LEAP Core Subject Areas 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The thunder clapped its hands in applause'?
- Simile
- Hyperbole
- Personification (Correct answer)
- Alliteration
Correct answer: Personification
Personification gives human qualities (clapping hands) to a non-human thing (thunder).
Question 2: A store sells apples for $1.25 each. If Marcus buys 8 apples and pays with a $20 bill, how much change does he receive?
- $9.00
- $10.00 (Correct answer)
- $10.50
- $8.75
Correct answer: $10.00
8 × $1.25 = $10.00; $20.00 − $10.00 = $10.00 in change.
Question 3: Which organelle is often called the 'powerhouse of the cell' because it produces energy?
- Nucleus
- Ribosome
- Mitochondria (Correct answer)
- Vacuole
Correct answer: Mitochondria
Mitochondria carry out cellular respiration to produce ATP, the cell's primary energy source.
Question 4: The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was significant because it:
- Gave Louisiana statehood
- Doubled the size of the United States (Correct answer)
- Ended the Civil War in the South
- Established trade routes with Spain
Correct answer: Doubled the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase roughly doubled the size of the U.S. by acquiring about 828,000 square miles from France.
Question 5: A student is writing an argumentative essay about school uniforms. Which sentence is the strongest thesis statement?
- Many schools have uniforms.
- Some people like uniforms and some do not.
- School uniforms should be required because they reduce bullying and improve academic focus. (Correct answer)
- This essay will discuss school uniforms.
Correct answer: School uniforms should be required because they reduce bullying and improve academic focus.
A strong thesis states a clear claim and provides supporting reasons, which option C does.
Question 6: In an experiment, a student measures the temperature of water every minute as it heats. The temperature is the:
- Independent variable
- Dependent variable (Correct answer)
- Controlled variable
- Hypothesis
Correct answer: Dependent variable
The dependent variable is what is measured or observed; here, temperature changes in response to heating.
Question 7: Which of the following correctly shows the distributive property?
- 3(4 + 5) = 3 + 4 + 5
- 3(4 + 5) = 3 × 4 + 3 × 5 (Correct answer)
- 3(4 + 5) = 3 × 4 × 5
- 3(4 + 5) = (3 + 4)(3 + 5)
Correct answer: 3(4 + 5) = 3 × 4 + 3 × 5
The distributive property states a(b + c) = ab + ac, so 3(4 + 5) = 3×4 + 3×5.
LEAP Core Subject Areas 3
Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The thunder clapped its hands in applause'?