Reading Unit 2 Week 1

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Comprehension: Sequencing-4, Draw Conclusions-1
Vocabulary Strategies: context Clues-1, Synonyms-1, Greek and Latin Roots/Affixes-2
Grammar/Mechanics/Usage- common and proper nouns-2


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Why is the order of the events in the first paragraph important? 

    • A.

      A. It shows Lewis and Clark as explorers.

    • B.

      B. It tells how Lewis met Clark.

    • C.

      C. It tells when Lewis and Clark met Sacagawea.

    • D.

      D.It shows how the explorers found the Missouri river.

    Correct Answer
    C. C. It tells when Lewis and Clark met Sacagawea.
  • 2. 

    After Lewis and Clark crossed the Rocky Mountains, they reached----- 

    • A.

      The Dakotas

    • B.

      The Pacific Ocean

    • C.

      St. Louis

    • D.

      Montana

    Correct Answer
    B. The Pacific Ocean
  • 3. 

    What did Native Americans do before they added chokecherries to their food? 

    • A.

      They tased the seeds.

    • B.

      They boiled the bark.

    • C.

      They cooked the cherries.

    • D.

      They removed the poisons.

    Correct Answer
    D. They removed the poisons.
  • 4. 

    You can  conclude that Sacagawea helped the explorers mainly by------- 

    • A.

      Teaching them how to use plants as food and medicine

    • B.

      Guiding them through the rivers and mountains

    • C.

      Giving them knowledge about modern medicine

    Correct Answer
    A. Teaching them how to use plants as food and medicine
  • 5. 

    In the article what does the word scoured mean?

    • A.

      Explored

    • B.

      Researched

    • C.

      Cleaned

    • D.

      Scrubbed

    Correct Answer
    A. Explored
  • 6. 

    Which word means about the same as specimens in the article? 

    • A.

      Plants

    • B.

      Medicines

    • C.

      Goals

    • D.

      Samples

    Correct Answer
    D. Samples
  • 7. 

    Which word has the same Greek root as the word biology

    • A.

      Bilingual

    • B.

      Biyearly

    • C.

      Biologist

    • D.

      Bicycle

    Correct Answer
    C. Biologist
  • 8. 

    Which word has the same Latin affix as the word transferred

    • A.

      Trails

    • B.

      Trampoline

    • C.

      Trains

    • D.

      Transport

    Correct Answer
    D. Transport
  • 9. 

     The underlined words, phrases, and sentences may have mistakes.  Write the correction above  the mistake on your answer document.  If there is no mistake write OK above the word or phrase. Also check the correct box with the correction  didn't want to daudle

    • A.

      Didnt

    • B.

      OK

    • C.

      Dawdle

    Correct Answer
    C. Dawdle
  • 10. 

     The underlined words, phrases, and sentences may have mistakes.  Write the correction above  the mistake on your answer document.  If there is no mistake write OK above the word or phrase. Also check the correct box with the correction  no reason to be cawtious

    • A.

      Cautious

    • B.

      Cahtious

    • C.

      OK

    Correct Answer
    A. Cautious
  • 11. 

    Which word could replace the underlined word(s)? If you are curious about the study of living things, you can make amazing discoveries. 

    • A.

      Biology

    • B.

      Specimens

    • C.

      Research

    • D.

      Dormant

    Correct Answer
    A. Biology
  • 12. 

    Which word could replace the underlined word(s)?  Your investigations might take you to a park or even to a lake, where you can study life under the water. 

    • A.

      Transferred

    • B.

      Observer

    • C.

      Research

    • D.

      Biology

    Correct Answer
    C. Research
  • 13. 

     Which word could replace the underlined word(s)?  Sometimes a lake will look as though it has no activity, but it is really filled with life.

    • A.

      Murky

    • B.

      Scoured

    • C.

      Research

    • D.

      Dormant

    Correct Answer
    D. Dormant
  • 14. 

     Which word could replace the underlined word(s)?  Even if the water is thick and dark, you will probably find something fascinating.

    • A.

      Specimens

    • B.

      Murky

    • C.

      Biology

    • D.

      Dormant

    Correct Answer
    B. Murky
  • 15. 

     Which word could replace the underlined word(s)?  After you have moved the samples to a slide, you can examine them.

    • A.

      Transferred

    • B.

      Scoured

    • C.

      Dormant

    • D.

      Observer

    Correct Answer
    A. Transferred
  • 16. 

    Take samples of the water so that you can study them under a microscope.

    • A.

      Biology

    • B.

      Specimens

    • C.

      Research

    • D.

      Observer

    Correct Answer
    B. Specimens
  • 17. 

    In the water you may find minerals to be cleaned back in the lab,

    • A.

      Biology

    • B.

      Specimens

    • C.

      Scoured

    • D.

      Dormant

    Correct Answer
    C. Scoured
  • 18. 

    First you must become someone who watches everything around you.

    • A.

      Transferred

    • B.

      Dormant

    • C.

      Biology

    • D.

      Observer

    Correct Answer
    D. Observer

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