Wonders Unit 4 assessment

Read the sentences.

“You’re a talented young girl. You are a natural performer.”

What does the word natural most likely mean?

• A. music notes

• B. comes easily

• C. plain and basic

• D. grows in the wild

How does Carmen’s point of view change after the school play is over?

• A. Carmen is proud of herself.

• B. Carmen wishes she had an easier part.

• C. Carmen feels nervous about what her friends will say.

• D. Carmen is embarrassed because it was hard to remember her lines.

The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then,

answer part B.

PART A

Which of these inferences about how Carmen’s parents felt about her

performance is supported by the passage?

• A. Carmen’s parents felt glad it was over.

• B. Carmen’s parents felt embarrassed.

• C. Carmen’s parents felt nervous.

• D. Carmen’s parents felt excited.

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part

A?

• A. “Yes,” her mother agreed. “You’ll do better if you relax.”

• B. “Don’t worry so much,” Carmen’s father said, hugging her.

• C. “You were great!” her mother said as she hugged Carmen and smiled.”

• D. When Carmen’s mother said it was bedtime, she still did not know her lines.

Read the sentence.

She was thrilled when she got her first big break with a part in the

school play.

Which phrase best states the meaning of thrilled?

• A. very hurt

• B. very happy

• C. very worried

• D. very nervous

What lesson does Carmen learn in the passage? Explain using key

details from the story to support your answer.

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Why did the author choose to include the section “Mammals of the

Sea?”

• A. to explain how unusual whales are

• B. to describe how whales communicate

• C. to compare whales to other mammals

• D. to show how water mammals survive in the wild

How do the paragraphs in the section “Whales on the Move” add to the

reader’s understanding of how whales stay comfortable all year?

Choose TWO answers.

• A. tells that humpbacks follow their food to the coast

• B. tells that humpbacks live in warmer waters in the winter

• C. tells that humpbacks have one of the longest migrations

• D. tells that humpbacks stay close to their mothers as babies

• E. tells that humpbacks spend the summer months in cool water

Read the sentences.

All winter, mothers and calves relax in the warm water. The immature

whales stay close to their mothers.

The word “mature” means developed. What does immature mean as

used in the sentence above?

• A. not developed

• B. fully developed

• C. badly developed

• D. almost developed

Why did the author choose to begin the passage with the story of the

humpback whales feeding close to the shore in Santa Cruz, California?

• A. to tell how much humpback whales weigh

• B. to show that humpbacks are fun animals to watch

• C. to describe how humpbacks land on their backs in the water

• D. to get the reader interested in the topic of humpback whales