FREE Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 7th Grade Questions and Answers
Which of the following is NOT a regular sentence?
This sentence is a run-on sentence because it contains a list of items (two dogs, one cat, a tiny mouse, and a little boy) but lacks proper punctuation to separate the items correctly. A regular sentence should have appropriate punctuation and grammatical structure to convey a complete thought. To correct the sentence, commas should be placed between each item in the list: "Out the door ran two dogs, one cat, a tiny mouse, and a little boy."
An element is a material composed entirely of one kind of atom. A molecule is created when two or more atoms combine to form one unit. How are molecules different from elements?
This statement accurately differentiates between molecules and elements. Molecules consist of two or more atoms bonded together, while elements are composed of only one type of atom.
A physician measured the medication in 10 milliliters. Which of the following comes closest to the amount of drugs the pharmacist measured in teaspoons? (5 milliliters in 1 teaspoon)
If 5 milliliters is approximately equal to 1 teaspoon, then 10 milliliters would be approximately equal to: 10 milliliters ÷ 5 milliliters per teaspoon = 2 teaspoons
The pupils neatly stacked _________ books on the table. A good pronoun to use is.
The pronoun "their" is used to indicate possession or ownership by multiple people. It refers to the books belonging to the pupils, making the sentence grammatically correct and coherent.
Which demonstrates that Harry owns the backpack?
The possessive form "Harry's" indicates ownership, showing that the backpack belongs to Harry. It is a common way in English to express ownership or possession of an item.
In accordance with building regulations, a conference room may only hold 140 people. The space has one large table and several smaller ones. The huge table can accommodate 15 guests, while the tiny tables can accommodate 5 guests apiece. Which of the following formulas can be used to determine how many smaller tables, t, can be filled when the larger table is likewise full?
This inequality states that the total capacity of the smaller tables (5t) plus the capacity of the larger table (15) must be greater than or equal to 140, which complies with the building regulations stating that the conference room may only hold 140 people.
Which of the following is accurate?
A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought. In this sentence, "The road" is the subject, "leads to" is the predicate, and the sentence expresses a clear and complete idea about where the road leads.
Sandra is polling the pupils at her high school to determine which sport they like. Which of the following populations would she be best to poll in order to gather reliable data?
Polling students in the cafeteria can be a valid approach to gather data on which sport the pupils at her high school like, depending on the context and purpose of the survey.
Which pronoun is not properly used in this sentence?
The pronoun "them" is used to refer to plural nouns, but in this sentence, "books" is used in the singular form, so it should be replaced with "those" to match the plural form of "books." The correct version is grammatically accurate and conveys the intended meaning clearly.
The proprietor of a store figures out the sale price of each CD player by using the formula below (r – 0.2r). The term "r" in the statement refers to the CD player's usual pricing. Which of the following describes the expression's equivalent?
r - 0.2r = r(1 - 0.2) = r(0.8) = 0.8r Therefore, the equivalent expression for "(r - 0.2r)" is "0.81r."
Before they fall, leaves often undergo color changes. Chlorophyll, the green pigment needed in photosynthesis, degrades as autumn approaches. Other yellow and orange pigments emerge from leaves as chlorophyll is lost to the environment. Although the green chlorophyll kept these pigments from being seen, they were always present in the leaves. Some leaves also contain red pigments, which when chlorophyll is destroyed also become visible. What causes the fall coloration of green leaves?
In the passage, it is stated that as autumn approaches, chlorophyll, the green pigment used in photosynthesis, breaks down and is lost from the leaves. As a result, other pigments like yellow and orange, which were always present in the leaves but hidden by the green chlorophyll, become visible. Additionally, some leaves contain red pigments, which also become visible when chlorophyll breaks down. So, the breakdown of chlorophyll is what causes green leaves to change color in the fall.
All life is made up of cells. The human body has millions of distinct types of cells. Further research into the structure of cells may result in a cancer treatment, according to scientists. Every day, scientists do new research in labs. Which of the following statements most accurately sums up the supposition?
The statement "Scientists believe that further study of the make-up of cells can lead to a cure for cancer" most accurately summarizes the supposition presented in the passage. The passage discusses the presence of cells in all life forms, the diversity of cell types in the human body, and the potential for further research into cell structure to result in a cancer treatment, according to scientists. The summarized statement captures the main idea that scientists see potential in studying cells to find a cure for cancer.
For "Steve and Shelly," receiving the honor was exciting. What term may you substitute for the ones that are underlined?
The pronoun "them" is used to refer to multiple people (Steve and Shelly) and helps to make the sentence more concise and fluent. It replaces the need to repeat the names and still conveys the same meaning.
What expression in the list below has a value of 1.25?
To calculate the value of this expression, you simply multiply the two numbers: (-2.5)(-0.5) = 1.25 So, the value of the expression (-2.5)(-0.5) is indeed 1.25.
Following Peter into the trees were six dogs carrying rawhide bones. Which word is NOT a plural noun that is underlined?
In the sentence "Following Peter into the trees were six dogs carrying rawhide bones," "Peter" is a singular noun and is not plural. The plural nouns underlined in the sentence are "trees" and "dogs."
George enjoyed the rides and games at a fair. Every trip cost $2. Every game cost $2. George played games and went on three rides. To show how much money he spent overall at the carnival in dollars, George penned the expression below. 6 + 2g Which of the following is a another way George could show how much money he spent overall at the carnival, in dollars?
In the original expression 6 + 2g, "6" represents the cost of the rides (3 rides at $2 each) and "2g" represents the cost of the games (g games at $2 each). By using the distributive property, we can rewrite the expression as 2(3 + g), which represents the total amount George spent on both rides and games.