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tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement. Assume that the sled's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the sled and Earth () as Emilia rode down the hill. |
- decreased
- increased
- stayed the same | Think about how the distance between the sled and the center of Earth changed.
The bottom of the hill was lower than the point where Emilia started sledding. As Emilia rode toward the bottom of the hill, the distance between the sled and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the sled and Earth decreased as Emilia rode down the hill. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
As much as we might like to freeze time, it (). |
- cannot be stopped
- marches on | Complete the sentence with the phrase marches on. It describes time as if it were a person who keeps walking forward. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Kaylee's shoes are superior, because they're made from one hundred percent snakeskin, not synthetic materials. |
- red herring: the use of a completely unrelated topic or idea
- appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good | The text argues that Kaylee's shoes are the best, because they're made with snakeskin rather than synthetic materials. However, even though the shoes are made from snakes, that doesn't necessarily mean that they are better. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as an appeal to nature. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a garden snail? |
- 30 meters
- 30 kilometers
- 30 millimeters | The best estimate for the length of a garden snail is 30 millimeters.
30 meters and 30 kilometers are both too long. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Would you find the word reason on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
ravenous - right |
- yes
- no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since reason is between the guide words ravenous - right, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? |
- Brad felt better about collaborating on the research project after Eric talked with him about it.
- After Eric talked with Brad about the research project, he felt better about collaborating on it. | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun he could refer to Eric or Brad.
After Eric talked with Brad about the research project, he felt better about collaborating on it.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been rewritten so that the meaning is clear.
Brad felt better about collaborating on the research project after Eric talked with him about it. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is this Nile tilapia fish's phenotype for the body color trait? |
- a greenish-brown body
- BB | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. The Nile tilapia fish's observable version of the body color trait is a greenish-brown body. So, the fish's phenotype for the body color trait is a greenish-brown body. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which change best matches the sentence?
The area around a lake gets covered by water after heavy rain. |
- volcanic eruption
- wildfire
- flood | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Right after Raymond moved into the apartment, our washing machine broke. He'd better tell us how he broke it. |
- false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other
- appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good | The text argues that Raymond is responsible for the broken washing machine. However, the fact that the machine stopped working soon after Raymond moved in doesn't necessarily mean that he caused the machine to break. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as false causation. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence states a fact? |
- A honeybee can make one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
- Bees are especially useful insects because they can make honey. | The first sentence states a fact.
A honeybee can make one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
It can be proved by looking up information about honeybees.
The second sentence states an opinion.
Bees are especially useful insects because they can make honey.
Especially useful shows what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion about what makes bees especially useful. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"It was my good luck to have to study for a test while all my friends went to the water park," Leroy remarked. |
- Leroy was upset about staying home.
- Leroy wanted time to catch up on his responsibilities. | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Good luck ironically suggests that Leroy was upset about staying home. Leroy was actually unlucky because he couldn't join his friends at the water park. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
mansion - modern |
- message
- muscle | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since message is between the guide words mansion - modern, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement. Assume that the motorcycle's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the motorcycle and Earth () as Rodrigo rode up the hill. |
- decreased
- increased
- stayed the same | Think about how the distance between the motorcycle and the center of Earth changed.
The top of the hill is higher than the bottom of the hill. As Rodrigo rode toward the top of the hill, the distance between the motorcycle and the center of Earth increased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the motorcycle and Earth increased as Rodrigo rode up the hill. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one animal that has all of the cartilaginous fish traits listed above. |
- Amazon milk frogs have moist skin and live in South American rain forests. They hatch from eggs with no shells and begin their lives in water. As adults, Amazon milk frogs live in trees and eat insects.
- Manta rays have wide, triangle-shaped fins that help them swim long distances. They have a skeleton made of cartilage, not bone. Manta ray eggs do not have shells for protection. Instead, the eggs grow and hatch inside the mother manta ray. | To decide if an animal is part of a group, look at the traits of the group.
Cartilaginous fish have the following traits:
They have fins, not limbs.
They live underwater.
They have a skeleton made of cartilage.
They make eggs with no shells.
Compare each animal's traits to the group's traits. Select the animal with traits similar to the group's traits.
An Amazon milk frog has the following traits:
It spends part of its life in water and part on land.
It has moist skin.
It makes eggs with no shells.
An Amazon milk frog does not have all of the traits of a cartilaginous fish. An Amazon milk frog is an amphibian.
A manta ray has the following traits:
It has fins, not limbs.
It lives underwater.
It has a skeleton made of cartilage.
It makes eggs with no shells.
A manta ray has the traits of a cartilaginous fish. A manta ray is a cartilaginous fish. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Estelle has naturally straight hair. |
- acquired
- inherited | Some humans are born with naturally straight hair. Others are born with naturally curly hair. Straight and curly are examples of hair texture.
Some people use tools to change how their hair looks. But this doesn't affect the natural texture of their hair. So, having naturally straight hair is an inherited trait. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which phrase has a more negative connotation? |
- an odor
- a stench | A stench has a more negative connotation. Stench and odor both denote a smell. However, stench always suggests an unpleasant smell. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which correctly shows the title of a book? |
- The cat in the Hat
- The Cat in the Hat | Capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between. The words in and the are not important, so they should not be capitalized.
The correct title is The Cat in the Hat. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the reptile. |
- Amazon tree boa
- red-eyed tree frog
- poison dart frog
- salmon | A salmon is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs.
Unlike most other fish, salmon can live in both fresh water and salt water.
An Amazon tree boa is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin.
Tree boas eat small mammals, birds, lizards, and frogs. Tree boas only need to eat once every few months!
A red-eyed tree frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water.
A red-eyed tree frog has sticky pads on its toes. The sticky pads help the red-eyed tree frog hold on to leaves.
A poison dart frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water.
Poison dart frogs come in many bright colors. Their bright color warns other animals that these frogs are poisonous. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
In the distance, the thunder () loudly. |
- grumbled
- echoed | Complete the sentence with the word grumbled. It describes the thunder as if it were a grumpy person. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Muffin's phenotype for the ear type trait? |
- dumbo ears
- normal ears | You need to determine Muffin's phenotype for the ear type trait. First, consider the alleles in Muffin's genotype for the ear type gene. Then, decide whether these alleles are dominant or recessive.
The allele for normal ears (E) is dominant over the allele for dumbo ears (e). This means E is a dominant allele, and e is a recessive allele.
Muffin's genotype of Ee has one dominant allele and one recessive allele. An organism with at least one dominant allele for a gene will have the dominant allele's version of the trait. So, Muffin's phenotype for the ear type trait must be normal ears. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
As we hiked through the snow-covered woods, we remembered the weather forecaster's predictions, which seemed in retrospect rather Panglossian. |
- the Bible
- literature | The source of the allusion Panglossian is literature.
In Voltaire's 1759 novel Candide, Pangloss is a tutor whose worldview is relentlessly upbeat to the point of excessive optimism.
The allusion Panglossian means unreasonably positive. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a complete sentence? |
- The explorers nervously entered the dark cave.
- Jerry borrowed my book he enjoyed it. | The explorers nervously entered the dark cave is a complete sentence. The subject is the explorers, and the verb is entered. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which tense does the sentence use?
Ed will wash the dishes after dinner. |
- present tense
- future tense
- past tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, wash. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Toby is a real Benedict Arnold. After promising to work on my campaign for class president, he decided to support my opponent. |
- allusion
- personification | The text uses an allusion, a brief reference to someone or something well known.
Benedict Arnold alludes to the American general during the Revolutionary War who betrayed his country and fought for the British. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is a glue stick a good or a service? |
- a service
- a good | To decide whether a glue stick is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is a glue stick something you can touch? Yes.
Is a glue stick a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, a glue stick is a good. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which type of sentence is this?
An avid reader, Noah attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
- compound
- simple
- compound-complex
- complex | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
An avid reader, Noah attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Pedro was a fish out of water. |
- Pedro didn't have any friends.
- Pedro felt out of place. | The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
The idiom a fish out of water suggests that Pedro felt out of place. A fish out of water is someone out of his or her usual, comfortable environment. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word random in its traditional sense? |
- Eve made a random trip to the grocery store, though her kitchen was already stocked with a hodgepodge of food.
- At the grocery store, Eve hastily grabbed fruits and vegetables at random, filling her shopping cart with a hodgepodge of food. | The first text uses random in its traditional sense: made or occurring without a definite pattern.
At the grocery store, Eve hastily grabbed fruits and vegetables at random, filling her shopping cart with a hodgepodge of food.
The second text uses random in its nontraditional sense: odd or out of place.
Eve made a random trip to the grocery store, though her kitchen was already stocked with a hodgepodge of food.
Most style guides recommend to avoid using the nontraditional sense of the word random because it is generally considered incorrect. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which change best matches the sentence?
Sand is dropped by wind in a desert. |
- meteorite crash
- erosion
- deposition | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a complete sentence? |
- The park is a beautiful place, everyone goes there.
- Jordan's family moved to a different state. | Jordan's family moved to a different state is a complete sentence. The subject is Jordan's family, and the verb is moved. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear grandma zoe,
- Dear Grandma Zoe, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Grandma Zoe is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is smoother? |
- butter
- sandpaper | Smooth is a property. A smooth material is not rough or bumpy.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine touching the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the butter is smoother. If you touch a stick of butter, it will not feel rough or bumpy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a complete sentence? |
- Swims happily in the beautiful coral reef.
- Emmet's family moved to a different state. | Emmet's family moved to a different state is a complete sentence. The subject is Emmet's family, and the verb is moved. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence states a fact? |
- The number of people who commute more than an hour to work is outrageous.
- The majority of people who commute to work drive alone rather than carpool. | The first sentence states a fact. It can be verified by looking up how many people drive alone and how many carpool to work.
The majority of people who commute to work drive alone rather than carpool.
The second sentence states an opinion. Outrageous indicates a personal judgment.
The number of people who commute more than an hour to work is outrageous. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Two baked potatoes have the same temperature but different masses. Which potato has less thermal energy? |
- the baked potato with more mass
- the baked potato with less mass | The two baked potatoes have the same temperature and are made of the same type of matter. So, the baked potato with less mass has less thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which phrase has a more negative connotation? |
- an excuse
- a reason | An excuse has a more negative connotation. An excuse is usually not a very good reason. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Despite Harper's insistence that she would raise Cain if we ever got lost, we decided to try taking a shortcut. |
- Greek mythology
- the Bible | The source of the allusion raise Cain is the Bible.
In the Bible, Adam and Eve's son Cain murders his brother in a jealous rage.
The allusion raise Cain means to resort to violence. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Suppose Alice decides to make chicken soup. Which result would be a cost? |
- Alice will spend more time making the chicken soup than she would have spent making the lentil soup.
- The chicken soup will be tastier than the lentil soup would have been. | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Alice wants or needs:
Alice will spend more time making the chicken soup than she would have spent making the lentil soup. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Beau's phenotype for the cheek color trait? |
- bright orange cheeks
- pale orange cheeks | You need to determine Beau's phenotype for the cheek color trait. First, consider the alleles in Beau's genotype for the cheek color gene. Then, decide whether these alleles are dominant or recessive.
The allele for bright orange cheeks (R) is dominant over the allele for pale orange cheeks (r). This means R is a dominant allele, and r is a recessive allele.
Beau's genotype of Rr has one dominant allele and one recessive allele. An organism with at least one dominant allele for a gene will have the dominant allele's version of the trait. So, Beau's phenotype for the cheek color trait must be bright orange cheeks. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence states a fact? |
- The typical length of a Burmese python is sixteen to twenty-three feet.
- Parents should not allow their children to keep Burmese pythons as pets. | The first sentence states a fact. It can be verified by looking up the average length of a Burmese python.
The typical length of a Burmese python is sixteen to twenty-three feet.
The second sentence states an opinion. Should indicates a personal judgment.
Parents should not allow their children to keep Burmese pythons as pets. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Brutus's phenotype for the coat pattern trait? |
- aa
- a spotted coat | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Brutus's observable version of the coat pattern trait is a spotted coat. So, Brutus's phenotype for the coat pattern trait is a spotted coat. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is this a run-on sentence?
On average, office workers spend more than five hours sitting at their desks, researchers believe that extended periods of sitting can have a negative impact on overall health. |
- no
- yes | This is a run-on sentence. It is a comma splice formed from two sentences run together, joined by just a comma.
On average, office workers spend more than five hours sitting at their desks, researchers believe that extended periods of sitting can have a negative impact on overall health.
Here is one way to fix the run-on sentence:
On average, office workers spend more than five hours sitting at their desks. Researchers believe that extended periods of sitting can have a negative impact on overall health. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Would you find the word pocket on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
petticoat - plaster |
- yes
- no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since pocket is not between the guide words petticoat - plaster, it would not be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
There has been an incident on Praxis.
—Brigadier Kerla, after Praxis is destroyed in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
- hyperbole
- understatement | The text uses understatement, which involves deliberately representing something as less serious or important than it really is.
An incident on Praxis is an understatement, since Praxis has been destroyed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Suppose Audrey decides to go on the screaming swing. Which result would be a cost? |
- Audrey will save some ride tickets. She needs fewer tickets to go on the screaming swing than on the log ride.
- Audrey will give up the chance to go on the log ride. She would have had more fun on that ride. | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Audrey wants or needs:
Audrey will give up the chance to go on the log ride. She would have had more fun on that ride. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | The shopper lifts each bag at the same speed. Which bag is lifted with a larger force? |
- a bag holding 7 pounds of food
- a bag holding 3 pounds of food | Look for the shopping bag that is heavier.
A shopping bag holding 7 pounds of food is heavier than a shopping bag holding 3 pounds of food. So, the bag holding 7 pounds needs a larger force to start moving upward at the same speed as the other bag. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a complete sentence? |
- Mom kisses Kimberly's cheek Kimberly smiles at Mom.
- The class chuckles at Ms. Joseph's joke. | The class chuckles at Ms. Joseph's joke is a complete sentence. The subject is the class, and the verb is chuckles. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Bert inherited this trait? |
- Bert likes to wear a blue sweater to match his blue eyes.
- Bert's mother has blue eyes. She passed this trait down to Bert. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which type of sentence is this?
We can watch the presidential debate, which will be broadcast at nine o'clock, or we can view the documentary about the greatest innovations of the twenty-first century. |
- compound
- simple
- complex
- compound-complex | The sentence is compound-complex. It is made up of two independent clauses and a dependent clause. The dependent clause begins with the relative pronoun which.
We can watch the presidential debate, which will be broadcast at nine o'clock, or we can view the documentary about the greatest innovations of the twenty-first century. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Pamela is good at knitting scarves. |
- inherited
- acquired | People are not born knowing how to knit. Instead, many people learn how to knit. Knitting well takes practice. So, knitting well is an acquired trait. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a bathroom sink? |
- 2 gallons
- 2 cups
- 2 fluid ounces | The best estimate for the volume of a bathroom sink is 2 gallons.
2 fluid ounces and 2 cups are both too little. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Compare the motion of three speedboats. Which speedboat was moving at the lowest speed? |
- a speedboat that moved 295kilometers west in 5hours
- a speedboat that moved 230kilometers south in 5hours
- a speedboat that moved 205kilometers south in 5hours | Look at the distance each speedboat moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each speedboat moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each speedboat moved for 5 hours. The speedboat that moved 205 kilometers moved the shortest distance in that time. So, that speedboat must have moved at the lowest speed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What kind of sentence is this?
Denise considers Paris the most romantic city in the world. |
- exclamatory
- declarative
- interrogative | The sentence is a statement and ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a long-distance running race? |
- 39 meters
- 39 kilometers
- 39 centimeters
- 39 millimeters | The best estimate for the length of a long-distance running race is 39 kilometers.
39 millimeters, 39 centimeters, and 39 meters are all too short. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the animal. |
- Apple trees can grow fruit.
- Anteaters walk and run. | An apple tree is a plant. It can grow fruit.
People have been growing apples for thousands of years. There are more than 7,500 types of apples!
An anteater is an animal. It walks and runs.
Anteaters mostly eat ants. They also eat other insects. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is this a sentence fragment?
Long ago, fossils were used as evidence to support mythical tales. In fact, fourth-century Chinese historian Chang Qu once mislabeled a giant dinosaur bone as that of a dragon. |
- yes
- no | This is not a sentence fragment. It is a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.
Long ago, fossils were used as evidence to support mythical tales. In fact, fourth-century Chinese historian Chang Qu once mislabeled a giant dinosaur bone as that of a dragon. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Last year, there were seven men's clothing stores on Main Street in Oakland. This year, there are only three. What probably happened to the overall supply of men's shirts in Oakland? |
- The supply probably went up.
- The supply probably went down. | When four men's clothing stores closed on Main Street, the number of suppliers went down. There were fewer stores selling men's shirts. So, the supply of men's shirts probably went down. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her grammar and mechanics?
Raise the minimum driving age from sixteen? I don't think so. Driving a vehicle is important for teens. A life-changing experience. Being able to drive teaches teens responsibility and decision-making skills. Many teens have jobs or sports practices after school. Need to drive themselves to these places. If the driving age were raised, there would be problems for teens. More difficult to get around. Fewer chances for responsibility. No to raising the driving age! |
- by fixing sentence fragments
- by fixing subject-verb agreement errors
- by correcting misplaced modifiers | The writer could best improve his or her grammar and mechanics by fixing sentence fragments.
For example, the writer could revise the underlined fragments to make them complete sentences.
Raise the minimum driving age from sixteen? I don't think so. Driving a vehicle is important for teens. A life-changing experience. Being able to drive teaches teens responsibility and decision-making skills. Many teens have jobs or sports practices after school. Need to drive themselves to these places. If the driving age were raised, there would be problems for teens. More difficult to get around. Fewer chances for responsibility. No to raising the driving age! |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word travesty in its traditional sense? |
- Because the bank robbers were acquitted on a technicality, many people called the trial's outcome a travesty of justice.
- Although no one was injured in the bank robbery, the event was a travesty for the bank. | The second text uses travesty in its traditional sense: a ridiculous imitation; a parody.
Because the bank robbers were acquitted on a technicality, many people called the trial's outcome a travesty of justice.
The first text uses travesty in its nontraditional sense: a disappointment or a tragedy.
Although no one was injured in the bank robbery, the event was a travesty for the bank.
Most style guides recommend to use the traditional sense of the word travesty because it is considered more standard. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear aunt Katie,
- Dear Aunt Katie, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Aunt Katie is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence is more formal? |
- The cruise will begin in Florida and will make stops in Puerto Rico, Dominica, and the Bahamas.
- The cruise will begin in Florida, and it'll make stops in Puerto Rico, Dominica, and the Bahamas. | The second sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses a contraction (it'll).
The first sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is this plant's phenotype for the flower color trait? |
- dark yellow flowers
- light yellow flowers | The rose plant's genotype for the flower color gene is FF. The rose plant's genotype of FF has only F allelles. The F allele is for light yellow flowers. So, the rose plant's phenotype for the flower color trait must be light yellow flowers.
To check this answer, consider whether the rose plant's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for light yellow flowers (F) is dominant over the allele for dark yellow flowers (f). This means F is a dominant allele, and f is a recessive allele.
The rose plant's genotype of FF has two dominant alleles. An organism with at least one dominant allele for a gene will have the dominant allele's version of the trait. So, the rose plant's phenotype for the flower color trait must be light yellow flowers. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Lara investigate with an experiment? |
- Does a cell phone charge faster when plugged into a wall outlet or into a computer?
- Does a cell phone charge more quickly when it is turned on or when it is turned off?
- Does a tablet charge faster with a two-foot-long charging cable or a five-foot-long charging cable? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following is an example of technologies? |
- a loom to weave fabric
- a hurricane that damages homes | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Colleen swore she would never go back to Riverside, but I told her she should never say never. The city might be a very different place in ten years. |
- paradox
- oxymoron | The text uses a paradox, a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth.
Never say never at first appears to be contradictory: by saying the phrase itself, you have already said never. However, it contains some truth: people often change their minds as they age and so should not rule anything out by saying never. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the vertebrate. |
- panda
- golden orb-weaver
- weaver ant
- atlas moth | Like other spiders, a golden orb-weaver is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A weaver ant is an insect. Like other insects, a weaver ant is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
An atlas moth is an insect. Like other insects, an atlas moth is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A panda is a mammal. Like other mammals, a panda is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the plant. |
- Bald eagles walk and fly.
- Honey bees walk and fly.
- Ginkgo trees have flat leaves.
- Manatees swim underwater. | A ginkgo tree is a plant. It has flat leaves.
Ginkgo trees are from China. They can grow in cold places.
A bald eagle is an animal. It walks and flies.
Bald eagles live in trees near water. They eat mostly fish.
A manatee is an animal. It swims underwater.
Manatees eat plants that live underwater.
A honey bee is an animal. It walks and flies.
A honey bee is an insect. Honey bees live in large groups called colonies. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has less thermal energy? |
- a 250-gram glass of orange juice at a temperature of 45°F
- a 250-gram glass of orange juice at a temperature of 40°F | The two glasses of orange juice have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 40°F glass of orange juice is colder than the 45°F glass of orange juice, it has less thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence.
In this chemical reaction, zinc is a (). |
- reactant
- product | Read the underlined text carefully. Look for information about what happens to zinc in this chemical reaction.
Many watches are powered by small, flat batteries called button cells. One common type of button cell contains the metal zinc. When zinc in the battery combines with oxygen in the air, zinc oxide forms. This process generates the electricity that powers the watch.
The underlined text tells you that when zinc and oxygen combine, zinc oxide is formed. When zinc and oxygen react, or go through a chemical change, their atoms are rearranged to form zinc oxide. Because zinc reacts in this chemical reaction, zinc is a reactant. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one substance that is not a rock. |
- Slate is not a pure substance. It is a solid.
- Syenite is formed in nature. It is not a pure substance.
- Wool is made by living things. It is formed in nature. | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of rocks. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of rocks.
Slate is a rock.
Syenite is a rock.
Wool is made by living things. But rocks are not made by living things.
So, wool is not a rock. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Lamar inherited this trait? |
- Lamar's parents have pale skin. They passed down this trait to Lamar.
- Lamar and his father both have dark hair. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear jada,
- Dear Jada, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Jada is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
salt - slow |
- size
- stride | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since size is between the guide words salt - slow, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which tense does the sentence use?
The pilot will fly the plane to Lima. |
- present tense
- past tense
- future tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, fly. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
Her eyes are as blue as the cloudless sky. |
- simile
- metaphor | Her eyes are as blue as the cloudless sky.
The words eyes and sky are compared using the word as. So, the sentence uses a simile. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
I can't understand why people are complaining that it's difficult to find a job in this job market. My daughter and I got jobs without any trouble. |
- hasty generalization: a very broad claim based on very little evidence
- guilt by association: a negative association intended to discredit someone or something | The text argues that it's not difficult to find a job in this job market. However, even though the speaker's family found jobs without trouble, that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone can. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a hasty generalization. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Billy was a fish out of water. |
- Billy didn't have any friends.
- Billy felt out of place. | The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
The idiom a fish out of water suggests that Billy felt out of place. A fish out of water is someone out of his or her usual, comfortable environment. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
walk - whip |
- week
- wipe | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since week is between the guide words walk - whip, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
After he finished the marathon, Gordon collapsed into a chair and declared that he could no longer move a single muscle. |
- Gordon became paralyzed.
- Gordon was very tired and sore. | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
The hyperbole could no longer move a single muscle suggests that Gordon was very tired and sore. His muscles were not literally incapable of moving. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
A Chicago winter separates the men from the boys, especially newcomers from milder climes. The temperature frequently plunges below zero. |
- verbal irony
- idiom | The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
Separates the men from the boys means distinguishes the tough from the not-so-tough. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
We don't mistrust each other because we're armed; we're armed because we mistrust each other.
—President Ronald Reagan, speaking of relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union |
- chiasmus
- understatement | The text uses chiasmus, an expression in which the second half parallels the first but reverses the order of words.
The second half of the sentence reverses the order of the words mistrust and armed relative to the first half. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a kitchen table? |
- 8 yards
- 8 miles
- 8 inches
- 8 feet | The best estimate for the length of a kitchen table is 8 feet.
8 inches is too short. 8 yards and 8 miles are too long. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a basketball court? |
- 25 feet
- 25 inches
- 25 yards
- 25 miles | The best estimate for the length of a basketball court is 25 yards.
25 inches and 25 feet are too short. 25 miles is too long. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a simple sentence? |
- If we hike Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon, we won't see Mooney Falls.
- Madison Chock and Gracie Gold were two American figure skaters in the Sochi 2014 Olympics. | The first sentence is the simple sentence. It is a single independent clause.
Madison Chock and Gracie Gold were two American figure skaters in the Sochi 2014 Olympics. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence.
Mixing carbon and iron to make steel is a (). |
- physical change
- chemical change | Mixing carbon and iron to make steel is a physical change. To make steel, a furnace melts the carbon and iron so that they can be mixed easily.
Solid steel forms when the mixture cools. The carbon and iron are now combined as steel. But they are still made of the same types of matter as before. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
It is snowing in Tanvi's town today. |
- weather
- climate | Read the text carefully.
It is snowing in Tanvi's town today.
This passage tells you about the precipitation today in Tanvi's town. It describes the atmosphere at a certain place and time. So, this passage describes the weather. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which closing is correct for a letter? |
- sincerely,
Devin
- Sincerely,
Devin | The first closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a coffee pot? |
- 3 milliliters
- 3 liters | The better estimate for the volume of a coffee pot is 3 liters.
3 milliliters is too little. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has the most thermal energy? |
- a 180-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 69°F
- a 180-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 63°F
- a 180-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 82°F | All three bottles of water have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 82°F bottle of water is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Jacob described the situation he was facing with his boss as a catch-22. |
- literature
- a song | The source of the allusion catch-22 is literature.
Joseph Heller coined the term "catch-22" in his 1961 novel of the same name. In the novel, if an army pilot wants to avoid dangerous missions, he must be deemed mentally unfit; however, his desire to stay safe proves his sanity, so he can never be excused from a mission. Heller called this sort of predicament or dilemma a catch-22.
The allusion catch-22 means a no-win situation. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What do these two changes have in common?
an old sandwich rotting in a trashcan
a piece of pear turning brown |
- Both are only physical changes.
- Both are caused by cooling.
- Both are caused by heating.
- Both are chemical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
A sandwich rotting is a chemical change. The matter in the sandwich breaks down and slowly turns into a different type of matter.
A piece of a pear turning brown is a chemical change. The substances in the pear react with oxygen in the air and turn into a different type of matter.
If you scrape off the brown part of the pear, the inside will still be white. The inside hasn't touched the air. So the chemical change hasn't happened to that part of the pear.
Step 2: Look at each answer choice.
Both are only physical changes.
Both changes are chemical changes. They are not physical changes.
Both are chemical changes.
Both changes are chemical changes. The type of matter before and after each change is different.
Both are caused by heating.
Neither change is caused by heating.
Both are caused by cooling.
Neither change is caused by cooling. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which closing is correct for a letter? |
- sincerely,
Brenna
- Sincerely,
Brenna | The second closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is harder? |
- wood bat
- rubber band | Hard is a property. A hard material keeps its shape when you press on it with your finger.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine pushing on the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the wood bat is harder. If you squeeze a piece of wood, it will not change shape. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a compound sentence? |
- That wool scarf looks soft and warm.
- The coach makes us run laps, or he has us lift weights. | The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and the conjunction or.
The coach makes us run laps, or he has us lift weights. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is this a run-on sentence?
During the Civil War, the Union blocked the port of New Orleans, preventing the shipment of coffee, devoted coffee drinkers began mixing chicory with their coffee to make it last longer. |
- no
- yes | This is a run-on sentence. It is a comma splice formed from two sentences run together, joined by just a comma.
During the Civil War, the Union blocked the port of New Orleans, preventing the shipment of coffee, devoted coffee drinkers began mixing chicory with their coffee to make it last longer.
Here is one way to fix the run-on sentence:
During the Civil War, the Union blocked the port of New Orleans, preventing the shipment of coffee. As a result, devoted coffee drinkers began mixing chicory with their coffee to make it last longer. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which tense does the sentence use?
Uncle Brett will cook dinner for us. |
- past tense
- present tense
- future tense | The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, cook. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the mass of a dinner fork? |
- 75 kilograms
- 75 grams | The better estimate for the mass of a dinner fork is 75 grams.
75 kilograms is too heavy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Tori investigate with an experiment? |
- When wrapped in a cotton shirt and placed in the sun, does a large jar or a small jar heat up more?
- When placed in the sun, does a glass jar wrapped in cotton heat up more than a glass jar wrapped in wool?
- When placed in the sun, does a glass jar wrapped in a black cotton shirt heat up more than a glass jar wrapped in a white cotton shirt? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a sentence fragment? |
- Danielle is from Fairfax now she lives in Middletown.
- That awful noise from the large factory. | That awful noise from the large factory is a sentence fragment. It is missing a verb. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence.
Butter melting on a hot day is a (). |
- chemical change
- physical change | Butter melting on a hot day is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The butter changes from solid to liquid, but it is still made of the same type of matter. |