6th Grade Lesson 13 Quiz

What does the word sacrificed mean in this sentence?

He sacrificed the contents of his piggy bank to help his sister purchase a bicycle helmet.

• gave up

• withheld

• collected

• loaned out

What does the word frigid mean in this sentence?

Blake enjoys the frigid temperatures in January.

• normal

• inviting

• very cold

• miserable

What does the word expanse mean in this sentence?

Astronomers search for stars in the vast expanse of the universe.

• a dark area

• a large area

• a large number

• a confined space

What does the word deduced mean in this sentence?

After finding the paw prints, Aunt Jackie deduced that raccoons had eaten the corn in her garden.

• concluded

• doubted

• misunderstood

• overlooked

What does the word equivalent mean in this sentence?

Jason said watching the boring movie was equivalent to watching paint dry.

• worse than

• harder than

• the same as

• different from

What is this article mainly about?

• the frigid weather of the Arctic

• the friendship between Henson and Peary

• the first Americans to reach the North Pole

• the dangers of traveling in freezing climates

To organize the article and develop the main idea, the author

• explains effects first and then their causes

• describes each crew member one at a time

• describes events in the order they happened

• tells the final outcome first and then the details

The author calls the two-week trip to Cape Sheridan an ice-busting, gut-wrenching voyage. The connotation of this description is that the voyage was

• a pleasant and familiar trip

• a boring and uneventful journey

• a solitary and rewarding experience

• an extremely difficult and distressing ordeal

By February 1909, the entire party was prepared to begin the march to the Pole.

What is the connotation of the word march in the sentence above?

• calm and enjoyable stroll

• fast-paced, competitive race

• organized advance toward a goal

• leisurely, relaxed walk to a destination

From the photographs and text on pages 380 and 381, the reader can tell that a sledge

• cannot be moved uphill

• is a large sled pulled by animals

• is no longer used for travel on ice

• is built for speed, not hauling supplies