Unit 3 Study Guide

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an OPINION?

• Instruments recorded jets of gas during the flyby.

• One large depression measures roughly two-thirds of a mile across.

• The comet is the most remarkable object astronomers have ever seen.

• The comet has passed close to the sun only a few times.

Multiple Choice

Which statement from the passage is an OPINION?

• Scientists used the images to map major features.

• The probe returned detailed photographs during its near flyby.

• The comet likely formed far beyond Neptune billions of years ago.

• Researchers expected a soft, dark, fluffy surface.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence BEST explains why scientists value this comet?

• It still retains material from the early solar system and has made only a few close passes.

• One depression is two-thirds of a mile across.

• The probe recorded jets of gas during the flyby.

• The comet spans only a few miles.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author call the comet a “new visitor to the inner solar system”?

• A gravitational encounter changed its orbit, bringing it inward.

• It was discovered in the 1970s.

• It formed billions of years ago beyond Neptune.

• It shows jagged peaks on its surface.

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, why would naming the comet after a person be ironic if its nickname were “Rough”?

• It would be named for a person rather than for being rough.

• It was expected to be rough but is actually fluffy.

• It spends most of its time in the outer solar system.

• It was discovered during a survey.

Open Ended

Identify one fact and one opinion from the passage, and explain why each is written as a fact or an opinion.

Open Ended

List four statistics mentioned in the passage (ex., distances, sizes, counts).

Multiple Select

Select ALL of the statements from the passage that are FACTS.

• The probe returned detailed images used to map the comet’s major features.

• The comet will soon collide with a planet.

• One depression measures roughly two-thirds of a mile across.

• Instruments recorded jets of gas during the flyby.

Multiple Choice

Select ALL of the statements from the passage that are FACTS.

• The comet spans only a few miles across.

• Researchers expected the comet to be a soft, dark, fluffy surface.

• Photographs revealed jagged peaks and steep ledges on the comet.

• The comet was created last year.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

“Because this comet has passed close to the sun only a few times, it still retains material from the early solar system.”

Which word below could replace retains and keep the meaning?

• forms

• preserves

• discards

• creates

Multiple Choice

After reading the first paragraph, what can the reader MOST LIKELY predict about the passage?

• The passage will describe a spacecraft mission that studied the comet.

• The passage will explain how to build a comet-chasing probe.

• The passage will argue that comets are dangerous to Earth.

• The passage will focus on how to name newly discovered comets.

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, why is this comet a "wild comet like no other"?

• It has two different kinds of craters and unusual surface features.

• It completes a full orbit around the sun every few days.

• It was intentionally placed in the inner solar system by scientists.

• It is the largest comet ever discovered.

Multiple Choice

"Household Teamwork" would most likely be considered which literary form?

• an autobiography

• a short story

• a folktale

• an essay

Multiple Choice

Which statement from the story is BEST supported by the passage?

• The family reorganized chores to match each person's abilities.

• The mother planned meals and told the family when tasks were needed.

• The youngest child completed heavy chores easily.

• The family never had any disagreements.

Multiple Choice

Which would be the BEST caption for the illustration?

• Family Cleaning Day

• Dinner Is Ready

• Dad’s New Job

• Quiet Evening

Multiple Choice

What does chaotic most nearly mean?

• calm and peaceful

• disorganized and confused

• carefully planned

• small and quiet

Multiple Choice

The title 'Harbor Safe' would BEST serve as:

• a description of the setting.

• a contrast to the storm’s action.

• a literal map label.

• the speaker’s occupation.

Multiple Choice

How is the structure of the two poems similar?

• Both are divided into stanzas.

• Both use the repetition of lines.

• Both avoid capitalization at the start of lines.

• Both end each line with punctuation.

Multiple Choice

What does the word blustery most likely mean as it is used in the poem?

• gentle and calm

• loud and windy

• small and quiet

• cold and icy

Multiple Choice

What word can replace cascades and maintain the meaning of the line?

• shakes

• sings

• jumps

• falls