How Whales Wing It?
Authored by Courtney Boykin
English
3rd - 5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
From whose point of view is the article written?
Dr. Fish
Stephen Dewar
a whale watcher
an outside observer
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CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
From the deck of a boat, it’s exciting to see a humpback emerge from the ocean.
Think about the prefix e-. What is the meaning of emerge above?
go across
come out of
act playfully
move very quickly
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CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the author’s main purpose?
to tell about the results of a discovery
to persuade people to use wind power
to tell an entertaining story about whales
to describe the life of an important scientist
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CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author include the details in paragraph 3 about what happened in the Boston shop?
to help readers understand how scientists work
to show a difference between scientists and artists
to explain how the research into whale flippers began
to support the idea that humpback whales are amazing
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CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence from the article best represents the main theme?
To test his theory, Dr. Fish teamed up with engineers from Duke University and the U.S. Naval Academy
The secret seems to lie in the way tubercles break up the flow of air and water, creating tiny vortices, or swirls.
Because the attachments decrease drag and delay stall, these turbines keep turning even at low wind speeds.
Dr. Fish loves the idea of using nature’s designs to invent new technologies.
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CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read the sentences from paragraph 13.
One problem for turbines is that wind is not constant. Even in gusty places like North Dakota and Kansas, strong winds do not blow all the time.
What is the meaning of constant as it is used above?
steady
visible
common
valuable
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CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
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