Ookpik and Critter's Crossing Reading Assessment

Why did the Owl swoop down to protect the eggs?

• The Owl swooped down to protect the eggs because there was a mountain fox about to steal the eggs.

• The Owl swooped down to protect the eggs because it was hungry and wanted to eat them.
• The Owl swooped down to protect the eggs because there was an arctic fox about to steal the eggs.

• The Owl swooped down to protect the eggs because it was trying move them.

What does Ookpik mean?

• Ookpik is a type of penguin.
• Ookpik is a traditional Inuit dance.
• Ookpik is an Inuktitut word meaning 'snowy owl'.
• Ookpik is a mythical creature in Inuit folklore.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What causes ookpik to leave the Arctic Tundra?

• Ookpik leaves the Arctic Tundra due to the lack of food during the winter months.

• Ookpik leaves the Arctic Tundra to migrate to a different habitat.

• Ookpik leaves the Arctic Tundra because it gets too hot during the summer months.

• Ookpik leaves the Arctic Tundra because it is scared of predators.

It is now fall on the Arctic Tundra. What is the setting?

• It has become a snowy blizzard.

• Leaves are turning colors and birds are migrating.

• The sun shines more than usual.

• Food sources are plentiful and birds are well fed.

Put the following events in order of how they occurred:

• He landed on a lichen-covered rock.

• Ookpik spotted a large clearing below

• Ookpik rose high above the tundra and headed south.

• Ookpik barely avoided a collision with a red monster.

• The Arctic wind roared and he knew he must go further south.

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CCSS.W.5.3A

CCSS.W.5.3C

What was Ookpik experiencing when the author says, "Strange green plants appeared, sticking straight up from the ground. At first these plants were small, like standing children."

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The author said, "He glided down, silent as death, and caught his first meadow vole." Why did Ookpik grab the vole?

• He grabbed the vole for food.
• He grabbed the vole to play with it.
• He grabbed the vole to release it back into the wild.
• He grabbed the vole to study its behavior.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

How would you describe Ookpik's character? Select ALL that apply.

• adaptable

• sad

• independent

• focused

• content

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Explain why the baby chicks spread out among the plants in the tundra.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.2B

CCSS.W.5.9A

What is the sequence of events as Ookpik returns home?

• A girl runs to tell her friends that Ookpik has returned.

• He heads north over the meadows, mountain, cities, and farms.

• Ookpik glided sown and landed on a tundra mound.

• In spring, Ookpik feels the pull to go home.

• He waited for a lemming to appear.

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CCSS.W.5.3A