Million Dollar Nickel
Extreme Animals!
(Explicit Information)
The Lobster Blues
(Context Clues)
Why Learn Chinese?
(Drawing Conclusions)
A Family Reunion
100
Why was a million dollar reward offered for a Liberty Head nickel? a. The coin was minted in 1913. b. Paul Montgomery lived in New Hampshire. c. The coin was extremely rare. d. The Walton family wanted money.
What is the coin was extremely rare.
100
A cheetah can run up to: a. 70 miles per hour b. 50 miles per hour c. 40 miles per hour d. 100 miles per hour
What is 70 miles per hour
100
This passage states that lobsters are "rare". This means a. blue lobsters are dangerous. b. blue lobsters are shy. c. there are very few blue lobsters. d. blue lobsters have a disease.
What is there are very few blue lobsters.
100
________________ cannot be read by "sounding out" words. a. English b. Chinese c. French d. Russian
What is Chinese
100
Why did the scientists travel 400 miles with Springer before releasing her back into the ocean? a. they wanted to track her with a radio transmitter b. they wanted to go a long distance with their jet-powered boat c. they wanted to take her to a pod of orcas from her family d. they thought it would be better to take her to Canada
What is they wanted to take her to a pod of orcas from her family
200
This passage is mostly about: a. the discovery of the fifth 1913 Liberty Head nickel. b. the decision of the Walton family to put their nickel away. c. the illegal minting of 5 Liberty Head nickels in 1913. d. the location of the four known 1913 Liberty Head nickels.
What is the discovery of the fifth 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
200
The animal with the loudest roar is the: a. gecko b. lion c. elephant d. tiger
What is lion
200
"Unusual" is the opposite of a. expected. b. strange. c. odd. d. blue.
What is expected.
200
More people speak Mandarin than any other language because a. China has a huge population. b. of programs that teach Chinese. c. there is a lot of tourism in China. d. Chinese people are proud of their heritage.
What is China has a huge population.
200
Which of the following events happened in the LAST passage? a. scientists decided to return Springer to the ocean b. scientists helped Springer by treating her skin rash c. scientists saw Springer swimming with her family d. scientists figured out that Springer had no mother
What is scientists saw Springer swimming with her family
300
"Five cents doesn't buy you much these days, but the 1913 Liberty Head nickel is worth a fortune." As used in the passage, "fortune" means: a. a great deal of luck b. an enormous pile of coins c. a lot of time d. a huge amount of money
What is a huge amount of money.
300
The gecko is known as the: a. silliest reptile b. smelliest reptile c. saddest reptile d. stickiest reptile
What is stickiest reptile
300
Which sentence does NOT use the word "donate" correctly? a. The rich woman likes to donate money to Habitat for Humanity. b. The little boy had the opportunity to be a donate in the race for the homeless. c. The girl had her long hair cut and donated to the hair to Locks of Love. d. The young man decided to donate his time to the community.
What is the little boy had the opportunity to be a donate in the race for the homeless.
300
Both the U.S. and Chinese government are funding these programs because both governments a. have extra money. b. want to work together in the future. c. use Chinese as their official language. d. use English as their official language.
What is want to work together in the future.
300
What word would the author probably use to describe Springer's personality? a. friendly b. sickly c. depressed d. dangerous
What is friendly
400
According to the passage, which of the following happened first? a. George Walton died and his family put his Liberty Head nickel away. b. The Liberty Head nickel was replaced by the Buffalo Head nickel. c. Someone illegally minted five Liberty Head nickels. d. A coin collector offered a reward for a 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
What is the Liberty Head nickel was replaced by the Buffalo Head nickel.
400
It is an opinion that: a. the nose of the proboscis monkey is strange looking. b. ants are strong. c. a water strider can walk on water. d. an ostrich is taller than a human.
What is the nose of the proboscis monkey is strange looking.
400
A lobster molting is like a. a fox turning white for the winter. b. a chick hatching from an egg. c. a snake shedding its skin. d. a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
What is a snake shedding its skin.
400
In this passage, the author discusses "wider opportunities" offered to people who speak Mandarin. These opportunities do not refer to a. doing business with Chinese people. b. attending Woodstock Elementary School. c. traveling to China. d. knowing Chinese life and culture.
What is attending Woodstock Elementary School.
400
Read the following sentences and answer the question below: "The following January, a lone orca was spotted in Puget Sound near Washington state. Scientists figured out that the orca was about 2 years old and that she had been orphaned." What does the word "lone" mean? a. needing money b. being the only one c. having fun d. swimming very slowly
What is being the only one
500
Which of the following conclusions about the 1913 Liberty Head nickel is supported by the passage? a. George Walton and his family wanted to keep the Liberty Head nickel for themselves. b. Over the years, many people wanted to find the missing Liberty Head nickel. c. John Dannreuther wanted to buy the Liberty Head nickel from Paul Montgomery. d. The U.S. Mint should never have stopped making the 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
What is over the years, many people wanted to find the missing Liberty Head nickel.
500
What would be another good title for this passage? a. Saving Springer b. Dolphins vs. Whales c. Puget Sound in Washington State d. Peas in a Pod
What is Saving Springer
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