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| Focus: Student knowledge in the areas covered by these multiple choice questions. | ||||||
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Questions / instructions: |
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1999(1995) |
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 1.
The part of your garden that has lots of slaters is probably: |
a. damp and sunny.
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19
(20)
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b.
dry and sunny.
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19
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c.
damp and dark.
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47
(48)
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d.
dry and dark.
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15
(19)
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| 2. What do birds have that insects never have? | a. wings |
17
(19)
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| b. eyes |
2
(2)
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| c. eggs |
6
(7)
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| d.
feathers
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75
(72)
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| 3. Milk kept in a refrigerator stays fresh longer because the cold temperature | a. makes the water in the milk freeze. |
28
(27)
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| b.
slows down the action of the bacteria. |
33
(26)
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| c. helps the cream come to the top. |
11
(14)
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| d. slows down the decay of the milk container. |
28
(33)
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| 4. Which gas must an animal breathe to remain alive? | a. carbon dioxide |
13
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| b. hydrogen |
4
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| c. nitrogen |
7
(5)
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| d.
oxygen 3
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76
(77)
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| Commentary: The 1999 and 1995 students performed no differently on questions 1 and 4, but the 1999 students did a little better than the 1995 students on questions 2 and 3. |
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