SC.5.L.17.1 Weekly Benchmark Assessment

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?

• fish

• nuts

• insects

• flower nectar

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Mr. Lee is a scientist who is studying an extinct bird. He wants to learn more about how it lived. Which feature of the bird would be the best thing for him to study to discover what the bird ate?

• beak

• feet

• tail

• wings

A cardinal is a type of bird that lives in North America and South America. There are many kinds of cardinals. Most have bright, colorful feathers that are red, orange, or blue. The following picture shows one kind of cardinal.

• insects

• nectar

• seeds

• worms

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he main sources of food for birds that live in a grassland are seeds, mice, and burrowing insects. Which beak would be the least useful in a grassland?

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A safflower is a plant with a small seed that has a thick shell. Birds needs to crack open the shell to eat the seed. Which type of beak would be best suited to eating safflower seeds?

• short and sharp

• short and strong

• long and slender

• long and pointed

The macaw, which is shown in the following picture, is a bird from South America that eats the seeds from inside Brazil nuts. Brazil nuts have a tough shell that few birds can crack. Which feature of the macaw’s beak is most likely different from other birds that eat seeds and nuts?

• the length

• the shape

• the size

• the strength

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The following picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

• long and thin

• long and thick

• short and thin

• short and thick

Wan is investigating birds in a wetland. He notices that many of the birds have similar beaks with the same kind of shape. Which statement is the most likely explanation for the similar beaks?

• All birds have similar beaks.

• The birds all belong to the same species.

• The beaks have adapted to the food available.

• The birds build the same types of shelters.

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Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

• thin skin

• large eyes

• webbed feet

• long, strong legs

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Pelicans are birds that live in many water environments. They can live in large lakes, in marshy wetlands, and along beaches near the ocean. The following picture shows a pelican. What does the pouch on its bill most likely help the pelican do?

• catch fish

• store water

• attack other animals

• balance when it walks

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