Supporting evidence for the main idea-informational text_Level 3
Passage
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English
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6th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Swaathi Veeramani
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, what caused the container of bath toys to fall into the ocean?
The ship's crew made a mistake.
The container was not secured properly.
A powerful storm hit the cargo ship.
The ship was sailing too fast.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the central idea of this passage?
Thousands of bath toys are polluting the world's oceans.
An accidental spill of bath toys provided valuable scientific data about ocean currents.
Curtis Ebbesmeyer is a famous oceanographer who studies the North Pacific Gyre.
It is dangerous for cargo ships to travel during storms in the Pacific Ocean.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that the toy spill was a 'unique opportunity for scientists'?
The container held 28,000 plastic bath toys, including ducks and frogs.
The first toys were found ten months later on the coast of Alaska.
The data collected was more detailed than any planned experiment could have provided.
Some toys floated south and landed in Japan and South America.
4.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the passage, sort the following items into the correct categories: 'Cause of the Event' or 'Effect of the Event'. Groups: (a) Cause of the Event - A powerful storm - A container falling overboard (b) Effect of the Event - Mapping ocean currents - Improved computer models - Toys washing up on shores - Learning about the North Pacific Gyre
(a)
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match each term from the passage with its correct description. - The nickname for the 28,000 lost bath toys: Friendly Floatees - The scientist who tracked the toys' journey: Curtis Ebbesmeyer - A large, circular system of ocean currents: North Pacific Gyre - Scientific tools that were improved by the data: Computer models
(a)
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The author organizes the passage by telling the events in the order they happened (chronological order). How does this structure help you understand the central idea that an accident led to an important discovery? Use at least two details from the passage in your answer.
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