Mankind's Next Giant Leap
Authored by MARY MCCLUNG
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the author, why is the descent of Walsh and Picard to the deepest part of the ocean "largely forgotten today?"
Other ocean explorers soon descended deeper.
Walsh and Picard did not discover anything of value.
The location of the Mariana Trench was too far away to be of interest.
People were more interested in the race to the moon.
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the author think that the time may now be right to focus on ocean research?
The space shuttle program has ended.
There is nothing more to be learned from space research.
Ocean research will cost less than the space program.
Ocean researchers can learn from discoveries made in space.
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence does Cousteau give to support his claim that "we've only dipped our toes in the water" of ocean exploration?
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet.
His grandfather co-invented the SCUBA system.
We've explored only about 10 percent of the ocean.
The ocean supports life as we know it.
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CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Philippe Cousteau's main purpose for writing this commentary?
to tell stories about his father and grandfather
to summarize the history of the space program
to persuade readers of the importance of exploring the oceans
to explain how people have polluted the oceans
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CCSS.RI.7.6
CCSS.RI.7.9
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RI.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a diplomat?
a person who leads a college or university
a person appointed by a government to work with other governments
a person hired to oversee the management of a company
a person who starts a new business
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To sustain means to
make discoveries.
disappear
create energy
remain in existence
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A steward of the ocean's resources is someone who
wastes them.
takes care of them.
understands them.
explores them.
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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