A) The police department helped him by allowing him to watch for the robbers himself
B) The police department helped him and his neighbors when they were having a terrible problem with robberies in their neighborhood
C) The police department had several police cars patrolling Mr. Harrison's neighborhood 12 hours a day
D) Mr. Harrison does not have a positive bias toward the police department
A) Citing declining profits and increasing shipping costs, the 80-year-old bakery can no longer stay in business.
B) Spongies are the best sponge cake ever, and the bakery would never be the same.
C) Reports have surfaced that rival bakery, Lil' Lissa Bakery, plan to purchase the Spongies recipe.
D) Lil' Lissa spokespeople have refused to comment further.
A) to persuade people to promote only English
B) to inform people about using foreign languages
C) to educate people about the U.S. Constitution
D) to entertain people with an election day story
A) entertain people with stories about health issues
B) instruct people on how to create a balanced diet
C) inform people about the dangers of being overweight
D) persuade people to focus on health, not appearances
A) to persuade the reader to listen to the music of Howlin' Wolf
B) to highlight the best performances at the Chicago Blues Festival
C) to inform the reader about an annual music festival in Chicago
D) to convince the reader to donate money to the Chicago Blues Festival
A) to persuade readers about school sports
B) to describe the school's football team
C) to inform the readers about football clubs
D) to entertain with stories about football
A) to teach the reader about different kinds of music
B) to entertain the reader with a story about music
C) to persuade the reader that today's music is awful
D) to inform the reader about Justin Timberlake's songs
A) persuade the reader to buy products online
B) entertain the reader with online shopping stories
C) inform the reader about protecting one's identity
D) describe to the reader about new ways to shop online
A) to persuade the reader to visit a desert
B) to entertain the reader with a description of a scenic drive
C) to inform the reader about how to live in a desert
D) to inform the reader about saguaro cacti
A) to entertain the reader with a false news story
B) to inform the reader about an odd occurrence
C) to persuade the reader that adults can be childish
D) to teach the reader about the lawmaking process
A) Campaign speeches and advertisements for products
B) Instructional manuals and encyclopedias
C) Poems, dramas, and songs
D) None of the above choices are correct
A) An instructional manual about how to change a flat tire
B) An advertisement for the Snuggie that lists reasons to purchase the product
C) The drama "Romeo and Juliet"
A) a letter written to the governor trying to convince him to give more funding to public schools
B) an essay about the benefits of year-round school
C) a short-story written about a puppy that is adopted from the animal shelter
D) a nonfiction article that discusses the candidates for the presidential election
A) cause and effect
B) problem and solution
C) sequence
D) compare and contrast
E) fact and opinion
A) problem and solution
B) cause and effect
C) fact and opinion
E) sequence
B) sequence
E) problem and solution
B) fact and opinion
E) cause and effect
A) compare and contrast
D) sequence
D) problem and solution
C) compare and contrast
A) Place chicken in 13x9-inch baking dish
B) Mix remaining ingredients in another shallow dish
C) Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray
D) Bake 20-25 minutes or until juices of chicken run clear
A) The top of the chicken will be the only part that gets cooked
B) The pan must be sprayed or the chicken will stick to the pan
C) The chicken should be coated after being placed in the dish
D) It will make the chicken come out too tender and raw
A) It shows what causes Silly Bandz to be popular and be banned in schools
B) It divides Silly Bandz into the popular categories to describe its importance
C) It describes the idea of Silly Bandz and gives examples to define the concept
D) It gives a timeline to outline the events that led to the development of Silly Bandz
A) complete
B) incomplete
C) fragment
D) a sentence with just one word
A) Details that help to support why a piece of nonfiction is the type of writing it is
B) Details that help support why your main idea is your main idea
C) Details that support the author's use of text features in their article
D) None of the above statements are true
A) Examining the title of the nonfiction piece
B) Looking to see what the paragraphs of the nonfiction piece have in common
C) Looking at the first sentence in the paragraph
D) None of the above are correct
E) All of the above are correct
A) The beach is the best place to be in the summer.
B) Children should be careful they don't fall into the waves, no matter how shallow.
C) You can spend your days on the powdered sand enjoying the warm breeze.
D) The beach is a good place to be in the summer, but only for families with young children .
A) Humans have horrible hearing because we only have 6 muscles per ear.
B) Cats have amazing senses, including sight and sound.
C) They actually have 32 muscles that control their outer ear alone.
D) Cats have better hearing than dogs do.
A) The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is a popular tourist attraction.
B) The Grand Canyon formed nearly 1,000 years ago.
C) The Grand Canyon is a popular tourist attraction, but only in the summer months.
D) The canyon is 20 miles long and half a mile wide.
A) Glitter has existed since the prehistoric age.
B) Glitter is made up of small, flat, reflective particles.
C) Glitter can be applied to many different surfaces and used for many different projects.
D) Glitter is so small, making it nearly impossible to clean up.
A) Gary likes to meow like a cat and leave his trail of slime behind him.
B) Gary likes living with SpongeBob.
C) SpongeBob has a pet snail named Gary.
D) Gary's red eyes mean that he is angry.
A) Candy canes were created by a famous candy maker from the 18th century.
B) Candy canes have always been red and white striped.
C) Candy canes were only popular during the 17th century.
D) None of these choices are the main idea of the passage.
A) During old times, some ancient people even combined sap from trees and wax from bees, forming the first recipe of what we now enjoy as chewing gum.
B) Gum is one of the oldest candies in the world.
C) Cavemen chewed on tree resin to clean their teeth and freshen their breath.
D) None of these above statements reflect the main idea of the passage.
A) When a person cannot talk, cough, or breathe
B) When a person is unconscious and you can't breathe for him or her
C) When a person nods yes in response to the question "Are you choking?"
D) All of the above choices are correct
A) finding the proper location of thrust
B) the full maneuver
C) the handholds
D) the stance
A) pull inward and straight back
B) pull inward and upward
C) pull out
D) pull inward and to the side
A) carefully and gently
B) forcefully and repeatedly
C) one time, with force
D) three times
A) Stop and find someone to call 911
B) Take the choking victim to the hospital
C) Use Method 2
D) Try Method 1 again
A) with your closed fist
B) with your knee
C) with the heel of your hand
D) with your elbows bent
A) to make the person conscious
B) to perform CPR
C) to get a stuck object to pop out
D) to avoid going to the hospital
A) push the abdomen with the heel of your hand
B) thump between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
C) thump between the shoulder blades with your fist
D) massage the back with the heel of your hand
A) Make a fist and pull inward and upward against your abdomen
B) Call 911
C) Run at a sharp-edged object so that it hits above the belly button
D) Lie over a chair and try to pound between your shoulder blades
A) Always call 911
B) If performed properly, the Heimlich maneuver can save lives
C) Be careful not to use too much pressure when you perform this maneuver
D) You would perform the Heimlich maneuver differently on a small child than on an adult
A) The athletes that compete in the Olympics can do amazing things.
B) Astronomers have explored the heavens with their telescopes and come up with findings that are so fantastic it can be hard to believe they're real.
C) Whether it is a human body moving at the fastest speeds possible or the debris from an exploded star blasting through space, the physics of that motion is, in many ways, the same.
D) When something turns around an axis that doesn't move, we call this rotation.
E) Gymnasts rotate their bodies during routines, ice skaters rotate during their spins, and aerial skiers perform rotations high in the air.
A)Friction is a force that opposes the motion of an object.
B) Rolling friction is a restrictive force that slows the motion of a rolling ball.
C) The amount of friction produced depends on the material of the object and the makeup of the surface touching it.
D) Otherwise, rolling friction might slow the ball enough to prevent it from knocking over any bowling pins.
A) Humans have looked to the skies to find their way since ancient times.
B) But we still need objects high in the sky to figure out where we are and how we get to other places.
C) These satellites, along with the network that supports them, can tell us exactly where we are.
D) Satellites act like the stars in constellations—we know where they are supposed to be at any given time.
E) A receiver, like you might find in your phone or in your parents' car, is constantly listening for a signal from these satellites.
A) With four large moons and many smaller moons, Jupiter forms a kind of miniature solar system.
B) Once their orbits are confirmed, they are included in Jupiter's large moon count. Not including the "temporary" moons, Jupiter has 53 total!
C) These four moons are known today as the Galilean satellites.
A)For centuries, people from Europe came to North America to settle and explore.
B) The Spanish came to North America to teach Native Americans about Christianity.
C) The Spanish missions in North America had other purposes too.
D) Some missions from the 1800s are still standing today.
A) the feud Mottola had with Michael Jackson
B) the reason Mottola is leaving Sony Music
C) the artists Mottola has made into superstars
D) Mottola's latest marketing strategy with Sony
A) Tommy Mottola is leaving Sony to create a new label
B) Sony Music works with music superstar Michael Jackson
C) Tommy Mottola has worked with artists like Mariah Carey
D) Tommy Mottola's new company does not have a name
A) "McHugh joins Gates as Republicans in important positions dealing with the nation's military."
B) "The president values different opinions in his administration."
C) "He did not agree with cuts Obama wanted to make in military budgets."
D) "He kept Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense."
A) purchasing red light cameras
B) making the yellow signal longer
C) traffic accidents at intersections
D) giving tickets to red light runners
A) why you should never try to outrun a tornado in your car or truck
B) where to find a ditch to lie in and cover your head during a tornado
C) what to do if you are outside or in an unstable building during a tornado
D) why schools and community centers are good places to be during a tornado
A) what to do in a house if there is a tornado
B) why the hallway is the best place during a tornado
C) why windows should be avoided in a tornado
D) what to do in a mobile home during a tornado
A) "Naturally, after a few 'false' alarms, they just begin ignoring the siren altogether."
B) "Sure, most of the time the worse of the severe weather will affect someone else."
C) "If tornadoes affect your area, you need to have supplies and a plan to ensure your safety."
D) "Some people hear the tornado siren screaming and think of the other times it sounded without any serious danger."