The Platypus
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
3rd - 4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following belongs in the Venn diagram?
Lives in a burrow.
Have spines made of keratin,
Has webbed feet.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What features of The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus tell you that these are informational texts?
The map, photographs, and captions
The use of stanzas to organize the sentences
Drawings of fictional characters
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence helps the reader understand what the word “sense” means in paragraph 11?
“The bill has sensors that pick up electrical signals from prey.”
“Unlike a duck’s hard bill, a platypus’s bill is rubbery.”
“Here is where the platypus’s extraordinary bill comes into play.”
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What makes both the platypus and echidna unique animals?
Both animals live in Australia
Both animal are mammals but lay eggs
Both animals carry their young in a pouch
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the selection, how does the author most likely feel about the platypus?
The platypus is a dangerous animal.
The platypus is endangered and we need to protect them.
The platypus is a wondrous animal that has unusual adaptations.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses the word “sense”?
I haven’t seen my friends sense March.
I paid seventy-five sense for the candy bar.
Her sense of smell is wonderful.
Tags
CCSS.RF.2.3D
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you think the author wrote this story?
To persuade you to buy a platypus for a pet.
To inform you of the unique characteristics of a platypus.
To entertain you by telling you about how strange a platypus is.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.6
CCSS.RI.3.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.4.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
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