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tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the temperature of a pot of boiling soup? |
- 215°C
- 215°F | The better estimate for the temperature of a pot of boiling soup is 215°F.
215°C is too hot. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which text uses the word terribly in its traditional sense? |
- Arianna decided to make escargots using the small snails from her garden, but she prepared them terribly. Since she'd forgotten to add garlic, the taste was disappointing.
- Arianna made escargots using the small snails from her garden. She prepared them according to the recipe but found the chewy texture terribly disappointing. | The first text uses terribly in its traditional sense: in a terrible manner.
Arianna decided to make escargots using the small snails from her garden, but she prepared them terribly. Since she'd forgotten to add garlic, the taste was disappointing.
The second text uses terribly in its nontraditional sense: extremely; very.
Arianna made escargots using the small snails from her garden. She prepared them according to the recipe but found the chewy texture terribly disappointing.
Most style guides recommend to use the traditional sense of the word terribly because it is considered more standard. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement.
Lithium chloride is (). |
- an elementary substance
- a compound | You can tell whether lithium chloride is an elementary substance or a compound by counting the number of atomic symbols in its chemical formula. An atomic symbol consists of either one capital letter or a capital letter followed by one or two lowercase letters.
The chemical formula for lithium chloride, LiCl, contains two atomic symbols: Li for lithium and Cl for chlorine. So, the formula tells you that lithium chloride is composed of two chemical elements bonded together.
Since lithium chloride is composed of multiple chemical elements bonded together, lithium chloride is a compound. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the invertebrate. |
- pipevine swallowtail butterfly
- human
- whiptail lizard
- cockatoo | A whiptail lizard is a reptile. Like other reptiles, a whiptail lizard is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A cockatoo is a bird. Like other birds, a cockatoo is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A human is a mammal. Like other mammals, a human is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A pipevine swallowtail butterfly is an insect. Like other insects, a pipevine swallowtail butterfly is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a large soup pot? |
- 6 liters
- 6 milliliters | The better estimate for the volume of a large soup pot is 6 liters.
6 milliliters is too little. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which would stretch more? |
- rock
- nylon swim shorts | Stretchy is a property. A stretchy material gets longer when you pull on it.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine pulling on the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the nylon swim shorts would stretch more. If you pull the leg opening on a pair of nylon swim shorts, it will get wider. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear dr. McKnight,
- Dear Dr. McKnight, | The first greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Dr. McKnight is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What do these two changes have in common?
an old sandwich rotting in a trashcan
baking cookies |
- Both are only physical changes.
- Both are chemical changes.
- Both are caused by cooling.
- Both are caused by heating. | 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.
Baking cookies is a chemical change. The type of matter in the cookie dough changes when it is baked. The cookie dough turns into cookies!
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.
Baking is caused by heating. But a sandwich rotting is not.
Both are caused by cooling.
Neither change is caused by cooling. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Ben says that he would not be the person he is today were it not for his childhood, which he describes as Dickensian. |
- a song
- literature | The source of the allusion Dickensian is literature.
The works of British author Charles Dickens often featured characters struggling to survive in settings such as debtors' prisons and orphanages.
The allusion Dickensian means harsh or poverty-stricken. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the amphibian. |
- black howler
- red-headed poison frog
- salmon
- thresher shark | A red-headed poison 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.
A black howler is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk.
Howler monkeys have loud calls, or howls. Their calls can be heard over three miles away!
A thresher shark is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs.
A thresher shark has a long tail. It can use its tail to hit and stun prey.
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. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What do these two changes have in common?
water evaporating from a lake
dry ice sublimating and becoming a gas |
- Both are caused by cooling.
- Both are caused by heating.
- Both are chemical changes. | Step 1: Think about each change.
Water evaporating from a lake is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The liquid changes into a gas, but a different type of matter is not formed.
Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. When dry ice gets warm, it changes state and becomes carbon dioxide gas. This change of state, from solid to gas, is called sublimation.
Dry ice becoming a gas is a physical change. A change of state does not form a different 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.
Both changes are caused by heating.
Both are caused by cooling.
Neither change is caused by cooling. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Last year, 50,000 people lived in the city of Riverside. But since then, 8,000 people have moved away. What probably happened to the overall supply of houses for sale in Riverside? |
- The supply probably went down.
- The supply probably went up. | The population of Riverside fell by 8,000 people. Many of the people who have left are probably trying to sell their houses. Since more people are trying to sell their houses, the number of suppliers of houses for sale in Riverside has gone up. So, the supply of houses for sale probably went up, too. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has more thermal energy? |
- a 125-gram glass of grape juice at a temperature of 5°C
- a 125-gram glass of grape juice at a temperature of 20°C | The two glasses of grape juice have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 20°C glass of grape juice is hotter than the 5°C glass of grape juice, it has more thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
The number of off-leash dogs I've seen in Silvergrove is completely unacceptable. Let's make our streets safe again by addressing this dog problem, before our city becomes a haven for criminals. |
- false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
- red herring: the use of a completely unrelated topic or idea | The text argues that off-leash dogs would somehow cause an increase in crime in Silvergrove. However, these two ideas aren't related. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a red herring. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is there a sentence fragment?
Spring and fall—the best times to enjoy the lake and avoid the crowds of summer. No fees or permits are required then. |
- no
- yes | There is a sentence fragment that does not express a complete thought.
Spring and fall—the best times to enjoy the lake and avoid the crowds of summer. No fees or permits are required then.
Here is one way to fix the sentence fragment:
Spring and fall are the best times to enjoy the lake and avoid the crowds of summer. No fees or permits are required then. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which change best matches the sentence?
A large amount of rock and soil tumbles down a slope. |
- deposition
- landslide
- drought | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What kind of sentence is this?
Tiana put a bandage on my cut. |
- declarative
- interrogative | The sentence tells about something, and it ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a compound sentence? |
- The corridor in the basement was dark and damp, so Lauren put on a sweater and found a flashlight.
- Rosanne and her sisters drew a map of the United States and hung it on the wall. | The first sentence is the compound sentence. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction so.
The corridor in the basement was dark and damp, so Lauren put on a sweater and found a flashlight. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What does the idiom in this text suggest?
In such an unfamiliar environment, Oliver was a fish out of water. |
- Oliver didn't have any friends.
- Oliver 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 Oliver felt out of place. A fish out of water is someone out of his or her usual, comfortable environment. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Jenny's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily. |
- Greek mythology
- a movie | The source of the allusion Achilles's heel is Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
The allusion Achilles's heel means a sole weakness. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the volume of a water pitcher? |
- 12 cups
- 12 fluid ounces
- 12 gallons | The best estimate for the volume of a water pitcher is 12 cups.
12 fluid ounces is too little and 12 gallons is too much. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? |
- Zach and his best friend go to the same college, but he is graduating this coming June.
- Zach and his best friend go to the same college, but Zach is graduating this coming June. | The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun he could refer to Zach or his best friend.
The second answer choice shows a possible correction for the vague pronoun reference. He has been replaced with Zach.
Zach and his best friend go to the same college, but Zach is graduating this coming June. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Yesterday's tennis match was a classic David and Goliath story, with Jayce playing against his former team captain, Tamir. |
- the Bible
- a poem | The source of the allusion David and Goliath is the Bible.
In the Bible, a young man named David slays Goliath, a giant and champion warrior, using nothing more than a sling and a stone.
The allusion David and Goliath means involving unequal rivals. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Henry's phenotype for the leg color trait? |
- yellow legs
- ll | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Henry's observable version of the leg color trait is yellow legs. So, Henry's phenotype for the leg color trait is yellow legs. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Philip inherited this trait? |
- Philip's mother cuts his hair every month.
- Philip's parents have blond hair. They passed down this trait to Philip. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
We were expecting twenty guests, but only ten came. We had enough extra food to feed the entire town! |
- hyperbole
- euphemism | The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
Feed the entire town is an exaggeration, since it's unlikely that there would be enough food to feed the number of people who live in a town. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Wesley inherited this trait? |
- Wesley's parents were born with straight hair. They passed down this trait to Wesley.
- Wesley and his father both have short hair. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one substance that is not a mineral. |
- Hornblende is formed in nature. It is a pure substance.
- Diamond is a pure substance. It is formed in nature.
- Candle wax is not a pure substance. It is made by humans. | Compare the properties of each substance to the properties of minerals. Select the substance whose properties do not match those of minerals.
Candle wax is not a pure substance. But all minerals are pure substances.
Candle wax is made by humans. But minerals are not made by living things.
So, candle wax is not a mineral.
Diamond is a mineral.
Hornblende is a mineral. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which type of sentence is this?
An avid reader, Jared attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
- simple
- compound-complex
- complex
- compound | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
An avid reader, Jared attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Pedro acquired this trait? |
- Pedro is most interested in American history.
- Pedro learned history by reading. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which tense does the sentence use?
Rosa needs a new pair of shoes. |
- past tense
- present tense
- future tense | The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, needs. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is the following trait inherited or acquired?
Colton has naturally dark skin. |
- acquired
- inherited | Humans do not choose their skin color. Babies get their skin color from their parents. So, Colton's skin color is an inherited trait. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one true statement. |
- The cell membrane stores nutrients, water, and waste in a plant cell.
- In animal cells, lysosomes break down waste and worn-out cell parts.
- The endoplasmic reticulum breaks down sugar to release energy that an animal cell can use. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Lester acquired this trait? |
- Lester can cook food over a fire.
- Lester learned how to build a fire at summer camp. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | A drought has made this year's tomato harvest smaller than usual. What will probably happen to the overall supply of tomato sauce? |
- The supply will probably go up.
- The supply will probably go down. | Since the tomato harvest was smaller than usual, tomatoes will be harder to get. Because tomatoes are a resource for making tomato sauce, tomato sauce will be harder to make. So, the supply of tomato sauce will probably go down. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the elementary substance. |
- hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
- magnesium (Mg)
- hydrazine (N2H4) | Look at the chemical formula for each substance, and count the number of symbols in the formula. Then, decide if the substance is an elementary substance. The chemical formula for hydrogen peroxide contains two symbols: H for hydrogen and O for oxygen. So, hydrogen peroxide is made of two chemical elements bonded together. Substances that are made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds. So, hydrogen peroxide is a compound, not an elementary substance. The chemical formula for magnesium contains one symbol: Mg. So, magnesium is made of one chemical element. Substances that are made of one chemical element are elementary substances. So, magnesium is an elementary substance. The chemical formula for hydrazine contains two symbols: N for nitrogen and H for hydrogen. So, hydrazine is made of two chemical elements bonded together. Substances that are made of two or more chemical elements bonded together are compounds. So, hydrazine is a compound, not an elementary substance. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Shelby's phone slipped out of her pocket, landing in the toilet with a plop. |
- verbal irony
- onomatopoeia | The text uses onomatopoeia, a word that expresses a sound.
Plop represents the sound of the phone landing in the toilet. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the mass of an elephant? |
- 4,630 kilograms
- 4,630 grams | The better estimate for the mass of an elephant is 4,630 kilograms.
4,630 grams is too light. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What kind of sentence is this?
Do you know Bernard from soccer camp, or do you have another connection with him? |
- interrogative
- exclamatory
- declarative | The sentence asks something, and it ends with a question mark. It is an interrogative sentence. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Kelly investigate with an experiment? |
- Does a plastic sled or a wooden sled go down a hill faster?
- Does a rubber inner tube sled go faster down a small hill or down a big hill?
- Does a rubber inner tube sled or a plastic sled go faster down a hill? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Suppose Nina decides to see the tamarins. Which result would be a cost? |
- Nina will spend more time walking to the tamarins. They are on the other side of the zoo, but the vultures are close by.
- Nina will enjoy seeing the tamarins more than she would have enjoyed seeing the vultures. | This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Nina wants or needs:
Nina will spend more time walking to the tamarins. They are on the other side of the zoo, but the vultures are close by. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
That teenager just ran a stop sign! That settles it: teenagers are bad drivers. |
- appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good
- ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself
- hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations | The text argues that a single teenager running a stop sign indicates that all young people are bad drivers. However, a single observation is usually not enough to draw a conclusion about a much bigger group of people. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a hasty generalization. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the statement. Assume that the water balloon's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth () as the water balloon fell toward Richard. |
- stayed the same
- decreased
- increased | Think about how the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth changed.
Richard was lower than the balcony. As the water balloon fell toward Richard, the distance between the water balloon and the center of Earth decreased. So, the gravitational potential energy stored between the water balloon and Earth decreased as the water balloon fell toward Richard. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has more thermal energy? |
- a 175-gram baked potato at a temperature of 55°C
- a 175-gram baked potato at a temperature of 65°C | The two baked potatoes have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 65°C potato is hotter than the 55°C potato, it has more thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | The city of Danville has been one of the world's biggest makers of cough drops for many years. But last month, Danville's cough drop factories were destroyed by floods. What will probably happen to the overall supply of cough drops? |
- The supply will probably go up.
- The supply will probably go down. | Floods destroyed the cough drop factories in Danville. The number of producers of cough drops went down. So, the supply of cough drops will probably go down. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
It's an open secret that Johnny is writing a book based on his experiences living in Singapore. He never talks about it, but almost all his friends know. |
- apostrophe
- 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 | How long does it take to fly across the United States in an airplane? |
- 7 minutes
- 7 hours | The better estimate for how long it takes to fly across the United States in an airplane is 7 hours.
7 minutes is too fast. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is a hiking trail? |
- 3 miles
- 3 inches
- 3 yards | The best estimate for the length of a hiking trail is 3 miles.
3 inches and 3 yards are both too short. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"Your new hairstyle is so boring!" Dean remarked when his sister showed up with a pink-and-blue mohawk. |
- verbal irony
- simile | The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different.
Boring shows verbal irony because Dean's sister's hairstyle is not at all boring. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a run-on sentence? |
- Tracy is from Dover now she lives in Ashland.
- The explorers nervously entered the dark cave. | Tracy is from Dover now she lives in Ashland is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined without end punctuation: Tracy is from Dover and Now she lives in Ashland. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Based on this information, what is Franklin's phenotype for the coat pattern trait? |
- solid coloring
- Aa | An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. Franklin's observable version of the coat pattern trait is solid coloring. So, Franklin's phenotype for the coat pattern trait is solid coloring. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which organ is a muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach? |
- small intestine
- large intestine
- heart
- esophagus | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | The city of Greenville has been one of the world's biggest makers of cough drops for many years. But last month, Greenville's cough drop factories were destroyed by floods. What will probably happen to the overall supply of cough drops? |
- The supply will probably go down.
- The supply will probably go up. | Floods destroyed the cough drop factories in Greenville. The number of producers of cough drops went down. So, the supply of cough drops will probably go down. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which type of sentence is this?
Matthew always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. |
- complex
- compound-complex
- compound
- simple | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
Matthew always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the one animal that has all of the fish traits listed above. |
- Cardinalfish have scaly skin and live near coral reefs. Cardinalfish lay eggs with no shells and have fins that help them swim underwater.
- Red salamanders do not have lungs! They can breathe through their moist, smooth skin. Adult red salamanders live near rivers or ponds. They lay eggs with no shells under rocks or logs. The baby red salamanders live underwater. | To decide if an animal is part of a group, look at the traits of the group.
Fish have the following traits:
They have fins, not limbs.
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.
A red salamander 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.
A red salamander does not have all of the traits of a fish. A red salamander is an amphibian.
A cardinalfish has the following traits:
It has fins, not limbs.
It makes eggs with no shells.
A cardinalfish has the traits of a fish. A cardinalfish is a fish. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which logical fallacy is used in the text?
Mitch's definitely voting for the Conservative Party in the next election because he said there was no way he was voting for the Labour Party. |
- appeal to nature: the assumption that natural things are always good
- false dichotomy: an argument that presents only two choices when more options exist
- false causation: the assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other | The text argues that Mitch is voting either for the candidate from the Conservative Party or the Labour Party. However, Mitch might be voting for a third party—or he might not be voting at all. This illustrates a type of logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which change best matches the sentence?
A large amount of soil and rock quickly rolls down a hillside. |
- meteorite crash
- landslide
- deposition | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Pam investigate with an experiment? |
- Do scented candles or unscented candles produce more smoke?
- Do large candles or small candles produce more smoke?
- Do candles with thick wicks or with thin wicks produce more smoke? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Using only these supplies, which question can Quinn investigate with an experiment? |
- Does a catapult with a longer arm launch a rubber ball farther than a catapult with a shorter arm?
- Does a heavier ball travel farther than a lighter ball when launched from a catapult?
- Does a rubber ball travel farther when launched from a metal catapult or from a wooden catapult? | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | How long is an adult alligator? |
- 10 yards
- 10 inches
- 10 feet | The best estimate for the length of an adult alligator is 10 feet.
10 inches is too short and 10 yards is too long. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Is a trumpet a good or a service? |
- a good
- a service | To decide whether a trumpet is a good or a service, ask these questions:
Is a trumpet something you can touch? Yes.
Is a trumpet a job you might pay someone else to do? No.
So, a trumpet is a good. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Select the invertebrate. |
- jumping spider
- asp viper
- sheep
- harbor seal | Like other spiders, a jumping spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
A sheep is a mammal. Like other mammals, a sheep is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
An asp viper is a reptile. Like other reptiles, an asp viper is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
A harbor seal is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harbor seal is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word is not like the others? |
- desk
- shovel
- saw
- hammer | Saw, hammer, and shovel go together. They are tools. Desk is not a tool, so it is not like the other words. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which greeting is correct for a letter? |
- Dear Steven,
- dear Steven, | The second greeting is correct:
Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma. Steven is capitalized because it is a proper noun. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Duncan's recent behavior made his parents begin to see his friend Kirk as some sort of Svengali. |
- modern history
- literature | The source of the allusion Svengali is literature.
In George du Maurier's novel Trilby, Svengali is a hypnotist who exerts such power over the central character that she is suddenly able to sing, which she was unable to do before.
The allusion Svengali means a person with an unduly strong influence over someone else. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The stars () in the midnight sky. |
- glistened
- danced | Complete the sentence with the word danced. It describes the stars as if they were lively, dancing people. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which type of sentence is this?
An avid reader, Mike attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
- compound-complex
- simple
- complex
- compound | The sentence is compound. It is made up of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction and.
An avid reader, Mike attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which would smell more? |
- soap
- icicle | Smelly is a property. A smelly material has a strong smell.
Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine smelling the material shown in each picture.
Of the choices, the soap would smell more. Dish soap has a strong smell. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which is a run-on sentence? |
- The child chews her food carefully.
- Mom drank coffee and milk, I had tea. | Mom drank coffee and milk, I had tea is a run-on sentence. It has two sentences that are joined by just a comma: Mom drank coffee and milk and I had tea. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Hanson inherited this trait? |
- Hanson's parents have pale skin. They passed down this trait to Hanson.
- Hanson and his father both have dark hair. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which object has less thermal energy? |
- a 700-gram rock at a temperature of 115°C
- a 700-gram rock at a temperature of 120°C | The two rocks have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 115°C rock is colder than the 120°C rock, it has less thermal energy. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
Yesterday's tennis match was a classic David and Goliath story, with Carter playing against his former team captain, Oscar. |
- Greek mythology
- the Bible | The source of the allusion David and Goliath is the Bible.
In the Bible, a young man named David slays Goliath, a giant and champion warrior, using nothing more than a sling and a stone.
The allusion David and Goliath means involving unequal rivals. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which word does not rhyme? |
- tree
- save
- bee | The words tree and bee rhyme. They both end with the ee sound.
The word save does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which sentence uses a metaphor? |
- Mr. Kent's legs were as long as sunflower stalks.
- Mr. Kent's long legs were sunflower stalks. | This sentence uses a metaphor:
Mr. Kent's long legs were sunflower stalks.
The words legs and sunflower stalks are compared without the word like or as.
This sentence uses a simile:
Mr. Kent's legs were as long as sunflower stalks.
The words legs and sunflower stalks are compared using the word as. |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | What information supports the conclusion that Tom acquired this trait? |
- Tom's scar was caused by an accident. He cut his leg when he fell off his skateboard.
- Tom's scar is on his left knee. His mother also has a scar on her left knee.
- Tom's brother has scars on both of his knees. | |
tasksource/ScienceQA_text_only | Which correctly shows the title of a movie? |
- Return to oz
- Return to Oz | Capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between. The word to is not important, so it should not be capitalized.
The correct title is Return to Oz. |