Grade 5 Unit 3 Week 3 Shared Reading Quiz

Which sentence expresses a summary of the text?

• Massive fires raged above the waters.

• Down below, gallons and gallons of oil spewed from a broken pipeline.

• Such a huge disaster would require the skills and abilities of many heroes working together.

• Immediately after the explosion, firefighters worked with the US Coast Guard to battle the blaze.

What does the author mean by the phrase “battle the blaze” as it is used on page 39 in paragraph 2?

• To try to put a stop to the fire.

• To begin war.

• To fight with weapons.

• The fire was deadly.

Read the following sentence from the text. “Veterinarians dedicated their efforts to helping out marine animals, such as pelicans and turtles.” The Latin root “mare” means, “the ocean or sea”. Which clues in the sentence provide an understanding of the word marine?

• dedicated their

• marine animals

• such as

• pelicans and turtles

What is the central idea of Gulf Spill Heroes?

• Many animals had to be rescued.

• The oil spill was in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Many people had to work together to clean up the oil spill.

A problem is what someone does to fix something.

• True

• False

A solution is how a problem is solved.

• True

• False

How does the image help understand the solution?

• It shows where they were.

• It shows the Sword that was created to clean up the oil.

• It shows people on the beach.