2.3 OCR Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word seldom mean?

• by flying

• not often

• always alone

• above ground

Which word fits best in this sentence? The passengers were surprised when the plane _____ quickly to the right.

• stopped

• rose

• veered

• accelerated

Vegetation is another word for

• animals

• mountains

• snow

• plants

What does the word specialized mean in this sentence? Some specialized tools were needed to finish the job.

• using computer technology

• suited for a certain purpose

• too heavy for one person

• able to run on battery power

A day that is blustery is

• very windy

• a little cloudy

• cool and rainy

• hot and humid

After they leave the nest, where do the owl chicks go?

• They hop over to the village.

• They climb up small trees.

• They hide in tundra grass.

• They stay in blueberry bushes.

Which sentence from the story Oopik best supports your answer for Part A?

• During the next two weeks, the three remaining little owls left the nest and hid among the tundra grasses.

• The village children watched the mother owl from a distance.

• The plants were trees, something new to the snowy owl.

• The leaves of the tiny blueberry bushes turn red, while the dwarf birch changes to yellow.

What is the last place Oopik visits on his southern migration?

• the endless tundra

• the city of Ottawa

• a dairy farm

• a big forest

In Critters Crossing, it says that animals travel to perform different life functions. Which of these is not a life function?

• finding food

• following highways

• looking for mates

• raising young

What is the Geographic Information System?

• a fence that divides natural habitats

• a kind of bridge that crosses busy roads

• a highway that keeps cars away from animals

• a way to map animal habitats and population