5th grade - Data Disco

Read this sentence from passage 2

"Take pastry flour in the hand; close hand tightly, open, and flour will be in shape, having impression of the lines of the hand, and feeling soft and velvety to touch."

What does the word "velvety" in this sentence explain about the flour?

• It is stiff

• It is sticky

• It is flexible

• It is smooth

Select the underlined word from Passage 2 that comes from the Latin phrase meaning "in respect of a person's share."

Bread is made from flour of wheat, or other cereals, by addition of water, salt, and a ferment. Wheat flour is best adapted for bread making, as it contains gluten in the right proportion to make the spongy loaf. But for its slight deficiency in fat, wheat bread is a perfect food; hence arose the custom of spreading it with butter .....

• adapted

• contains

• proportion

• custom

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of Passage 1.

"While teaching the neighbors' young daughter to cook, Farmer realized that her instructions to use a 'pinch' of this or a 'lump' of that were not terribly helpful."

How do the terms "pinch" and "lump" support the claim that recipes rely on attention to detail?

• They prove how rewarding it is to follow cooking recipes.

• They suggest that cooks must be trained at cooking schools.

• They show that cooks must rush to cook food when using a recipe.

• They provide examples of measurements that require cooks to guess.

Which statement best describes Jerry's mistake?

• Jerry should have regrouped.

• Jerry should have subtracted 3.966 from 3.6.

• The decimal is in the wrong place in Jerry's answer.

• When setting up the problem, Jerry did not line up the place values.

What is the correct answer?

• 0.3

• 0.366

• 3.606

• 393.0

What is the value of this expression?

8 - (9 + 2) ÷ 11

Ariana uses balloons to investigate static electricity. Which of the following best explains what will happen when she brings two positively charged balloons close to each other?

• The balloons will move apart.

• One balloon will lose its charge.

• The balloons will come together.

• One balloon will gain a negative charge.

Jenny measures the outside temperature as 16 degrees Celsius, 61 degrees Fahrenheit. She observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a solid form. What type of precipitation is Jenny most likely observing?

• hail

• rain

• sleet

• snow

Erosion and weathering can both cause changes to the surface of Earth. Which of the following happens only because of erosion?

• Rocks form deep underground.

• Rocks become smooth and round.

• Rocks are broken apart into small pieces.

• Rocks are moved from one place to another.

Astronomers study many different kinds of objects in our Solar System. Which of the following best describes a difference between comets and asteroids?

• Comets orbit planets, and most asteroids orbit the Sun.

• Comets are hot balls of gas, and asteroids are made mostly of ice.

• Comets are made mostly of ice, an asteroids are made mostly of rocks.

• Comets orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, and asteroids form patterns in the sky.