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I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The usual weather conditions in a place
a)
barricade
b)
collide
c)
climate
d)
igloo
2.
An Inuit house, shaped like a dome and made of ice blocks or hard snow
a)
igloo
b)
atmosphere
c)
permafrost
d)
compass
3.
one of the huge plains in the arctic region; a treeless plain
a)
pollute
b)
iceberg
c)
particles
d)
tundra
4.
Tiny amounts or small piece
a)
collide
b)
particles
c)
translucent
d)
iceberg
5.
An instrument for showing directions
a)
climate
b)
atmosphere
c)
compass
d)
barricade
6.
Huge blocks of freshwater ice that break off from glaciers
a)
pollute
b)
iceberg
c)
permafrost
d)
igloo
7.
To strike or bump into one another with force
a)
compass
b)
tundra
c)
particles
d)
collide
8.
Letting only some light pass through
a)
translucent
b)
atmosphere
c)
iceberg
d)
tundra
9.
Something put up for protection or to block the way
a)
permafrost
b)
climate
c)
barricade
d)
tundra
10.
The table of contents will..?
a)
Give you the definition of an important word
b)
Tell you where to find important words
c)
Explain what the photograph is about
d)
List the chapters
11.
A real-life picture taken with a camera
a)
photograph
b)
captions
c)
diagrams
d)
headings
12.
Which text feature would help me find the meaning of words?
a)
glossary
b)
table of contents
c)
index
d)
headings
13.
Is the glossary in the front, back, or throughout a book?
a)
front
b)
back
c)
throughout
d)
none
14.
Is the index found in the front, back, or throughout a book?
a)
front
b)
back
c)
throughout
d)
none
15.
Shows you new or important words in darkened print
a)
Label
b)
Italics
c)
Bold
d)
Glossary
16.
Nonfiction books 
a)
are real information
b)
are information written just for fun
c)
have illustrations
d)
don't exist
17.
  A drawing of a place is called a 
a)
map
b)
globe
c)
label
18.

What is the term used to describe both Antarctica and the Arctic?

a)

Greenland

b)

Polar Lands

c)

Iceland

d)

Russia

19.

Why is Antarctica colder than the Arctic?

a)

it's land is surrounded by water

b)

it's further from the sun

c)

there are no animals there

d)

the ice caps have settled there

20.

What are small icebergs called?

a)

ice chunks

b)

pipsqueaks

c)

growlsers

d)

none of these

21.

What can a glossary help you do?

a)

find a page you need

b)

give you a definition

c)

know what is coming next

d)

see small details in a diagram

22.

Why do scientists who want to learn about space go to Antarctica?

a)

because it's empty

b)

because there isn't a lot of wildlife

c)

because they need to observe lemmings in the wild

d)

because space is the only place colder than Antarctica

23.

Why can't penguins fly?

a)

their bones weigh too much

b)

they have too much blubber

c)

their wings aren't big enough

d)

all of the above

24.

Are igloos still built in the Arctic?

a)

yes, people live there

b)

yes, for temporary shelter

c)

no, there's no snow in the Arctic

d)

no, it's too cold

25.

Polar bears actually have black skin

a)

true

b)

false