Choose the answer that best completes the statement.
Each type of text has a purpose for the reader. If you were looking to research penguins, what type of text would you utilize?
(1 point)
Responses
textual
textual
functional
functional
recreational
recreational
digital
textual
It provides information to aid task performance.
dialogue is speech between characters, and there are no characters in functional text.
All of the above are correct.
It is always hyphenated.
How is functional text useful in everyday life?
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Responses
It provides entertainment.
It provides entertainment.
It helps you research information.
It helps you research information.
It provides information to aid task performance.
It provides information to aid task performance.
It persuades the reader to think a certain way.
It persuades the reader to think a certain way.
Dialogue is not a characteristic of functional text because
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Responses
dialogue requires a task to be completed.
dialogue requires a task to be completed.
dialogue is speech between characters, and there are no characters in functional text.
dialogue is speech between characters, and there are no characters in functional text.
dialogue provides information to the reader.
dialogue provides information to the reader.
dialogue is not important in a story.
A checklist can be useful by helping ___________________.
(1 point)
Responses
organize information
organize information
separate information
separate information
portray information clearly
portray information clearly
All of the above are correct.
Which statement best describes a defining feature of a compound adjective?(1 point)
Responses
It is always hyphenated.
It is always hyphenated.
It consists of more than one word.
It consists of more than one word.
It is used to replace a noun.
It is used to replace a noun.
It is usually a made-up word.
Which word can be added to first- to form a compound adjective?(1 point)
Responses
try
try
game
game
impression
impression
class
class
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Please work very carefully on your science projects.
My brother sings loudly in the shower.
The school choir presented a first-rate program.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
Which sentence contains an adverb modifying an adverb?
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Responses
The school choir presented a first-rate program.
The school choir presented a first-rate program.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
Please work very carefully on your science projects.
Please work very carefully on your science projects.
My brother sings loudly in the shower.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
Which sentence contains an adverb modifying an adjective?(1 point)
Responses
The very content cow chewed cud.
The very content cow chewed cud.
Unfortunately, it began to rain.
Unfortunately, it began to rain.
The barn cat purred happily.
The barn cat purred happily.
Slowly, the sleepy pig rolled over.
The very content cow chewed cud.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Maria was extremely happy to hear that her poem had been accepted for publication in a famous literary magazine.
Which word in the sentence is an adverb that modifies an adjective?
(1 point)
Responses
prestigious
prestigious
happy
happy
extremely
extremely
literary
extremely
How does a marine iguana maintain homeostasis despite ingesting large amounts of salt with its food? (1 point)
Responses
Marine iguanas throw up large amounts of salt.
Marine iguanas sweat a lot to get rid of the extra salt.
Marine iguanas sneeze excess salt out of their bodies.
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Marine iguanas pass large amounts of salt through their urine.
Marine iguanas sneeze excess salt out of their bodies.
How does the human body prevent internal energy levels from becoming too low?(1 point)
Responses
The nervous system transmits feelings of fullness to the digestive system, which signals metabolism to stop.
The digestive system transmits feelings of fullness to the nervous system, which signals metabolism to stop.
The digestive system transmits feelings of hunger to the brain, which initiates eating.
The brain transmits feelings of hunger to the digestive system, which initiates eating.
The brain transmits feelings of hunger to the digestive system, which initiates eating.
How does the body react to cold temperatures? (1 point)
Responses
Your body sweats to help it maintain homeostasis.
Your body shivers to help it maintain homeostasis.
You body sweats to make the internal temperature balanced with the external environment.
Your body shivers to make the internal temperature balanced with the external environment.
Your body shivers to help it maintain homeostasis.
Which statement describes homeostasis?(1 point)
Responses
It is how an organism reacts to internal factors.
It is a process of maintaining an internal state of balance for an organism.
It is how an organism reacts to external factors.
It is a process of maintaining an external state of balance for an organism.