WorksheetsWeek 2:From Life on Earth and Beyond Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which sentence shows HOW the Dry Valleys are like Mars?
The genre of the text " From Life on Earth and Beyond" is:
Fiction
Autobiography
Informational Text
Poem
How are the Dry Valleys of Antarctica
similar to Mars?
A They are both cold and dry.
They both have rain and snow.
They are both dark most of the year.
They both have months of 24-hour sun.
Where do the microbes in the Dry Valleys
live?
inside rocks
on high rocks
under ice and water
in underground holes
The author wrote this selection most likely to- -
A. to give you information about our Earth and other planets, and whether there is life in extreme conditions.
B. to give you information about green aliens and why scientists study them.
C. to give you information about green aliens from a fictional story.
D. to persuade you to travel to all the planets.
Which sentence from page 54 explains the heading "Journey to the Bottom of the Earth?"
After stuffing two helicopters with camping gear, equipment, food and water.
They landed atop a giant lump of sandstone called Battleship Promontory.
To reach the Dry Valleys, Chris flew from San Francisco, California, to New Zealand.
Chris later recalled.
According to page 55, how did scientists camped on Battleship Promontory?
Chris dressed quickly and made his way through the scientists' tent camp.
The camp was a little "tent city."
There was a science tent, a kitchen tent, a toilet tent, and the suburbs.
Cleaning up was easy.
According to the side bar on page 58, a living thing...
eats and gives off waste
reproduces
evolves
all of the above
According to the caption on page 60, how might the spectrometer be used on a NASA mission?
to test rocks for hidden life
to look professional
to travel to the future
to test for aliens
Which of the following is the title of a sidebar?
Bug Eyed Guys with Flying Saucers
Looking for Life in the Atacama
Atacama Desert, Chile
from Life on Earth and Beyond
Which planet does the author compare to the Antarctic Dry Valleys?
Jupiter
Uranus
Mars
Earth
During winter in Antarctica is____.
full of sunlight
full of darkness
A _____ tells the reader specific information in relation to a photograph or illustration within a text
Bold & Italicized words
Sub heading
Caption
Glossary
The _____ divides a text into sections and explains what each section will be about.
Title
Heading
Diagram
Photograph
