WorksheetsSea Stars
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the theme of our unit?
The Natural World
Sea Stars
Human-Environment Interaction
Adapting to Change
Vocab - Part of a group
Contingent
Futile
Elusive
Vocab - Ineffective
Contingent
Futile
Elusive
Vocab - Difficult to understand
Contingent
Futile
Elusive
What is being compared? "Stars in the dark overhead an here a spiny constellation draped over the rocks"?
Sea stars and Sky stars
Clear skies and stars
Sea stars in the dark water
Sea stars washed up on shore
What is the central idea of this: "They're feet, and what they're searching for isn't food or enemy or mate, but something to cling to, any firm surface that can anchor them..."
Sea stars (like humans) are vulnerable and need something to anchor to
Sea stars are adaptable, able to regenerate, but human are aware of what we lose
Humans sometimes fail to accept reality and the truth about loss and wanting
What is the central idea of this: "Oh Ahab, I often think, if you could have hunted with less vengeance...might the whale have someday returned to you what it took so long ago..."
Sea stars (like humans) are vulnerable and need something to anchor to
Sea stars are adaptable, able to regenerate, but human are aware of what we lose
Humans sometimes fail to accept reality and the truth about loss and wanting
What is the central idea of this: "We, in contrast, have to live with those burdens, made heavier by loss and the sensation that often emanates from what's missing."
Sea stars (like humans) are vulnerable and need something to anchor to
Sea stars are adaptable, able to regenerate, but human are aware of what we lose
Humans sometimes fail to accept reality and the truth about loss and wanting
According to the author, what notion burden humans?
heroism
sacrifice
consciousness
all of these
Which statement best summarizes the author's main idea?
Things that seem to disappear often have not.
Sea stars are fascinating creatures.
Humans and sea stars are similar, both lose limbs.
Just as sea stars look for something to hold onto, humans look for an encounter with someone or something...that can beckon what lies broken and hungry inside us all.
