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Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 8th Grade Flashcards

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  1. A store sells a jacket for $84 after a 30% discount. What was the original price?

    Answer: $120.00

    If the sale price is 70% of the original, then original = $84 ÷ 0.70 = $120.

  2. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?

    Answer: Running through the park, the dog chased the squirrel.

    'Running through the park' modifies 'the dog,' but the sentence implies the speaker was running, making it a misplaced modifier.

  3. On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 25 miles, two cities are 3.6 inches apart. What is their actual distance?

    Answer: 90 miles

    3.6 inches × 25 miles/inch = 90 miles.

  4. Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies?

    Answer: Igneous

    Igneous rock forms when magma (underground) or lava (on the surface) cools and solidifies.

  5. A train travels 240 miles in 4 hours. At the same speed, how long will it take to travel 390 miles?

    Answer: 6.5 hours

    Speed = 240 ÷ 4 = 60 mph; time = 390 ÷ 60 = 6.5 hours.

  6. Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees'?

    Answer: Personification

    Personification gives the wind a human quality (whispering) that it cannot actually perform.

  7. What is the value of the expression 3x² − 2x + 5 when x = −2?

    Answer: 21

    3(−2)² − 2(−2) + 5 = 3(4) + 4 + 5 = 12 + 4 + 5 = 21.