Quiz: Building Big Dreams

In what ways are the Channel

Tunnel and the Golden Gate

Bridge the same?

• They both only took a few

  years to complete.

• They both connect two land

  masses separated by water.

• They both have a system

  of trains.

• All of the above

What is a canal?

• a chamber that fills with

  water to raise a ship and

  empties to lower a ship

• a waterway dug across land

  that is used for transportation

  or irrigation

• a waterway dug across land

  that is used for transportation

  or irrigation

• a place for looking at

  what is around a building

  or other structure

How are the Canadian

National Tower and Burj

Khalifa Tower alike?

• They have each held

  the title of the world’s

  tallest structure.

• They are part of the

  Seven Wonders of the

  Ancient World.

• They are over two thousand

  feet tall.

• They are both located in

  the Southern Hemisphere.

Which of the following supports

the author’s purpose to inform

readers about different human-

made structures?

• The Channel seas can be

  stormy and dangerous.

• Netherlands faces the

  North Sea.

• The Dutch built a floodwall

  more massive than any other.

• All of the above

Which word means gated

sections in a river or canal in

which water levels are raised

and lowered to allow ships

and boats to pass?

• dwarfs

• hydroelectric

• locks

• observation decks

Which statement is an opinion?

• Panama is a narrow nation

  between North and South

  America.

• The Pyramids of Egypt are the

  most amazing of the Seven

  Wonders of the Ancient

  World.

• The crews worked on towers

  746 feet above the water.

• Builders placed the antenna

  at the top of the CN Tower

  with a helicopter.

How are the South-to-North

Water Transfer Project and the

Netherlands North Sea Protection

Works the same?

• They both are located

  in China.

• They both use a system

  of dams, canals, tunnels,

  and pumps.

• They both control and

  redirect water routes

  to benefit humans.

• All of the above

Which of the following caused

the Dutch to begin the North Sea

Protection Works?

• They needed a way to protect

  their land, crops, and people

  from the sea.

• The Yellow River didn’t carry

  enough water for the large

  population in the north.

• Napoleon wanted to create

  a surprise attack on the

  United Kingdom.

• They wanted the Seven

  Wonders of the Ancient

  World to remain standing.

Shack is to very small as _____________________ is to very tall.

• canal

• hydroelectric

• lock

• skyscraper

Which sentence from the story

includes an opinion?

• In 1927, the Dutch began the

  North Sea Protection Works.

• The beautiful Golden Gate

  Bridge is in San Francisco.

• The beautiful Golden Gate

  Bridge is in San Francisco.

• Today, the Golden Gate

  Bridge is one of the most

  famous bridges in the world.