RC Platypus and Echidna

RC Platypus and Echidna

5th - 6th Grade

11 Qs

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RC Platypus and Echidna

RC Platypus and Echidna

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th - 6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.4.3, RL.5.3, RL.6.3

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rhiannon Lowrey

Used 35+ times

FREE Resource

11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

1. Which two things do an echidna and a platypus have in common?

They live only on land and lay eggs.

They eat shrimp and live on land.

They are monotremes and eat shrimp.

They are monotremes and lay eggs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Use the information on the Venn diagram to help you find the answer.

The platypus and the echidna both ...

have a large tail and dig with claws.

lay eggs and have a pouch.

are monotremes and lay eggs.

are covered in fur and are monotremes.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Echidnas and platypuses have this in common.

They both eat freshwater crayfish.

They both use their back claws for grooming.

They are both covered in a coarse hair.

They both feature on an Australian coin.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which two things are only true for echidnas?

They are mammals and usually lay two eggs

They have powerful claws and a rubbery bill.

They lay one egg and are monotremes.

They are monotremes and have webbed feet.

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Describe three ways that the appearance of a platypus and echidna are different

Evaluate responses using AI:

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Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Explain what is similar about a platypus's bill and an echidna's snout

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The echidna and the platypus are similar because

they both find food in streams and river beds.

they are both covered in coarse hair.

they both lay soft-shelled eggs.

they both use their tail to keep their offspring close.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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