Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. Which part of a plant is usually under the ground and soaks up water and minerals?
   Roots
2. The Sun is a star at the center of our solar system.
   True
3. Mia reads for 25 minutes each day for 3 days. How many minutes does she read in all?
   75
4. Which city is the capital of Texas?
   Austin
5. You see a trivia question that says, "All of these animals are mammals except:" What is the best first step before choosing an answer?
   Underline the word "are"
6. The equator is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
   False
7. Reading a question twice can help you notice words like "least" or "except" so you pick a better answer.
   True
8. Three quarters of an hour is the same as 30 minutes.
   False
9. In the novel "Treasure Island," who is Long John Silver?
   A one-legged cook who is secretly a pirate
10. Your class visits Washington, D.C., and sees a tall white monument shaped like a pointed column that honors the first U.S. president. What is this landmark called?
    Washington Monument
11. Lena and Marco each have the same size pizza. Lena eats 3/4 of her pizza. Marco eats 2/4 of his pizza. Who ate more pizza?
    Lena ate more
12. A bar graph shows how many students like each playground game: 12 like soccer, 8 like tag, 4 like jump rope, and 6 like basketball. Which statement is true based on the graph?
    More students like soccer than any other game
13. Sofia wants to test which brand of paper towel absorbs the most water. She pours water onto each brand. To make her experiment fair, what should she do?
    Use the same amount of water on each paper towel
14. If a story is told using "I" and "me," it is probably written in first-person point of view.
    True
15. Long John Silver was a real pirate who sailed on the same ship as George Washington.
    False
16. Frogs begin life breathing with gills in the water and later grow lungs to breathe air as adults.
    True
17. On a nature walk, your class measures the distance around a large park. The teacher says it is about 1 kilometer. Which fact about kilometers is most useful to help you picture that distance?
    A kilometer is a little more than half a mile
18. You read a story about a girl who keeps practicing piano every day, even when she makes mistakes and wants to quit. What is the best lesson, or theme, of this story?
    Winning is the only thing that matters
19. A workbook has 24 pages of math problems. Each page has 6 problems. How many math problems are in the whole workbook?
    144
20. A rectangle is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the rectangle?
    15 square meters
21. Arrange these steps in the best order for using a chart to answer a 4th grade trivia question.
    Correct order: Look at the chart title to see what it is about → Read the labels on the sides of the chart → Check the units or key to understand the numbers or symbols → Read the question and find the part of the chart that matches → Double-check that your answer fits both the chart and the question
22. A group of citizens wants a new national law to be made. Which part of the U.S. government has the main job of writing and passing national laws?
    Legislative branch
23. Your class is baking cookies, and the recipe says you need more than 1/2 cup of sugar. Select all that apply. Which measuring cups listed below hold more than 1/2 cup?
    7/10 cup; 2/3 cup; 5/6 cup