Reading Skills
In "The exhausted hikers trudged wearily up the final hill," what does "trudged" suggest about how they were walking?
A) Quickly and joyfully
B) Slowly and with great effort
C) Carefully and quietly
D) Confidently and proudly
B) Slowly and with great effort
There are 24 chocolates shared equally among 6 children. How many does each child get?
4
All cats are mammals. Whiskers is a cat. Is Whiskers definitely a mammal?
Yes
Which text type does not include opinion?
Informative Writing
What is 3/4 of 60?
45
A story opens with dark clouds gathering and the wind picking up speed. What technique is this an example of?
A) Flashback
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Alliteration
D) Foreshadowing
D) Foreshadowing
A number pattern goes 3, 6, 12, 24, ... What comes next?
48
"The school should ban junk food from the canteen because it will improve students' health."
Which statement BEST supports this argument?
A) The canteen also sells bottled drinks.
B) Studies show students who eat healthier lunches have better concentration and fewer sick days.
C) Some students bring lunch from home instead.
D) The canteen has been open for five years.
B) Studies show students who eat healthier lunches have better concentration and fewer sick days.
Which of the following is the BEST example of a strong story "hook"?
A) "It was a day like any other."
B) "This story is about a boy named Max."
C) "The weather was okay that day."
D) "The floor trembled beneath my feet, and then everything went black."
D) "The floor trembled beneath my feet, and then everything went black."
Complete the analogy: Pen is to Write as Scissors is to ___?
Cut
If a paragraph begins with the word "However," what is the writer most likely about to do?
A) Present a contrasting idea
B) Repeat the previous point
C) Introduce a new character
D) End the text
A) Present a contrasting idea
Sam has twice as many marbles as Ben. Together they have 36 marbles. How many does Ben have?
12
If all Zips are Blips, and all Blips are Trips, are all Zips definitely Trips?
Yes
What's it called when a writer uses words like "crash," "buzz," or "sizzle" that imitate sounds?
Onomatopoeia
"Climbing the mountain in freezing conditions was an arduous task for the climbers."
"Arduous" means:
A) Disheartening
B) Sad
C) Difficult
D) Dangerous
C) Difficult
"Despite the heavy rain, the runners remained undeterred."
"Undeterred" means:
A) Confused
B) Discouraged
C) Determined to continue
D) Exhausted
C) Determined to continue
A rectangular garden is 3 times as long as it is wide. Its perimeter is 32m. Find the length and width.
Width = 4m, Length = 12m
Four houses in a row are painted red, blue, green, and yellow. The red house is immediately to the left of the blue house. The green house is at the very left end. The yellow house is not immediately next to the green house. What is the order, left to right?
Green, Red, Blue, Yellow
Which excerpt's PRIMARY purpose is to persuade?
A) "The rainforest lost 10 million hectares to logging this year, scientists confirm."
B) "Maria walked through the charred forest, ash settling on her shoulders like snow."
C) "We cannot ignore the facts. 10 million hectares lost this year alone. It's time we demanded change."
D) "Researchers predict logging could clear the rainforest within 50 years at current rates."
C) "We cannot ignore the facts. 10 million hectares lost this year alone. It's time we demanded change."
If each letter is replaced by its position in the alphabet, CAT = 3-1-20. Using the same code, what does DOG equal?
4-15-7 (D=4, O=15, G=7)
Which sentence uses "novel" the same way as: "They developed a novel approach to energy storage."
A) She read a novel over the weekend.
B) His novel idea surprised everyone.
C) The novel became a film.
D) They discussed the novel's plot.
B) His novel idea surprised everyone. (novel = new/original, not a book)
Train A leaves a station at 60 km/h. Half an hour later, Train B leaves the same station on the same track at 90 km/h. How long after Train B departs does it catch Train A?
1 hour
Which number does not belong: 16, 25, 33, 36, 49?
33 — the others are all perfect squares (4², 5², 6², 7²); 33 is not.
What is a rhetorical question used for in persuasive writing?
A) To make the reader think and silently agree, without needing an answer
B) To ask for information the writer doesn't know
C) To end a paragraph formally
D) To confuse the reader
A) To make the reader think and silently agree, without needing an answer
A jacket priced at $50 is discounted by 20%, then a further $5 is taken off the sale price. What is the final price?
$35