Which of the following is a statement of opinion?

Most haunting of all were the shoes and boots.

What is one main idea from the selection?

The Titanic is a fascinating shipwreck.

Which of these things happened first?

The lookout warned there was an iceberg.

Why did the noise of the sonar speed up?

The submarine was getting closer to the shipwreck.

How are the pictures most helpful in understanding this selection?

They show equipment the author used and the shipwreck.

There was sediment in the cup.

solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid

The most likely reason the author wrote this selection was to

teach readers about the Titanic.

equipment that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects

Which of these details least supports the main idea of the story?

Inside the submarine all I could hear was the sonar pinging.

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Reading Street 5.5.2

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A #vocab and #comprehension quiz over 5th Grade Reading Street Unit 5 Week 2

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1
Which of the following is a statement of opinion?
Few third-class passengers survived the sinking.
On board were many rich and famous people.
Fleet made it into a lifeboat and to safety
Most haunting of all were the shoes and boots.
2
It was difficult to walk through the debris.
flying objects
entryway
passageway
broken pieces
3
What is one main idea from the selection?
The Titanic is a fascinating shipwreck.
Only a few pieces of the shipwreck remain.
The Titanic had never sailed before.
Underwater explorers must be very patient.
4
She put her feet in the ooze.
steaming water
dampened dirt
murky stream
soft mud
5
Which of these things happened first?
The captain was told what had happened.
The lifeboats were launched.
The first office ordered that the ship be turned.
The lookout warned there was an iceberg.
6
Why did the noise of the sonar speed up?
The submarine was nearing the ocean's bottom.
The submarine was getting closer to the shipwreck.
The submarine's steering mechanism became broken.
The submarine was going faster.
7
How are the pictures most helpful in understanding this selection?
They show equipment the author used and the shipwreck.
They show how the Titanic was advertised.
They show what people looked like in the early 1900s.
They show how beautiful the Titanic was.
8
There was sediment in the cup.
liquid that becomes solid matter
solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
moisture
grease
9
Why did the Titanic sink?
It hit an iceberg.
It was not well made.
It was in a storm.
It hit another ship.
10
Which resource could you use to prove that over 1,500 people died who were on the Titanic?
thesaurus
encyclopedia
atlas
dictionary
11
The most likely reason the author wrote this selection was to
convince readers to study shipwrecks.
make readers feel sorry for those who died.
teach readers about the Titanic.
convince readers to become explorers.
12
The robotic toy rolled across the room by itself.
computer controlled
well constructed
quickly assembled
manually operated
13
The interior of the house was clean.
nearby garden
inside
upper veranda
new extension
14
The boat uses sonar.
large and strong nets
a wooden steering wheel
equipment that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects
a metal object thrown overboard to hold a boat in place
15
How were Frederick Fleet and Minnie Coutts alike?
They both survived.
They both had children.
They both traveled in first class.
They both had never been on a ship before.
16
Which of these details least supports the main idea of the story?
Objects that had spilled out were lying on the ocean floor.
As we headed back to the surface, I was impatient to return.
We rose up the side of the bow, now weeping tears of rust
Inside the submarine all I could hear was the sonar pinging.
17
The van was very cramped.
expensive
not having much space
antique
not able to be driven

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