WorksheetsScholastic News (October 16, 2017)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The purpose of the London Zoo’s yearly animal weigh-in is to ____.
a)
change animals’ feeding schedules
b)
make sure all of the zoo’s information is up-to-date
c)
determine whether the zoo needs to purchase more food
d)
confirm that the scales are working correctly
2.
According to the article, what do zookeepers use the database for? C
a)
to help with animal conservation
b)
to help manage animal behaviors
c)
to train zookeepers to be patient
d)
to compare animals around the world
3.
How do driverless cars “see” objects around them?
a)
Navigators direct the cars with remote controls.
b)
Satellites send signals to the cars.
c)
Someone in the passenger seat gives directions.
d)
The cars use sensors and cameras.
4.
Why were the car’s windows tinted during the six-week test?
a)
to make sure the pizza remained warm
b)
to keep customers from seeing an empty driver’s seat
c)
to block the sun from harming sensors inside the car
d)
to make customers think no one was inside the car
5.
Meteorologists study and predict ____.
a)
the weather
b)
power outages
c)
rescue plans
d)
meteors
6.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma both ____.
a)
hit land as Category 4 storms
b)
tore apart homes in the Florida Keys
c)
dumped more than 50 inches of rain
d)
hit land on the same day
7.
Hurricanes are rated according to ____.
a)
amount of rain
b)
wind speed
c)
height of waves
d)
amount of damage
8.
Why did the Eicher family think they might be spared from flooding?
a)
Their house is 40 miles from Houston.
b)
Their house is 13 feet off the ground.
c)
They had evacuated to a shelter.
d)
They knew firefighters would save them.
9.
How did the USS Indianapolis help end World War II?
a)
It delivered food to starving soldiers.
b)
It carried spies for a secret mission
c)
It sank a Japanese submarine.
d)
It delivered parts of an atomic bomb.
10.
According to the map on page 6, the USS Indianapolis sank off the coast of ____.
a)
It delivered food to starving soldiers.
b)
Japan
c)
Hawaii
d)
California
11.
Which sentence best states the article's main idea?
a)
"Hurricane Harvey had barreled into their home state of TExas on August 25."
b)
"The storm dumped more than 50 inches of rain near the city."
c)
"Now, more than a month later, people across the South are still struggling to rebuild."
d)
"It turned highways into rivers."
12.
Which of these statements about Harvey is false?
a)
It didn't break up quickly once it hit land.
b)
It hit Florida as a Category 4 storm.
c)
It caused massive flooding in Houston.
d)
It caused at least 80 deaths.
13.
The map on page 4 shows that _____.
a)
Harvey was a tropical storm when it first hit Texas.
b)
Irma moved northwest once it hit Florida.
c)
Harvey hit the coast of Cuba as it moved toward the U.S.
d)
Irma went directly from Florida to Alabama.
14.
Which word is closest in meaning to lingered?
a)
struck
b)
remained
c)
stranded
d)
returned
15.
Which of the following is a result of the others?
a)
The USS Indianapolis delivered parts of an atomic bomb.
b)
The U.S. dropped a bomb on Hiroshima.
c)
Japan surrendered on August 15.
d)
The city of Nagasaki was devasted by an atomic bomb.
16.
_________________________ played a major role in rescuing the survivors of the USS Indianapolis.
a)
A U.S. military plane
b)
A Japanese submarine
c)
Fisherman
d)
Edgar Harrell
17.
The purpose of the photos and caption on page 6 is to show ______________.
a)
why the Indianapolis sank
b)
where the shipwreck was located
c)
how researchers identified the sunken ship
d)
the role the ship played in ending the war
18.
They eye wall is ________.
a)
the calm part of a hurricane
b)
located at the outer edge of a hurricane
c)
a type of cloud
d)
where a hurricane's strongest winds are found.
19.
What are the names of the 2 hurricanes discussed in this week's edition of Scholastic News?
a)
Norma and Ivan
b)
Harvey and Irma
c)
Ivan and Irma
d)
Norma and Harvey
20.
What is a meteorologist?
a)
A scientist who studies meteors.
b)
A scientist who study and predict the weather.
c)
A scientist who studies Jupiter's rings.
d)
A scientist who studies space rocks.
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