Living in Deserts (Reading and Vocabulary QUIZ)

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What do all deserts have in common?

• They are hot.

• They are dry.

• They have trees.

• They have water.

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What is an oasis?

• a very large desert

• a type of desert that is cold

• an area of a desert that has water

• an area of a desert that has people

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

New technologies have made it easier to live in the desert. Which technology has most helped people live in the desert?

• computers

• microwaves

• air conditioning

• safer automobiles

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

What U.S. city was built in a desert?

• Miami

• Chicago

• New York

• Las Vegas

DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question.

Based on the selection, how are the deserts of the world changing?

• They are growing bigger.

• They are growing smaller.

• They are becoming hotter.

• They are becoming colder.

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

During the day, people should shield themselves from the sun.

• bake

• remove

• protect

• worry

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The children noticed the lack of art supplies in the classroom.

• not having

• different kinds

• large number

• many colors

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Exposure to very cold temperatures can cause frostbite.

• being in

• taking away

• wanting more

• escaping from

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which two words mean about the same as the word nomadic?

• resting, grinning

• resting,drinking

• traveling, playing

• traveling, wandering

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym of landscape in the sentence below?

The landscape was made up of rolling hills and fields.

• area

• journey

• painting

• roadway