LEAP Practice Test (Timer Activated) 4/27/22

A. Humpback whales teach their young how to fish.

B. Humpback whales are smart creatures.

C. Humpback whales always travel in groups.

D. Humpback whales must catch a lot of fish quickly in order to survive.

A. “Most of the time, they plow through the ocean with their huge mouths open, scooping up thousands of tiny shrimplike creatures called krill.” (paragraph 1)

B. “When they spot a school of herring, the humpbacks dive into the depths and close in on the fish from below.” (paragraph 2)

C. “Each time they go fishing, the same whales play the same roles: bubble blower, first caller, and so on.”(paragraph 19)

D. “Thanks to Dr. Sharpe and his co-workers, we now know something about humpback intelligence.” (paragraph 20)

A. She explains the different jobs that whales have while they are feeding.

B. She describes the tools used by scientists to conduct research on whales.

C. She explains what scientists used to believe about whale behavior.

D. She describes the types of fish whales prefer to eat.

A. “Most of the time, they plow through the ocean with their huge mouths open, scooping up thousands of tiny shrimplike creatures called krill.” (paragraph 1)

B. “Most researchers thought the humpbacks were fighting over the fish.” (paragraph 6)

C. “Using an underwater microphone, the research team recorded the sounds of the whales.” (paragraph 11)

D. “Each time they go fishing, the same whales play the same roles: bubble blower, first caller, and so on.”(paragraph 19)

A. The main character buys strange shoes at a thrift shop. A woman tells her she needs to find a way to get out of the shoes or they will take her places she does not want to go.

B. The main character buys shoes that control her every step, and she cannot get them off. She thinks of a clever solution to get out of the shoes and asks some kids to help her.

C. The main character is stuck in a tree because she bought strange shoes that made her climb up the tree. When she jumps in a wagon, she loses her shoes, and the wagon rolls away.

D. The main character wears shoes that take her places, and she gets stuck in a tree. She asks some kids to help her get down from the tree safely, and they finally bring a wagon with cement in it.

A. proud that she tricked the shoes

B. unsure about where to buy new shoes

C. worried about what the shoes will do next

D. excited to learn where the shoes take the wagon

A. "My plan worked!"

B. "'I guess your shoes are stuck in there forever,' the girl said."

C. "Then the wagon started rolling down the path."

D. "I sure hope those wacky shoes know how to drive."