LEAP Core Subject Areas 5

Question 1

A student reads a speech arguing that the school day should be shorter. Which question helps evaluate the author's credibility?

Accepted Answer

Does the author provide evidence from research or experts?

Answer

Credibility depends on whether the author supports claims with reliable evidence such as research or expert testimony.

Question 2

A number is multiplied by itself and the result is 144. What is the number?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

12 × 12 = 144, so 12 is the square root of 144.

Question 3

Which of the following describes a physical change rather than a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Ice melting into water

Answer

Ice melting is a physical change because water's chemical composition (H₂O) remains the same.

Question 4

During the Civil War era, Louisiana was part of the Confederacy. Which economic factor most influenced Louisiana to support secession?

Accepted Answer

Dependence on slave labor for sugar and cotton plantations

Answer

Louisiana's plantation economy depended heavily on enslaved labor, driving its support for Southern secession to protect slavery.

Question 5

Which transition word best shows a contrast between two ideas in an essay?

Accepted Answer

However

Answer

'However' signals a contrast or contradiction between the previous idea and the one that follows.

(LEAP) Louisiana Educational Assessment Program Practice Test