12 Days of Reading 6th Grade Quiz #1

What is the paragraph mostly about?

• the many different altitudes in Africa

• the variety of climate and landforms in Kenya

• where Kenya is located

• how the equator divides Kenya

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where or how did you find the main idea?

• in the first sentence

• in the last sentence

• in the middle of the paragraph

• by thinking about which idea is most important to the paragraph

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Rose hips are added to tea in order to

• cure a headache.

• relieve a stomachache.

• provide a source of vitamin C.

• make a special kind of syrup.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which detail describes something about rose petals?

• They are added to many teas and vitamins to provide a source of vitamin C.

• Many people no longer consider roses a source of medicine.

• However, one part of the plant is an excellent source of vitamin C.

• Added to vinegar, they were believed to cure a headache.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What happens next after engineers cut a groove in the asphalt with a circular saw?

• They place a loop of wire in the groove.

• They cover the wire with a rubbery compound.

• They send an electric current through the wire.

• They create a magnetic field.

The clue word that tells what happens after the wire detects the metal in the car is

• first

• then

• last

• next

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What happens when light passes through a clear glass of water and then back to your eye?

• You can see your face reflected in the glass.

• You can see the bottom of the glass.

• You are unable to see the bottom of the glass.

• Light bounces off the glass.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which clue word or words explains why you can see your face reflected from the surface of a pond?

• so that

• because

• as a result

• transparent

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of these is true?

• Sound travels faster than light.

• Light travels faster than sound.

• Light and sound travel at the same speed.

• Light travels more slowly than sound.

Which clue word signals that there is a difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound?

• same

• because

• however

• both

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5