EOY Benchmark PD

What is the prefix of the word improvement?

• prove

• ment

• pro

• im

The word successful means

• behind success.

• much success.

• less success.

• no success.

Read the sentence from Paragraph 3.

"Don't most lighthouse keepers have assistants?" she asked her father, as their shadows danced up the narrow stairway.

Which word is a synonym for narrow?

• wide

• arrow

• thin

• narrowly

Answer explanation

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The author most likely wrote this passage

• to inform the reader with details.

• to persuade the reader with facts.

• to entertain the reader with a story.

• to share a personal experience with the reader.

Answer explanation

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Which correctly describes a square?

• 4 right angles and 4 equal sides

• 4 unequal sides and 4 unequal angles

• 4 right angles and 2 different pairs of equal sides

• 4 equal sides and 2 different pairs of equal angles

Answer explanation

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Look at the pattern below.

2, 4, 8, 16, ....

What rule tells how to get the next number?

• add 2

• add 8

• multiply by 2

• mulitply by 8

10 x a = 50

• 10

• 7

• 5

• 6

What do a cube and a rectangular prism have in common?

• Both shapes have acute angles.

• Both shapes have obtuse angles.

• Both shapes have eight faces.

• Both shapes have eight vertices.

Answer explanation

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