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Select the living thing. | [
"cave",
"cobra",
"toy car",
"ferris wheel"
] | 1 | 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 toy car is not a living thing.
If this toy car is wound up, it will roll forward. But toy cars do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow. They do not need food or water.
A cave is not a living thing.
A cave may have animals or plants living inside. But a cave does not have all the traits of a l... | |
Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense? | [
"Josiah shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.",
"Josiah shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent."
] | 0 | 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 terribly in its traditional sense: in a terrible manner.
Josiah shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.
The second text uses terribly in its nontraditional sense: extremely; very.
Josiah shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy s... | |
Which correctly shows the title of a TV show? | [
"Liv and Maddie",
"Liv and maddie"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | capitalization | Formatting | Capitalizing titles | In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
The Wind in the Willows James and the Giant Peach
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or | Capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between. The word and is not important, so it should not be capitalized.
The correct title is Liv and Maddie. | |
Which tense does the sentence use?
I tell Shelley my opinions about her music. | [
"past tense",
"present tense",
"future tense"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | 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 present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, tell. The verb tells you about something that is true or happening now. | |
Complete the sentence.
Baking an apple pie is a (). | [
"chemical change",
"physical change"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | chemistry | Physical and chemical change | Identify physical and chemical changes | Chemical changes and physical changes are two ways matter can change.
In a chemical change, the type of matter changes.
Burning a piece of paper is a chemical change. The paper changes into ash and smoke.
In a physical change, the type of matter stays the same.
Cutting a piece of paper is a physical change. The cut pie... | Baking an apple pie is a chemical change. The type of matter in the pie changes. The apples become soft, and the crust turns brown. | |
Which phrase has a more negative connotation? | [
"a box crammed with documents",
"a box filled with documents"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | vocabulary | Shades of meaning | Positive and negative connotation | Connotation is the feeling or idea that goes along with a word or phrase. Some words are close in meaning but have different connotations.
For example, think about the words eager and impatient. They both mean wanting something to happen, but they have different connotations.
Eager has a positive connotation. It is a n... | A box crammed with documents has a more negative connotation. Crammed and filled both denote being full. However, crammed suggests something has been overfilled or filled in a hasty, disorderly way. | |
Using only these supplies, which question can Janet investigate with an experiment? | [
"When placed in the sun, will eight ounces of water in a glass jar or eight ounces of water in a plastic cup get warmer?",
"When placed in the sun, will eight ounces of water in a closed jar or eight ounces of water in an open jar get warmer?",
"Will eight ounces of carbonated water or eight ounces of tap water... | 1 | Janet leaves a glass jar of cold tea outside in full sunlight. When she goes to get it, she notices that the tea is warm. She wonders what factors affect how warm a liquid gets from sitting in the sunlight. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
two identical glass jars
two j... | 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... | |
Based on this information, what is Peaches's phenotype for the leg color trait? | [
"white legs",
"yellow legs"
] | 1 | In a group of chickens, some individuals have white legs and others have yellow legs. In this group, the gene for the leg color trait has two alleles. The allele for white legs (L) is dominant over the allele for yellow legs (l).
Peaches is a chicken from this group. Peaches has the homozygous genotype ll for the leg c... | closed choice | grade7 | 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 ... | Peaches's genotype for the leg color gene is ll. Peaches's genotype of ll has only l alleles. The l allele is for yellow legs. So, Peaches's phenotype for the leg color trait must be yellow legs.
To check this answer, consider whether Peaches's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for white legs (L) is dominan... |
What is the mass of an apple? | [
"80 kilograms",
"80 grams"
] | 1 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of mass | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Mass is a measurement of how much matter something contains.
There are many different units of mass. When you are using metric units, mass may be written with units of grams or kilograms.
There... | The better estimate for the mass of an apple is 80 grams.
80 kilograms is too heavy. |
Select the plant. | [
"Penguins walk and swim.",
"Humans eat plants and animals.",
"Chili peppers have green leaves.",
"Manta rays swim underwater."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify plants and animals | Plants and animals are living things. Living things are called organisms.
Plants come in many shapes and sizes. Most plants grow in the ground. They might grow leaves, flowers, and fruit. Plants cannot move around on their own like animals can.
Animals also come in many shapes and sizes. Most animals can move around. A... | A chili pepper is a plant. It has many green leaves.
Chili peppers give food a spicy flavor.
A penguin is an animal. It walks and swims.
A penguin is a bird that lives near water. Penguins cannot fly! They use their wings to swim.
A manta ray is an animal. It swims underwater.
Manta rays are fish. They have triangle-sh... | |
Using only these supplies, which question can Michelle investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do round rocks or flat rocks skip more times when thrown across the river?",
"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?"
] | 1 | Michelle 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... | 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... | |
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"Mrs. Hancock told her friend that she needs to exercise on a regular basis and get more sleep in order to have more energy throughout the day.",
"Mrs. Hancock told her friend to exercise on a regular basis and get more sleep in order to have more energy throughout the day."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Pronouns | Identify vague pronoun references | When writing, make sure to avoid vague pronoun references. A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent.
When Lisa and Kim finally landed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The pronoun she could refer to either Lisa or Kim, so the meaning of the sentence is unclear.
Vagu... | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun she could refer to Mrs. Hancock or her friend.
Mrs. Hancock told her friend that she needs to exercise on a regular basis and get more sleep in order to have more energy throughout the day.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for t... | |
Which sentence is more formal? | [
"To succeed here, students are expected to set aside several hours a day for studying.",
"To succeed here, students are expected to hit the books for several hours a day."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | writing-strategies | Author's purpose and tone | Which sentence is more formal? | Formal writing is used for essays, business letters, and reports. The following types of informal language should be avoided in formal writing:
Type | Examples
slang | cool, awesome
idioms | knock your socks off
conversational language | gonna, kinda, yeah
abbreviated language | ASAP, FYI
overly simple or imprecise lan... | The second sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses an idiom (hit the books).
The first sentence uses formal language in place of the idiom, so it is more formal overall. | |
What does Día de los Muertos mean? | [
"Labor Day",
"Mother's Day",
"Day of the Dead",
"Festival of Lights"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | culture | Cultural celebrations | Día de los Muertos | Día de los Muertos is Spanish for Day of the Dead. It is a celebration of friends and family members who have died.
Día de los Muertos is a happy holiday. People believe that the souls of the dead come back to visit on Día de los Muertos. To welcome the spirits, people make altars with food, candles, and flowers. An al... | ||
Which tense does the sentence use?
We will wait outside for Katie. | [
"present tense",
"past tense",
"future tense"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade2 | 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, wait. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. | |
Which tense does the sentence use?
Both men and women work in the field. | [
"future tense",
"present tense",
"past tense"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | 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 present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, work. The verb tells you about something that is true or happening now. | |
Suppose Liz decides to go as a ghost. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Liz will spend some time and money to get the costume.",
"Liz will get to wear the costume she is more excited about."
] | 0 | Liz is deciding whether to go as a ghost or a superhero to a costume party. She would rather go as a ghost. But she already has a superhero costume. | 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 Liz wants or needs:
Liz will spend some time and money to get the costume. |
What is the volume of a ketchup packet? | [
"5 milliliters",
"5 liters"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Volume is a measurement of how much space something takes up.
There are many different units of volume. When you are using metric units, volume may be written in units of milliliters or liters.... | The better estimate for the volume of a ketchup packet is 5 milliliters.
5 liters is too much. |
Select the vertebrate. | [
"poison frog",
"bess beetle"
] | 0 | Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are vertebrates. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify vertebrates and invertebrates | Vertebrates and invertebrates are both groups of animals.
A vertebrate has a backbone. The backbone is made of many bones in an animal's back. A vertebrate's backbone helps connect the different parts of its body. In the drawings below, each vertebrate's backbone is colored orange.
An invertebrate does not have a backb... | A bess beetle is an insect. Like other insects, a bess beetle is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a hard outer cover.
A poison frog is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a poison frog is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. |
Compare the motion of three ships. Which ship was moving at the lowest speed? | [
"a ship that moved 720kilometers west in 10hours",
"a ship that moved 695kilometers east in 10hours",
"a ship that moved 180kilometers west in 10hours"
] | 2 | 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 ship moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each ship moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each ship moved for 10 hours. The ship that moved 180 kilometers moved the shortest distance in that time. So, that ship must have moved at the lowest speed. | |
Which is a compound sentence? | [
"The camera isn't working, so the battery must be dead.",
"The artist prepared a canvas for a new oil painting."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | grammar | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence simple or compound? | A simple sentence is a sentence with only one subject and predicate.
The pitcher threw the ball to first base.
A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.
The pitcher threw the ball, and the batter hit it.
Some simple sentences have a compound subject or ... | The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the conjunction so.
The camera isn't working, so the battery must be dead. | |
What information supports the conclusion that Tammy acquired this trait? | [
"Tammy learned to speak two languages in school.",
"Tammy's mother speaks one language."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Tammy speaks two languages. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Assume all other forces on Devon are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on Devon? | [
"The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Devon.",
"The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Devon."
] | 0 | Devon is sitting on a roller coaster cart as it reaches the bottom of a big loop. Earth's gravity is pulling down on Devon with a force of 600N. The seat of the cart is pushing up on Devon with a force of 1,200N. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Balanced and unbalanced forces | A force is a push or a pull that acts on an object. Every force has a direction and a magnitude, or strength. If two forces act on an object in opposite directions, the forces are called opposing forces.
When opposing forces have the same magnitude, they are balanced. If all the forces on an object are balanced, there ... | To determine if there is a net force on Devon, look at the forces:
Earth's gravity is pulling Devon down with a force of 600 N.
The seat of the cart is pushing Devon up with a force of 1,200 N.
The forces are in opposite directions, and the forces have different magnitudes: 600 N and 1,200 N. This means that the forces... |
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Emmett was a fish out of water. | [
"Emmett had not visited that location before.",
"Emmett felt out of place."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | 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.
An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood literally. Its meaning must be learned.
The assignment was a piece of cake. | The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
The idiom a fish out of water suggests that Emmett felt out of place. A fish out of water is someone out of his or her usual, comfortable environment. | |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Kimi has no school spirit—she never comes to any of our football games. | [
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist",
"ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent"
] | 0 | 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 Kimi doesn't have school spirit, because she doesn't go to football games. However, there may be a number of reasons why Kimi doesn't go to football games. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. | |
What does the personification in this text suggest?
There was never a sound beside the wood but one,
And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
—Robert Frost, "Mowing" | [
"The scythe gently touched the ground.",
"The scythe made a soft swishing sound."
] | 1 | 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.
Whispering suggests that the scythe made a soft swishing sound. A whisper is a quiet way of speaking, and a scythe cutting through grass would make a gentle swishing sound similar to a whisper. | |
Complete the statement.
During this chemical reaction, the solution becomes (). | [
"colder",
"warmer"
] | 1 | When a chemical reaction absorbs or releases thermal energy, the reaction causes a change in temperature. Read the passage about a chemical reaction that absorbs or releases thermal energy. Then, follow the instructions below.
Dutch chocolate is a special type of chocolate that has a dark color and a mild flavor. It is... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | chemistry | Chemical reactions | Describe energy changes in chemical reactions | During a chemical reaction, thermal energy is absorbed or released as heat. This transfer of thermal energy changes the temperature of the reaction's surroundings. The surroundings are everything around the reaction, such as the solution that the reaction takes place in or the air nearby.
Some reactions release thermal... | To determine whether the solution becomes warmer or colder, look for the text that describes the movement of thermal energy during the reaction.Dutch chocolate is a special type of chocolate that has a dark color and a mild flavor. It is made by treating chocolate with a solution of water and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). W... |
Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
frost | [
"open",
"closed"
] | 1 | 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 frost ends with a consonant and has a short vowel sound. So, it has a closed syllable. | |
How long is a limousine? | [
"9 inches",
"9 feet",
"9 yards"
] | 2 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose customary units of distance | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using customary units, length may be written with units of inches, feet, yards, or miles.
There are 12 inches in 1 foot, and 3 feet in 1 yard. There are 5,280 feet in 1 mile.
A foo... | The best estimate for the length of a limousine is 9 yards.
9 inches and 9 feet are both too short. |
Based on this information, what is Phoenix's phenotype for the cheek color trait? | [
"bright orange cheeks",
"RR"
] | 0 | In a group of cockatiels, some individuals have bright orange cheeks and others have pale orange cheeks. In this group, the gene for the cheek color trait has two alleles. The allele R is for bright orange cheeks, and the allele r is for pale orange cheeks.
Phoenix, a cockatiel from this group, has bright orange cheeks... | closed choice | grade7 | 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. Phoenix's observable version of the cheek color trait is bright orange cheeks. So, Phoenix's phenotype for the cheek color trait is bright orange cheeks. |
The city of Dover has been one of the world's biggest makers of cough drops for many years. But last month, Dover's cough drop factories were destroyed by floods. What will probably happen to the overall supply of cough drops? | [
"The supply will probably go down.",
"The supply will probably go up."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | social science | economics | Supply and demand | Understand overall supply and demand | Overall supply is the total amount of a good or service that producers make and sell. There are several things that can make overall supply go up or down. The table below shows how changes to these things might affect overall supply.
| Resources | Number of producers or suppliers | Expected change in demand
Supply goe... | Floods destroyed the cough drop factories in Dover. The number of producers of cough drops went down. So, the supply of cough drops will probably go down. | |
Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The frozen waffles, now deliciously warm and brown, () from the toaster. | [
"popped up",
"leaped"
] | 1 | 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 word leaped. It describes the waffles as if they were people who jump into the air. | |
Which egg has more thermal energy? | [
"the colder egg",
"the hotter egg"
] | 1 | Two eggs are identical except for their temperatures. | 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 eggs are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the hotter egg has more thermal energy. |
Suppose Tammy decides to make onion soup. Which result would be a cost? | [
"The onion soup will be tastier than the egg drop soup would have been.",
"Tammy will spend more time making the onion soup than she would have spent making the egg drop soup."
] | 1 | Tammy is deciding whether to make onion soup or egg drop soup for dinner. She wants dinner to be as tasty as possible. But she is also hungry and wants to eat soon. | 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 Tammy wants or needs:
Tammy will spend more time making the onion soup than she would have spent making the egg drop soup. |
Select the part whose main job is to help an animal cell make proteins. | [
"vacuoles",
"endoplasmic reticulum",
"mitochondria",
"cytoplasm"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Cells | Identify functions of animal cell parts | Animal cells are made up of many different parts. Each cell part has a function that helps the cell survive and grow.
Some cell parts are called organelles. Organelles are cell structures that are surrounded by their own membranes. Here are some of the organelles in animal cells:
Mitochondria help the cell get the ener... | The endoplasmic reticulum helps the cell make proteins. Instructions for making proteins are sent to ribosomes. Ribosomes can attach to the endoplamic reticulum and use the instructions to make proteins. | |
What kind of sentence is this?
Scarlett felt intimidated by the steep cliff that she faced on her first rock-climbing adventure. | [
"declarative",
"interrogative",
"exclamatory"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade10 | 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 and ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. | |
Based on this information, what is Millie's phenotype for the body hair trait? | [
"a hairless body",
"a hairy body"
] | 0 | In a group of cats, some individuals have a hairy body and others have a hairless body. In this group, the gene for the body hair trait has two alleles. The allele for a hairless body (b) is recessive to the allele for a hairy body (B).
Millie is a cat from this group. Millie has the homozygous genotype bb for the body... | closed choice | grade6 | 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 ... | Millie's genotype for the body hair gene is bb. Millie's genotype of bb has only b alleles. The b allele is for a hairless body. So, Millie's phenotype for the body hair trait must be a hairless body.
To check this answer, consider whether Millie's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for a hairless body (b) i... |
Complete the statement.
Tin is (). | [
"an elementary substance",
"a compound"
] | 0 | Tin is a metal used to make cans that hold food. The chemical formula for tin is Sn. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas | Every substance around you is made of one or more chemical elements, or types of atoms. Substances that are made of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds.
Every chemical element is represented by its own symbol. For s... | You can tell whether tin is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of symbols in its chemical formula. A symbol contains either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or two lowercase letters.
The chemical formula for tin is Sn. This formula contains one symbol: Sn. So, the formula... |
Is a shirt a good or a service? | [
"a good",
"a service"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | economics | Basic economic principles | 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 shirt is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is a shirt something you can touch? Yes.
Is a shirt a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, a shirt is a good. | |
What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
When the vase broke, my notoriously clumsy younger brother served as the scapegoat. | [
"British history",
"the Bible"
] | 1 | 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 scapegoat is the Bible.
The Bible's book of Leviticus describes a tradition of sacrificing an innocent goat to atone for humanity's sins.
The allusion scapegoat means a person who is unjustly blamed. | |
Which press release is more formal? | [
"On Nov. 19, musicians from all over town will battle it out in the fourth annual Jam-a-thon, happening at the amphitheater.",
"On November 19, the Springdale Amphitheater will host area musicians vying for top honors in the fourth annual Jam-a-thon."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Audience, purpose, and tone | Which text is most formal? | Informal writing is typically used in casual situations or when communicating with someone you know well. Informal language often expresses familiarity and tends to sound more like speech. It uses more conversational language, such as slang, idioms, abbreviations, imprecise language, and contractions.
Formal writing is... | The second press release is more formal. It uses more elevated language (area musicians, top honors). The other press release uses idioms (battle it out) and abbreviations (Nov.). | |
What is the volume of a bathtub? | [
"230 milliliters",
"230 liters"
] | 1 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Volume is a measurement of how much space something takes up.
There are many different units of volume. When you are using metric units, volume may be written in units of milliliters or liters.... | The better estimate for the volume of a bathtub is 230 liters.
230 milliliters is too little. |
What does the allusion in this text suggest?
With the gutters clogged and water rising in the streets, Pam, who was watching the storm from her window, commented, "We're going to need an ark to get out of here." | [
"Pam wants to protect her possessions.",
"Pam thinks the storm will cause major flooding."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret the figure of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
An allusion is a brief reference to something or someone well known, often from history or literature.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked. | The text uses an allusion, a brief reference to someone or something well known.
The allusion to an ark suggests that Pam thinks the storm will cause major flooding. In the Bible, it rains for forty days and forty nights; Noah, his family, and animals of every species survive the great flood in an ark that he builds. | |
Rosh Hashanah is an important holiday in which religion? | [
"Islam",
"Judaism",
"Buddhism",
"Christianity"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | social science | culture | Cultural celebrations | Rosh Hashanah | Rosh Hashanah is a holiday in the religion of Judaism. Followers of Judaism are known as Jews. | ||
Which word does not rhyme? | [
"bite",
"kite",
"vote"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade2 | language science | phonological-awareness | Rhyming | Which word does not rhyme? | Rhyming words are words that end with the same sound.
The words tip and slip rhyme. They both end with the same sound.
The words meet and treat also rhyme. They both end with the same sound, even though the sound has two different spellings.
The words tip and meet don't rhyme. They end with different sounds. | The words bite and kite rhyme. They both end with the ite sound.
The word vote does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. | |
What is the volume of a kiddie pool? | [
"290 fluid ounces",
"290 cups",
"290 gallons"
] | 2 | 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 kiddie pool is 290 gallons.
290 fluid ounces and 290 cups are both too little. |
What is the temperature of the air inside of a freezer? | [
"18°F",
"18°C"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade7 | 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 the air inside of a freezer is 18°F.
18°C is too hot. |
Which is a run-on sentence? | [
"Sophia is from Springdale now she lives in Washington.",
"The curious girl looked into the damp cellar."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | writing-strategies | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is it a complete sentence 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 run-on sentence is made up of two sentences that are joined without end punctuation or with just a comma.
I knocked on the door it opened.
It started raining, we ran inside.
To fix a run-on ... | Sophia is from Springdale now she lives in Washington is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: Sophia is from Springdale and Now she lives in Washington. | |
Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"dear Jon,",
"Dear Jon,"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | language science | capitalization | Capitalization | Greetings and closings of letters | A letter starts with a greeting and ends with a closing. For each one, capitalize the first word and end with a comma. You should also capitalize proper nouns, such as Aunt Sue.
Dear Aunt Sue,
I'm glad you could come to my party, and
thank you for the birthday gift. I could not have
asked for a better one! Every time I... | The first greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Jon is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
Our supervisor is very stressed right now; she has a mountain of paperwork on her desk that she needs to finish by tomorrow. | [
"The supervisor's paperwork is stacked precariously on her desk.",
"The supervisor has a lot of paperwork to do."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret the figure 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 mountain of paperwork suggests that the supervisor has a lot of paperwork to do. The stack of paperwork on the supervisor's desk is not literally as tall as a mountain. | |
Which correctly shows the title of a magazine? | [
"\"First for Women\"",
"***First for Women***"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | punctuation | Formatting | Formatting titles | The title of a book, movie, play, TV show, magazine, or newspaper should be in italics. If you write it by hand, it can be underlined instead.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The title of a poem, song, article, or short story should be in quotation marks.
"You Are My Sunshine" | A magazine should be in italics.
The correct title is **First for Women**. | |
Suppose Kurt decides to buy a copy of the book. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Kurt will get to keep the book as long as he wants.",
"Kurt will spend money to buy the book."
] | 1 | Kurt is deciding whether to buy a copy of a book or borrow it from the library. He would like to be able to keep the book as long as he wants, but buying the book would cost money. He could borrow the book for free, but he would have to return it in a few weeks. | 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 Kurt wants or needs:
Kurt will spend money to buy the book. |
Which sentence states a fact? | [
"The American red squirrel, or Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, looks graceful as it leaps from tree to tree.",
"Born blind, baby squirrels depend on their mothers for two to three months after birth."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Distinguish facts from opinions | A fact is something that can be proved by research or observation.
Napoleon Bonaparte was shorter than King Louis XVI.
The statement above is a fact. The statement can be proved by researching the height of each man and comparing them.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or feels. An opinion cannot ... | The second sentence states a fact.
Born blind, baby squirrels depend on their mothers for two to three months after birth.
It can be proved by searching online for information about how young squirrels develop.
The first sentence states an opinion.
The American red squirrel, or Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, looks graceful a... | |
Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
The sky is clear right now, so it should be easy to see the stars tonight. | [
"weather",
"climate"
] | 0 | Hint: Weather is what the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time. Climate is the pattern of weather in a certain place. | closed choice | grade4 | 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.
The sky is clear right now, so it should be easy to see the stars tonight.
This passage tells you about the cloud cover right now. It describes the atmosphere at a certain place and time. So, this passage describes the weather. |
How long does it take to drink a small glass of water? | [
"30 hours",
"30 seconds"
] | 1 | 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 drink a small glass of water is 30 seconds.
30 hours is too slow. |
What information supports the conclusion that Mandy inherited this trait? | [
"Mandy and her mother both wear their hair in braids.",
"Mandy's parents have red hair. They passed down this trait to Mandy."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Mandy has red hair. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Vince has naturally pale skin. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 1 | Hint: Humans are born with their skin color. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Identify inherited and acquired traits | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | Humans do not choose their skin color. Babies get their skin color from their parents. So, Vince's skin color is an inherited trait. |
Compare the motion of two blue whales. Which blue whale was moving at a higher speed? | [
"a blue whale that moved 45miles in 5hours",
"a blue whale that moved 55miles in 5hours"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | Compare the speeds of moving objects | An object's speed tells you how fast the object is moving. Speed depends on both distance and time.
Distance tells you how far the object has moved. One unit used to measure distance is the mile.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about two objects movi... | Look at the distance each blue whale moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One blue whale moved 55 miles in 5 hours.
The other blue whale moved 45 miles in 5 hours.
Notice that each blue whale spent the same amount of time moving. The blue whale that moved 55 miles moved a farther distance in that time. So,... | |
What kind of sentence is this?
What made Maggie so upset? | [
"interrogative",
"imperative"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement. It tells about something. A declarative sentence always ends with a period.
I have an older brother and a younger sister.
An interrogative sentence is a question. It asks something. An interrogative sentence always ends with a question mark.
How ... | The sentence asks something, and it ends with a question mark. It is an interrogative sentence. | |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I used to love this TV show, but then I found out that Emir likes it, too. So I changed my opinion—if someone like Emir likes a show, it can't be as good as I thought! | [
"guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something",
"bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct",
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade12 | 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 television show must be bad because someone the speaker hates enjoys it. However, this is not evidence that the show is bad. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as guilt by association. | |
Which word does not rhyme? | [
"ham",
"hole",
"role"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade1 | language science | phonological-awareness | Rhyming | Which word does not rhyme? | Rhyming words are words that end with the same sound.
The words tip and slip rhyme. They both end with the ip sound.
The words lake and make rhyme. They both end with the ake sound.
The words tip and lake don't rhyme. They end with different sounds. | The words hole and role rhyme. They both end with the ole sound.
The word ham does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. | |
Which sentence states a fact? | [
"The region north of the Arctic Circle is the most miserable place on earth.",
"North of the Arctic Circle, there are days each year when the sun does not completely rise or set."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Distinguish facts from opinions | A fact is something that can be proved to be true.
The month of July has more days than the month of June.
This is a fact. It can be proved by looking at a calendar and counting the number of days in each month.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or feels. An opinion cannot be proved true.
July is ... | The second sentence states a fact.
North of the Arctic Circle, there are days each year when the sun does not completely rise or set.
It can be proved by looking up information about the Arctic Circle.
The first sentence states an opinion.
The region north of the Arctic Circle is the most miserable place on earth.
Most... | |
Is this a run-on sentence?
After playing an hour-long set for nearly one hundred cheering fans, Hunter's band returned to the stage and delivered a stellar encore performance. | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 0 | yes or no | grade12 | language science | writing-strategies | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Identify run-on sentences | 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 run-on sentence is formed when two sentences are run together, joined by just a comma or by no punctuation at all. If only a comma is used, the run-on is called a comma s... | This is not a run-on sentence. It is not formed from two sentences that have been run together without appropriate punctuation.
After playing an hour-long set for nearly one hundred cheering fans, Hunter's band returned to the stage and delivered a stellar encore performance. | |
Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
The number of off-leash dogs I've seen in Summerfield is completely unacceptable. Let's make our streets safe again by addressing this dog problem, before our city becomes a haven for criminals. | [
"red herring: the use of a completely unrelated topic or idea",
"false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade7 | 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 off-leash dogs would somehow cause an increase in crime in Summerfield. However, these two ideas aren't related. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a red herring. | |
What do these two changes have in common?
baking a loaf of bread
burning a candle | [
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes."
] | 0 | 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.
Baking a loaf of bread is a chemical change. The type of matter in the dough changes when it is baked. The dough turns into bread!
Burning a candle is a chemical change. Both the wick and the melted wax burn. They react with oxygen in the air and turn into soot, carbon dioxide, and wate... | |
Which is a run-on sentence? | [
"Ian picked apples he will give some away.",
"My sister passed the pitcher of water to Aunt Luna."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | writing-strategies | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? | A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought. It has both a subject and a verb.
My friends walk along the path.
A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It is usually missing a subject or a verb.
Knows the answer.
This is a sentence fragment. It is missing a subj... | Ian picked apples he will give some away is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: Ian picked apples and He will give some away. | |
Assume all other forces on Addison are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on Addison? | [
"The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Addison.",
"The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Addison."
] | 1 | Addison is sitting on a roller coaster cart as it reaches the bottom of a big loop. Earth's gravity is pulling down on Addison with a force of 600N. The seat of the cart is pushing up on Addison with a force of 1,200N. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Balanced and unbalanced forces | A force is a push or a pull that acts on an object. Every force has a direction and a magnitude, or strength. If two forces act on an object in opposite directions, the forces are called opposing forces.
When opposing forces have the same magnitude, they are balanced. If all the forces on an object are balanced, there ... | To determine if there is a net force on Addison, look at the forces:
Earth's gravity is pulling Addison down with a force of 600 N.
The seat of the cart is pushing Addison up with a force of 1,200 N.
The forces are in opposite directions, and the forces have different magnitudes: 600 N and 1,200 N. This means that the ... |
Compare the motion of three speedboats. Which speedboat was moving at the lowest speed? | [
"a speedboat that moved 290kilometers west in 5hours",
"a speedboat that moved 510kilometers east in 5hours",
"a speedboat that moved 215kilometers east in 5hours"
] | 2 | 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 speedboat moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each speedboat moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each speedboat moved for 5 hours. The speedboat that moved 215 kilometers moved the shortest distance in that time. So, that speedboat must have moved at the lo... | |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
When Zack finally agreed to let his daughter adopt the stray dog, she responded with a smile that was a mile wide. | [
"hyperbole",
"oxymoron"
] | 0 | 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 hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
A smile that was a mile wide is an exaggeration, since it is physically impossible to have a smile that is actually a mile wide. | |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.
—Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream" s... | [
"anaphora",
"apostrophe"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement | 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 anaphora, the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
King repeats the words go back at the beginning of each clause. | |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
When Darrell finally agreed to let his daughter adopt the stray dog, she responded with a smile that was a mile wide. | [
"hyperbole",
"paradox"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade12 | 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 hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
A smile that was a mile wide is an exaggeration, since it is physically impossible to have a smile that is actually a mile wide. | |
Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
resist - ruby | [
"range",
"rough"
] | 1 | closed choice | 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 rough is between the guide words resist - ruby, it would be found on that page. | |
What information supports the conclusion that Edward inherited this trait? | [
"Edward's parents have blond hair. They passed down this trait to Edward.",
"Edward's mother cuts his hair every month."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Edward has blond hair. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Using only these supplies, which question can Brody investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do rubber balloons or foil balloons stick to the wooden door longer after being rubbed on his hair?",
"Do rubber balloons stick to a wooden door or a metal door longer after being rubbed on his hair?",
"Do rubber balloons stick to a cotton blanket or a wooden door longer after being rubbed on his hair?"
] | 2 | Brody went to a magic show. The magician rubbed a balloon on her hair and then held the balloon against a wall. When the magician released the balloon, Brody was amazed to see that it stuck to the wall! He wonders what factors affect how well balloons stick to different surfaces. So, he decides to design an experiment.... | closed choice | grade8 | 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... | |
How long is a paper clip? | [
"26 millimeters",
"26 centimeters",
"26 meters"
] | 0 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of distance | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using metric units, length can be written with units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, or kilometers. One meter contains 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters. So, 1 meter is lar... | The best estimate for the length of a paper clip is 26 millimeters.
26 centimeters and 26 meters are both too long. |
Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear mr. hurst,",
"Dear Mr. Hurst,"
] | 1 | 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. Mr. Hurst is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot, and I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.
—Mark Twain, Old Times on the Mississippi | [
"hyperbole",
"euphemism"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify the figure of speech: review | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
We are united. We are powerful. We are winners.
Antithesis involves contrasting opposing id... | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
Could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far is an exaggeration, since the speaker probably could not have literally hung his hat on his eyes. | |
What do these two changes have in common?
knitting yarn into a scarf
using a large magnet to remove pieces of iron from a junkyard | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | 2 | 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.
Knitting yarn into a scarf is a physical change. The yarn gets a different shape, but it is still made of the same type of matter.
Using a large magnet to remove pieces of iron from a junkyard is a physical change. Both the iron and the magnet are still made of the same type of matter a... | |
Which is a compound sentence? | [
"Carrie has always loved acting, and she often talks about moving to Hollywood.",
"According to many scholars, the 1798 publication of Lyrical Ballads by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth began the romantic period in English literature."
] | 0 | 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 compound sentence. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
Carrie has always loved acting, and she often talks about moving to Hollywood. | |
Which letter closing is more formal? | [
"Best regards,",
"Cheers,"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Audience, purpose, and tone | Which text is most formal? | Informal writing is typically used in casual situations or when communicating with someone you know well. Informal language often expresses familiarity and tends to sound more like speech. It uses more conversational language, such as slang, idioms, abbreviations, imprecise language, and contractions.
Formal writing is... | The second letter closing is more formal. The other letter closing is more casual and suggests a familiarity with the person being written to. | |
Based on this information, what is this scarlet rosemallow plant's genotype for the flower color gene? | [
"red flowers",
"FF"
] | 1 | In a group of scarlet rosemallow plants, some individuals have red flowers and others have white flowers. In this group, the gene for the flower color trait has two alleles. The allele F is for red flowers, and the allele f is for white flowers.
A certain scarlet rosemallow plant from this group has red flowers. This p... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. The scarlet rosemallow plant has two alleles for red flowers (F). So, the plant's genotype for the flower color gene is FF. |
What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
From the look on her face, Lucia is carrying an albatross around her neck. | [
"the Bible",
"a poem"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade11 | 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... | |
Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear Aunt Jane,",
"Dear Aunt jane,"
] | 0 | 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 Jane is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Russell has a scar on his right hand. | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | 1 | Hint: Most scars are caused by accidents during a person's life. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Traits and heredity | Identify inherited and acquired traits | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | Children do not inherit their parent's scars. Instead, scars are caused by the environment. People can get scars after they get hurt. So, having a scar is an acquired trait. |
Which word is not like the others? | [
"several",
"some",
"many",
"where"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade2 | language science | vocabulary | Categories | Which word is not like the others? | Some words are alike. They go together in a group.
Red, blue, and green go together. They are colors.
Mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa go together. They are people in a family. | Many, several, and some go together. They are words for more than one. Where is not a word for more than one, so it is not like the other words. | |
Which tense does the sentence use?
The bird will build a nest. | [
"future tense",
"present tense",
"past tense"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | 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, build. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. | |
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? | [
"The Romeros' car looks just like the Cunninghams', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.",
"The Romeros' car has a dent in the bumper, but otherwise their car looks just like the Cunninghams'."
] | 0 | 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 second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun theirs could refer to the Romeros' or the Cunninghams'.
The Romeros' car looks just like the Cunninghams', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been ... | |
Based on this information, what is Sammy's phenotype for the fur length trait? | [
"FF",
"short fur"
] | 1 | In a group of dogs, some individuals have short fur and others have long fur. In this group, the gene for the fur length trait has two alleles. The allele F is for short fur, and the allele f is for long fur.
Sammy, a dog from this group, has short fur. Sammy has two alleles for short fur. | 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. Sammy's observable version of the fur length trait is short fur. So, Sammy's phenotype for the fur length trait is short fur. |
Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
amazed - authority | [
"alley",
"anything"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since anything is between the guide words amazed - authority, it would be found on that page. | |
Select the solid. | [
"marbles",
"rain",
"coffee",
"air inside a soccer ball"
] | 0 | 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... | Coffee is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour coffee into a different container, the coffee will take the shape of that container. But the coffee will still take up the same amount of space.
A marble is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. A marble can be made of clear... | |
What information supports the conclusion that Victor inherited this trait? | [
"Victor wears glasses and so do his sisters.",
"Victor's biological father wears contacts in his hazel eyes.",
"Victor's friend also has hazel eyes."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Victor has hazel eyes. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
Select the animal. | [
"Coconut trees have large, thin leaves.",
"Basil has green leaves.",
"Yaks eat plants.",
"Orange trees can grow fruit."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify plants and animals | Plants and animals are living things. Living things are called organisms.
Plants come in many shapes and sizes. Most plants grow in the ground. They might grow leaves, flowers, and fruit. Plants cannot move around on their own like animals can.
Animals also come in many shapes and sizes. Most animals can move around. A... | An orange tree is a plant. It can grow fruit.
Orange trees grow in sunny, warm places. They can be damaged by cold weather.
Basil is a plant. It has green leaves.
Basil leaves are used in cooking.
A yak is an animal. It eats plants.
Yaks live in cold places. Their long hair helps keep them warm.
A coconut tree is a pla... | |
Complete the statement.
Bromine is (). | [
"a compound",
"an elementary substance"
] | 1 | Liquid bromine is made in chemical factories. It can be used to make couches and mattresses that are fire-resistant. The chemical formula for bromine is Br2. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas | There are more than 100 different chemical elements, or types of atoms. Chemical elements make up all of the substances around you.
A substance may be composed of one chemical element or multiple chemical elements. Substances that are composed of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are ... | You can tell whether bromine is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of atomic symbols in its chemical formula. An atomic symbol consists of either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or two lowercase letters.
The chemical formula for bromine, Br2, contains one atomic symbol: ... |
Which kind of place usually has larger yards? | [
"an urban area",
"a suburban area"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | social science | geography | Geography | Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas | People around the world live in three main kinds of places: urban areas, suburban areas, and rural areas.
An urban area is a city. It has many people and businesses. The buildings are close to each other. The buildings are often tall and have many floors. Since there are so many people, traffic is usually bad. People w... | Suburban areas usually have larger yards. The buildings are farther apart. | |
What do these two changes have in common?
water evaporating from a lake
building a tower out of magnetic blocks | [
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes."
] | 3 | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | chemistry | Chemical reactions | Compare physical and chemical changes | Matter is made of very small particles called atoms. Atoms can be linked together by chemical bonds. When two or more atoms link together, they form a molecule.
In a chemical change, the chemical bonds in the molecules break. The atoms then link together to form different molecules. The types of molecules in matter bef... | Step 1: Think about each change.
Water evaporating from a lake is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The liquid changes into a gas, but a different type of matter is not formed.
Building a tower out of magnetic blocks is a physical change. The blocks stick to each other to form a tower. But the blocks are ... | |
What information supports the conclusion that Ian acquired this trait? | [
"Ian is most interested in American history.",
"Ian learned history by reading."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Ian knows a lot about history. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
What do these two changes have in common?
butter melting on a hot day
water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | 2 | 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.
Butter melting on a hot day is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The butter changes from solid to liquid, but it is still made of the same type of matter.
Water vapor condensing on a bathroom mirror is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The water changes state... | |
What information supports the conclusion that Ernest inherited this trait? | [
"Ernest has freckles on his nose and shoulders.",
"Ernest's biological parents have freckles on their noses just as Ernest does.",
"Ernest and his biological mother have pale skin."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Ernest has freckles. | 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.... | |
According to Newton's third law, what other force must be happening? | [
"The suitcase is pushing on Zachary.",
"The suitcase is pulling on Zachary."
] | 1 | 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:
Zachary is pulling on a full suitcase. | closed choice | grade6 | 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... | Zachary is pulling on the suitcase. So, Newton's third law tells you that the suitcase is pulling on Zachary. |
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
It's an open secret that Jonathan is writing a book based on his experiences living in Singapore. He never talks about it, but almost all his friends know. | [
"oxymoron",
"hyperbole"
] | 0 | 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.
Open secret is a contradiction, because open describes something that is freely or publicly known, and a secret is hidden. |
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