Math
Compare >, <, =. Show your work.
0.07 _______ 0.3
a. >
b. <
c.=
b. <
Which sentence contains alliteration?
a.Rex walked the city with his head held high.
b. The people were so happy to have such a big and strong hero.
c. They would always wave to Rex and smile
d. They had no idea that Rex was not quite the hero he imagined himself to be.
a.
O'Keeffe's thoughts drift away from the hustle and bustle of New York.She thinks about New Mexico instead. She first visited the place in 1917.
She is attracted to the colorful red cliffs here, which she calls the painteddesert. She lives in a house in a quiet retreat called Ghost Ranch.
She asked to rent a lodge that was far from crowds, and she has spent her summers at Ghost Ranch for years. She finally bought the lodge and the surrounding land. She loves to be alone, exploring the area and painting its beauty.
How does the cause-and-effect text structure of paragraph 3 contribute to the overall meaning of the text?
A. It describes the process O'Keeffe used to choose subjects for her desert paintings.
B. It compares O'Keeffe's time in New York with her time at Ghost Ranch to highlight her different painting styles
C. It explains how O'Keeffe's success in New York led her to become interested in painting landscapes in the desert.
D. It shows that O'Keeffe's desire to escape city life caused her to seek peace and inspiration in the New Mexico desert.
It shows that O'Keeffe's desire to escape city life caused her to seek peace and inspiration in the New Mexico desert.
The cause (her desire to escape city life) leads to the effect (her move to and inspiration from the desert).
Morning
Canoes are dancing near the shore.
The sun is smiling down.
The morning is a gentle hand
That wipes away my frown.
What does the personification used throughout "Morning" add to the poem?
A. It shows that the sun is hidden.
B. It shows that the morning is odd.
C. It shows that the speaker is happy.
D. It shows that the speaker likes canoes.
c.It shows that the speaker is happy.
Sadly, Rex's ambitions were quickly forgotten when he realized that he was afraid.
a.goals b.concerns c.achievements d.losses
a. goals
Which is not a quadrilateral?
a. trapezoid
b. rectangle
c. paralleogram
d. circle
d. circle
Which literary device does Angelo use in the dialogue below?
"I'm as hungry as a bear in winter," Angelo complained to his big sister Rita.
a.personification b.simile c.methaphor d.alliteration
b.simile
A hunter saw a squirrel sunning himself in a tree top. The squirrel saw he hunter and leaped upon a passing cloud. The hunter set a trap for him hoping that he would soon return to the tree for food. The sun happened to be coming that way and was caught in a trap. Suddenly, in the middle of the day, became dark.
a.to establish the setting for the events
b. to introduc all the main characters
c.to state the main message of the passage
d.to describe the problem the hunter causes
d.to describe the problem the hunter causes
Later, Barton traveled to Europe to help the wounded on battlefields in Europe, where she witnessed the work of the Red Cross organization. Upon her return to the United States, she worked to set up an American Red Cross and finally succeeded in 1882. It was a great achievement. Barton became the president of the American Red Cross until 1904.
Part A:
What type of text structure was used in paragraph 5?
A. Description
B. Chronology
C. Cause-and-Effect
D. Problem-and-Solution
Part B:
How did the structure of paragraph 5 contribute to the meaning of the text?
A. The cause-and-effect structure tells why Clara Barton went to the battlefields in Europe.
B. The problem-and-solution structure shows how the Red Cross and Clara Barton helped end the war.
C. The description structure illustrates what life was life on the battlefields in Europe when Clara Barton was there.
D. The chronological structure shows important events that led to Clara Barton becoming the president of the American Red Cross.
Part A
b.
Part B
d.
In the sentence below, what does the phrase "settle in" suggest?
Bring a picnic blanket and settle in for a wonderful afternoon.
a. people should be hungry and ready to eat
b. people should be friendly to everyone there
c. people should get comfortable and relax
d. people should not expect too much
c.people should get comfortable and relax
A grocery store determines the price of a gallon milk, P, in dollars will be determined by multiplying the wholesale price, W, in dollars by 1.5 and adding 25 cents. Which expression below represents this relationship?
a. P=1.5+W+0.25
b. P=0.25W+1.5
c. P=1.75W
d.P=1.5W+0.25
d.P=1.5W+0.25
Tiny hearts with a tiny beat, Like the softness of a thousand tiny feet.
Smile that stretches far and wide, my body feels warm and glows inside.
Just met our new born baby today, Now I wouldn't have a life any other way.
Which line from the poem contains a simile?
a. Smile that stretches far and wide,
b. like the softness of a thousand tiny feet
c.just met our new born baby today
d.now im wouldn't have life any other way
b.
A rainbow is multicolored band of light that appears on the horizon. It usually appears during or after rain. When it rains, the atmosphere is filed with tiny water droplets called water vapor. as the sunlight passes through the vapor, it becomes scattered. This causes the many different colors of the rainbow to appear. Sometimes there will even be more than one rainbow present, causing a double or triple rainbow effect.
How is the passage mainly organized?
a. by problem and solution
b.by cause and effect
c.by fact and opinion
d.by compare and contrast
b.by cause and effect
The Wind
The wind is cold and strong and cruel.
It tells me just what I must do.
I wear my mittens and my hat.
Well, I ask, now, wouldn't you?
5 Unsatisfied, it gives a roar
Of great displeasure and demands
I put on more and more and more
By grabbing me with ice-cold hands.
And so I turn and back I go
10 To find a scarf and warmer socks.
It claims it must come in with me.
I keep it out with chains and lock
Which sentence best summarizes the poem?
A. The speaker describes cold weather and the clothes worn to stay warm.
B. The speaker explains how the wind controls actions and choices.
C. The speaker tells how the weather changes during the day.
D. The speaker explains feelings about winter and cold weather.
b.The speaker explains how the wind controls actions and choices.
In this sentence below, what does the phrase "highly prized" mean?
This fine wool makes garmennts that are highly prized.
a.expensive b.comfortable c.appreciated d.unique
c.appreciated
Solve the equation. Show your work.
1/3 + 2/7=
a. 11/21
b. 13/21
c. 3/10
d. 1
b. 13/21
Then I shall make them stack all of their unsused apostrophes into a little pile using tweezers. Then I shall jump into the pile like a kid jumping into fall leaves. Remember, "it's" is an abbreviation for "it is". It's not that difficult!
What tone does the imagery in the paragraph create?
a.playful
b.serious
c.gloomy
d.formal
a.playful
At that point, movies were silent, accompanied only with music andsometimes with written titles. Filmmakers had been trying to figure out how to use sound with film for years. The technology was complicated.
Thomas Edison had produced a machine that included sound, but he was not able to get the sound to work correctly with the images on film. Finally, in 1927, Warner Brothers Studio produced the first film with sound, The Jazz Singer.
It used a sound-on-disc system that synced the movie projector with a phonograph. Other films with sound quickly followed. In 1935, color films were first produced. Films began to look like the movies we know today.
Which two sentences from paragraph 5 support the central idea that films eventually
started to look like the movies we know today?
A. "At that point, movies were silent, accompanied only with music and sometimes with written titles."
B. "Filmmakers had been trying to figure out how to use sound with film for years."
C. "Thomas Edison had produced a machine that included sound, but he was not able to get the sound to work correctly with the images on film."
D. "Finally, in 1927, Warner Brothers Studio produced the first film with sound, The Jazz Singer."
E. "In 1935, color films were first produced."
D.“Finally, in 1927, Warner Brothers Studio produced the first film with sound, The Jaz z Singer.”
E.“In 1935, color films were first produced.”
Read this line from the passage.
MRS. ROGAN: I know, honey. After all, the early bird gets the worm. Right? [Mrs. Roganand Ellie both smile just as the phone begins to ring.]
How does the idiom "the early bird gets the worm" contribute to the plot?
A. It explains why Mrs. Rogan, Amir, and Ellie arrived at the bookstore early the next day to get the book signed.
B. It explains why Mrs. Rogan always plans activities in the morning rather than the
afternoon.
C. It suggests that Mrs. Rogan values being prepared, which leads to the group
successfully meeting Mara Mason the next day.
D. It suggests that the characters like to get up early everday.
A. It explains why Mrs. Rogan, Amir, and Ellie arrived at the bookstore early the next day to get the book signed.
As it is used below, which word means about the same as tactic?
This sneaky tactic allowed the Greeks to win the war against the Trojans.
a. game b. lesson c. scheme d. escape
c. scheme
An employer is dividing a $5,000 bonus evenly between 20 emplyees. What is the amount each employee receives?
a.$200
b.$500
c.$250
d.$150
c.$250
Tiny hearts with a tiny beat, Like the softness of a thousand tiny feet.
Smile that stretches far and wide, my body feels warm and glows inside.
Just met our new born baby today, Now I wouldn't have a life any other way.
What is the rhyme pattern of the poem?
a. All the lines rhyme with each other
b. There are three pairs of rhyming lines
c. The first and last lines rhyme
d. None of the lines rhyme
b. there are three pairs of rhyming lines
After months of traveling, the family finally reached their new home, Kansas. A big job lay ahead of them, and they needed "all hands on deck,"as Althea's father said. Whenever Althea took a break to chat to her brothers, her father would call out, "Quit your jawing and get back to work!"
Many trees had to be cut down so a house could be built before winter, and Althea and her brothers spent many days helping their father hack down the trees and cut them into boards. Finally, a small house was built and, at last,the Carpenter family had a new home.
What does the phrase "all hands on deck" in paragraph 7 mean as it is used in the text?
A. Everyone must contribute and work together to complete the job.
B. People should use their hands to build something or fix a problem on the land.
C. Everyone needs to stay close to the deck of a wagon to make sure they are safe.
D. Only the adults in the family are expected to take part in the hard work of building the home.
a.Everyone must contribute and work together to complete the job.
The tiny forest sat there, winter setting in
beside a mashed potato mountain.
Broccoli.
Broccoli!
I knew I had to eat four bites before I could be free.
It had been ten minutes already.
Or had it been days?
Weeks? YEARS?
Aaargh!
I snuck my fork to the plate, and snagged the smallest bit.
I chewed, I swallowed, then I smiled,
For now there were only three.
The second went down like the first, the third a step behind.
The fourth bite gone, and just like that, I knew that I'd be fine.
I scooted back, I stood to leave, and saw my homework sheet . . .
a sheet I hadn't yet begun.
Four questions.
Four!
I sat back down, I stared at the page.
It had been ten minutes already . .
Part A:
What is the theme of the poem?
A. Sometimes the hardest part about accomplishing a goal is getting started.
B. Accomplishing a goal takes a long time when doing other things at home.
C. People who want to accomplish a goal should follow a certain order of steps.
D. Finishing small tasks is often more difficult than finishing large projects.
Part B:
How does the poet develop the theme throughout the poem?
A. The poet uses a metaphor to introduce the theme, then uses similes to support the theme.
B. The poet has the speaker state the theme directly at different points throughout the poem.
C. The poet suggests the theme at the beginning, then uses a rhyming pattern to emphasize the theme.
D. The poet suggests the theme in the title, then uses figurative language, exclamations, and repetition to support the theme.
Part A
a.
Part B
d.
Read the sentence.
They collided with an awful confusion of feathers, sqawks, and broken branches."
What does collided mean?
a. called
b. caught
c. crashed
d. crunched
c. crashed