Gulf Spill Superheroes

What is the main ides of the section "Heroes on Land"?

• Veterinarians and naturalists helped animals affected by the oil.

• As the oil spill reached land, other responders went to work.

• Business leaders helped fishermen who could not fish in some areas.

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Which is an example of a heading from the text?

• Watchers from the Sky

• Gulf Spill Superheroes

• Deepwater Horizon

• SWORD

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Unlike workers in the water, why could pilots and their crews see where oil was spreading?

• They had better eyesight.

• They were smarter.

• They were in the air.

• They knew more about the oil.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

True or False: This text is not an expository text because it does not give factual information.

• True

• False

What is the meaning of the Latin root habitare in the word "habitat"?

• to live

• feel

• across

• perceive

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

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True or False: SWORD stands for Shallow-water Weathered Oil Recovery Device.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Based on the following sentence from the text, what does collaborate mean?

"Responders had to collaborate with other agencies, such as the NASA space program."

• To give or devote time.

• To stand in the way.

• To work together.

• To imitate something.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

On what date did the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explode?

• April 20, 2010

• April 10, 2020

• May, 10, 2010

• May 20, 2010

True or False: The Latin root trans- means "across".

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.4C

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True or False: This expository text includes photographs, captions, and headings.

• True

• False

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