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tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
octopus - owl |
- ox
- orbit | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since orbit is between the guide words octopus - owl, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Chandler joked with a yawn. |
- Chandler slept poorly.
- Chandler slept well. | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem ironically suggests that Chandler slept poorly. Chandler was tired, so the rooster's crowing was clearly a problem. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the animal that has a backbone. |
- dog
- curlyhair tarantula | A dog is a mammal. Like other mammals, a dog has a backbone.
Like other tarantulas, a curlyhair tarantula does not have a backbone. It has a hard outer cover. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement.
Neon is (). |
- a compound
- an elementary substance | You can tell whether neon is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of symbols in its chemical formula. A symbol contains either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or two lowercase letters.
The chemical formula for neon is Ne. This formula contains one symbol: Ne. So, the formula tells you that neon is made of one chemical element.
Substances made of only one chemical element are elementary substances. So, neon is an elementary substance. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has the least thermal energy? |
- a 220-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 54°F
- a 220-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 50°F
- a 220-gram bottle of water at a temperature of 73°F | All three bottles of water have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 50°F bottle of water is the coldest, it has the least thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a sentence fragment? |
- The girls climb on the bars at the playground.
- Loves to learn about reptiles, like turtles and snakes. | Loves to learn about reptiles, like turtles and snakes is a sentence fragment. It is missing a subject. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
cabinet - cot |
- creek
- cheese | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since cheese is between the guide words cabinet - cot, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the animal that has a backbone. |
- black widow spider
- sheep | Like other spiders, a black widow spider does not have a backbone. It has a hard outer cover.
A sheep is a mammal. Like other mammals, a sheep has a backbone. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Reagan has a lot on her plate: she is attending college, has a full-time job as a waitress, and volunteers at the animal shelter. |
- Reagan has no time to eat well.
- Reagan has many responsibilities. | The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
The idiom a lot on her plate suggests that Reagan has many responsibilities. If you have a lot on your plate, you are busy with many different obligations. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Xavier was a fish out of water. |
- Xavier didn't have any friends.
- Xavier 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 Xavier felt out of place. A fish out of water is someone out of his or her usual, comfortable environment. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in.
—President Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address |
- apostrophe
- anaphora | The text uses anaphora, the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of several phrases or clauses.
Lincoln repeats the word with at the beginning of each phrase. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Assume all other forces on Madelyn are balanced. Which statement describes the forces on Madelyn? |
- The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Madelyn.
- The forces are balanced, so there is no net force on Madelyn. | To determine if there is a net force on Madelyn, look at the forces:
Earth's gravity is pulling Madelyn down with a force of 600 N.
The seat of the cart is pushing Madelyn up with a force of 1,200 N.
The forces are in opposite directions, and the forces have different magnitudes: 600 N and 1,200 N. This means that the forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on Madelyn. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which pot of spaghetti sauce has a lower temperature? |
- the pot of spaghetti sauce with more thermal energy
- the pot of spaghetti sauce with less thermal energy | The two pots of spaghetti sauce are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the pot of spaghetti sauce with less thermal energy has a lower temperature. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
den - dream |
- doing
- dance | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since doing is between the guide words den - dream, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
"I can't believe I tripped," Darrell remarked. "The curb must have ()". |
- jumped out in front of me
- had an uneven surface | Complete the sentence with the phrase jumped out in front of me. It describes the curb as if it were a mischievous, unpredictable person. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Sandra acquired this trait? |
- Sandra's scar was caused by an accident. She cut her arm when she fell off her bicycle.
- Sandra's scar is on her right elbow. Her father also has a scar on his right elbow.
- Sandra's sister has a bruise from falling on her elbow. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has the most thermal energy? |
- a 150-gram baked potato at a temperature of 31°C
- a 150-gram baked potato at a temperature of 40°C
- a 150-gram baked potato at a temperature of 36°C | All three baked potatoes have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 40°C potato is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her word choice?
Automobile companies should be required to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles. This shift would help the environment by lowering the demand for crude oil and lowering the level of pollutants released into the atmosphere. If fuel-efficient cars were manufactured, the economy would improve, too. As people lowered their expenses for gas, they would be able to increase spending on other products. Also, manufacturing these cars would drive technology forward: other new products would likely be manufactured, too. |
- by reducing repetitive language
- by including more figurative language
- by fixing misused words | The writer could best improve his or her word choice by reducing repetitive language.
For example, the writer could revise the underlined text by using synonyms of manufacture, such as make, produce, create, and build, and synonyms of lower, such as decrease or reduce.
Automobile companies should be required to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles. This shift would help the environment by lowering the demand for crude oil and lowering the level of pollutants released into the atmosphere. If fuel-efficient cars were manufactured, the economy would improve, too. As people lowered their expenses for gas, they would be able to increase spending on other products. Also, manufacturing these cars would drive technology forward: other new products would likely be manufactured, too. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? |
- After Tyler explained the chemistry homework to Bob, he understood it better, too.
- After Tyler explained the chemistry homework to Bob, Tyler understood it better, too. | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun he could refer to Tyler or Bob.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. He has been replaced with Tyler.
After Tyler explained the chemistry homework to Bob, Tyler understood it better, too. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a bottle of nail polish? |
- 14 liters
- 14 milliliters | The better estimate for the volume of a bottle of nail polish is 14 milliliters.
14 liters is too much. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Alan acquired this trait? |
- Alan's scar was caused by an accident. He cut his arm when he fell off his bicycle.
- Some scars fade more quickly than others. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Tara investigate with an experiment? |
- Do squash plants grow larger if the seeds are planted in small pots or in large pots?
- Do squash plants grow larger if the seeds are planted with compost or without compost?
- If squash seeds and tomato seeds are planted with compost, which type of plant grows larger? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The salesperson tried hard to convince Edgar that the jacket was a good buy; after all, it was made of genuine imitation leather. |
- hyperbole
- oxymoron | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Genuine imitation is a contradiction, because genuine means real, and imitation means fake or synthetic. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Colton starts to pull the wagon across the yard. To move the wagon at the same speed each time, which friend does Colton need to pull with a larger force? |
- a friend who weighs 27 pounds
- a friend who weighs 32 pounds | Look for the friend who is heavier.
A friend who weighs 32 pounds is heavier than a friend who weighs 27 pounds. So, to move the wagon at the same speed each time, Colton needs to use a larger force to start moving the wagon with a friend who weighs 32 pounds. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Damon acquired this trait? |
- Damon has two pet fish. The fish live in a fish tank together.
- Damon was not born knowing how to identify different fish. He had to learn this skill. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which tense does the sentence use?
Lexi practices the drums in her family's garage. |
- past tense
- future tense
- present tense | The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, practices. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word ironic in its traditional sense? |
- Last winter, Jordan took a vacation to Florida to escape Boston's cold, snowy weather. In an ironic twist, a rare snowstorm happened to hit Florida that week.
- Last winter, Jordan took a vacation to Florida to escape Boston's cold, snowy weather. In an ironic twist, he just missed a few of his college friends, who had been in Florida the previous week. | The first text uses ironic in its traditional sense: contrary to what was intended, often in an amusing way. It's ironic because Jordan tried to get away from the snow but found himself in a snowstorm regardless.
Last winter, Jordan took a vacation to Florida to escape Boston's cold, snowy weather. In an ironic twist, a rare snowstorm happened to hit Florida that week.
The second text uses ironic in its nontraditional sense: marked by coincidence. It was a coincidence that Jordan's friends were in Florida the week before.
Last winter, Jordan took a vacation to Florida to escape Boston's cold, snowy weather. In an ironic twist, he just missed a few of his college friends, who had been in Florida the previous week.
Most style guides recommend to avoid using the nontraditional sense of the word ironic because it is generally considered incorrect. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
In the mornings, working alone in the cold, I sometimes imagined myself to be trapped in a Sisyphean nightmare. |
- Greek mythology
- modern history | The source of the allusion Sisyphean is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is punished by the gods with the task of eternally rolling a boulder up a hill just to watch it roll down again.
The allusion Sisyphean means interminable. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Ethan inherited this trait? |
- Ethan likes to wear a blue sweater to match his blue eyes.
- Ethan's mother has blue eyes. She passed this trait down to Ethan. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the temperature of a warm grilled cheese sandwich? |
- 50°C
- 50°F | The better estimate for the temperature of a warm grilled cheese sandwich is 50°C.
50°F is too cold. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
harvest - hid |
- hornet
- height | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since height is between the guide words harvest - hid, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Nellie inherited this trait? |
- Nellie's parents have dark skin. They passed down this trait to Nellie.
- Nellie and her father both have dark hair. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does this Works Cited entry indicate about the cited work?
Norman, Howard. "Advice of the Fatherly Sort." I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. 1–40. Print. |
- Norman Howard is the publisher.
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the publisher.
- Howard Norman is the publisher. | Look closely at the Works Cited entry:
Norman, Howard. "Advice of the Fatherly Sort." I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. 1–40. Print.
You can tell that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the publisher by looking at the publisher name, which appears after the place of publication. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the solid. |
- rain
- coins
- apple juice | Rain is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you put rainwater into a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.
A coin is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. Many coins are made of solid metal.
Apple juice is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour apple juice into a different container, the apple juice will take the shape of that container. But the apple juice will still take up the same amount of space. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Suppose Joe decides to bake chocolate muffins. Which result would be a cost? |
- Joe will get to eat more muffins. He can make more chocolate muffins than pumpkin muffins.
- Joe will give up the chance to eat pumpkin muffins. He thinks pumpkin muffins are tastier than chocolate muffins. | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Joe wants or needs:
Joe will give up the chance to eat pumpkin muffins. He thinks pumpkin muffins are tastier than chocolate muffins. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Trisha swore she would never go back to Oakland, but I told her she should never say never. The city might be a very different place in ten years. |
- euphemism
- paradox | 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 | Would you find the word raid on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
recess - rose |
- no
- yes | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since raid is not between the guide words recess - rose, it would not be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
It's an open secret that Gordon is writing a book based on his experiences living in Singapore. He never talks about it, but almost all his friends know. |
- hyperbole
- oxymoron | The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Open secret is a contradiction, because open describes something that is freely or publicly known, and a secret is hidden. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which correctly shows the title of a magazine? |
- "Taste of Home"
- ***Taste of Home*** | A magazine should be in italics.
The correct title is **Taste of Home**. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? |
- When Patrick's computer wasn't working properly, he replaced the battery.
- Patrick replaced the battery in his computer when he noticed that it wasn't working properly. | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun it could refer to the battery or the computer.
Patrick replaced the battery in his computer when he noticed that it wasn't working properly.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. The text has been rewritten so that the meaning is clear.
When Patrick's computer wasn't working properly, he replaced the battery. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
The last time Fernando cleaned his room, dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth. |
- Fernando hasn't cleaned his room in a very long time.
- Fernando refuses to clean his room. | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
The hyperbole dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth suggests that Fernando hasn't cleaned his room in a very long time. He did not actually clean his room millions of years ago when dinosaurs existed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word travesty in its traditional sense? |
- Jaden's ill-researched essay about the Space Race received a poor grade because it presented such a travesty of the actual historical events.
- Jaden realized that his essay about the Space Race was a bit inaccurate, but he still thought it a travesty that such an entertaining essay should receive a poor grade. | The first text uses travesty in its traditional sense: a ridiculous imitation; a parody.
Jaden's ill-researched essay about the Space Race received a poor grade because it presented such a travesty of the actual historical events.
The second text uses travesty in its nontraditional sense: a disappointment or a tragedy.
Jaden realized that his essay about the Space Race was a bit inaccurate, but he still thought it a travesty that such an entertaining essay should receive a poor grade.
Most style guides recommend to use the traditional sense of the word travesty because it is considered more standard. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
Cairo, Egypt, had clear skies today. |
- climate
- weather | Read the text carefully.
Cairo, Egypt, had clear skies today.
This passage tells you about the cloud cover in Cairo today. It describes the atmosphere at a certain place and time. So, this passage describes the weather. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is a bicycle a good or a service? |
- a service
- a good | To decide whether a bicycle is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is a bicycle something you can touch? Yes.
Is a bicycle a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, a bicycle is a good. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement. Assume that the horse's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the horse and Earth () as the horse ran toward the river. |
- increased
- decreased
- stayed the same | Think about how the distance between the horse and the center of Earth changed.
The bottom of the small hill is lower than the top of the hill. As the horse ran down the hill, the distance between the horse and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the horse and Earth decreased as the horse ran toward the river. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long does it take to fry an egg in a pan? |
- 6 hours
- 6 minutes | The better estimate for how long it takes to fry an egg in a pan is 6 minutes.
6 hours is too slow. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence.
Bending a paper clip is a (). |
- chemical change
- physical change | Bending a paper clip is a physical change. After you bend it, the paper clip has a different shape. But it is still made of the same type of matter. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?
On that winter morning, Sadie's hands were as cold as ice. |
- metaphor
- simile | On that winter morning, Sadie's hands were as cold as ice.
The words hands and ice are compared using the word as. So, the sentence uses a simile. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which closing is correct for a letter? |
- with love,
Cole
- With love,
Cole | The second closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which change better matches the sentence?
A grassy hill catches fire and burns. |
- erosion
- wildfire | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the euphemism in this text suggest?
Isabella is between jobs right now, so she's selling some of her old jewelry to help pay the bills. |
- Isabella is unemployed.
- Isabella is short on cash. | The text uses a euphemism, a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The euphemism between jobs means that Isabella is unemployed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?
It has not rained in over a week at Paula's house. |
- climate
- weather | Read the text carefully.
It has not rained in over a week at Paula's house.
This passage tells you about the precipitation last week at Paula's house. It describes the atmosphere at a certain place and time. So, this passage describes the weather. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the euphemism in this text suggest?
"Thank you for your work over the years," Mrs. Duran said to her gardener. "As of next week, however, your services will no longer be required." |
- The gardener is retiring.
- The gardener is being fired. | The text uses a euphemism, a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The euphemism your services will no longer be required means that the gardener is being fired. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement. Assume that Gordon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between Gordon and Earth () as he hiked toward the summit. |
- increased
- stayed the same
- decreased | Think about how the distance between Gordon and the center of Earth changed.
The summit of the mountain was higher than the point where Gordon started hiking. As he hiked toward the summit, the distance between Gordon and the center of Earth increased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between Gordon and Earth increased as he hiked toward the summit. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is the student text plagiarized? |
- Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks.
- Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.
- No, it is not plagiarized.
- Yes, because it fails to cite the source. | The student text is not plagiarized. It correctly uses quotation marks and properly cites the source.
According to Sood, "more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia" between 1788 and 1868.
Source: Suemedha Sood, "Australia's penal colony roots." Published on BBC, 26 Jan. 2012.
New South Wales, a state in southeast Australia, was founded by the British as a penal colony in 1788. Over the next 80 years, more than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the living thing. |
- clay
- mangrove tree
- crayon
- mug | A mug is not a living thing.
Mugs do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water.
Clay is not a living thing.
Clay does not have all of the traits of a living thing. It can be formed into different shapes, but it does not grow or respond to the world around it. It does not need food or water.
A crayon is not a living thing.
Crayons do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water.
A mangrove tree is a living thing.
Mangrove trees grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Mangrove trees are made up of many cells.
Mangrove trees are plants. They make their own food using water, carbon dioxide, and energy from sunlight. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Asgore's genotype for the wool color gene? |
- white wool
- Ll | An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. Asgore has one allele for white wool (L) and one allele for black wool (l). So, Asgore's genotype for the wool color gene is Ll. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a run-on sentence? |
- Lions are mammals, we are mammals, too.
- This wonderful drink tastes cool and sweet. | Lions are mammals, we are mammals, too is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined by just a comma: Lions are mammals and We are mammals, too. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Nicholas's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer. |
- simile
- personification | The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Nicholas's '64 Impala groaned describes the car as if it were human. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Nancy inherited this trait? |
- Nancy's parents have red hair. They passed down this trait to Nancy.
- Nancy and her mother both wear their hair in braids. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"There's nothing I love more than skipping lunch," Mr. Scott told the flight attendant when he learned that no food would be available on his cross-country flight. |
- allusion
- verbal irony | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Nothing I love more shows verbal irony because Mr. Scott is probably upset that there isn't anything to eat. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which organ holds partially-digested food? |
- stomach
- lungs
- heart
- skeleton | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of armos? |
- 8 cups
- 8 gallons
- 8 fluid ounces | The best estimate for the volume of a thermos is 8 cups.
8 fluid ounces is too little and 8 gallons is too much. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has less thermal energy? |
- a 200-gram mug of cider at a temperature of 85°F
- a 200-gram mug of cider at a temperature of 115°F | The two mugs of cider have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 85°F mug of cider is colder than the 115°F mug of cider, it has less thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Eric investigate with an experiment? |
- Do watercolor paintings dry faster when placed next to a fan?
- Does a large watercolor painting or a small watercolor painting dry faster?
- Do watercolor paintings dry faster when they are placed inside or outside? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Ayana can ride a motorcycle. |
- inherited
- acquired | People are not born knowing how to ride a motorcycle. Instead, many people learn how to ride. So, riding a motorcycle is an acquired trait. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence is more formal? |
- Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is not a member of the United Nations.
- Vatican City, the world's smallest country, isn't a member of the United Nations. | The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses a contraction (isn't).
The second sentence does not use a contraction, so it is more formal. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? |
- Mr. Hammond wanted the new employees to fill out their intake forms, but he couldn't find them.
- Mr. Hammond wanted the new employees to fill out their intake forms, but he couldn't find the forms. | The second answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun them could refer to the new employees or their intake forms.
The first answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. Them has been replaced with the forms.
Mr. Hammond wanted the new employees to fill out their intake forms, but he couldn't find the forms. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
terrify - trousers |
- twig
- theme | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since theme is between the guide words terrify - trousers, it would be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a water pitcher? |
- 10 cups
- 10 fluid ounces
- 10 gallons | The best estimate for the volume of a water pitcher is 10 cups.
10 fluid ounces is too little and 10 gallons is too much. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear Uncle Ron,
- dear Uncle Ron, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Uncle Ron is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is there a sentence fragment?
During the Precambrian period, most of Earth's life forms lived in oceans. Meanwhile, land masses were mostly devoid of life. |
- yes
- no | There is not a sentence fragment. These are complete sentences because they express complete thoughts.
During the Precambrian period, most of Earth's life forms lived in oceans. Meanwhile, land masses were mostly devoid of life. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Would you find the word easily on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
edge - envy |
- yes
- no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since easily is not between the guide words edge - envy, it would not be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a simple sentence? |
- We can pack our bags tonight, or we can wait until morning.
- The engine in the car makes a strange noise. | The first sentence is the simple sentence. It has one subject and predicate.
The engine in the car makes a strange noise. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which announcement is more formal? |
- The Centerville Law Firm is so happy to tell you . . .
- The Centerville Law Firm is pleased to announce . . . | The first announcement is more formal. It uses more elevated language (pleased to announce). The other announcement sounds more conversational (so happy). |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has the most thermal energy? |
- a 100-gram cup of black tea at a temperature of 47°C
- a 100-gram cup of black tea at a temperature of 62°C
- a 100-gram cup of black tea at a temperature of 56°C | All three cups of black tea have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 62°C cup of black tea is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Compare the motion of three motorboats. Which motorboat was moving at the highest speed? |
- a motorboat that moved 210miles west in 5hours
- a motorboat that moved 60miles east in 5hours
- a motorboat that moved 70miles south in 5hours | Look at the distance each motorboat moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each motorboat moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each motorboat moved for 5 hours. The motorboat that moved 210 miles moved the farthest distance in that time. So, that motorboat must have moved at the highest speed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense? |
- As a geneticist, Kelly dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
- As a geneticist, Kelly enjoys watching science documentaries and sharing various factoids she's learned with her colleagues. | The second text uses factoid in its traditional sense: something made up presented as a true fact.
As a geneticist, Kelly dislikes many popular sci-fi movies because they often present audiences with factoids that misrepresent her field.
The first text uses factoid in its nontraditional sense: a trivial but true fact.
As a geneticist, Kelly enjoys watching science documentaries and sharing various factoids she's learned with her colleagues.
Most style guides recommend to use the traditional sense of the word factoid because it is considered more standard. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is there a surplus or a shortage of plane tickets? |
- surplus
- shortage | At the current price, there are not enough tickets for sale. There are 160 tickets for sale, but 230 people want to buy one.
So, there is a shortage of tickets. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
How could Mia have anything insightful to say about foreign affairs? She grew up on a farm. |
- appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good
- bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct
- ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself | The text argues that Mia cannot be insightful about foreign affairs because she grew up on a farm. This is a personal attack that isn't relevant to whether she knows about foreign affairs. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as ad hominem. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which closing is correct for a letter? |
- Your niece,
Janet
- Your Niece,
Janet | The second closing is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement.
Chloroform is (). |
- a compound
- an elementary substance | You can tell whether chloroform is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of symbols in its chemical formula. A symbol contains either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or two lowercase letters.
The chemical formula for chloroform is CHCl3. This formula contains three symbols: C for carbon, H for hydrogen, and Cl for chlorine. So, the formula tells you that chloroform is made of three chemical elements bonded together.
Substances made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds. So, chloroform is a compound. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Compare the motion of two trains. Which train was moving at a higher speed? |
- a train that moved 635kilometers in 5hours
- a train that moved 605kilometers in 5hours | Look at the distance each train moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One train moved 635 kilometers in 5 hours.
The other train moved 605 kilometers in 5 hours.
Notice that each train spent the same amount of time moving. The train that moved 635 kilometers moved a farther distance in that time. So, that train must have moved at a higher speed. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one substance that is not a mineral. |
- Native gold is a pure substance. It is not made by living things.
- A shark's tooth is not a pure substance. It is formed in nature.
- Potassium feldspar is a pure substance. It is a solid. | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals.
Native gold is a mineral.
Potassium feldspar is a mineral.
A shark's tooth is not a pure substance. But all minerals are pure substances.
So, a shark's tooth is not a mineral. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is this fruit fly's genotype for the body color gene? |
- BB
- a gray body | An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. The fruit fly has two alleles for a gray body (B). So, the fly's genotype for the body color gene is BB. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a basketball court? |
- 30 yards
- 30 feet | The better estimate for the length of a basketball court is 30 yards.
30 feet is too short. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which correctly shows the title of a movie? |
- ***Now You See Me***
- "Now You See Me" | A movie should be in italics.
The correct title is **Now You See Me**. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence.
The Fourth Amendment says that the government needs to have a good reason before it can () a person. |
- hire
- enslave
- tax
- search | The Fourth Amendment says that the government needs to have a good reason before it can search a person or his or her property. The Fourth Amendment says that "unreasonable searches" are not allowed. It is not always clear what makes a search "unreasonable." But a search for no reason is definitely unreasonable! Police officers and other government employees search people every day. There are many good reasons the government might have to search someone. For example, the person might be acting in a suspicious or strange way. Or a police officer might see something against the law before the search. It is often hard to know if the government has a good enough reason to do a search. Often a judge will have to decide. The full text of the Fourth Amendment is below. How can a police officer or other member of the government get the right to search someone? The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which statement describes the asteroid's motion? |
- The asteroid has a constant velocity.
- The asteroid is accelerating. | The asteroid is moving in a straight line at a constant speed. So, the asteroid has a constant velocity. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
You've reached Andy Conway's voice mail. Please leave a detailed message at the beep, and I will return your call at my earliest convenience. |
- onomatopoeia
- idiom | The text uses onomatopoeia, a word that expresses a sound.
Beep represents the sound that tells the caller to start recording a message. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the mass of an elephant? |
- 5,220 grams
- 5,220 kilograms | The better estimate for the mass of an elephant is 5,220 kilograms.
5,220 grams is too light. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word is not like the others? |
- cent
- dollar
- penny
- buy | Cent, penny, and dollar go together. They are money. Buy is not money, so it is not like the other words. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one true statement. |
- Chromosomes store nutrients, water, and waste in an animal cell.
- The vacuoles of an animal cell use sunlight to make sugar.
- In a plant cell, the endoplasmic reticulum helps ribosomes build proteins. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is this plant's phenotype for the flower position trait? |
- terminal flowers
- axial flowers | The pea plant's genotype for the flower position gene is ff. The pea plant's genotype of ff has only f alleles. The f allele is for terminal flowers. So, the pea plant's phenotype for the flower position trait must be terminal flowers.
To check this answer, consider whether the pea plant's alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for terminal flowers (f) is recessive to the allele for axial flowers (F). This means F is a dominant allele, and f is a recessive allele.
The pea plant's genotype of ff has only recessive alleles. An organism with only recessive alleles for a gene will have the recessive allele's version of the trait. So, the pea plant's phenotype for the flower position trait must be terminal flowers. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What do these two changes have in common?
bending a paper clip
mixing sand and water |
- Both are chemical changes.
- Both are caused by cooling.
- Both are caused by heating.
- Both are only physical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Bending a paper clip is a physical change. After you bend it, the paper clip has a different shape. But it is still made of the same type of matter.
Mixing sand and water is a physical change. Adding water makes the sand wet. But both the sand and water are still made of the same type of matter as before.
Step 2: Look at each answer choice.
Both are only physical changes.
Both changes are physical changes. No new matter is created.
Both are chemical changes.
Both changes are physical changes. They are not chemical changes.
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 | Would you find the word tangle on a dictionary page with the following guide words?
throttle - truth |
- yes
- no | Put the words in alphabetical order.
Since tangle is not between the guide words throttle - truth, it would not be found on that page. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word is not like the others? |
- cent
- dollar
- penny
- sell | Dollar, cent, and penny go together. They are money. Sell is not money, so it is not like the other words. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is this a sentence fragment?
By the time the Guerra Bianca, or White War, ended in 1917, Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers fighting for three years in extreme conditions at altitudes of up to twelve thousand feet. |
- no
- yes | This is a sentence fragment. It does not express a complete thought.
By the time the Guerra Bianca, or White War, ended in 1917, Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers fighting for three years in extreme conditions at altitudes of up to twelve thousand feet.
Here is one way to fix the sentence fragment:
By the time the Guerra Bianca, or White War, ended in 1917, Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers had been fighting for three years in extreme conditions at altitudes of up to twelve thousand feet. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What do these two changes have in common?
ice melting in a glass
molding clay into the shape of a pot |
- Both are caused by cooling.
- Both are caused by heating.
- Both are only physical changes.
- Both are chemical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Ice melting in a glass is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The solid ice becomes liquid, but it is still made of water. A different type of matter is not made.
Molding clay into the shape of a pot is a physical change. The clay gets a different shape. But it is made of the same type of matter.
Step 2: Look at each answer choice.
Both are only physical changes.
Both changes are physical changes. No new matter is created.
Both are chemical changes.
Both changes are physical changes. They are not chemical changes.
Both are caused by heating.
Ice melting is caused by heating. But molding clay is not.
Both are caused by cooling.
Neither change is caused by cooling. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has the most thermal energy? |
- a 150-gram glass of water at a temperature of 42°F
- a 150-gram glass of water at a temperature of 85°F
- a 150-gram glass of water at a temperature of 56°F | All three glasses of water have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 85°F glass of water is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy. |