UIL Listening skills "The Grapefruit"
Authored by Shanell Cruz
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5th Grade
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This quiz focuses on the comprehensive history, cultivation, and scientific aspects of grapefruit, specifically designed for UIL (University Interscholastic League) listening skills competition. The content is appropriate for 5th grade students and requires them to demonstrate strong listening comprehension abilities while processing detailed factual information about agricultural history, scientific terminology, and geographical knowledge. Students must retain specific dates, names, locations, and technical details about grapefruit cultivation, from its origins in the West Indies to modern Texas citrus production. The questions assess students' ability to distinguish between similar facts, remember precise terminology such as "pomologist," and understand complex agricultural and historical concepts including cross-breeding theories, commercial shipping methods, and state legislative decisions. Created by Shanell Cruz, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for developing competitive listening skills while simultaneously building content knowledge about agriculture, history, and science. Teachers can use this material for UIL listening competition preparation, where students must demonstrate their ability to retain and recall detailed information from an audio presentation. The quiz works effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge students' listening comprehension abilities and can be incorporated into cross-curricular lessons connecting English language arts with social studies and science content. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2, which requires students to summarize written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.3, which focuses on summarizing the points a speaker makes and explaining how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Richard Henze of Texas A & I Citrus Center released the Star Ruby variety of grapefruit in...
1984
1970
1951
1962
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first commercial shipment of grapefruit shipped from South Texas was packed in
onion crates
nylon net bags
wooden boxes
burlap sacks
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist who studies fruit and nut trees is called a...
nutologist
citrocologist
pomologist
shadologist
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1750, Griffith Hughes described the grapefruit as the _____ of Barbados.
forbidden fruit
orange julius
happy camper
fruit of vine
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is theorized that the grapefruit is a cross between a shaddock and
a lime tree
an orange tree
a tangerine tree
a grape vine
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The grapefruit seems to have originated in...
Southeast Asia
the West Indies
Florida
Mexico
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first grapefruit grove in Florida was planted by a man named
Dawdy
McDonald
Bowen
Hill
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
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