Reading
True or false: to be complete, a summary must include the main idea and the specific details from a passage.
False.
Explanation: summaries capture the main idea and key points of a passage but do not include the specific details used by the author. Summaries are "big picture" explanations.
Which type of graph is best used to display how a larger whole is divided into parts?
Circle graph or Pie chart
Explanation: The portions can be shown as percentages or actual numbers. The size of each section visually shows that item’s portion of the whole quantity.
Which organelle is the "control center" of a cell?
The nucleus.
Explanation: Each organelle has a specific, unique function. The nucleus’s job is to store and protect DNA, which is the genetic blueprint for the organism. In the nucleus, DNA is transcribed to RNA that is then sent to other parts of the cell for protein production and cellular replication.
Choose the correct word: Whose or Who's
____ job is it to clean the coffee pot?
Whose
Explanation: Whose is the possessive of “who” and it shows ownership, such as “Whose book is this?” Who’s is a contraction of “who is.” Hint: If you can replace the word with who is, use who’s. If not, use whose.
Choose the correct word: lose or loose
If you go to a casino to gamble, you could ___ all of your money.
lose
Explanation: The word lose means you no longer have something or you can’t find something you’re looking for, whereas loose describes something that is not tight or firmly fixed in place.
Setting refers to both the ____ and ____ of a text.
Time and place.
Explanation: The setting is the location of a story, where the action takes place, but also includes the time in which the story is set. Identifying the setting can help the reader identify the theme.
What is 300 inches in feet?
25 feet
Explanation: There are 12 inches in one foot.
300 / 12 = 25
What is the function of the hormone insulin?
Insulin regulates blood glucose levels.
Explanation: Insulin is produced in the pancreas. It is made in response to a rise in blood glucose levels, which usually occurs after eating. Insulin is a signal molecule that allows your cells to take in glucose to use immediately for energy, and it also signals the liver to store unused glucose for the future.
Find the error in this sentence:
Delilah decided to wear a plane dress to the event instead of her long, elaborate ball gown.
The word plane should be spelled plain.
Explanation: The word plain means “evident to the mind” or “free from decoration.” Plane is the shortened form of the word airplane.
A biography about Florence Nightingale that includes letters she wrote to friends and loved ones would be considered what kind of source?
A secondary source
Explanation: Although it may include primary source material in the form of letters, a biography written by someone else about Florence Nightingale would be considered a secondary source because it analyzes and interprets Nightingale’s life. If the text is written by the subject themself, it is a primary source from the person who experienced the events themselves, firsthand.
Rascal Flatts sings, "Life is a highway." This statement is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor.
Explanation: A comparison between two seemingly unalike things without using comparing words such as like or as is a metaphor. If the comparison included like (e.g., “Life is like a box of chocolates.” - Forrest Gump), it would be a simile.
How many milligrams are in 4 grams?
4,000
Explanation: There are 1,000 milligrams in every gram, so to convert grams to milligrams, multiply by 1,000, or move the decimal point three places to the right: 4 × 1,000 = 4,000.
Which bodily system controls the production and release of hormones?
Endocrine system
Explanation: The endocrine system is a complex, but ingenious and efficient group of organs. Most endocrine organs are glands that operate on a negative feedback system. Metabolism, growth and development, sexual reproduction, sleep, and mood are a few of the functions that are regulated by the endocrine system.
What is the complete subject in this sentence?:
The two knowledgeable women disagreed about how to discipline their children.
The two knowledgeable women.
Explanation: While women is the simple subject, the complete subject includes all of the modifying words, as well.
What is the sheet of muscle that allows breathing to occur?
The diaphragm
Explanation: When the diaphragm contracts, it lowers the pressure of the abdominal cavity, causing air to rush into the lungs. When it relaxes, air is pushed out.
When a text is written from one character's perspective and the reader follows just that one character throughout a narrative, what point of view is the text written in?
Third-person limited.
Explanation: a third-person limited point of view follows one perspective through the plot of a narrative. When the reader gets insight into the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters, it is third-person omniscient.
What type of graph is good for plotting quantities that have a cause-effect relationship?
Line graph
Explanation: The “cause” variable is usually plotted on the x axis and the “effect” variable is plotted on the y axis.
What type of joint does not move?
Suture joint
Explanation: Suture joints connect bones together but do not have movement. Hinge joints move in one direction, pivot joints allow rotational movement, ellipsoidal joints slide past each other for up-and-down or back-and-forth movement, and ball-and-socket-joints allow a wide range of motion.
What punctuation mark is missing in this sentence?:
Don't forget to bring these items sunscreen, insect repellant, and a hat.
There should be a colon (:) after the word items.
Explanation: A colon is used to indicate a list of things to follow.
A map has a scale of 1 inch = 5 miles. If two points on the map are 4.5 inches apart, what is the corresponding distance on the ground?
22.5 miles
Explanation: 5 x 4.5 = 22.5
Ethos, pathos, logos, anecdotes, and analogies are examples of ____ used to persuade an audience.
Rhetorical devices.
Explanation: Rhetorical devices are the rhetorical tools writers use to control language and persuade the reader.
A patient is prescribed 10mg of a drug that is available in liquid form as 2.5 mg per mL. What is the required amount of liquid dosage?
4 mL
Explanation: Since 2.5 mg will go into 10 mg four times, the amount of liquid dosage the patient requires must be 4 × 1 mL = 4 mL.
What is the diffusion of water called?
Osmosis
Explanation: Osmosis is the diffusion of water. Like regular diffusion, the water moves from an area of high concentration to low concentration. Another way to think of it is that the water will diffuse into the solution with a higher solute concentration.
What is the correct spelling of the plural form of the word crisis?
Crises
Explanation: The words analysis and thesis are two other words for which the i changes to e in the plural form.
What kind of chemical reaction gives off energy to the surroundings?
Exothermic reaction
Explanation: Exothermic reactions give off energy to the surroundings; endothermic reactions absorb energy from the surroundings.