Unit 8, Week 1 Quiz

Unit 8, Week 1 Quiz

Be sure to read the passages from Week 1.

The questions are based on "The Water Famine" and "Water Wise Landscaper"

REMEMBER TO:

• Have your reader in front of you.

• Read the questions carefully.

• Take your time.

• This is a GRADED QUIZ

Multiple Choice

Which key detail belongs in a summary of this legend?

• People had dry throats.

• Monster Bullfrog did not let people drink the water.

• The Penobscot Indians jumped into the river.

• Gluskabe pushed down Monster Bullfrog's back.

Multiple Choice

How do you know "The Water Famine" is a legend?

• There are stage directions that tell how characters should react.

• It has questions and answers between Monster Bullfrog and Gluskabe.

• It gives facts and details about water.

• The people turn into fish, turtles, and frogs.

Multiple Choice

How is Monster Bullfrog different from Gluskabe?

• Monster Bullfrog is powerful, while Gluskabe is not.

• Monster Bullfrog doesn't want the people to drink, while Gluskabe does.

• Monster Bullfrog is mean at first and then becomes nice, but Gluskabe stays the same.

• They are not different.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from "The Water Famine."

"Their throats were as dry and parched as brush in high summer."

What does the simile in this sentence suggest?

• The people were eating brush, since they couldn't eat fish from the river.

• The summer heat was very hot.

• Their throats were very dry and they lost their voices.

• They needed to brush their teeth.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following states a main idea from the interview you read?

• Water is scarce and should be conserved.

• Horticulturists are cool.

• NASA has a program called Climate Kids.

• Earth's climate is getting warmer.

Multiple Choice

How do you know "Water-Wise Landscaper" is an interview?

• There is a hero who bravely saves the people in the end.

• There are questions being answered.

• There is an introduction included before the text.

• There are pictures.

Multiple Choice

What is one key point made in the interview?

• People should study horticulture.

• The drought is only temporary.

• People have to dig deep wells for water.

• Landscaping can be done in an environmentally-friendly way.

Multiple Choice

Based on the two passages you have read, why do you think it is important to conserve water?

• because water helps our yards look more beautiful.

• because people love to be outdoors playing in water

• because rainfall is difficult to collect and use

• because water won't last forever and people need it to survive