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WorksheetsDo You Understand What You Read?
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
To live in the Arctic, people need all of the following except
a)
high energy food
b)
heaters
c)
special clothing
d)
tools
2.
Why were the Inuit unable to grow crops?
a)
The soil was too rich with nutrients
b)
There is no soil in the Arctic
c)
The Arctic has a short warm season
d)
There are no seeds in the Arctic
3.
Which is not a food eaten by the Inuit?
a)
berries
b)
roots
c)
meat from wild animals
d)
chicken
4.
Which food makes up more than 1/2 of the Inuit diet?
a)
Fish
b)
Steak
c)
Seal
d)
Whale
5.
INFERENCE:
How did the Inuit people learn to hunt seal?
How did the Inuit people learn to hunt seal?
a)
They read lots of books
b)
They watched polar bears
c)
They saw cave paintings
d)
They watched black bears
6.
Why did a woman's sewing skills mean "life or death" for the men?
a)
Poorly stitched clothing could lead to dampness and frostbite
b)
Needles left in clothing could pierce skin
c)
Clothing that wasn't cleaned would attract dangerous animals
d)
Clothing made from animals could cause severe rashes
7.
INFERENCE:
Why did the Inuit hunt walruses, narwhals, and whales in large groups?
Why did the Inuit hunt walruses, narwhals, and whales in large groups?
a)
The hunt took a long time and they wanted company
b)
It was safer to hunt in large groups
c)
These animals are powerful and it took many hunters to kill them
d)
It took many people to search for the animals
8.
Why did scientists infer that the bowhead whale may have the longest lifespan of any animal?
a)
Because fishermen have caught wrinkled whales
b)
Because a 130 year old harpoon tip was found in a bowhead whale
c)
Because bowhead whales are hard to find
d)
Because bowhead whales are extinct
9.
INFERENCE:
Why were animals so important to the Inuit?
Why were animals so important to the Inuit?
a)
The Inuit loved many animals as pets
b)
The Inuit used them for safety
c)
The Inuit used them for food, clothing, oil, and tools
d)
Animals were not important to the Inuit
10.
MAIN IDEA:
What was the main idea of chapter 2 in the Inuit TrueFlix book?
What was the main idea of chapter 2 in the Inuit TrueFlix book?
a)
That the Inuit learned how to survive in the Arctic and relied on animals to do so
b)
That the Inuit never learned how to survive in the Arctic
c)
That the Inuit used insulated igloos as houses
d)
That the Inuit were skilled hunters
11.
CONTEXT CLUES:
In the sentence, "The Inuit rubbed the inside of the goggles with dark soot for added protection", what does the word "soot" probably mean?
In the sentence, "The Inuit rubbed the inside of the goggles with dark soot for added protection", what does the word "soot" probably mean?
a)
oil
b)
a dark substance
c)
snow
d)
water
12.
CONTEXT CLUES:
In the sentence that begins, "When hunters went whaling they set out in an umiak...", what does the word "umiak" most likely mean?
In the sentence that begins, "When hunters went whaling they set out in an umiak...", what does the word "umiak" most likely mean?
a)
A warm jacket
b)
A type of boat
c)
A large group
d)
A snowmobile
13.
MAIN IDEA:
What would the reader most likely learn about in the chapter titled, "Travel By Land and Sea"?
What would the reader most likely learn about in the chapter titled, "Travel By Land and Sea"?
a)
The types of food the Inuit ate
b)
How children learned
c)
How Inuit people moved from one place to another
d)
How the Inuit hunted
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