Main Idea/Cause-Effect/Root Words

1. (Items 1-5 will cover root words and affixes.) Coyote chased butterflies and sniffed wildflowers. What is the root or base word of butterflies.

A) butterfly
B) butterflie
C) butter
D) butterfli

2. Coyote was very skillful with a bow and arrow. Which of the words in the sentence that you just read uses a root word and an affix?

A) sentence
B) arrow
C) bow
D) skillful

3. Ascend means to go up or move upward. Coyote began to descend his ladder back to Earth when he had finished placing "his friends" in the sky. Descend is an antonym of ascend. What does descend probably mean?

A) looked up or gazing upward
B) go down or move downward
C) building or fixing
D) waiting patiently or moving swiftly

4. What is the root or base word of the word creating?

A) creati
B) -ing
C) create
D) creat

5. Which of the following sentences uses the word "arrange" and an affix correctly?

A) Coyote did arranging the stars in the sky.
B) Coyote will arranger the stars in the sky.
C) Coyote arranged the stars in the sky.
D) Why did coyote arrange the stars in the sky?

6. Items 6-9 will cover the main idea and concepts that were studied this week.) Science tell us that __________ is everywhere.

A) coyotes
B) air
C) smoke
D) rockets

7. The air that surrounds the Earth is called the _____________.

A) atmosphere
B) wind
C) clouds
D) sun

8. What makes up the atmosphere?

A) people and children
B) different gases and dust
C) oceans and waters
D) mountains and valleys

9. We measure how hot or cold something is by using a tool called a(n) ___________.

A) ruler
B) estimator
C) mercury
D) thermometer

10. (Items10-12 will have you deciding on cause and effect.) The effect of your "ears popping" is most likely caused by which event?

A) pulling on your ears
B) a change in air pressure that pushes on your eardrum
C) wearing tight earmuffs or earphones
D) the temperature of the day that heats your ears

11. What causes water to freeze?

A) night air that is frosty
B) the cold morning dew
C) 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit
D) temperatures of O degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit

12. Air temperature is always changing. What causes the temperature to be warmer during the day than it is at night?

A) The moon is giving more heat during the day.
B) The sun is heating the Earth and the air.
C) It is warmer because it is lighter in the daytime.
D) Thermostats heat the Earth.

13. (You will read a passage on "The Hurricane". Then, you will answer questions 13-17.) What causes hurricanes to grow?

A) They need a cooler temperature to grow.
B) The warm ocean water helps the thunderstorms grow into a hurricane.
C) They can grow swiftly.
D) They need a lot of air that stays still.

14. What is the reason hurricanes may lose their power?

A) They lose power when they pass over land where there is little water.
B) They lose power because they get tired.
C) They lose power because they can only last for about seventy four hours.
D) They lose power when there is not any dust to keep it going.

15. Hurricanes can have high winds. The winds will be about ________ miles per hour.

A) answer is not given
B) seventy four
C) sixty four
D) forty seven

16. The center of the hurricane has a special name. It is called the _______ of the hurricane.

A) circle
B) howling
C) eye
D) traveling

17. Which of the following was NOT a step that Terrance and his family took to prepare for the hurricane?

A) They closed the blinds.
B) They secured the windows.
C) They listened to the radio.
D) They ran to get food.

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