Living in Deserts (Reading and Vocabulary QUIZ)

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What do all deserts have in common?

• They are hot.

• They are dry.

• They have trees.

• They have water.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What is an oasis?

• a very large desert

• a type of desert that is cold

• an area of a desert that has water

• an area of a desert that has people

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

New technologies have made it easier to live in the desert. Which technology has most helped people live in the desert?

• computers

• microwaves

• air conditioning

• safer automobiles

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What U.S. city was built in a desert?

• Miami

• Chicago

• New York

• Las Vegas

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Based on the selection, how are the deserts of the world changing?

• They are growing bigger.

• They are growing smaller.

• They are becoming hotter.

• They are becoming colder.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

During the day, people should shield themselves from the sun.

• bake

• remove

• protect

• worry

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The children noticed the lack of art supplies in the classroom.

• not having

• different kinds

• large number

• many colors

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Exposure to very cold temperatures can cause frostbite.

• being in

• taking away

• wanting more

• escaping from

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which two words mean about the same as the word nomadic?

• resting, grinning

• resting,drinking

• traveling, playing

• traveling, wandering

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym of landscape in the sentence below?

The landscape was made up of rolling hills and fields.

• area

• journey

• painting

• roadway

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4