Achievement Test Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. What does the word 'elaborate' mean when used as a verb? → To give more detail or explanation
2. What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence of an organism? → Mutation
3. The Nation's Report Card is the informal name for which long-running national assessment? → National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
4. A data set has values: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. What is the range of this data set? → 40
5. What is the slope of a line passing through (2, 5) and (6, 13)? → 2
6. A store sells a jacket for $84, which is 40% more than its cost. What is the cost of the jacket? → $60.00
7. Which of the aforementioned trial sets from Experiments 1, 2, and 3 was carried out under the same sets of circumstances? → Trials 1, 5, and 9
8. In a word processing document, what does 'cut and paste' accomplish? → Removes the selection from its location and places it elsewhere
9. Which statistical concept explains why very high or very low scores on an initial test tend to move toward the average on a retest? → Regression to the mean
10. A ball is dropped from rest. Which force causes it to accelerate downward? → Gravity
11. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement? → Each of the children receives a prize.
12. What is the best way to identify the central idea of an informational text? → Look for the idea that is supported by the most details throughout the text
13. Which of the following descriptions of Europa would be agreed upon by both scientists in light of the evidence provided? → is being shaped by the movement of ice.
14. A scientist records plant growth over 4 weeks: Week 1=2cm, Week 2=4cm, Week 3=8cm, Week 4=16cm. What type of pattern is this? → Exponential (doubling) growth
15. A table shows that 3 out of every 12 students bring lunch from home. In a school of 480 students, how many bring lunch from home? → 120
16. A line has the equation y = 2x − 5. What is the y-intercept? → −5
17. During the Battle of France, the Germans bypassed the Maginot Line by attacking through → Belgium
18. A table shows test scores for 5 students: 72, 85, 90, 68, 95. What is the median score? → 85
19. A car uses 2.5 gallons of gas to travel 75 miles. How many miles per gallon does it get? → 30 mpg
20. What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in words like 'misunderstand' and 'mistake'? → Wrongly or badly
21. Which type of rock is formed when molten magma cools and solidifies? → Igneous
22. A Venn diagram shows 30 students who like math, 25 who like science, and 10 who like both. How many students like math OR science (but not necessarily both)? → 45
23. How much does the value of 3x2 - 2y surpass the value of 2x2 - 3y when x = 3 and y = 5? → 14
24. What happens to the particles of a substance when it is heated? → They move faster and farther apart
25. When a character learns a lesson by the end of a story, this lesson is called the: → Theme
26. During the war, the German Army's primary battle rifle was named as → The K98
27. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in a persuasive text? → To convince readers to adopt a particular viewpoint
28. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution currently have? → 27
29. Which part of the human digestive system absorbs most of the nutrients from food? → Small intestine
30. In 1939, Von Ribbentrop ratified the Non-Aggression Pact. → Germany and the Soviet Union