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Porpoises in Peril

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the agency that the Science Squad is working for?

a)

GERA Gathering Energy Research Agency

b)

GERA Global Environmental Research Agency

c)

GERA Global Economic Regional Agency

2.

What are the names of the four members of the Science Squad?

a)

Jordan, Candy, Regina, and Karl

b)

Jake, Candice, Renee, and Katrina

c)

Jada, Cam, Reggie, and Kate

3.

What is the name of the professor in charge of the Science Squad

a)

Professor Q.

b)

Professor K.

c)

Professor C.

4.

· What country is this story taking place near?

a)

Taiwan

b)

South Korea

c)

Thailand

5.

What have people noticed about the porpoises?

a)

They are swimming faster than usual.

b)

They are losing weight quickly.

c)

They are trying to hurt people.

6.

Which Science Squad member had to do all the diving?

a)

Cam

b)

Reggie

c)

Kate

d)

Kate

7.

Which Science Squad member is a botanist?

a)

Reggie

b)

Jada

c)

Kate

d)

Cam

8.

What is the name of the man the Science Squad had to contact when they got to the island?

a)

Dr. Bloodman

b)

Dr. Cloodman

c)

Dr. Vloodman

9.

What does DDJ stand for?

a)

Drake Darkly Jewels

b)

Marlee's brother DJ

c)

Dark Dangerous Jewels

10.

What looked like playground equipment?

a)

skateboard jumps

b)

oil mining equipment

c)

jewel mining equipment

11.

What type of gem did Kate have to get to show proof of the mine?

a)

Opal

b)

turquoise

c)

Opal

12.

The mining operation was...

a)

stirring up food for the porpoises to eat.

b)

scaring the food (animals) away that the porpoises need eat.

c)

making lots of noise.

13.

What happened to Drake Darkly?

a)

He was never seen again.·

b)

He was let go.

c)

He was arrested.

14.

What are some synonyms for the word squad?

a)

task

b)

steady, stable

c)

dug up or scooped

d)

team, group, unit

15.

If something is contaminated it is considered______________

a)

warm

b)

untidy, messy

c)

spoiled or polluted in some way

d)

muddy in appearance

16.

The gymnast felt stable on the beam. Stable means________

a)

steady or balanced

b)

uneasy or unsure

c)

discontent or unhappy

d)

aware and at ease

17.

The deer emerged from the deep forest. Emerged means_____

a)

running wildly

b)

appeared, or came out

c)

dug up or scooped

d)

came out in a group

18.

The squad needed to formulate a plan. They needed to _____

a)

define, work out, map out

b)

make a formula

c)

make a form fitting outfit

d)

write down the answers on a form

19.

Antonyms for rickety are________

a)

shaky, wobbly

b)

deep, underneath

c)

wobbly, unsteady

d)

steady, stable, balanced

20.

Definition of scrutinize__________

a)

to identify

b)

to be valuable

c)

carry out, to direct

d)

to inspect or probe carefully

21.

Her gold ring from her grandmother was precious to her. Precious means_______

a)

Beautiful

b)

Shiny

c)

valuable, prized possession

d)

worthless

22.

If you build a pool, you need to enclose it for safety purposes. Enclosed means__________

a)

Surround it, encircled

b)

fixed on, concentrated

c)

uttered

d)

buy pool floats

23.

The word dismantle means______

a)

to add to it

b)

to take away or take apart

c)

To make less of

d)

To be full of

24.

If someone is mouthing the words to you what are they doing?

a)

They are yelling

b)

They are whispering

c)

They are talking in another language

d)

They are forming the words with their mouths

25.

Antonyms for dredged are _______

a)

looked for, searched

b)

dug up. scooped up

c)

filled in, covered up, hide

26.

What point of view is Porpoises in Peril written in?

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

27.

What is the meaning of the word assignment

a)

· Strangely

b)

dirty, polluted or spoiled

c)

a task, job, duty or mission

d)

steady, balanced, even

28.

What the meaning of population?

a)

appear or come forth

b)

community or group; number of people or animals

c)

to define, work out, or map out a plan

d)

a team, group, or unit

29.

What is the meaning of stable?

a)

Strangely

b)

untidy or messy

c)

steady, balanced, even

d)

appear or come forth

30.

What is the meaning of emerged?

a)

wobbly or unsteady

b)

appear or come forth

c)

to define, work out, or map out a plan

d)

untidy or messy

31.

What is the meaning of the word cluttered?

a)

community or group; number of people or animals

b)

messy, unorganized

c)

wobbly or unsteady

d)

appear or come forth

32.

What's the meaning of the word formulate?

a)

a team, group, or unit

b)

to work out, or map out a plan

c)

community or group; number of people or animals

d)

appear or come forth

33.

Read this sentence from Science Squad: Porpoises in Peril.

“Okay, it’s time to formulate a plan,” Jada announced. . . .

What does the word formulate mean in this sentence?

a)

prepare

b)

follow

c)

discuss

d)

practice

34.

Read this sentence from Science Squad: Porpoises in Peril.

He used a thermometer to measure its temperature, and then he also measured the air temperature.


What does the word temperature mean in this sentence?

a)

Health

b)

length

c)

height

d)

warmth

35.

How do you know the Science Squad gets along with each other?

a)

They ignore one another

b)

They respect each other

c)

They make each other feel bad

d)

They buy gifts for one another

36.

What can we infer (guess) about Jada since it mentions she was the first one to breakfast?

a)

She is responsible

b)

She is hard-working

c)

She is usually on time or early

d)

All of the answers are correct

37.

· How do we know that Reggie is the researcher of the group?

a)

He twirls his pencil

b)

He says he needs to research the history of the beach

c)

He pulls out paperwork and refers to the report

d)

Cam interrupts him