
The Race to the South Pole
Authored by Leslie Salud
English
5th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
From the day his team left camp, about how long did it take Roald Amundsen to reach the South Pole?
one month
two months
three months
four months
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole because
he had lived in Antartica all his life.
he found the Northwest Passage.
the Inuit had taught him how to survive the conditions.
he used ponies to pull his sleds.
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Think about the seasons in Antartica. During July in Antartica, it is
Spring
summer
fall
winter
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • Ungraded
Robert Scott and his team failed to reach the South Pole. True or False? Explain.
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CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • Ungraded
Read Robert Scott's journal entries. What was the cause of the Scott team's death? Use facts from the journal.
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CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.5.10
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
15 mins • Ungraded
Scott and his men were found dead inside their tent. Should they have braved the blizzard and tried to reach the depot before they began running out of food and fuel? Why or why not?
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
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