Exams

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“Earthquake Terror”

By Peg Kehret

Exam for the 6th

grade

2

Luz A. Cruz De Santana

Elementary School

Humacao, PR

Name:_____________________________________ Date:___________________________

Earthquake Terror Comprehension Examen

I. Direction: Read each sentence or question carefully, and then CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER

to complete the sentence or answer the question.

Example: What was the author’s purpose when she wrote, “Here he was isolated. I wouldn’t do well as a . forest ranger, Jonathan thought.”

a) Jonathan does not like earthquakes. c) Jonathan does not like forest fires.

b) Jonathan is nervous; at home he has d) Jonathan is lonely and isn’t good at hiking . . neighbors if he need help.

1. What is the genre of the story, Earthquake Terror? a) fiction c) autobiography . b) realistic fiction d) biography

2. Who is the author of the story, Earthquake Terror?

a) Moose’s c) Peg Kehret , b) Abby’s d) Jonathan’s

3. The setting of the story is _____________________. a) a jungle c) an island b) a food court d) the school

4. What does the author mean when she writes, “He felt as if he were on a surfboard, catching

a giant wave?

a) To show that Jonathan was scared stiff. c) To show that Moose predicted an earthquake.

b) To help us understand what it is d) To help us understand what it is . like to be in an earthquake . like to go surfing.

5. Where did Jonathan learn to protect himself if an earthquake occurs?

a) He read it in a magazine c) His parents taught him

b) He learned to protect his head d) He learned to protect his head during a school . in the library . earthquake drills.

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6. Why does Jonathan tell Abby, “It’s only an earthquake”?

a) He doesn’t want Abby to be afraid. c) He is trying to convice himself they’ll be okay.

b) He doesn’t want her to know he is afraid. d) All the above.

7. What does Jonathan and Abby do after the giant redwood tree falls and lands on another tree?

a) They climb on it so they can get off c) They hide themselves in the space for safely. . the ground.

b) They run away so another tree doesn’t d) They rest on the tree and take a nap. . land on them.

8. When the author writes “I want Mommy. Abby shrieked. How is she feeling?

a) happy c) scared . b) sad d) jolly

9. Has Jonathan ever felt an earthquake before?

a) Yes, when he was at school. c) Yes, when he went to Iowa.

b) No, there was one in California, d) No, he felt a simulated (fake) earthquake . . but he didn’t feel it. at Universal Studios.

10. Why did the Palmers name their dog Moose?

a) He ate a lot of food. c) He was a big dog. . b) He liked going camping with the family. d) Jonathan and Abby just liked the name.

11. What happened to Abby during the earthquake?

a) She broke her leg. c) She cut her knee. . b) She broke her arm. d) She cut her arm.

12. Debris is ___________________________________. a) The remains of something broken c) shook, vibrated or quivered b) Very hot and stuffy d) easily affected

13. Susceptible is _______________________________.

a) The remains of something broken c) shook, vibrated or quivered b) Very hot and stuffy d) easily affected

14. Stifling is ___________________________________.

a) The remains of something broken c) shook, vibrated or quivered b) Very hot and stuffy d) easily affected

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II. Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you think a statement is TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE..

Example: __T__ 1. The story takes place in an island.

_____ 1. Jonathan and Abby’s parents had left the island to go grocery shopping.

_____ 2.Moose is acting strange because he could feel the earthquake coming.

_____ 3. Jonathan thought the first rumblings of the earthquake were distant thunder.

_____ 4. Jonathan knew what to do because he had been in an earthquake before.

_____ 5. In the island Jonathan felt surrounded by help.

_____ 6. The earthquake stopped and the woods were silent.

_____ 7. Jonathan and Abby found shelter in a large hole.

_____ 8. At the end, Abby cut her arm.

_____ 9. Jonathan wanted to go back to the camper to hear the World Series baseball game.

_____10.Ominous is to feel threatening.

III. Directions: Draw your favorite part of the story Earthquake Terror. Write a sentence for the drawing. .

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“Volcanoes”

By

Seymour Simon

Exam for the 6th

grade

6

Luz A. Cruz De Santana

Elementary School

Humacao, PR

Name:_________________________________ Date:___________________________

Volcanoes

Sixth Grade Exam

I. Direction: Read each sentence or question carefully, and then CIRCLE THE ANSWER

. . that best complete the sentence or answers the

question.

Example: A volcano can blast way the ______________.

a) mantle b) core c) summit d) plate

1. When a volcano is no longer active, it’s called _______________________.

a. New b. old c. extinct d. alive

2. The outside layer of the earth is called the ___________________________.

a. Core b. crust c. mantle d. fault

3. The Romans believed that volcanoes were formed because ________________, their god

of fire, worked in a hot forge.

a. Vulcan b. Ventian c. Venus d. Versuvius

4. Volcanoes erupt because the heat turns rock inside a volcano into __________________.

a. Cracks b. holes c. ashes d. magma

5. In Hawaii the legend says that _______________ goddess of fire, was the cause of

volcanoes.

a. Namaka b. Kilaleu c. Pele d. Mauna Loa

6. In 1980, this Washington State mountain gave North America its largest volcanic

eruption.

a. Mount St. Helens b. Shield c. Montserrat d. Colombia

7. A volcanic explosion is an _____________________.

a. Caldera b. eruption c. inner layer d. shield

8. A volcano can be a ___________________ and a ______________________.

a. Rock and a lake b. Hole and a mountain c. vent and a lava d. plate and a vent

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9. The __________________ can melt the rock around it, turning it into liquid.

a. crust b. collapsed c. century d. molten

10. The pacific plate is famous for having a chain of volcanoes called __________________.

a. Tectonic plates b. The ring of fire c. mountains of volcanoes d. Hawaii

II. Describe the sequence of events before, during, and after a volcanic eruption.

1. _________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

III. Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you think

the statement is TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE. . Example: __T__ 1. A volcano can blast way the summit.

1. ______ Melted rock that comes out of a volcano is called lava.

2. ______ Partly burned pieces of coal or wood is called caldera.

3. ______ There is only one main type of lava called Pahoehoe.

4. ______ The Ring of fire is where most volcanoes are found.

5. ______ Volcanic eruptions cause the earth to change constantly.

IV. Categorize the four types of volcanoes. Illustrate each one and write the description.

Name: Shield Name: Dome Name: Cinder cone Name: Composite

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Description:

Description:

Description:

Description:

V. Identify the parts of the volcano below.

1)

4)

Top 3) Hole

5)

2)

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VI. Write a paragraph (5 sentences) and tell in what ways can volcanoes be their worst and

what . way they can be their best.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

________________________

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“Volcanoes”

By

Seymour Simon

Exam for the 6th

grade

Special Education

11

Luz A. Cruz De Santana

Elementary School

Humacao, PR

Name:_________________________________ Date:___________________________

Volcanoes

Sixth Grade Exam

I. Direction: Read each sentence or question carefully, and then CIRCLE THE ANSWER

. . that best complete the sentence or answers the

question.

Example: A volcano can blast way the ______________.

a) mantle b) core c) summit d) plate

11. When a volcano is no longer active, it’s called _______________________.

b. New b. old c. extinct d. alive

12. The outside layer of the earth is called the ___________________________.

b. Core b. crust c. mantle d. fault

13. The Romans believed that volcanoes were formed because ________________, their god

of fire, worked in a hot forge.

b. Vulcan b. Ventian c. Venus d. Versuvius

14. Volcanoes erupt because the heat turns rock inside a volcano into __________________.

b. Cracks b. holes c. ashes d. magma

15. In Hawaii the legend says that _______________ goddess of fire, was the cause of

volcanoes.

b. Namaka b. Kilaleu c. Pele d. Mauna Loa

16. In 1980, this Washington State mountain gave North America its largest volcanic

eruption.

b. Mount St. Helens b. Shield c. Montserrat d. Colombia

17. A volcanic explosion is an _____________________.

b. Caldera b. eruption c. inner layer d. shield

18. A volcano can be a ___________________ and a ______________________.

b. Rock and a lake b. Hole and a mountain c. vent and a lava d. plate and a vent

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19. The __________________ can melt the rock around it, turning it into liquid.

b. crust b. collapsed c. century d. molten

20. The pacific plate is famous for having a chain of volcanoes called __________________.

b. Tectonic plates b. The ring of fire c. mountains of volcanoes d. Hawaii

II. Put in order the sequence of events before, during, and after a volcanic eruption.

Answer by ; numbering them in the correct order from 1-3.

________ Lava flows out.

________ The lava cool and harden to form rock.

________ Magma pushes up through Earth’s crust.

III. Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T on the line if you think

the statement is TRUE. Place an F on the line if you think the statement is FALSE. . Example: __T__ 1. A volcano can blast way the summit.

6. ______ Melted rock that comes out of a volcano is called lava.

7. ______ Partly burned pieces of coal or wood is called caldera.

8. ______ There is only one main type of lava called Pahoehoe.

9. ______ The Ring of fire is where most volcanoes are found.

10. ______ Volcanic eruptions cause the earth to change constantly.

IV. Categorize the four types of volcanoes. Illustrate each one and write the description.

Name: Shield Name: Dome Name: Cinder cone Name: Composite

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V. Identify the parts of the volcano below, using the words in the box.

VI. List in what way volcanoes are good. List in what way volcanoes are bad.

1.___________________________ 1.___________________________

2.____________________________ 2.____________________________

3.____________________________ 3.____________________________

1)

4)

Top 3) Hole

5)

2)

Lava Summit Crater

Magma Cinders

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“The grizzly Bear Family

Book”

By Michio Hoshino

Exam for the 6th

grade

15

Luz A. Cruz De Santana

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Elementary School

Name:__________________________________ Date:______________________________

The Grizzly Bear Family Book

Sixth Grade Exam

I. Direction: Read each item carefully, and then CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER

to complete the sentence or answer the questions.

1. The author of “The Grizzly Bear family Book” is ________________________.

a. Catching Salmon c. Michio Hochino

b. Katie Perry d. Peg Martin

2. During what season do bears eat blueberries, crowberries and cranberries?

a. spring c. Summer

b. fall d. winter

3. What is the only thing mother bears tolerate?

a. they tolerate humans’ c. They tolerate other bear cubs

b. they tolerate other bears d. All of the above

4. In what way do grizzly bears act similar to humans? Both humans and bears:

a. go on an annual salmon run. c. take showers and baths to smell good.

b. play, enjoy, and love their youngsters. d. eat their own kind to survive.

5. Which word names the frozen land near the Arctic Ocean?

a. wilderness c. tundra

b. territory d. carcass

6. What do bears look for first when they come out from their winter dens? They looks for:

a. a mate c. food

b. their cubs d. humans

7. Which word best describes a grizzly bear?

a. selfish c. boring

b. aggressive d. nice

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8. Complete the sentence: During the fall season, bears eat __________________ wild

berries for up to twenty hours a day.

a. enormous c. abundant

b. nurturing d. least

9. Why does Michio Hoshino has a bad opinion of “Throphy Hunters”?

a. The hunters shoot at bears c. The hunters shoot male bears and leave

that are charging at people. mother bears.

b. The hunters shoot bears that d. The hunters shoot bears from a safe and

are charging defenseless animals. long distance.

10. Complete the sentence: A bear that loses a fight shows ______________________ by

leaving the area.

a. subservience c. wariness

b. caribou d. dominance

II. Read the following sentences carefully. State if they are true (T) or false (F). If

they are false, fix them to be true.

1. ______Bears sleep during the summer.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. ______Grizzlies have a strong sense of smell.

_____________________________________________________________________

3. ______Mother bears have their cubs during the fall season.

_____________________________________________________________________

4. ______The author Michio Hoshino knew it was summer because he saw bears come

out of their dens.

_____________________________________________________________________

5. ______Bears like playing tag like humans.

_____________________________________________________________________

6. ______The aurora happens during the winter time only.

_____________________________________________________________________

7. ______Carcass is when bears go looking for a place to sleep.

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_____________________________________________________________________

8. ______Grizzlies are very nice and gentle around other that want to take their food.

_____________________________________________________________________

III. Convert the following positive or negative “long form statements” to “short form

statements” using contractions:

1. I am _____________________

2. do not _____________________

3. I will _____________________

4. we have _____________________

5. you are _____________________

6. is not _____________________

7. she will _____________________

8. are not _____________________

9. should not _____________________

10. could not _____________________

11. have not _____________________

12. will not _____________________

IV. From 1-5 insert an apostrophe in the contraction.

1. The bear didnt look too happy.

2. I wont stay here in Alaska.

3. Hes going outside because hes not sure where the grizzly went.

4. Well have fun at the Zoo. Wont we?

5. You shouldnt feed bears.

From 6 to 10 fill in the blanks converted with the correct contraction.

6. They ____________________coming to see the cubs. (are not)

7. _________________ are leaving soon. ___________ late. (They are), (It is)

8. Bears _________________ sing. (can not)

9. ________________ better go now. _____________ scared. (I had), (I am)

10. You _____________________ do that. (should not)

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“The grizzly Bear Family

Book”

By Michio Hoshino

Exam for the 6th

grade

Special Education

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Luz A. Cruz De Santana

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Elementary School

Name:__________________________________ Date:______________________________

The Grizzly Bear Family Book

Special Ed. -Sixth Grade Exam

V. Direction: Read each item carefully, and then CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER

to complete the sentence or answer the questions.

11. The author of “The Grizzly Bear family Book” is ________________________.

c. Catching Salmon c. Michio Hochino

d. Katie Perry d. Peg Martin

12. During what season do bears eat blueberries, crowberries and cranberries?

c. spring c. Summer

d. fall d. winter

13. What is the only thing mother bears tolerate?

c. they tolerate humans’ c. They tolerate other bear cubs

d. they tolerate other bears d. All of the above

14. In what way do grizzly bears act similar to humans? Both humans and bears:

c. go on an annual salmon run. c. take showers and baths to smell good.

d. play, enjoy, and love their youngsters. d. eat their own kind to survive.

15. Which word names the frozen land near the Arctic Ocean?

c. wilderness c. tundra

d. territory d. carcass

16. What do bears look for first when they come out from their winter dens? They looks for:

c. a mate c. food

d. their cubs d. humans

17. Which word best describes a grizzly bear?

c. selfish c. boring

d. aggressive d. nice

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18. Complete the sentence: During the fall season, bears eat __________________ wild

berries for up to twenty hours a day.

c. enormous c. abundant

d. nurturing d. least

19. Why does Michio Hoshino has a bad opinion of “Throphy Hunters”?

c. The hunters shoot at bears c. The hunters shoot male bears and leave

that are charging at people. mother bears.

d. The hunters shoot bears that d. The hunters shoot bears from a safe and

are charging defenseless animals. long distance.

20. Complete the sentence: A bear that loses a fight shows ______________________ by

leaving the area.

c. subservience c. wariness

d. caribou d. dominance

VI. Read the following sentences carefully. State if they are true (T) or false (F).

9. ______Bears sleep during the summer.

10. ______Mother bears have their cubs during the fall season.

11. ______The author Michio Hoshino knew it was summer because he saw bears come

out of their dens.

12. ______Bears like playing tag like humans.

13. ______The aurora happens during the winter time only.

14. ______Grizzlies are very nice and gentle around others that take their food.

VII. Convert to contractions.

13. I am _____________________

14. do not _____________________

15. I will _____________________

16. we have _____________________

17. you are _____________________

18. is not _____________________

19. she will _____________________

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20. are not _____________________

21. should not _____________________

22. could not _____________________

23. have not _____________________

24. will not _____________________

VIII. insert an apostrophe to the underlined contractions.

11. The bear didnt look too happy.

12. I wont stay here in Alaska.

13. Hes going outside because hes not sure where the grizzly went.

14. Well have fun at the Zoo. Wont we?

15. You shouldnt feed bears.

Draw your favorite part of the selection “The Gri