Unit 3 Week 3 Comp Part 1 - Mysterious Mars

Read the sentence from the article:

It is a rocky planet that has valleys, hills, and plains.

The suffix -y means "full of". What does the word rocky tell about Mars?

• It has many trees

• It has many lakes

• It has many stones

• It has many streams

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word uses the suffix -y in the SAME way as rocky?

• any

• chunky

• factory

• toy

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CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

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Which sentence is the main idea of the article?

• Mars is similar to Earth in some ways.

• NASA has had many missions to Mars.

• Plants and animals cannot survive on Mars.

• Scientists still have a lot to learn about Mars.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RL.3.2

Which sentences are key details of the article? Choose 3

• Mars is similar to Earth in many ways.

• NASA has had many missions to Mars.

• Plants and animals cannot survive on Mars.

• Scientists still have a lot to learn about Mars.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read the sentence from the article:

Now most experts firmly believe that there was water on Mars long ago.

If you firmly believe something, how do you feel about it?

• angry

• certain

• confused

• happy

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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Read the paragraph from the article:

Scientists also know that Mars is very cold. The freezing temperatures would make it difficult to live there. Moreover, large dust storms sweep across the surface of the planet. They may last for many months. Sometimes dust covers the whole planet. It dims the sun’s light. It would be hard for living things to breathe or see in such a dusty place.

Pick two main ideas that make up the paragraph.

• Dust makes life on Mars difficult.

• Scientists know that Mars is very cold.

• Dust storms on Mars can dim the sun's light.

• Dust storms on Mars can last for many months.

• Cold temperatures make it difficult to live on Mars.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

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CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main responsibility of NASA?

• to study rocks and soil from Mars

• to study the weather patterns on Mars

• to research and develop new spacecraft

• to discover if water exists on other planets

Which sentence from the article BEST supports your answer to the main responsibility of NASA?

• NASA is a group of people that is responsible for space travel and research.

• The pictures showed proof that scientists were right-nothing could live on Mars.

• Pathfinder sent more than 16,000 photographs back to Earth.

• They also wanted to know if any plants or animals had ever lived there.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

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