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Not supported with pagination yet | Is sweeping the floor a good or a service? | [
"a good",
"a service"
] | 1 | 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 sweeping the floor is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is sweeping the floor something you can touch? No.
Is sweeping the floor a job you might pay someone else to do? Yes.
So, sweeping the floor is a service. | |
What is the capital of Wisconsin? | [
"Annapolis",
"Lansing",
"Madison",
"Green Bay"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Midwest | Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the solid. | [
"piece of paper",
"rain",
"air inside a bubble"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | 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 shape of its own.
Some solids can be bent or broken easily. Others are hard to bend or break.
A glass cup is a solid. A sock is also a solid.
When matter i... | Rain is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you put rainwater into a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.
The air inside a bubble is a gas. A gas spreads out to fill a space. The air inside a bubble fills all... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different sizes and shapes. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | The magnets in Pair 2 attract. The magnets in Pair 1 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitude of the magnetic force.
Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the ... | |
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"Delaware",
"Kentucky",
"New York",
"Vermont"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | us-history | English colonies in North America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is New York.
During the colonial era, New Hampshire and New York both claimed the territory that would later become the state of Vermont. Vermont was never its own colony. | |||
Which of the following could Emmy's test show? | [
"if the blade guards would break in a crash",
"how much the drone weighed with the blade guards",
"if adding the blade guards made the drone fly poorly"
] | 2 | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design.
The passage below describes how the engineering-design process was used to test a solution to a problem. Read the passage. Then answer the ques... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Engineering practices | Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design. How can you determine what a test can show? You need to figure out what was tested and what was measured.
Imagine an engineer needs to design a... | ||
Which animal is also adapted for climbing trees? | [
"Grevy's zebra",
"bare-eared squirrel monkey"
] | 1 | s live in rain forests on the island of Sumatra in Asia. They climb trees to find food and shelter. The orangutan's hands and feet are adapted for climbing trees.
Figure: Sumatran orangutan. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: feet and limbs | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The shape of an animal's feet is one example of an adaptation. Animals' feet can be adapted in different ways. For example, webbed feet might help an animal swim. Feet with thick fur m... | Look at the picture of the Sumatran orangutan.
The Sumatran orangutan has long fingers and toes. It is adapted for climbing trees. The Sumatran orangutan uses its long fingers and toes to hold on to branches while climbing.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The bare-eared squirr... | |
Which animal's limbs are also adapted for climbing trees? | [
"three-toed sloth",
"sea turtle"
] | 0 | Chimpanzees live in the forests of Central Africa. Their limbs are adapted for climbing trees.
Figure: chimpanzee. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: feet and limbs | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
Arms, legs, flippers, and wings are different types of limbs. The type of limbs an animal has is an example of an adaptation. Animals' limbs can be adapted in different ways. For examp... | Look at the picture of the chimpanzee.
The chimpanzee uses its long limbs to reach branches while climbing. It uses its fingers and toes to grab the branches.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The three-toed sloth has long limbs with fingers and toes. Its limbs are adapted for c... | |
Which property do these three objects have in common? | [
"translucent",
"hard",
"soft"
] | 1 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A hard object does not change shape when pressed or squeezed. All three objects are hard.
A translucent object lets light through. But you cannot see clearly through a translucent object. The apple seeds and the canoe are not translucent.
A soft obje... | |
Which property do these three objects have in common? | [
"shiny",
"rough",
"fragile"
] | 0 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A shiny object reflects a lot of light. You can usually see your reflection in a shiny object. All three objects are shiny.
A fragile object will break into pieces if you drop it. The car bumper and the gold ring are not fragile.
A rough object feels... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Vivian acquired this trait? | [
"Vivian learned how to play the cello in music class.",
"Vivian and her father play the cello together.",
"Vivian knows how to polish her cello."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Vivian 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.... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the volume of a watering can? | [
"24 cups",
"24 fluid ounces",
"24 gallons"
] | 0 | 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 watering can is 24 cups.
24 fluid ounces is too little and 24 gallons is too much. |
Which property do these three objects have in common? | [
"sticky",
"bouncy",
"stretchy"
] | 0 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A sticky object can attach or stick to other things. All three objects are sticky.
A stretchy object gets longer when you pull on it. The ice cream sundae and the ice pop are not stretchy.
A bouncy object will bounce back from the floor if you drop i... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is Remy's phenotype for the fur length trait? | [
"FF",
"short fur"
] | 1 | In a group of Syrian hamsters, 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.
Remy, a Syrian hamster from this group, has short fur. Remy has two alleles for short fur. | 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 phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Remy's observable version of the fur length trait is short fur. So, Remy's phenotype for the fur length trait is short fur. |
Which property do these four objects have in common? | [
"fragile",
"transparent",
"sweet"
] | 0 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. Grouping objects... | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A fragile object will break into pieces if you drop it. All four objects are fragile.
You can see clearly through a transparent object. The fish bowl and the glass flask are transparent, but the ceramic tea cup is not.
Sugar has a sweet taste. The ce... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is a sentence fragment? | [
"Devin's favorite season is fall it is cool outside.",
"Goes on a big adventure."
] | 1 | 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... | Goes on a big adventure is a sentence fragment. It is missing a subject. | |
Select the organism in the same species as the Chinese mitten crab. | [
"Melanoplus bivittatus",
"Acanthaster planci",
"Eriocheir sinensis"
] | 2 | This organism is a Chinese mitten crab. Its scientific name is Eriocheir sinensis. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | biology | Classification and scientific names | Use scientific names to classify organisms | Scientists use scientific names to identify organisms. Scientific names are made of two words.
The first word in an organism's scientific name tells you the organism's genus. A genus is a group of organisms that share many traits.
A genus is made up of one or more species. A species is a group of very similar organisms... | A Chinese mitten crab's scientific name is Eriocheir sinensis.
Eriocheir sinensis has the same scientific name as a Chinese mitten crab. So, these organisms are in the same species.
Acanthaster planci does not have the same scientific name as a Chinese mitten crab. So, Eriocheir sinensis and Acanthaster planci are not ... | |
Which better describes the tide pool ecosystems in Montaña De Oro State Park? | [
"It has daily flooding and draining of seawater. It also has water that is rich in nutrients.",
"It has no sunlight. It also has daily flooding and draining of seawater."
] | 0 | Figure: Montaña De Oro State Park.
Montaña De Oro State Park is in California. The park is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It has many tide pool ecosystems. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Describe ecosystems | An ecosystem is formed when living and nonliving things interact in an environment. There are many types of ecosystems. Here are some ways in which ecosystems can differ from each other:
the pattern of weather, or climate
the type of soil or water
the organisms that live there | A tide pool is a type of ecosystem. Tide pool ecosystems have the following features: daily flooding and draining of seawater, water that is rich in nutrients, and many different types of organisms. So, the tide pool ecosystems in Montaña De Oro State Park have daily flooding and draining of seawater. They also have wa... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word unique in its traditional sense? | [
"Jon custom ordered his unique coffee table from a master craftsman in Lancaster.",
"Jon bought his unique coffee table from a factory outlet store in Lancaster."
] | 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 unique in its traditional sense: being the only one of its kind.
Jon custom ordered his unique coffee table from a master craftsman in Lancaster.
The second text uses unique in its nontraditional sense: interesting or unusual. Jon's coffee table is an interesting style, but it was made in a factory ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Wanda investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do small rocks or large rocks skip more times when thrown across the river?",
"Do round rocks or flat rocks skip more times when thrown across the river?",
"Do rocks skip more times when thrown across a river or across a pond?"
] | 0 | Wanda 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 | 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... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The strength of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnetic force is weaker in Pair 2.",
"The magnetic force is weaker in Pair 1."
] | 2 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Compare strengths of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces. The stronger the magnetic force between two magnets, the more strongly the magnets attract or repel each other.
You c... | Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. When magnets are farther apart, the magnetic force between them is weaker.
The magnets in Pair 1 are farther apart than the magnets in Pair 2. So, the magnetic force is weaker in Pair 1 than in Pair 2. | |
Which solution has a higher concentration of yellow particles? | [
"Solution A",
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution B"
] | 0 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each yellow ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the yellow particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of yellow particles, look at both the number of yellow particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of yellow particles per mill... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the action that doesn't belong. | [
"tell",
"say",
"announce",
"write"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | vocabulary | Categories | Select the words that don't belong | Write doesn't belong.
Tell, announce, and say all name ways to speak aloud. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | What does the allusion in this text suggest?
With the gutters clogged and water rising in the streets, Christine, who was watching the storm from her window, commented, "We're going to need an ark to get out of here." | [
"Christine wants to protect her possessions.",
"Christine thinks the storm will cause major flooding."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade12 | 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 Christine 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 bui... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Judy inherited this trait? | [
"Judy's parents have red hair. They passed down this trait to Judy.",
"Judy and her mother both wear their hair in braids."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Judy has red 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.... | |
Which solution has a higher concentration of green particles? | [
"Solution B",
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution A"
] | 2 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each green ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the green particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of green particles, look at both the number of green particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of green particles per millilit... | |
In this food chain, the brown trout is a secondary consumer. Why? | [
"It eats a secondary consumer.",
"It eats a primary consumer.",
"It eats a producer."
] | 1 | This diagram shows a food chain from the River Frome, a freshwater ecosystem in England. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Identify roles in food chains | Every organism needs food to stay alive. Organisms get their food in different ways. A food chain shows how organisms in an ecosystem get their food.
The food chain begins with the producer. A producer can change matter that is not food into food. Many producers use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make sugar. Ca... | In this food chain, the brown trout is a secondary consumer because it eats a primary consumer. The primary consumer in this food chain is the midge larva. | |
Which property do these four objects have in common? | [
"sticky",
"hard",
"stretchy"
] | 0 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. Grouping objects... | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A stretchy object gets longer when you pull on it. The bubble gum is stretchy, but the ice pop and the chocolate milkshake are not.
A sticky object can attach or stick to other things. All four objects are sticky.
A hard object does not change shape ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Preston took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. | [
"complex",
"compound",
"compound-complex",
"simple"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade7 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is simple. It is a single independent clause.
Preston took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. | |
Which of these states is farthest south? | [
"Wisconsin",
"Pennsylvania",
"Indiana",
"Oklahoma"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | geography | Geography | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. Oklahoma is farthest south. | ||
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample B",
"sample A",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature"
] | 0 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | Each particle in sample B has more mass than each particle in sample A. The particles in sample B also have a higher average speed than the particles in sample A. So, the particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample A.
Because the particles in sample B have the higher average ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her grammar and mechanics?
When my grandparents first bought a computer, they didn't know how to use the Internet, so I sit down with them and show them the ropes. We go over a few basic terms, and I introduce them to different brow... | [
"by using consistent verb tenses",
"by correcting misplaced modifiers",
"by using commas correctly"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | writing-strategies | Editing and revising | Suggest appropriate revisions | During peer review, you read and respond to a fellow student's writing. While there are many methods and strategies that you can use for reviewing a text, it is generally helpful to frame your suggestions in concrete and constructive ways and to consider the following areas for revision:
Ideas and development: Does the... | The writer could best improve his or her grammar and mechanics by using consistent verb tenses.
For example, the writer could use past tense for all verbs but the last one; now indicates that the last sentence should be written in present tense.
When my grandparents first bought a computer, they didn't know how to use ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Francesca inherited this trait? | [
"Francesca and her father both have dark hair.",
"Francesca's parents have dark skin. They passed down this trait to Francesca."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Francesca has dark skin. | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
equal - everyday | [
"escape",
"elevator"
] | 0 | 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 escape is between the guide words equal - everyday, it would be found on that page. | |
Look at the models of molecules below. Select the elementary substance. | [
"acetaldehyde",
"hydrazine",
"ozone"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Identify elementary substances and compounds using models | 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 ... | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word blessing on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
billow - brown | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade7 | 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 blessing is between the guide words billow - brown, it would be found on that page. | |
What can Brendan and Isaac trade to each get what they want? | [
"Isaac can trade his broccoli for Brendan's oranges.",
"Isaac can trade his almonds for Brendan's tomatoes.",
"Brendan can trade his tomatoes for Isaac's broccoli.",
"Brendan can trade his tomatoes for Isaac's sandwich."
] | 2 | Trade happens when people agree to exchange goods and services. People give up something to get something else. Sometimes people barter, or directly exchange one good or service for another.
Brendan and Isaac open their lunch boxes in the school cafeteria. Both of them could be happier with their lunches. Brendan wante... | closed choice | grade6 | social science | economics | Basic economic principles | Trade and specialization | Brendan wanted broccoli in his lunch and Isaac was hoping for tomatoes. Look at the labeled part of the images.
Brendan has tomatoes. Isaac has broccoli. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both be happier. Trading other things would not help either person get more items they want. | ||
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"repel",
"attract"
] | 0 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The north pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Poles that are the same repel. So, these magnets will repel each other. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which statement describes the sailboat's motion? | [
"The sailboat is accelerating.",
"The sailboat has a constant velocity."
] | 0 | A sailboat is speeding up as a gust of wind catches the sail. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Identify whether objects are accelerating | An object's velocity describes its speed and its direction.
An object has a constant velocity when neither its speed nor its direction is changing. So, an object has a constant velocity when the object is:
moving in a straight line at a constant speed, or
remaining motionless.
If an object does not have a constant velo... | The sailboat is speeding up. So, the sailboat is accelerating. |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 2."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different shapes. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Both magnet sizes and distance affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. The sizes of the magnets in Pair 1 are the same as in Pair 2. The distance between the magnets is also the same.
So, the magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs. | |
Select the organism in the same genus as the great gray owl. | [
"Cyanocitta stelleri",
"Strix aluco",
"Cyanocitta cristata"
] | 1 | This organism is a great gray owl. Its scientific name is Strix nebulosa. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Scientific names | Use scientific names to classify organisms | Scientists use scientific names to identify organisms. Scientific names are made of two words.
The first word in an organism's scientific name tells you the organism's genus. A genus is a group of organisms that share many traits.
A genus is made up of one or more species. A species is a group of very similar organisms... | A great gray owl's scientific name is Strix nebulosa. The first word of its scientific name is Strix.
Cyanocitta stelleri is in the genus Cyanocitta. The first word of its scientific name is Cyanocitta. So, Cyanocitta stelleri and Strix nebulosa are not in the same genus.
Strix aluco is in the genus Strix. The first wo... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is this fruit fly's phenotype for the antenna type trait? | [
"Aa",
"mutated antennae"
] | 1 | This passage describes the antenna type trait in fruit flies:
In a group of fruit flies, some individuals have mutated antennae and others have normal antennae. In this group, the gene for the antenna type trait has two alleles. The allele A is for mutated antennae, and the allele a is for normal antennae.
A certain f... | 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. The fruit fly's observable version of the antenna type trait is mutated antennae. So, the fly's phenotype for the antenna type trait is mutated antennae. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Betty acquired this trait? | [
"Betty learned to identify insects by reading many books about insects.",
"Betty likes to look at butterflies and beetles."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Betty is good at identifying insects. | 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... | |
Which part of the tomato plant makes the seeds? | [
"the fruit",
"the flowers"
] | 1 | A tomato plant can grow seeds. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Plants | Describe and construct flowering plant life cycles | Many plants have flowers. These plants can use their flowers to reproduce, or make new plants like themselves. How do plants use their flowers to reproduce?
First, the male part of the flower makes pollen, and the female part makes eggs. Animals, wind, or water can move pollen. Pollination is what happens when pollen i... | Flowers make seeds. After a flower is pollinated, male cells from the pollen combine with eggs. This is called fertilization. The fertilized eggs grow into seeds.
The fruit can grow around the seeds. But the fruit does not make seeds. Both the fruit and the seeds grow from parts of the flower. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Jacob is good at cooking. | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | 1 | Hint: Cooking well takes practice. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | 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... | People are not born knowing how to cook. Instead, many people learn how to cook. So, cooking is an acquired trait. |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a pen? | [
"19 centimeters",
"19 kilometers"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade3 | 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.
Imagine being told that a pencil is 16 long. You might be thinking, 16 what? Is the pencil 16 centimeters long? 16 meters? 16 kilometers?
The number 16 on its own does not give you much informa... | The better estimate for the length of a pen is 19 centimeters.
19 kilometers is too long. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the volume of a bottle of cough syrup? | [
"10 cups",
"10 fluid ounces",
"10 gallons"
] | 1 | 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 bottle of cough syrup is 10 fluid ounces.
10 cups and 10 gallons are both too much. |
Is Rafflesia arnoldii made up of many cells? | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 | This organism is Rafflesia arnoldii. It is a member of the plant kingdom.
Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest flowers in the world. A single flower can be three feet wide! R. arnoldii is commonly called a corpse flower because the flower smells like rotting meat. | yes or no | grade4 | natural science | biology | Classification | Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms | In the past, scientists classified living organisms into two groups: plants and animals. Over the past 300 years, scientists have discovered many more types of organisms. Today, many scientists classify organisms into six broad groups, called kingdoms.
Organisms in each kingdom have specific traits. The table below sho... | Rafflesia arnoldii is a plant. Plants are made up of many cells. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Mona, I've told you a million times: you need to dry the dishes before you put them away. | [
"hyperbole",
"oxymoron"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade9 | 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 hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
A million times is an exaggeration, since it is unlikely that Mona has actually been told this a million times. | |
Which property matches this object? | [
"hard",
"soft"
] | 1 | Select the better answer. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Materials | Identify properties of an object | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. | Look at the object.
Think about each property.
A soft object changes shape when you squeeze it. The dress is soft.
A hard object keeps its shape when you squeeze it. The dress is not hard. | |
Which three months have over 200millimeters of precipitation in Singapore? | [
"November, December, and January",
"August, September, and October",
"May, June, and July"
] | 0 | Use the graph to answer the question below. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | Use climate data to make predictions | Scientists record climate data from places around the world. Precipitation, or rain and snow, is one type of climate data.
A bar graph can be used to show the average amount of precipitation each month. Months with taller bars have more precipitation on average. | To describe the average precipitation trends in Singapore, look at the graph.
Choice "Jan" is incorrect.
Choice "May" is incorrect.
Choice "Jun" is incorrect.
Choice "Jul" is incorrect.
Choice "Aug" is incorrect.
Choice "Sep" is incorrect.
Choice "Oct" is incorrect.
Choice "Nov" is incorrect.
Choice "Dec" is incorrect.... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Suppose Lauren decides to go as a superhero. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Lauren will save some time and money. She won't have to go out and get a new costume.",
"Lauren will give up the chance to wear the costume she is more excited about."
] | 1 | Lauren is deciding whether to go as a vampire or a superhero to a costume party. She would rather go as a vampire. 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 Lauren wants or needs:
Lauren will give up the chance to wear the costume she is more excited about. |
Which property do these four objects have in common? | [
"flexible",
"salty",
"smooth"
] | 2 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. Grouping objects... | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A flexible object can be folded or bent without breaking easily. The flower petals are flexible, but the wax candle, the ice hockey rink, and the trombone are not.
Potato chips have a salty taste. The trombone is not salty.
A smooth object is not scr... | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"attract",
"repel"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The north pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Poles that are the same repel. So, these magnets will repel each other. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which tense does the sentence use?
I tell Jayla 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. | |
Identify the question that Preston's experiment can best answer. | [
"Do steel nails take fewer days to rust in water compared to vinegar?",
"Do steel nails rust in fewer days when submerged in a large volume of liquid compared to a small volume?"
] | 0 | The passage below describes an experiment. Read the passage and then follow the instructions below.
Preston put one two-inch steel nail into each of six test tubes. He added water to three of the test tubes and vinegar to the other three. In each test tube, he completely covered the nail with the same volume of liquid... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify the experimental question | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. How can you identify the questions that a certain experiment can answer? In order to do this, you need to figure out what was tested and what was measured during the experiment.
Imagine an experiment with two groups of daffodil plants. One group of plants was gr... | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Last year, there were seven men's clothing stores on Main Street in Fairview. This year, there are only three. What probably happened to the overall supply of men's shirts in Fairview? | [
"The supply probably went up.",
"The supply probably went down."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade8 | 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... | When four men's clothing stores closed on Main Street, the number of suppliers went down. There were fewer stores selling men's shirts. So, the supply of men's shirts probably went down. | |
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"Massachusetts",
"Virginia",
"Maryland",
"Rhode Island"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | us-history | English colonies in North America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Colony included land that would later become the state of Maine. Maine was never its own colony. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Darnel can drive a car. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 0 | Hint: Driving well takes practice. | 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 are not born knowing how to drive a car. Instead, many people learn how to drive when they are older. So, driving is an acquired trait. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
whoop - wren | [
"wait",
"width"
] | 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 width is between the guide words whoop - wren, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the one substance that is not a mineral. | [
"Muscovite is a pure substance. It is not made by living things.",
"A shark's tooth is made by a living thing. It is not a pure substance.",
"Chrysotile is a solid. It is a pure substance."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | earth-science | Rocks and minerals | Identify minerals using properties | Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. A rock can be made of one or more minerals.
Minerals and rocks have the following properties:
Property | Mineral | Rock
It is a solid. | Yes | Yes
It is formed in nature. | Yes | Yes
It is not made by organisms. | Yes | Yes
It is a pure substance. | Yes | No
It has a fixed cry... | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals.
Muscovite is a mineral.
A shark's tooth is made by a living thing. But minerals are not made by living things.
A shark's tooth is not a pure substance. But all minerals are pure ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has less thermal energy? | [
"a 250-gram baked potato at a temperature of 60°C",
"a 250-gram baked potato at a temperature of 40°C"
] | 1 | The objects are identical except for their temperatures. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Heat and thermal energy | How is temperature related to thermal energy? | All solids, liquids, and gases are made of matter. Matter is made up of tiny particles that are always moving. The energy from the motion of these particles is called thermal energy.
Temperature measures how hot or cold matter is. If the particles in matter slow down, the temperature goes down. The matter now has both ... | The two baked potatoes have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 40°C potato is colder than the 60°C potato, it has less thermal energy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Ted has a scar on his right knee. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 0 | Hint: Most scars are caused by accidents during a person's life. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | 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. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word nauseous in its traditional sense? | [
"Danielle couldn't tolerate the nauseous odor emanating from the landfill, so she rolled up her car windows as she drove past.",
"The odor emanating from the landfill made Danielle so nauseous that she had to roll up the car windows as she drove past."
] | 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 second text uses nauseous in its traditional sense: causing disgust or nausea.
Danielle couldn't tolerate the nauseous odor emanating from the landfill, so she rolled up her car windows as she drove past.
The first text uses nauseous in its nontraditional sense: feeling disgusted or nauseated.
The odor emanating fr... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Did Dalton vote for Sofia for school president, or does he hate her for some reason? | [
"slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences",
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist",
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade9 | 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 Dalton either voted for Sofia or he hates her. However, Dalton could have voted for someone he considers a better candidate while still liking Sofia. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. | |
Select the organism in the same species as the Panamanian golden frog. | [
"Atelopus zeteki",
"Hyla japonica",
"Bufo guttatus"
] | 0 | This organism is a Panamanian golden frog. Its scientific name is Atelopus zeteki. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Scientific names | Use scientific names to classify organisms | Scientists use scientific names to identify organisms. Scientific names are made of two words.
The first word in an organism's scientific name tells you the organism's genus. A genus is a group of organisms that share many traits.
A genus is made up of one or more species. A species is a group of very similar organisms... | A Panamanian golden frog's scientific name is Atelopus zeteki.
Hyla japonica does not have the same scientific name as a Panamanian golden frog. So, Atelopus zeteki and Hyla japonica are not in the same species.
Bufo guttatus does not have the same scientific name as a Panamanian golden frog. So, Atelopus zeteki and Bu... | |
What is the capital of New Mexico? | [
"Santa Fe",
"Columbia",
"Albuquerque",
"Minneapolis"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify the 50 state capitals | Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
How do I know that Samantha is the most intelligent person in our geometry class? I know because she's so smart. | [
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good"
] | 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 Samantha is intelligent because she's smart. However, the "evidence" is just a restatement of the claim itself. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as circular reasoning. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which brick has more thermal energy? | [
"the hotter brick",
"the colder brick"
] | 0 | Two 2-kilogram bricks are identical except for their temperatures. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Heat and 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 bricks are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the hotter brick has more thermal energy. |
Which of the following could Marcy and Brenda's test show? | [
"if a new batch of concrete was firm enough to use",
"if the concrete from each batch took the same amount of time to dry"
] | 0 | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design.
The passage below describes how the engineering-design process was used to test a solution to a problem. Read the passage. Then answer the ques... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Engineering practices | Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design. How can you determine what a test can show? You need to figure out what was tested and what was measured.
Imagine an engineer needs to design a... | ||
Complete the statement.
Ethane is (). | [
"an elementary substance",
"a compound"
] | 1 | The model below represents a molecule of ethane. Ethane is used to make plastic bags. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Classify elementary substances and compounds using models | All substances are 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 some element... | Count the number of chemical elements represented in the model. Then, decide if ethane is an elementary substance or a compound.
In this model, each ball is labeled with C for carbon or H for hydrogen. So, the model shows you that ethane is made of two chemical elements bonded together.
Substances made of two or more c... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnetic force is stronger in Pair 2.",
"The strength of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnetic force is stronger in Pair 1."
] | 2 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Compare strengths of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces. The stronger the magnetic force between two magnets, the more strongly the magnets attract or repel each other.
You c... | Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. When magnets are closer together, the magnetic force between them is stronger.
The magnets in Pair 1 are closer together than the magnets in Pair 2. So, the magnetic force is stronger in Pair 1 than in Pair 2. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"There's nothing I love more than skipping lunch," Mr. Kelly told the flight attendant when he learned that no food would be available on his cross-country flight. | [
"personification",
"verbal irony"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade8 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify 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.
Alliteration is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
What a lucky little lady you are!
An allusion is a brief reference to something or someone well known, often from his... | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Nothing I love more shows verbal irony because Mr. Kelly is probably upset that there isn't anything to eat. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Jackie lives in a town with hot summers and freezing cold winters. | [
"weather",
"climate"
] | 1 | 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 | grade3 | 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.
Jackie lives in a town with hot summers and freezing cold winters.
This passage tells you about the usual temperatures where Jackie lives. It does not describe what the weather is like on a particular day. So, this passage describes the climate. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence states a fact? | [
"Only a fool would travel all the way to China to see rocks.",
"The Stone Forest in southern China is a cluster of ancient limestone pillars."
] | 1 | 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 second sentence states a fact.
The Stone Forest in southern China is a cluster of ancient limestone pillars.
It can be proved by reading a travel guide about China.
The first sentence states an opinion.
Only a fool would travel all the way to China to see rocks.
Only a fool shows what a person believes, thinks, or ... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1."
] | 2 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Distance affects the magnitude of the magnetic force. When there is a greater distance between magnets, the magnitude of the magnetic force between them is smaller.
There is a greater distance between the magnets in Pair 1 than in Pair 2. So, the magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1 than in Pair 2. | |
Is the following statement about our solar system true or false?
Of the four largest planets, three are made mainly of gas. | [
"true",
"false"
] | 1 | Use the data to answer the question below. | true-or false | grade6 | natural science | earth-science | Astronomy | Analyze data to compare properties of planets | A planet's volume tells you the size of the planet.
The primary composition of a planet is what the planet is made mainly of. In our solar system, planets are made mainly of rock, gas, or ice. | The table tells you that the four largest planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter and Saturn are made mainly of gas. Uranus and Neptune are made mainly of ice. So, of the four largest planets, two are made mainly of gas. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
oar - orphan | [
"ought",
"oh"
] | 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 oh is between the guide words oar - orphan, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence is more formal? | [
"Molly didn't enter student politics until her junior year.",
"Molly did not enter student politics until her junior year."
] | 1 | 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 a contraction (didn't).
The first sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal. | |
What is the expected ratio of offspring with yellow fruit to offspring with red fruit? Choose the most likely ratio. | [
"0:4",
"2:2",
"1:3",
"4:0",
"3:1"
] | 3 | In a group of tomato plants, some individuals have red fruit and others have yellow fruit. In this group, the gene for the fruit color trait has two alleles. The allele for red fruit (F) is dominant over the allele for yellow fruit (f).
This Punnett square shows a cross between two tomato plants. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Use Punnett squares to calculate ratios of offspring types | Offspring phenotypes: dominant or recessive?
How do you determine an organism's phenotype for a trait? Look at the combination of alleles in the organism's genotype for the gene that affects that trait. Some alleles have types called dominant and recessive. These two types can cause different versions of the trait to a... | To determine how many boxes in the Punnett square represent offspring with yellow fruit or red fruit, consider whether each phenotype is the dominant or recessive allele's version of the fruit color trait. The question tells you that the F allele, which is for red fruit, is dominant over the f allele, which is for yell... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the sentence.
A can of soda fizzing over is a (). | [
"chemical change",
"physical change"
] | 1 | 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... | A can of soda fizzing over is a physical change. The soda fizzes because the gas trapped inside of it comes out very quickly. But the types of matter the soda and gas are made of do not change. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Emmy is good at knitting hats. | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | 1 | Hint: People who can knit had to learn how to do it. | 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... | People are not born knowing how to knit. Instead, many people learn how to knit. Knitting well takes practice. So, knitting well is an acquired trait. |
Which property matches this object? | [
"rough",
"stretchy"
] | 0 | Select the better answer. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Materials | Identify properties of an object | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. | Look at the object.
Think about each property.
A stretchy object gets longer when you pull on it. The rock are not stretchy.
A rough object feels scratchy when you touch it. The rock are rough. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the living thing. | [
"cave",
"roller skate",
"kelp",
"the Great Sphinx of Giza"
] | 2 | 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 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 living thing. A cave does not need food or water.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is not a living thing.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a mythical sphinx, a creature with a lion's body and a hum... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
a puddle freezing into ice on a cold night
mixing sand and water | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | 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.
A puddle freezing into ice on a cold night is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. Liquid water freezes and becomes solid, but it is still made of water. A different type of matter is not formed.
Mixing sand and water is a physical change. Adding water makes the sand wet. But... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Logan's recent behavior made his parents begin to see his friend Ted as some sort of Svengali. | [
"literature",
"modern history"
] | 0 | 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 Svengali is literature.
In George du Maurier's novel Trilby, Svengali is a hypnotist who exerts such power over the central character that she is suddenly able to sing, which she was unable to do before.
The allusion Svengali means a person with an unduly strong influence over someone else. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which kind of place usually has less traffic? | [
"a rural area",
"an urban area"
] | 0 | 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... | Rural areas have much less traffic. There aren't as many people or cars in rural areas. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
According to Mr. Burton's kids, his snoring is as quiet as a jackhammer. | [
"The snoring is loud.",
"The snoring occurs in bursts."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade8 | 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.
Verbal irony involves saying one thing but implying something very different. People often use verbal irony when they are being sarcastic.
Olivia seems thrilled that her car keeps breaking dow... | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
As quiet as a jackhammer suggests that the snoring is loud. A jackhammer is not quiet, and neither is Mr. Burton's snoring. | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | The magnets in Pair 1 attract. The magnets in Pair 2 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitude of the magnetic force.
Distance affects the magnitude of the magnetic force. When there is a greater distance between magnets, the magni... | |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs."
] | 1 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different sizes. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | The magnets in Pair 2 attract. The magnets in Pair 1 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitude of the magnetic force.
Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the ... | |
Which animal is also adapted to use its neck to appear large and scary to a predator? | [
"lace monitor",
"spectacled cobra"
] | 1 | Bearded dragons are lizards. Their predators include owls, eagles, and snakes. The uses its neck to appear large and scary to a predator.
Figure: bearded dragon. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The shape of an animal's neck is one example of an adaptation. Animals' necks can be adapted in different ways. For example, a large frilled neck might help an animal appear dangerous ... | Look at the picture of the bearded dragon.
When frightened, the bearded dragon can spread out its hood to appear larger and more dangerous. If a predator is nearby, the hood can help scare it away.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The spectacled cobra has a hood around its neck... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Compare the motion of three cars. Which car was moving at the lowest speed? | [
"a car that moved 250miles east in 5hours",
"a car that moved 65miles south in 5hours",
"a car that moved 300miles north in 5hours"
] | 1 | 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 car moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each car moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each car moved for 5 hours. The car that moved 65 miles moved the shortest distance in that time. So, that car must have moved at the lowest speed. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of the air on a cold, rainy day? | [
"42°C",
"42°F"
] | 1 | 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 the air on a cold, rainy day is 42°F.
42°C is too hot. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Nolan persisted despite his friends' attempts to tell him that this was a Gordian knot. | [
"a song",
"ancient legend"
] | 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 Gordian knot is ancient legend.
According to legend, Alexander the Great used his sword to slash an intricate knot by which a chariot was tied to a pole in the city of Gordium.
The allusion Gordian knot means a highly complex problem. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the statement. Assume that the sled's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the sled and Earth () as Tammy rode down the hill. | [
"stayed the same",
"increased",
"decreased"
] | 2 | Read the text about an object in motion.
On a snowy day, Tammy rode her sled down a big hill. | closed choice | grade6 | 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 sled and the center of Earth changed.
The bottom of the hill was lower than the point where Tammy started sledding. As Tammy rode toward the bottom of the hill, the distance between the sled and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between... |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the invertebrate. | [
"rockfish",
"albatross",
"leaf-curling spider",
"whiptail lizard"
] | 2 | Hint: Insects, spiders, and worms are invertebrates. | closed choice | grade5 | 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... | Like other spiders, a leaf-curling spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A whiptail lizard is a reptile. Like other reptiles, a whiptail lizard is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A rockfish is a fish. Like other fish, a rockfish is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
An albatross ... |
Identify the question that Camilla's experiment can best answer. | [
"Do the temperatures inside boxes depend on the sizes of the boxes?",
"Do the insides of white boxes get hotter than the insides of black boxes when the boxes are left in the sun?"
] | 1 | The passage below describes an experiment. Read the passage and then follow the instructions below.
Camilla glued lids onto 16 cardboard shoe boxes of equal size. She painted eight of the boxes black and eight of the boxes white. Camilla made a small hole in the side of each box and then stuck a thermometer partially ... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify the experimental question | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. How can you identify the questions that a certain experiment can answer? In order to do this, you need to figure out what was tested and what was measured during the experiment.
Imagine an experiment with two groups of daffodil plants. One group of plants was gr... | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
As Charlie sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. | [
"compound",
"complex",
"compound-complex",
"simple"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is complex. It is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction as.
As Charlie sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the one animal that has all of the mammal traits listed above. | [
"Gray tree frogs hatch from eggs without shells. They live underwater when they are tadpoles. They move onto land when they become adults. The moist skin of adult gray tree frogs can be green or gray. The color of their skin helps them hide on rocks or plants.",
"Bengal tigers are one of the world's largest livin... | 1 | Mammals are a group of animals with similar traits. The following traits can be used to identify mammals:
They feed their offspring milk.
They have fur or hair. Observe the animals and read the descriptions. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Classification | Use evidence to classify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians | Scientists sort animals with similar traits into groups. This is called classification. Classification helps scientists learn about how animals live.
How do scientists classify animals? First, they make observations about an animal. Scientists observe the animal's traits, including its body parts and behavior. Then, sc... | To decide if an animal is part of a group, look at the traits of the group.
Mammals have the following traits:
They feed their offspring milk.
They have fur or hair.
Compare each animal's traits to the group's traits. Select the animal with traits similar to the group's traits.
A Bengal tiger has the following traits:
... |
Complete the statement.
Gold is (). | [
"an elementary substance",
"a compound"
] | 0 | The model below represents gold. Gold is a precious metal that is often used to make jewelry. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Classify elementary substances and compounds using models | 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 ... | Use the model to determine whether gold is an elementary substance or a compound.
Step 1: Interpret the model.
In the space-filling model shown above, all of the balls are the same color:
. The legend shows that yellow represents the chemical element with the atomic symbol Au. So, the model shows you that gold is compo... |
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