Science
Reading Comp
Grammar
Vocab/Context Clues
Numbers/Operations
100
You look for shells when you visit the beach. However, if you're hiking in the mountains and you find shells by accident, you know that...
the mountain was once under the sea.
100
What is theme?
Main message/lesson of the story
100
Identify the predicate in the sentence: "The cat sleeps."
sleeps
100
What is an antonym and synonym for 'happy'?
answers will vary
100
What is 50,009 - 20,432?
29,577
200
What are the functions of plant roots?
Absorb water and nutrients
200
During the group project, Maya tried to keep everyone on task, but Liam was constantly goofing off. When Maya asked him to focus, he flew off the handle and started arguing. Their teacher had to step in before things got worse.
What does the idiom flew off the handle mean, and what context clues support your answer?
“got angry suddenly or lost their temper”
Clues: Maya asked him to focus, he started arguing, the teacher had to step in.
200
What does the prefix 'un-' mean?
Not / opposite of
200
What does the root "chron" mean?
time
200
Multiply: 56 × 23.
1,288
300
Why is it important to come up with new and improved ideas to help buildings withstand earthquakes?
Most people are hurt by falling and damaged buildings.
300
What's the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Both compare two things, but a simile uses "like" and "as"
300
Identify the adverb:
She slept late on Tuesday morning.
late
300
Create a sentence using a word with the root "bio"
answers will vary
300
144 ÷ 12
12
400
A remote control car is connected to a rechargeable battery. The direction of the motion is controlled by a remote held by the owner of the toy. A button on the remote can also make the car beep. Which statements correctly describe the energy transformation happening with the remote control car? Name two ways energy is being transferred.
Motion and sound
400
Honeybees are important to both nature and people. They pollinate flowers, which helps plants grow and produce fruit. Farmers depend on bees to pollinate crops like apples, almonds, and blueberries. Without bees, many of the foods we enjoy would be harder to grow.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Honeybees are important because they help plants and crops grow.
400
Add quotation marks and punctuation in the correct location:
I love to read all about animals exclaimed Jane
"I love to read all about animals!" exclaimed Jane.
400
As Marcus opened the ancient chest, a musty smell drifted out, making him wrinkle his nose and step back.
What does the word musty most likely mean, and what clues helped you figure it out?
“having a stale or old smell,” and clues include “wrinkle his nose” and “step back”?
400
Solve: 15 + (6 × 2) - 8
19
500
Fiber-optic cables carry information between places in the form of light. If you emailed a photo to your friend, electrical information from your computer would be converted into patterns of light, allowing it to travel through fiber-optic cables and be received by her computer.
Which best explains what needs to happen next for in order for your friend to view the picture?
A. Light information would be converted into sound waves.Light information would be converted into sound waves.
B. Electrical information would be converted into digital waves.Electrical information would be converted into digital waves.
C. Light information would be converted into electrical information. Light information would be converted into electrical information.
D. Electrical information would be converted into patterns of light pulses.
D. Electrical information would be converted into patterns of light pulses.
500
What is the difference between theme and central idea?
Theme is the lesson or message of a text. Central idea is what the test is mainly about.
500
Choose the sentence with correct use of a plural possessive noun:
A) The students books were all over the floor.
B) The student’s books were in her locker.
C) The students’ books were stacked neatly on the shelf.
D) The students book's were lost.
C
500
Although Jenna was usually talkative, she was inconsolable after losing her favorite necklace. No one could cheer her up, not even her dog or her best friend.
What does the word inconsolable most likely mean, and what clues helped you figure it out?
"So sad or upset that she couldn’t be comforted,” and clues include 'no one could cheer her up' and 'after losing her favorite necklace'?
500
Maria had 4 boxes of pencils. Each box contained 12 pencils. She gave 10 pencils to her friend and then split the remaining pencils equally into 2 pencil cases.
How many pencils are in each pencil case now?
19