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WorksheetsWonders 5th Grade Unit 2 Week 3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
VERB: A brief, light snowfall
Which of the following words is defined above?
The detective made an excellent ______________ after he uncovered new evidence.
In the story, what kind of birds did John James Audubon study?
Falcons
King Fishers
Pewees
Redwing
What text evidence shows how John James’s ideas differed from that of scientists?
He thought that birds traveled to the moon each fall
He did not believe that birds returned to the same nest each spring
He did not believe that small birds gathered underwater during the winter
He thought that birds transformed from one kind into another each winter.
Why did John James tie bands around the birds?
to test the strength of their legs
to see where they went during the winter
to see if the same ones returned in the spring
to keep them still while he drew sketches of them
What did John James’s experiment help to prove?
that many birds return to the same area each year
that only the offspring of birds return to the same nest each year
that the offspring of birds do not return to the same area each year
that birds do not return to the same nest each year
What span of time does the The Boy Who Drew Birds cover?
A lifetime
one season
2,000 years
about a year
The story of Daedalus & Icarus is which genre?
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Expository text
Myth & Legend
The Boy Who Drew Birds is which genre?
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Expository Text
Myth & Legend
True or False
Daedalus and John James both observed birds.
True
False
Why does Daedalus decide to build wings?
He wants to be a bird.
He wants to escape King Minos.
He has been observing the birds and wants to fly.
He thinks it would be fun!
Where does Daedalus bury Icarus's body?
Leaves it in the ocean.
Buries him in the cemetery.
He buries him on the highest peak of Icaria.
He takes him home.
What book did Mrs. Ritter finish last week for read aloud?
Capricorn Anderson
Schooled
Wonder
Chains
The current book that the 5th grade class is listening for read aloud is entitled:
Wonder
Schooled
Refugee
The Boy Who Drew Birds
Your next genre that you will be studying in class is:
Informational text
Biography
Historical Fiction
Myth & Legend
What are the characteristics of a biography? (pick 2)
Written in 3rd person
Tells the true story of someone's life, written by another person.
It uses the pronouns I and we
It tells about the person's life that wrote the story.
What is the last name of John James________? (The Boy who Drew Birds)
Airborn
Audubon
Autobond
Archibold
