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US Grade 9 Critical Thinking Test 2

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Author: TestGru Team (Education Specialist)

20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 9 Critical Thinking High School (Grade 9, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 9 Critical Thinking practice (High School 9-12, USA Common Core) — High School (Grade 9, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? For High School students (Grade 9, 9-12) — if you are in High School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 9 Critical Thinking · Education: High School · Part: K-12 Grade 9 Critical Thinking · Country: USA

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Question 1
What is hyperbole?
A) Understatement
B) A literal truth
C) Deliberate exaggeration
D) A statistic
Question 2
What is plagiarism?
A) Citing sources
B) Using others' work without credit
C) Paraphrasing
D) Quoting properly
Question 3
What is evidence?
A) Facts or data that support a claim
B) A heading
C) A question
D) An opinion
Question 4
What is a counterclaim?
A) The thesis
B) The title
C) An opposing argument
D) Supporting evidence
Question 5
Which word means the same as "calm"?
A) The central message or idea
B) peaceful
C) different
D) Words used beyond their literal meaning
Question 6
What is a synonym for "fast"?
A) The central message or idea
B) Words used beyond their literal meaning
C) Her smile is like the sun.
D) quick
Question 7
What is an antonym for "strong"?
A) same
B) strong
C) similar
D) weak
Question 8
What is the prefix in "misspell"?
A) ing
B) mis
C) ed
D) s
Question 9
What is the suffix in "careful"?
A) pre
B) ful
C) re
D) un
Question 10
Which two words rhyme: "ball" and ...?
A) bed
B) dog
C) tall
D) run
Question 11
Which word rhymes with "cake"?
A) sun
B) lake
C) bed
D) dog
Question 12
Which word means the same as "rich"?
A) The central message or idea
B) Words used beyond their literal meaning
C) wealthy
D) different
Question 13
What is a synonym for "small"?
A) The central message or idea
B) tiny
C) Words used beyond their literal meaning
D) Her smile is like the sun.
Question 14
What is an antonym for "clean"?
A) clean
B) similar
C) dirty
D) same
Question 15
What is the prefix in "disappear"?
A) ing
B) s
C) ed
D) dis
Question 16
What is the suffix in "happiness"?
A) re
B) un
C) ness
D) pre
Question 17
Which two words rhyme: "star" and ...?
A) bed
B) run
C) dog
D) car
Question 18
Which word rhymes with "box"?
A) bed
B) fox
C) sun
D) dog
Question 19
Which word means the same as "help"?
A) assist
B) different
C) The central message or idea
D) Words used beyond their literal meaning
Question 20
What is a synonym for "dirty"?
A) The central message or idea
B) Words used beyond their literal meaning
C) filthy
D) Her smile is like the sun.

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

K-12 USA — 13 grades × 7-15 subjects = 1,016+ tests. Covers Kindergarten to Grade 12: Math (Common Core), English Language Arts, Science (NGSS), Social Studies, Phonics/Spelling/Vocabulary, Art, Music, PE & Health, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government and Pre-Calculus. Each heading has 8 tests × 20 questions = 160Q with no duplicates within a test. Tests are grade-appropriate (· Elementary K-5 foundation, Middle 6-8 transition, High 9-12 college-ready). Use Is this for you? badges to find your grade.

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