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Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.
—Homer, The Iliad
Options:
(1) chiasmus
(2) apostrophe | [
"chiasmus",
"apostrophe"
] | 2 | 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 apostrophe, a direct address to an absent person or a nonhuman entity.
O goddess is a direct address to a goddess, a nonhuman entity. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word dozen on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
daddy - definition
Options:
(1) no
(2) yes | [
"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 dozen is not between the guide words daddy - definition, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
shot - suit
Options:
(1) service
(2) stockade | [
"service",
"stockade"
] | 2 | 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 stockade is between the guide words shot - suit, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long does it take to bake lasagna in the oven?
Options:
(1) 33 minutes
(2) 33 hours | [
"33 minutes",
"33 hours"
] | 1 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade2 | 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 bake lasagna in the oven is 33 minutes.
33 hours is too slow. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The salesperson tried hard to convince Franklin that the jacket was a good buy; after all, it was made of genuine imitation leather.
Options:
(1) hyperbole
(2) oxymoron | [
"hyperbole",
"oxymoron"
] | 2 | 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 an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Genuine imitation is a contradiction, because genuine means real, and imitation means fake or synthetic. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
compost rotting
a piece of apple turning brown
Options:
(1) Both are caused by cooling.
(2) Both are only physical changes.
(3) Both are caused by heating.
(4) Both are chemical changes. | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | 4 | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | chemistry | Physical and chemical change | Compare physical and chemical changes | Chemical changes and physical changes are two common ways matter can change.
In a chemical change, the type of matter changes. The types of matter before and after a chemical change are always different.
Some chemical changes are caused by heating or cooling. For example, burning a piece of paper is a chemical change c... | Step 1: Think about each change.
Compost forms from the remains of plants and animals, such as vegetable scraps and egg shells. Compost rotting is a chemical change. As the compost rots, it breaks down and turns into a different type of matter.
A piece of apple turning brown is a chemical change. The apple reacts with ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | When World War I first started, what did many people believe?
Options:
(1) It would be one of the longest wars in history.
(2) The war would be the first of two world wars.
(3) The war would lead to the death of millions of Germans.
(4) The war would be over quickly. | [
"It would be one of the longest wars in history.",
"The war would be the first of two world wars.",
"The war would lead to the death of millions of Germans.",
"The war would be over quickly."
] | 4 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | world-history | 20th century American history | World War I: events of the war | World War I started in the summer of 1914. The two main sides of World War I were the Allied powers and Central powers. The table below shows the most important countries on each side at the beginning of the war.
Originally, many people believed that the war would be over quickly. The people on each side believed that ... | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Farid investigate with an experiment?
Options:
(1) Does a pie crust made with white flour burn more quickly when the pie is cooked in a glass pan or in an aluminum pan?
(2) Do pie crusts made with white flour burn less quickly when covered with aluminum foil or when left un... | [
"Does a pie crust made with white flour burn more quickly when the pie is cooked in a glass pan or in an aluminum pan?",
"Do pie crusts made with white flour burn less quickly when covered with aluminum foil or when left uncovered?",
"Does a pie crust made with white flour burn more quickly than a pie crust mad... | 1 | Farid is baking a pie. He notices that the crust burns before the pie is fully cooked. He wonders what factors affect whether a pie crust will burn in the oven. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:
ingredients for pumpkin pie filling
ingredients for apple pie filling
two pie ... | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Sasha is good at knitting hats.
Options:
(1) acquired
(2) inherited | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 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. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
imitate - iron
Options:
(1) itch
(2) inherit | [
"itch",
"inherit"
] | 2 | 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 inherit is between the guide words imitate - iron, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word streak on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
serpent - skirt
Options:
(1) yes
(2) no | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 2 | yes or no | grade4 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since streak is not between the guide words serpent - skirt, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
butter melting on a hot day
mixing sand and water
Options:
(1) Both are caused by cooling.
(2) Both are only physical changes.
(3) Both are caused by heating.
(4) Both are chemical changes. | [
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | chemistry | Physical and chemical change | Compare physical and chemical changes | Chemical changes and physical changes are two common ways matter can change.
In a chemical change, the type of matter changes. The types of matter before and after a chemical change are always different.
Some chemical changes are caused by heating or cooling. For example, burning a piece of paper is a chemical change c... | Step 1: Think about each change.
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.
Mixing sand and water is a physical change. Adding water makes the sand wet. But both the sand and water are still mad... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the plant.
Options:
(1) Oak trees can have thick branches.
(2) Orcas swim in the ocean. | [
"Oak trees can have thick branches.",
"Orcas swim in the ocean."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | 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 oak tree is a plant. It can have thick branches.
Acorns grow on oak trees. Acorns are small nuts with a seed inside.
An orca is an animal. It swims in the ocean.
Orcas are also called killer whales. They hunt fish and other animals that live in the ocean. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which phrase has a more positive connotation?
Options:
(1) a cowardly leader
(2) a prudent leader | [
"a cowardly leader",
"a prudent leader"
] | 2 | 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 prudent leader has a more positive connotation. Prudent and cowardly both denote avoiding risks or danger. However, prudent suggests someone is wisely cautious, while cowardly suggests someone lacks bravery. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word bruise on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
blush - buffalo
Options:
(1) no
(2) yes | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 2 | 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 bruise is between the guide words blush - buffalo, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of the air on a cold, rainy day?
Options:
(1) 45°C
(2) 45°F | [
"45°C",
"45°F"
] | 2 | 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 45°F.
45°C is too hot. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the reptile.
Options:
(1) Chinese alligator
(2) California toad
(3) grass frog
(4) eastern newt | [
"Chinese alligator",
"California toad",
"grass frog",
"eastern newt"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians | Reptiles have scaly, waterproof skin. Most reptiles live on land. | A Chinese alligator is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin.
Alligators live in and around water. They can live near ponds, rivers, marshes, and lakes.
An eastern newt is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water.
Some newts live in water. Other newts live on land but lay their eggs in water.
A g... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree.
—Albert Einstein
Options:
(1) All religions, arts, and sciences are distant from one another.
(2) All religions, arts, and sciences are related. | [
"All religions, arts, and sciences are distant from one another.",
"All religions, arts, and sciences are related."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Interpret figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A metaphor compares two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
The snow formed a blanket over the town. | The text uses a metaphor, comparing two things that are not actually alike without using like or as.
The metaphor all religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree suggests that all religions, arts, and sciences are related. Those areas grow out of shared human motivations, just as the branches of a singl... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word does not rhyme?
Options:
(1) wife
(2) hide
(3) life | [
"wife",
"hide",
"life"
] | 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 wife and life rhyme. They both end with the ife sound.
The word hide does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the temperature shown by this thermometer.
Options:
(1) 100°F
(2) 125°F
(3) 65°F | [
"100°F",
"125°F",
"65°F"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Weather and climate | Read a thermometer | A thermometer is a tool that measures temperature. Temperature can be measured in degrees. The symbol for degrees is °.
Some thermometers measure temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F). Fahrenheit is one scale used to measure temperature.
This is a tube thermometer. It has a tube filled with a red liquid.
There is a Fa... | Find the top of the red liquid.
Now look at the scale to the right. The top of the red liquid lines up with 100. So, the temperature is 100°F. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a hiking trail?
Options:
(1) 4 meters
(2) 4 millimeters
(3) 4 kilometers
(4) 4 centimeters | [
"4 meters",
"4 millimeters",
"4 kilometers",
"4 centimeters"
] | 3 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of distance, mass, and volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
When you are using metric units, length can be written with units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, or kilometers. One meter contains 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters. So, 1 meter is lar... | The best estimate for the length of a hiking trail is 4 kilometers.
4 millimeters, 4 centimeters, and 4 meters are all too short. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
garage - goose
Options:
(1) guess
(2) glow | [
"guess",
"glow"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade2 | 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 glow is between the guide words garage - goose, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is this pea plant's genotype for the stem height gene?
Options:
(1) HH
(2) a tall stem | [
"HH",
"a tall stem"
] | 1 | In a group of pea plants, some individuals have a tall stem and others have a short stem. In this group, the gene for the stem height trait has two alleles. The allele H is for a tall stem, and the allele h is for a short stem.
A certain pea plant from this group has a tall stem. This plant has two alleles for a tall s... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: genotype and phenotype | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. The pea plant has two alleles for a tall stem (H). So, the plant's genotype for the stem height gene is HH. |
Not supported with pagination yet | According to Newton's third law, what other force must be happening?
Options:
(1) The wheelchair is pushing on Darnel.
(2) The wheelchair is pulling on Darnel. | [
"The wheelchair is pushing on Darnel.",
"The wheelchair is pulling on Darnel."
] | 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:
Darnel is pushing on his friend's wheelchair. | 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... | Darnel is pushing on the wheelchair. So, Newton's third law tells you that the wheelchair is pushing on Darnel. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of a warm grilled cheese sandwich?
Options:
(1) 55°F
(2) 55°C | [
"55°F",
"55°C"
] | 2 | 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 a warm grilled cheese sandwich is 55°C.
55°F is too cold. |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a hiking trail?
Options:
(1) 5 meters
(2) 5 kilometers | [
"5 meters",
"5 kilometers"
] | 2 | 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 hiking trail is 5 kilometers.
5 meters is too short. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
dry ice sublimating and becoming a gas
burning a marshmallow over a campfire
Options:
(1) Both are only physical changes.
(2) Both are caused by cooling.
(3) Both are caused by heating.
(4) Both are chemical changes. | [
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are caused by heating.",
"Both are chemical changes."
] | 3 | 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.
Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. When dry ice gets warm, it changes state and becomes carbon dioxide gas. This change of state, from solid to gas, is called sublimation.
Dry ice becoming a gas is a physical change. A change of state does not form a different type of matter.
Burning a ma... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has the most thermal energy?
Options:
(1) a meatball at a temperature of 139°F
(2) a meatball at a temperature of 126°F
(3) a meatball at a temperature of 111°F | [
"a meatball at a temperature of 139°F",
"a meatball at a temperature of 126°F",
"a meatball at a temperature of 111°F"
] | 1 | The objects are identical except for their temperatures. | closed choice | grade4 | 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 move faster, the temperature goes up. The matter now has both ... | All three meatballs have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 139°F meatball is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which correctly shows the title of a book?
Options:
(1) ***The Lion and the Mouse***
(2) "The Lion and the Mouse" | [
"***The Lion and the Mouse***",
"\"The Lion and the Mouse\""
] | 1 | closed choice | grade9 | 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 book should be in italics.
The correct title is **The Lion and the Mouse**. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is this a run-on sentence?
Dust particles around nine nearby stars may have been caused by long-ago collisions between melting comets and asteroids.
Options:
(1) yes
(2) no | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 2 | 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.
Dust particles around nine nearby stars may have been caused by long-ago collisions between melting comets and asteroids. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Mia is a competitive horseback rider, and she will be competing in the next World Equestrian Games, which are held every four years.
Options:
(1) compound-complex
(2) compound
(3) simple
(4) complex | [
"compound-complex",
"compound",
"simple",
"complex"
] | 1 | 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 compound-complex. It is made up of two independent clauses and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the relative pronoun which.
Mia is a competitive horseback rider, and she will be competing in the next World Equestrian Games, which are held every four years. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the vertebrate.
Options:
(1) bull ant
(2) red-kneed tarantula
(3) chinchilla
(4) comet moth | [
"bull ant",
"red-kneed tarantula",
"chinchilla",
"comet moth"
] | 3 | Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are vertebrates. | closed choice | grade4 | 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 tarantulas, a red-kneed tarantula is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A bull ant is an insect. Like other insects, a bull ant is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A chinchilla is a mammal. Like other mammals, a chinchilla is a vertebrate.... |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has more thermal energy?
Options:
(1) a cherry pie at a temperature of 100°F
(2) a cherry pie at a temperature of 85°F | [
"a cherry pie at a temperature of 100°F",
"a cherry pie at a temperature of 85°F"
] | 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 move faster, the temperature goes up. The matter now has both ... | The two cherry pies have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 100°F pie is hotter than the 85°F pie, it has more thermal energy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which tense does the sentence use?
Nicole learns about her ancestors in the book.
Options:
(1) future tense
(2) present tense
(3) past tense | [
"future tense",
"present tense",
"past tense"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | verbs | Verb tense | Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? | Present tense verbs tell you about something that is happening now.
Most present-tense verbs are regular. They have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.
Two verbs are irregular in the present tense, to be and to have. You must remember their forms.
Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened.
Mo... | The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, learns. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Seth acquired this trait?
Options:
(1) Seth is most interested in plant biology.
(2) Seth learned biology by doing experiments. | [
"Seth is most interested in plant biology.",
"Seth learned biology by doing experiments."
] | 2 | Read the description of a trait.
Seth knows a lot about biology. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Heredity | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down through families. Children gain these traits from their parents. Inherited traits do not need to be learned.
Acquired traits are gained during a person's lif... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Suppose Jordan decides to plant the chrysanthemums. Which result would be a cost?
Options:
(1) He will save some space. The chrysanthemums will use up less space than the magnolia tree would have used up.
(2) Jordan will give up the chance to look at the magnolia tree. He thinks it would have looked more beautiful than... | [
"He will save some space. The chrysanthemums will use up less space than the magnolia tree would have used up.",
"Jordan will give up the chance to look at the magnolia tree. He thinks it would have looked more beautiful than the chrysanthemums."
] | 2 | Jordan is deciding whether to plant chrysanthemums or a magnolia tree in his backyard. He wants to make his backyard more beautiful. But he also wants to leave space for doing fun things. | 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 Jordan wants or needs:
Jordan will give up the chance to look at the magnolia tree. He thinks it would have looked more beautiful than the chrysanthemums. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Look at the word. Does it have a closed syllable or an open syllable?
me
Options:
(1) open
(2) closed | [
"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 me ends with a vowel and has a long vowel sound. So, it has an open syllable. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What does the allusion in this text suggest?
With the gutters clogged and water rising in the streets, Lacey, who was watching the storm from her window, commented, "We're going to need an ark to get out of here."
Options:
(1) Lacey wants to protect her possessions.
(2) Lacey thinks the storm will cause major flooding. | [
"Lacey wants to protect her possessions.",
"Lacey thinks the storm will cause major flooding."
] | 2 | 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 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 Lacey 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. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Well, that's cast rather a gloom over the evening, hasn't it?
—Dinner guest, after a visit from the Grim Reaper, in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Options:
(1) understatement
(2) antithesis | [
"understatement",
"antithesis"
] | 1 | 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 understatement, which involves deliberately representing something as less serious or important than it really is.
Rather a gloom is an understatement, since a visit from Death would presumably ruin an evening. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the volume of an eyedropper?
Options:
(1) 5 milliliters
(2) 5 liters | [
"5 milliliters",
"5 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 an eyedropper is 5 milliliters.
5 liters is too much. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Polly anticipated that the free makeover her friend was promising would turn out to be a Trojan horse.
Options:
(1) Greek mythology
(2) the Bible | [
"Greek mythology",
"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 Trojan horse is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, the Greek army tricks the Trojan army into taking a large wooden horse into their carefully guarded city. The horse turns out to be filled with Greek warriors who, once inside the city of Troy, open the gates to the Greek army waiting outsi... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is a simple sentence?
Options:
(1) In June, Bridget and Max will graduate with honors from Lowell High School.
(2) When the supervisor arrived at the quarry, six dump trucks were in line at the gate. | [
"In June, Bridget and Max will graduate with honors from Lowell High School.",
"When the supervisor arrived at the quarry, six dump trucks were in line at the gate."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | grammar | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause is not a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alone. It is independent.
aft... | The second sentence is the simple sentence. It is a single independent clause.
In June, Bridget and Max will graduate with honors from Lowell High School. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of the air on a warm, sunny day?
Options:
(1) 26°C
(2) 26°F | [
"26°C",
"26°F"
] | 1 | 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 on a warm, sunny day is 26°C.
26°F is too cold. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is bumpier?
Options:
(1) bark
(2) wood ruler | [
"bark",
"wood ruler"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of materials | Every object is made of one or more materials. A material is a type of matter. Wood, glass, metal, and plastic are common materials.
A material has different properties. A material's properties tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. | Bumpy is a property. A bumpy material is covered in lumps and bumps. It is not flat or smooth.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine touching the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the bark is bumpier. If you could touch this tree bark, it would feel lumpy and bumpy. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text structure does the text use?
Options:
(1) sequential
(2) cause-effect | [
"sequential",
"cause-effect"
] | 2 | Read the text.
Experts say that too much television can be bad for you. Watching hours of TV results in too much sitting and not enough exercise. Exercise often makes people healthier. TV also takes away from the time kids might spend reading or doing their homework. This means that they might fall behind in school. So... | closed choice | grade4 | language science | writing-strategies | Text structure | Identify text structures | Writers can organize their ideas in different ways. These ways of organizing writing are called text structures. When you can tell how a text is organized, it's easier to understand how the writer's ideas go together. You can also use these text structures to organize your own writing.
| Text structure | Where you mig... | The text uses a cause-effect structure to show what happens if you watch too much television. In the text, certain words and phrases help to organize ideas in a cause-effect structure. Notice the phrase results in and the words makes, means, and because. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which greeting is correct for a letter?
Options:
(1) Dear Pablo,
(2) dear Pablo, | [
"Dear Pablo,",
"dear Pablo,"
] | 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 second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Pablo is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Norma's phone slipped out of her pocket, landing in the toilet with a plop.
Options:
(1) verbal irony
(2) onomatopoeia | [
"verbal irony",
"onomatopoeia"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures 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.
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 onomatopoeia, a word that expresses a sound.
Plop represents the sound of the phone landing in the toilet. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Rachel investigate with an experiment?
Options:
(1) Does the basketball bounce higher on gravel or on grass?
(2) Do larger basketballs bounce higher than smaller basketballs on a brick patio?
(3) Does the basketball bounce higher on a lawn or on a dirt path? | [
"Does the basketball bounce higher on gravel or on grass?",
"Do larger basketballs bounce higher than smaller basketballs on a brick patio?",
"Does the basketball bounce higher on a lawn or on a dirt path?"
] | 1 | Rachel gets a basketball for her birthday and dribbles it around her neighborhood. She notices that sometimes the ball bounces higher than other times. She wonders what factors affect how high her ball bounces. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
one basketball
access to a... | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word nature on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
neither - nuisance
Options:
(1) yes
(2) no | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 2 | yes or no | grade2 | 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 nature is not between the guide words neither - nuisance, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Mabel's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
Options:
(1) Greek mythology
(2) the Bible | [
"Greek mythology",
"the Bible"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade8 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Recall the source of an allusion | An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which C... | The source of the allusion Achilles's heel is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
The... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Last year, there were seven men's clothing stores on Main Street in Norwood. This year, there are only three. What probably happened to the overall supply of men's shirts in Norwood?
Options:
(1) The supply probably went up.
(2) The supply probably went down. | [
"The supply probably went up.",
"The supply probably went down."
] | 2 | 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. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence uses a metaphor?
Options:
(1) The tired boy was a slow turtle.
(2) The tired boy was as slow as a turtle. | [
"The tired boy was a slow turtle.",
"The tired boy was as slow as a turtle."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Identify similes and metaphors | Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that compare two things that are not actually alike.
A simile compares two things by saying that one is like the other. Similes often use the words like and as.
My sister runs like a cheetah.
The sister's running and a cheetah's running are compared using the word like.
A che... | This sentence uses a metaphor:
The tired boy was a slow turtle.
The words boy and turtle are compared without the word like or as.
This sentence uses a simile:
The tired boy was as slow as a turtle.
The words boy and turtle are compared using the word as. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense?
Options:
(1) As a geneticist, Suzie dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
(2) As a geneticist, Suzie enjoys watching science documentaries and sharing various factoids she's learned w... | [
"As a geneticist, Suzie dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.",
"As a geneticist, Suzie enjoys watching science documentaries and sharing various factoids she's learned with her colleagues."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | 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 factoid in its traditional sense: something made up presented as a true fact.
As a geneticist, Suzie dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
The first text uses factoid in its nontraditional sense: a trivial but true fact.
... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Derek remarked that the new book on anti-gravity was impossible to put down.
Options:
(1) pun
(2) allusion | [
"pun",
"allusion"
] | 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 a pun, a word or phrase that humorously suggests more than one meaning.
Impossible to put down means that the book is so good that it is hard to stop reading. The phrase impossible to put down is also a joke about anti-gravity: if gravity pulls things down, perhaps anti-gravity does the opposite and makes... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The old wooden rocking chair that Norma brought home from the rummage sale was as comfortable as a bed of nails.
Options:
(1) verbal irony
(2) pun | [
"verbal irony",
"pun"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade9 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures 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.
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.
As comfortable as a bed of nails shows verbal irony because sitting on nails would not be comfortable. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What kind of sentence is this?
The likelihood of two people having the same set of fingerprints is incredibly low.
Options:
(1) declarative
(2) exclamatory
(3) interrogative | [
"declarative",
"exclamatory",
"interrogative"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade9 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement and always ends with a period.
The nurse told Mr. Abrams to roll up his sleeve so that she could check his blood pressure.
An imperative sentence makes a request or a demand and usually ends with a period. If a demand shows strong feeling, it can ... | The sentence is a statement and ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which closing is correct for a letter?
Options:
(1) See you soon,
Janet
(2) See You Soon,
Janet | [
"See you soon,\nJanet",
"See You Soon,\nJanet"
] | 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 closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long does it take to go for a walk with a dog?
Options:
(1) 13 seconds
(2) 13 minutes | [
"13 seconds",
"13 minutes"
] | 2 | 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 go for a walk with a dog is 13 minutes.
13 seconds is too fast. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Edwin acquired this trait?
Options:
(1) Edwin learned to identify insects by reading many books about insects.
(2) Edwin likes to look at butterflies and beetles. | [
"Edwin learned to identify insects by reading many books about insects.",
"Edwin likes to look at butterflies and beetles."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Edwin 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which drop of honey has a higher temperature?
Options:
(1) the drop of honey with less thermal energy
(2) the drop of honey with more thermal energy | [
"the drop of honey with less thermal energy",
"the drop of honey with more thermal energy"
] | 2 | Two drops of honey are identical except for their thermal energies. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Thermal energy | How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? | Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms are always moving.
The energy of moving atoms is called thermal energy. The total amount of thermal energy in matter depends on three things: the type of matter, the amount of matter, and how fast the atoms are moving.
Temperature measures how hot or cold matter is. ... | The two drops of honey are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the drop of honey with more thermal energy has a higher temperature. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
There are usually more days with low air pressure than high air pressure where Martha lives.
Options:
(1) weather
(2) climate | [
"weather",
"climate"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | What's the difference between weather and climate? | The atmosphere is the layer of air that surrounds Earth. Both weather and climate tell you about the atmosphere.
Weather is what the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time. Weather can change quickly. For example, the temperature outside your house might get higher throughout the day.
Climate is the pattern of ... | Read the text carefully.
There are usually more days with low air pressure than high air pressure where Martha lives.
Air pressure is caused by the weight of the air in the atmosphere. When the air pressure is low, the sky is usually cloudy. When the air pressure is high, the sky is usually clear.
This passage tells yo... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which word does not rhyme?
Options:
(1) wife
(2) swim
(3) life | [
"wife",
"swim",
"life"
] | 2 | 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 wife and life rhyme. They both end with the ife sound.
The word swim does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Based on this information, what is Hari's phenotype for the coat pattern trait?
Options:
(1) a black coat
(2) a spotted coat | [
"a black coat",
"a spotted coat"
] | 2 | In a group of jaguars, some individuals have a black coat and others have a spotted coat. In this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. The allele for a spotted coat (a) is recessive to the allele for a black coat (A).
Hari is a jaguar from this group. Hari has the homozygous genotype aa for the 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 ... | Hari's genotype for the coat pattern gene is aa. Hari's genotype of aa has only a alleles. The a allele is for a spotted coat. So, Hari's phenotype for the coat pattern trait must be a spotted coat.
To check this answer, consider whether Hari's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for a spotted coat (a) is rec... |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Whitney told her friends that Alvin was a typical Peter Pan type.
Options:
(1) literature
(2) Greek mythology | [
"literature",
"Greek mythology"
] | 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 Peter Pan is literature.
In a J. M. Barrie novel, the character Peter Pan retreats to Neverland and refuses to grow up.
The allusion Peter Pan means a person who won't take on adult responsibilities. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has more thermal energy?
Options:
(1) a 200-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 155°F
(2) a 200-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 115°F | [
"a 200-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 155°F",
"a 200-gram mug of cocoa at a temperature of 115°F"
] | 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 move faster, the temperature goes up. The matter now has both ... | The two mugs of cocoa have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 155°F mug of cocoa is hotter than the 115°F mug of cocoa, it has more thermal energy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Assume all other forces on Ken are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on Ken?
Options:
(1) The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Ken.
(2) The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Ken. | [
"The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Ken.",
"The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Ken."
] | 2 | Ken is standing on a diving board at the pool. Earth's gravity is pulling down on Ken with a force of 400N. The diving board is pushing up on Ken with a force of 400N. | closed choice | grade6 | 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 Ken, look at the forces:
Earth's gravity is pulling Ken down with a force of 400 N.
The diving board is pushing Ken up with a force of 400 N.
The forces are in opposite directions, and the forces have the same magnitude: 400 N. This means that the forces are balanced, so there is... |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Would you please be careful with my new laptop? That thing cost a million dollars!
Options:
(1) euphemism
(2) hyperbole | [
"euphemism",
"hyperbole"
] | 2 | 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 dollars is an exaggeration, since it is unlikely that a laptop would actually cost a million dollars. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a long-distance running race?
Options:
(1) 18 yards
(2) 18 inches
(3) 18 miles | [
"18 yards",
"18 inches",
"18 miles"
] | 3 | 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 long-distance running race is 18 miles.
18 inches and 18 yards are both too short. |
Not supported with pagination yet | The students start rolling their backpacks at the same speed. Which backpack is pulled with a larger force?
Options:
(1) a backpack carrying 9 pounds
(2) a backpack carrying 6 pounds | [
"a backpack carrying 9 pounds",
"a backpack carrying 6 pounds"
] | 1 | Two students get ready to leave school. The students have the same rolling backpacks. Each student has different books in her backpack. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | How do mass and force affect motion? | A force is a push or a pull.
A force can make an object start moving or stop an object that is moving. A force can also make an object speed up, slow down, or change direction.
Forces can be different sizes.
Think about trying to move a heavy object and a light object. Imagine you want to move them at the same speed. Y... | Look for the backpack that is heavier.
A backpack carrying 9 pounds is heavier than a backpack carrying 6 pounds. So, the backpack carrying 9 pounds needs to be pulled with a larger force to start rolling at the same speed as the other backpack. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
(1) Abby was surprised when the article said that at least one-third of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep each night.
(2) Abby was surprised when it said that at least one-third of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep eac... | [
"Abby was surprised when the article said that at least one-third of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep each night.",
"Abby was surprised when it said that at least one-third of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep each night."
] | 2 | 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 it is used without its antecedent.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. It has been replaced with the article.
Abby was surprised when the article said that at least one-third of American adults get ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word radio on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
rescue - road
Options:
(1) yes
(2) no | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 2 | yes or no | grade5 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since radio is not between the guide words rescue - road, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Most humans can hear many different sounds.
Options:
(1) inherited
(2) acquired | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | 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... | Babies do not need to learn how to hear sounds. They are able to hear naturally. So, the ability to hear is an inherited trait. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of a pot of boiling water?
Options:
(1) 100°F
(2) 100°C | [
"100°F",
"100°C"
] | 2 | 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 a pot of boiling water is 100°C.
100°F is too cold. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Last year, the city of Hillsdale allocated more money to public parks. This year, however, littering increased, so the increase in park funding must have been responsible.
Options:
(1) false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the ot... | [
"false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other",
"false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist"
] | 1 | 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 increased park funding was responsible for an increase in littering. However, even though littering increased after funding to parks was increased, that doesn't necessarily mean that the funding was responsible. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as false causation. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Why might a person have a limb amputated?
Options:
(1) After an accident, the limb is too badly injured to heal.
(2) The limb has healed from a serious disease. | [
"After an accident, the limb is too badly injured to heal.",
"The limb has healed from a serious disease."
] | 1 | If a person's body is damaged, the body can often heal itself. But sometimes, disease or injury can cause damage that is too severe to heal. When a limb is too severely damaged to heal, it may need to be amputated, or removed.
For example, a doctor can treat an infected limb with medicine. But if the infection does not... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | literacy-in-science | Anatomy and physiology | Science literacy: how does the nervous system produce phantom pain? | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
He had hoped to find his missing watch, but he couldn't find the time.
Options:
(1) allusion
(2) pun | [
"allusion",
"pun"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures 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.
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 a pun, a word or phrase that humorously suggests more than one meaning.
He couldn't find the time means he didn't have enough time to go looking. It also suggests that he didn't manage to find his watch. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Tara swore she would never go back to Hampton, but I told her she should never say never. The city might be a very different place in ten years.
Options:
(1) paradox
(2) oxymoron | [
"paradox",
"oxymoron"
] | 1 | 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 a paradox, a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth.
Never say never at first appears to be contradictory: by saying the phrase itself, you have already said never. However, it contains some truth: people often change their minds as they age and s... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the temperature of the air on a cold, snowy day?
Options:
(1) 22°F
(2) 22°C | [
"22°F",
"22°C"
] | 1 | 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 on a cold, snowy day is 22°F.
22°C is too hot. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which object has more thermal energy?
Options:
(1) a 7-kilogram block of iron at a temperature of 135°C
(2) a 7-kilogram block of iron at a temperature of 110°C | [
"a 7-kilogram block of iron at a temperature of 135°C",
"a 7-kilogram block of iron at a temperature of 110°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 move faster, the temperature goes up. The matter now has both ... | The two blocks of iron have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 135°C block is hotter than the 110°C block, it has more thermal energy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Keith acquired this trait?
Options:
(1) Keith likes to look at butterflies and beetles.
(2) Keith learned to identify insects by reading many books about insects. | [
"Keith likes to look at butterflies and beetles.",
"Keith learned to identify insects by reading many books about insects."
] | 2 | Read the description of a trait.
Keith is good at identifying insects. | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the action that doesn't belong.
Options:
(1) chop
(2) blend
(3) stir
(4) mix | [
"chop",
"blend",
"stir",
"mix"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | vocabulary | Categories | Select the words that don't belong | Chop doesn't belong.
Blend, mix, and stir all describe ways to combine things. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Mona investigate with an experiment?
Options:
(1) Do the deer eat fewer leaves from bean plants sprayed with garlic spray than from unsprayed bean plants?
(2) Do the deer eat fewer leaves from bean plants sprayed with coffee spray than from unsprayed bean plants?
(3) Do the... | [
"Do the deer eat fewer leaves from bean plants sprayed with garlic spray than from unsprayed bean plants?",
"Do the deer eat fewer leaves from bean plants sprayed with coffee spray than from unsprayed bean plants?",
"Do the deer eat more leaves from tomato plants or from squash plants?"
] | 1 | Mona has a garden that is sometimes visited by deer. She notices that the deer eat some plants in her garden more than others. She wonders what factors affect which plants the deer eat. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
a garlic spray used to keep garden pests away
four ... | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Why might a person have a limb amputated?
Options:
(1) The limb has healed from a serious disease.
(2) The limb cannot recover from an infection. | [
"The limb has healed from a serious disease.",
"The limb cannot recover from an infection."
] | 2 | If a person's body is damaged, the body can often heal itself. But sometimes, disease or injury can cause damage that is too severe to heal. When a limb is too severely damaged to heal, it may need to be amputated, or removed.
For example, a doctor can treat an infected limb with medicine. But if the infection does not... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | literacy-in-science | Anatomy and physiology | Science literacy: how does the nervous system produce phantom pain? | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word pink on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
parrot - property
Options:
(1) yes
(2) no | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade8 | language science | reference-skills | Reference skills | Use guide words | Guide words appear on each page of a dictionary. They tell you the first word and last word on the page. The other words on the page come between the guide words in alphabetical order.
To put words in alphabetical order, put them in order by their first letters. If the first letters are the same, look at the second let... | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since pink is between the guide words parrot - property, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense?
Options:
(1) Ronald shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.
(2) Ronald shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent. | [
"Ronald shivered terribly as he gazed at the snow-clad slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent.",
"Ronald shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy slope. After calming his nerves, he began his descent."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade12 | language science | writing-strategies | Word usage and nuance | Explore words with new or contested usages | Words change in meaning when speakers begin using them in new ways. For example, the word peruse once only meant to examine in detail, but it's now also commonly used to mean to look through in a casual manner.
When a word changes in meaning, its correct usage is often debated. Although a newer sense of the word may be... | The first text uses terribly in its traditional sense: in a terrible manner.
Ronald 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.
Ronald shivered as he gazed at the terribly steep, snowy s... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Katy inherited this trait?
Options:
(1) Katy's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Katy.
(2) Katy's hair is the same color as her brown eyes. | [
"Katy's father has brown eyes. He passed this trait down to Katy.",
"Katy's hair is the same color as her brown eyes."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Katy has brown eyes. | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word nor on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
nap - neither
Options:
(1) no
(2) yes | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 1 | yes or no | grade2 | 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 nor is not between the guide words nap - neither, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The washing machine () when Doug ran an oversized load of laundry.
Options:
(1) complained
(2) broke | [
"complained",
"broke"
] | 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 complained. It describes the washing machine as if it were a grumpy, overworked person. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Suppose Bryant decides to take a trip to Connecticut. Which result would be a cost?
Options:
(1) Bryant will spend more money. Plane tickets for Bryant to get to Connecticut are more expensive than tickets to Iowa.
(2) Bryant will enjoy his trip to Connecticut more than he would have enjoyed a trip to Iowa. | [
"Bryant will spend more money. Plane tickets for Bryant to get to Connecticut are more expensive than tickets to Iowa.",
"Bryant will enjoy his trip to Connecticut more than he would have enjoyed a trip to Iowa."
] | 1 | Bryant is deciding whether to take a trip to Connecticut or Iowa. He wants to enjoy his trip. But he is also trying to save money. | 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 Bryant wants or needs:
Bryant will spend more money. Plane tickets for Bryant to get to Connecticut are more expensive than tickets to Iowa. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Options:
(1) When Becky parked her scooter next to Mr. McDowell's car, she noticed that the scooter had a flat tire.
(2) When Becky parked her scooter next to Mr. McDowell's car, she noticed that it had a flat tire. | [
"When Becky parked her scooter next to Mr. McDowell's car, she noticed that the scooter had a flat tire.",
"When Becky parked her scooter next to Mr. McDowell's car, she noticed that it had a flat tire."
] | 2 | 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 second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to her scooter or Mr. McDowell's car.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. It has been replaced with the scooter.
When Becky parked her scooter next to Mr. McDowell's car, she noticed ... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | When was Benjamin Franklin born?
Options:
(1) 1856
(2) 1656
(3) 1776
(4) 1706 | [
"1856",
"1656",
"1776",
"1706"
] | 4 | closed choice | grade2 | social science | us-history | Historical figures | Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence in 1776. So, he must have been born before then. The choice 1656 is too early. He would've been over 100 years old in 1776! So, the correct choice is 1706. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the one animal that has all of the crustacean traits listed above.
Options:
(1) Earthworms live in soil and have no limbs. Their bodies are soft, cylindrical, and made up of many segments.
(2) Blue crabs are omnivores. Omnivores are animals that are adapted to eat both plants and animals. Blue crabs have an exos... | [
"Earthworms live in soil and have no limbs. Their bodies are soft, cylindrical, and made up of many segments.",
"Blue crabs are omnivores. Omnivores are animals that are adapted to eat both plants and animals. Blue crabs have an exoskeleton and two pairs of antennae."
] | 2 | Crustaceans are a group of animals with similar traits. The following traits can be used to identify crustaceans:
They have two pairs of antennae.
They have an exoskeleton. Observe the animals and read the descriptions. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Classification | Use evidence to classify animals | 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.
Crustaceans have the following traits:
They have two pairs of antennae.
They have an exoskeleton.
Compare each animal's traits to the group's traits. Select the animal with traits similar to the group's traits.
An earthworm has the following tr... |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Trevor acquired this trait?
Options:
(1) Some scars fade more quickly than others.
(2) Trevor's scar was caused by an accident. He cut his arm when he fell off his bicycle. | [
"Some scars fade more quickly than others.",
"Trevor's scar was caused by an accident. He cut his arm when he fell off his bicycle."
] | 2 | Read the description of a trait.
Trevor has a scar on his right arm. | 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... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | According to the Seventh Amendment, who has the final say in deciding who wins a court case?
Options:
(1) the president
(2) the judge
(3) the defendant
(4) the jury | [
"the president",
"the judge",
"the defendant",
"the jury"
] | 4 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | civics | Government | The Bill of Rights | According to the Seventh Amendment, the jury has the final say in deciding who wins a court case. The judge is usually not allowed to change a jury's decision. A jury is a group of regular citizens who listen to a trial. Then they decide together which side is right. In the United States, juries are supposed to come fr... | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Suppose Mia decides to go as a superhero. Which result would be a cost?
Options:
(1) Mia will give up the chance to wear the costume she is more excited about.
(2) Mia will save some time and money. She won't have to go out and get a new costume. | [
"Mia will give up the chance to wear the costume she is more excited about.",
"Mia will save some time and money. She won't have to go out and get a new costume."
] | 1 | Mia 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 Mia wants or needs:
Mia will give up the chance to wear the costume she is more excited about. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which is a complex sentence?
Options:
(1) Mr. Livingston's afternoon lecture was about art and culture in Germany before World War II.
(2) Although she left her house early, Cara barely made it to the train station in time. | [
"Mr. Livingston's afternoon lecture was about art and culture in Germany before World War II.",
"Although she left her house early, Cara barely made it to the train station in time."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | 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 first sentence is the complex sentence. It is made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction although.
Although she left her house early, Cara barely made it to the train station in time. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which closing is correct for a letter?
Options:
(1) Love,
Zoe
(2) love,
Zoe | [
"Love,\nZoe",
"love,\nZoe"
] | 1 | 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 first closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which text uses the word disinterested in its traditional sense?
Options:
(1) As a teacher of American history, Mr. McDowell tries to remain disinterested when discussing controversial issues, giving equal attention and consideration to each major viewpoint.
(2) As an experienced teacher of American history, Mr. McDowe... | [
"As a teacher of American history, Mr. McDowell tries to remain disinterested when discussing controversial issues, giving equal attention and consideration to each major viewpoint.",
"As an experienced teacher of American history, Mr. McDowell believes that playing history-based trivia games will revive even the... | 1 | 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 disinterested in its traditional sense: unbiased or impartial.
As a teacher of American history, Mr. McDowell tries to remain disinterested when discussing controversial issues, giving equal attention and consideration to each major viewpoint.
The second text uses disinterested in its nontraditional... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence states a fact?
Options:
(1) It is bad for a country to have a king or queen.
(2) Felipe VI is the king of Spain. | [
"It is bad for a country to have a king or queen.",
"Felipe VI is the king of Spain."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | civics | Social studies skills | Identify facts and opinions | A fact is something that can be proved to be true. Facts can be proved by observing, measuring, or studying information.
The flag of the United States has 13 stripes.
This is a fact. It can be proved by looking at the flag and counting the number of stripes.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or fe... | The first sentence states a fact.
Felipe VI is the king of Spain.
It can be proved by looking in a book about the government of Spain.
The second sentence states an opinion.
It is bad for a country to have a king or queen.
Bad shows what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
A modern-day Icarus, Miranda launched into the first stretch of the marathon at a breakneck pace.
Options:
(1) Shakespeare
(2) Greek mythology | [
"Shakespeare",
"Greek mythology"
] | 2 | 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 Icarus is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Icarus's father Daedalus built wings for his son but warned him not to fly too high. Too excited to heed his father's advice, Icarus flew so close to the sun that his wings melted and he fell from the sky.
The allusion Icarus means an overconfide... |
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