5.6.R.1 Research Questions

Multiple Choice

Which question would best help a student find information about The Shirley Letters?

• Who is Shirley?

• How long did it take for the letters to get to Shirley's sister?

• What was the main idea of the Shirley Letters?

• Where did Shirley's sister live?

Multiple Choice

Which question would best tell why Louise and her husband were on mules?

• Why does Louise know how to ride a mule?

• Why were Louise and her husband traveling?

• Why did Louise and her husband choose mules for travel?

• Why did Louise get married?

Multiple Choice

Which question would best ask about Louise and her husband's destination?

• What was happening in California mines in 1851?

• How well was Louise prepared for her journey?

• Which direction was Louise traveling?

• How long did Louise live in California?

Multiple Choice

All of the following are viable research questions to ask about Louise's journey except:

• What were the dangers of the journey?

• What was drawing people to California?

• Who was Louise's sister?

• Where did travelers live after they got to California?

Multiple Choice

Which question would be the most help to a student researching the health of people involved in the California Gold Rush?

• How many miners were in California during the gold rush?

• Where did people come from during the gold rush?

• What was the cost of travel during the gold rush?

• Why did so many people die during the California Gold Rush?

Multiple Choice

Select the best question to ask to research the positive effects of the California Gold Rush.

• Why were there so many diseases during the Gold Rush?

• What were the economic benefits of the Gold Rush?

• What were the effects on the environment during the Gold Rush?

• What were the hardships associated with mining?

Multiple Choice

All the following are viable questions to ask when researching the California Gold Rush except:

• When was the Brazilian Gold Rush?

• How many people went to California for the Gold Rush?

• What caused the California Gold Rush?

• How much gold was found during the California Gold Rush?

Multiple Choice

Select the best question to ask to research the negative effects of the California Gold Rush.

• Did people get rich from the Gold Rush?

• What damages were sustained as a result of the Gold Rush?

• When did the California Gold Rush end?

• Who found the first gold that started the California Gold Rush?

Multiple Choice

Which question would be the best to ask if planning to pan for gold?

• Who can pan for gold?

• Why would someone pan for gold?

• How many people pan for gold each year?

• Where can people pan for gold today?

Multiple Choice

Select the best question to ask for reasons to invest in gold.

• Are there investments other than gold?

• Where is the best place to look for gold?

• Does gold keep its value?

• What country has the most gold?

Open Ended

Explain the importance of asking questions when doing research.

Multiple Choice

An advertisement in a magazine or on TV is most likely written to

• persuade the reader.

• inform the reader.

• entertain the reader.

• instruct the reader.

Multiple Choice

The main character in a story is called a/an

• antagonist

• intagonist

• detagonist

• protagonist

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of text structure except

• cause and effect

• problem and question.

• compare and contrast

• sequential

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of antonyms except

• quarrel/agree.

• minute/huge.

• frigid/cold.

• estimate/calculate.

Multiple Choice

How can a student determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words used in a selection?

• use an encyclopedia

• use context clues

• use an almanac

• a thesaurus

Multiple Choice

Read the following.

The chocolate dessert was calling my name after dinner.

What literary device is used in the above sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words uses the prefix un as it is used in the word unattractive?

• unity

• united

• under

• unfit

Multiple Choice

Which resource should a student use to find the origin of the word spectacular?

• glossary

• index

• dictionary

• thesaurus

Multiple Choice

Read the following

Since my chores were finished, my parents let me go to the school dance.

Identify the sentence structure in the above sentence.

• compound

• dependent

• complex

• independent

Multiple Choice

Read the following.

My parents have arrived on time every day.

What verb tense is used in the above sentence?

• past tense

• past perfect tense

• future tense

• present perfect tense