Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time
The passage says that the Colorado River made a channel. What is a channel?
a. a new lake
b. a roaring noise
c. a mound of land
d. a pathway for water
d. a pathway for water
Maine boarders which U.S. state?
New Hampshire
She interacted with people of every station in life.
Think about the prefix inter-. What is the meaning of interacted above?
a. heard stories about
b. received votes from
c. spent time talking to
d. read many books by
c. spent time talking to
(3) Leslie did a safety check and then lit the gas that heated the air up the balloon.
What change should be made in sentence 3?
a. Change up to inside.
b. Change up to across.
c. Change up to toward.
d. No change needed.
a. Change up to inside.
Why do you think people take a pack mule down to the deepest part of the Canyon?
The mules walk down a ten-mile trail, which would be very difficult for a hiker to take to the bottom of the Canyon and back.
Why can visitors to the Grand Canyon find shells and fish teeth in some of the rock layers?
a. The land was covered by water long ago.
b. The Indian people buried their food scraps there.
c. Riders bring food with them and leave some behind.
d. Burrowing animals move these objects up from the river.
a. The land was covered by water long ago.
What are the three states of matter?
People began calling her the “eyes, ears, and legs” of the president.
What does the metaphor in the sentence tell readers about Eleanor Roosevelt?
a. that she would gather information for the president
b. that she would offer support to those looking for jobs
c. that she would tend to the president during his illness
d. that she would run for a government office herself someday
a. that she would gather information for the president
(6) Past a half hour in the sky, we landed in an open field.
What change should be made in sentence 6?
a. Change Past to Since.
b. Change Past to After.
c. Change Past to Beyond.
d. No change is needed.
b. Change Past to After.
What does the word granary mean?
A place where plants and crops are stored.
Who built the granaries—storage places for grain—into the Canyon walls?
a. Canyon guides
b. Canyon visitors
c. Anasazi Indians
d. Havasupai Indians
c. Anasazi Indians
How many zeros are in the numeral one million?
six
President Harry S. Truman asked her to serve as the United States representative to the United Nations (UN). She served from 1945 until 1953. She worked on the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It lists rights that people all over the world should have.
What idea about Eleanor Roosevelt in her later years do the facts in the sentences support?
a. She served as First Lady for Harry S. Truman.
b. She hoped to become the president of the United States.
c. She traveled around the world to relax after President Roosevelt died.
d. She wanted to stay in government even after she was no longer First Lady.
d. She wanted to stay in government even after she was no longer First Lady.
(7) It was just like the show I saw on TV for sailing in hot air balloons!
What change should be made in sentence 7?
a. Change on to in.
b. Change for to about.
c. Change in to with.
d. No change is needed.
b. Change for to about.
What does the trail show visitors about the history of the Grand Canyon?
The layers of rocks along the trail show riders millions of years of geological history. Riders can see fossils of fish teeth and seashells in the rocks.
Which statement supports the idea that the Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
a. A rushing river runs along the bottom of the Canyon.
b. Many different plants and animals make their home in the Canyon.
c. Visitors can ride mules to the bottom of the Canyon and camp there.
d. The Canyon is more than a mile deep and more than 250 miles long.
d. The Canyon is more than a mile deep and more than 250 miles long.
If a shopping cart contains one apple, two bananas, three oranges, and four hot dogs, what percentage of the cart's total contents is fruit?
60%
Eleanor Roosevelt was once a shy, lonely child who faced much sadness in her life. Yet Eleanor was able to put aside her fears and bad experiences in the past to become the “First Lady of the World.”
Which words does the author use to show that Eleanor Roosevelt’s childhood was often difficult?
a. faced much sadness
b. in her life
c. to put aside
d. experiences in the past
a. faced much sadness
Find the preposition.
The race is between the gray horse and the white horse.
between
What landforms used to exist in that area that is now the Grand Canyon?
Volcanoes and mountains used to be in that area.
What is the main way the author builds the passage?
a. She names difficult problems and explains how they can be solved.
b. She talks about what happens over time during a day in the Canyon.
c. She asks and answers common questions about the Canyon and its history.
d. She gives important information first and then moves to the less important.
b. She talks about what happens over time during a day in the Canyon.
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
2.54 cm
Which two facts does the author use to support the idea that Eleanor Roosevelt worked for many causes?
a. She lived through the Great Depression.
b. She found ways to take care of the poor.
c. She believed that she was an ordinary person.
d. She strengthened the League of Women Voters.
e. She became one of the most admired women in history.
b. She found ways to take care of the poor.
d. She strengthened the League of Women Voters.
The gray horse slows down during the beginning of the race.
during
How does this text begin like a story?
The author uses a lot of descriptive words to set the scene and describe the storm.