Test- Flamingo (Poem No.1 & 2) & Vistas Ch. No.3

The narrator was aboard the ship named ______.

• Titanic

• Academic Discovery

• Akademik Shokalskiy

• The Explorer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Antarctica is described as ___________.

• coldest, driest, windiest

• hottest and inhabitable

• thriving with all sorts of life

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Gondwana existed roughly around ___________.

• 350 million years ago

• 450 million years ago

• 550 million years ago

• 650 million years ago

What is the figure of speech used in the line, "It’s like walking into a giant ping-pong ball"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Pun

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The Drake Passage was created because of _________.

• India drifting northwards

• South America drifting off to join North America

• North America drifting off to join South America

• India's collision with Asia

The synonym of 'ubiquitous' is __________.

• abstract

• complex

• omnipresent

• simple

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

'And for humans, the prognosis isn’t good.' This line means__________.

• The future of mankind is not promising.

• The future of mankind is secure.

• The prognosis isn't good enough to be relied upon.

• The future of human kind is encouraging.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the author mean by "In that short amount of time, we’ve managed to create quite a ruckus"?

• progress made by human race

• destruction and disturbance caused by human race

• stunning achievements of human race

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The reason behind Geoff Green's decision to take students to Antarctica rather than taking rich celebrities was__________.

• The celebrities didn't co-operate.

• The students are always docile.

• The students are always ready to absorb, learn and act.

• The students have more interest in adventures.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The name of the programme that takes high school students to the end of the earth is ________.

• Students of Ice

• Students for Ice

• Students above Ice

• Students on Ice

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2