all living things are made up of the same types of molecules. Many of these molecules contain carbon and are called organic compounds.
There are four main groups of organic compounds found in cells. ... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Life on Earth comes in many forms, from microscopic bacteria to giant redwood trees. Despite their differences, all living things are made up of the same types of molecules. Many of these molecules contain carbon and are called organic compounds.
There are four main groups of organic compounds found in cells. ... | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
If you're not a vegetarian, then you must despise animals. | [
"guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something",
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist"
] | B | closed choice | grade8 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that if you're not a vegetarian, it must be because you despise animals. However, there may be a number of reasons why you eat meat. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
If you're not a vegetarian, then you must despise animals.
Options: (A) guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something (B) false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
If you're not a vegetarian, then you must despise animals.
Options: (A) guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something (B) false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
Answe... | ||
null | What kind of sentence is this?
Moss often hangs from the branches of the bald cypress, a tree that grows in swamps in the South. | [
"interrogative",
"exclamatory",
"declarative"
] | C | 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 tells about something, and it ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Moss often hangs from the branches of the bald cypress, a tree that grows in swamps in the South.
Options: (A) interrogative (B) exclamatory (C) declarative
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Moss often hangs from the branches of the bald cypress, a tree that grows in swamps in the South.
Options: (A) interrogative (B) exclamatory (C) declarative
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Select the living thing. | [
"teddy bear",
"Mount Rushmore National Memorial",
"snowy owl",
"book"
] | C | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify living and nonliving things | All living things are made up of cells. Plants, animals, and some fungi have many cells. Other living things are made up of just one cell.
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things break down food and remove waste. Food gives living things energy. They use energy from food to grow and change.
All... | A teddy bear is not a living thing.
Teddy bears 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 book is not a living thing.
Books do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do ... | Context: N/A
Question: Select the living thing.
Options: (A) teddy bear (B) Mount Rushmore National Memorial (C) snowy owl (D) book
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the living thing.
Options: (A) teddy bear (B) Mount Rushmore National Memorial (C) snowy owl (D) book
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
dust settling out of the air | [
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | C | closed choice | grade7 | 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.
Carving a piece of wood is a physical change. The wood changes shape, but it is still made of the same type of matter.
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, ... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
dust settling out of the air
Options: (A) Both are chemical changes. (B) Both are caused by cooling. (C) Both are only physical changes. (D) Both are caused by heating.
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
dust settling out of the air
Options: (A) Both are chemical changes. (B) Both are caused by cooling. (C) Both are only physical changes. (D) Both are caused by heating.
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Based on this information, what is Nutmeg's phenotype for the fur texture trait? | [
"wavy fur",
"straight fur"
] | A | In a group of Syrian hamsters, some individuals have straight fur and others have wavy fur. In this group, the gene for the fur texture trait has two alleles. The allele for wavy fur (f) is recessive to the allele for straight fur (F).
Nutmeg is a Syrian hamster from this group. Nutmeg has the homozygous genotype ff fo... | 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 ... | Nutmeg's genotype for the fur texture gene is ff. Nutmeg's genotype of ff has only f alleles. The f allele is for wavy fur. So, Nutmeg's phenotype for the fur texture trait must be wavy fur.
To check this answer, consider whether Nutmeg's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for wavy fur (f) is recessive to th... | Context: In a group of Syrian hamsters, some individuals have straight fur and others have wavy fur. In this group, the gene for the fur texture trait has two alleles. The allele for wavy fur (f) is recessive to the allele for straight fur (F).
Nutmeg is a Syrian hamster from this group. Nutmeg has the homozygous genot... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: In a group of Syrian hamsters, some individuals have straight fur and others have wavy fur. In this group, the gene for the fur texture trait has two alleles. The allele for wavy fur (f) is recessive to the allele for straight fur (F).
Nutmeg is a Syrian hamster from this group. Nutmeg has the homozygous genot... | |
null | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
My hair () in this humid weather! | [
"refuses to behave",
"becomes so frizzy"
] | A | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Creative techniques | Use personification | Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. It is a figure of speech that can be used to make writing more interesting or to emphasize a point.
The trees danced in the wind.
The word danced describes the trees as if they were people. Unlike people, however, trees can't actually dance. Instead, t... | Complete the sentence with the phrase refuses to behave. It describes my hair as if it were a disobedient person. | Context: N/A
Question: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
My hair () in this humid weather!
Options: (A) refuses to behave (B) becomes so frizzy
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
My hair () in this humid weather!
Options: (A) refuses to behave (B) becomes so frizzy
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | What does the personification in this text suggest?
Jaylen tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it glared at him from across the room. | [
"The essay was printed in large type.",
"It bothered Jaylen that the essay wasn't finished."
] | B | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
The trees danced in the wind. | The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Glared at him suggests that it bothered Jaylen that the essay wasn't finished. The essay is like a person who is bothering Jaylen. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the personification in this text suggest?
Jaylen tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it glared at him from across the room.
Options: (A) The essay was printed in large type. (B) It bothered Jaylen that the essay wasn't finished.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the personification in this text suggest?
Jaylen tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it glared at him from across the room.
Options: (A) The essay was printed in large type. (B) It bothered Jaylen that the essay wasn't finished.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Would you find the word thorough on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
tailor - timber | [
"no",
"yes"
] | B | yes or no | grade8 | 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 thorough is between the guide words tailor - timber, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Would you find the word thorough on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
tailor - timber
Options: (A) no (B) yes
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Would you find the word thorough on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
tailor - timber
Options: (A) no (B) yes
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Using only these supplies, which question can Haley investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do candles with thick wicks or with thin wicks produce more smoke?",
"Do large candles or small candles produce more smoke?",
"Do scented candles or unscented candles produce more smoke?"
] | A | Haley is burning some new candles. She notices that they produce different amounts of smoke. She wonders what factors affect how much smoke a candle produces. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
two large unscented candles with thick wicks
two large unscented candles with ... | closed choice | grade7 | 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... | Context: Haley is burning some new candles. She notices that they produce different amounts of smoke. She wonders what factors affect how much smoke a candle produces. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
two large unscented candles with thick wicks
two large unscented cand... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Haley is burning some new candles. She notices that they produce different amounts of smoke. She wonders what factors affect how much smoke a candle produces. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
two large unscented candles with thick wicks
two large unscented cand... | ||
null | What is the temperature of a cup of hot cocoa? | [
"65°F",
"65°C"
] | B | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Estimate temperatures | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Temperature can be written with units of degrees Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C). Use the list below to compare the two units.
212°F | Water boils | 100°C
98.6°F | Body temperature | 37°C
68°F ... | The better estimate for the temperature of a cup of hot cocoa is 65°C.
65°F is too cold. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the temperature of a cup of hot cocoa?
Options: (A) 65°F (B) 65°C
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the temperature of a cup of hot cocoa?
Options: (A) 65°F (B) 65°C
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | What information supports the conclusion that Nolan acquired this trait? | [
"Nolan knits sweaters using cotton, wool, and other types of yarn.",
"Nolan learned how to knit in an after school program."
] | B | Read the description of a trait.
Nolan knows how to knit sweaters. | 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.... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Nolan knows how to knit sweaters.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Nolan acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Nolan knits sweaters using cotton, wool, and other types of yarn. (B) Nolan learned how to knit in an after school program.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Nolan knows how to knit sweaters.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Nolan acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Nolan knits sweaters using cotton, wool, and other types of yarn. (B) Nolan learned how to knit in an after school program.
Answer: The answer is B... | ||
null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Yesterday's tennis match was a classic David and Goliath story, with Charlie playing against his former team captain, Jake. | [
"the Bible",
"a poem"
] | A | closed choice | grade8 | 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 David and Goliath is the Bible.
In the Bible, a young man named David slays Goliath, a giant and champion warrior, using nothing more than a sling and a stone.
The allusion David and Goliath means involving unequal rivals. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Yesterday's tennis match was a classic David and Goliath story, with Charlie playing against his former team captain, Jake.
Options: (A) the Bible (B) a poem
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Yesterday's tennis match was a classic David and Goliath story, with Charlie playing against his former team captain, Jake.
Options: (A) the Bible (B) a poem
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Answer the riddle.
I am red-brown.
I have a big, bushy tail.
I look like a small dog.
What am I? | [
"a fox",
"an apple"
] | A | closed choice | grade1 | language science | vocabulary | Comprehension strategies | What am I? | A fox is red-brown.
A fox has a big, bushy tail.
A fox looks like a small dog. | Context: N/A
Question: Answer the riddle.
I am red-brown.
I have a big, bushy tail.
I look like a small dog.
What am I?
Options: (A) a fox (B) an apple
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Answer the riddle.
I am red-brown.
I have a big, bushy tail.
I look like a small dog.
What am I?
Options: (A) a fox (B) an apple
Answer: The answer is A. | |||
null | The trucks begin to move at the same speed. Which truck needs a larger force to start moving? | [
"a mail truck carrying 200 pounds of mail",
"a mail truck carrying 450 pounds of mail"
] | B | Two mail trucks are loaded with mail. The trucks are the same. But they are carrying different amounts of mail. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | How do mass and force affect motion? | A force is a push or a pull.
A force can make an object start moving or stop an object that is moving. A force can also make an object speed up, slow down, or change direction.
Forces can be different sizes.
Think about trying to move a heavy object and a light object. Imagine you want to move them at the same speed. Y... | Look for the mail truck that is heavier.
A mail truck carrying 450 pounds of mail is heavier than a mail truck carrying 200 pounds of mail. So, the mail truck carrying 450 pounds needs a larger force to start moving at the same speed as the other mail truck. | Context: Two mail trucks are loaded with mail. The trucks are the same. But they are carrying different amounts of mail.
Question: The trucks begin to move at the same speed. Which truck needs a larger force to start moving?
Options: (A) a mail truck carrying 200 pounds of mail (B) a mail truck carrying 450 pounds of m... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Two mail trucks are loaded with mail. The trucks are the same. But they are carrying different amounts of mail.
Question: The trucks begin to move at the same speed. Which truck needs a larger force to start moving?
Options: (A) a mail truck carrying 200 pounds of mail (B) a mail truck carrying 450 pounds of m... | |
null | Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed? | [
"a motorboat that moved 670kilometers west in 10hours",
"a motorboat that moved 275kilometers south in 10hours",
"a motorboat that moved 355kilometers north in 10hours"
] | A | closed choice | grade3 | 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 objects mov... | Look at the distance each motorboat moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each motorboat moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each motorboat moved for 10 hours. The motorboat that moved 670 kilometers moved the farthest distance in that time. So, that motorboat must have moved at the h... | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a motorboat that moved 670kilometers west in 10hours (B) a motorboat that moved 275kilometers south in 10hours (C) a motorboat that moved 355kilometers north in 10hours
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a motorboat that moved 670kilometers west in 10hours (B) a motorboat that moved 275kilometers south in 10hours (C) a motorboat that moved 355kilometers north in 10hours
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Gabby was known among her coworkers for her spartan ways. | [
"Greek history",
"Shakespeare"
] | A | closed choice | grade8 | 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 spartan is Greek history.
Soldiers from the city of Sparta in ancient Greece were known for their self-restraint, self-discipline, and indifference to luxury.
The allusion spartan means simple and austere. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Gabby was known among her coworkers for her spartan ways.
Options: (A) Greek history (B) Shakespeare
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Gabby was known among her coworkers for her spartan ways.
Options: (A) Greek history (B) Shakespeare
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Is there a sentence fragment?
The red wolf of the southeastern United States became extinct in the wild in 1980. After scientists created a breeding program with a few red wolves in captivity. | [
"no",
"yes"
] | B | yes or no | grade12 | language science | writing-strategies | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Identify sentence fragments | A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
The band I'm in has been rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.
A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.
Rehearsing daily because we have a concert in two weeks.
This fragment is missing a subjec... | There is a sentence fragment that does not express a complete thought.
The red wolf of the southeastern United States became extinct in the wild in 1980. After scientists created a breeding program with a few red wolves in captivity.
Here is one way to fix the sentence fragment:
The red wolf of the southeastern United ... | Context: N/A
Question: Is there a sentence fragment?
The red wolf of the southeastern United States became extinct in the wild in 1980. After scientists created a breeding program with a few red wolves in captivity.
Options: (A) no (B) yes
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Is there a sentence fragment?
The red wolf of the southeastern United States became extinct in the wild in 1980. After scientists created a breeding program with a few red wolves in captivity.
Options: (A) no (B) yes
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Select the mixture. | [
"silver",
"crayons"
] | B | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Mixtures | Identify mixtures | A pure substance is made of only one type of matter.
A mixture is made of two or more types of matter mixed together. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the mixture.
Options: (A) silver (B) crayons
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the mixture.
Options: (A) silver (B) crayons
Answer: The answer is B. | |||
null | What is the volume of a glass of milk? | [
"1 gallon",
"1 cup",
"1 fluid ounce"
] | B | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose customary 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 customary units, volume may be written in units of fluid ounces, cups,... | The best estimate for the volume of a glass of milk is 1 cup.
1 fluid ounce is too little and 1 gallon is too much. | Context: Select the best estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a glass of milk?
Options: (A) 1 gallon (B) 1 cup (C) 1 fluid ounce
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Select the best estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a glass of milk?
Options: (A) 1 gallon (B) 1 cup (C) 1 fluid ounce
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | Based on this information, what is Thistle's phenotype for the fleece type trait? | [
"a hairy fleece",
"FF"
] | A | This passage describes the fleece type trait in sheep:
In a group of sheep, some individuals have a hairy fleece and others have a woolly fleece. In this group, the gene for the fleece type trait has two alleles. The allele F is for a hairy fleece, and the allele f is for a woolly fleece.
Thistle, a sheep from this gr... | 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. Thistle's observable version of the fleece type trait is a hairy fleece. So, Thistle's phenotype for the fleece type trait is a hairy fleece. | Context: This passage describes the fleece type trait in sheep:
In a group of sheep, some individuals have a hairy fleece and others have a woolly fleece. In this group, the gene for the fleece type trait has two alleles. The allele F is for a hairy fleece, and the allele f is for a woolly fleece.
Thistle, a sheep fro... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: This passage describes the fleece type trait in sheep:
In a group of sheep, some individuals have a hairy fleece and others have a woolly fleece. In this group, the gene for the fleece type trait has two alleles. The allele F is for a hairy fleece, and the allele f is for a woolly fleece.
Thistle, a sheep fro... | |
null | Which is harder? | [
"wool sweater",
"icicle"
] | B | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of materials | Every object is made of one or more materials. A material is a type of matter. Wood, glass, metal, and plastic are common materials.
A material has different properties. A material's properties tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. | 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 icicle is harder. If you squeeze an icicle, it will not change shape, unless it starts to melt! | Context: N/A
Question: Which is harder?
Options: (A) wool sweater (B) icicle
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is harder?
Options: (A) wool sweater (B) icicle
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What kind of sentence is this?
Don't overlook Arianna when choosing the new principal. | [
"imperative",
"exclamatory",
"interrogative"
] | A | 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. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Don't overlook Arianna when choosing the new principal.
Options: (A) imperative (B) exclamatory (C) interrogative
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
Don't overlook Arianna when choosing the new principal.
Options: (A) imperative (B) exclamatory (C) interrogative
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Will was enjoying the lush life his newfound riches had brought him, but he couldn't help but think of his latest cholesterol reading as a Sword of Damocles. | [
"the Bible",
"ancient legend"
] | B | closed choice | grade12 | 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.
The protean nature of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
The word protean is an allusion to the sea god Proteus in Gree... | The source of the allusion Sword of Damocles is ancient legend.
According to legend, when Damocles wished his life were as full of luxuries as that of the tyrant Dionysis, Dionysis invited Damocles to a sumptuous banquet. Above Damocles' seat at the feast, Dionysis had placed a sword, suspended only by a thin hair, dem... | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Will was enjoying the lush life his newfound riches had brought him, but he couldn't help but think of his latest cholesterol reading as a Sword of Damocles.
Options: (A) the Bible (B) ancient legend
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Will was enjoying the lush life his newfound riches had brought him, but he couldn't help but think of his latest cholesterol reading as a Sword of Damocles.
Options: (A) the Bible (B) ancient legend
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What does the simile in this text suggest?
You're as cold as ice; you're willing to sacrifice our love.
—Foreigner, "Cold as Ice" | [
"The song is about someone who is freezing.",
"The song is about someone who doesn't care."
] | B | closed choice | grade10 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A simile uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The cat's fur was as dark as the night. | The text includes a simile, using like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The simile as cold as ice suggests that the song is about someone who doesn't care. Someone who is as cold as ice is numb and doesn't have warm feelings. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the simile in this text suggest?
You're as cold as ice; you're willing to sacrifice our love.
—Foreigner, "Cold as Ice"
Options: (A) The song is about someone who is freezing. (B) The song is about someone who doesn't care.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the simile in this text suggest?
You're as cold as ice; you're willing to sacrifice our love.
—Foreigner, "Cold as Ice"
Options: (A) The song is about someone who is freezing. (B) The song is about someone who doesn't care.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Compare the motion of three geese. Which goose was moving at the highest speed? | [
"a goose that moved 360miles west in 10hours",
"a goose that moved 650miles south in 10hours",
"a goose that moved 275miles east in 10hours"
] | B | closed choice | grade3 | 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 objects moving f... | Look at the distance each goose moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each goose moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each goose moved for 10 hours. The goose that moved 650 miles moved the farthest distance in that time. So, that goose must have moved at the highest speed. | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three geese. Which goose was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a goose that moved 360miles west in 10hours (B) a goose that moved 650miles south in 10hours (C) a goose that moved 275miles east in 10hours
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three geese. Which goose was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a goose that moved 360miles west in 10hours (B) a goose that moved 650miles south in 10hours (C) a goose that moved 275miles east in 10hours
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What information supports the conclusion that Lisa acquired this trait? | [
"Lisa's scar was caused by an accident. She cut her arm when she fell off her bicycle.",
"Lisa's sister has a bruise from falling on her elbow.",
"Lisa's scar is on her right elbow. Her father also has a scar on his right elbow."
] | A | Read the description of a trait.
Lisa has a scar on her right elbow. | closed choice | grade7 | 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.... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Lisa has a scar on her right elbow.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Lisa acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Lisa's scar was caused by an accident. She cut her arm when she fell off her bicycle. (B) Lisa's sister has a bruise from falling on her elbow. (C)... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Lisa has a scar on her right elbow.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Lisa acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Lisa's scar was caused by an accident. She cut her arm when she fell off her bicycle. (B) Lisa's sister has a bruise from falling on her elbow. (C)... | ||
null | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Trent's leaving his job? That's old news. He's been planning that for months. | [
"oxymoron",
"euphemism"
] | A | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
Hyperb... | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Old news is a contradiction, because news is recent information. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Trent's leaving his job? That's old news. He's been planning that for months.
Options: (A) oxymoron (B) euphemism
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Trent's leaving his job? That's old news. He's been planning that for months.
Options: (A) oxymoron (B) euphemism
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Suppose Kenneth decides to get the cherries jubilee ice cream. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Kenneth will get to eat the cherries jubilee ice cream. He likes this flavor more than brownie batter.",
"Kenneth will give up the chance to get a free waffle cone. He would have enjoyed the waffle cone."
] | B | Kenneth is deciding whether to get cherries jubilee ice cream or brownie batter ice cream. He likes cherries jubilee more than brownie batter. But a scoop of brownie batter ice cream comes with a free waffle cone. | closed choice | grade4 | social science | economics | Basic economic principles | Costs and benefits | Before you decide to do something, it is often helpful to list costs and benefits.
Costs are what you give up or spend when you decide to do something. Costs involve giving up things that you want or need.
Benefits are what you gain or save when you decide to do something. Benefits involve gaining something that you wa... | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Kenneth wants or needs:
Kenneth will give up the chance to get a free waffle cone. He would have enjoyed the waffle cone. | Context: Kenneth is deciding whether to get cherries jubilee ice cream or brownie batter ice cream. He likes cherries jubilee more than brownie batter. But a scoop of brownie batter ice cream comes with a free waffle cone.
Question: Suppose Kenneth decides to get the cherries jubilee ice cream. Which result would be a ... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Kenneth is deciding whether to get cherries jubilee ice cream or brownie batter ice cream. He likes cherries jubilee more than brownie batter. But a scoop of brownie batter ice cream comes with a free waffle cone.
Question: Suppose Kenneth decides to get the cherries jubilee ice cream. Which result would be a ... | |
null | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
deserve - durable | [
"daze",
"disaster"
] | B | closed choice | grade5 | 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 disaster is between the guide words deserve - durable, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
deserve - durable
Options: (A) daze (B) disaster
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
deserve - durable
Options: (A) daze (B) disaster
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
In response to his position on taxes, some journalists accused the candidate of engaging in doublethink. | [
"Greek history",
"literature"
] | B | closed choice | grade9 | 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 doublethink is literature.
George Orwell's novel 1984 uses the term doublethink to describe simultaneously believing two opposite ideas, such as "War is peace."
The allusion doublethink means a contradictory belief. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
In response to his position on taxes, some journalists accused the candidate of engaging in doublethink.
Options: (A) Greek history (B) literature
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
In response to his position on taxes, some journalists accused the candidate of engaging in doublethink.
Options: (A) Greek history (B) literature
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Jennifer, please stay away from the ocean. You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim. | [
"paradox",
"euphemism"
] | A | closed choice | grade10 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
Hyperb... | The text uses a paradox, a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth.
You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim at first appears to be contradictory, because it is impossible to learn how to swim without going in the water. However, it contains some... | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Jennifer, please stay away from the ocean. You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim.
Options: (A) paradox (B) euphemism
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Jennifer, please stay away from the ocean. You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim.
Options: (A) paradox (B) euphemism
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense? | [
"Samantha's collection of handmade pottery was featured in last week's edition of the Hillsdale Journal, which identified her as \"one of the most unique young artists to debut this year.\"",
"Each vase and bowl in Samantha's collection of handmade pottery is unique. The colors and designs reflect both her cultur... | B | 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 second text uses unique in its traditional sense: being the only one of its kind.
Each vase and bowl in Samantha's collection of handmade pottery is unique. The colors and designs reflect both her cultural heritage and her individual artistic style.
The first text uses unique in its nontraditional sense: interestin... | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Samantha's collection of handmade pottery was featured in last week's edition of the Hillsdale Journal, which identified her as "one of the most unique young artists to debut this year." (B) Each vase and bowl in Samantha's co... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Samantha's collection of handmade pottery was featured in last week's edition of the Hillsdale Journal, which identified her as "one of the most unique young artists to debut this year." (B) Each vase and bowl in Samantha's co... | ||
null | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
cattle - code | [
"crumb",
"check"
] | B | closed choice | 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 check is between the guide words cattle - code, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
cattle - code
Options: (A) crumb (B) check
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
cattle - code
Options: (A) crumb (B) check
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Alexa entered the bustling, aromatic spice market in Istanbul and said to her travel companion, "We're not in Kansas anymore." | [
"a movie",
"a fable"
] | A | closed choice | grade8 | 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 We're not in Kansas anymore is a movie.
In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, a young farm girl from Kansas, finds herself in Oz, an unusual place that looks nothing like her home. She says to her dog, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
The allusion We're not in Kansas ... | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Alexa entered the bustling, aromatic spice market in Istanbul and said to her travel companion, "We're not in Kansas anymore."
Options: (A) a movie (B) a fable
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Alexa entered the bustling, aromatic spice market in Istanbul and said to her travel companion, "We're not in Kansas anymore."
Options: (A) a movie (B) a fable
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"As Brad's train pulled out of the station, Ted waved goodbye to him.",
"Ted waved goodbye to Brad as his train pulled out of the station."
] | B | closed choice | grade11 | 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 his could refer to Ted or Brad.
Ted waved goodbye to Brad as his train pulled out of the station.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been rewritten so that the meaning is clear.
As Bra... | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) As Brad's train pulled out of the station, Ted waved goodbye to him. (B) Ted waved goodbye to Brad as his train pulled out of the station.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) As Brad's train pulled out of the station, Ted waved goodbye to him. (B) Ted waved goodbye to Brad as his train pulled out of the station.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | 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. | [
"a poem",
"Egyptian history"
] | A | closed choice | grade12 | 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.
The protean nature of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
The word protean is an allusion to the sea god Proteus in Gree... | 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 kills an albatross, an action that curses the ship and crew. As his crew members die, the Ancient Mariner feels his guilt hanging like the albatross around his neck... | Context: N/A
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.
Options: (A) a poem (B) Egyptian history
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
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.
Options: (A) a poem (B) Egyptian history
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | What information supports the conclusion that Mason inherited this trait? | [
"Mason's biological father wears contacts in his hazel eyes.",
"Mason wears glasses and so do his sisters.",
"Mason's friend also has hazel eyes."
] | A | Read the description of a trait.
Mason has hazel eyes. | closed choice | grade7 | 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.... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Mason has hazel eyes.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Mason inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Mason's biological father wears contacts in his hazel eyes. (B) Mason wears glasses and so do his sisters. (C) Mason's friend also has hazel eyes.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Mason has hazel eyes.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Mason inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Mason's biological father wears contacts in his hazel eyes. (B) Mason wears glasses and so do his sisters. (C) Mason's friend also has hazel eyes.
Answer: The... | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
acid rain weathering a marble statue
chemicals in a battery reacting to power a flashlight | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | B | closed choice | grade7 | 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.
Acid rain weathering a marble statue is a chemical change. The acid rain reacts with the outside of the statue and breaks it down into a different type of matter. This new matter is then washed away by the rain. Acid rain is a type of pollution. It forms when smoke from automobiles and ... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
acid rain weathering a marble statue
chemicals in a battery reacting to power a flashlight
Options: (A) Both are caused by cooling. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are only physical changes. (D) Both are caused by heating.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
acid rain weathering a marble statue
chemicals in a battery reacting to power a flashlight
Options: (A) Both are caused by cooling. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are only physical changes. (D) Both are caused by heating.
Answer: The answer is B... | ||
null | Select the gas. | [
"bat bones",
"air inside a raft",
"pair of dice",
"water in a fishbowl"
] | B | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | States of matter | Identify solids, liquids, and gases | Solid, liquid, and gas are states of matter. Matter is anything that takes up space. Matter can come in different states, or forms.
When matter is a solid, it has a definite volume and a definite shape. So, a solid has a size and shape of its own.
Some solids can be easily folded, bent, or broken. A piece of paper is a... | A pair of dice is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. When you roll a pair of dice, the dice have a shape of their own. They are still cubes when they stop rolling.
The air inside a raft is a gas. A gas expands to fill a space. The air in a raft expands to fill all the space inside the raft. If air leaks ... | Context: N/A
Question: Select the gas.
Options: (A) bat bones (B) air inside a raft (C) pair of dice (D) water in a fishbowl
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the gas.
Options: (A) bat bones (B) air inside a raft (C) pair of dice (D) water in a fishbowl
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What information supports the conclusion that Lauren inherited this trait? | [
"Lauren's hair is the same color as her brown eyes.",
"Lauren's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Lauren."
] | B | Read the description of a trait.
Lauren has brown eyes. | 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... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Lauren has brown eyes.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Lauren inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Lauren's hair is the same color as her brown eyes. (B) Lauren's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Lauren.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Lauren has brown eyes.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Lauren inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Lauren's hair is the same color as her brown eyes. (B) Lauren's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Lauren.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What information supports the conclusion that Britney acquired this trait? | [
"Britney knows how to polish her cello.",
"Britney learned how to play the cello in music class.",
"Britney and her father play the cello together."
] | B | Read the description of a trait.
Britney can play the cello. | closed choice | grade7 | 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.... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Britney can play the cello.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Britney acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Britney knows how to polish her cello. (B) Britney learned how to play the cello in music class. (C) Britney and her father play the cello together.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Britney can play the cello.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Britney acquired this trait?
Options: (A) Britney knows how to polish her cello. (B) Britney learned how to play the cello in music class. (C) Britney and her father play the cello together.
An... | ||
null | Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear Aunt Becky,",
"dear Aunt Becky,"
] | A | closed choice | grade3 | language science | punctuation | Formatting | 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 second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Aunt Becky is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | Context: N/A
Question: Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options: (A) Dear Aunt Becky, (B) dear Aunt Becky,
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options: (A) Dear Aunt Becky, (B) dear Aunt Becky,
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Mr. Conway argues that we need to do more to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. I doubt that someone so socially awkward would know a thing about office safety. | [
"bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct",
"ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent"
] | B | closed choice | grade6 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that being socially awkward determines knowledge of workplace safety. This is a personal attack that isn't relevant to Mr. Conway's desire to prevent workplace injuries. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as ad hominem. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Mr. Conway argues that we need to do more to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. I doubt that someone so socially awkward would know a thing about office safety.
Options: (A) bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatical... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Mr. Conway argues that we need to do more to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities. I doubt that someone so socially awkward would know a thing about office safety.
Options: (A) bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatical... | ||
null | Is a drum a good or a service? | [
"a service",
"a good"
] | B | 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 a drum is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is a drum something you can touch? Yes.
Is a drum a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, a drum is a good. | Context: N/A
Question: Is a drum a good or a service?
Options: (A) a service (B) a good
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Is a drum a good or a service?
Options: (A) a service (B) a good
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | What kind of sentence is this?
In the game today, Clare hit a home run with bases loaded! | [
"interrogative",
"exclamatory",
"declarative"
] | B | closed choice | grade9 | 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 always ends with a period.
The nurse told Mr. Abrams to roll up his sleeve so that she could check his blood pressure.
An imperative sentence makes a request or a demand and usually ends with a period. If a demand shows strong feeling, it can ... | The sentence is a statement that shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. It is an exclamatory sentence. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
In the game today, Clare hit a home run with bases loaded!
Options: (A) interrogative (B) exclamatory (C) declarative
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What kind of sentence is this?
In the game today, Clare hit a home run with bases loaded!
Options: (A) interrogative (B) exclamatory (C) declarative
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
This news show is the most widely watched in the country, so I know it's also the most trustworthy. | [
"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",
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good"
] | A | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that because a show is widely watched it is also trustworthy. However, a show's popularity does not necessarily indicate its trustworthiness. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as the bandwagon fallacy. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
This news show is the most widely watched in the country, so I know it's also the most trustworthy.
Options: (A) bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct (B) slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a sm... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
This news show is the most widely watched in the country, so I know it's also the most trustworthy.
Options: (A) bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct (B) slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a sm... | ||
null | What is the volume of a paper drinking cup? | [
"160 liters",
"160 milliliters"
] | B | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade4 | 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 paper drinking cup is 160 milliliters.
160 liters is too much. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a paper drinking cup?
Options: (A) 160 liters (B) 160 milliliters
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a paper drinking cup?
Options: (A) 160 liters (B) 160 milliliters
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over Jim's shirt.",
"Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over his shirt."
] | B | closed choice | grade7 | language science | writing-strategies | Pronouns and antecedents | 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 first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun his could refer to Jim's or the waiter's.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. His has been replaced with Jim's.
Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over Jim's shirt. | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over Jim's shirt. (B) Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over his shirt.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over Jim's shirt. (B) Jim accidentally bumped into the waiter, and food splattered all over his shirt.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I never wear running shoes when I go jogging. Running with bare feet is how our ancient ancestors did it, so running shoes can't be better for your feet. | [
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good",
"ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself"
] | B | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that running shoes aren't good for your feet because our ancient ancestors did not wear running shoes. However, running shoes are not necessarily bad for your feet just because our ancient ancestors did not naturally have them in the past. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as an appeal to... | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I never wear running shoes when I go jogging. Running with bare feet is how our ancient ancestors did it, so running shoes can't be better for your feet.
Options: (A) circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself (B) appeal ... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I never wear running shoes when I go jogging. Running with bare feet is how our ancient ancestors did it, so running shoes can't be better for your feet.
Options: (A) circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself (B) appeal ... | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
making paper from wood
rust forming on a metal gate | [
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | B | closed choice | grade7 | 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.
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 form pulp. Wood and pulp are different types of matter.
Rust forming on a metal gate is a chemical change. As the gate rusts, the metal ... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
making paper from wood
rust forming on a metal gate
Options: (A) Both are only physical changes. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are caused by heating.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
making paper from wood
rust forming on a metal gate
Options: (A) Both are only physical changes. (B) Both are chemical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are caused by heating.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
alphabet - area | [
"ahead",
"antenna"
] | B | closed choice | 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 antenna is between the guide words alphabet - area, it would be found on that page. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
alphabet - area
Options: (A) ahead (B) antenna
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
alphabet - area
Options: (A) ahead (B) antenna
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The salesperson tried hard to convince Emilio that the jacket was a good buy; after all, it was made of genuine imitation leather. | [
"hyperbole",
"oxymoron"
] | B | closed choice | grade10 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
Hyperb... | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Genuine imitation leather is a contradiction, because genuine means real, and imitation means fake or synthetic. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The salesperson tried hard to convince Emilio that the jacket was a good buy; after all, it was made of genuine imitation leather.
Options: (A) hyperbole (B) oxymoron
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The salesperson tried hard to convince Emilio that the jacket was a good buy; after all, it was made of genuine imitation leather.
Options: (A) hyperbole (B) oxymoron
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Joey lives in a city where the wind often blows from the south throughout the year. | [
"weather",
"climate"
] | B | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | What's the difference between weather and climate? | The atmosphere is the layer of air that surrounds Earth. Both weather and climate tell you about the atmosphere.
Weather is what the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time. Weather can change quickly. For example, the temperature outside your house might get higher throughout the day.
Climate is the pattern of ... | Read the text carefully.
Joey lives in a city where the wind often blows from the south throughout the year.
This passage tells you about the usual wind pattern where Joey lives. It does not describe what the weather is like on a particular day. So, this passage describes the climate. | Context: N/A
Question: Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Joey lives in a city where the wind often blows from the south throughout the year.
Options: (A) weather (B) climate
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Joey lives in a city where the wind often blows from the south throughout the year.
Options: (A) weather (B) climate
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
we | [
"open",
"closed"
] | A | closed choice | grade2 | language science | word-study | Short and long vowels | Is the syllable open or closed? | Words are made up of syllables. Two kinds of syllables are closed and open.
A closed syllable has one vowel and ends with a consonant. It usually has a short vowel sound.
desk: short e
kit / ten: short i / short e
An open syllable ends with one vowel. It usually has a long vowel sound.
go: long o
he / ro: long e / long... | The word we ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound. So, it has an open syllable. | Context: N/A
Question: Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
we
Options: (A) open (B) closed
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
we
Options: (A) open (B) closed
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which is a complete sentence? | [
"Our cabin has bunk beds for the kids.",
"Sacramento is the capital of California, the state government meets there."
] | A | 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... | Our cabin has bunk beds for the kids is a complete sentence. The subject is our cabin, and the verb is has. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a complete sentence?
Options: (A) Our cabin has bunk beds for the kids. (B) Sacramento is the capital of California, the state government meets there.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a complete sentence?
Options: (A) Our cabin has bunk beds for the kids. (B) Sacramento is the capital of California, the state government meets there.
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Our teeth are meant for eating meat. Our incisors and canines evolved to tear and rip flesh. Therefore, it must be unhealthy for humans to give up meat. | [
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good",
"straw man: a misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against",
"hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations"
] | A | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that humans must eat meat because their teeth are naturally suited to eating it. However, a behavior isn't necessarily required simply because it's in our nature. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as an appeal to nature. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Our teeth are meant for eating meat. Our incisors and canines evolved to tear and rip flesh. Therefore, it must be unhealthy for humans to give up meat.
Options: (A) appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good (B) straw man: a mi... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Our teeth are meant for eating meat. Our incisors and canines evolved to tear and rip flesh. Therefore, it must be unhealthy for humans to give up meat.
Options: (A) appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good (B) straw man: a mi... | ||
null | How long is the Mississippi River? | [
"3,700 millimeters",
"3,700 meters",
"3,700 centimeters",
"3,700 kilometers"
] | D | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade7 | 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 the Mississippi River is 3,700 kilometers.
3,700 millimeters, 3,700 centimeters, and 3,700 meters are all too short. | Context: Select the best estimate.
Question: How long is the Mississippi River?
Options: (A) 3,700 millimeters (B) 3,700 meters (C) 3,700 centimeters (D) 3,700 kilometers
| Answer: The answer is D. | Context: Select the best estimate.
Question: How long is the Mississippi River?
Options: (A) 3,700 millimeters (B) 3,700 meters (C) 3,700 centimeters (D) 3,700 kilometers
Answer: The answer is D. | |
null | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"Sophia asked Anna to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club meeting because she has a gluten allergy.",
"Because Anna has a gluten allergy, Sophia asked her to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club meeting."
] | A | closed choice | grade11 | 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 first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun she could refer to Sophia or Anna.
Sophia asked Anna to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club meeting because she has a gluten allergy.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has... | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) Sophia asked Anna to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club meeting because she has a gluten allergy. (B) Because Anna has a gluten allergy, Sophia asked her to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options: (A) Sophia asked Anna to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club meeting because she has a gluten allergy. (B) Because Anna has a gluten allergy, Sophia asked her to make a flourless chocolate cake for their book club... | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
crushing a mineral into powder | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | B | 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.
Carving a piece of wood is a physical change. The wood changes shape, but it is still made of the same type of matter.
Crushing a mineral into powder is a physical change. The mineral breaks into tiny pieces. But it is still made of the same type of matter.
Step 2: Look at each answer c... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
crushing a mineral into powder
Options: (A) Both are caused by heating. (B) Both are only physical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are chemical changes.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
carving a piece of wood
crushing a mineral into powder
Options: (A) Both are caused by heating. (B) Both are only physical changes. (C) Both are caused by cooling. (D) Both are chemical changes.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Select the liquid. | [
"crayons",
"slide",
"dish soap",
"coins"
] | C | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | States of matter | Identify solids, liquids, and gases | Solid, liquid, and gas are states of matter. Matter is anything that takes up space. Matter can come in different states, or forms.
When matter is a solid, it has a definite volume and a definite shape. So, a solid has a size and shape of its own.
Some solids can be easily folded, bent, or broken. A piece of paper is a... | A coin is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. Many coins are made of solid metal.
A crayon is a solid. You can break a crayon into pieces. But each piece will still have a size and shape of its own.
Dish soap is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour dish soap out of a b... | Context: N/A
Question: Select the liquid.
Options: (A) crayons (B) slide (C) dish soap (D) coins
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the liquid.
Options: (A) crayons (B) slide (C) dish soap (D) coins
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
O happy dagger,
This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet | [
"euphemism",
"apostrophe"
] | B | 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 apostrophe, a direct address to an absent person or a nonhuman entity.
O happy dagger is a direct address to the dagger, a nonhuman entity. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
O happy dagger,
This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Options: (A) euphemism (B) apostrophe
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
O happy dagger,
This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Options: (A) euphemism (B) apostrophe
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Select the living thing. | [
"kite",
"jump rope",
"lettuce",
"chair"
] | C | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify living and nonliving things | All living things are made up of cells. Plants, animals, and some fungi have many cells. Other living things are made up of just one cell.
All living things need food and water. Water helps living things break down food and remove waste. Food gives living things energy. They use energy from food to grow and change.
All... | A chair is not a living thing.
Chairs 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 jump rope is not a living thing.
Jump ropes do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do ... | Context: N/A
Question: Select the living thing.
Options: (A) kite (B) jump rope (C) lettuce (D) chair
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the living thing.
Options: (A) kite (B) jump rope (C) lettuce (D) chair
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Which tense does the sentence use?
Edwin will make cookies with his friends. | [
"present tense",
"past tense",
"future tense"
] | C | closed choice | grade5 | language science | verbs | Verb tense | Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? | Present tense verbs tell you about something that is happening now.
Most present-tense verbs are regular. They have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.
Two verbs are irregular in the present tense, to be and to have. You must remember their forms.
Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened.
Mo... | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, make. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. | Context: N/A
Question: Which tense does the sentence use?
Edwin will make cookies with his friends.
Options: (A) present tense (B) past tense (C) future tense
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Which tense does the sentence use?
Edwin will make cookies with his friends.
Options: (A) present tense (B) past tense (C) future tense
Answer: The answer is C. | ||
null | Which is a simple sentence? | [
"In June, Erin and Preston will graduate with honors from Burlington High School.",
"When the supervisor arrived at the quarry, six dump trucks were in line at the gate."
] | A | closed choice | grade6 | language science | grammar | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause is not a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alone. It is independent.
aft... | The second sentence is the simple sentence. It is a single independent clause.
In June, Erin and Preston will graduate with honors from Burlington High School. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a simple sentence?
Options: (A) In June, Erin and Preston will graduate with honors from Burlington High School. (B) When the supervisor arrived at the quarry, six dump trucks were in line at the gate.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which is a simple sentence?
Options: (A) In June, Erin and Preston will graduate with honors from Burlington High School. (B) When the supervisor arrived at the quarry, six dump trucks were in line at the gate.
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Using only these supplies, which question can Suzie investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do small rocks or large rocks skip more times when thrown across the river?",
"Do rocks skip more times when thrown across a river or across a pond?",
"Do round rocks or flat rocks skip more times when thrown across the river?"
] | A | Suzie likes to skip rocks at the river. She notices that some of the rocks she throws skip off the surface of the water many times, while others skip once and then sink. She wonders what factors affect how well rocks skip on the water. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
1... | 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... | Context: Suzie likes to skip rocks at the river. She notices that some of the rocks she throws skip off the surface of the water many times, while others skip once and then sink. She wonders what factors affect how well rocks skip on the water. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies ava... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Suzie likes to skip rocks at the river. She notices that some of the rocks she throws skip off the surface of the water many times, while others skip once and then sink. She wonders what factors affect how well rocks skip on the water. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies ava... | ||
null | Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense? | [
"Raymond shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.",
"Raymond shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent."
] | B | 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 second text uses terribly in its traditional sense: in a terrible manner.
Raymond shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.
The first text uses terribly in its nontraditional sense: extremely; very.
Raymond shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy... | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Raymond shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent. (B) Raymond shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descen... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Raymond shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent. (B) Raymond shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descen... | ||
null | What does the simile in this text suggest?
Martha rubbed coconut oil on her hands, which were like the parched earth during a drought. | [
"Martha's hands were dry and cracked.",
"Martha was baking something."
] | A | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A simile uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The cat's fur was as dark as the night. | The text includes a simile, using like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The simile like the parched earth during a drought suggests that Martha's hands were dry and cracked. A drought is a period without rain; the ground during a drought can become hard and cracked. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the simile in this text suggest?
Martha rubbed coconut oil on her hands, which were like the parched earth during a drought.
Options: (A) Martha's hands were dry and cracked. (B) Martha was baking something.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the simile in this text suggest?
Martha rubbed coconut oil on her hands, which were like the parched earth during a drought.
Options: (A) Martha's hands were dry and cracked. (B) Martha was baking something.
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed? | [
"a motorboat that moved 280kilometers south in 5hours",
"a motorboat that moved 60kilometers south in 5hours",
"a motorboat that moved 100kilometers west in 5hours"
] | A | closed choice | grade3 | 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 objects mov... | Look at the distance each motorboat moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each motorboat moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each motorboat moved for 5 hours. The motorboat that moved 280 kilometers moved the farthest distance in that time. So, that motorboat must have moved at the hi... | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a motorboat that moved 280kilometers south in 5hours (B) a motorboat that moved 60kilometers south in 5hours (C) a motorboat that moved 100kilometers west in 5hours
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed?
Options: (A) a motorboat that moved 280kilometers south in 5hours (B) a motorboat that moved 60kilometers south in 5hours (C) a motorboat that moved 100kilometers west in 5hours
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
If you don't want to spend an eternity waiting in line at the passport office, you should consider scheduling an appointment online. | [
"You have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office.",
"Spending time at the passport office is unpleasant."
] | A | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
I ate so much that I think I might explode! | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
The hyperbole for an eternity suggests that you have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office. You do not literally have to wait in line for an infinite amount of time. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
If you don't want to spend an eternity waiting in line at the passport office, you should consider scheduling an appointment online.
Options: (A) You have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office. (B) Spending time at the passport o... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
If you don't want to spend an eternity waiting in line at the passport office, you should consider scheduling an appointment online.
Options: (A) You have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office. (B) Spending time at the passport o... | ||
null | Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear Aunt Emma,",
"dear Aunt Emma,"
] | A | closed choice | grade4 | language science | punctuation | Formatting | 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 second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Aunt Emma is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | Context: N/A
Question: Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options: (A) Dear Aunt Emma, (B) dear Aunt Emma,
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options: (A) Dear Aunt Emma, (B) dear Aunt Emma,
Answer: The answer is A. | ||
null | Select the fossil. | [
"drawing of a dinosaur",
"dinosaur remains preserved in rock",
"dinosaur model made of plastic"
] | B | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | earth-science | Fossils | Identify and classify fossils | Fossils are preserved remains of the body parts or activities of ancient organisms.
Some fossils show the body parts of organisms. Bones and shells are two examples of body parts that can be preserved in fossils.
Some fossils show traces of an organism's activities. An animal might leave footprints in mud or dig a burr... | Context: N/A
Question: Select the fossil.
Options: (A) drawing of a dinosaur (B) dinosaur remains preserved in rock (C) dinosaur model made of plastic
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Select the fossil.
Options: (A) drawing of a dinosaur (B) dinosaur remains preserved in rock (C) dinosaur model made of plastic
Answer: The answer is B. | |||
null | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
It has not rained in over a week at Nate's house. | [
"climate",
"weather"
] | B | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | What's the difference between weather and climate? | The atmosphere is the layer of air that surrounds Earth. Both weather and climate tell you about the atmosphere.
Weather is what the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time. Weather can change quickly. For example, the temperature outside your house might get higher throughout the day.
Climate is the pattern of ... | Read the text carefully.
It has not rained in over a week at Nate's house.
This passage tells you about the precipitation last week at Nate's house. It describes the atmosphere at a certain place and time. So, this passage describes the weather. | Context: N/A
Question: Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
It has not rained in over a week at Nate's house.
Options: (A) climate (B) weather
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
It has not rained in over a week at Nate's house.
Options: (A) climate (B) weather
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense? | [
"Megan wanted her daughter to have a unique name, so she browsed baby name websites for months to find the perfect one.",
"Megan made all of her daughter's baby clothes by hand, including a unique hand-knitted romper that she designed herself."
] | B | closed choice | grade9 | 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 unique in its traditional sense: being the only one of its kind.
Megan made all of her daughter's baby clothes by hand, including a unique hand-knitted romper that she designed herself.
The first text uses unique in its nontraditional sense: interesting or unusual. Megan may have been looking for a... | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Megan wanted her daughter to have a unique name, so she browsed baby name websites for months to find the perfect one. (B) Megan made all of her daughter's baby clothes by hand, including a unique hand-knitted romper that she ... | Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) Megan wanted her daughter to have a unique name, so she browsed baby name websites for months to find the perfect one. (B) Megan made all of her daughter's baby clothes by hand, including a unique hand-knitted romper that she ... | ||
null | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
After spending weeks in New York City, Jenna was a bit unnerved by the deafening silence of her small hometown. | [
"euphemism",
"oxymoron"
] | B | closed choice | grade10 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
Hyperb... | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Deafening silence is a contradiction, because deafening describes something extremely loud, and silence is the absence of sound. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
After spending weeks in New York City, Jenna was a bit unnerved by the deafening silence of her small hometown.
Options: (A) euphemism (B) oxymoron
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which figure of speech is used in this text?
After spending weeks in New York City, Jenna was a bit unnerved by the deafening silence of her small hometown.
Options: (A) euphemism (B) oxymoron
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Based on this information, what is Jupiter's genotype for the coat pattern gene? | [
"aa",
"a black coat"
] | A | In a group of leopards, some individuals have a spotted coat and others have a black coat. In this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. The allele A is for a spotted coat, and the allele a is for a black coat.
Jupiter, a leopard from this group, has a black coat. Jupiter has two alleles for a bla... | 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 genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. Jupiter has two alleles for a black coat (a). So, Jupiter's genotype for the coat pattern gene is aa. | Context: In a group of leopards, some individuals have a spotted coat and others have a black coat. In this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. The allele A is for a spotted coat, and the allele a is for a black coat.
Jupiter, a leopard from this group, has a black coat. Jupiter has two alleles ... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: In a group of leopards, some individuals have a spotted coat and others have a black coat. In this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. The allele A is for a spotted coat, and the allele a is for a black coat.
Jupiter, a leopard from this group, has a black coat. Jupiter has two alleles ... | |
null | What is the volume of a car's gas tank? | [
"48 milliliters",
"48 liters"
] | B | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade4 | 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 car's gas tank is 48 liters.
48 milliliters is too little. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a car's gas tank?
Options: (A) 48 milliliters (B) 48 liters
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: Select the better estimate.
Question: What is the volume of a car's gas tank?
Options: (A) 48 milliliters (B) 48 liters
Answer: The answer is B. | |
null | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I've only read a couple pages of this book, and I've already found a typo. There's no way I'm reading the rest of this garbage. | [
"guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something",
"slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences",
"hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations"
] | C | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that a single typo indicates that a book is terrible. However, one typo does not necessarily reflect the quality of the rest of the book. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a hasty generalization. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I've only read a couple pages of this book, and I've already found a typo. There's no way I'm reading the rest of this garbage.
Options: (A) guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something (B) slippery slope fallac... | Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I've only read a couple pages of this book, and I've already found a typo. There's no way I'm reading the rest of this garbage.
Options: (A) guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something (B) slippery slope fallac... | ||
null | Which sentence states a fact? | [
"The Statue of Liberty is easy to recognize.",
"The Statue of Liberty is made of copper."
] | B | closed choice | grade5 | social science | civics | Social studies skills | Identify facts and opinions | A fact is something that can be proved to be true. Facts can be proved by observing, measuring, or studying information.
The flag of the United States has 13 stripes.
This is a fact. It can be proved by looking at the flag and counting the number of stripes.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or fe... | The first sentence states a fact.
The Statue of Liberty is made of copper.
It can be proved by reading about famous monuments in the United States.
The second sentence states an opinion.
The Statue of Liberty is easy to recognize.
Easy shows what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a differen... | Context: N/A
Question: Which sentence states a fact?
Options: (A) The Statue of Liberty is easy to recognize. (B) The Statue of Liberty is made of copper.
| Answer: The answer is B. | Context: N/A
Question: Which sentence states a fact?
Options: (A) The Statue of Liberty is easy to recognize. (B) The Statue of Liberty is made of copper.
Answer: The answer is B. | ||
null | Which text uses the word literally in its traditional sense? | [
"The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett literally had to drink three glasses of milk to ease the pain.",
"The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett's mouth was literally on fire by the time he finished his meal."
] | A | closed choice | grade9 | 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 literally in its traditional sense: in a factual, non-exaggerated way.
The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett literally had to drink three glasses of milk to ease the pain.
The second text uses literally in its nontraditional sense: nearly or in effect (often exaggerated). Garret... | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word literally in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett literally had to drink three glasses of milk to ease the pain. (B) The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett's mouth was literally on fire by the t... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: N/A
Question: Which text uses the word literally in its traditional sense?
Options: (A) The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett literally had to drink three glasses of milk to ease the pain. (B) The curry that the chef prepared was so spicy that Garrett's mouth was literally on fire by the t... | ||
null | According to Newton's third law, what other force must be happening? | [
"The suitcase is pulling on Spencer.",
"The suitcase is pushing on Spencer."
] | A | 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:
Spencer is pulling on a full suitcase. | 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... | Spencer is pulling on the suitcase. So, Newton's third law tells you that the suitcase is pulling on Spencer. | Context: 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:
Spencer is pulling on a full suitcase.
Question: According to Newt... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: 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:
Spencer is pulling on a full suitcase.
Question: According to Newt... | |
null | Which organ detects changes to the body's environment, such as temperature? | [
"lungs",
"heart",
"skin",
"muscles"
] | C | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Animals | Human organs and their functions | Context: N/A
Question: Which organ detects changes to the body's environment, such as temperature?
Options: (A) lungs (B) heart (C) skin (D) muscles
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: Which organ detects changes to the body's environment, such as temperature?
Options: (A) lungs (B) heart (C) skin (D) muscles
Answer: The answer is C. | ||||
null | Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth () as the water balloon fell toward Ronald. | [
"decreased",
"stayed the same",
"increased"
] | A | Read the text about an object in motion.
Nina dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Ronald, who was standing below the balcony. | closed choice | grade7 | 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 the water balloon and the center of Earth changed.
Ronald was lower than the balcony. As the water balloon fell toward Ronald, the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth ... | Context: Read the text about an object in motion.
Nina dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Ronald, who was standing below the balcony.
Question: Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the ... | Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Read the text about an object in motion.
Nina dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Ronald, who was standing below the balcony.
Question: Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the ... | |
null | Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth () as the water balloon fell toward Sandeep. | [
"increased",
"stayed the same",
"decreased"
] | C | Read the text about an object in motion.
Rosa dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Sandeep, who was standing below the balcony. | closed choice | grade8 | 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 the water balloon and the center of Earth changed.
Sandeep was lower than the balcony. As the water balloon fell toward Sandeep, the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Eart... | Context: Read the text about an object in motion.
Rosa dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Sandeep, who was standing below the balcony.
Question: Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the... | Answer: The answer is C. | Context: Read the text about an object in motion.
Rosa dropped a water balloon off a balcony. The water balloon fell toward her friend Sandeep, who was standing below the balcony.
Question: Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the... | |
null | What information supports the conclusion that Gabriel inherited this trait? | [
"Gabriel's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Gabriel.",
"Gabriel and his father both have short hair."
] | A | Read the description of a trait.
Gabriel has straight hair. | 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.... | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Gabriel has straight hair.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Gabriel inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Gabriel's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Gabriel. (B) Gabriel and his father both have short hair.
| Answer: The answer is A. | Context: Read the description of a trait.
Gabriel has straight hair.
Question: What information supports the conclusion that Gabriel inherited this trait?
Options: (A) Gabriel's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Gabriel. (B) Gabriel and his father both have short hair.
Answer: The an... | ||
null | What do these two changes have in common?
a penny tarnishing
firing a clay pot in a hot kiln | [
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling."
] | C | 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.
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.
Firing a clay pot in a hot kiln is a chemical change. High te... | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
a penny tarnishing
firing a clay pot in a hot kiln
Options: (A) Both are only physical changes. (B) Both are caused by heating. (C) Both are chemical changes. (D) Both are caused by cooling.
| Answer: The answer is C. | Context: N/A
Question: What do these two changes have in common?
a penny tarnishing
firing a clay pot in a hot kiln
Options: (A) Both are only physical changes. (B) Both are caused by heating. (C) Both are chemical changes. (D) Both are caused by cooling.
Answer: The answer is C. |
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