U2 W1 Progress Check

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Thomas hopes to study marine biology in college.

• part of a ship

• related to the sea

• a type of computer

• related to birds

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

We learned about the parts of an ecosystem.

• banking process

• data recorder

• engine structure

• network of living things

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The captain went to the flying bridge to steer around the iceberg.

• ship’s bow

• rescue boat

• high platform

• ship’s stern

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The chlorophyll in plants allows them to make food.

• bacteria

• green substance

• small plankton

• nutrients

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym for nautical in the sentence below?

We are planning on sailing at least 15 nautical miles if the wind holds tomorrow.

• toward the horizon

• related to navigation

• natural history

• scientific observations

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The author’s main purpose in writing the selection is —

• to emphasize the importance of protecting the oceans

• to define what the word phyto means as used in marine science

• to explain the importance of phytoplankton in the ocean ecosystem

• to suggest other ways scientists are working to make the sea healthier

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The author’s purpose for including paragraph 5 is to help the reader —

• comprehend the importance of iron in the ocean ecosystem

• understand the challenges in protecting the ocean ecosystem

• recognize that marine science is making new discoveries every day

• understand the role of phytoplankton in producing half of the world's oxygen

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The author presented the information in paragraph 3 to —

• explain how phytoplankton came by their name

• describe the journey that a phytoplankton undertakes

• suggest one way that phytoplankton can be used in marine science

• express an opinion about why phytoplankton are disappearing in the oceans

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

How does the diagram help you understand the information in the selection?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5