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language arts | grade-3 | choose-topic-sentences-for-expository-paragraphs | Read the paragraph. Then, add the better topic sentence.
___ It became a popular toy in America in the 1950s. However, children were making toy hoops long ago in ancient Egypt. They used a stick to push the hoop along the ground. In the 1400s, Europeans enjoyed spinning hula hoops on their bodies. Some Native American tribes also made hoops for dancing. | [
"The hula hoop was named after a kind of Hawaiian dance.",
"The hula hoop has been around for thousands of years."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | identify-thesis-statements | Which is a thesis statement? | [
"Solar energy is a better source of power than coal because it is clean and renewable.",
"What are the benefits of using solar energy instead of coal?",
"This paper discusses why solar energy is a better source of power than coal."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-10 | identify-audience-and-purpose | Review the travel brochure and then answer the question.
Discover a wild beauty unlike any you've experienced before. Discover Costa Rica. Soar to great heights through misty cloud forests. Trek over lush jungle trails to spectacular waterfalls. Explore hidden mysteries in coastal rain forests. Let the experienced guides at Hensley Travel lead you on a five-day hiking adventure through the untamed and unexpected terrain of Costa Rica. Call now to book your journey of a lifetime.
What is the text's main **purpose**? | [
"to inform travelers about hiking trails through jungles and coastal rain forests",
"to inspire travelers to be more active",
"to entice travelers to book a trip to Costa Rica with Hensley Travel",
"to provide a detailed description of Costa Rica's natural beauty"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-8 | transitions-with-conjunctive-adverbs | Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.
Your library loans are now overdue; ___, you will be charged fifteen cents per day per item, up to a maximum charge of twenty dollars each. | [
"therefore",
"instead"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-8 | u-s-mexican-war | By the 1840s, belief in Manifest Destiny had become quite popular in the United States. So, support for expanding the territory of the U.S. was an important issue in the 1844 presidential election. This election was won by James K. Polk, the candidate of the Democratic Party.
Read the following passage adapted from the 1844 Democratic Party platform, or list of the party's goals. Then complete the sentence below.
Our title to the whole of the Territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable, and the annexation of Texas to the United States at the earliest moment possible is important to American progress.
title:right of ownership
annexation:addition
Complete the sentence.
According to the platform, the Democratic Party ___ Manifest Destiny. | [
"supported",
"opposed",
"neither supported nor opposed"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment | Is this a sentence fragment?
Is an independent country. | [
"Is an independent country."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | show-character-emotions-and-traits | You are writing a story about Becky, who is hiking in the mountains. Choose the best description to show that Becky is **strong**. | [
"Becky was sweating under the heavy load of her pack, but she continued to hike.",
"Becky stopped to rest again, setting her pack on the ground. \"This is too hard!\" she said."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-11 | analyze-the-development-of-informational-passages-set-1 | Review the **fourth and fifth paragraphs**.
title: Edison and Popular Culture
Every time we play recorded music or go to the movies, we enjoy the benefits of Thomas Edison's genius and hard work. Although Edison is perhaps most famous for his light bulb, his inventions in sound recording and motion pictures helped give rise to the entertainment industry as we know it today.
After his successful development of the first tinfoil phonograph in 1877, Edison and his researchers made countless improvements to the phonograph, constantly striving to achieve the finest sound reproduction possible. At first, Edison thought the phonograph primarily suitable only for business purposes, like the dictation of letters. What the public really wanted, however, was a machine to play music. Recognizing the biggest market for the phonograph, Edison began producing musical records in the early 1890s. No matter how scratchy and crude those early cylinder records seem today, they were amazing to buyers who were hearing recorded sound for the very first time. The development of records, cassette tapes, compact discs, and finally digital music traces back to Edison's early experiments with sound recording.
Not satisfied with merely recording sound, Edison turned his attention to another of the senses: sight. In October 1888, Edison wrote that he intended to do "for the Eye what the phonograph does for the Ear, which is the recording and reproduction of things in motion." Thus began Edison's development of the kinetograph (motion picture camera) and kinetoscope (motion picture viewer).
Over the next five years, Edison experimented with the making of motion pictures, erecting the Black Maria, the world's first structure especially built to be a motion picture studio. The first motion pictures were not projected on a theater screen. Instead, viewers looked through a peephole mounted on top of a box with the projector inside. For a nickel, viewers could look through the peephole to see films of men at work (like Blacksmith Scene) or of a dancer (Carmencita), or perhaps a scene of everyday life (like The Barbershop). Although they lasted less than a minute, these first short films excited audiences as much as any film seen today.
The first films were silent, but in 1895 Edison attempted to combine sound recording and motion pictures in a device he called the kinetophone. Unfortunately, this early effort at talking motion pictures proved unsuccessful. More than thirty years would pass before sound films would become widespread.
The peephole kinetoscope was a success, but Edison and other researchers realized that projected films were the next step in motion picture development. The first commercially successful American motion picture projector was called Edison's Vitascope. Drawing from the work of inventors C. Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat, the vitascope launched the era of projected film in the United States. When the vitascope premiered in New York City in 1896, the hit film of the evening was titled Rough Sea at Dover, made by Englishman Robert Paul. So realistic was the view of waves crashing on Dover Beach that people in the front rows actually shrank back in their seats, fearful of getting wet.
Edison wanted to invent things to improve the lives of all people, whether it was electric light bulbs to light their homes or phonographs and motion pictures to inspire their imaginations. Just as he often built on the work of those who preceded him, so, too, have others built on Edison's work. Every time we flip a light switch or watch a movie, we enjoy the legacy of Edison's genius. But true genius, said Edison, relies on "hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense." Thomas Edison's own example of dedication and determination may be his true legacy.
Adapted from the National Park Service, "Edison and Popular Culture"
How do the fourth and fifth paragraphs work together? | [
"They describe a great success of Edison's and then acknowledge its limits.",
"They describe a great achievement of Edison's and then reject its importance.",
"They describe a great achievement of Edison's and then explain why it was unpopular."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | world-war-i-the-road-to-peace | Complete the text.
Woodrow Wilson's 14th point called for the creation of ___. This group would be in charge of keeping peace around the world. | [
"Amnesty International",
"Save the Children",
"the Red Cross",
"the League of Nations"
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-6 | analyze-passages-from-harriet-tubman-conductor-on-the-underground-railroad-part-1 | Review the passage.
That night when John Tubman was asleep, and the fire had died down in the cabin, [Harriet] took the ashcake that had been baked for their breakfast, and a good-sized piece of salt herring, and tied them together in an old bandanna. By **hoarding** this small stock of food, she could make it last a long time, and with the berries and edible roots she could find in the woods, she wouldn't starve. She decided that she would take the quilt with her, too. Her hands lingered over it. It felt soft and warm to her touch. Even in the dark, she thought she could tell one color from another, because she knew its pattern and design so well.
Then John stirred in his sleep, and she left the cabin quickly, carrying the quilt carefully folded under her arm.
Once she was off the plantation, she took to the woods, not following the North Star, not even looking for it, going instead toward Bucktown. She needed help. She was going to ask the white woman who had stopped to talk to her so often if she would help her. Perhaps she wouldn't. But she would soon find out.
When she came to the farmhouse where the woman lived, she approached it cautiously, circling around it. It was so quiet. There was no sound at all, not even a dog barking, or the sound of voices. Nothing.
She tapped on the door, gently. A voice said, "Who's there?" She answered, "Harriet, from Dr. Thompson's place."
When the woman opened the door she did not seem at all surprised to see her. She glanced at the little bundle that Harriet was carrying, at the quilt, and invited her in. Then she sat down at the kitchen table, and wrote two names on a slip of paper, and handed the paper to Harriet.
She said that those were the next places where it was safe for Harriet to stop. The first place was a farm where there was a gate with big white posts and round knobs on top of them. The people there would feed her, and when they thought it was safe for her to go on, they would tell her how to get to the next house, or take her there. For these were the first two stops on the Underground Railroad—going North, from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Thus Harriet learned that the Underground Railroad that ran straight to the North was not a railroad at all. Neither did it run underground. It was composed of a loosely organized group of people who offered food and shelter, or a place of concealment, to fugitives who had set out on the long road to the North and freedom.
Adapted from Ann Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Copyright 1955 by Ann Petry
What is the meaning of **hoarding** as it is used in the passage? | [
"keeping a supply",
"cooking a meal",
"making a trade"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-6 | analyze-the-effects-of-figures-of-speech-on-meaning-and-tone | Review the passage. The allusion is shown in bold.
John usually tried to play nice. **But by now it had become clear that "somebody" had to take on this multibillion-dollar Goliath,** and as John Bassett was wont to think: It might as well be him.
"We're going to sue you" was the next volley from Lexington's New York lawyers.
"Bring it", John Bassett said, and grabbed his two favorite tools: a legal pad and a telephone.
From Beth Macy, Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town. Copyright 2014 by Beth Macy
What is the effect of the allusion on the passage's meaning or tone? | [
"It implies that the company is going to fail.",
"It implies that the company is large and formidable."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-8 | use-personification | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
Everyone in the room turned as Jon strolled in, his sleek silk suit ___ his wealth. | [
"indicating",
"bragging about"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | describe-the-difference-between-related-words | What is the difference between scurrying and plodding? | [
"plodding is lighter",
"scurrying is faster"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-8 | is-it-a-direct-object-or-an-indirect-object | Is the phrase in bold a direct object or an indirect object?
The cashier handed Richard **his credit card receipt**. | [
"direct object",
"indirect object"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | use-parallel-structure | Complete the sentence.
Either Alice will take the time to get a scuba diving certification or ___ her family's planned dive. | [
"will miss",
"she will miss"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | choose-punctuation-to-avoid-fragments-and-run-ons | Which is the best way to complete the text?
A colony of carpenter bees built a nest in the decrepit wood shed in our ___ don't intend to disturb them in their new home. | [
"backyard. We",
"backyard we",
"backyard, however, we"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-4 | identify-the-meaning-of-idioms-and-adages-set-2 | What is the meaning of **par for the course**? | [
"a good score in golf",
"average or usual"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-7 | interpret-figures-of-speech | What does the **verbal irony** in this text suggest?
"Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Colin joked with a yawn. | [
"Colin finds roosters amusing.",
"Colin slept poorly."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-7 | is-the-word-an-adjective-or-adverb | Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb?
The choir from Sparrowtown performed **brilliantly** during the final round of the regional competition. | [
"adjective",
"adverb"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | use-coordinating-conjunctions | Complete the sentence with the best conjunction.
Martin will hang his painting in the living room ___ the den. | [
"or",
"so"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-1 | what-am-i | Answer the riddle.
I am big and yellow.
I take children to school.
You may see me in the street.
What am I? | [
"a bus",
"a bike"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | recall-the-source-of-an-allusion | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
The politician's staff decided it was time to get off the **"Titanic"**, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs. | [
"a song",
"history"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-6 | the-crusades | Historians do not have a copy of Pope Urban's 1095 speech. However, some of the people who heard his speech wrote down what they remembered. Read part of the speech that one person remembered hearing. Then answer the question below.
All who die [on their way to Jerusalem], whether by land or by sea, or in battle . . . shall have immediate remission of sins.
remission:forgiveness
Jacques Bongars, Gesta Dei per Francos, trans in Oliver J. Thatcher and Edgar Holmes McNeal, eds., A Source Book for Medieval History. Copyright 1905 by Scribners.
According to the speech, what did Pope Urban say would happen to people who died while traveling to Jerusalem on a crusade? | [
"Their land would be taken by the government.",
"All of their bad actions would be forgiven.",
"They would be remembered forever.",
"Their families would be given money."
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | southern-colonies-founding-and-government | In 1619, Virginia created the first representative government in the colonies. What is a representative government? | [
"a government where one person has all of the power to make the laws",
"a government where people vote for the leaders who make the laws",
"a government where everyone gets to vote on what laws are made"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-run-on | Which is a **run-on sentence**? | [
"We trekked up the mountain with thirty-pound packs on our backs.",
"The restaurants in the vicinity are expensive, Jayden can't afford them."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | determine-the-meanings-of-words-with-greek-and-latin-roots | What does the word minutiae mean? | [
"artistic or aesthetic details",
"controversial or disputable details",
"unpleasant details",
"unimportant or trifling details"
] | 3 |
social studies | grade-2 | paul-revere | What did Paul Revere do to fight against British rule? | [
"He sank a British ship.",
"He wrote an essay.",
"He printed an anti-British newspaper.",
"He joined the Sons of Liberty."
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-8 | classify-logical-fallacies | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Olivia never lies. She told me herself, so it must be true. | [
"circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself",
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good"
] | 0 |
social studies | kindergarten | days-of-the-week | What day comes right after Tuesday? | [
"Friday",
"Wednesday",
"Sunday"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | make-predictions-about-a-story | Read this passage from a story.
Anna and Andrew had just moved in to their new house. "Let's explore," Anna said. They opened all the closets in the bedrooms. Then they found the door to the attic. Their dad noticed them opening the door. "Go ahead," he said. "It's full of old junk."
In the attic, Anna and Andrew saw an old dresser and some boards. Then they noticed a very large metal box. They walked over to look at it more closely.
Based on the passage, which is more likely to happen next? | [
"Anna and Andrew open the metal box.",
"Anna and Andrew open the dresser drawers."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-bill-of-rights | Complete the sentence.
___According to the Third Amendment, the government cannot force people to keep in their houses during a time of peace. | [
"food",
"weapons",
"soldiers",
"cameras"
] | 2 |
social studies | grade-3 | holi | Where does the name Holi come from? | [
"the word holiday",
"Holika, a character in a Hindu story",
"the word holy",
"Hollywood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | read-about-famous-people | Read the text.
Beryl Markham lived an interesting life. She was born in 1902 and grew up in an African country called Kenya. There, she and her father lived on a horse farm. Markham loved the horses and learned a lot about them. She learned so much that she became a horse trainer at the age of nineteen. This was unusual at the time. Markham was the first woman to be allowed to train racehorses in Kenya. She was a good trainer, and the horses she trained won many races.
Markham enjoyed training horses and did so for many years. But she also loved adventure and travel. Markham became interested in flying airplanes, so she took lessons and learned to fly. After completing her lessons, she became the first woman in Kenya to obtain her pilot's license. With her pilot's license, Markham could fly planes. She helped many people as a pilot. She used her plane to deliver goods, medicine, and mail. Once, she even flew twenty hours from England to North America without stopping. This made her the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west.
After she grew tired of flying, Markham moved to the United States. She wrote a book about her life called West with the Night. It tells all about her amazing adventures as a pilot in East Africa. Later in her life, she decided to return to Kenya to train racehorses once again. Today, she is best known for being a celebrated horse trainer, an author, and a pilot.
What is the text about? | [
"It is about the tricks that Beryl Markham taught her horses to win races.",
"It is about the different kinds of work that Beryl Markham did throughout her life.",
"It is about the work that Beryl Markham had to do to get her pilot's license."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-11 | classify-the-figure-of-speech-euphemism-hyperbole-oxymoron-paradox | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Kendall, please stay away from the ocean. **You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim**. | [
"euphemism",
"paradox"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | compound-subjects-and-objects-with-pronouns | Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
Grayson and I picked up a dozen pizzas, which ___ and our guests then quickly devoured. | [
"we",
"us"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | words-with-mis | Which is an example of a **misfortune**? | [
"losing your job",
"quitting your job"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | transitions-with-conjunctive-adverbs | Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.
Emma's field hockey team won the state championship earlier today; ___, she and her teammates had an excuse for their rather boisterous behavior when they celebrated at Dinardo's Restaurant tonight. | [
"meanwhile",
"hence"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-10 | identify-sentence-fragments | Is there a sentence fragment?
Cindy created her own stylish leather identification tags for her pets. Because she couldn't find tags that she liked. | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-8 | determine-the-meanings-of-greek-and-latin-roots | Look at the roots below. Which one means "join"? | [
"puls",
"bel",
"cede",
"junc"
] | 3 |
social studies | grade-1 | months-of-the-year | What month comes right before November? | [
"October",
"August"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | analogies-challenge | Complete the analogy.
illustrator is to picture as choreographer is to | [
"image",
"dance",
"song"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | show-character-emotions-and-traits | You are writing a story about Alexa, who is a new student. Choose the best description to show that Alexa is **shy**. | [
"Alexa buried her hands in her pockets and fixed her eyes on the floor.",
"Alexa glanced at the clock. How was it not even noon yet? Sighing, she rested her head on the desk."
] | 0 |
language arts | kindergarten | choose-the-lowercase-letter-that-matches-f-i-j-l-m-t-y | Pick the lowercase letter that matches. T | [
"t",
"b",
"j"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | is-the-word-an-adjective-or-adverb | Is the word in bold an adjective or an adverb?
Mr. Zimmerman **finally** completed the fence in the front yard. | [
"adjective",
"adverb"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-11 | determine-the-meanings-of-greek-and-latin-roots | What does the root **scrib** mean? | [
"send",
"look at or observe",
"bend or break",
"write or draw"
] | 3 |
language arts | grade-8 | transitions-with-conjunctive-adverbs | Complete the text with the better conjunctive adverb.
Sauropods such as Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, and Apatosaurus were herbivores; ___, they were plant-eaters. | [
"in other words",
"also"
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-8 | the-constitutional-convention | To address the problems with the Articles of Confederation, a group of congressmen called for a meeting of all the states. That meeting would later be known as the Constitutional Convention.
But before the states could meet, Shays's Rebellion broke out in Massachusetts. Read about the Shays's Rebellion crisis. Then complete the text below.
In the 1780s, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays returned home to his farm in western Massachusetts. He was shocked to discover that he was being called to court for not paying off his debts. Shays did not have the money to pay his debt because he had not yet been paid for his service in the war. Shays was furious—the state government was punishing him for not paying his debts, but the central government hadn't even paid him for fighting in the war!
Many farmers in western Massachusetts were in the same situation as Shays. When the farmers could not pay their debts, the Massachusetts state courts began seizing the farmers' land and property.
Angered at the courts, Shays and other farmers felt they had no choice but to use force. They marched to the courthouses with pitchforks, clubs, and muskets and refused to let the courts meet. Fearing the mobs, the Massachusetts governor assembled a militia to fight the farmers. The battles between the state militia and the farmers ended with 4 dead and 20 wounded.
militia:a group of volunteers who fight in emergencies
Complete the text.
Shays's Rebellion alarmed many Americans, including some of the men who would attend the Constitutional Convention. It was alarming because it showed that the new nation's problems could lead to ___. | [
"famine",
"violence",
"a treaty",
"more taxes"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | identify-similes-and-metaphors | Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
Mrs. Larson is kind, and her heart is gold. | [
"simile",
"metaphor"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | read-about-business-and-technology | Look at the word in bold in paragraph 4.
title: Robots Reimagined
What comes to mind when you hear the word robot? For many people, the word makes them think of emotionless machines made of cold, hard metal. This image isn't exactly wrong; since the mid-1900s, factories have been using robots like this to do difficult and repetitive tasks. However, not all of today's robots are designed for factory work. In fact, scientists keep coming up with new kinds of robotic technology. Some of their designs are challenging people's ideas about how robots should look and behave.
One of today's most creative and unusual robots is called the "squishy robot." Squishy robots are lightweight, ball-shaped structures containing cameras and sensors. These robots can be dropped from an aircraft and land on the ground without breaking. Dr. Alice Agogino came up with the idea for squishy robots while working with NASA. The machines were first designed to be dropped onto a planet's moon from a spacecraft. However, Agogino soon realized her squishy robots could also be used right here on Earth.
After a natural disaster, squishy robots can help first responders see the dangers ahead of them. These robots are often dropped into a disaster area before human workers arrive. As the squishy robots explore the environment, they send information back to the rescue team. This helps first responders avoid being hurt by things like fallen power lines or toxic chemicals. The robots also let the rescuers know what kind of help is needed and where to send it.
Of course, looking for dangers in a disaster zone isn't the only way that modern robots help people. In the 1990s, Dr. Cynthia Breazeal invented a new type of robot, called a sobot, with a very different purpose. Sobots are social robots meant to interact directly with people. These robots often have simple faces with mouths, eyes, and eyebrows, which they can move to **simulate** emotions. Sobots recognize people's feelings and respond with movements that make it look like they are feeling something, too.
Sobots can be used to help people who have trouble identifying emotions. These robots can also provide companionship for people who are lonely. One of the most popular sobots is a furry robot-seal named Paro. Hospitals and nursing homes let people hold Paro when they are feeling sad or distressed. After petting and interacting with the soft, sweet-looking robot, many people report feeling calmer and happier.
Hard, strong, metallic robots are great for doing tough jobs in factories. But creative engineers have proved that other types of robots can be helpful as well. One can only imagine what the robots of the future might look like. Or how these amazing machines might improve our lives.
What is the meaning of **simulate** as used in the text? | [
"hide evidence of",
"imitate the appearance of",
"listen to examples of",
"study the topic of"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-2 | complete-the-sentence-with-the-correct-sight-word | Complete the sentence.
___ you like to see my pet frog? | [
"Yellow",
"Would",
"Under"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | identify-elements-of-poetry | Choose the poem that uses **alliteration**. | [
"Look back with longing eyes and know that I will follow,\nLift me up in your love as a light wing lifts a swallow,\nLet our flight be far in sun or windy rain—\nBut what if I heard my first love calling me again?",
"The sky is low, the clouds are mean,\nA travelling flake of snow\nAcross a barn or through a rut\nDebates if it will go."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | words-with-mis | Which type of behavior shouldn't cause **mistrust**? | [
"suspicious behavior",
"honest behavior"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-8 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment | Is this a complete sentence?
Would probably prefer to see the new documentary about figure skating. | [
"Would probably prefer to see the new documentary about figure skating."
] | 0 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-war-of-1812-events-and-effects | Who was president of the United States during the War of 1812? | [
"James Madison",
"Andrew Jackson",
"Thomas Jefferson",
"Abraham Lincoln"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | determine-the-meanings-of-words-with-greek-and-latin-roots | What does the word export mean? | [
"to weigh or measure the goods being sold",
"to carry or move goods to be sold out of a country",
"to give the price of goods being sold"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | identify-the-authors-purpose-passages | Read the text below.
Vote for Ed Barton for city council. He'll stand up for the needs of our town's hardworking citizens.
What is the text's most likely purpose? | [
"to persuade",
"to inform",
"to entertain"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | choose-the-synonym | Which word is a synonym of **end**? | [
"quick",
"finish"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | use-the-correct-subject-or-verb | Complete the sentence with the best **subject**.
Every year ___ encourage me to spend the summer in Alaska. | [
"Cousin Irma",
"Uncle Larry and Aunt Kayla"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-7 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on | Which is a **complete sentence**? | [
"In England in the late eighteenth century, men sometimes fought duels to defend their honor.",
"Diphtheria is rare in North America and Europe it's still common in countries without readily available vaccinations."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | choose-the-topic-sentence-that-best-captures-the-main-idea | Review the details below.
Training at the race site can help new runners know what to expect from a marathon-length course.
Would-be marathon runners must be physically prepared to follow a rigorous training schedule.
Runners attempting their first marathon should have at least one year of running experience.
Choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details. | [
"First-time marathon runners must take steps to prepare themselves for the race.",
"Even experienced marathon runners must prepare for the physical and mental demands of running a 26.2 mile course.",
"New runners are at a distinct disadvantage if they have never run a marathon race course before."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | analyze-the-effects-of-figures-of-speech-on-meaning-and-tone | Read the text. The figure of speech is shown in bold.
I didn't feel that way really. We'd lived in New York State for three months so far and it already **felt like a hundred years** to me, but I had to try to talk her out of this idea any way I could.
From Ellen Airgood, Prairie Evers. Copyright 2012 by Ellen Airgood
What does this example of **hyperbole** tell you? | [
"It shows that the character is very old.",
"It shows that time seems to pass very slowly."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-8 | which-definition-matches-the-sentence | What does **issue** mean here?
The city of Oxford plans to issue a bond of more than six million dollars for a variety of infrastructure improvements. | [
"**issue** \"noun\" a matter of importance or discussion",
"**issue** \"verb\" to supply or distribute in an official way"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-8 | world-war-i-the-road-to-war | Nationalism, or the pride people feel about their own country or ethnic group, was one of the causes of World War I. The passage below gives an example of how nationalism led to war. Read the passage. Then answer the question.
In 1908, Austria-Hungary took control of territories known as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many people in these territories and the nearby country of Serbia were angry. They believed Bosnia and Herzegovina should be controlled by Slavic people, or members of an ethnic group that spoke Slavic languages such as Serbian or Russian.
Many nationalist groups formed hoping to free Bosnia and Herzegovina from foreign rule. Young Bosnia was one of these groups. One of its members was Gavrillo Princip, a 19-year-old from a Serbian family. On June 28, 1914, while Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was visiting Bosnia, Princip shot and killed both the archduke and his wife.
The royal couple's murder infuriated Austria-Hungary. With Germany's support, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This assasination proved to be a nationalistic "spark" that helped to ignited the flames of war across Europe.
Which statement best explains why a Serbian nationalist would want to assassinate the Archduke of Austria-Hungary? | [
"Serbian nationalists were not Slavic and hated both the Austrians and Hungarians.",
"Serbian nationalists were angry that a foreign power, Austria-Hungary, was ruling over the Slavic people.",
"Serbian nationalists were influenced by their alliance with Germany to attack the Austro-Hungarian Archduke."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-2 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-fragment | Which is a complete sentence? | [
"Beth wants another apple.",
"The box under the stairs."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-11 | use-appeals-to-ethos-pathos-and-logos-in-persuasive-writing | Which statement primarily appeals to **pathos**, or emotion, to support the position that **Shakespeare is an essential part of the high school curriculum**? | [
"You would be hard-pressed to find another author whose work can match Shakespeare's in linguistic dexterity and philosophical complexity. The Bard's plays create visceral experiences for readers and audiences that have lasting effects on how we see ourselves and our world.",
"Shakespeare's sonnets and plays are so important to American education that they are specifically mentioned as required reading in the Common Core State Standards, which have been adopted by most states."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | use-adjectives-to-compare | Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.
The mayor was the ___ person in Bluepoint. | [
"richest",
"richer"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | choose-topic-sentences-for-narrative-paragraphs | Read the paragraph. Then, add the better topic sentence.
___ Once, I opened my mailbox to find a package from him that was filled with soap. On my birthday, he sent a person to my door to sing a song and give me balloons. Another time, my uncle sent me a huge box filled with tiny rubber balls. When I opened the box, they bounced and rolled everywhere. | [
"My uncle sends me the silliest things in the mail.",
"I love it when my uncle comes to visit."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | are-the-modifiers-used-correctly | Which sentence is correct? | [
"Krysta, **engrossed in her homework**, didn't notice when her mother called her to dinner.",
"Krysta didn't notice when, **engrossed in her homework**, her mother called her to dinner."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-12 | is-it-a-phrase-or-a-clause | Is the group of words in bold a phrase or a clause?
Although Sally agreed to babysit her cousin on Saturday afternoon, she **accepted a friend's invitation to the grand opening of the new amusement park the same day**. | [
"phrase",
"clause"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-10 | use-dictionary-entries-to-determine-correct-usage | Look at this dictionary entry.
dictionary word: wont
dictionary pos: adjective
dictionary inflections:
dictionary entry: 1 in the habit of; accustomed Frank wrote about the day's experiences in his journal, as he was wont to do.
dictionary etymology: from Middle English (wonen)
Which sentence uses the word **wont** correctly? | [
"Sue was wont to spend her Sunday mornings eating croissants and doing crossword puzzles.",
"Scottish group Simple Minds was wont to record the song \"Don't You (Forget About Me)\" because someone else wrote it."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | analyze-passages-from-anne-frank-the-diary-of-a-young-girl-part-2 | Review the passage.
Mr. Bolkestein, the Cabinet Minister, speaking on the Dutch broadcast from London, said that after the war a collection would be made of diaries and letters dealing with the war. Of course, everyone pounced on my diary. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a novel about the Secret Annex. The title alone would make people think it was a detective story.
Seriously, though, ten years after the war people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding. Although I tell you a great deal about our lives, you still know very little about us. How frightened the women are during air raids; last Sunday, for instance, when 350 British planes dropped 550 tons of bombs on IJmuiden, so that the houses trembled like blades of grass in the wind. Or how many epidemics are raging here.
You know nothing of these matters, and it would take me all day to describe everything down to the last detail. People have to stand in line to buy vegetables and all kinds of goods; doctors can't visit their patients, since their cars and bikes are stolen the moment they turn their backs; burglaries and thefts are so common that you ask yourself what's suddenly gotten into the Dutch to make them so light-fingered. Little children, eight- and eleven-year-olds, smash the windows of people's homes and steal whatever they can lay their hands on. People don't dare leave the house for even five minutes, since they're liable to come back and find all their belongings gone. Every day the newspapers are filled with reward notices for the return of stolen typewriters, Persian rugs, electric clocks, fabrics, etc. The electric clocks on street corners are dismantled, public phones are stripped down to the last wire.
Morale among the Dutch can't be good. Everyone's hungry; except for the ersatz coffee, a week's food ration doesn't last two days. The invasion's long in coming, the men are being shipped off to Germany, the children are sick or undernourished, everyone's wearing worn-out clothes and run-down shoes. A new sole costs 7.50 guilders on the black market. Besides, few shoemakers will do repairs, or if they do, you have to wait four months for your shoes, which might very well have disappeared in the meantime.
One good thing has come out of this: as the food gets worse and the decrees more severe, the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing. The ration board, the police, the officials—they're all either helping their fellow citizens or denouncing them and sending them off to prison. Fortunately, only a small percentage of Dutch people are on the wrong side.
From Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition. Copyright 1991 by The Anne Frank Fonds. Trans. Susan Massotty
What can you conclude about the Dutch people living in Amsterdam at the time Anne wrote this diary entry? | [
"Despite the hardships they were enduring, they believed the German war effort was worth the sacrifices.",
"The people living freely in the city had it much worse than the people who were living in hiding.",
"Their lives were made miserable by the increasing hardships forced upon them by the war."
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-1 | which-word-does-not-rhyme | Which word does not rhyme? | [
"bike",
"hike",
"tub"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-5 | use-the-perfect-verb-tenses | Complete the sentence with the correct helping verb or verbs.
Cameron ___ scaled the wall at the rock climbing gym several times before. | [
"will have",
"has"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-9 | choose-the-analysis-that-logically-connects-the-evidence-to-the-claim | Read the claim and the supporting evidence.
**Claim:** Tracy has an exceptional work ethic.
**Evidence:** On average, Tracy works approximately sixty hours per week.
Why does the evidence support the claim? Choose the **analysis** that better explains the connection. | [
"Tracy arrives at work early and leaves late.",
"Long hours are indicative of a strong work ethic."
] | 1 |
language arts | kindergarten | choose-the-uppercase-letter-that-matches-f-i-j-l-m-t-y | Pick the uppercase letter that matches.
m | [
"M",
"J"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | choose-the-antonym | Which word is an antonym of **abominable**? | [
"polite",
"wonderful"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-3 | use-context-to-identify-the-meaning-of-a-word | Read the passage and then answer the question.
Monarch butterflies cannot survive cold winters, so many fly south to warmer weather. Monarchs from the eastern United States head for central Mexico. That's up to three thousand miles away! At the end of the summer, the butterflies form **swarms**. In these big groups, they fly to the Mexican mountains. They spend the winter in the trees there. In the spring, the butterflies make their way back to the United States, where they lay their eggs and die. Then the cycle begins again.
What is the meaning of **swarms** as used in the passage? | [
"large numbers of insects moving together",
"thick clouds of water and gas",
"homes that insects build of mud",
"cocoons made of silk"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-7 | determine-the-meanings-of-words-with-greek-and-latin-roots | What does the word synchronize mean? | [
"to arrange things together into groups",
"to arrange things to happen at the same moment",
"to arrange for things to be moved away"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | antebellum-period-abolitionist-and-proslavery-perspectives | In 1852, the writer Harriet Beecher Stowe published an antislavery novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin. Which of the following is true about Uncle Tom's Cabin? | [
"Many people bought copies of Uncle Tom's Cabin.",
"Almost no one read Uncle Tom's Cabin.",
"Uncle Tom's Cabin was banned in the United States."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | read-about-history | Review the text.
title: Peking to Paris
Back in 1907, a French newspaper advertised an unusual race. The paper asked whether anyone would dare to drive an automobile from Peking (now called Beijing) to Paris. The distance between the two cities was about ten thousand miles. At that time in history, gasoline-powered cars were still a new invention that few people owned. The newspaper was curious: were these new vehicles strong enough to complete a long journey across Asia and Europe? With few paved roads and no established route, the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge was an extreme adventure.
The newspaper's ad received worldwide attention. Most people believed the challenge was impossible, but five brave teams agreed to participate. They traveled through China, Mongolia, Russia, Poland, Germany, and Belgium before reaching France. Since they could not count on gas stations for fuel, the drivers had to plan ahead. Camels carrying fuel were sent ahead to key locations that drivers could stop at along their route. After sixty days of driving, a team led by Prince Scipione Borghese of Italy finally crossed the finish line.
Ninety years after the first Peking to Paris Challenge, a racing organization decided to hold the competition again. The event was so popular that the group now puts on the race every three years. However, the modern competition is a bit different from the original. Competitors now have route books and GPS guidance systems to help them navigate. The race takes place over thirty-six days, and drivers stop at required checkpoints each night. Although the modern competition sounds less challenging, it is still a difficult race. The teams travel an average of 250 miles per day, following dirt roads across rivers and over mountains. Each team is responsible for repairing its own vehicle if it breaks.
In 2019, one man decided to make the already challenging race even harder. Anton Gonnissen wanted to honor a man named Auguste Pons, who took part in the 1907 race. Pons wasn't able to finish that race; he got lost in the Gobi Desert and ran out of gas. So, Gonnissen decided to honor Pons by finishing the race using the same kind of car that Pons drove. Gonnissen couldn't find the exact model, so he built a replica of Pons's vehicle instead. After an exhausting journey, Gonnissen finished the race 112 years after Pons started it.
As Gonnissen understood, the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge has always been about more than just racing cars. The organizers never intended for winners to receive a lot of money or fame. Instead, the event gives racers a chance to test their limits by trying something difficult and new.
Which is the best summary of the text? | [
"The Peking to Paris Motor Challenge took place in 1907. Participants drove about ten thousand miles through seven countries. One of the competitors got lost in the Gobi desert and ran out of gas. After sixty days, Prince Scipione Borghese finally won the race.",
"In 1907, a French newspaper dared drivers to take part in an automobile race from Peking to Paris. Cars were a new invention, so it was quite difficult to travel across the rugged terrain of two continents. The race has returned in modern times, and it continues to be a challenging but rewarding experience.",
"The Peking to Paris Motor Challenge has taken place every three years since 1907. Although gas-powered cars were used in the original race, modern competitors use vehicles powered by wind and solar energy. The race continues to be a test of courage and endurance."
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-6 | origins-of-buddhism | Historians agree that Buddhism began with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. During his life, Siddhartha became a great teacher and was given the title "buddha." There were buddhas who lived before Siddhartha, and there will be buddhas who come after him. But Siddhartha is the buddha of this age, or time period.
Complete the sentence.
Siddhartha is often called "the Buddha," instead of just "buddha," because he was the ___. | [
"oldest person to become a buddha",
"only buddha who ever lived",
"buddha who lived most recently",
"first buddha who ever lived"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-7 | what-does-the-punctuation-suggest | What does the following sentence suggest?
Lakewood's concert hall, which seats about eight hundred people, was designed by local architect Megan Anderson. | [
"Lakewood has more than one concert hall.",
"Lakewood has one concert hall."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-5 | determine-the-meanings-of-similes-and-metaphors | What is the meaning of the metaphor?
Vijay's idea was a breath of fresh air to the people in the meeting. | [
"Vijay's idea was pleasantly different.",
"Vijay's idea was something that people didn't like."
] | 0 |
language arts | kindergarten | read-questions-with-short-vowel-words | Answer the question.
Can a dog dig? | [
"yes",
"no"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-6 | is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on | Which is a **run-on sentence**? | [
"The liver is the largest solid organ in the human body.",
"Mr. Gruber clips coupons from the newspaper he always finds bargains."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-7 | use-personification | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The washing machine ___ when Leo ran an oversized load of laundry. | [
"broke",
"complained"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | the-american-revolution-the-rebellion-begins | The First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George III. What is a petition? | [
"a reminder to pay back borrowed money",
"a plan for organizing a government",
"a formal, signed request",
"a threat to overthrow a government"
] | 2 |
social studies | grade-4 | the-american-revolution-the-rebellion-begins | Complete the sentence.
The First Continental Congress took place in ___. | [
"Boston",
"Concord",
"Philadelphia",
"New York City"
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-8 | identify-active-and-passive-voice | Which sentence is in passive voice? | [
"The Chengs were thrilled by the news of their granddaughter's birth.",
"The news of their granddaughter's birth thrilled the Chengs."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-9 | analyze-the-development-of-informational-passages-set-2 | Review the **second and fourth paragraphs**.
title: The Story of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography tells the interesting story of his life—but even more interesting might be the story of the Autobiography itself, including how it came to be written and the adventures of the original manuscript. The Autobiography is Franklin's longest work. The first part, written as a letter to his son, William Franklin, was not intended for publication; the composition is more informal and the narrative more personal than in the second part, which was written from 1730 onward with a view toward publication. The entire manuscript shows little evidence of revision. In fact, the writing style is so homely and natural that his grandson, William Temple Franklin, changed some of the phrases when editing the work because he thought they were inelegant and vulgar.
Franklin wrote the manuscript for his Autobiography intermittently between 1771 and 1788, with a particularly long pause between 1785 and 1788. Although Franklin's original intention was to simply pen the story of his life, in 1784 Franklin adopted a new purpose: to benefit young readers. The narrative of Autobiography spans Franklin's life until 1757. When Franklin finished, copies of the manuscript were sent to his friends in England and France. One of these friends was Louis-Guillaume Le Veillard.
The first edition of the Autobiography was published in Paris in 1791. It was clumsily and carelessly translated into French, and it was imperfect and unfinished. Where the translator got the manuscript is not known. Le Veillard disclaimed any knowledge of the publication. From this faulty French edition many others were printed, some in Germany, two in England, and another in France, so great was the demand for the work.
In the meantime, the original manuscript of the Autobiography had started on its own winding path. It was left by Franklin with his other works to his grandson, whom Franklin designated as his literary executor. When William Temple Franklin came to publish his grandfather's works in 1817, he sent the original manuscript of the Autobiography to the daughter of Le Veillard in exchange for her father's copy. The original manuscript was thus in the possession of the Le Veillard family and their connections until it was sold in 1867 to Mr. John Bigelow, United States Minister to France.
When Mr. Bigelow examined his purchase, he was astonished to find that what people had been reading for years as the "authentic" Life of Benjamin Franklin by Himself was only a garbled and incomplete version of the real Autobiography. William Temple Franklin had taken unwarranted liberties with the original text. Mr. Bigelow said he found more than twelve hundred changes in the text. As a result, in 1868, Mr. Bigelow published the now-standard edition of Franklin's Autobiography. It corrected errors in the previous editions and was the first English edition to contain the fourth part, comprising the last few pages of the manuscript, written during the last year of Franklin's life. Mr. Bigelow republished the Autobiography, with additional interesting material, in three volumes in 1875, 1905, and 1910.
The Autobiography has been reprinted in the United States many times and translated into various languages. It has never lost its popularity. The reason for this popularity is easy to see. In this work, Franklin told in a remarkable manner the story of a remarkable life. He displayed hard common sense and a practical knowledge of the art of living. He selected and arranged his material, perhaps unconsciously, with the unerring instinct of the journalist for the best effects. His success is not a little due to his plain, clear, vigorous English. He used short sentences and words, homely expressions, apt illustrations, and pointed allusions. Franklin had a most interesting, varied, and unusual life; his book is the record of that unusual life told in Franklin's own unexcelled conversational style.
Adapted from Frank Woodworth Pine, Introduction to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
How do the second and fourth paragraphs work together? | [
"They describe how the \"Autobiography\" was regarded by Franklin's family and then by Le Veillard.",
"They describe mistakes made by William Temple Franklin and then by Le Veillard.",
"They both describe the path of Franklin's original \"Autobiography\" and the copies he made of it.",
"They raise a question about the authorship of the \"Autobiography\" and then resolve the question."
] | 2 |
language arts | grade-8 | describe-the-difference-between-related-words | What is the difference between conversation and communication? | [
"conversation describes only one person talking",
"communication is more general"
] | 1 |
social studies | grade-5 | understand-overall-supply-and-demand | A drought has made this year's tomato harvest smaller than usual. What will probably happen to the overall supply of tomato sauce? | [
"The supply will probably go up.",
"The supply will probably go down."
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-4 | use-subordinating-conjunctions | Complete the sentence with the better conjunction.
___ Joseph arrives soon, we won't get to the movie on time. | [
"Unless",
"After"
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-3 | which-sentence-matches-the-definition | Which sentence uses this meaning of **trunk**?
**trunk** "noun" a large, heavy box | [
"There's a **trunk** in the cellar that's full of old toys.",
"If an elephant is hot, it sprays itself with water using its **trunk**."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-12 | analyze-the-effects-of-figures-of-speech-on-meaning-and-tone | Review the passage. The paradox is shown in bold.
I would have accepted without question the information that Gatsby sprang from the swamps of Louisiana or from the lower East Side of New York. That was comprehensible. But young men didn't—at least in my provincial inexperience I believed they didn't—drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on Long Island Sound.
"Anyhow, he gives large parties," said Jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. **"And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy."**
There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden.
From F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. Copyright 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons
What is the effect of the paradox on the passage's meaning or tone? | [
"It implies that it is easier to have close personal interactions at large parties.",
"It helps the reader understand why Gatsby gives large parties."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-12 | use-context-as-a-clue-to-the-meanings-of-foreign-expressions | What is the meaning of the foreign expression in bold?
When thunderstorms broke out in the region, air traffic controllers at the Cedarburg airport scrambled to redirect flights already **en route** to Cedarburg to other nearby airports. | [
"about to depart",
"exiting",
"moving back",
"on the way"
] | 3 |
social studies | grade-2 | rosa-parks | Rosa Parks joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1943. What did the NAACP do? | [
"It worked for rights for African American people.",
"It came up with segregation laws.",
"It worked to stop slavery.",
"It gave guns to African American people."
] | 0 |
language arts | grade-5 | choose-between-subject-and-object-personal-pronouns | Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
When Tara is upset, she always confides in ___. | [
"he",
"him"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | classify-logical-fallacies | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I can't believe you'd hire Tyler Levin to watch your dog! Did you know that his friend adopted a dog but then took it back to the shelter after just one week? | [
"appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good",
"guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something"
] | 1 |
language arts | grade-6 | choose-between-subject-and-object-pronouns | Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
When Jaylen was on the staff of the school newspaper, ___ covered the school's athletic program. | [
"he",
"him"
] | 0 |
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