WorksheetsText Evidence Task cards (Informational) (purple set)
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 8hrs 0mins
Which sentence tells how Sally Ride heard that NASA was looking for astronauts?
Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951 in Encino, California.
Her first mission was to work as an astronaut on the Challenger Space Shuttle.
Sally Ride was the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983.
In 1977, Ride saw a newspaper ad that said NASA was looking for astronauts.
Which sentence gives evidence about a polar bear’s life cycle?
Polar bears hunt on land or in the water.
Polar bear babies are born in December or January.
A polar bear can smell a seal up to 20 miles away!
They have a thick layer of fat to keep them warm.
Which sentence describes how the rain forest is helpful to people who are sick?
Scientists think that half of Earth’s plants and animals live in the rain forest.
Rain forests get 75 inches of rain or more each year!
Plants in the rain forest help scientists make new medicines.
There are three layers in the rain forest: the canopy, the under story, and the forest floor.
Which sentence tells about why David Strickler made a banana split?
Strickler was scooping ice cream when he was asked to make something different.
The banana split was first made in 1904 by David Strickler in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Strickler’s banana split had three scoops of ice cream: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.
The banana split was similar to the sundae which was first made by Chester Platt in 1892.
Which sentence tells how Frederick Douglass was able to escape slavery?
Frederick Douglass was born on February 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland.
Douglass gave speeches and wrote a book to tell everyone that slavery was wrong.
Douglass was born a slave but escaped to the north in 1838, dressed as a sailor.
Douglass wanted equal rights for all people and spoke out for women’s right to vote.
Which sentence gives evidence about how a bald eagle hunts?
Bald eagles are birds of prey.
Bald eagles live 20 – 30 years in the wild.
Bald eagles have sharp talons (claws) that they use to catch prey.
A bald eagle’s nest is large and can be up to eight feet wide!
Which sentence describes how much rain deserts get?
Many animals who live in deserts are nocturnal (awake at night) and sleep underground in the day time.
A desert gets 10 inches of rain or less each year.
Deserts can be hot, like the Sahara Desert or cold like the Antarctic Desert at the South Pole.
Sometimes deserts have dust storms.
Which sentence tells about why ravioli had no tomato sauce for a few hundred years?
Tomato sauce was not used in Italy until the 1500s when tomatoes were first brought into the country.
No one knows for sure where ravioli was first made.
Most think that ravioli was invented in Italy in the 1300s.
In 1549, Bartolomeo Scappu, a famous chef, served ravioli to the pope in Rome.
Which sentence tells why Eleanor Roosevelt became famous?
In 1905, she married Franklin Roosevelt, and became the First Lady when he was elected president in 1933.
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City, New York.
In World War II, Eleanor joined the Red Cross and visited sick and wounded soldiers.
Eleanor believed in equal rights for all people.
Which sentence gives evidence about what a lion eats?
Lions live in groups with 3 – 30 members.
Lions may be found on savannas in Africa.
Female lions hunt for prey.
Lions are carnivores (meat eaters) and eat zebra, water buffalo, antelope, wildebeest, and impala.
Which sentence lists the animals found in grasslands?
Grasslands can be found in every continent except Antarctica.
Grasslands have low growing plants like grasses and wildflowers.
Animals in the grasslands include rabbits, mice, prairie dogs, foxes, wolves, eagles, geese, turkeys, bobcats, and weasels.
Grasslands are found between forests and deserts.
Which sentence tells about who chewed on spruce tree resin?
In 1848, John Curtis started the first chewing gum business in Maine.
The ancient Maya chewed chicle (from a tree), to freshen breath or clean teeth.
William Wrigley made two new kinds of gum in 1893: Juicy Fruit and Wrigley’s Spearmint.
Native Americans chewed spruce tree resin.
Which sentence tells about a war that started when Abraham Lincoln was president?
Abraham Lincoln became president of the United States in 1861.
While Lincoln was president, the North and South fought in the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall.
Abraham Lincoln was born in a small log cabin on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky.
Which sentence gives evidence about how fast swordfish swim?
Swordfish live in most oceans of the world.
Swordfish are one of the fastest fish and swim up to 50 miles per hour!
A swordfish has a long flat bill that looks like a sword.
Swordfish eat bluefish, mackerel, hake, and herring, as well as squid and octopus
Which sentence describes the three types of wetlands?
The wetlands is a freshwater biome.
Wetlands are areas where the land is soggy, like bogs, swamps, and marshes.
Marshes have no trees, but swamps have lots of trees.
Many animals live in or near the wetlands, like beavers, raccoon, snakes, fish, birds, deer, frogs, turtles, alligators and crocodiles.
Which sentence tells about when soldiers were given peanuts and peanut butter?
The peanut plant was first grown in South America about 3,500 years ago.
Peanut plants came to the United States in the 1700s but peanuts were mostly grown for animals.
In the late 1800s, PT Barnum’s Circus started selling hot roasted peanuts.
Peanuts and peanut butter were served to soldiers in both World War I and World War II.
Which sentence tells the name of the school that Florence Nightingale opened?
She started the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in London.
Nightingale became a nurse and worked to make hospitals more clean.
Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, in Florence, Italy.
Nightingale was called The Lady with the Lamp because she checked on soldiers at night while carrying a small lamp.
Which sentence gives evidence about a grasshopper’s enemies?
There are 11,000 kinds of grasshoppers!
Lizards, birds, spiders, and beetles like to eat grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers can live in most habitats like deserts, forests, and grasslands.
Grasshoppers make sounds by rubbing their back legs and their wings.
Which sentence describes the zones of the ocean?
The largest biome of the Earth is the marine biome, which includes the oceans.
The ocean covers most (70%) of the Earth
The ocean has three zones: the sunlit zone, (the most light) twilight zone (medium light), and midnight zone (no light).
The ocean is home to many animals like octopus, seals, sea otters, whales, and fish.
Which sentence tells about Christmas bread with raisins?
In 1873, seedless grapes were grown in California.
The ancient Egyptians dried grapes to make raisins.
In the 1400s, raisin bread was made for Christmas in Germany (called stolen) and in Italy (called panettone).
In 1754, George and Martha Washington often ate raisins with their dinner.
Which sentence tells about Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous paintings.
Two of Leonardo’s most famous paintings are the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
From 1485 to 1490, Leonardo drew plans for submarines, hang gliders, and helicopters!
Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Italy.
Besides being an artist, Leonardo was an inventor, musician, and engineer.
Which sentence gives evidence about where salamanders live?
Salamanders like to live near lakes or streams under rocks and logs.
A salamander’s skin is smooth, and it doesn’t have scales.
They eat worms, insects, and spiders
A red salamander is bright red when it’s young, but its color fades as it gets older.
Which sentence explains what Taiga means?
The Taiga has the coldest weather of all the forests.
Evergreen trees like pine trees, cedar, fir, and spruce grow in the Taiga.
Taiga is a Russian word that means forest.
Animals in the Taiga have to be able to survive the cold winters.
Which sentence tells about pickles being used for beauty?
Pickles have been around since 2030 BC when cucumbers in India were pickled.
In 850 BC, the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, gave pickles to his troops for extra strength before going to war.
Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, thought eating pickles made her more beautiful.
Five million pounds of pickles are eaten in the United States each year.
Which sentence tells about the size of Betsy Ross’ family?
Betsy Ross was named Elizabeth Griscom when she was born on January 1, 1752
Ross was the eighth of seventeen children!
The American flag Ross made was flown when the Declaration of Independence was read on July 8, 1776 at Independence Hall
Many believe that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.
Which sentence gives evidence about which kind of water a crocodile likes?
A crocodile mother may hide her babies in her mouth!
Crocodiles can live in fresh water or saltwater.
Crocodiles are carnivores (meat eaters) and will eat any animal they can find.
Crocodiles may be found in Africa, Asia, America, and Australia.
Which sentence describes which continent has the largest savanna?
A savanna is a type of grassland with low growing grasses and a few shrubs and trees.
Savannas are found between deserts and rain forests.
Herds of animals like zebras, wildebeests, and elephants, eat grass in the savanna.
Africa has the largest savanna.
Which sentence tells about where peaches were first grown?
Peaches were first grown in northwest China.
There are 2,000 different kinds of peaches.
Peaches, cherries, apricots, and plums, are called stone fruits.
California grows about half of the peaches in the United States.
Which sentence tells why John Muir started the Sierra Club?
Muir loved nature from an early age.
John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, in 1838 and died in Los Angeles, California, in 1914.
In 1890, Muir wrote to Congress about the need to protect nature and Congress opened Yosemite National Park in 1890.
Muir started the Sierra Club to help protect beautiful places.
Which sentence gives evidence about a red wolf’s size?
Red wolves are endangered and there are only about 80 of them left!
Red wolves live in packs of five to eight animals.
Red wolves are the same size as a German shepherd dog.
Red wolves are only found in North America.
Which sentence describes the tundra’s seasons?
The tundra is the coldest of all of the biomes.
The tundra covers about one fifth of the Earth’s land.
The tundra has a long winter and a very short summer.
Under the top layer of dirt is the permafrost which stays frozen all year.
Which sentence tells about which part of the plant you eat when you eat a carrot?
When you eat a carrot, you are eating the taproot.
China grows about half of the carrots in the world.
Carrots were first grown in the Middle East 5,000 years ago.
Carrots are usually orange but may be purple, red, white, or yellow!
