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Open Court, U2, W4--"Salmon Creek"

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means the state of being mature?

a)

immature

b)

maturing

c)

mature

d)

maturity

2.

The artists used ______ to create the animated characters.

a)

imaged

b)

imagination

c)

imaginative

d)

imaginable

3.

All of these words have something to do with temperature. Which word best describes something very cold?

a)

cool

b)

chilly

c)

frigid

d)

brisky

4.

Animals use camouflage to

a)

find other animals of the same kind

b)

sleep through cold weather

c)

blend into a background

d)

extract water from different seeds

5.

This _______is an important part of the natural habitat.

a)

estuary

b)

halter

c)

festival

d)

license

6.

What does the word tattered mean in this sentence?

The tattered jacket was on the bed.

a)

colorful

b)

new

c)

fancy

d)

torn

7.

What does the word lingered mean in this sentence?

The eagle lingered near the field for a while.

a)

hunted

b)

stayed

c)

landed

d)

swooped

8.

What did Sumi and the other fry eat in the creek?

a)

moss and fern

b)

green algae

c)

maple leaves

d)

insects and larvae

9.

Which of these is a fact from the selection?

a)

The raccoon was the greatest danger

b)

Sumi was not so pretty without her stripes.

c)

A heron stood and looked at the fry.

d)

Being in the sea was the most fun.

10.

Right after being in the river, Sumi went into the

a)

bay.

b)

estuary.

c)

sea.

d)

creek.

11.

Which of these is an example of a simile?

a)

schools of silver fry

b)

as small as a pine needle

c)

mayflies fed there

d)

raccoon crept silently

12.

Sumi was spawned out. What does this mean?

a)

She saw other salmon mothers.

b)

She was guarding her eggs.

c)

She finished laying her eggs

d)

She was looking for Nulluk.

13.

How did Sumi find the stream of her birth?

a)

By luck

b)

With her eyes

c)

by smell

d)

by hearing

14.

What made Sumi yearn for her birth creek?

a)

Eggs were forming inside her. She knew she had to return to her birth creek to lay her eggs.

b)

She laid eggs in the sea and returned home to die.

c)

Eggs were formed and were laid next to a rock.