English Language Arts
Grade 9
45 min
Use context to identify the meaning of a word
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The problem required calculating the *perimeter*, which is the total distance around a shape. What does *perimeter* mean?
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The data showed several *anomalies*, such as a measurement of 100 feet in a 10-foot room. What are *anomalies*?
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Unlike a simple integer, the number was *irrational*, a non-repeating, non-terminating decimal. What does *irrational* mean?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
To find the *hypotenuse*, the side opposite the right angle, use the Pythagorean theorem. What is the *hypotenuse*?
0.longest side
1.shortest side
2.an angle
3.a theorem
Easy
The function had several *asymptotes*, lines the graph approaches but never touches, at x=2 and y=5. What are *asymptotes*?
0.boundary lines
1.data points
2.curves
3.intersections
Easy
The result was not a *conjecture*, but a proven, established theorem. What is a *conjecture*?
0.an unproven idea
1.a final answer
2.a known fact
3.a formula
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