ELA 20/21 Interim Session 2

Interim Session 2

Multiple Choice

After reading Welcome to Fossil Park answer the following questions

Part A

1. What us the meaning of the word Prehistoric as used in Paragraph 2?

• lost

• unusual

• very old

• large in size

Multiple Choice

Which detail from Paragraphs 2-3 best supports the answer to Part A?

• "....help scientists hunt..."

• "...armored crocodiles..."

• ".... as long as school buses..."

• "...66 million years ago..."

Multiple Choice

2. Part A

Based on the passage, why are fossils considered to be special?

• Most animals do not turn into fossils, so there are very few to find.

• Nature often damages fossils, so it is difficult to tell what kind they are.

• Most fossils are dug up by experts, so there is little chance that others can find them.

• Fossils are well hidden, so finding them requires searching for hints.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

• "Many scientists think the event wiped out three-quarters of the world's species, including dinosaurs." (paragraph 11)

• "Much less than 1 percent of all things that ever lived are recorded as fossils..." (paragraph 7)

• "As miners turned up fossils, the site drew the interest of scientists." (paragraph 8)

• "He points to several clues." (paragraph 11)

Multiple Choice

3. Part A

In the section Buried Underwater, how are the sentences mainly connected to explain how fossils are crated?

• with problem and solution

• with comparisons

• with sequence of events

• with facts to support an argument

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

• "It was a shallow sea full of creatures, from tiny snails to enormous sharks." (paragraph 5)

• "Over time, minerals seeped into their bones, turning them into fossils." (paragraph6)

• "Most animals don't become fossils after they die." (paragraph 7)

• The pit was a mining site from 1926 to 2015 (paragraph 8)

Multiple Choice

Choose where the the answer to the questions can be found

Where is Fossil Park located?

• Introduction

• Asteroid Crash

• Dig Days

Multiple Choice

Choose where the answer to the questions can be found:

How often can people visit Fossil Park?

• Introduction

• Asteroid Crash

• Dig Days

Multiple Choice

Choose where the answer to the question can be found

What else has been found in Fossil Park?

• Introduction

• Asteroid Crash

• Dig Days

Multiple Choice

Choose where the answer to the questions can be found

Are kids allowed to keep what they find in Fossil Park?

• Introduction

• Asteroid Crash

• Dig Days

Multiple Choice

Which question does the illustration in the passage best answer?

• How do animals change into fossils?

• What is the average length of an animal fossil?

• How long does it take to uncover an animal fossil?

• What steps are followed to dig up animal fossils?

Multiple Choice

Which paragraph from the passage explains the same process as the illustration?

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 8

• paragraph 14

Multiple Choice

Part A

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Finding fossils helps people determine where animals lived many years ago.

• Scientists search for fossils in hopes of finding information about the past.

• The popularity of searching for fossils is greater when new fossils are discovered.

• Scientists learn about different minerals in the Earth by uncovering certain fossils.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

• " It was a shallow sea full of creatures, from tiny snails to enormous sharks " (paragraph 5)

• " Those remains could help paleontologists better understand how the animals died." (paragraph 10)

• " Lacovara says he's also found a metal called iridium in the sand surrounding the fossils." (paragraph 11)

• "Twice a year Rowan University invites the public to the park to dig for fossils" (paragraph 13)

Multiple Choice

Read the poem and answer the following questions

Part A:

Pierre meets several characters in the poem. Which character trait of Pierre's friends is most important to his search for his home?

• caring, because they try to help Pierre

• proud, because they like to talk about their homes

• happy, because they enjoy living in the marsh

• wise, because they have experience in the marsh

Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem best supports the answer to part A?

• " I live in the water' said the perch" (line 21)

• "Giving Pierre a drop of water" (line 28)

• "Maybe the egret will know" (line 26)

• "It is perfect for me. In a sunny spot" (line 54)

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase fresh start mean in line 77 of the poem?

• final time

• bright place

• beautiful sight

• new beginning

Multiple Choice

What line from the poem describes Pierre's fresh start?

• ".....a floating marsh, a wetland " (line 2)

• "Now go out and explore" (line 8)

• "A sunny spot for a home is fine" (line 57)

• "into the ending day" (line 97)

Multiple Choice

Part A

What important part of the poem's setting does the illustration show?

• how some animals travel by air

• how some animals avoid land

• how the animals live among plants

• how the animals share the marsh

Multiple Select

Select two phrases that best support the answer to Part A

• "... in the reeds." (line 83)

• "living together..." (line 87)

• "across the southern sky" (line 96)

• " into the ending day" (line 97)

• "near his friends and family" (line 99)

Multiple Choice

Part A

What is the main lesson of the poem?

• Good advice should not be ignored.

• The older you get the more you learn

• If you want to overcome your fears, you must face them.

• Happiness can come from the ones around you.

Multiple Choice

Which evidence from the poem supports your answer to Part A?

• "you are all grown up his mother said./ You are not a chick anymore." (lines 5-6)

• "But where will I live? / Where will I go? /He asked his mother, who said," (lines 9-11)

• "...with their gifts , / your friends and family have /given you all you need..." (lines 74-76)

• "Giving Pierre a little wisdom, / the alligator sent him on..." (lines 94-95)