Unit 4 Week 3 Wonders Test

Read the story from the packet titled "Life in the Cold"

What is the MOST important idea of the article?

• Penguins are a type of bird that live in Antarctica.

• The weather in Antarctica is very similar to the weather in a desert.

• Whales travel to Antarctica to adapt to the change of seasons.

• The weather conditions in Antarctica are harsh, but the animals are right at home.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

The author organizes the article

• by comparing Antarctica to other deserts.

• by comparing the animals that live in Antarctica.

• by listing the ways animals in Antarctica hunt for their food.

• by listing the the different types of penguins that can be found in Antarctica.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

In the fifth paragraph, the author compares how penguins move in water and on land by explaining

• how they get their food.

• that they swim better than they walk.

• that they walk better than they swim.

• the problems they have moving around.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The ideas in the first paragraph are connected by

• comparing Antarctica to a desert.

• listing the different types of deserts.

• explaining different weather patterns in Antarctica.

• describing the amount of snow that falls each year in Antarctica.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Out of all the animals mentioned in the passage that live in Antarctica, what is one common trait they all share?

• They all have blubber.

• They are all white.

• They all have the ability to build shelter.

• They all huddle close together to stay warm.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Based on evidence from the text, the author would most likely agree with the statement that

• humans should try to live in Antarctica.

• the animals that live in Antarctica are right where they belong.

• animals are having a hard time surviving in Antarctica.

• the winters in Antarctica are unbearable for any living thing.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of the following answers is NOT a similarity between the penguins and seals that live in Antarctica?

• They are animals.

• They have blubber.

• They eat fish.

• They have an odd walk on land.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The author helps the reader learn about penguins by

• comparing penguins to other birds.

• explaining how penguins breathe underwater.

• explaining the different types of food they hunt.

• telling why penguins have problems walking on ice.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of the following answers are the BEST summary of paragraph four in the text?

• Animals live in Antarctica.

• Penguins are protected from the cold with a fat called blubber.

• Penguins are birds that cannot fly.

• Seals also live in Antarctica and are very much like penguins.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Who are the only people that call Antarctica home according to the text?

• penguins

• seals

• scientists

• doctors

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2