Study Guide Reading Deegan/Barry MP3 test 2

Read the dictionary entry.

Which meaning of the word party is used in paragraph 3?

• One of more persons together as customers in a restaurant.

• A political group organized to promote its ideas.

• A group gathered for a special purpose or task.

• A social gathering of invited guests.

In Land of Extremes, what is the main idea of paragraph 1?

• Hundreds of years passed before Antarctica was discovered.

• Antarctica was not discovered until 1820.

• The seas near Antarctica are dangerous.

• Most humans tell stories about Antarctica.

To find information about other animals that live at the South Pole, the best resource to use is -

• an article about animals in the local newspaper

• a brochure from the local zoo about penguins

• a book about explorers of Antarctica

• an online encyclopedia article about the South Pole

In Land of Extremes, what question is answered in paragraph 1?

• What animals live on Antarctica?

• Who was the first person to see Antarctica?

• When did someone first see Antarctica?

• What types of ships sailed in the 1500s?

Ronald Amundsen and his group traveled to the South Pole using -

• dog sleds

• snowmobiles

• boats

• helicopters

In Land of Extremes, paragraph 6, the reader can conclude that -

• the animals around Antarctica are becoming extinct

• scientists and researchers are the only people allowed to visit Antarctica

• people in many countries want Antarctica to remain the way it is today

• several countries have battled over the rights to own Antarctica

In paragraph 5 of Land of Extremes, the word endure means -

• to destroy due to difficulty

• to provide supplies or equipment

• to carry on, despite hardships

• to destroy or use up; waste

Antarctica is not part of a country because -

• is too far away from other continents

• a treaty prevents it from being owned

• there are no stores or houses

• it does not have a president

The author suggests that visitors to Antarctica might have problems with -

• the volcanoes

• the animals

• the scientists

• the schedule

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

We now know that Antarctica is the fifth largest continent.

In which word does -est have the same meaning as it does in largest?

• fewest

• guest

• forest

• honest