Unit 1
What is a conservationist?
Someone who preserves and protects nature.
What is the shared theme of “A Short Ride” and “Glooskap and Wasis”
Both stories are about people who think they can do everything well but find out they cannot, and that they have limits.
Define predation.
Relationship in which one organism eats another organism.
What is the correct subjective pronoun in the parentheses ( )?
(Her, She) and Barb are out riding bikes.
She and Barb are out riding bikes.
What is the greatest football team in the NFL?
The Chargers!!!!
What is Marjorie Stoneman Douglas known for?
Advocating for and creating the Everglades National Park.
Who helped Anne Frank and her family hide from the Nazis?
Miep and Mr. Kraler
What does a food web show?
Model showing where each organism in an ecosystem gets its energy.
What is the correct objective pronoun in parentheses ( )?
I packed a bag for (I, me) and (she, her).
I packed the bag for me and her.
What is the best coffee shop?
Dutch Bros
Is Taylor Swift overrated? And why?
Answers will vary...
How did Cassie stand up for herself to Lillian Jean in Cassie's Fight?
By leading her into the woods and smashing her books onto the ground.
What kind of relationship in an ecosystem is this?
A remora fish swims alongside a shark and eats the leftovers from the shark’s meal. The shark doesn’t mind.
Commensalism
What is the best possessive pronoun in parentheses ( ) that best completes the sentence?
I finished (mine, my) homework. Are you done with (your, yours)?
I finished my homework. Are you done with yours?
What is the catchphrase of the Ninja Turtles?
Cowabunga
Who was John Audubon?
A famous aviary expert from the 1800's.
From Paragraph 1 in A Short Ride, what does the word babbled suggest about Mateo?
His speech is hard to understand.
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things in an area.
What is the correct pronoun to fill in the blank with?
Mrs. Clark said I could have an extra day to write _________ paper.
Mrs. Clark said I could have an extra day to write my paper.
Why is Mr. Jones the best teacher in all of 6th grade?
Only good answers will be correct!!
What does the word desolate mean as it was used in Opening Eyes and Planting Trees by Zorah Moore?
Bleak, barren, lacking, empty, wasteland
Who treated Cassie like a slave?
Lillian Jean
What kind of relationship is an ecosystem is this?
The mistletoe plant uses the water that a spruce tree collects. The tree is negatively affected.
Parisitism
Identify the mistake in this sentence.
Lisa couldn’t reach the box, so I handed its to her.
Lisa couldn't reach the box, so I handed it to her.
What are you most excited about for Fall Break?
Anything!