PISA

Water comes in three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.

Water can be a liquid. It flows. It has no shape of its own. A liquid takes the shape of its container.

Water can be a solid. Solids have their own shape. Water in its solid form is called ice.

Water can be a gas. Gas has no shape. Water in its gas form is called vapor.

Based on the text, which sentence is TRUE?

• If I put ice in a new container, it will change to a new shape.

• If I put liquid water into a new container, it will change to a new shape.

• If I put vapor into a new container, it will keep the same shape.

• Ice and liquid water will both flow if I put them in new containers.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

  
  

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• 
  Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. 1.

The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration.

• cosmic

• mental

• land

• common man

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• 
  Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

Why does Ivana_88 decide to post her question on an internet forum?

• Because she does not know how to find a veterinarian

• Because she thinks that the hens problem is not serious

• Because she wants to help her hen as soon as possible

• Because she cannot afford to go to the veterinarian

Some of the posts on a forum can be relevant to Ivana_88's problem EXCEPT:

• Frank's post

• NellieB79's post

• Bob's post

• Monie's post

The author's of the two texts disagree on the role of milk in a regular diet. What is the main point the author's disagree on?

• Milk's effect on health and milk's role in human diets

• The number of vitamins and minerals found in milk

• The best form of dairy to regularly consume

• Which organization is the leading authority on milk

What do marine Iguanas eat?

• A variety of plants

• Tortoise eggs

• Algae

• Small fish

What do the Galapagos tortoise, the Marine Iguana and the Flightless Cormorant have in common?

• Their food comes from the ocean

• They eat the same food

• They live a long time

• Their populations are threatened