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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Eat Carrots, See Better?Carrots contain high amounts of vitamin A and are good for general eye health. However, carrots will not improve night vision. That myth goes back to British propaganda during World War II. In 1940, the German Luftwaffe, or air force, began bombing Britain at night. In response, the British government ordered people to turn off their lights; the government wanted to make it difficult for German pilots to hit their targets. A new technology, radar, allowed the British air force to track and shoot down the German planes without light. To keep the technology secret, the government told the media that their pilots could see the German planes because they consumed so many carrots. Consequently, people began to believe that eating carrots would help them see better in the dark.
Because of a British Campaign, people thought that eating carrots would improve their night vision.
During WWII, the British government told the media that eating carrots would improve their night vision.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Outsiders Excerpt
By S. E. Hinton
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman---he looks tough and I don't--- but I guess my own looks aren't so bad. I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs,squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.Besides, I look better with long hair.
What is the main idea?
The narrator likes movies.
The narrator wishes he was Paul Newman.
The narrator is content with his appearance.
The narrator looks better with long hair.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
African Wild Dogs: Ultimate Predators?Many books, papers, and television shows have created an image of the African wild dog as the ultimate predator. According to these sources, the dogs' coordinated teamwork and their unusual endurance help them catch about eighty percent of their prey. A 2012 study tested that notion. Researchers fit a pack of wild dogs with special collars that recorded the dogs' positions and speeds. The data that the collars recorded allowed the researchers to learn what the dogs did when they weren't being observed. The results provided a surprising contrast with the dogs' fierce reputation. The dogs never used teamwork in their hunts; they chased their prey over short distances as opposed to long runs; and instead of eighty percent, they brought down only about sixteen percent of their prey.
A study shows that African wild dogs catch about 16% of their prey and do not use teamwork in hunting.
African dogs have a reputation of fierce hunters who work in teams, but new evidence shows otherwise.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The Pony ExpressIn the Gold Rush of 1849, some one hundred thousand immigrants were lured to California by the promise of gold. Towns and businesses popped up to accommodate the growing population, but a problem remained: how to communicate across the vast reaches of the United States. Three businessmen thought they had an answer: faster mail delivery via the Pony Express, a relay system of horses and riders. The Pony Express made its first delivery on April 14, 1860. Mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, reached San Francisco in just eleven days, rather than a month or more, which was standard for mail delivery at the time. The Pony Express was a short-lived solution, however. After just eighteen months, it was replaced by a national telegraph wire.
The Pony express was a chain of horses and riders across the country, used to deliver mail.
The Pony Express allowed for faster communication in the rapidly growing United States.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Matilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
What is the main idea?
Matilda can read fast.
Matilda is eager to learn and read more.
Matilda is interested in cookbooks.
Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Matilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy.""What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake?We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
The dialogue, in the end, is mainly about…
her father thinking she is spoiled
she wants a new book from her father
her father likes television and she does not
her father does not understand her need for a book
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Human Activity and EarthquakesWhen Americans think of earthquakes, they tend to think of California, a state known for its frequent seismic activity. In recent years, however, people in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas have been feeling the ground shake more often. An increase in oil and gas drilling in these states has led to "human-induced" earthquakes—those resulting from human activity. When wastewater is disposed of during gas and oil drilling, the water is forced deep underground. The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines (cracks in the earth's crust) to shift. According to Mark Petersen, head of the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake hazard mapping project, "In the past five years, the USGS has documented high shaking and damage in areas of these six states, mostly from induced earthquakes."
An increase in oil and gas drilling has caused a corresponding increase in earthquakes in six states.
Residents of six states of experienced an increase in earthquakes in six years.
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CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
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