A Blast from the Past Unit Test
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Question
Use the excerpt from the text How to Build a Fossil to answer the question.
How to Build a Fossil
“The rain also turned the hillside above into mud. Some of the mud began to slide, faster and faster, down the hill. And right in the middle of breakfast, Wham! The poor iguanodon was rudely buried under a ton of mud.”
Why does the author use the word wham in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
to describe to the reader how the iguanodon caused the mudslide
to describe to the reader how the iguanodon caused the mudslide
to help the reader understand how unexpected the mudslide was
to help the reader understand how unexpected the mudslide was
to explain to the reader how mudslides work
to explain to the reader how mudslides work
to describe to the reader how noisy the mudslide was
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Question
Use the excerpt from the text How to Become a Fossil to answer the question.
How to Become a Fossil
“Some of this mineral-filled water seeped into the iguanodon’s bones. The rocky bits in the water washed into the tiny bone holes and stuck. For thousands of years, hard minerals from water slowly replaced the bone.”
Which is the main idea of this excerpt from the text?
(1 point)
Responses
The rocks bury the iguanodon.
The rocks bury the iguanodon.
The iguanodon fills up with water.
The iguanodon fills up with water.
Water carries away the bones.
Water carries away the bones.
Minerals take the place of the bone.
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Question
Use the excerpt from the text How to Build a Fossil to answer the question.
How to Build a Fossil
“The rain also turned the hillside above into mud. Some of the mud began to slide, faster and faster, down the hill. And right in the middle of breakfast, Wham! The poor iguanodon was rudely buried under a ton of mud.”
Why does the author use the word wham in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
to describe to the reader how the iguanodon caused the mudslide
to describe to the reader how the iguanodon caused the mudslide
to help the reader understand how unexpected the mudslide was
to help the reader understand how unexpected the mudslide was
to explain to the reader how mudslides work
to explain to the reader how mudslides work
to describe to the reader how noisy the mudslide was
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Question
Use the passage Old, Old, Old Forests to answer the question.
Old, Old, Old Forests
Which idea would be most important to include in a summary of the text?
(1 point)
Responses
Large amphibians preferred to live in wetlands.
Large amphibians preferred to live in wetlands.
Scientists read fossils to find out how things were.
Scientists read fossils to find out how things were.
Creatures that lived in water began to crawl on land.
Creatures that lived in water began to crawl on land.
Prehistoric forests were constantly changing over time.
Prehistoric forests were constantly changing over time.
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Which is the correct way to change the singular noun monkey into a plural noun?(1 point)
Responses
monkeys
monkeys
monkies
monkies
monkees
monkees
monkeyes
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Use the sentences to answer the question.
Helen: What happened after you broke your mother’s new vase?
Hannah: She seemed a little mad at first, but she understood that it was an accident and told me it was okay.
Which is a more precise word to use instead of a little mad?
(1 point)
Responses
furious
furious
upset
upset
worried
worried
sad
sad