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100
The most important idea in a paragraph or passage.
What is the main idea?
100
A reasonable explanation of evidence or a prediction based on evidence.
What is a hypothesis?
100
A document stating that the 13 colonies were a free and independent nation.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
Identify the error:
Peter has built a large coop. To house his chickens.
Incorrect: Peter has built a large coop. To house his chickens.
Correct: Peter has built a large coop to house his chickens.
100
Jennie drove from Chicago to New York. On the first day of her trip, she averaged 84 miles per hour for 6 hours. How far did she drive the first day?
Distance = Rate x Times
D = 84 x 6
D = 504 miles
200
The subject of what you are talking or writing about.
What is the topic?
200
A "sugar pill," or dosage, that lacks the ingredient being tested in the experiment.
What is a placebo?
200
Vast territory between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
Use parallelism to correct this sentence:
The performers sang, danced, and were doing magic tricks.
Incorrect: The performers sang, danced, and were doing magic tricks.
Correct: The performers sang, danced, and did magic tricks.
200
Write and solve an equation:
Four times a number is equal to 28. What is the number?
Four times a number is equal to 28. What is the number?
Equation: 4x = 28
Solution: x = 7
300
The sentence that expresses a paragraph's main idea. It is often the first sentence in the paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
300
A variable changed by the researcher.
What is an independent variable?
300
The job of this branch of government is to make laws.
What is the legislative branch?
300
The chef that wins the competition will receive $10,000.
Incorrect: The chef that wins the competition will receive $10,000.
Correct: The chef who wins the competition will receive $10,000.
300
As a salesperson, Alex earns an 8% commission on each sale. During December, Alex sold $1,260 worth of merchandise. How much commission did Alex earn?
As a salesperson, Alex earns an 8% commission on each sale. During December, Alex sold $1,260 worth of merchandise. How much commission did Alex earn?
Equation: Amount (or part) is unknown, x. Percent as a decimal is 8% - 0.08, and the base (or whole) is $1,260.
x = .08(1260)
x = 100.8 or $100.80
400
Gives you more information about the main idea, such as who, what, when, where, how much, and why.
What are supporting details?
400
A variable that changed because of changes in the independent variable.
What is dependent variable?
400
The job of this branch of government is to make sure laws are fair.
What is the judicial branch?
400
My friends were supportive, when I had food poisoning.
Incorrect: My friends were supportive, when I had food poisoning.
Correct: My friends were supportive when I had food poisoning.
400
Write an equation and solve:
If epoxy is to be mixed in a ratio of 3 parts hardener to 7 parts base, how many drops of hardener are required for 28 drops of base?
3/7 = x/28
7x = 84
x = 12 12 parts of base
500
Using facts that are stated to figure out a meaning that is not stated directly. Often thought of as "reading between the lines."
What is making inferences?
500
A standard against which the effects of an experiment are compared.
What is a control?
500
The leader of the executive branch.
The president.
500
Edit for wordiness:
Our dog is hyper and overactive.
Our dog is hyper.
500
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve:
A ship sails 10 miles west and 7 miles north of the harbor. Approximately how far is the ship from the harbor?
a2 + b2 = c2
72 + 102 = c2
49 + 100 = c2
149 = c2
12.2 = c
The ship is approximately 12 miles from the harbor.