Xenoliths ELA7 Practice

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English
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7th Grade
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Gayle Tidona
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART A: How does paragraph 3 of "Xenolith" most contribute to the article as a whole?
It compares the characteristics of xenoliths and xenocrysts.
It highlights the location where xenoliths can be found.
It describes the process of how xenoliths are formed.
It emphasizes the size and shape of xenoliths and xenocrysts.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART B: Select one paragraph that contributes to the article in a similar way as paragraph 3.
It describes the process of how xenoliths are formed.
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 8
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART A: According to "Xenolith," what effect does temperature have on xenoliths?
They become more visible as the hot lava erupts or flows from Earth's surface.
They transform into meteorites if they become too heated while crashing into Earth.
They form xenocrysts if they become too cool because of the surrounding air or water.
They develop different characteristics if exposed to extremely hot temperatures.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART B: Which evidence from the article supports the answer to Part A?
They develop different characteristics if exposed to extremely hot temperatures.
"Xenoliths are different types of rock embedded in igneous rock" (par. 2).
"These bits and pieces, trapped in the magma but not melting into it, become xenoliths" (par. 3).
"A xenolith may lose its unique qualities if it melts into the surrounding magma" (par. 5).
"The xenoliths in meteorites were formed from collisions with other objects outside the Earth's atmosphere" (par. 8).
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART A: How do xenoliths and xenocrysts help scientists understand the Earth?
by revealing the chemical properties of the Earth's mantle
by exposing the conditions deep within the Earth's crust
by demonstrating why lava cools quickly at the Earth's surface
by displaying how the Earth's atmosphere is affected by collisions with meteorites
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART B: Which detail from the article provides evidence for the answer to PART A?
by exposing the conditions deep within the Earth's crust
"Magma rises to the Earth's surface through these pipes between the Earth's crust and mantle" (par. 3).
"As magma erupts or flows from the Earth's surface, it is cooled by exposure to air or water" (par. 4).
"Some of the features studied by geologists are temperature, pressure, construction, and movement within the Earth's surface" (par. 7).
"The xenoliths in meteorites were formed from collisions with other objects outside the Earth's atmosphere" (par. 8).
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART A: As used in paragraph 2 in "Xenolith," what does the word embedded mean?
enclosed
eroded
melted
created
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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