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?
(1 point)
Responses
Please work very carefully on your science projects.
Please work very carefully on your science projects.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing.
My brother sings loudly in the shower.
My brother sings loudly in the shower.
The school choir presented a first-rate program.
The sentence "Mark is well-known for his very loud guitar playing." contains an adverb modifying an adverb.
Which sentence contains an adverb modifying an adjective?(1 point)
Responses
The barn cat purred happily.
The barn cat purred happily.
Unfortunately, it began to rain.
Unfortunately, it began to rain.
Slowly, the sleepy pig rolled over.
Slowly, the sleepy pig rolled over.
The very content cow chewed cud.
The sentence "The very content cow chewed cud." contains an adverb modifying an adjective.
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
literary
literary
extremely
The word "extremely" is an adverb that modifies the adjective "happy" in the sentence.
A squirrel has stored its acorns in a hole that is 45 feet from the ground in a tall tree. The squirrel starts on a perch 100 feet above the ground. The squirrel moves from the perch down to its stored acorns in 5.25 seconds. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
Responses
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is 19.05 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is 19.05 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is −19.05 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is negative 19.05 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is 10.48 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is 10.48 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is −10.48 feet/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the squirrel’s height above the ground is -19.05 feet/second.
A dolphin jumped above the surface of the water. It reached an altitude of 3.5 meters above the surface of the water and then dove 10 meters below the surface of the water. It went from its highest point above the water to its lowest depth in 12.5 seconds. Interpret the quotient to describe the average rate of change in the dolphin’s position. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
Responses
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is −1.08 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is negative 1.08 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is −0.52 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is negative 0.52 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is 0.52 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is 0.52 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is 1.08 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the rate of change in the dolphin’s position is -0.52 meters/second.
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A scuba diver was at a depth of 15 meters below the surface when she saw something interesting about 10 meters lower. She made the descent in 10.1 seconds. Interpret the quotient to describe the rate of change in the diver’s depth. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth.(1 point)
Responses
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is −0.49 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is negative 0.49 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is −3.47 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is negative 3.47 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is −0.99 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is negative 0.99 meters/second.
The quotient that describes the average rate of change for the diver’s depth is 0.99 meters/second.