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Unit 2 Genre Study 1 Assessment
By Cary Kendrick-Holmes
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Question 1
1.
Which sentence BEST states the main topic of the passage?
Have you ever seen a possum hanging from a branch?
Baby possums look and act a lot like their parents.
You might see a possum carrying grasses with its tail
Young possums also have special back feet like their parents.
Question 2
2.
What helps adult and baby possums climb so well?
their thumbs
their teeth
their tail
their fur
Question 3
3.
Read the sentence from the passage.
Predators cannot find a baby zebra even when it is CLOSE.
In the sentence, what does CLOSE mean?
near
join
shut
stop
Question 4
4.
Read the sentences from the passage.
The baby can blend in when standing with adult zebras. This keeps the baby zebra SAFE.
In the sentence, what does SAFE mean?
a term in baseball
a steel box to keep things
something you can trust
free from harm
Question 5
5.
Read the sentences from the passage.
The ducklings rest for about two hours. Then they stand up and walk! A duckling does not need help to take its first STEPS.
In the sentence, what does STEPS mean?
stairs
parts of a dance
a movement with your feet
things you do to reach a goal
Question 6
6.
What does a mother duck do for her ducklings?
She breaks their shells.
She finds food for them.
She teaches them how to swim.
She leads them to water.
Question 7
7.
Read the sentences from the passage.
Ducklings know just what to do in the water. Their webbed feet are perfect for paddling. They CAN swim without help.
In the sentence, what does CAN mean?
a metal object to hold something
put something into a container
are able to do something
stop something
Question 8
8.
Read the sentences from the passage.
They dip their heads into the water to reach food. Their tails STICK straight up in the air.
In the sentence, what does STICK mean?
stab or poke
point in a certain way
paste to something else
a twig or piece of wood
Question 9
9.
When do ducklings fly for the first time?
when they are 2 months old
after the mother teaches them
when they need to find a new pond
right after they eat for the first time
Question 10
10.
Complete the chart. Write the main topic of the passage. Then write 2 details that support the main topic. Use the sentences sin the box below
visibility
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