How to Find a Tortoise Nest (in the desert)

How to Find a Tortoise Nest (in the desert)

3rd Grade

8 Qs

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How to Find a Tortoise Nest (in the desert)

How to Find a Tortoise Nest (in the desert)

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.3.2, RI.2.4, RL.2.2

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main idea of the text?

It is hard to discover where tortoises lay their eggs.

Tortoises spend a lot of time raising their babies.

The desert is not a good home for tortoises.

Many people keep tortoises as pets.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the text, why do scientists want to study tortoises?

They want to learn more about tortoises to help them live.

They want to figure out why no one has seen tortoises.

They want to help the tortoises make better nests.

They want to move the tortoises to a safer place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As it is used in paragraph 15, "rare" means —

very fun

not common

not nicely

very likely

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which line from the text explains one way that scientists learn about tortoises?

"Every day, as we followed the turtles, we picked up the thread so that no smaller animals would get caught in it." (Paragraph 20)

"Sometimes a tortoise would walk around a single bush three or four times." (Paragraph 21)

"Using thread trailers to find nests, Curtis Bjurlin and I were able to study newly hatched turtles." (Paragraph 23)

"That's how they avoid being eaten, and it explains why people rarely see them." (Paragraph 24)

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of paragraphs 17-19?

to explain the steps to find where tortoises lay their eggs

to show why it is important to follow tortoises

to show how smart and tricky tortoises are

to explain how tortoises lay their eggs

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tortoises...

stay with their babies forever.

build their nests in the open.

do not like to be followed.

do not raise their babies.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Young tortoises...

are easy to find.

explore the desert.

face many dangers.

spend time in groups.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Thread trails...

trap baby tortoises inside.

help scientists find tortoise nests.

attach to the shells of the baby tortoises.

show other animals where the baby tortoises are hiding.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2