wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Wonders 5th Grade Unit 2 Week 3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word transformed mean?
a)
Changed
b)
Enlarged
c)
Extracted
d)
Transfered
2.
What does the word disappearance mean?
a)
to hide
b)
to be found
c)
to suddenly appear
d)
the act of disappearing
3.
What does the word behaviors mean?
a)
important actions
b)
throwing a hissy fit
c)
ways of adapting
d)
ways of acting
4.
Which has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word energetic? 
a)
bossh
b)
intelligent
c)
sluggish
d)
underwear
5.
NOUN: A sudden movement of many things at once.
VERB: A brief, light snowfall
Which of the following words is defined above?
a)
disappearance
b)
flurry
c)
observation
d)
theory 
6.
Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word migrate? 
a)
arrive
b)
outline
c)
stay 
d)
flow
7.
Complete this sentence with the best answer choice: 
The detective made an excellent ______________ after he uncovered new evidence. 
a)
disappearance
b)
flurry
c)
observation
d)
theory
8.
If you are unsure, you are: 
a)
spacy
b)
cringey
c)
not certain
d)
proposal
9.
What does the word theory mean?
a)
a random guess
b)
a fact that cannot be argued
c)
peanut butter
d)
an opinion based on some evidence
10.
There are certain __________ or things that are expected to happen here at school. 
a)
playground
b)
observation
c)
expectations
d)
migrate
11.

In the story, what kind of birds did John James Audubon study?

a)

Falcons

b)

King Fishers

c)

Pewees

d)

Redwing

12.

What text evidence shows how John James’s ideas differed from that of scientists?

a)

He thought that birds traveled to the moon each fall

b)

He did not believe that birds returned to the same nest each spring

c)

He did not believe that small birds gathered underwater during the winter

d)

He thought that birds transformed from one kind into another each winter.

13.

Why did John James tie bands around the birds?

a)

to test the strength of their legs

b)

to see where they went during the winter

c)

to see if the same ones returned in the spring

d)

to keep them still while he drew sketches of them

14.

What did John James’s experiment help to prove?

a)

that many birds return to the same area each year

b)

that only the offspring of birds return to the same nest each year

c)

that the offspring of birds do not return to the same area each year

d)

that birds do not return to the same nest each year

15.

What span of time does the The Boy Who Drew Birds cover?

a)

A lifetime

b)

one season

c)

2,000 years

d)

about a year

16.

The story of Daedalus & Icarus is which genre?

a)

Biography

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Expository text

d)

Myth & Legend

17.

The Boy Who Drew Birds is which genre?

a)

Biography

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Expository Text

d)

Myth & Legend

18.

True or False

Daedalus and John James both observed birds.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Why does Daedalus decide to build wings?

a)

He wants to be a bird.

b)

He wants to escape King Minos.

c)

He has been observing the birds and wants to fly.

d)

He thinks it would be fun!

20.

Where does Daedalus bury Icarus's body?

a)

Leaves it in the ocean.

b)

Buries him in the cemetery.

c)

He buries him on the highest peak of Icaria.

d)

He takes him home.

21.

What book did Mrs. Ritter finish last week for read aloud?

a)

Capricorn Anderson

b)

Schooled

c)

Wonder

d)

Chains

22.

The current book that the 5th grade class is listening for read aloud is entitled:

a)

Wonder

b)

Schooled

c)

Refugee

d)

The Boy Who Drew Birds

23.

Your next genre that you will be studying in class is:

a)

Informational text

b)

Biography

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Myth & Legend

24.

What are the characteristics of a biography? (pick 2)

a)

Written in 3rd person

b)

Tells the true story of someone's life, written by another person.

c)

It uses the pronouns I and we

d)

It tells about the person's life that wrote the story.

25.

What is the last name of John James________? (The Boy who Drew Birds)

a)

Airborn

b)

Audubon

c)

Autobond

d)

Archibold