YEAR 5 BASELINE ASSESSMENT

Where is this report set? The report was set in .

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

. What type of snake was rescued? A __________was rescued.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Was the snake a female or male? Find a word in the report to support your answer.

Answer explanation

Female – it is referred to as “she”.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why were Smith and Labuschagne surprised to find a black mamba on the beach?

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Shade the option that you think best indicates what you think a herpetologist would study?

• Herbs and other plants

• Snakes

• Sea creatures

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How did the researchers know that the snake was exhausted?

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why do you think the snake was so weak when it was found?

• The snake had travelled a long distance.

• The snake was pregnant.

• The snake was hungry.

• The snake was just lazy.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which facts from the passage indicate that it is dangerous? (Choose two that apply.)

• They dreamt about it being dangerous so they had to call in specialists to deal with the snake.

• Many people phoned in to report sighting the snake. They had to call in specialists to deal with the snake.

• They were snake eaters.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

State whether the following are Statement, Question or Exclamation sentences.

a. Be careful of that snake!

b. The snake’s natural habitat was inland valleys.

• a. Question

  b. Command

• a. Exclamation

  b. Statement

• a. Command

  b. Exclamation

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence.

Smith and Labuschagne approached the snake with caution.

• Smith

• snake

• caution

• Labuschagne

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CCSS.L.3.1C