Salmon Creek Comprehension Test

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What did Sumi and the other fry eat in the creek?

• moss and fern

• green algae

• maple leaves

• insects and larvae

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Part B Which sentence from the story best supports your answer for Part A?

• Dragonflies and mayflies fed there, and the fry fed on insects and larvae.

• As the days became warmer, Algae grew on Salmon Creek.

• A windstorm shook the last of the map

• She widened her nostrils, memorized each scent: moss and fern and cedar, maple and damp earth!

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which of these is a fact from the selection?

• The raccoon was the greatest danger.

• Sumi was not so pretty without her stripes.

• Algae grew on Salmon Creek.

  
  

• Being in the sea was the most fun.

.Which of these is an example of a simile?

• schools of silver fry

• as small as a pine needle

• mayflies fed there

• racoon crept slowly

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does it mean to be "followed by a school of fry?"

• To follow a school.

• To find fish eggs.

• To be followed by fish.

• To be followed by fries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Compare and Contrast Sumi and her mother

Groups:

(a) Compare

,

(b) Sumi

,

(c) Mother

• Adult salmon

• blind

• Salmon

• Singing

• Live in the creek

• Inside an egg

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Complete the food chain:

• Heron

• Sumi

• insects and larvae

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Compare and Contrast the River and Creek

Groups:

(a) River

,

(b) Compare

,

(c) Creek

• small banks

• fish

• shallow

• water

• rapids

• Strong rapids

• Steep bank

• Deep

• currents

• banks

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What caused Sumi to change to a brilliant pink?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

How did the salmon change when they returned to freshwater? Select all that apply.

• Males grow fangs and fierce hooked

• They become transparent and invisible.
• They shrink in size and become smaller.
• They undergo physical changes such as a change in coloration and the development of a crown.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5