Unit 2 Week 1 review

Unit 2 Week 1 review

Far from Shore

VOCABULARY

MARINE

ECOSYSTEM

FLYING BRIDGE

CHLOROPHYLL

NAUTICAL

Multiple Choice

Thomas hopes to study marine biology in college.

• part of a ship

• related to the sea

• a type of computer

Multiple Choice

We learned about the parts of an ecosystem.

• banking process

• data recorder

• network of living things

Multiple Choice

The captain went to the flying bridge to steer around the iceberg.

• ship's bow

• rescue boat

• high platform

Multiple Choice

The chlorophyll in plants allows them to make food.

• bacteria

• green substance

• small plankton

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for nautical in this sentence?

We are planning on sailing at least 15 nautical miles if the wind holds tomorrow.

• toward the horizon

• related to navigation

• natural history

WORD STUDY

OPEN AND CLOSED SYLLABLES

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT IS CORRECTLY DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES

Multiple Choice

open syllable

• label/ed

• minu/tes

• re/cord/ing

Multiple Choice

open syllable

• na/ture

• setti/ng

• e/lem/ent

Multiple Choice

closed syllable

• gig/an/tic

• lim/it/less

• me/asur/ed

Multiple Choice

Which word contains an open first syllable?

• connect

• frozen

• problem

Multiple Choice

The word below that has been correctly divided into syllables is...

• sta/y/ing

• wa/it/ing

• re/main/ing

Multiple Choice

Informative texts give you information about a topic. The author's purpose is to...

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Multiple Choice

Which foods are vegetables and which ones are fruits? Lots of foods that are called veggies are actually fruits. Here is a simple rule to help you avoid confusion: Vegetables do not have seeds inside of them.

• to explain the difference between vegetables and fruits

• to describe all the fruits you can grow in your garden

• to express their opinion about which vegetables are better

Multiple Choice

A pearl is a round, pea-sized white gem that is used in different kinds of jewelry. Unlike most gems, which come from the earth, pearls come from the sea. In fact, they come from oysters, a type of shellfish.

• to recognize how important pearls are to jewerly stores

• to understand how to make a pearl necklace

• to comprehend the difference between gems and pearls.

INFORMATIONAL WRITING

THINK OF A TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE TO INFORM READERS ABOUT.

WRITE A LEAD PARAGRAPH THAT

INTRODUCES THE TOPIC TO THE READER.