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Not supported with pagination yet | Suppose Albert decides to borrow the book from the library. Which result would be a cost? | [
"Albert will give up the chance to keep the book as long as he wants.",
"Albert will save some money by not buying the book."
] | 0 | Albert is deciding whether to buy a copy of a book or borrow it from the library. He would like to be able to keep the book as long as he wants, but buying the book would cost money. He could borrow the book for free, but he would have to return it in a few weeks. | closed choice | grade4 | social science | economics | Basic economic principles | Costs and benefits | Before you decide to do something, it is often helpful to list costs and benefits.
Costs are what you give up or spend when you decide to do something. Costs involve giving up things that you want or need.
Benefits are what you gain or save when you decide to do something. Benefits involve gaining something that you wa... | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Albert wants or needs:
Albert will give up the chance to keep the book as long as he wants. |
Based on the map, what was true about the Silk Road around the year 1300 CE? | [
"The Silk Road included both land and sea routes.",
"The Silk Road was made up of only land routes.",
"The Silk Road connected East Asia and the Americas by sea."
] | 0 | The map below shows a network of trade routes known as the Silk Road. Between 200 BCE and 1350 CE, merchants, or traders, traveled along many parts of these routes.
Look at the map, which shows the Silk Road around the year 1300 CE. Then answer the question below. | closed choice | grade6 | social science | world-history | The Silk Road | The medieval Silk Road | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence states a fact? | [
"Bubble gum was first made in 1928.",
"Chewing bubble gum in class is not polite."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | writing-strategies | Opinion writing | Distinguish facts from opinions | A fact is something that can be proved to be true.
The month of July has more days than the month of June.
This is a fact. It can be proved by looking at a calendar and counting the number of days in each month.
An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or feels. An opinion cannot be proved true.
July is ... | The second sentence states a fact.
Bubble gum was first made in 1928.
It can be proved by looking up the history of bubble gum.
The first sentence states an opinion.
Chewing bubble gum in class is not polite.
Not polite shows what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion about ... | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"attract",
"repel"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade2 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The south pole of one magnet is closest to the south pole of the other magnet. Poles that are the same repel. So, these magnets will repel each other. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the vertebrate. | [
"black widow spider",
"crystal jellyfish",
"hippopotamus",
"bull ant"
] | 2 | Hint: Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are vertebrates. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify vertebrates and invertebrates | Vertebrates and invertebrates are both groups of animals.
A vertebrate has a backbone. The backbone is made of many bones in an animal's back. A vertebrate's backbone helps connect the different parts of its body. In the drawings below, each vertebrate's backbone is colored orange.
An invertebrate does not have a backb... | 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.
Like other jellyfishes, a crystal jellyfish is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body.
Like other spiders, a black widow spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a... |
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2."
] | 0 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | The magnets in Pair 1 attract. The magnets in Pair 2 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitude of the magnetic force.
Distance affects the magnitude of the magnetic force. When there is a smaller distance between magnets, the magni... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which closing is correct for a letter? | [
"Many Thanks,\nHenry",
"Many thanks,\nHenry"
] | 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 second closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which phrase has a more negative connotation? | [
"to use something",
"to exploit something"
] | 1 | 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... | To exploit something has a more negative connotation. Exploit and use both denote using something. However, exploit suggests selfish use. | |
Which of the following could Patrick's test show? | [
"how long it would take the sample fabric to dry after it absorbed one drop of water",
"if the sample fabric would absorb one drop of water in less than one second",
"how much athletes would sweat in the fabric"
] | 0 | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design.
The passage below describes how the engineering-design process was used to test a solution to a problem. Read the passage. Then answer the ques... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Engineering practices | Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design. How can you determine what a test can show? You need to figure out what was tested and what was measured.
Imagine an engineer needs to design a... | ||
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is smaller in Pair 1."
] | 0 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different sizes. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the same material. The smaller the magnets, the smaller the magnitude of the magnetic force between them.
Magnet A is the same size in both pairs. But Magnet B is smaller in Pair 2 than in Pair 1. So, the magnit... | |
Which solution has a higher concentration of green particles? | [
"Solution B",
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution A"
] | 2 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each green ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the green particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of green particles, look at both the number of green particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of green particles per millilit... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word different on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
demand - drink | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 | 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 different is between the guide words demand - drink, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
This is gonna ruin my whole day.
—Grace in Avatar, after being shot | [
"understatement",
"chiasmus"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade11 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
We are united. We are powerful. We are winners.
Antithesis involves contrasting opposing id... | The text uses understatement, which involves deliberately representing something as less serious or important than it really is.
Ruin my whole day is an understatement, since the speaker has just been gravely injured. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
How do I know that Edna is the most intelligent person in our geometry class? I know because she's so smart. | [
"red herring: the use of a completely unrelated topic or idea",
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade7 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that Edna is intelligent because she's smart. However, the "evidence" is just a restatement of the claim itself. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as circular reasoning. | |
Which country is highlighted? | [
"the Marshall Islands",
"Solomon Islands",
"Kiribati",
"the Federated States of Micronesia"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade8 | social science | geography | Oceania: geography | Identify and select countries of Oceania | This country is the Marshall Islands.
Does the Marshall Islands have any territorial disputes?
The Marshall Islands claims to own Wake Island, which is a disputed territory. In other words, multiple countries or groups claim that the area rightfully belongs to them.
The United States claimed Wake Island in 1899 and has... | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Sadie is good at knitting scarves. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 0 | 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 | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Tucker's research on nineteenth-century philosophers led him down the rabbit hole. | [
"literature",
"the Bible"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade10 | 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 down the rabbit hole is literature.
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of a young girl who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a series of adventures in a surreal world.
The allusion down the rabbit hole means on a strange or difficult ... | |
Which continent is highlighted? | [
"Antarctica",
"Europe",
"South America",
"North America"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade8 | social science | geography | Physical Geography | Oceans and continents | A continent is one of the major land masses on the earth. Most people say there are seven continents. | This continent is South America. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence is more formal? | [
"Dana didn't enter student politics until her junior year.",
"Dana did not enter student politics until her junior year."
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | writing-strategies | Author's purpose and tone | Which sentence is more formal? | Formal writing is used for essays, business letters, and reports. The following types of informal language should be avoided in formal writing:
Type | Examples
slang | cool, awesome
idioms | knock your socks off
conversational language | gonna, kinda, yeah
abbreviated language | ASAP, FYI
overly simple or imprecise lan... | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses a contraction (didn't).
The second sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal. | |
Which animal's neck is also adapted for hunting prey while keeping the rest of its body still? | [
"black-browed albatross",
"saddle-billed stork"
] | 1 | Great egrets live near wetlands and lakes. They eat mostly fish.
The 's neck helps it grab fish while keeping the rest of its body still. If the egret had to move its body, it might scare the fish away.
Figure: great egret. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The shape of an animal's neck is one example of an adaptation. Animals' necks can be adapted in different ways. For example, a large frilled neck might help an animal appear dangerous ... | Look at the picture of the great egret.
The great egret has a long neck. Its neck is adapted for hunting prey while keeping the rest of its body still. This allows the great egret to grab the prey without scaring it away.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The saddle-billed stork... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the mass of a full box of cereal? | [
"480 grams",
"480 kilograms"
] | 0 | Select the better estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose metric units of mass | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Mass is a measurement of how much matter something contains.
There are many different units of mass. When you are using metric units, mass may be written with units of grams or kilograms.
There... | The better estimate for the mass of a full box of cereal is 480 grams.
480 kilograms is too heavy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Zachary always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | [
"compound-complex",
"compound",
"simple",
"complex"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
Zachary always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Garrett investigate with an experiment? | [
"Do cloth towels dry faster if they are hung in the laundry room or in the backyard?",
"When hung in the laundry room, do black cloth towels or white cloth towels dry more quickly?",
"Does a small cloth towel or a large cloth towel dry faster when hung in the backyard?"
] | 0 | After Garrett cleans up a spill, he hangs a wet cloth towel in the laundry room. Two hours later, he notices that the towel has partially dried. He wonders what factors affect how cloth dries. So, he decides to design an experiment. He has the following supplies available:
two identical white cloth towels
water
a cloth... | 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 | What kind of sentence is this?
Brittany put a bandage on my cut. | [
"interrogative",
"declarative"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade4 | language science | punctuation | Sentences, fragments, and run-ons | Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? | There are four kinds of sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement. It tells about something. A declarative sentence always ends with a period.
I have an older brother and a younger sister.
An interrogative sentence is a question. It asks something. An interrogative sentence always ends with a question mark.
How ... | The sentence tells about something, and it ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. | |
Which of the following could Roger's test show? | [
"how steady a parachute with a 1 m vent was at 200 km per hour",
"if the spacecraft was damaged when using a parachute with a 1 m vent going 200 km per hour",
"whether a parachute with a 1 m vent would swing too much at 400 km per hour"
] | 0 | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design.
The passage below describes how the engineering-design process was used to test a solution to a problem. Read the passage. Then answer the ques... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Engineering practices | Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions | People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design. How can you determine what a test can show? You need to figure out what was tested and what was measured.
Imagine an engineer needs to design a... | ||
What is the probability that a koi fish produced by this cross will have black eyes? | [
"3/4",
"0/4",
"1/4",
"2/4",
"4/4"
] | 1 | In a group of koi fish, some individuals have red eyes and others have black eyes. In this group, the gene for the eye color trait has two alleles. The allele for black eyes (e) is recessive to the allele for red eyes (E).
This Punnett square shows a cross between two koi fish. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Use Punnett squares to calculate probabilities of offspring types | Offspring phenotypes: dominant or recessive?
How do you determine an organism's phenotype for a trait? Look at the combination of alleles in the organism's genotype for the gene that affects that trait. Some alleles have types called dominant and recessive. These two types can cause different versions of the trait to a... | ||
Can Chelonoidis nigra cells make their own food? | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 1 | This organism is Chelonoidis nigra. It is a member of the animal kingdom.
Chelonoidis nigra is commonly called a Galápagos giant tortoise. These large tortoises live on the Galápagos Islands. When Spanish sailors arrived at these islands in the 1530s, about 200,000 Galápagos giant tortoises lived on the islands. The Sp... | yes or no | grade5 | natural science | biology | Classification | Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms | In the past, scientists classified living organisms into two groups: plants and animals. Over the past 300 years, scientists have discovered many more types of organisms. Today, many scientists classify organisms into six broad groups, called kingdoms.
Organisms in each kingdom have specific traits. The table below sho... | Chelonoidis nigra is an animal. Animal cells cannot make their own food. Animals get their food by digesting other organisms. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which statement describes the shopping cart's motion? | [
"The shopping cart has a constant velocity.",
"The shopping cart is accelerating."
] | 1 | A girl is pushing a full shopping cart straight down an aisle with increasing speed. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Identify whether objects are accelerating | An object's velocity describes its speed and its direction.
An object has a constant velocity when neither its speed nor its direction is changing. So, an object has a constant velocity when the object is:
moving in a straight line at a constant speed, or
remaining motionless.
If an object does not have a constant velo... | The shopping cart is speeding up. So, the shopping cart is accelerating. |
Why might forming strong social bonds with other females increase the reproductive success of a female baboon? Complete the claim below that answers this question and is best supported by the passage.
Forming strong social bonds with other females increases the chances that (). | [
"the female's offspring will live longer",
"the female will spend more time grooming other baboons",
"the female's offspring will be around other females"
] | 0 | Animals often behave in certain ways that can increase their reproductive success. Read the passage about a specific animal behavior. Then, follow the instructions below.
Baboons are found in many parts of Africa, where they live in groups. Female baboons in a group can form social bonds, or close relationships, with ... | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | literacy-in-science | Adaptations and natural selection | How can animal behaviors affect reproductive success? Identify evidence to support a claim | Animals increase their reproductive success when they have offspring that survive to reproduce.
Animals can increase their chances of having offspring by behaving in ways that help them get partners to mate and reproduce with. These partners are called mates. For example, animals may make special sounds, perform specif... | Look for the part of the passage that describes the effect of forming strong social bonds with other females. Use this information to determine why this behavior can increase the reproductive success of the female baboon.
Choice "Baboons are found in many parts of Africa, where they live in groups. Female baboons in a ... | |
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"sample B",
"neither; the samples have the same temperature",
"sample A"
] | 0 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | Each particle in sample B has more mass than each particle in sample A. The particles in sample B also have a higher average speed than the particles in sample A. So, the particles in sample B have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample A.
Because the particles in sample B have the higher average ... | |
Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? | [
"neither; the samples have the same temperature",
"sample B",
"sample A"
] | 2 | The diagrams below show two pure samples of gas in identical closed, rigid containers. Each colored ball represents one gas particle. Both samples have the same number of particles. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Particle motion and energy | Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure | The temperature of a substance depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance. The higher the average kinetic energy of the particles, the higher the temperature of the substance.
The kinetic energy of a particle is determined by its mass and speed. For a pure substance, the greater the mass of... | The particles in both samples have the same average speed, but each particle in sample A has more mass than each particle in sample B. So, the particles in sample A have a higher average kinetic energy than the particles in sample B.
Because the particles in sample A have the higher average kinetic energy, sample A mus... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which tense does the sentence use?
Trevor will count the coins in his collection. | [
"future tense",
"present tense",
"past tense"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade5 | language science | verbs | Verb tense | Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? | Present tense verbs tell you about something that is happening now.
Most present-tense verbs are regular. They have no ending, or they end in -s or -es.
Two verbs are irregular in the present tense, to be and to have. You must remember their forms.
Past tense verbs tell you about something that has already happened.
Mo... | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, count. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the one animal that has all of the placental mammal traits listed above. | [
"Brown pelicans live along the west coast of North America. They dive underwater to catch fish in their beaks. Brown pelicans keep their eggs warm by standing on the shells with their large, webbed feet.",
"Hippopotamuses have small hairs near their mouths and ears, but most of their skin is hairless. Their skin ... | 1 | Placental mammals are a group of animals with similar traits. The following traits can be used to identify placental mammals:
They give birth to live offspring.
They have fur or hair. 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.
Placental mammals have the following traits:
They give birth to live offspring.
They have fur or hair.
Compare each animal's traits to the group's traits. Select the animal with traits similar to the group's traits.
A brown pelican has the foll... |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which greeting is correct for a letter? | [
"Dear Dr. landry,",
"Dear Dr. Landry,"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | punctuation | Formatting | Greetings and closings of letters | A letter starts with a greeting and ends with a closing. For each one, capitalize the first word and end with a comma. You should also capitalize proper nouns, such as Aunt Sue.
Dear Aunt Sue,
I'm glad you could come to my party, and
thank you for the birthday gift. I could not have
asked for a better one! Every time I... | The first greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Dr. Landry is capitalized because it is a proper noun. | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"attract",
"repel"
] | 0 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The south pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Poles that are different attract. So, these magnets will attract each other. | |
Which statement describes the Serengeti National Park ecosystem? | [
"It has warm summers and warm winters.",
"It has a small amount of rain."
] | 0 | Figure: Serengeti National Park.
Serengeti National Park is a savanna grassland ecosystem in Tanzania, a country in eastern Africa. Many types of animals migrate through the park each year. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Describe ecosystems | An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of terrestrial, or land-based, ecosystems. Here are some ways in which terrestri... | A savanna grassland is a type of ecosystem. Savanna grasslands have the following features: warm summers and warm winters, a rainy season and a dry season, and soil that is poor in nutrients. So, the following statements describe the Serengeti National Park ecosystem: warm summers and warm winters, a rainy season and a... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Rachel is good at knitting scarves. | [
"acquired",
"inherited"
] | 0 | 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 | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Deion has naturally pale skin. | [
"inherited",
"acquired"
] | 0 | 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... | Humans do not choose their skin color. Babies get their skin color from their parents. So, Deion's skin color is an inherited trait. | |
Which country is highlighted? | [
"Cuba",
"the Dominican Republic",
"Haiti",
"Dominica"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade7 | social science | geography | The Americas: geography | Identify and select countries of the Caribbean | This country is the Dominican Republic.
Why does the Dominican Republic share its island with another country?
The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island of Hispaniola. It is home to the earliest European settlements in the Americas. Christopher Columbus founded the first European settlement on the island in 149... | |||
Which country is highlighted? | [
"Papua New Guinea",
"the Federated States of Micronesia",
"Solomon Islands",
"New Zealand"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | social science | geography | Oceania: geography | Identify and select countries of Oceania | This country is Papua New Guinea.
Why does Papua New Guinea share its island with another country?
Papua New Guinea takes up the eastern half of the island of New Guinea. The western half is part of Indonesia, an Asian country.
Beginning in the 17 th century, several countries took control of different parts of the isl... | |||
Which country is highlighted? | [
"New Zealand",
"the Marshall Islands",
"Papua New Guinea",
"Tuvalu"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade7 | social science | geography | Oceania: geography | Identify and select countries of Oceania | This country is New Zealand. | |||
Which better describes the Kaeng Krachan National Park ecosystem? | [
"It has year-round rain. It also has many different types of organisms.",
"It has cold winters. It also has many different types of organisms."
] | 0 | Figure: Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Kaeng Krachan National Park is a tropical rain forest ecosystem in western Thailand. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Describe ecosystems | An ecosystem is formed when living and nonliving things interact in an environment. There are many types of ecosystems. Here are some ways in which ecosystems can differ from each other:
the pattern of weather, or climate
the type of soil or water
the organisms that live there | A tropical rain forest is a type of ecosystem. Tropical rain forests have the following features: year-round rain and warm temperatures, soil that is poor in nutrients, and many different types of organisms. So, Kaeng Krachan National Park has year-round rain. It also has many different types of organisms. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which letter opening is more formal? | [
"Dear Brian,",
"Dear Mr. Hodge,"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | writing-strategies | Audience, purpose, and tone | Which text is most formal? | Informal writing is typically used in casual situations or when communicating with someone you know well. Informal language often expresses familiarity and tends to sound more like speech. It uses more conversational language, such as slang, idioms, abbreviations, imprecise language, and contractions.
Formal writing is... | The second letter opening is more formal. It uses the recipient's personal title and last name. The other opening uses the recipient's first name, suggesting a more familiar relationship. | |
Is Polytrichum commune made up of many cells? | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 1 | This organism is Polytrichum commune. It is a member of the plant kingdom.
Polytrichum commune is also called the common haircap moss. This plant gets its common name from its brown, cap-like structures. Those structures contain spores. After the spores are released, they can settle on the ground and grow into new moss... | yes or no | grade4 | natural science | biology | Classification | Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms | In the past, scientists classified living organisms into two groups: plants and animals. Over the past 300 years, scientists have discovered many more types of organisms. Today, many scientists classify organisms into six broad groups, called kingdoms.
Organisms in each kingdom have specific traits. The table below sho... | Polytrichum commune is a plant. Plants are made up of many cells. | |
Which statement describes the Kibale National Forest ecosystem? | [
"It has mostly small plants.",
"It has year-round rain and warm temperatures.",
"It has only a few types of organisms."
] | 1 | Figure: Kibale National Forest.
Kibale National Forest is a tropical rain forest ecosystem in Uganda, a country in eastern Africa. This rain forest is home to many African primates, including chimpanzees. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | biology | Ecosystems | Describe ecosystems | An environment includes all of the biotic, or living, and abiotic, or nonliving, things in an area. An ecosystem is created by the relationships that form among the biotic and abiotic parts of an environment.
There are many different types of terrestrial, or land-based, ecosystems. Here are some ways in which terrestri... | A tropical rain forest is a type of ecosystem. Tropical rain forests have the following features: year-round rain and warm temperatures, soil that is poor in nutrients, and many different types of organisms. So, the following statement describes the Kibale National Forest ecosystem: year-round rain and warm temperature... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Steven's room is as tidy as an overgrown garden. | [
"verbal irony",
"onomatopoeia"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade8 | language science | figurative-language | Literary devices | Classify figures of speech | Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Alliteration is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
What a lucky little lady you are!
An allusion is a brief reference to something or someone well known, often from his... | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
As tidy as an overgrown garden shows verbal irony because an overgrown garden is not tidy. | |
Which property do these three objects have in common? | [
"sour",
"translucent",
"yellow"
] | 1 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
Yellow is a color.
This color is yellow. The icicle and the ocean water are not yellow.
A lemon has a sour taste. None of the objects are sour.
A translucent object lets light through. But you cannot see clearly through a translucent object. All thre... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which blueberry muffin has a higher temperature? | [
"the blueberry muffin with less thermal energy",
"the blueberry muffin with more thermal energy"
] | 1 | Two blueberry muffins are identical except for their thermal energies. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Heat and thermal energy | How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy? | Matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms are always moving.
The energy of moving atoms is called thermal energy. The total amount of thermal energy in matter depends on three things: the type of matter, the amount of matter, and how fast the atoms are moving.
Temperature measures how hot or cold matter is. ... | The two blueberry muffins are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the blueberry muffin with more thermal energy has a higher temperature. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which closing is correct for a letter? | [
"your student,\nJacob",
"Your student,\nJacob"
] | 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. | |
Which animal is also adapted to be camouflaged among green leaves? | [
"emerald tree boa",
"common hawk-cuckoo"
] | 0 | Leaf-mimic katydids are insects that live in places like tropical forests. This katydid is adapted to be camouflaged among green leaves.
Figure: leaf-mimic katydid. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The color, texture, and covering of an animal's skin are examples of adaptations. Animals' skins can be adapted in different ways. For example, skin with thick fur might help an animal... | Look at the picture of the leaf-mimic katydid.
The leaf-mimic katydid has a green leaf-shaped body. It is adapted to be camouflaged among green leaves. The word camouflage means to blend in.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The emerald tree boa has bright green scales covering ... | |
In this experiment, which were part of an experimental group? | [
"the pots with salted water",
"the pots with pure water"
] | 0 | The passage below describes an experiment.
Stefan was a chef's assistant in an Italian restaurant. One of his coworkers told him that adding salt to water would cause the spaghetti to cook faster.
Stefan gathered six pots that were the same size. He filled each pot with the same amount of pure water. He added one tabl... | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify control and experimental groups | Experiments have variables, or parts that change. You can design an experiment to investigate whether changing a variable between different groups has a specific outcome.
For example, imagine you want to find out whether adding fertilizer to soil affects the height of pea plants. You could investigate this question wit... | In this experiment, Stefan investigated whether adding salt to water affects how quickly spaghetti cooks. So, the pots with salted water were part of an experimental group.
The pots with pure water did not have salt. So, they were not part of an experimental group. | |
Which property do these three objects have in common? | [
"slippery",
"fuzzy",
"rough"
] | 2 | Select the best answer. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | physics | Materials | Compare properties of objects | An object has different properties. A property of an object can tell you how it looks, feels, tastes, or smells. Properties can also tell you how an object will behave when something happens to it.
Different objects can have properties in common. You can use these properties to put objects into groups. Grouping objects... | Look at each object.
For each object, decide if it has that property.
A rough object feels scratchy when you touch it. All three objects are rough.
A fuzzy object is covered in soft hair. The rock and the log are not fuzzy.
A slippery object is hard to hold onto or stand on. None of the objects are slippery.
The proper... | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"attract",
"repel"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on other magnets without touching them. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes are called magnetic forces.
Magnetic forces are strongest at the magnets' poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles: a north pole (N) and a south pole (... | To predict if these magnets will attract or repel, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The north pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Like poles repel. So, these magnets will repel each other. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the mass of a pair of goggles? | [
"4 pounds",
"4 tons",
"4 ounces"
] | 2 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose customary units of mass | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Mass is a measurement of how much matter something contains.
There are many different units of mass. When you are using customary units, mass may be written with units of ounces, pounds, or ton... | The best estimate for the mass of a pair of goggles is 4 ounces.
4 pounds and 4 tons are both too heavy. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word traitor on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
thirteen - tinsel | [
"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 traitor is not between the guide words thirteen - tinsel, it would not be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Christine acquired this trait? | [
"Christine learned history by reading.",
"Christine is most interested in American history."
] | 0 | Read the description of a trait.
Christine knows a lot about history. | 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 one substance that is not a mineral. | [
"Cheese is made by humans. It is a solid.",
"Calcite is a pure substance. It is a solid.",
"Biotite is formed in nature. It is a pure substance."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | earth-science | Rocks and minerals | Identify minerals using properties | Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. A rock can be made of one or more minerals.
Minerals and rocks have the following properties:
Property | Mineral | Rock
It is a solid. | Yes | Yes
It is formed in nature. | Yes | Yes
It is not made by organisms. | Yes | Yes
It is a pure substance. | Yes | No
It has a fixed cry... | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals.
Calcite is a mineral.
Cheese is made by humans. But minerals are not made by living things.
So, cheese is not a mineral.
Biotite is a mineral. | |
Which type of force from the boy slides the items out of the trunk? | [
"push",
"pull"
] | 1 | A boy helps bring items from the store into the house. He applies a force to the items with his arms to slide the items out of the trunk. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Force and motion | Identify pushes and pulls | A force is a push or a pull that one object applies to a second object.
The direction of a push is away from the object that is pushing.
The direction of a pull is toward the object that is pulling. | The boy applies a force to the items to slide them out of the car. The direction of this force is toward the boy. This force is a pull. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the elementary substance. | [
"silicon dioxide (SiO2)",
"tin (Sn)",
"phosphine (PH3)"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Identify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas | Every substance around you is made of one or more chemical elements, or types of atoms. Substances that are made of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds.
Every chemical element is represented by its own symbol. For s... | Look at the chemical formula for each substance, and count the number of symbols in the formula. Then, decide if the substance is an elementary substance. The chemical formula for tin contains one symbol: Sn. So, tin is made of one chemical element. Substances that are made of one chemical element are elementary substa... | |
What is the expected ratio of offspring with a hairy body to offspring with a hairless body? Choose the most likely ratio. | [
"3:1",
"1:3",
"0:4",
"2:2",
"4:0"
] | 4 | In a group of deer mice, some individuals have a hairy body and others have a hairless body. In this group, the gene for the body hair trait has two alleles. The allele for a hairless body (b) is recessive to the allele for a hairy body (B).
This Punnett square shows a cross between two deer mice. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Use Punnett squares to calculate ratios of offspring types | Offspring phenotypes: dominant or recessive?
How do you determine an organism's phenotype for a trait? Look at the combination of alleles in the organism's genotype for the gene that affects that trait. Some alleles have types called dominant and recessive. These two types can cause different versions of the trait to a... | To determine how many boxes in the Punnett square represent offspring with a hairy body or a hairless body, consider whether each phenotype is the dominant or recessive allele's version of the body hair trait. The question tells you that the b allele, which is for a hairless body, is recessive to the B allele, which is... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which sentence is more formal? | [
"Adriana did not enter student politics until her junior year.",
"Adriana didn't enter student politics until her junior year."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | writing-strategies | Author's purpose and tone | Which sentence is more formal? | Formal writing is used for essays, business letters, and reports. The following types of informal language should be avoided in formal writing:
Type | Examples
slang | cool, awesome
idioms | knock your socks off
conversational language | gonna, kinda, yeah
abbreviated language | ASAP, FYI
overly simple or imprecise lan... | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses a contraction (didn't).
The second sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal. | |
What is the capital of Arizona? | [
"Honolulu",
"Phoenix",
"Biloxi",
"Tucson"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade3 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the West | Phoenix is the capital of Arizona. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | What information supports the conclusion that Linda acquired this trait? | [
"Linda and her father play the cello together.",
"Linda learned how to play the cello in music class.",
"Linda knows how to polish her cello."
] | 1 | Read the description of a trait.
Linda can play the cello. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement | Organisms, including people, have both inherited and acquired traits. Inherited and acquired traits are gained in different ways.
Inherited traits are passed down from biological parents to their offspring through genes. Genes are pieces of hereditary material that contain the instructions that affect inherited traits.... | |
What is the capital of Georgia? | [
"Athens",
"Atlanta",
"Savannah",
"Frankfort"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Southeast | Atlanta is the capital of Georgia. | |||
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2."
] | 2 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different shapes. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Distance affects the magnitude of the magnetic force. When there is a smaller distance between magnets, the magnitude of the magnetic force between them is greater.
There is a smaller distance between the magnets in Pair 2 than in Pair 1. So, the magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2 than in Pair 1. | |
Select the reptile below. | [
"coral snake",
"koala"
] | 0 | Reptiles have scaly, waterproof skin. Most reptiles live on land. A Galapagos giant tortoise is an example of a reptile. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Classification | Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians | Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are groups of animals. The animals in each group have traits in common.
Scientists sort animals into groups based on traits they have in common. This process is called classification. | A koala is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk.
Koalas sleep for up to 20 hours a day!
A coral snake is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin.
Coral snakes spend most of their time underground or hiding under leaves. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Houston, we've had a problem here.
—Astronaut Jack Swigert, after an oxygen tank exploded on board Apollo 13 | [
"chiasmus",
"understatement"
] | 1 | 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 understatement, which involves deliberately representing something as less serious or important than it really is.
We've had a problem here is an understatement, since losing an oxygen tank could be catastrophic. | |
What is the name of the colony shown? | [
"Massachusetts",
"Vermont",
"Georgia",
"New Hampshire"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade8 | social science | us-history | Colonial America | Identify the Thirteen Colonies | The colony is New Hampshire.
During the colonial era, New Hampshire and New York both claimed the territory that would later become the state of Vermont. Vermont was never its own colony. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | How long does it take to make a paper airplane? | [
"55 seconds",
"55 hours"
] | 0 | 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 make a paper airplane is 55 seconds.
55 hours is too slow. |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which correctly shows the title of a movie? | [
"***Mr. Bug Goes to Town***",
"\"Mr. Bug Goes to Town\""
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | 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, or article should be in quotation marks.
"You Are My Sunshine" | A movie should be in italics.
The correct title is **Mr. Bug Goes to Town**. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which closing is correct for a letter? | [
"Love,\nJeffrey",
"love,\nJeffrey"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade3 | language science | punctuation | Formatting | Greetings and closings of letters | A letter starts with a greeting and ends with a closing. For each one, capitalize the first word and end with a comma. You should also capitalize proper nouns, such as Aunt Sue.
Dear Aunt Sue,
I'm glad you could come to my party, and
thank you for the birthday gift. I could not have
asked for a better one! Every time I... | The second closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. | |
Which solution has a higher concentration of pink particles? | [
"neither; their concentrations are the same",
"Solution A",
"Solution B"
] | 0 | The diagram below is a model of two solutions. Each pink ball represents one particle of solute. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | chemistry | Solutions | Compare concentrations of solutions | A solution is made up of two or more substances that are completely mixed. In a solution, solute particles are mixed into a solvent. The solute cannot be separated from the solvent by a filter. For example, if you stir a spoonful of salt into a cup of water, the salt will mix into the water to make a saltwater solution... | In Solution A and Solution B, the pink particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of pink particles, look at both the number of pink particles and the volume of the solvent in each container.
Use the concentration formula to find the number of pink particles per milliliter.
... | |
Which animal's skin is better adapted as a warning sign to ward off predators? | [
"fire salamander",
"gray tree frog"
] | 0 | Strawberry poison frogs have poisonous glands in their brightly colored skin. The bright colors serve as a warning sign that the animal is poisonous. The 's skin is adapted to ward off predators.
Figure: strawberry poison frog. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The color, texture, and covering of an animal's skin are examples of adaptations. Animals' skins can be adapted in different ways. For example, skin with thick fur might help an animal... | Look at the picture of the strawberry poison frog.
The strawberry poison frog has poisonous glands in its brightly colored skin. Its skin is adapted to ward off predators. The bright colors serve as a warning sign that the strawberry poison frog is poisonous.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a simil... | |
Which of the following fossils is younger? Select the more likely answer. | [
"ginkgo leaf",
"mammal tooth"
] | 1 | This diagram shows fossils in an undisturbed sedimentary rock sequence. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | earth-science | Fossils | Compare ages of fossils in a rock sequence | A fossil is the preserved evidence of an ancient organism. Some fossils are formed from body parts such as bones or shells. Other fossils, such as footprints or burrows, are formed from traces of an organism's activities.
Fossils are typically found in sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rocks usually form in layers. Over t... | Look again at the fossils in the rock sequence diagram.
Compare the positions of these fossils to determine which one is younger:
The mammal tooth fossil is in a shallower layer in the rock sequence than the ginkgo leaf fossil. So, the mammal tooth fossil is most likely younger than the ginkgo leaf fossil. | |
Is chert a mineral? | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 0 | Chert has the following properties:
solid
found in nature
not a pure substance
not made by organisms
no fixed crystal structure | yes or no | grade6 | natural science | earth-science | Rocks and minerals | Identify rocks and minerals | Properties are used to identify different substances. Minerals have the following properties:
It is a solid.
It is formed in nature.
It is not made by organisms.
It is a pure substance.
It has a fixed crystal structure.
If a substance has all five of these properties, then it is a mineral.
Look closely at the last thre... | Chert does not have all the properties of a mineral. So, chert is not a mineral. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Select the one substance that is not a rock. | [
"Syenite is a solid. It is not a pure substance.",
"Phyllite is not a pure substance. It is a solid.",
"Burlap is made in a factory. It is a solid."
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | earth-science | Rocks and minerals | Identify rocks using properties | Rocks are made of minerals. Here are some properties of rocks:
They are solid.
They are formed in nature.
They are not made by living things.
They are not pure substances. | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of rocks. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of rocks.
Syenite is a rock.
Burlap is made in a factory. But all rocks are formed in nature.
So, burlap is not a rock.
Phyllite is a rock. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Julie is a competitive horseback rider, and she will be competing in the next World Equestrian Games, which are held every four years. | [
"compound-complex",
"complex",
"compound",
"simple"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is compound-complex. It is made up of two independent clauses and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the relative pronoun which.
Julie 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 | Based on this information, what is Mickey's phenotype for the fur color trait? | [
"black fur",
"brown fur"
] | 1 | In a group of rabbits, some individuals have black fur and others have brown fur. In this group, the gene for the fur color trait has two alleles. The allele for brown fur (f) is recessive to the allele for black fur (F).
Mickey is a rabbit from this group. Mickey has the homozygous genotype ff for the fur color gene. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Genetics vocabulary: dominant and recessive | All organisms have pieces of hereditary material called genes, which are passed from parents to offspring. Genes contain instructions for building the parts of an organism. An organism's genes affect its observable traits, including its appearance, its behavior, and which diseases it may have. Genes may have different ... | Mickey's genotype for the fur color gene is ff. Mickey's genotype of ff has only f alleles. The f allele is for brown fur. So, Mickey's phenotype for the fur color trait must be brown fur.
To check this answer, consider whether Mickey's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for brown fur (f) is recessive to the... |
Which letter represents the location of Rome? | [
"E",
"D",
"A",
"C",
"B"
] | 4 | The city of Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula. A peninsula is a landform with water on three sides. Rome has existed for about 2,700 years, and at one time, it was one of the wealthiest and most powerful cities in the world. Look at the map. Then answer the question below. | closed choice | grade6 | social science | world-history | Rome and the Byzantine Empire | The beginnings of Rome | Look at the map.
Rome is located on the Italian Peninsula. Find the part of the map labeled "Italy." This boot-shaped piece of land is the Italian Peninsula, and the city shown on that peninsula is Rome! Today, Rome is the capital of the country of Italy.
The other cities on the map are not on the Italian Peninsula. Bu... | ||
What is the capital of Pennsylvania? | [
"Philadelphia",
"Pittsburgh",
"Harrisburg",
"Albany"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the Northeast | Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | What is the volume of a bottle of hot sauce? | [
"2 cups",
"2 gallons",
"2 fluid ounces"
] | 2 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade5 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose customary units of volume | Measurements are written with both a number and a unit. The unit comes after the number. The unit shows what the number means.
Volume is a measurement of how much space something takes up.
There are many different units of volume. When you are using customary units, volume may be written in units of fluid ounces, cups,... | The best estimate for the volume of a bottle of hot sauce is 2 fluid ounces.
2 cups and 2 gallons are both too much. |
Which ocean is highlighted? | [
"the Indian Ocean",
"the Pacific Ocean",
"the Southern Ocean",
"the Atlantic Ocean"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade6 | social science | geography | Physical Geography | Oceans and continents | Oceans are huge bodies of salt water. The world has five oceans. All of the oceans are connected, making one world ocean. | This is the Indian Ocean. | ||
What is the probability that a rainbow trout produced by this cross will have a blue body? | [
"1/4",
"4/4",
"0/4",
"2/4",
"3/4"
] | 3 | In a group of rainbow trout, some individuals have a greenish-brown body and others have a blue body. In this group, the gene for the body color trait has two alleles. The allele for a blue body (b) is recessive to the allele for a greenish-brown body (B).
This Punnett square shows a cross between two rainbow trout. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | biology | Genes to traits | Use Punnett squares to calculate probabilities of offspring types | Offspring phenotypes: dominant or recessive?
How do you determine an organism's phenotype for a trait? Look at the combination of alleles in the organism's genotype for the gene that affects that trait. Some alleles have types called dominant and recessive. These two types can cause different versions of the trait to a... | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Walter always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | [
"simple",
"compound",
"complex",
"compound-complex"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade11 | 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. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
Walter always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | What do these two changes have in common?
chemicals in a battery reacting to power a flashlight
an old sandwich rotting in a trashcan | [
"Both are chemical changes.",
"Both are only physical changes.",
"Both are caused by cooling.",
"Both are caused by heating."
] | 0 | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | chemistry | Chemical reactions | Compare physical and chemical changes | Matter is made of very small particles called atoms. Atoms can be linked together by chemical bonds. When two or more atoms link together, they form a molecule.
In a chemical change, the chemical bonds in the molecules break. The atoms then link together to form different molecules. The types of molecules in matter bef... | Step 1: Think about each change.
Chemicals in a battery reacting to power a flashlight is a chemical change. When the flashlight is turned on, the chemicals in the battery react with each other to form new chemicals. This creates electricity, which powers the lightbulb.
A sandwich rotting is a chemical change. The matt... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | How long is a garden rake? | [
"5 miles",
"5 inches",
"5 feet",
"5 yards"
] | 2 | Select the best estimate. | closed choice | grade7 | natural science | units-and-measurement | Units and measurement | Choose customary 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 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 garden rake is 5 feet.
5 inches is too short. 5 yards and 5 miles are too long. |
Look at the models of molecules below. Select the elementary substance. | [
"methanol",
"chloromethanol",
"iodine"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | chemistry | Atoms and molecules | Identify elementary substances and compounds using models | There are more than 100 different chemical elements, or types of atoms. Chemical elements make up all of the substances around you.
A substance may be composed of one chemical element or multiple chemical elements. Substances that are composed of only one chemical element are elementary substances. Substances that are ... | |||
Which animal's feet are also adapted for sticking to smooth surfaces? | [
"meerkat",
"Mediterranean tree frog"
] | 1 | s live in the rain forests of Indonesia. They spend most of their lives in trees. The feet of the are adapted to stick to the smooth surfaces of leaves.
Figure: Borneo eared frog. | closed choice | grade4 | natural science | biology | Adaptations | Animal adaptations: feet and limbs | An adaptation is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive or reproduce. Adaptations can include both body parts and behaviors.
The shape of an animal's feet is one example of an adaptation. Animals' feet can be adapted in different ways. For example, webbed feet might help an animal swim. Feet with thick fur m... | Look at the picture of the Borneo eared frog.
The Borneo eared frog has wide, sticky toes. Its feet are adapted for sticking to smooth surfaces. The Borneo eared frog uses its toes to walk on the smooth surfaces of leaves without slipping.
Now look at each animal. Figure out which animal has a similar adaptation.
The M... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Using only these supplies, which question can Kate investigate with an experiment? | [
"Does a catapult with a longer arm launch a rubber ball farther than a catapult with a shorter arm?",
"Does a heavier ball travel farther than a lighter ball when launched from a catapult?",
"Does a rubber ball travel farther when launched from a metal catapult or from a wooden catapult?"
] | 0 | Kate visits a museum about ancient Greece. She notices an exhibit with models of wooden catapults that were used to launch large rocks across battlefields. She wonders what factors affect how far a catapult can launch an object. So, she decides to design an experiment. She has the following supplies available:
a wooden... | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | science-and-engineering-practices | Designing experiments | Identify questions that can be investigated with a set of materials | Experiments can be designed to answer specific questions. When designing an experiment, you must identify the supplies that are necessary to answer your question. In order to do this, you need to figure out what will be tested and what will be measured during the experiment.
Imagine that you are wondering if plants gro... | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense. | [
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"ad hominem: a personal attack against one's opponent"
] | 1 | closed choice | grade6 | language science | writing-strategies | Developing and supporting arguments | Classify logical fallacies | A strong argument uses valid reasoning and logic in support of a claim. When an argument or claim introduces irrelevant information or misrepresents the issues at hand, it may be committing a logical fallacy. Logical fallacies can hurt a writer's credibility and can lead readers to draw false conclusions.
A logical fal... | The text argues that a person's clothing determines whether she will like rap or hip-hop music. This is a personal attack that isn't relevant to why someone would like or dislike a certain kind of music. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as ad hominem. | |
Which of these continents does the equator intersect? | [
"Australia",
"Antarctica",
"South America"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | Maps | Use lines of latitude and longitude | Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are imaginary lines drawn on some globes and maps. They can help you find places on globes and maps.
Lines of latitude show how far north or south a place is. We use units called degrees to describe how far a place is from the equator. The equator is the line located at 0° latit... | The equator is the line at 0° latitude. It intersects South America. It does not intersect Antarctica or Australia. | ||
Not supported with pagination yet | Would you find the word drought on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
divide - dungeon | [
"no",
"yes"
] | 1 | 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 drought is between the guide words divide - dungeon, it would be found on that page. | |
Not supported with pagination yet | Which type of sentence is this?
Isaac took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. | [
"complex",
"compound-complex",
"compound",
"simple"
] | 3 | closed choice | grade10 | language science | grammar | Phrases and clauses | Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? | A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.
An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is not a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
the oranges on our tree are ripe
The clause can stand alon... | The sentence is simple. It is a single independent clause.
Isaac took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. | |
Which of these states is farthest south? | [
"Utah",
"Rhode Island",
"Montana",
"Michigan"
] | 0 | closed choice | grade2 | social science | geography | Geography | Read a map: cardinal directions | Maps have four cardinal directions, or main directions. Those directions are north, south, east, and west.
A compass rose is a set of arrows that point to the cardinal directions. A compass rose usually shows only the first letter of each cardinal direction.
The north arrow points to the North Pole. On most maps, north... | To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. Utah is farthest south. | ||
Which of these continents does the prime meridian intersect? | [
"Australia",
"South America",
"Antarctica"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade5 | social science | geography | Maps | Use lines of latitude and longitude | Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are imaginary lines drawn on some globes and maps. They can help you find places on globes and maps.
Lines of latitude show how far north or south a place is. We use units called degrees to describe how far a place is from the equator. The equator is the line located at 0° latit... | The prime meridian is the line at 0° longitude. It intersects Antarctica. It does not intersect Australia or South America. | ||
Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? | [
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 2.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is the same in both pairs.",
"The magnitude of the magnetic force is greater in Pair 1."
] | 0 | The images below show two pairs of magnets. The magnets in different pairs do not affect each other. All the magnets shown are made of the same material, but some of them are different sizes. | closed choice | grade8 | natural science | physics | Velocity, acceleration, and forces | Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart. These pulls and pushes between magnets are called magnetic forces.
The strength of a force is called its magnitude. The greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between two magnets,... | Magnet sizes affect the magnitude of the magnetic force. Imagine magnets that are the same shape and made of the same material. The larger the magnets, the greater the magnitude of the magnetic force between them.
Magnet A is the same size in both pairs. But Magnet B is larger in Pair 2 than in Pair 1. So, the magnitud... | |
Will these magnets attract or repel each other? | [
"repel",
"attract"
] | 1 | Two magnets are placed as shown.
Hint: Magnets that attract pull together. Magnets that repel push apart. | closed choice | grade3 | natural science | physics | Magnets | Identify magnets that attract or repel | Magnets can pull or push on each other without touching. When magnets attract, they pull together. When magnets repel, they push apart.
Whether a magnet attracts or repels other magnets depends on the positions of its poles, or ends. Every magnet has two poles, called north and south.
Here are some examples of magnets.... | Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other.
The south pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Poles that are different attract. So, these magnets will attract each other. | |
Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? | [
"climate",
"weather"
] | 1 | Figure: Antarctica.
Bright clouds filled the sky above Antarctica every day last July. These clouds form high in the atmosphere and reflect light back down to Earth.
Hint: Weather is what the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time. Climate is the pattern of weather in a certain place. | closed choice | grade6 | natural science | earth-science | Weather and climate | Weather and climate around the world | 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 passage carefully.
Bright clouds filled the sky above Antarctica every day last July. These clouds form high in the atmosphere and reflect light back down to Earth.
The underlined part of the passage tells you about the clouds seen in a certain month in Antarctica. This passage describes the atmosphere at a ce... | |
What is the capital of Wyoming? | [
"Juneau",
"Laramie",
"Cheyenne",
"Jefferson City"
] | 2 | closed choice | grade4 | social science | geography | State capitals | Identify state capitals of the West | Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming. | |||
Not supported with pagination yet | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
After a jog around the block, Alice collapsed on the couch and declared with a wheeze, "Well, I'm ready to run a marathon." | [
"Alice was out of shape.",
"Alice felt full of energy."
] | 0 | 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.
Verbal irony involves saying one thing but implying something very different. People often use verbal irony when they are being sarcastic.
Olivia seems thrilled that her car keeps breaking dow... | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Ready to run a marathon ironically suggests that Alice was out of shape. She was actually far from ready to run a marathon. |
Subsets and Splits
Validation Subject & Topic Summary
Reveals the distribution and count of images across different subjects, topics, and categories, highlighting the most prevalent combinations.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
This query provides a balanced sample of entries across different topics where images are missing, allowing for a more representative analysis of text-only data.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
This query provides a balanced sample of text entries across different topics, ensuring that each topic is proportionally represented, which is useful for further analysis or model training.
Random Sample by Topic Ratio
This query balances the dataset by randomly selecting a proportional number of items from each topic to create a balanced subset of 3000 items, revealing how well-represented each topic is in the dataset.
Topic Counts by Grade
Provides a breakdown of the number of questions by topic (physics, chemistry, biology, geography) for each grade level, revealing the distribution of question types.
Validation Category Counts
Counts the number of unique questions per category, helping to understand the distribution of questions across different categories.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
Identifies categories, questions, and answers that appear more than four times in the validation dataset with images, highlighting common or repetitive entries.
ScienceQA Validation Grouped Data
Provides a count of images and overall occurrences for each combination of subject, topic, category, and answer, helping to identify popular or common configurations.
Train Data with Numeric Choices
This query identifies distinct rows in the dataset where one of the elements in the choices column contains a number and the image column is null, providing insight into data completeness and specific patterns in the choices.
Physics Train with Images and Lectures
Retrieves physics educational records with images and lectures for specific grade levels, providing basic filtering but offering limited analytical insight beyond data availability.
Physics Q&As with Images
Retrieves physics-related training examples with images for specific grade levels, providing basic filtered data but offering limited analytical insight beyond simple categorization.
Physics Questions Gr 2-6 With Images
Retrieves physics-related test items with images for specific grade levels, providing basic filtered data but offering limited analytical insights beyond simple data retrieval.
Filter Text-only Train Questions
Retrieves questions and related metadata from the dataset excluding those with images, offering basic data filtering.
Skills Without Images
Counts the number of skills where the image is missing, providing a basic overview of incomplete data.
Top 10 Hard Text Questions
Retrieves the top 10 longest questions without images, ordered by grade level in descending order, providing basic insight into potentially more complex questions.
SQL Console for derek-thomas/ScienceQA
Counts the occurrences of each category, question, and answer combination where an image is present, providing basic filtering on the dataset.
List ScienceQA Topics
Lists all unique topics in the dataset, which provides a basic overview of the categories present.
Cultural Questions Without Images
Retrieves 100 entries from the 'train' dataset where the image is missing and the topic is 'culture', providing basic filtering with limited analytical value.
Biology Skills for Grades 2 & 3
Lists unique skills and categories for biology topics in grades 2 and 3, providing basic filtering of the dataset.
Biology Qs for Grades 2 &
Retrieves all entries for grade 2 and grade 3 students focusing on the biology topic, providing a basic filtered view of the dataset.
Biology Grade 3 Questions Count
Counts the number of entries for grade 3 students in the biology topic, providing a basic count of data points.
Select Test Rows With Images
The query retrieves all records from the 'test' table where the 'image' column is not null, providing basic filtering without deep analytical value.
Test Images Query
This query retrieves a limited sample of rows where the image column is not null, providing basic filtering but minimal analytical value.
Test Data with Images
The query filters out rows where the image column is not null, providing a basic subset of the data but without much analytical insight.
Select Test Entries With Images
The query retrieves all records from the 'test' table where the 'image' column is not null, providing basic filtering but no deeper analytical insight.