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Winter's Tail Assessment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word dedicated?

a)

devoted

b)

fabricated

c)

marveled

d)

tended

2.

If something is artificial, then it is

a)

naive

b)

unhealthy

c)

not natural

d)

exceptionally large

3.

What does the word collaborate mean?

a)

to move aimlessly without care

b)

to work together on something

c)

to spread or flow throughout

d)

to express in greater detail

4.

What does the word obstacle mean?

a)

a mode of action

b)

a distinguishing effect

c)

a person or thing that blocks progress

d)

a defensive barrier made of strong posts

5.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word flexible?

a)

bendable

b)

gullible

c)

offensive

d)

stiff

6.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word mimic?

a)

awaken

b)

imitate

c)

quiver

d)

wish

7.

What does the word techniques mean?

a)

ordered list of events

b)

ways of questioning something

c)

orderly arrangements of parts

d)

ways of bringing about a desired result

8.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word function?

a)

element

b)

knowledge

c)

use

d)

viewpoint

9.

What happened to Winter?

a)

She was hit by a motorboat.

b)

Her tail was bitten off by a shark.

c)

She swam away from her mother.

d)

Her tail was badly damaged in a crab trap.

10.

How did Winter swim differently from other dolphins?

a)

Her tail stump did not move.

b)

Her tail stump moved up-and -down.

c)

Her tail stump moved from side to side.

d)

Her tail stump moved in a circular motion.

11.

What did trainers have to do after they introduced her to another dolphin, but before they could teach her how to swim with a prosthetic tail?

a)

strengthen her backbone

b)

how to drink from a bottle

c)

teach her how to swim with her stump

d)

get her used to the feel of a prosthesis

12.

Why does Winter have to wear the prosthesis a few hours each day though she can swim without it?

a)

for practice

b)

for the scientist's research

c)

to keep her backbone healthy

d)

so their dolphins will recognize her

13.

According to the selection , how did Winter's situation help others?

a)

it helped sick dolphins

b)

it improved boat technologyj

c)

it improved prosthetic technology

d)

it improved the speed of swimmers