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  • Question
  • lightning


  • Options
  • A. electricity
  • B. thunder
  • C. brightness
  • D. rain

  • Correct Answer
  • electricity 

    Explanation
    Lightning is produced from a discharge of electricity, so electricity is essential. Thunder and rain are not essential to the production of lightning (choices b and d). Brightness may be a byproduct of lightning, but it is not essential (choice c).

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    • 1. Tom puts on his socks before he puts on his shoes.
      He puts on his shirt before he puts on his jacket.
      Tom puts on his shoes before he puts on his shirt.
      If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

    • Options
    • A. true
    • B. false
    • C. uncertain
    • Discuss
    • 2. The bookstore has a better selection of postcards than the newsstand does.
      The selection of postcards at the drugstore is better than at the bookstore.
      The drugstore has a better selection of postcards than the bookstore or the newsstand.
      If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

    • Options
    • A. true
    • B. false
    • C. uncertain
    • Discuss
    • 3. A four-person crew from Classic Colors is painting Mr. Field's house. Michael is painting the front of the house. Ross is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jed is painting the window frames on the north side, Shawn is on the south. If Michael switches places with Jed, and Jed then switches places with Shawn, where is Shawn?

    • Options
    • A. in the alley behind the house
    • B. on the north side of the house
    • C. in front of the house
    • D. on the south side of the house
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a four-day period Monday through Thursday each of the following temporary office workers worked only one day, each a different day. Ms. Johnson was scheduled to work on Monday, but she traded with Mr. Carter, who was originally scheduled to work on Wednesday. Ms. Falk traded with Mr. Kirk, who was originally scheduled to work on Thursday. After all the switching was done, who worked on Tuesday?

    • Options
    • A. Mr. Carter
    • B. Ms. Falk
    • C. Ms. Johnson
    • D. Mr. Kirk
    • Discuss
    • 5. Four friends in the sixth grade were sharing a pizza. They decided that the oldest friend would get the extra piece. Randy is two months older than Greg, who is three months younger than Ned. Kent is one month older than Greg. Who should get the extra piece of pizza?

    • Options
    • A. Randy
    • B. Greg
    • C. Ned
    • D. Kent
    • Discuss
    • 6. Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridge-wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Madison lives ten miles away. Frances lives five miles away, Samantha, seven miles. Alexis is farther away than Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately how far away from the airport is Alexis?

    • Options
    • A. nine miles
    • B. seven miles
    • C. eight miles
    • D. six miles
    • Discuss
    • 7. Nurse Kemp has worked more night shifts in a row than Nurse Rogers, who has worked five. Nurse Miller has worked fifteen night shifts in a row, more than Nurses Kemp and Rogers combined. Nurse Calvin has worked eight night shifts in a row, less than Nurse Kemp. How many night shifts in a row has Nurse Kemp worked?

    • Options
    • A. eight
    • B. nine
    • C. ten
    • D. eleven
    • Discuss
    • 8. In the 1966 Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona, the court held that before the police can obtain statements from a person subjected to an interrogation, the person must be given a Miranda warning. This warning means that a person must be told that he or she has the right to remain silent during the police interrogation. Violation of this right means that any statement that the person makes is not admissible in a court hearing.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. police who do not warn persons of their Miranda rights are guilty of a crime.
    • B. a Miranda warning must be given before a police interrogation can begin.
    • C. the police may no longer interrogate persons suspected of a crime unless a lawyer is present.
    • D. the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda should be reversed
    • E. persons who are interrogated by police should always remain silent until their lawyer comes
    • Discuss
    • 9. During colonial times in America, juries were encouraged to ask questions of the parties in the courtroom. The jurors were, in fact, expected to investigate the facts of the case themselves. If jurors conducted an investigation today, we would throw out the case.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. juries are less important today than they were in colonial times.
    • B. jurors today are less interested in court cases than they were in colonial times.
    • C. courtrooms today are more efficient than they were in colonial times.
    • D. jurors in colonial times were more informed than jurors today.
    • E. the jury system in America has changed since colonial times.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Erin is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.

    • Options
    • A. Erin's parents like birds better than they like dogs.
    • B. Erin does not like birds.
    • C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
    • D. Erin and her parents would like to move.
    • Discuss


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    Sagar Ghodake
    Which one of the given words is an essential part of the word thunder? ​


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